1960-61 NBA Regular Season: Points Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more points per game in the 1960-1961 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
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Who averaged the most points in the 1960-61 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Philadelphia Warriors, Wilt Chamberlain led the NBA with an average of 38.4 points in 79 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Points Per Game Leaders this season: 55 games.
Points Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1960-61 Regular Season
| Points | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Warriors) |
38.4 | 3,033 | 79 |
| 2 | (Lakers) |
34.8 | 2,538 | 73 |
| 3 | (Royals) |
30.5 | 2,165 | 71 |
| 4 | (Hawks) |
27.9 | 2,120 | 76 |
| 5 | (Royals) |
25.3 | 1,997 | 79 |
| 6 | (Nationals) |
23.6 | 1,868 | 79 |
| 7 | (Pistons) |
23.6 | 1,815 | 77 |
| 8 | (Knicks) |
23.4 | 1,846 | 79 |
| 9 | (Warriors) |
23.2 | 1,832 | 79 |
| 10 | (Pistons) |
22.6 | 1,765 | 78 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Hawks) |
22.1 | 1,705 | 77 |
| 12 | (Hawks) |
22.0 | 1,471 | 67 |
| 13 | (Knicks) |
21.8 | 1,720 | 79 |
| 14 | (Celtics) |
21.3 | 1,579 | 74 |
| 15 | (Nationals) |
19.6 | 1,551 | 79 |
| 16 | (Celtics) |
18.1 | 1,378 | 76 |
| 17 | (Lakers) |
17.6 | 1,389 | 79 |
| 18 | (Celtics) |
16.9 | 1,322 | 78 |
| 19 | (Nationals) |
16.9 | 1,320 | 78 |
| 20 | (Celtics) |
16.0 | 976 | 61 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Knicks) |
15.6 | 1,105 | 71 |
| 22 | (Celtics) |
15.1 | 1,191 | 79 |
| 23 | (Celtics) |
15.0 | 1,171 | 78 |
| 24 | (Lakers) |
14.6 | 1,155 | 79 |
| 25 | (Nationals) |
14.5 | 1,084 | 75 |
| 26 | (Royals) |
14.4 | 1,137 | 79 |
| 27 | (Warriors) |
14.2 | 1,050 | 74 |
| 28 | (Nationals) |
13.7 | 1,085 | 79 |
| 29 | (Nationals) |
13.4 | 1,056 | 79 |
| 30 | (Pistons) |
13.3 | 1,054 | 79 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Warriors) |
12.8 | 1,000 | 78 |
| 32 | (Royals) |
12.6 | 992 | 79 |
| 33 | (Pistons) |
12.1 | 896 | 74 |
| 34 | (Hawks) |
11.7 | 880 | 75 |
| 35 | (2 teams) |
11.7 | 926 | 79 |
| 36 | (Pistons) |
11.7 | 853 | 73 |
| 37 | (Pistons) |
11.3 | 889 | 79 |
| 38 | (Lakers) |
11.0 | 869 | 79 |
| 39 | (Lakers) |
10.8 | 832 | 77 |
| 40 | (Knicks) |
10.2 | 797 | 78 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Pistons) |
10.1 | 784 | 78 |
| 42 | (Lakers) |
9.7 | 760 | 78 |
| 43 | (Warriors) |
9.6 | 755 | 79 |
| 44 | (Hawks) |
9.2 | 700 | 76 |
| 45 | (Knicks) |
8.8 | 518 | 59 |
| 46 | (Royals) |
8.4 | 666 | 79 |
| 47 | (Hawks) |
8.3 | 654 | 79 |
| 48 | (Lakers) |
8.2 | 617 | 75 |
| 49 | (Hawks) |
8.1 | 552 | 68 |
| 50 | (Nationals) |
8.1 | 605 | 75 |