most points per game by a forward in a single season nba

Rick Barry has put up the most points per game by a forward in a season, with 35.6 per game in 1966-67.

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most points per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a forward in a single season NBA

	NAME	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	Rick Barry R. Barry	35.6	1966-67	SFW	78	40.7	9.2	3.6			13.0	28.7	45.1				9.7	10.9	88.4	53.1				3,175	2,775	714	282				258
2	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34.8	1960-61	LAL	73	42.9	19.8	5.1			12.8	29.7	43.0				9.3	11.8	78.3	49.8				3,133	2,538	1,447	371				279
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34.0	1962-63	LAL	80	42.1	14.3	4.8			12.9	28.4	45.3				8.3	9.9	83.7	51.9				3,370	2,719	1,146	386				226
4	Kevin Durant K. Durant	32.0	2013-14	OKC	81	38.5	7.4	5.5	1.3	0.7	10.5	20.8	50.3	2.4	6.1	39.1	8.7	9.9	87.3	63.5	0.7	6.7	3.5	3,122	2,593	598	445	103	59	285	174	+509
5	LeBron James L. James	31.4	2005-06	CLE	79	42.5	7.0	6.6	1.6	0.8	11.1	23.1	48.0	1.6	4.8	33.5	7.6	10.3	73.8	56.8	0.9	6.1	3.3	3,361	2,478	556	521	123	66	260	181	+275
6	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	31.2	1959-60	CIN	75	40.3	8.9	3.5			11.6	27.5	42.2				8.0	10.2	78.5	48.7				3,023	2,338	664	260				275
7	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	31.1	1961-62	STL	78	42.1	18.7	3.7			11.1	24.7	45.0				8.9	11.6	77.1	52.2				3,282	2,429	1,459	289				296
8	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	31.1	2022-23	MIL	63	32.1	11.8	5.7	0.8	0.8	11.2	20.3	55.3	0.7	2.7	27.5	7.9	12.3	64.5	60.5	2.2	9.6	3.9	2,023	1,959	742	359	52	51	246	197	+341
9	Karl Malone K. Malone	31.0	1989-90	UTA	82	38.1	11.1	2.8	1.5	0.6	11.1	19.8	56.2	0.2	0.5	37.2	8.5	11.1	76.2	62.6	2.8	8.3	3.7	3,122	2,540	911	226	121	50	304	259
10	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	30.7	1987-88	ATL	78	37.8	6.4	2.9	1.3	0.6	11.7	25.1	46.4	0.5	1.7	29.5	6.9	8.4	82.6	53.4	2.7	3.7	2.8	2,948	2,397	502	224	103	47	218	162
11	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	30.7	1980-81	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
12	Rick Barry R. Barry	30.6	1974-75	GSW	80	40.4	5.7	6.2	2.9	0.4	12.9	27.7	46.4				4.9	5.5	90.4	50.9	1.2	4.6		3,235	2,450	456	492	228	33		225
13	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	30.6	1983-84	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
14	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	30.4	2023-24	MIL	73	35.2	11.5	6.5	1.2	1.1	11.5	18.8	61.1	0.5	1.7	27.4	7.0	10.7	65.7	64.9	2.7	8.8	3.4	2,567	2,222	841	476	87	79	250	210	+339
15	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	30.4	2024-25	MIL	67	34.2	11.9	6.5	0.9	1.2	11.8	19.7	60.1	0.2	0.9	22.2	6.5	10.6	61.7	62.5	2.2	9.7	3.1	2,289	2,036	798	433	58	78	206	155	+334
16	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	30.3	1985-86	ATL	78	39.1	7.9	2.6	1.8	0.6	11.4	24.3	46.8	0.2	0.9	18.6	7.4	9.0	81.8	53.6	3.3	4.6	3.2	3,049	2,366	618	206	138	49	251	170
17	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	30.3	1981-82	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
18	Kevin Durant K. Durant	30.1	2009-10	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
19	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	30.1	2022-23	BOS	74	36.9	8.8	4.6	1.1	0.7	9.8	21.1	46.6	3.2	9.3	35.0	7.2	8.4	85.4	60.7	1.1	7.7	2.9	2,732	2,225	649	342	78	51	213	160	+470
20	LeBron James L. James	30.0	2007-08	CLE	75	40.4	7.9	7.2	1.8	1.1	10.6	21.9	48.4	1.5	4.8	31.5	7.3	10.3	71.2	56.8	1.8	6.1	3.4	3,027	2,250	592	539	138	81	255	165	+139
21	Larry Bird L. Bird	29.9	1987-88	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
22	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	29.9	2021-22	MIL	67	32.9	11.6	5.8	1.1	1.4	10.3	18.6	55.3	1.1	3.6	29.3	8.3	11.4	72.2	63.3	2.0	9.6	3.3	2,204	2,002	778	388	72	91	219	212	+397
23	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	29.9	1992-93	ATL	71	37.3	6.8	3.2	1.0	0.4	10.4	22.3	46.8	1.7	4.5	38.0	7.3	8.8	82.8	57.0	2.6	4.2	2.6	2,647	2,121	482	227	70	27	184	116
24	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	29.8	1985-86	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
25	Alex English A. English	29.8	1985-86	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

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Rick Barry has put up the most points per game by a forward in a season, with 35.6 per game in 1966-67.

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