most points in a season with less than 30 ppg

Michael Jordan has put up the most points with fewer than 30.0 points per game in a season, with 2,431 points in 1996-97.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a season with less than 30 ppg
NAMEPTSPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2,431
29.6
1996-97
82
37.9
5.9
4.3
1.7
0.5
11.2
23.1
48.6
1.4
3.6
37.4
5.9
7.0
83.3
56.7
1.4
4.5
2.0
3,106
482
352
140
44
166
156
+818
2Alex English
A. English
2,414
29.8
1985-86
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
405
320
73
29
249
235
3David Robinson
D. Robinson
2,383
29.8
1993-94
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
855
381
139
265
253
228
4Karl Malone
K. Malone
2,382
29.0
1990-91
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
967
270
89
79
244
268
5Jerry Stackhouse
J. Stackhouse
2,380
29.8
2000-01
80
40.2
3.9
5.1
1.2
0.7
9.7
24.1
40.2
2.1
5.9
35.1
8.3
10.1
82.2
52.1
1.2
2.7
4.1
3,215
315
410
97
54
326
160
-59
6Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
2,377
29.3
1993-94
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
1,072
195
76
231
222
281
7James Harden
J. Harden
2,376
29.0
2015-16
82
38.1
6.1
7.5
1.7
0.6
8.7
19.7
43.9
2.9
8.0
35.9
8.8
10.2
86.0
59.8
0.8
5.3
4.6
3,125
501
612
139
51
374
229
+125
8George Gervin
G. Gervin
2,365
29.6
1978-79
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
400
219
137
91
286
275
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2,361
28.8
1969-70
82
43.1
14.5
4.1
11.4
22.1
51.8
5.9
9.1
65.3
55.2
3,534
1,190
337
283
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2,357
28.7
1997-98
82
38.8
5.8
3.5
1.7
0.5
10.7
23.1
46.5
0.4
1.5
23.8
6.9
8.8
78.4
53.3
1.6
4.2
2.3
3,181
475
283
141
45
185
151
+598
11James Harden
J. Harden
2,356
29.1
2016-17
81
36.4
8.1
11.2
1.5
0.5
8.3
18.9
44.0
3.2
9.3
34.7
9.2
10.9
84.7
61.3
1.2
7.0
5.7
2,947
659
907
121
38
464
215
+425
12Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
2,350
28.7
1970-71
82
44.3
16.6
2.3
11.6
27.0
42.8
5.5
8.2
67.2
46.8
3,633
1,362
186
225
13Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
2,347
28.6
1989-90
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
893
182
78
327
278
325
14Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
2,346
29.3
2005-06
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
280
484
161
25
297
286
+204
15Alex English
A. English
2,345
28.6
1986-87
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
344
422
73
21
214
216
16Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
2,344
29.7
1999-00
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
1,078
299
36
239
223
255
+706
17John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
2,338
28.9
1970-71
81
45.4
9.0
7.5
11.0
24.5
45.0
6.8
8.4
81.8
51.3
3,678
730
607
200
18Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
2,330
29.5
1983-84
79
36.7
5.9
4.5
1.0
0.3
11.7
22.3
52.4
0.2
0.7
26.8
5.9
7.9
74.9
57.2
2.0
3.9
3.6
2,900
469
358
80
22
285
246
19Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
2,327
28.4
1968-69
82
45.1
17.1
1.4
11.3
25.4
44.7
5.7
9.1
62.6
48.3
3,695
1,406
113
266
20Karl Malone
K. Malone
2,326
29.1
1988-89
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
853
219
144
70
285
286
21Alex English
A. English
2,326
28.4
1982-83
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
601
397
116
126
263
235
22Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
2,323
28.3
2007-08
82
38.9
6.3
5.4
1.8
0.5
9.5
20.6
45.9
1.8
5.1
36.1
7.6
9.0
84.0
57.6
1.1
5.2
3.1
3,192
517
441
151
40
257
227
+598
23Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
2,315
29.3
1994-95
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
901
214
73
192
204
258
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2,313
28.2
1984-85
82
38.3
6.5
5.9
2.4
0.8
10.2
19.8
51.5
0.1
0.6
17.3
7.7
9.1
84.5
59.2
2.0
4.5
3.5
3,144
534
481
196
69
291
285
25LeBron James
L. James
2,304
28.4
2008-09
81
37.7
7.6
7.2
1.7
1.1
9.7
19.9
48.9
1.6
4.7
34.4
7.3
9.4
78.0
59.1
1.3
6.3
3.0
3,054
613
587
137
93
241
139
+870

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