least amount of field goal attempts per game to average 30 points per game in a season for an nba player since 1980

Since 1979-80, Adrian Dantley has attempted the fewest field goals per game with 30.0+ points per game in a season, with 18.2 per game in 1983-84.

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least amount of field goal attempts per game to average 30 or higher points per game in a season for an NBA player since 1980

	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	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	18.2	30.6	1983-84	UTA	79	37.8	5.7	3.9	0.8	0.1	10.2	55.8	0.0	0.1	25.0	10.3	12.0	85.9	65.2	2.3	3.4	3.3	2,984	2,418	448	310	61	4	263	201
2	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	18.3	30.7	1982-83	UTA	22	40.3	6.4	4.8	0.9	0.0	10.6	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
3	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	18.8	30.4	2023-24	MIL	73	35.2	11.5	6.5	1.2	1.1	11.5	61.1	0.5	1.7	27.4	7.0	10.7	65.7	64.9	2.7	8.8	3.4	2,567	2,222	841	476	87	79	250	210	+339
4	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	19.6	30.3	1981-82	UTA	81	39.8	6.3	4.0	1.2	0.2	11.2	57.0	0.0	0.0	33.3	8.0	10.1	79.2	63.1	2.9	3.5	3.7	3,222	2,457	514	324	95	14	299	252
5	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	19.6	30.6	2021-22	PHI	68	33.8	11.7	4.2	1.1	1.5	9.8	49.9	1.4	3.7	37.1	9.6	11.8	81.4	61.6	2.1	9.6	3.1	2,296	2,079	796	284	77	99	214	181	+367
6	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	19.7	30.4	2024-25	MIL	67	34.2	11.9	6.5	0.9	1.2	11.8	60.1	0.2	0.9	22.2	6.5	10.6	61.7	62.5	2.2	9.7	3.1	2,289	2,036	798	433	58	78	206	155	+334
7	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19.8	30.1	2023-24	OKC	75	34.0	5.5	6.2	2.0	0.9	10.6	53.5	1.3	3.6	35.3	7.6	8.7	87.4	63.6	0.9	4.7	2.2	2,553	2,254	415	465	150	67	162	184	+613
8	Karl Malone K. Malone	19.8	31.0	1989-90	UTA	82	38.1	11.1	2.8	1.5	0.6	11.1	56.2	0.2	0.5	37.2	8.5	11.1	76.2	62.6	2.8	8.3	3.7	3,122	2,540	911	226	121	50	304	259
9	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	20.1	33.1	2022-23	PHI	66	34.6	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	11.0	54.8	1.0	3.0	33.0	10.0	11.7	85.7	65.5	1.7	8.4	3.4	2,284	2,183	670	274	66	112	226	205	+424
10	James Harden J. Harden	20.1	30.4	2017-18	HOU	72	35.4	5.4	8.8	1.8	0.7	9.0	44.9	3.7	10.0	36.7	8.7	10.1	85.8	61.9	0.6	4.8	4.4	2,551	2,191	389	630	126	50	315	169	+527
11	Stephen Curry S. Curry	20.2	30.1	2015-16	GSW	79	34.2	5.4	6.7	2.1	0.2	10.2	50.4	5.1	11.2	45.4	4.6	5.1	90.8	66.9	0.9	4.6	3.3	2,700	2,375	430	527	169	15	262	161	+1022
12	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	20.3	31.1	2022-23	MIL	63	32.1	11.8	5.7	0.8	0.8	11.2	55.3	0.7	2.7	27.5	7.9	12.3	64.5	60.5	2.2	9.6	3.9	2,023	1,959	742	359	52	51	246	197	+341
13	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	20.3	31.4	2022-23	OKC	68	35.5	4.8	5.5	1.6	1.0	10.4	51.0	0.9	2.5	34.5	9.8	10.9	90.5	62.6	0.9	4.0	2.8	2,416	2,135	329	371	112	65	192	192	+149
14	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	20.3	30.7	1980-81	UTA	80	42.7	6.4	4.0	1.4	0.2	11.4	55.9	0.0	0.1	28.6	7.9	9.8	80.6	62.2	2.4	4.0	3.5	3,417	2,452	509	322	109	18	282	245
15	Kevin Durant K. Durant	20.3	30.1	2009-10	OKC	82	39.5	7.6	2.8	1.4	1.0	9.7	47.6	1.6	4.3	36.5	9.2	10.2	90.0	60.7	1.3	6.3	3.3	3,239	2,472	623	231	112	84	271	171	+431
16	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	20.7	32.2	2022-23	POR	58	36.3	4.8	7.3	0.9	0.3	9.6	46.3	4.2	11.3	37.1	8.8	9.6	91.4	64.5	0.8	4.0	3.3	2,106	1,866	277	425	50	18	191	109	+105
17	Kevin Durant K. Durant	20.8	32.0	2013-14	OKC	81	38.5	7.4	5.5	1.3	0.7	10.5	50.3	2.4	6.1	39.1	8.7	9.9	87.3	63.5	0.7	6.7	3.5	3,122	2,593	598	445	103	59	285	174	+509
18	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	21.1	30.1	2022-23	BOS	74	36.9	8.8	4.6	1.1	0.7	9.8	46.6	3.2	9.3	35.0	7.2	8.4	85.4	60.7	1.1	7.7	2.9	2,732	2,225	649	342	78	51	213	160	+470
19	Stephen Curry S. Curry	21.7	32.0	2020-21	GSW	63	34.1	5.5	5.8	1.2	0.1	10.4	48.2	5.3	12.7	42.1	5.7	6.3	91.6	65.5	0.5	5.0	3.4	2,151	2,015	345	363	77	8	213	119	+242
20	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	21.8	32.7	2024-25	OKC	76	34.2	5.0	6.4	1.7	1.0	11.3	51.9	2.1	5.7	37.5	7.9	8.8	89.8	63.7	0.9	4.1	2.4	2,598	2,484	379	486	131	77	183	164	+918
21	LeBron James L. James	21.8	30.3	2021-22	LAL	56	37.2	8.2	6.2	1.3	1.1	11.4	52.4	2.9	8.0	35.9	4.5	6.0	75.6	61.9	1.1	7.1	3.5	2,084	1,695	459	349	73	59	196	121	-117
22	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	21.8	34.7	2023-24	PHI	39	33.6	11.0	5.6	1.2	1.7	11.5	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
23	LeBron James L. James	21.9	30.0	2007-08	CLE	75	40.4	7.9	7.2	1.8	1.1	10.6	48.4	1.5	4.8	31.5	7.3	10.3	71.2	56.8	1.8	6.1	3.4	3,027	2,250	592	539	138	81	255	165	+139
24	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	22.0	32.4	2022-23	DAL	66	36.2	8.6	8.0	1.4	0.5	10.9	49.6	2.8	8.2	34.2	7.8	10.5	74.2	60.9	0.8	7.8	3.6	2,390	2,138	569	529	90	33	236	166	+128
25	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	22.0	30.2	2008-09	MIA	79	38.6	5.0	7.5	2.2	1.3	10.8	49.1	1.1	3.5	31.7	7.5	9.8	76.5	57.4	1.1	3.9	3.4	3,048	2,386	398	589	173	106	272	178	+216