#6 Wilt Chamberlain:1959-60
Season Averages: 37.6 points (led the league), 27.0 rebounds (led the league), 2.3 assists, 46.1% shooting in 46.4 minutes (led the league)
As mentioned earlier, Wilt Chamberlain has won the MVP award four times in his career. Each one of those seasons, he's put up godly numbers but his season averages for a rookie are just unheard of, let alone the fact that he's the only rookie in NBA history to ever be named the league MVP.
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Apart from his league-leading numbers in points and rebounds, he also led the league in minutes per game, PER (28.0) and finished second in free-throws made, tremendous for a 7-1 center. On his debut, he put up video game type numbers - 43 points, 28 rebounds, 63.0% shooting, 48 minutes played and a 9-point win.
Being named MVP in his rookie season is a huge reason why this MVP year of Chamberlain's is so high. Otherwise, there is a clear breakdown and reasoning to his otherworldly numbers - the frantic pace of the game in the 1960's.
The lowest points per game team average in the 60's was 107.3, while the highest points per game average for a team in the 2013-14 season was 107.9. The pace of the game allowed for more points and more rebounds for players to record.
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