highest ppg in single season under 31 mpg

Giannis Antetokounmpo has averaged the most points per game with fewer than 31.0 minutes per game in a season, with 29.5 per game in 2019-20.

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highest ppg by a player in single season under 31 mpg

	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	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	29.5	30.4	2019-20	MIL	63	13.6	5.6	1.0	1.0	10.9	19.7	55.3	1.4	4.7	30.4	6.3	10.0	63.3	61.3	2.2	11.4	3.7	1,917	1,857	856	354	61	66	230	195	+682
2	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	28.9	29.1	2025-26	MIL	17	10.1	6.1	0.9	0.9	11.1	17.3	63.9	0.6	1.4	43.5	6.2	9.8	63.5	66.9	3.3	6.8	3.3	495	492	172	104	16	16	56	47	+95
3	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	24.6	28.6	2024-25	NOP	30	7.2	5.3	1.2	0.9	9.6	16.9	56.7	0.1	0.4	23.1	5.3	8.0	65.6	60.0	2.5	4.7	3.0	857	737	216	159	37	27	90	82	-42
4	Norman Powell N. Powell	24.4	30.9	2025-26	MIA	21	3.7	2.5	1.1	0.3	8.0	16.2	49.3	3.0	7.0	42.9	5.4	6.3	85.6	64.1	0.4	3.3	1.9	648	512	78	52	24	6	40	51	+86
5	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	23.8	30.2	2024-25	PHI	19	8.2	4.5	0.7	0.9	7.4	16.6	44.4	1.2	4.1	29.9	7.8	8.9	88.2	58.0	1.9	6.3	3.3	574	452	155	85	14	18	62	42	-57
6	Walter Davis W. Davis	23.6	30.8	1978-79	PHX	79	4.7	4.3	1.9	0.3	9.7	17.2	56.1				4.3	5.2	83.1	60.6	1.4	3.3	3.7	2,437	1,868	373	339	147	26	293	250
7	Derek Smith D. Smith	23.5	30.8	1985-86	LAC	11	3.7	2.8	0.8	1.2	9.1	16.5	55.2	0.1	0.2	50.0	5.3	7.6	69.0	59.4	1.8	1.9	3.0	339	259	41	31	9	13	33	35
8	Ja Morant J. Morant	23.2	30.4	2024-25	MEM	50	4.1	7.3	1.2	0.2	8.1	17.8	45.4	1.8	5.7	30.9	5.3	6.4	82.4	56.3	0.7	3.4	3.7	1,519	1,159	205	364	61	12	185	113	+226
9	Ricky Pierce R. Pierce	23.0	29.0	1989-90	MIL	59	2.8	2.3	0.8	0.1	8.5	16.7	51.0	0.8	2.3	34.6	5.2	6.2	83.9	59.2	1.1	1.7	2.2	1,709	1,359	167	133	50	7	129	158
10	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	23.0	29.5	2019-20	PHI	51	11.6	3.0	0.9	1.3	7.5	15.7	47.7	1.1	3.4	33.1	6.9	8.5	80.7	59.0	2.8	8.9	3.1	1,506	1,172	593	152	45	65	159	174	+163
11	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	22.9	30.4	2017-18	PHI	63	11.0	3.2	0.6	1.8	8.1	16.8	48.3	1.0	3.4	30.8	5.7	7.4	76.9	57.3	2.3	8.7	3.7	1,914	1,445	690	199	40	111	234	209	+483
12	Dan Issel D. Issel	22.9	30.5	1981-82	DEN	81	7.5	2.2	0.8	0.7	8.0	15.3	52.7	0.0	0.1	66.7	6.7	8.1	83.4	60.8	2.1	5.4	2.1	2,472	1,852	608	179	67	55	169	245
13	John Drew J. Drew	22.7	30.5	1978-79	ATL	79	6.6	1.5	1.6	0.2	8.2	17.4	47.3				6.3	8.6	73.1	53.6	2.8	3.8	2.7	2,410	1,795	522	119	128	16	211	332
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	22.7	25.1	1985-86	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
15	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	22.5	27.8	2019-20	NOP	24	6.3	2.1	0.7	0.4	8.8	15.0	58.3	0.3	0.6	42.9	4.8	7.4	64.0	61.6	2.7	3.6	2.5	668	540	150	50	16	9	59	42	+62
16	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	22.2	29.8	2024-25	MEM	74	5.6	2.0	1.2	1.5	8.0	16.4	48.8	2.0	5.3	37.5	4.2	5.4	78.1	59.1	1.2	4.4	2.1	2,207	1,641	417	148	92	113	153	257	+330
17	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	22.1	30.2	1961-62	BOS	79	9.5	2.1			8.8	20.4	42.9				4.5	5.5	81.9	48.2				2,383	1,742	747	165				280
18	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	21.8	30.7	2013-14	OKC	46	5.7	6.9	1.9	0.2	7.5	17.2	43.7	1.5	4.7	31.8	5.3	6.4	82.6	54.5	1.2	4.5	3.8	1,412	1,002	263	319	88	7	177	104	+222
19	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	21.7	30.5	2025-26	NOP	11	5.6	3.9	1.5	0.5	7.4	14.5	50.9	0.0	0.3	0.0	7.0	9.6	72.6	58.1	2.3	3.4	2.9	335	239	62	43	16	5	32	23	-20
20	Shaedon Sharpe S. Sharpe	21.7	28.5	2025-26	POR	22	4.6	2.4	1.4	0.2	7.9	17.3	45.4	1.9	6.1	30.6	4.1	5.2	79.1	55.4	1.2	3.4	2.8	627	478	101	52	31	5	62	51	-45
21	John Drew J. Drew	21.7	31.0	1980-81	ATL	67	5.7	1.2	1.5	0.2	7.5	16.4	45.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.8	8.6	78.7	53.9	2.2	3.6	2.9	2,075	1,454	383	79	98	15	194	264
22	Coby White C. White	21.7	29.2	2025-26	CHI	9	3.2	5.0	0.7	0.0	6.8	15.8	43.0	2.0	7.4	26.9	6.1	7.6	80.9	56.7	0.2	3.0	2.8	263	195	29	45	6	0	25	19	-8
23	Dan Issel D. Issel	21.6	30.4	1982-83	DEN	80	7.5	2.8	1.0	0.5	8.3	16.2	51.0	0.1	0.2	21.1	5.0	6.0	83.5	57.3	1.9	5.6	2.2	2,431	1,726	596	223	83	43	174	227
24	John Drew J. Drew	21.6	30.5	1975-76	ATL	77	8.6	1.9	1.8	0.4	7.6	15.2	50.2				6.3	8.5	74.4	57.0	3.7	4.9		2,351	1,660	660	150	138	30		261
25	Dillon Brooks D. Brooks	21.6	30.8	2025-26	PHX	20	3.0	1.8	1.4	0.1	7.9	17.6	44.9	2.4	7.3	32.2	3.4	4.1	82.9	55.5	0.8	2.2	2.3	615	431	59	35	28	2	45	71	-63