 The following season , Chamberlain surpassed his rookie season statistics as he averaged 38 @.@ 4 points and 27 @.@ 2 rebounds per game . He became the first player to break the 3 @,@ 000 @-@ point barrier and the first and still only player to break the 2 @,@ 000 @-@ rebound barrier for a single season , grabbing 2 @,@ 149 boards . Chamberlain also won his first field goal percentage title , and set the all @-@ time record for rebounds in a single game with 55 . Chamberlain was so dominant on the team that he scored almost 32 % of his team 's points and collected 30 @.@ 4 % of their rebounds . 
