most points in a season with less than 23 ppg

Kevin Garnett has scored the most points with fewer than 23.0 points per game in a season, with 1,883 points in 2002-03.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a season with less than 23 ppg
NAMEPTSPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1,883
23.0
2002-03
82
40.5
13.4
6.0
1.4
1.6
9.1
18.1
50.2
0.2
0.9
28.2
4.6
6.1
75.1
55.3
3.0
10.5
2.8
3,321
1,102
495
113
129
229
199
+423
2Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
1,881
22.9
1990-91
82
39.2
4.0
9.7
2.6
0.1
9.0
18.9
47.6
1.2
3.1
38.5
3.7
4.6
80.3
54.7
1.1
3.0
3.3
3,215
332
793
214
12
270
228
3Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
1,879
22.9
1977-78
82
37.4
13.1
3.2
0.5
2.2
8.6
15.4
55.9
5.7
8.2
70.4
60.4
3.9
9.2
4.5
3,067
1,071
263
42
181
366
261
4Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
1,876
22.9
1984-85
82
36.9
5.0
3.3
1.0
0.3
9.4
19.1
49.1
0.2
0.7
24.1
4.0
4.5
87.1
54.2
1.8
3.1
2.7
3,029
407
273
83
22
225
237
5Tom Van Arsdale
T. Van Arsdale
1,875
22.9
1970-71
82
38.4
6.1
2.2
9.1
20.0
45.6
4.6
6.4
72.1
50.1
3,146
499
181
294
6Ron Harper
R. Harper
1,874
22.9
1986-87
82
37.4
4.8
4.8
2.5
1.0
9.0
19.7
45.5
0.2
1.1
21.3
4.7
6.9
68.4
50.3
2.1
2.7
4.2
3,064
392
394
209
84
345
247
7Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
1,867
22.8
1994-95
82
38.7
4.4
3.8
1.1
0.4
8.1
18.3
44.6
1.9
5.2
36.8
4.6
5.4
84.3
55.1
0.8
3.5
2.9
3,172
357
311
91
29
234
227
8Truck Robinson
T. Robinson
1,862
22.7
1977-78
82
44.4
15.7
2.1
0.9
1.0
9.1
20.5
44.4
4.5
7.0
64.0
48.1
3.6
12.1
3.7
3,638
1,288
171
73
79
301
265
9Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
1,859
23.0
1979-80
81
39.3
11.1
1.6
0.8
2.3
9.4
20.7
45.4
0.0
0.2
23.1
4.1
5.9
69.9
49.2
3.3
7.7
2.7
3,183
896
129
62
189
215
309
10Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
1,859
23.0
1970-71
81
38.1
11.7
4.9
8.7
18.8
46.2
5.6
7.7
73.4
51.9
3,090
946
395
328
11Otis Birdsong
O. Birdsong
1,858
22.7
1979-80
82
35.2
4.0
2.5
1.7
0.3
9.5
18.9
50.5
0.1
0.4
27.8
3.5
5.0
69.4
53.8
2.1
2.0
2.2
2,885
331
202
136
22
179
226
12Bradley Beal
B. Beal
1,857
22.6
2017-18
82
36.3
4.4
4.5
1.2
0.4
8.3
18.1
46.0
2.4
6.5
37.5
3.6
4.5
79.1
56.4
0.7
3.7
2.6
2,977
363
373
96
36
214
160
+177
13Richard Jefferson
R. Jefferson
1,857
22.6
2007-08
82
39.0
4.2
3.1
0.9
0.3
7.5
16.2
46.6
0.9
2.6
36.2
6.6
8.3
79.8
57.1
1.1
3.0
2.4
3,200
342
252
76
21
199
225
-306
14Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1,857
22.9
1999-00
81
40.0
11.8
5.0
1.5
1.6
9.4
18.8
49.7
0.4
1.0
37.0
3.8
5.0
76.5
54.5
2.8
9.0
3.3
3,243
956
401
120
126
268
205
+322
15Michael Finley
M. Finley
1,855
22.6
1999-00
82
42.2
6.3
5.3
1.3
0.4
9.1
20.0
45.7
1.2
3.0
40.1
3.2
3.9
82.0
52.2
1.5
4.8
2.4
3,464
518
438
109
32
196
171
+6
16Reggie Miller
R. Miller
1,855
22.6
1990-91
82
36.2
3.4
4.0
1.3
0.2
7.3
14.2
51.2
1.4
3.9
34.8
6.7
7.3
91.8
65.0
1.0
2.4
2.0
2,972
281
331
109
13
163
165
17Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
1,854
22.9
1983-84
81
35.9
9.6
1.7
1.1
0.7
9.1
18.4
49.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.7
6.5
72.0
53.8
4.0
5.6
2.7
2,907
777
139
92
57
218
298
18Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1,854
22.9
1982-83
81
38.2
4.0
7.8
2.5
0.4
9.0
19.0
47.2
0.4
1.5
28.8
4.5
6.4
71.0
52.5
1.3
2.8
4.0
3,093
328
634
199
29
326
318
19Dan Issel
D. Issel
1,852
22.9
1981-82
81
30.5
7.5
2.2
0.8
0.7
8.0
15.3
52.7
0.0
0.1
66.7
6.7
8.1
83.4
60.8
2.1
5.4
2.1
2,472
608
179
67
55
169
245
20Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
1,845
22.5
2010-11
82
38.0
12.1
3.8
0.8
0.5
8.5
16.8
50.6
0.1
0.3
29.2
5.4
8.5
64.2
54.9
3.3
8.8
2.7
3,112
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
21Allan Houston
A. Houston
1,845
22.5
2002-03
82
37.9
2.8
2.7
0.7
0.1
8.0
17.9
44.5
2.2
5.5
39.6
4.4
4.8
91.9
56.3
0.3
2.5
2.2
3,108
231
220
54
7
178
191
-31
22Antoine Walker
A. Walker
1,840
22.4
1997-98
82
39.9
10.2
3.3
1.7
0.7
8.8
20.8
42.3
1.1
3.6
31.2
3.7
5.8
64.5
48.1
3.3
6.9
3.6
3,268
836
273
142
60
292
262
-267
23Dave Bing
D. Bing
1,840
22.4
1972-73
82
41.0
3.6
7.8
8.4
18.8
44.8
5.6
6.8
81.4
51.4
3,361
298
637
229
24CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
1,837
23.0
2016-17
80
35.0
3.6
3.6
0.9
0.5
8.7
18.0
48.0
2.3
5.5
42.0
3.4
3.7
91.2
58.5
0.8
2.9
2.2
2,796
289
285
72
43
172
202
+61
25Bernard King
B. King
1,837
22.4
1989-90
82
32.8
4.9
4.6
0.6
0.1
8.7
17.8
48.7
0.0
0.3
13.0
5.0
6.3
80.3
54.5
1.6
3.4
3.0
2,687
404
376
51
7
248
230

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