lowest usage rate for an nba player to average 29 points per game in a season

Adrian Dantley has the lowest usage percentage with 29.0+ points per game in a season, at 25.9 percent in 1982-83.

Interpreted as:
lowest usage rate for an NBA player to average 29 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 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
3 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
4 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
5 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
6 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
7 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
29.5
29.6
2024-25
DEN DEN
70
36.7
12.7
10.2
1.8
0.6
11.2
19.5
57.6
2.0
4.7
41.7
5.2
6.4
80.0
66.3
2.9
9.9
3.3
2,571
2,071
892
716
127
45
230
160
+594
8 Moses Malone
M. Malone
29.7
31.1
1981-82
HOU HOU
81
42.0
14.7
1.8
0.9
1.5
11.7
22.5
51.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.8
10.2
76.2
57.6
6.9
7.8
3.6
3,398
2,520
1,188
142
76
125
294
208
9 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
29.8
29.8
1985-86
UTA UTA
76
36.1
5.2
3.5
0.8
0.1
10.8
19.1
56.3
0.0
0.1
9.1
8.3
10.5
79.1
62.9
2.3
2.9
3.0
2,744
2,267
395
264
64
4
231
206
10 George Gervin
G. Gervin
29.9
29.6
1978-79
SAS SAS
80
36.1
5.0
2.7
1.7
1.1
11.8
21.9
54.1
5.9
7.1
82.6
59.1
1.8
3.2
3.6
2,888
2,365
400
219
137
91
286
275
11 Karl Malone
K. Malone
29.9
29.0
1990-91
UTA UTA
82
40.3
11.8
3.3
1.1
1.0
10.3
19.6
52.7
0.0
0.2
28.6
8.3
10.8
77.0
59.6
2.9
8.9
3.0
3,302
2,382
967
270
89
79
244
268
12 Larry Bird
L. Bird
30.2
29.9
1987-88
BOS BOS
76
39.0
9.3
6.1
1.6
0.8
11.6
22.0
52.7
1.3
3.1
41.4
5.5
6.0
91.6
60.8
1.4
7.8
2.8
2,965
2,275
703
467
125
57
213
157
13 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
30.2
30.0
2019-20
POR POR
66
37.5
4.3
8.0
1.1
0.3
9.5
20.4
46.3
4.1
10.2
40.1
7.0
7.8
88.8
62.8
0.5
3.8
2.9
2,474
1,978
284
530
70
22
194
114
+84
14 Karl Malone
K. Malone
30.3
29.1
1988-89
UTA UTA
80
39.1
10.7
2.7
1.8
0.9
10.1
19.5
51.9
0.1
0.2
31.3
8.8
11.5
76.6
59.2
3.2
7.4
3.6
3,126
2,326
853
219
144
70
285
286
15 Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
30.4
29.3
2005-06
WAS WAS
80
42.3
3.5
6.1
2.0
0.3
9.3
20.9
44.7
2.5
6.8
36.9
8.2
10.0
82.0
58.1
0.7
2.8
3.7
3,384
2,346
280
484
161
25
297
286
+204
16 Alex English
A. English
30.5
29.8
1985-86
DEN DEN
81
37.3
5.0
4.0
0.9
0.4
11.7
23.3
50.4
0.0
0.1
20.0
6.3
7.3
86.2
56.2
2.4
2.6
3.1
3,024
2,414
405
320
73
29
249
235
17 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
30.6
29.1
2022-23
TOT
47
35.6
6.7
5.0
0.7
1.4
10.3
18.3
56.0
2.0
4.9
40.4
6.5
7.1
91.9
67.7
0.4
6.3
3.3
1,671
1,366
313
235
34
67
156
99
+258
18 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
31.0
29.4
2022-23
GSW GSW
56
34.7
6.1
6.3
0.9
0.4
10.0
20.2
49.3
4.9
11.4
42.7
4.6
5.0
91.5
65.6
0.7
5.4
3.2
1,941
1,648
341
352
52
20
179
117
+268
19 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
31.1
29.7
1999-00
LAL LAL
79
40.0
13.6
3.8
0.5
3.0
12.1
21.1
57.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.5
10.4
52.4
57.8
4.3
9.4
2.8
3,163
2,344
1,078
299
36
239
223
255
+706
20 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
31.1
29.9
2021-22
BKN BKN
55
37.2
7.4
6.4
0.9
0.9
10.5
20.3
51.8
2.1
5.5
38.3
6.8
7.4
91.0
63.4
0.5
6.9
3.5
2,047
1,643
407
351
48
52
191
113
+269
21 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.6
30.1
1991-92
CHI CHI
80
38.8
6.4
6.1
2.3
0.9
11.8
22.7
51.9
0.3
1.3
27.0
6.1
7.4
83.2
57.9
1.1
5.3
2.5
3,102
2,404
511
489
182
75
200
201
22 George Gervin
G. Gervin
31.7
33.1
1979-80
SAS SAS
78
37.6
5.2
2.6
1.4
1.0
13.1
24.9
52.8
0.4
1.3
31.4
6.5
7.6
85.2
58.7
2.0
3.2
3.3
2,934
2,585
403
202
110
79
254
208
23 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
31.8
29.3
1994-95
ORL ORL
79
37.0
11.4
2.7
0.9
2.4
11.8
20.2
58.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.8
10.8
53.3
58.8
4.2
7.3
2.6
2,923
2,315
901
214
73
192
204
258
24 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
31.8
30.1
2009-10
OKC OKC
82
39.5
7.6
2.8
1.4
1.0
9.7
20.3
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
25 David Robinson
D. Robinson
31.8
29.8
1993-94
SAS SAS
80
40.5
10.7
4.8
1.7
3.3
10.5
20.7
50.7
0.1
0.4
34.5
8.7
11.6
74.9
57.7
3.0
7.7
3.2
3,241
2,383
855
381
139
265
253
228
StatMuse has season-level data for usage percentage going back to the 1977-78 season.

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