highest ppg in season by a player under age 22

LeBron James has averaged the most points per game by a player younger than 22 in a season, with 31.4 per game in 2005-06.

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NAMEPPGAgeSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
31.4
21
2005-06
79
42.5
7.0
6.6
1.6
0.8
11.1
23.1
48.0
1.6
4.8
33.5
7.6
10.3
73.8
56.8
0.9
6.1
3.3
3,361
2,478
556
521
123
66
260
181
+275
2Kevin Durant
K. Durant
30.1
21
2009-10
82
39.5
7.6
2.8
1.4
1.0
9.7
20.3
47.6
1.6
4.3
36.5
9.2
10.2
90.0
60.7
1.3
6.3
3.3
3,239
2,472
623
231
112
84
271
171
+431
3Trae Young
T. Young
29.6
21
2019-20
60
35.3
4.3
9.3
1.1
0.1
9.1
20.8
43.7
3.4
9.5
36.1
8.0
9.3
86.0
59.5
0.5
3.7
4.8
2,120
1,778
255
560
65
8
289
104
-228
4Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
29.3
21
1993-94
81
39.8
13.2
2.4
0.9
2.9
11.8
19.6
59.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.8
10.5
55.4
60.5
4.7
8.5
2.7
3,224
2,377
1,072
195
76
231
222
281
5Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
28.8
20
2019-20
61
33.6
9.4
8.8
1.0
0.2
9.5
20.6
46.3
2.8
8.9
31.6
7.0
9.2
75.8
58.5
1.3
8.1
4.3
2,047
1,759
573
538
62
14
260
153
+253
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
28.2
21
1984-85
82
38.3
6.5
5.9
2.4
0.8
10.2
19.8
51.5
0.1
0.6
17.3
7.7
9.1
84.5
59.2
2.0
4.5
3.5
3,144
2,313
534
481
196
69
291
285
7Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
27.7
21
2020-21
66
34.3
8.0
8.6
1.0
0.5
9.8
20.5
47.9
2.9
8.3
35.0
5.2
7.1
73.0
58.7
0.8
7.2
4.3
2,262
1,830
527
567
64
36
281
152
+164
8LeBron James
L. James
27.2
20
2004-05
80
42.4
7.4
7.2
2.2
0.7
9.9
21.1
47.2
1.4
3.9
35.1
6.0
8.0
75.0
55.4
1.4
6.0
3.3
3,388
2,175
588
577
177
52
262
146
+152
9Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
27.0
20
2020-21
61
33.2
7.2
3.7
0.9
0.6
10.4
17.0
61.1
0.2
0.6
29.4
6.0
8.7
69.8
64.9
2.7
4.5
2.7
2,026
1,647
441
226
57
39
167
135
+89
10Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
26.8
21
2000-01
77
40.1
7.5
4.6
1.5
1.5
10.2
22.4
45.7
0.8
2.2
35.5
5.6
7.6
73.3
52.1
2.5
5.0
2.6
3,087
2,065
580
352
116
118
198
160
+252
11Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
26.5
21
2005-06
80
36.8
4.9
2.7
1.1
0.5
9.5
19.7
48.1
0.5
1.9
24.3
7.2
8.9
80.8
56.3
1.5
3.4
2.7
2,941
2,122
394
216
88
42
218
229
+4
12Darius Acuff Jr.
D. Acuff Jr.
26.2
20
2026-27
11
37.4
3.8
7.3
1.0
0.1
9.5
22.8
41.8
3.1
9.4
33.0
4.0
4.7
84.6
52.6
0.3
3.5
3.6
411
288
42
80
11
1
40
32
-97
13Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
25.9
20
2026-27
10
34.1
6.9
6.9
2.2
0.8
9.0
18.0
50.0
1.4
4.8
29.2
6.5
7.2
90.3
61.2
1.0
5.9
3.3
341
259
69
69
22
8
33
23
+75
14Rick Barry
R. Barry
25.7
21
1965-66
80
37.4
10.6
2.2
9.3
21.2
43.9
7.1
8.3
86.2
51.8
2,990
2,059
850
173
297
15Kevin Durant
K. Durant
25.3
20
2008-09
74
39.0
6.5
2.8
1.3
0.7
8.9
18.8
47.6
1.3
3.1
42.2
6.1
7.1
86.3
57.7
1.0
5.5
3.0
2,885
1,871
482
205
96
53
225
134
-501
16Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
25.1
21
2016-17
82
37.0
12.3
2.7
0.7
1.3
9.8
18.0
54.2
1.2
3.4
36.7
4.3
5.2
83.2
61.8
3.6
8.7
2.6
3,030
2,061
1,007
220
56
103
212
241
-28
17Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
24.6
21
2022-23
79
36.0
5.8
4.4
1.6
0.7
8.9
19.5
45.9
2.7
7.3
36.9
4.0
5.3
75.6
56.4
0.6
5.2
3.3
2,841
1,946
458
350
125
58
259
186
+97
18Anthony Davis
A. Davis
24.4
21
2014-15
68
36.1
10.2
2.2
1.5
2.9
9.4
17.6
53.5
0.0
0.2
8.3
5.5
6.8
80.5
59.1
2.5
7.7
1.4
2,455
1,656
696
149
100
200
95
141
+267
19Bernard King
B. King
24.2
21
1977-78
79
39.1
9.5
2.4
1.5
0.5
10.1
21.1
47.9
4.0
5.8
67.7
51.1
3.4
6.2
3.9
3,092
1,909
751
193
122
36
311
302
20Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
23.7
21
1982-83
70
36.2
10.6
2.5
1.8
0.9
9.8
18.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.9
70.9
55.7
4.3
6.3
2.9
2,531
1,660
744
177
129
62
204
294
21Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
23.6
21
2016-17
82
37.2
4.0
2.3
1.0
0.4
8.6
19.1
45.2
1.3
3.5
35.6
5.0
6.6
76.0
53.4
1.2
2.8
2.3
3,048
1,933
328
189
82
30
187
183
-17
22Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
23.5
21
1996-97
76
40.1
4.1
7.5
2.1
0.3
8.2
19.8
41.6
2.0
6.0
34.1
5.0
7.2
70.2
51.3
1.5
2.6
4.4
3,045
1,787
312
567
157
24
337
233
-439
23Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
23.4
21
2019-20
66
34.3
7.0
3.0
1.4
0.9
8.4
18.6
45.0
2.9
7.1
40.3
3.8
4.7
81.2
56.7
1.0
6.0
2.3
2,265
1,547
460
200
93
57
155
136
+501
24Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
23.4
20
1992-93
81
37.9
13.9
1.9
0.7
3.5
9.0
16.1
56.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.3
8.9
59.2
58.4
4.2
9.6
3.8
3,071
1,893
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
25Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
22.9
21
1982-83
81
38.2
4.0
7.8
2.5
0.4
9.0
19.0
47.2
0.4
1.5
28.8
4.5
6.4
71.0
52.5
1.3
2.8
4.0
3,093
1,854
328
634
199
29
326
318

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5
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2.5
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11/18
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1
9
2
.818
2
9
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.750
0.5
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.700
1.5
4
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.600
2.5
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.500
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.455
4.0
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7
.364
5.0
10
4
7
.364
5.0
11
3
7
.300
5.5
12
3
8
.273
6.0
13
2
8
.200
6.5
14
1
8
.111
7.0
15
1
10
.091
8.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
10
2
.833
2
9
2
.818
0.5
3
8
3
.727
1.5
4
8
3
.727
1.5
5
8
3
.727
1.5
6
8
3
.727
1.5
7
7
3
.700
2.0
8
7
3
.700
2.0
9
7
4
.636
2.5
10
5
4
.556
3.5
11
4
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5.0
12
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5.5
13
2
8
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7.0
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8.5
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10/20
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10/21
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