highest ppg in a season with 27 minutes per game or less

Michael Jordan has the most points per game with 27.0 or fewer minutes per game in a season, with 22.7 per game in 1985-86.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg by a player in a season with 27 minutes per game or less
NAME PPG MPG SEASON TM GP RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
22.7
25.1
1985-86
CHI CHI
18
3.6
2.9
2.1
1.2
8.3
18.2
45.7
0.2
1.0
16.7
5.8
6.9
84.0
53.3
1.3
2.3
2.5
451
408
64
53
37
21
45
46
2 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
20.2
25.4
2016-17
PHI PHI
31
7.8
2.1
0.9
2.5
6.5
13.8
46.6
1.2
3.2
36.7
6.2
7.9
78.3
58.4
2.0
5.9
3.8
786
627
243
66
27
76
117
112
+67
3 Lou Williams
L. Williams
20.0
26.6
2018-19
LAC LAC
75
3.0
5.4
0.8
0.1
6.5
15.2
42.5
1.4
3.9
36.1
5.7
6.5
87.6
55.4
0.5
2.4
2.4
1,993
1,498
222
402
57
11
181
80
+195
4 Freeman Williams
F. Williams
19.3
24.1
1980-81
SDC SDC
82
1.6
2.0
1.1
0.1
7.8
16.8
46.5
0.6
1.7
34.0
3.1
3.6
85.2
52.4
0.9
0.7
2.0
1,976
1,585
129
164
91
5
166
157
5 Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
19.3
27.0
1959-60
BOS BOS
71
3.7
2.0
7.9
17.3
45.6
3.5
4.1
86.6
50.6
1,916
1,370
262
144
154
6 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
18.9
26.4
1962-63
BOS BOS
76
7.5
1.3
7.2
17.1
42.3
4.5
5.4
83.5
48.7
2,004
1,440
569
95
270
7 Collin Sexton
C. Sexton
18.7
26.6
2023-24
UTA UTA
78
2.6
4.9
0.8
0.2
6.5
13.3
48.7
1.6
4.2
39.4
4.1
4.7
86.2
60.7
0.9
1.7
2.1
2,075
1,458
205
383
62
18
165
154
-143
8 Freeman Williams
F. Williams
18.6
25.8
1979-80
SDC SDC
82
2.3
2.0
0.9
0.1
7.9
16.4
48.0
0.5
1.6
32.8
2.4
2.9
81.5
52.7
1.3
1.1
2.1
2,118
1,526
192
166
72
9
171
145
9 Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
18.5
26.8
1966-67
PHI PHI
81
7.3
2.5
6.9
15.0
45.9
4.7
6.9
68.6
51.3
2,168
1,495
589
205
260
10 Jordan Clarkson
J. Clarkson
18.4
26.7
2020-21
UTA UTA
68
4.0
2.5
0.9
0.1
6.7
15.8
42.5
3.1
8.8
34.7
1.9
2.1
89.6
54.9
0.7
3.3
1.7
1,818
1,251
274
168
61
10
115
110
+301
11 Derrick Rose
D. Rose
18.1
26.0
2019-20
DET DET
50
2.4
5.6
0.8
0.3
7.4
15.1
49.0
0.9
2.9
30.6
2.4
2.8
87.1
55.5
0.5
1.9
2.5
1,298
904
121
278
40
16
126
49
-84
12 Jeremy Lin
J. Lin
18.0
25.0
2017-18
BKN BKN
1
0.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
12.0
41.7
1.0
2.0
50.0
7.0
7.0
100.0
59.7
0.0
0.0
3.0
25
18
0
4
0
0
3
3
-6
13 David Robinson
D. Robinson
17.7
24.5
1996-97
SAS SAS
6
8.5
1.3
1.0
1.0
6.0
12.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
5.7
8.7
65.4
55.9
3.2
5.3
1.3
147
106
51
8
6
6
8
9
+21
14 John Drew
J. Drew
17.7
22.2
1983-84
UTA UTA
81
4.2
1.7
1.1
0.0
6.3
13.2
47.9
0.1
0.3
27.3
5.0
6.4
77.8
55.2
1.8
2.4
2.4
1,797
1,430
338
135
88
2
192
208
15 Lou Williams
L. Williams
17.5
24.6
2016-17
TOT
81
2.5
3.0
1.0
0.2
5.3
12.3
42.9
2.0
5.5
36.5
5.0
5.6
88.0
59.3
0.3
2.2
2.0
1,994
1,421
202
239
80
20
160
92
+50
16 Walter Davis
W. Davis
17.5
23.7
1989-90
DEN DEN
69
2.6
2.2
0.9
0.1
7.2
15.0
48.1
0.1
0.7
13.0
3.0
3.3
91.2
53.3
0.7
1.9
1.5
1,635
1,207
179
155
59
9
102
160
17 Walter Berry
W. Berry
17.4
26.3
1987-88
SAS SAS
73
5.4
1.5
0.8
0.9
7.4
13.2
56.3
0.0
0.0
2.6
4.4
60.0
57.8
2.4
3.0
2.2
1,922
1,272
395
110
55
63
162
207
18 Myles Turner
M. Turner
17.1
27.0
2023-24
IND IND
77
6.9
1.3
0.5
1.9
6.2
11.8
52.4
1.5
4.2
35.8
3.2
4.1
77.3
62.6
1.5
5.5
1.4
2,076
1,313
533
100
39
144
109
232
+220
19 Mike Woodson
M. Woodson
17.0
25.6
1984-85
KCK KCK
78
2.5
1.8
1.5
0.4
6.8
13.7
49.6
0.1
0.3
23.8
3.4
4.2
80.0
54.8
0.9
1.7
1.8
1,998
1,329
198
143
117
28
139
216
20 Purvis Short
P. Short
17.0
26.4
1979-80
GSW GSW
62
5.1
2.0
1.0
0.1
7.4
14.8
50.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.2
2.7
81.2
53.4
1.9
3.2
2.0
1,636
1,056
316
123
63
9
122
186
21 RJ Hunter
RJ Hunter
17.0
26.0
2018-19
BOS BOS
1
3.0
3.0
1.0
0.0
6.0
13.0
46.2
4.0
10.0
40.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
61.2
1.0
2.0
0.0
26
17
3
3
1
0
0
3
+28
22 Norman Powell
N. Powell
17.0
26.1
2022-23
LAC LAC
60
2.9
1.8
0.8
0.3
5.7
11.8
47.9
1.9
4.8
39.7
3.8
4.6
81.2
61.2
0.4
2.5
1.7
1,567
1,019
175
109
50
18
101
125
-124
23 Dick Barnett
D. Barnett
16.9
26.5
1960-61
SYR SYR
78
3.6
2.8
6.9
15.3
45.2
3.1
4.3
71.2
49.2
2,070
1,320
283
218
169
24 Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
16.7
25.7
1990-91
TOT
81
3.3
1.4
0.7
0.1
6.7
13.9
48.4
0.5
1.5
32.5
2.8
3.2
89.1
54.8
1.3
2.0
1.5
2,085
1,354
271
111
58
9
122
181
25 Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
16.7
26.5
1980-81
HOU HOU
76
1.1
2.9
1.5
0.1
6.9
14.1
49.2
0.1
0.2
23.5
2.7
2.8
95.8
54.2
0.4
0.7
1.7
2,014
1,266
87
222
111
6
129
209
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TEAM W L PCT GB
7
Magic Magic
41
41
.500
23.0
8
Hawks Hawks
40
42
.488
24.0
9
Bulls Bulls
39
43
.476
25.0
10
Heat Heat
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Raptors Raptors
30
52
.366
34.0
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
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Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
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Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
DET DET
@
MIN MIN
104-123
Sat
3/29
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
148-106
Sat
3/29
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
145-124
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/29
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Sat
5/31
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Mon
6/2
IND IND
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NYK NYK
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