least amount of fga per game for an nba player to average 20 points per game in a season since 1997

Since 1996-97, Dwight Howard has attempted the fewest field goals per game with 20.0+ points per game in a season, with 11.9 per game in 2007-08.

Interpreted as:
least amount of fga per game for an NBA player to average 20 or higher points per game in a season since 1997
NAMEFGAPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dwight Howard
D. Howard
11.9
20.7
2007-08
82
37.7
14.2
1.3
0.9
2.1
7.1
59.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.5
10.9
59.0
61.9
3.4
10.8
3.2
3,088
1,695
1,161
110
74
176
263
274
+484
2Dwight Howard
D. Howard
12.4
20.6
2008-09
79
35.7
13.8
1.4
1.0
2.9
7.1
57.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.4
10.7
59.4
60.0
4.3
9.6
3.0
2,821
1,624
1,093
112
77
231
240
270
+553
3Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
12.7
20.1
1996-97
70
38.0
3.6
9.3
1.5
0.2
6.3
49.6
1.3
2.9
44.1
6.3
7.4
85.2
63.1
0.8
2.8
3.1
2,658
1,410
253
653
102
12
217
141
+145
4Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
12.9
20.4
2006-07
82
32.8
9.6
1.0
1.0
1.3
7.4
57.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.6
7.1
78.1
63.7
2.7
6.9
2.8
2,689
1,671
786
84
78
110
232
295
+449
5Louis King
L. King
13.0
20.0
2022-23
1
29.0
4.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
8.0
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
6Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
13.2
20.1
2023-24
57
29.6
7.2
2.0
0.7
1.9
6.8
51.6
1.9
5.1
37.5
4.5
5.3
85.8
64.7
1.7
5.5
1.6
1,690
1,145
409
115
42
111
89
156
+417
7Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
13.2
20.8
2023-24
60
34.0
5.3
5.0
1.3
0.3
6.6
49.9
1.0
2.4
41.4
6.6
7.7
85.8
62.6
1.8
3.6
1.7
2,042
1,246
318
298
79
17
102
68
+215
8Kevin Martin
K. Martin
13.3
20.2
2006-07
80
35.2
4.3
2.2
1.2
0.1
6.3
47.3
1.6
4.2
38.1
6.0
7.1
84.4
61.4
0.9
3.4
1.7
2,818
1,618
342
173
98
11
135
181
-166
9Dwight Howard
D. Howard
13.4
22.9
2010-11
78
37.6
14.1
1.4
1.4
2.4
7.9
59.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.0
11.7
59.6
61.6
4.0
10.1
3.6
2,935
1,784
1,098
107
107
186
279
258
+498
10Dwight Howard
D. Howard
13.4
20.6
2011-12
54
38.3
14.5
1.9
1.5
2.1
7.7
57.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.2
10.6
49.1
56.9
3.7
10.8
3.2
2,070
1,113
785
104
81
116
175
159
+179
11Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
13.5
20.7
2013-14
17
31.4
6.0
0.9
0.5
1.8
7.6
56.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.5
6.8
81.7
62.9
2.3
3.7
1.6
533
352
102
16
9
30
28
52
-20
12JaKarr Sampson
J. Sampson
13.5
20.0
2018-19
4
31.8
8.0
1.0
1.0
0.8
7.3
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
13Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
13.6
20.0
2005-06
59
30.6
9.2
1.9
0.4
1.8
8.1
60.0
0.0
0.0
3.7
8.0
46.9
58.6
2.9
6.3
2.8
1,806
1,181
541
113
23
104
168
230
+269
14Shawn Kemp
S. Kemp
13.7
20.5
1998-99
42
35.1
9.2
2.4
1.1
1.1
6.6
48.2
0.0
0.0
50.0
7.3
9.3
78.9
57.8
3.1
6.1
3.0
1,475
862
388
101
48
45
127
159
+25
15Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
13.8
20.1
1998-99
46
38.1
11.0
1.6
0.7
3.9
7.0
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.0
9.2
65.2
56.3
3.6
7.4
3.0
1,753
924
507
74
34
180
139
161
+340
16Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
13.8
20.2
2016-17
31
25.4
7.8
2.1
0.9
2.5
6.5
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
17Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
13.9
22.9
2022-23
64
33.4
5.9
5.3
1.8
0.3
7.5
53.9
0.6
1.6
35.0
7.4
8.7
85.0
64.7
2.2
3.7
1.6
2,138
1,466
375
340
117
21
101
80
+47
18Corey Maggette
C. Maggette
13.9
20.7
2003-04
73
36.0
5.9
3.1
0.9
0.2
6.2
44.7
1.0
3.2
32.9
7.2
8.5
84.8
58.6
1.3
4.6
2.8
2,628
1,508
430
224
65
16
207
217
-172
19Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
14.0
20.7
2025-26
12
29.8
5.4
4.0
1.3
0.5
7.0
50.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
6.7
9.2
72.7
57.3
2.3
3.2
2.8
357
248
65
48
16
6
34
26
-37
20Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
14.0
20.0
2014-15
65
38.7
5.8
3.3
1.8
0.6
6.5
46.2
1.1
3.0
37.8
5.9
7.1
83.4
58.3
1.8
4.1
1.4
2,513
1,301
379
212
114
36
93
108
+238
21Kevin Love
K. Love
14.1
20.2
2010-11
73
35.8
15.2
2.5
0.6
0.4
6.6
47.0
1.2
2.9
41.7
5.8
6.8
85.0
59.3
4.5
10.7
2.1
2,611
1,476
1,112
184
45
28
155
148
-272
22Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
14.1
21.4
2008-09
53
36.8
8.1
2.0
0.9
1.1
7.6
53.9
0.1
0.1
42.9
6.1
7.3
83.5
61.7
2.2
5.9
2.8
1,948
1,134
430
104
49
57
150
163
+116
23Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
14.1
21.5
2003-04
67
36.8
11.5
2.9
0.5
2.5
8.3
58.4
0.0
0.0
4.9
10.1
49.0
57.8
3.7
7.8
2.9
2,464
1,439
769
196
34
166
195
225
+437
24Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
14.2
21.5
2020-21
52
33.6
6.9
7.1
2.1
0.3
7.0
49.7
0.5
2.0
24.5
6.9
8.0
86.3
60.7
1.8
5.1
2.1
1,745
1,116
359
369
108
18
109
71
+196
25Austin Reaves
A. Reaves
14.2
20.2
2024-25
73
34.9
4.5
5.8
1.1
0.3
6.5
46.0
2.7
7.3
37.7
4.4
5.0
87.7
61.6
0.8
3.7
2.4
2,550
1,475
329
421
81
22
177
151
+195

More Magic Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

22.7

Wagner

Franz Wagner

RPG

8.4

Banchero

Paolo Banchero

APG

4.8

Suggs

Jalen Suggs
Team Rankings

ORTG

116.4

10th

DRTG

113.2

8th

NETRTG

3.2

9th

3P%

34.3

25th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
16
11
.593
5.0
5
15
11
.577
5.5
6
Magic Magic
15
12
.556
6.0
7
15
13
.536
6.5
8
15
14
.517
7.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/20
@
9:30 PM
Mon
12/22
@
10:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
10:00 PM
Fri
12/26
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
ORL Magic

15 - 12

115

Final

126

DEN Nuggets

20 - 6

Thu 18 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
21
6
.778
2
19
8
.704
2.0
3
17
11
.607
4.5
4
16
11
.593
5.0
5
15
11
.577
5.5
6
15
12
.556
6.0
7
15
13
.536
6.5
8
15
14
.517
7.0
9
15
14
.517
7.0
10
12
15
.444
9.0
11
11
17
.393
10.5
12
9
18
.333
12.0
13
7
19
.269
13.5
14
6
21
.222
15.0
15
4
21
.160
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
25
3
.893
2
20
6
.769
4.0
3
20
7
.741
4.5
4
19
7
.731
5.0
5
16
8
.667
7.0
6
18
10
.643
7.0
7
15
12
.556
9.5
8
13
14
.481
11.5
9
13
15
.464
12.0
10
11
16
.407
13.5
11
11
17
.393
14.0
12
10
16
.385
14.0
13
6
21
.222
18.5
14
6
21
.222
18.5
15
6
22
.214
19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/17
@
113-121
Mon
11/17
@
113-99
Mon
11/17
@
120-112
Mon
11/17
@
101-111
Mon
11/17
@
126-140

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/20
@
5:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:30 PM