Wilt Chamberlain attempted 39.5 field goals per game in 1961-62.

most shots per game by scoring leaders for that season

NAME	FGA	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FGM	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
Wilt Chamberlain	39.5	50.4	1961-62	PHI	80	48.5	25.7	2.4				20.0	50.6				10.4	17.0	61.3	3,882	4,029	2,052	192				123
Wilt Chamberlain	34.6	44.8	1962-63	SFW	80	47.6	24.3	3.4				18.3	52.8				8.3	13.9	59.3	3,806	3,586	1,946	275				136
Wilt Chamberlain	31.1	38.4	1960-61	PHI	79	47.8	27.2	1.9				15.8	50.9				6.7	13.3	50.4	3,773	3,033	2,149	148				130
Elgin Baylor	33.1	38.3	1961-62	LAL	48	44.4	18.6	4.6				14.2	42.8				9.9	13.1	75.4	2,129	1,836	892	222				155
Wilt Chamberlain	32.1	37.6	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	27.0	2.3				14.8	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	3,338	2,707	1,941	168				150
Michael Jordan	27.8	37.1	1986-87	CHI	82	40.0	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	3.3	13.4	48.2	0.1	0.8	18.2	10.2	11.9	85.7	3,281	3,041	430	377	236	125	272	237
Wilt Chamberlain	28.7	36.9	1963-64	SFW	80	46.1	22.3	5.0				15.1	52.4				6.8	12.7	53.1	3,689	2,948	1,787	403				182
James Harden	24.5	36.1	2018-19	HOU	78	36.8	6.6	7.5	2.0	0.7	5.0	10.8	44.2	4.8	13.2	36.8	9.7	11.0	87.9	2,867	2,818	518	586	158	58	387	244	+357
Rick Barry	28.7	35.6	1966-67	SFW	78	40.7	9.2	3.6				13.0	45.1				9.7	10.9	88.4	3,175	2,775	714	282				258
Kobe Bryant	27.2	35.4	2005-06	LAL	80	41.0	5.3	4.5	1.8	0.4	3.1	12.2	45.0	2.3	6.5	34.7	8.7	10.2	85.0	3,277	2,832	425	360	147	30	250	233	+320
Michael Jordan	24.4	35.0	1987-88	CHI	82	40.4	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	3.1	13.0	53.5	0.1	0.6	13.2	8.8	10.5	84.1	3,311	2,868	449	485	259	131	252	270
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	24.9	34.8	1971-72	MIL	81	44.2	16.6	4.6				14.3	57.4				6.2	9.0	68.9	3,583	2,822	1,346	370				235
Elgin Baylor	29.7	34.8	1960-61	LAL	73	42.9	19.8	5.1				12.8	43.0				9.3	11.8	78.3	3,133	2,538	1,447	371				279
Wilt Chamberlain	28.5	34.7	1964-65	TOT	73	45.2	22.9	3.4				14.6	51.0				5.6	12.1	46.4	3,301	2,534	1,673	250				146
Joel Embiid	21.8	34.7	2023-24	PHI	39	33.6	11.0	5.6	1.2	1.7	3.8	11.5	52.9	1.4	3.6	38.8	10.2	11.6	88.3	1,309	1,353	430	219	46	66	150	112	+267
Bob McAdoo	26.1	34.5	1974-75	BUF	82	43.2	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1		13.4	51.2				7.8	9.7	80.5	3,539	2,831	1,155	179	92	174		278
James Harden	22.3	34.3	2019-20	HOU	68	36.5	6.6	7.5	1.8	0.9	4.5	9.9	44.4	4.4	12.4	35.5	10.2	11.8	86.5	2,483	2,335	446	512	125	60	308	227	+284
Elgin Baylor	28.4	34.0	1962-63	LAL	80	42.1	14.3	4.8				12.9	45.3				8.3	9.9	83.7	3,370	2,719	1,146	386				226
Nate Archibald	26.3	34.0	1972-73	KCO	80	46.0	2.8	11.4				12.9	48.8				8.3	9.8	84.7	3,681	2,719	223	910				207
Luka Doncic	23.6	33.9	2023-24	DAL	70	37.5	9.2	9.8	1.4	0.5	4.0	11.5	48.7	4.1	10.6	38.2	6.8	8.7	78.6	2,624	2,370	647	686	99	38	282	149	+319
Michael Jordan	24.0	33.6	1989-90	CHI	82	39.0	6.9	6.3	2.8	0.7	3.0	12.6	52.6	1.1	3.0	37.6	7.2	8.5	84.8	3,197	2,753	565	519	227	54	247	241
Wilt Chamberlain	25.2	33.5	1965-66	PHI	79	47.3	24.6	5.2				13.6	54.0				6.3	12.4	51.3	3,737	2,649	1,943	414				171
George Gervin	24.9	33.1	1979-80	SAS	78	37.6	5.2	2.6	1.4	1.0	3.3	13.1	52.8	0.4	1.3	31.4	6.5	7.6	85.2	2,934	2,585	403	202	110	79	254	208
Joel Embiid	20.1	33.1	2022-23	PHI	66	34.6	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	3.4	11.0	54.8	1.0	3.0	33.0	10.0	11.7	85.7	2,284	2,183	670	274	66	112	226	205	+424
Allen Iverson	25.3	33.0	2005-06	PHI	72	43.1	3.2	7.4	1.9	0.1	3.4	11.3	44.7	1.0	3.1	32.3	9.4	11.5	81.4	3,103	2,377	232	532	140	10	248	121	-3