highest scoring averages in an nba season while playing under 50 games

Elgin Baylor has put up the most points per game with fewer than 50 games played in a season, with 38.3 per game in 1961-62.

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highest scoring by a player averages in an NBA season while playing under 50 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	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	38.3	48	1961-62	LAL	44.4	18.6	4.6			14.2	33.1	42.8				9.9	13.1	75.4	49.2				2,129	1,836	892	222				155
2	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	34.7	39	2023-24	PHI	33.6	11.0	5.6	1.2	1.7	11.5	21.8	52.9	1.4	3.6	38.8	10.2	11.6	88.3	64.4	2.4	8.6	3.8	1,309	1,353	430	219	46	66	150	112	+267
3	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	30.7	22	1982-83	UTA	40.3	6.4	4.8	0.9	0.0	10.6	18.3	58.0	0.0	0.0		9.5	11.3	84.7	66.1	2.6	3.7	3.7	887	676	140	105	20	0	81	62
4	Bob Rule B. Rule	29.8	4	1970-71	SEA	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
5	Kevin Durant K. Durant	29.1	47	2022-23	TOT	35.6	6.7	5.0	0.7	1.4	10.3	18.3	56.0	2.0	4.9	40.4	6.5	7.1	91.9	67.7	0.4	6.3	3.3	1,671	1,366	313	235	34	67	156	99	+258
6	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	28.1	42	1991-92	ATL	38.1	7.0	3.8	1.2	0.6	10.1	21.8	46.4	0.9	3.0	28.9	7.0	8.4	83.5	55.2	2.5	4.6	2.9	1,601	1,179	295	158	52	24	122	77
7	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	27.6	36	2025-26	MIL	28.9	9.8	5.4	0.9	0.7	10.4	16.6	62.4	0.4	1.3	33.3	6.4	9.9	65.0	65.8	2.7	7.1	3.2	1,039	993	352	196	34	24	115	86	+96
8	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	27.4	29	2021-22	BKN	37.6	4.4	5.8	1.4	0.6	10.0	21.2	46.9	3.4	8.2	41.8	4.1	4.4	91.5	59.2	0.6	3.8	2.5	1,091	796	127	167	41	17	73	81	+121
9	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	27.4	20	2019-20	BKN	32.9	5.2	6.4	1.4	0.5	10.0	20.8	47.8	2.8	7.1	39.4	4.7	5.1	92.2	59.5	1.1	4.1	2.6	658	548	103	128	27	10	52	53	-7
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	27.3	12	1969-70	LAL	42.1	18.4	4.1			10.8	18.9	56.8				5.8	13.1	44.6	55.4				505	328	221	49				31
11	Kevin Durant K. Durant	26.9	35	2020-21	BKN	33.1	7.1	5.6	0.7	1.3	9.3	17.2	53.7	2.4	5.4	45.0	6.0	6.8	88.2	66.6	0.4	6.7	3.4	1,157	943	247	195	25	45	120	70	+276
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	26.9	17	1994-95	CHI	39.3	6.9	5.3	1.8	0.8	9.8	23.8	41.1	0.9	1.9	50.0	6.4	8.0	80.1	49.3	1.5	5.4	2.1	668	457	117	90	30	13	35	47
13	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	26.9	38	2025-26	PHI	31.6	7.7	3.9	0.6	1.2	9.0	18.3	48.9	1.4	4.2	33.3	7.5	8.8	85.4	60.5	2.0	5.7	2.9	1,201	1,021	293	150	21	46	109	82	+155
14	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	26.8	48	1998-99	PHI	41.5	4.9	4.6	2.3	0.1	9.1	22.0	41.2	1.2	4.1	29.1	7.4	9.9	75.1	50.8	1.4	3.5	3.5	1,990	1,284	236	223	110	7	167	98	+185
15	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	26.7	42	2025-26	UTA	34.4	6.9	2.1	1.0	0.5	9.1	19.2	47.7	2.7	7.7	35.5	5.7	6.4	89.6	60.8	2.0	4.9	1.5	1,443	1,123	289	89	42	21	63	77	-55
16	Stephen Curry S. Curry	26.6	43	2025-26	GSW	30.9	3.6	4.7	1.1	0.4	8.7	18.6	46.8	4.4	11.3	39.3	4.7	5.1	92.3	63.7	0.4	3.2	2.8	1,329	1,142	154	203	49	17	121	75	+89
17	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	26.5	35	2019-20	MIN	33.9	10.8	4.4	0.9	1.2	9.0	17.8	50.8	3.3	7.9	41.2	5.1	6.5	79.6	64.2	2.7	8.1	3.1	1,187	926	378	153	33	42	110	117	-15
18	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	26.4	48	2003-04	PHI	42.5	3.7	6.8	2.4	0.1	9.1	23.4	38.7	1.2	4.1	28.6	7.1	9.5	74.5	47.8	0.7	3.0	4.4	2,040	1,266	178	324	115	5	209	87	-91
19	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	26.3	49	1998-99	LAL	34.8	10.7	2.3	0.7	1.7	10.4	18.1	57.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.5	10.2	54.0	58.4	3.8	6.9	2.5	1,705	1,289	525	114	36	82	122	155	+225
20	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	26.0	29	2022-23	NOP	33.0	7.0	4.6	1.1	0.6	9.8	16.2	60.8	0.2	0.7	36.8	6.1	8.6	71.4	65.2	2.0	5.0	3.4	956	754	202	133	32	16	99	65	+149
21	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	25.9	46	2024-25	ORL	34.4	7.5	4.8	0.8	0.6	9.0	19.8	45.2	1.9	5.9	32.0	6.1	8.4	72.7	55.1	1.1	6.4	3.0	1,582	1,191	345	219	36	28	136	97	-21
22	Chris Mullin C. Mullin	25.9	46	1992-93	GSW	41.3	5.0	3.6	1.5	0.9	10.3	20.2	51.0	1.3	2.9	45.1	4.0	4.9	81.0	57.8	0.9	4.1	3.0	1,902	1,191	232	166	68	41	139	76
23	Kevin Durant K. Durant	25.4	27	2014-15	OKC	33.8	6.6	4.1	0.9	0.9	8.8	17.3	51.0	2.4	5.9	40.3	5.4	6.3	85.4	63.3	0.6	6.0	2.7	913	686	178	110	24	25	74	40	+168
24	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	25.2	48	2017-18	NOP	36.2	12.9	5.4	1.6	1.6	8.5	18.0	47.0	2.2	6.1	35.4	6.1	8.2	74.6	58.3	2.2	10.7	5.0	1,737	1,210	617	257	79	76	242	183	+78
25	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	25.2	47	2024-25	CHA	32.0	4.9	7.4	1.1	0.3	8.6	21.3	40.5	3.8	11.2	33.9	4.1	4.9	84.3	53.6	1.0	3.9	3.6	1,505	1,184	232	346	54	13	167	157	-130

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