lowest usage rate to average 23 points per game in a season

Artis Gilmore has the lowest usage percentage with 23.0+ points per game in a season, at 22.9 percent in 1978-79.

Interpreted as:
lowest usage rate by a player to average 23 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 Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
22.9
23.7
1978-79
CHI CHI
82
39.8
12.7
3.3
0.6
1.9
9.2
16.0
57.5
5.3
7.2
73.9
61.9
3.6
9.1
3.8
3,265
1,940
1,043
274
50
156
310
280
2 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
23.0
23.0
1986-87
PHI PHI
68
40.3
14.6
4.9
1.8
1.5
8.2
13.8
59.4
0.3
1.5
20.2
6.3
8.3
76.1
66.0
5.7
8.9
4.7
2,740
1,564
994
331
119
104
322
252
3 Moses Malone
M. Malone
23.2
24.8
1978-79
HOU HOU
82
41.3
17.6
1.8
1.0
1.5
8.7
16.2
54.0
7.3
9.9
73.9
60.4
7.2
10.5
4.0
3,390
2,031
1,444
147
79
119
326
223
4 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
23.3
23.8
1978-79
LAL LAL
80
39.5
12.8
5.4
1.0
4.0
9.7
16.8
57.7
4.4
5.9
73.6
61.2
2.6
10.2
3.5
3,157
1,903
1,025
431
76
316
282
230
5 Chris Mullin
C. Mullin
23.5
25.7
1990-91
GSW GSW
82
40.4
5.4
4.0
2.1
0.8
9.5
17.7
53.6
0.5
1.6
30.1
6.3
7.1
88.4
61.8
1.7
3.7
3.0
3,315
2,107
443
329
173
63
245
176
6 Chris Mullin
C. Mullin
23.6
25.6
1991-92
GSW GSW
81
41.3
5.6
3.5
2.1
0.8
10.2
19.6
52.4
0.8
2.2
36.6
4.3
5.2
83.3
58.6
1.6
4.0
2.5
3,346
2,074
450
286
173
62
202
171
7 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
23.9
25.2
1989-90
PHI PHI
79
39.1
11.5
3.9
1.9
0.6
8.9
14.9
60.0
0.3
1.2
21.7
7.1
9.4
74.9
66.1
4.6
6.9
3.1
3,085
1,989
909
307
148
50
243
250
8 Peja Stojakovic
P. Stojakovic
23.9
24.2
2003-04
SAC SAC
81
40.3
6.3
2.1
1.3
0.2
8.2
17.1
48.0
3.0
6.8
43.3
4.9
5.2
92.7
62.4
1.1
5.1
1.9
3,264
1,964
508
173
108
14
153
159
+426
9 Kevin McHale
K. McHale
24.0
26.1
1986-87
BOS BOS
77
39.7
9.9
2.6
0.5
2.2
10.3
17.0
60.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.6
6.6
83.6
65.5
3.2
6.7
2.6
3,060
2,008
763
198
38
172
197
240
10 Calvin Natt
C. Natt
24.0
23.3
1984-85
DEN DEN
78
34.1
7.8
3.1
1.0
0.4
8.8
16.1
54.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.7
7.2
79.3
60.4
2.7
5.1
2.4
2,657
1,817
610
238
75
33
190
182
11 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
24.0
24.8
1979-80
LAL LAL
82
38.3
10.8
4.5
1.0
3.4
10.2
16.9
60.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.4
5.8
76.5
63.9
2.3
8.5
3.6
3,143
2,034
886
371
81
280
297
216
12 Alex English
A. English
24.0
23.8
1980-81
DEN DEN
81
38.2
8.0
3.6
1.3
1.2
9.5
19.2
49.4
0.0
0.1
60.0
4.8
5.7
85.0
54.9
3.4
4.6
3.0
3,093
1,929
646
290
106
100
241
255
13 Reggie Miller
R. Miller
24.1
24.6
1989-90
IND IND
82
38.9
3.6
3.8
1.3
0.2
8.1
15.7
51.4
1.8
4.4
41.4
6.6
7.6
86.8
64.5
1.2
2.4
2.7
3,192
2,016
295
311
110
18
222
175
14 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
24.2
25.8
1988-89
PHI PHI
79
39.1
12.5
4.1
1.6
0.8
8.9
15.3
57.9
0.4
2.1
21.6
7.6
10.1
75.3
65.3
5.1
7.4
3.2
3,088
2,037
986
325
126
67
254
262
15 Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
24.5
23.4
1991-92
GSW GSW
81
41.1
3.8
10.0
2.0
0.2
9.1
19.7
46.1
1.6
4.6
33.8
3.7
4.8
76.6
53.7
1.0
2.8
3.3
3,332
1,893
310
807
164
13
267
208
16 Joe Dumars
J. Dumars
24.5
23.5
1992-93
DET DET
77
40.2
1.9
4.0
1.0
0.1
8.8
18.9
46.6
1.5
3.9
37.5
4.5
5.2
86.4
55.5
0.8
1.1
1.8
3,094
1,809
148
308
78
7
138
141
17 Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
24.5
23.9
1990-91
GSW GSW
77
39.3
5.9
3.1
1.6
0.4
9.1
18.5
49.4
0.5
1.5
34.8
5.1
6.0
84.7
56.5
1.9
4.0
3.0
3,027
1,840
452
238
126
34
230
207
18 David Robinson
D. Robinson
24.6
23.2
1991-92
SAS SAS
68
37.7
12.2
2.7
2.3
4.5
8.7
15.8
55.1
0.0
0.1
12.5
5.8
8.3
70.1
59.7
3.8
8.4
2.7
2,564
1,578
829
181
158
305
182
219
19 Chris Mullin
C. Mullin
24.8
25.1
1989-90
GSW GSW
78
36.3
5.9
4.1
1.6
0.6
8.7
16.3
53.6
1.1
3.0
37.2
6.5
7.3
88.9
64.3
1.7
4.3
3.1
2,830
1,956
463
319
123
45
239
142
20 Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
24.9
26.7
1982-83
DEN DEN
82
35.5
5.3
2.5
0.8
0.5
10.3
18.7
54.7
0.2
0.6
29.4
6.0
6.8
87.5
61.3
1.5
3.8
2.2
2,909
2,186
437
203
66
38
177
198
21 Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
24.9
26.9
1986-87
POR POR
79
38.3
3.2
2.8
0.7
0.2
10.2
19.6
52.3
0.5
1.0
48.1
5.9
6.7
88.6
59.7
1.1
2.1
1.8
3,029
2,122
251
220
52
17
139
137
22 Dan Issel
D. Issel
24.9
23.8
1979-80
DEN DEN
82
35.8
8.8
2.4
1.1
0.7
8.7
17.3
50.5
0.0
0.1
33.3
6.3
8.1
77.5
57.1
2.9
5.9
2.0
2,938
1,951
719
198
88
54
163
190
23 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
25.0
23.1
1991-92
PHI PHI
75
38.4
11.1
4.1
1.8
0.6
8.3
15.0
55.2
0.4
1.8
23.4
6.1
8.7
69.5
61.2
3.6
7.5
3.1
2,881
1,730
830
308
136
44
235
196
24 Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
25.0
23.2
2023-24
UTA UTA
55
33.1
8.2
2.0
0.9
0.5
7.8
16.2
48.0
3.2
8.0
39.9
4.5
5.0
89.9
63.1
2.2
5.9
1.4
1,820
1,278
449
110
51
26
78
100
+21
25 Larry Bird
L. Bird
25.0
23.6
1982-83
BOS BOS
79
37.7
11.0
5.8
1.9
0.9
9.5
18.7
50.4
0.3
1.0
28.6
4.4
5.3
84.0
56.1
2.4
8.6
3.0
2,982
1,867
870
458
148
71
240
197
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