lowest usage rate for an nba player to average 27 points per game in a season

Adrian Dantley has the lowest usage percentage with 27.0+ points per game in a season, at 25.9 percent in 1982-83.

Interpreted as:
lowest usage rate for an NBA player to average 27 or higher points per game in a season
NAME USG% PPG SEASON TM GP 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 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
25.9
30.7
1982-83
UTA UTA
22
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
2 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
26.5
28.3
1987-88
PHI PHI
80
39.6
11.9
3.2
1.3
1.3
9.4
16.0
58.7
0.6
2.0
28.0
8.9
11.9
75.1
66.5
4.8
7.1
3.8
3,170
2,264
951
254
100
103
304
278
3 Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
26.6
27.5
1988-89
SEA SEA
82
38.9
4.2
2.0
1.3
0.3
10.5
20.9
50.1
2.0
4.1
47.8
4.6
5.6
81.6
58.9
1.9
2.3
2.7
3,190
2,253
342
164
108
22
218
197
4 David Thompson
D. Thompson
26.8
27.2
1977-78
DEN DEN
80
37.8
4.9
4.5
1.2
1.2
10.3
19.8
52.1
6.5
8.4
77.8
57.8
2.0
2.9
3.1
3,025
2,172
390
362
92
99
245
213
5 Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
27.2
27.2
1988-89
POR POR
78
39.3
7.9
5.8
2.7
0.7
10.6
21.4
49.6
0.3
1.3
26.0
5.6
7.0
79.9
55.5
3.7
4.2
3.2
3,064
2,123
615
450
213
54
250
269
6 Moses Malone
M. Malone
27.4
27.8
1980-81
HOU HOU
80
40.6
14.8
1.8
1.0
1.9
10.1
19.3
52.2
0.0
0.0
33.3
7.6
10.1
75.7
58.5
5.9
8.8
3.9
3,245
2,222
1,180
141
83
150
308
223
7 Larry Bird
L. Bird
27.5
28.1
1986-87
BOS BOS
74
40.6
9.2
7.6
1.8
0.9
10.6
20.2
52.5
1.2
3.0
40.0
5.6
6.1
91.0
61.2
1.7
7.5
3.2
3,005
2,076
682
566
135
70
240
185
8 Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
27.7
29.4
1983-84
DEN DEN
78
35.1
4.8
3.1
0.7
0.6
11.5
20.6
55.8
0.1
0.4
36.7
6.3
7.4
85.2
61.8
1.1
3.7
2.0
2,734
2,295
373
238
53
50
156
187
9 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
27.7
28.0
1979-80
UTA UTA
68
39.3
7.6
2.8
1.4
0.2
10.7
18.6
57.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.5
7.7
84.2
63.5
2.7
4.9
3.4
2,674
1,903
516
191
96
14
233
211
10 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
27.7
30.3
1981-82
UTA UTA
81
39.8
6.3
4.0
1.2
0.2
11.2
19.6
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
11 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
28.0
30.6
1983-84
UTA UTA
79
37.8
5.7
3.9
0.8
0.1
10.2
18.2
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
12 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
28.3
30.7
1980-81
UTA UTA
80
42.7
6.4
4.0
1.4
0.2
11.4
20.3
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
13 Karl Malone
K. Malone
28.3
27.0
1992-93
UTA UTA
82
37.8
11.2
3.8
1.5
1.0
9.7
17.6
55.2
0.0
0.2
20.0
7.5
10.2
74.0
61.2
2.8
8.4
2.9
3,099
2,217
919
308
124
85
240
261
14 Larry Bird
L. Bird
28.5
28.7
1984-85
BOS BOS
80
39.5
10.5
6.6
1.6
1.2
11.5
22.0
52.2
0.7
1.6
42.7
5.0
5.7
88.2
58.5
2.1
8.5
3.1
3,161
2,295
842
531
129
98
248
208
15 Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
28.7
27.2
1989-90
PHX PHX
81
37.6
7.0
2.3
1.1
0.6
10.0
20.0
50.1
0.3
1.1
27.9
6.9
8.0
86.1
57.9
1.5
5.6
2.7
3,046
2,201
571
190
88
47
218
260
16 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28.8
29.3
1993-94
ORL ORL
81
39.8
13.2
2.4
0.9
2.9
11.8
19.6
59.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.8
10.5
55.4
60.5
4.7
8.5
2.7
3,224
2,377
1,072
195
76
231
222
281
17 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
28.9
27.1
2022-23
TOT
60
37.4
5.1
5.5
1.1
0.8
9.9
20.1
49.4
3.1
8.3
37.9
4.1
4.6
90.5
61.3
1.0
4.1
2.1
2,241
1,623
304
331
66
45
128
165
+222
18 Alex English
A. English
28.9
28.4
1982-83
DEN DEN
82
36.4
7.3
4.8
1.4
1.5
11.7
22.6
51.6
0.0
0.1
16.7
5.0
6.0
82.9
56.1
3.2
4.1
3.2
2,988
2,326
601
397
116
126
263
235
19 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
29.0
27.1
2023-24
PHX PHX
75
37.2
6.6
5.0
0.9
1.2
10.0
19.2
52.3
2.2
5.4
41.3
4.8
5.6
85.6
62.6
0.5
6.1
3.2
2,791
2,032
495
378
68
91
243
133
+290
20 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
29.0
27.6
1990-91
PHI PHI
67
37.3
10.1
4.2
1.6
0.5
9.9
17.4
57.0
0.7
2.3
28.4
7.1
9.8
72.2
63.5
3.9
6.3
3.1
2,498
1,849
680
284
110
33
210
173
21 Purvis Short
P. Short
29.1
28.0
1984-85
GSW GSW
78
39.5
5.1
3.0
1.5
0.3
10.5
22.8
46.0
0.6
1.9
31.3
6.4
7.9
81.7
53.3
2.0
3.1
3.1
3,081
2,186
398
234
116
27
241
255
22 Alex English
A. English
29.3
28.6
1986-87
DEN DEN
82
37.6
4.2
5.1
0.9
0.3
11.8
23.4
50.3
0.0
0.2
26.7
5.0
5.9
84.4
54.9
1.8
2.4
2.6
3,085
2,345
344
422
73
21
214
216
23 Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
29.3
28.6
1989-90
NYK NYK
82
38.6
10.9
2.2
1.0
4.0
11.2
20.4
55.1
0.0
0.0
25.0
6.1
7.9
77.5
59.9
2.9
8.0
3.4
3,165
2,347
893
182
78
327
278
325
24 Alex English
A. English
29.4
27.9
1984-85
DEN DEN
81
36.1
5.7
4.2
1.2
0.6
11.6
22.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
20.0
4.7
5.7
82.9
56.1
2.5
3.1
3.1
2,924
2,262
458
344
101
46
251
259
25 Paul George
P. George
29.4
28.0
2018-19
OKC OKC
77
36.9
8.2
4.1
2.2
0.4
9.2
21.0
43.8
3.8
9.8
38.6
5.9
7.0
83.9
58.3
1.4
6.8
2.7
2,841
2,159
628
318
170
34
205
214
+496
StatMuse has season-level data for usage percentage going back to the 1977-78 season.

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