most points in a season with less than 21 ppg

Mike Mitchell has the most points with fewer than 21.0 points per game in a season, with 1,726 points in 1981-82.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a season with less than 21 ppg
NAMEPTSPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
1,726
20.5
1981-82
TOT
84
36.5
7.0
1.0
0.7
0.5
9.0
17.6
51.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.6
3.6
72.8
53.6
2.9
4.1
1.8
3,063
590
82
60
43
153
277
2Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
1,720
21.0
2014-15
82
35.7
4.6
6.2
1.2
0.3
7.2
16.6
43.4
2.4
7.0
34.3
4.2
4.9
86.4
56.0
0.6
4.0
2.7
2,925
378
507
97
21
222
164
+302
3Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
1,720
21.0
1993-94
82
43.1
4.9
4.7
2.2
0.9
7.5
17.3
43.3
1.7
4.8
36.1
4.3
5.6
77.4
53.2
1.0
3.9
2.8
3,533
401
385
180
76
226
158
4Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
1,720
21.0
1991-92
82
38.6
7.7
7.0
1.9
1.1
8.4
16.6
50.6
0.2
1.0
20.0
4.0
5.3
76.0
55.5
2.3
5.4
3.1
3,164
630
572
155
93
253
242
5Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
1,720
21.0
1983-84
82
32.8
11.1
2.0
0.9
2.4
8.7
16.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
25.0
3.5
5.3
66.1
55.1
3.6
7.6
3.6
2,693
913
163
70
197
294
339
6Ray Williams
R. Williams
1,714
20.9
1979-80
82
31.5
5.0
6.2
2.0
0.3
8.4
16.9
49.6
0.1
0.5
18.9
4.1
5.2
78.7
54.6
1.8
3.2
3.1
2,582
412
512
167
24
256
295
7Kevin McHale
K. McHale
1,712
20.9
1989-90
82
33.2
8.3
2.1
0.4
1.9
7.9
14.4
54.9
0.3
0.8
33.3
4.8
5.4
89.3
62.3
2.5
5.8
2.2
2,722
677
172
30
157
183
250
8Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
1,707
20.8
1986-87
82
33.8
8.5
2.8
1.6
1.0
8.9
17.4
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.6
66.2
53.6
2.6
5.9
2.1
2,770
700
229
129
81
172
296
9Otis Thorpe
O. Thorpe
1,704
20.8
1987-88
82
37.5
10.2
3.2
0.8
0.7
7.6
15.0
50.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.6
7.4
75.5
57.0
3.4
6.8
2.8
3,072
837
266
62
56
228
264
10Reggie Lewis
R. Lewis
1,703
20.8
1991-92
82
37.4
4.8
2.3
1.5
1.3
8.6
17.0
50.3
0.1
0.3
23.8
3.6
4.2
85.1
55.0
1.4
3.4
1.7
3,070
394
185
125
105
136
258
11Fred Brown
F. Brown
1,700
21.0
1974-75
81
33.0
4.2
3.5
2.3
0.2
9.1
19.0
48.0
2.8
3.4
83.1
51.3
1.4
2.8
2,669
343
284
187
14
227
12John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
1,700
20.7
1967-68
82
35.6
6.7
4.7
8.1
18.9
42.9
4.5
5.5
81.2
48.6
2,921
546
384
237
13Ben Gordon
B. Gordon
1,699
20.7
2008-09
82
36.6
3.5
3.4
0.9
0.3
7.3
16.0
45.5
2.1
5.1
41.0
4.0
4.7
86.4
57.3
0.6
2.8
2.4
2,999
283
279
71
22
200
184
+23
14Randy Smith
R. Smith
1,698
20.7
1976-77
82
37.7
5.6
5.4
2.1
0.1
8.6
18.3
46.7
3.6
4.7
76.2
50.7
1.6
3.9
3,094
457
441
176
8
264
15Jalen Rose
J. Rose
1,696
20.4
2001-02
TOT
83
38.0
4.5
4.3
0.9
0.5
8.0
17.6
45.5
1.1
3.0
36.2
3.4
4.0
83.9
52.8
0.5
4.0
2.4
3,153
373
355
78
45
201
251
-127
16Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1,696
20.7
1970-71
82
44.3
18.2
4.3
8.1
15.0
54.5
4.4
8.2
53.8
55.8
3,630
1,493
352
174
17Buddy Hield
B. Hield
1,695
20.7
2018-19
82
31.9
5.0
2.5
0.7
0.4
7.6
16.6
45.8
3.4
7.9
42.7
2.1
2.4
88.6
58.7
1.3
3.7
1.8
2,615
412
205
58
33
146
202
0
18Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
1,695
20.7
2013-14
82
35.8
3.5
5.6
0.8
0.3
6.7
15.9
42.4
2.7
6.8
39.4
4.5
5.2
87.1
56.8
0.4
3.1
2.4
2,937
288
457
64
22
193
197
+358
19Dwight Howard
D. Howard
1,695
20.7
2007-08
82
37.7
14.2
1.3
0.9
2.1
7.1
11.9
59.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.5
10.9
59.0
61.9
3.4
10.8
3.2
3,088
1,161
110
74
176
263
274
+484
20Reggie Miller
R. Miller
1,695
20.7
1991-92
82
38.0
3.9
3.8
1.3
0.3
6.9
13.7
50.1
1.6
4.2
37.8
5.4
6.3
85.8
62.9
1.0
2.9
1.9
3,120
318
314
105
26
157
210
21Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
1,693
20.9
1999-00
81
35.9
6.0
2.4
1.0
0.5
8.5
18.0
47.2
1.1
2.9
36.3
2.8
3.5
80.2
53.4
1.3
4.7
2.8
2,909
485
193
78
41
223
212
+126
22Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1,692
20.6
1984-85
82
35.5
11.9
1.4
1.2
2.7
8.3
15.3
53.8
0.0
0.0
4.1
6.7
61.3
56.4
5.4
6.5
2.9
2,914
974
111
99
220
234
344
23Drazen Petrovic
D. Petrovic
1,691
20.6
1991-92
82
36.9
3.1
3.1
1.3
0.1
8.1
16.0
50.8
1.5
3.4
44.4
2.8
3.5
80.8
58.7
1.2
2.0
2.6
3,027
258
252
105
11
215
248
24Kemba Walker
K. Walker
1,689
20.9
2015-16
81
35.6
4.4
5.2
1.6
0.5
7.0
16.4
42.7
2.2
6.0
37.1
4.6
5.4
84.7
55.4
0.7
3.7
2.1
2,885
357
421
126
39
171
111
+239
25Gary Payton
G. Payton
1,689
20.6
1994-95
82
36.8
3.4
7.1
2.5
0.2
8.4
16.4
50.9
0.9
2.8
30.2
3.0
4.2
71.6
56.4
1.3
2.1
2.5
3,015
281
583
204
13
201
206

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20
62
.244
40.0
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41.0
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17
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64
18
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2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
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6
49
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15.0
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38.0
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38.0
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39.0
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22
60
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42.0
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22
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