least amount of fga per game for an nba player to average 21.7 points per game in a season since 1997

Since 1996-97, Dwight Howard has attempted the fewest field goals per game with 21.7+ points per game in a season, with 13.4 per game in 2010-11.

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least amount of fga per game for an NBA player to average 21.7 or higher points per game in a season since 1997

	NAME	FGA	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Dwight Howard D. Howard	13.4	22.9	2010-11	ORL	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
2	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	13.9	22.9	2022-23	MIA	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
3	Corey Maggette C. Maggette	14.3	22.1	2007-08	LAC	70	35.7	5.6	2.7	1.0	0.1	6.5	45.8	1.1	2.9	38.4	7.9	9.7	81.2	59.5	1.1	4.5	2.8	2,502	1,547	394	189	71	7	195	210	-238
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	14.8	24.5	2022-23	DEN	69	33.7	11.8	9.8	1.3	0.7	9.4	63.2	0.8	2.2	38.3	4.9	6.0	82.2	70.1	2.4	9.4	3.6	2,323	1,690	817	678	87	47	247	174	+640
5	Corey Maggette C. Maggette	14.9	22.2	2004-05	LAC	66	36.9	6.0	3.4	1.1	0.1	6.4	43.1	0.8	2.5	30.4	8.5	10.0	85.7	57.4	1.1	4.9	3.0	2,436	1,464	394	225	70	8	195	191	-22
6	Kevin Martin K. Martin	15.0	23.7	2007-08	SAC	61	36.3	4.5	2.1	1.0	0.1	6.8	45.6	1.8	4.4	40.2	8.2	9.5	86.9	61.8	0.8	3.7	2.1	2,216	1,443	273	129	62	5	131	150	-27
7	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	15.0	21.7	1999-00	MIA	79	34.8	9.5	1.6	0.5	3.7	8.3	55.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.2	7.4	71.1	59.6	2.7	6.8	2.7	2,748	1,718	753	123	40	294	217	308	+270
8	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	15.0	22.5	2019-20	NOP	24	27.8	6.3	2.1	0.7	0.4	8.8	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
9	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	15.0	22.9	2004-05	MIA	73	34.1	10.4	2.7	0.5	2.3	9.0	60.1	0.0	0.0		4.8	10.5	46.1	58.3	3.5	6.9	2.8	2,492	1,669	760	200	36	171	203	262	+470
10	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	15.2	21.8	2000-01	DAL	82	38.1	9.2	2.1	1.0	1.2	7.2	47.4	1.8	4.8	38.7	5.5	6.6	83.8	60.1	1.5	7.7	1.9	3,125	1,784	754	173	79	101	156	245	+532
11	James Harden J. Harden	15.3	22.0	2021-22	TOT	65	37.2	7.7	10.3	1.3	0.6	6.3	41.0	2.3	6.9	33.0	7.2	8.2	87.7	58.3	0.8	6.8	4.4	2,419	1,432	500	667	82	36	284	153	+173
12	Kyle Lowry K. Lowry	15.3	22.4	2016-17	TOR	60	37.4	4.8	7.0	1.5	0.3	7.1	46.4	3.2	7.8	41.2	5.0	6.1	81.9	62.3	0.8	4.0	2.9	2,244	1,344	286	417	88	19	173	170	+358
13	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	15.3	22.3	2007-08	TOR	67	36.2	8.7	2.6	0.9	1.0	7.6	49.4	0.1	0.4	40.0	7.0	8.3	84.4	58.8	2.6	6.1	2.3	2,425	1,496	583	171	63	67	153	157	+358
14	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	15.3	25.2	2007-08	PHX	79	33.9	9.1	1.5	0.8	2.1	9.0	59.0	0.1	0.4	16.1	7.0	8.7	80.5	65.6	2.3	6.8	2.2	2,677	1,989	719	118	64	163	174	294	+421
15	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	15.3	21.8	2023-24	MIN	62	32.7	8.3	3.0	0.7	0.7	7.7	50.4	2.2	5.3	41.6	4.1	4.7	87.3	62.5	1.5	6.8	2.9	2,026	1,349	515	189	43	41	177	204	+321
16	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	15.4	23.1	2009-10	PHX	82	34.6	8.9	1.0	0.6	1.0	8.6	55.7	0.0	0.1	16.7	5.9	7.7	77.1	61.5	2.8	6.1	2.6	2,838	1,896	732	82	52	83	213	281	+321
17	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	15.4	22.1	2019-20	SAS	68	34.1	5.5	5.6	1.0	0.3	8.2	53.1	0.1	0.5	25.7	5.6	6.6	84.5	60.3	0.6	4.9	2.4	2,316	1,504	375	380	70	20	164	180	-118
18	Yao Ming Y. Ming	15.5	22.0	2007-08	HOU	55	37.2	10.8	2.3	0.5	2.0	7.9	50.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.3	7.4	85.0	58.7	3.1	7.7	3.3	2,044	1,209	594	129	25	111	183	171	+193
19	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	15.5	22.5	2005-06	TOR	70	39.3	9.2	2.6	0.7	1.1	7.8	50.5	0.0	0.2	0.0	6.8	8.3	81.6	58.5	2.9	6.3	2.2	2,751	1,572	647	181	50	79	157	209	-54
20	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	15.6	22.2	2017-18	MIN	59	36.7	5.3	4.9	2.0	0.4	7.4	47.4	1.2	3.4	35.0	6.2	7.2	85.4	59.0	1.3	4.0	1.8	2,164	1,307	314	288	116	24	108	78	+374
21	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	15.6	22.9	2023-24	NOP	70	31.5	5.8	5.0	1.1	0.7	8.9	57.0	0.1	0.3	33.3	5.0	7.1	70.2	61.0	1.7	4.1	2.8	2,207	1,601	406	352	77	47	193	159	+143
22	Kristaps Porziņģis K. Porziņģis	15.7	23.2	2022-23	WAS	65	32.6	8.4	2.7	0.9	1.5	7.8	49.8	2.1	5.5	38.5	5.4	6.4	85.1	62.7	1.8	6.6	2.1	2,119	1,505	546	174	58	100	137	196	+81
23	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	15.7	21.8	2005-06	MIN	76	38.9	12.7	4.1	1.4	1.4	8.2	52.6	0.1	0.4	26.7	5.2	6.4	81.0	58.9	2.8	9.9	2.4	2,957	1,656	966	308	104	107	180	206	+38
24	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	15.7	23.0	2019-20	PHI	51	29.5	11.6	3.0	0.9	1.3	7.5	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
25	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	15.7	22.9	2016-17	MIL	80	35.6	8.8	5.4	1.6	1.9	8.2	52.1	0.6	2.3	27.2	5.9	7.7	77.0	59.9	1.8	7.0	2.9	2,845	1,832	700	434	131	151	234	246	+46