least amount of fga per game for an nba player to score 18 points per game in a season since 1997

Since 1996-97, Dwight Howard has attempted the fewest field goals per game with 18.0+ points per game in a season, with 10.2 per game in 2009-10.

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least amount of fga per game for an NBA player to score 18 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	10.2	18.3	2009-10	ORL	82	34.7	13.2	1.8	0.9	2.8	6.2	61.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.9	10.0	59.2	63.0	3.5	9.7	3.3	2,843	1,503	1,082	144	75	228	274	287	+619
2	Dwight Howard D. Howard	11.3	18.3	2013-14	HOU	71	33.7	12.2	1.8	0.8	1.8	6.7	59.1	0.0	0.1	28.6	4.9	9.0	54.7	60.0	3.3	8.9	3.2	2,396	1,297	866	131	60	128	229	240	+338
3	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	11.9	19.1	2022-23	SAC	79	34.6	12.3	7.3	0.8	0.5	7.3	61.5	0.4	1.1	37.3	4.1	5.5	74.2	66.8	3.2	9.1	2.9	2,735	1,510	973	573	65	39	230	279	+212
4	Dwight Howard D. Howard	11.9	20.7	2007-08	ORL	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
5	Danilo Gallinari D. Gallinari	11.9	18.2	2016-17	DEN	63	33.9	5.2	2.1	0.6	0.2	5.3	44.7	2.0	5.1	38.9	5.5	6.1	90.2	62.2	0.6	4.5	1.3	2,134	1,145	325	135	40	15	82	93	+160
6	Jeremy Lin J. Lin	12.0	18.0	2017-18	BKN	1	25.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	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
7	Yao Ming Y. Ming	12.2	18.3	2004-05	HOU	80	30.6	8.4	0.8	0.4	2.0	6.7	55.2	0.0	0.0		4.9	6.2	78.3	61.4	2.6	5.8	2.5	2,447	1,465	669	61	34	160	196	298	+133
8	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	12.2	18.3	2009-10	BOS	71	34.0	4.4	3.1	1.2	0.4	5.8	47.2	1.5	3.7	41.4	5.2	6.1	85.2	61.3	0.5	3.8	2.3	2,411	1,296	310	218	84	31	166	196	+255
9	Dwight Howard D. Howard	12.4	20.6	2008-09	ORL	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
10	Gerald Wallace G. Wallace	12.4	18.2	2009-10	CHA	76	41.0	10.0	2.1	1.5	1.1	6.0	48.4	0.7	1.8	37.1	5.6	7.2	77.6	58.6	2.0	8.1	2.3	3,119	1,386	762	161	117	83	178	194	+137
11	Corey Maggette C. Maggette	12.4	18.6	2008-09	GSW	51	31.1	5.5	1.8	0.9	0.2	5.7	46.1	0.5	1.9	25.3	6.7	8.1	82.4	58.2	1.0	4.6	2.4	1,588	950	282	92	44	8	120	192	-149
12	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	12.5	18.9	2021-22	TOT	62	34.4	12.1	5.2	1.0	0.4	7.1	57.3	0.6	2.0	31.2	4.0	5.4	74.1	63.7	3.2	8.9	3.1	2,135	1,171	752	323	59	27	195	203	-12
13	Chauncey Billups C. Billups	12.5	18.5	2005-06	DET	81	36.1	3.1	8.6	0.9	0.1	5.2	41.8	2.3	5.2	43.3	5.7	6.4	89.4	60.2	0.5	2.6	2.1	2,925	1,495	252	699	71	8	170	160	+588
14	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	12.5	18.7	2020-21	MIA	64	33.5	9.0	5.4	1.2	1.0	7.1	57.0	0.0	0.1	25.0	4.4	5.5	79.9	62.6	2.2	6.7	2.6	2,142	1,197	573	346	75	66	169	145	+24
15	Eddy Curry E. Curry	12.5	19.5	2006-07	NYK	81	35.2	7.0	0.8	0.4	0.5	7.2	57.6	0.0	0.0	100.0	5.0	8.1	61.5	60.3	2.4	4.6	3.6	2,849	1,576	571	68	34	40	295	265	-198
16	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	12.6	19.2	1997-98	MIA	58	33.4	9.6	0.9	0.7	2.2	6.9	55.1	0.0	0.0		5.3	8.0	66.5	59.5	3.3	6.3	3.1	1,939	1,115	558	52	40	130	179	208	+429
17	Elton Brand E. Brand	12.6	18.2	2001-02	LAC	80	37.8	11.6	2.4	1.0	2.0	6.7	52.7	0.0	0.0		4.9	6.6	74.2	58.6	5.0	6.6	2.2	3,020	1,453	925	191	80	163	173	254	+4
18	Corey Maggette C. Maggette	12.7	19.8	2009-10	GSW	70	29.7	5.3	2.5	0.7	0.1	6.5	51.6	0.2	0.7	26.0	6.6	7.9	83.5	61.5	1.3	4.0	2.4	2,081	1,387	373	172	51	4	168	231	-288
19	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	12.7	20.1	1996-97	PHX	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
20	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	12.7	18.7	1996-97	SEA	81	34.0	10.0	1.9	1.5	1.0	6.5	51.0	0.1	0.4	36.4	5.6	7.5	74.2	58.3	3.4	6.6	3.5	2,750	1,516	807	156	125	81	280	320	+462
21	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	12.8	19.1	2024-25	SAC	70	34.7	13.9	6.0	0.7	0.4	7.5	59.0	0.9	2.2	41.7	3.1	4.1	75.4	65.5	3.8	10.1	2.9	2,429	1,337	972	423	48	26	202	229	+145
22	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	12.8	18.5	2024-25	CLE	71	30.5	9.3	3.2	0.9	1.6	7.1	55.7	1.2	3.2	37.0	3.1	4.3	72.5	63.3	2.3	7.0	2.0	2,167	1,316	659	226	61	113	145	141	+546
23	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	12.8	18.9	2010-11	BOS	80	34.7	5.4	3.3	1.0	0.6	6.3	49.7	1.4	3.7	37.4	4.8	5.6	86.0	62.0	0.4	5.0	2.1	2,774	1,511	430	260	80	51	171	231	+594
24	Steve Nash S. Nash	12.8	18.6	2006-07	PHX	76	35.3	3.5	11.6	0.8	0.1	6.8	53.2	2.1	4.5	45.5	2.9	3.3	89.9	65.4	0.4	3.1	3.8	2,682	1,412	269	884	57	6	287	117	+609
25	Reggie Miller R. Miller	12.9	18.1	1999-00	IND	81	36.9	3.0	2.3	1.0	0.3	5.8	44.8	2.0	5.0	40.8	4.6	5.0	91.9	60.3	0.6	2.3	1.6	2,987	1,470	239	187	85	25	129	126	+274