Bob Rule has scored the most points per game with fewer than 5 games played in a season, with 29.8 per game in 1970-71.
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highest scoring by a player averages in an NBA season while playing under 5 games| NAME | PPG | GP | SEASON | TM | MPG | 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 |  | B. Rule | 29.8 | 4 | 1970-71 | 35.5 | 11.5 | 1.8 | 11.8 | 24.5 | 48.0 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 83.3 | 53.5 | 142 | 119 | 46 | 7 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | L. King | 20.0 | 1 | 2022-23 | 29.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 61.5 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 74.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +2 | |
| 3 |  | J. Sampson | 20.0 | 4 | 2018-19 | 31.8 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 7.3 | 13.5 | 53.7 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 35.7 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 81.0 | 63.3 | 1.3 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 127 | 80 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -7 | |
| 4 |  | E. Williams | 19.8 | 4 | 1997-98 | 36.3 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 15.3 | 39.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 11.3 | 68.9 | 48.9 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 145 | 79 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | -11 | ||
| 5 |  | J. Lin | 18.0 | 1 | 2017-18 | 25.0 | 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 | |
| 6 |  | RJ Hunter | 17.0 | 1 | 2018-19 | 26.0 | 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 | |
| 7 |  | R. Gray | 16.0 | 1 | 2022-23 | 35.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 50.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 40.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 100.0 | 62.1 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -14 | |
| 8 |  | E. Bryant | 16.0 | 1 | 2020-21 | 32.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 13.0 | 46.2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 20.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 100.0 | 55.9 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +11 | |
| 9 | | J. Dawkins | 15.8 | 4 | 1990-91 | 31.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 10.3 | 63.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 25.0 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 90.9 | 68.7 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 124 | 63 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 10 |  | T.J. Warren | 15.5 | 4 | 2020-21 | 29.3 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 12.8 | 52.9 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 80.0 | 56.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 117 | 62 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | +1 | |
| 11 |  | T. Smith | 14.0 | 1 | 2024-25 | 22.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 66.7 | 67.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +7 | ||
| 12 |  | G. Hill | 13.8 | 4 | 2000-01 | 33.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 10.8 | 44.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 61.5 | 50.5 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 133 | 55 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | -28 | |
| 13 |  | N. Ebi | 13.5 | 2 | 2004-05 | 27.0 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 10.5 | 52.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 55.6 | 54.1 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 54 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | +14 | |
| 14 |  | D. Jones | 13.0 | 1 | 2015-16 | 42.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 14.0 | 42.9 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.4 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -1 | ||
| 15 |  | G. Arenas | 13.0 | 2 | 2008-09 | 31.5 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 11.5 | 26.1 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 28.6 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 75.0 | 43.3 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 63 | 26 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +2 | |
| 16 |  | M. McClung | 12.5 | 2 | 2022-23 | 20.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 45.0 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 36.4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 60.0 | 56.3 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 41 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +18 | |
| 17 |  | T. Newton | 12.0 | 1 | 2025-26 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 44.4 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 40.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 66.7 | 58.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | |
| 18 |  | A. Ingram | 12.0 | 2 | 2017-18 | 32.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 47.1 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 55.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 100.0 | 65.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 64 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +20 | |
| 19 |  | R. Livingston | 12.0 | 1 | 1998-99 | 22.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 62.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 100.0 | 67.6 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +6 | ||
| 20 |  | C. Thomas | 12.0 | 1 | 1991-92 | 31.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 41.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 46.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 21 |  | G. Lee | 12.0 | 1 | 1966-67 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 75.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 85.7 | 84.7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | C. Oliver | 11.5 | 2 | 2021-22 | 21.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 66.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 33.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 66.7 | 70.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 43 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -2 | |
| 23 | | L. Moore | 11.3 | 4 | 1981-82 | 17.5 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 20.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 75.0 | 54.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 70 | 45 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | ||
| 24 |  | A. Williams | 11.0 | 4 | 2025-26 | 25.3 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 61.5 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 35.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 87.5 | 74.5 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 101 | 44 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +35 | |
| 25 |  | Z. Simpson | 11.0 | 4 | 2021-22 | 43.5 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 13.0 | 36.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 12.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 100.0 | 40.6 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 174 | 44 | 21 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -95 | |
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