Greatest scoring seasons in history..

[La Frescobaldi]

Truly shows how Chamberlain was so far ahead of everyone else who ever played. Nobody can even see his tail lights on that chart

[Jailblazers7]

Iverson wasn't a great scorer. Thats a damn fact. I dont know why you always feel the need to defend EVERYBODY...

Either you're a troll or a ****ing retard.

[LAZERUSS]

Dantley's scoring was truly remarkable. He was 6-5, 210 lbs, and his maximum range was probably not much more than 15-18 ft. Here was a 6-5 guy, not known for amazing athleticism, dominating from the post, and in leagues filled with seven-footers.

I have mentioned McAdoo's run before. He was running away with scoring titles from 73-74 thru 75-76. In his 74-75 season, he had a four ppg differential over Rick Barry (34.5 ppg to 30.6 ppg), despite Barry taking 27.7 FGAs to his 26.1 FGAs per game. He was an excellent FT shooter (.805 in 74-75), and had 20+ ft range. BTW, he also averaged 37.4 ppg in that 74-75 post-season, and against a 60-22 Bullets team that was the best defensive team in the league. And before someone brings up "pace", McAdoo's 34.5 ppg season, on .512 shooting from the field, came in an NBA that averaged 102.6 ppg on a .457 eFG%. And one final point...McAdoo was routinely outscoring KAJ in their H2H's, and in fact, poured in 45 points against him in one H2H meeting.

And speaking of Kareem, at his peak, in 70-71 and 71-72, he averaged 31.7 ppg on a .606 TS%, and 34.8 ppg on a .603 TS%. And his 70-71 season was probably the more dominant of the two. In 70-71 he averaged 40.1 ppg, while in his 71-72 season, he averaged 44.2 mpg. And in his 70-71 season, he outshot the league eFG% by a personal career high margin of .128 (.577 to .449.)


And once again, I have read those here who have disparaged Wilt's higher scoring seasons because of a perceived "inefficiency." Think about this, Wilt was putting up seasons of 50.4 ppg on a .506 eFG% in an NBA that shot an eFG% of .426; or 44.8 ppg on a .528, in an NBA that shot .441; or 33.5 ppg on a .540 eFG% in a league that shot .433; and then mind-boggling 24.1 ppg on a .683 eFG% in a league that shot an eFG% of .441.

Just using Wilt's 44.8 ppg season, on a .528 eFG%, in a league that shot an eFG% of .441, as an example...compare that with Hakeem's highest scoring season, 94-95, 27.8 ppg on a .517 eFG%, in an NBA that shot an eFG% of ...get this... .500! Or how about David Robinson's highest scoring season, 93-94, of 29.8 ppg, on a .507 eFG%, in an NBA that shot an eFG% of .485.

[LAZERUSS]

BTW, in Wilt's 61-62 season, he averaged 39.7 ppg against Russell in 10 H2H's, and 52.7 ppg in ten H2H's against Bellamy.

In his 62-63 season, he averaged 38.1 ppg in nine H2H's with Russell, and 43.7 ppg in ten H2H's with Bellamy.

[chazzy]

And once again, I have read those here who have disparaged Wilt's higher scoring seasons because of a perceived "inefficiency." Think about this, Wilt was putting up seasons of 50.4 ppg on a .506 eFG% in an NBA that shot an eFG% of .426; or 44.8 ppg on a .528, in an NBA that shot .441; or 33.5 ppg on a .540 eFG% in a league that shot .433; and then mind-boggling 24.1 ppg on a .683 eFG% in a league that shot an eFG% of .441.

Just using Wilt's 44.8 ppg season, on a .528 eFG%, in a league that shot an eFG% of .441, as an example...compare that with Hakeem's highest scoring season, 94-95, 27.8 ppg on a .517 eFG%, in an NBA that shot an eFG% of ...get this... .500! Or how about David Robinson's highest scoring season, 93-94, of 29.8 ppg, on a .507 eFG%, in an NBA that shot an eFG% of .485.

You would have to factor in FT shooting as well

[ArbitraryWater]

Either you're a troll or a ****ing retard.

I don't consider playoff 40% scorers to be great.. dont know about you though

[LAZERUSS]

You would have to factor in FT shooting as well

In Wilt's two highest scoring seasons he shot .613 and .593 from the line, which was certainly not good, but they were deceptive. First of all, even the other GOAT centers seldom shot the league average in FT%. Most of them were, at best, around the 70-75% mark, and often below 70%. Secondly, Chamberlain POUNDED teams from the FT line. KAJ, at his peak, was taking 9 FTAs per game. Hakeem, at his peak, was at 8 FTAs. A peak Chamberlain was taking 12-17 FTAs per game, and making as many as a peak KAJ and Hakeem were in their peak seasons (in fact, Wilt was making more.) And finally, Wilt played in a different era of FT shooting, in which there were 3-to-make-2's, and even 2-to-make-1's. His FT%'s were considerably higher than his actual FT%, simply because if he went 2-3 from the line, it was essentially the same as going 2-2. And considering that he took a ton of FTAs, his IMPACT from the line was considerably higher than his actual FT%.

I have said it before, and Fpliii's research has validated it...but Wilt's overall TS%'s were at the very least, 1-2% higher, and likely more, than the actual TS%'s.

And again, you HAVE to account for league average in both eFG% and TS%. Wilt, despite his poor FT shooting, was just blowing away the league averages in both. And the reality was, his TS%'s were considerably higher than his actual TS%'s.

[PsychoBe]

I don't consider playoff 40% scorers to be great.. dont know about you though

he is second behind mj in all-time playoff scoring so you're only making yourself look foolish right now.

[aj1987]

he is second behind mj in all-time playoff scoring so you're only making yourself look foolish right now.

30 points on 26 shots and 9 FT's. 49% TS. Yep. One of the greatest scorers of all time.