Bob Pettit averaged the most points per game by a player in his 8th season, with 31.1 per game.

Interpreted as:

most points per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player ever in 8th year

	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	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
2	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
3	Bradley Beal B. Beal	30.5	2019-20	WAS	57	36.0	4.2	6.1	1.2	0.4	10.4	22.9	45.5	3.0	8.4	35.3	6.8	8.0	84.2	57.9	0.9	3.3	3.4	2,053	1,741	242	347	71	23	194	126	-201
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	30.1	1991-92	CHI	80	38.8	6.4	6.1	2.3	0.9	11.8	22.7	51.9	0.3	1.3	27.0	6.1	7.4	83.2	57.9	1.1	5.3	2.5	3,102	2,404	511	489	182	75	200	201
5	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	30.0	2019-20	POR	66	37.5	4.3	8.0	1.1	0.3	9.5	20.4	46.3	4.1	10.2	40.1	7.0	7.8	88.8	62.8	0.5	3.8	2.9	2,474	1,978	284	530	70	22	194	114	+84
6	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29.7	1999-00	LAL	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	2,344	1,078	299	36	239	223	255	+706
7	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	29.2	1967-68	CIN	65	42.5	6.0	9.7			10.2	20.3	50.0				8.9	10.2	87.3	58.8				2,765	1,896	391	633				199
8	James Harden J. Harden	29.1	2016-17	HOU	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	2,356	659	907	121	38	464	215	+425
9	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	28.1	2020-21	MIL	61	33.0	11.0	5.9	1.2	1.2	10.3	18.0	56.9	1.1	3.6	30.3	6.5	9.5	68.5	63.3	1.6	9.4	3.4	2,013	1,717	671	357	72	73	207	168	+409
10	Larry Bird L. Bird	28.1	1986-87	BOS	74	40.6	9.2	7.6	1.8	0.9	10.6	20.2	52.5	1.2	3.0	40.0	5.6	6.1	91.0	61.2	1.7	7.5	3.2	3,005	2,076	682	566	135	70	240	185
11	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	27.3	2016-17	TOR	74	35.4	5.2	3.9	1.1	0.2	9.7	20.9	46.7	0.4	1.7	26.6	7.4	8.7	84.2	55.2	0.9	4.3	2.4	2,620	2,020	386	290	78	13	180	134	+146
12	Chris Webber C. Webber	27.1	2000-01	SAC	70	40.5	11.1	4.2	1.3	1.7	11.2	23.4	48.1	0.0	0.4	7.1	4.6	6.6	70.3	51.6	2.6	8.5	2.8	2,836	1,898	777	294	93	118	195	226	+374
13	Karl Malone K. Malone	27.0	1992-93	UTA	82	37.8	11.2	3.8	1.5	1.0	9.7	17.6	55.2	0.0	0.2	20.0	7.5	10.2	74.0	61.2	2.8	8.4	2.9	3,099	2,217	919	308	124	85	240	261
14	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	26.8	2024-25	BOS	72	36.4	8.7	6.0	1.1	0.5	9.2	20.3	45.2	3.5	10.1	34.3	5.0	6.1	81.4	58.2	0.7	8.0	2.9	2,624	1,932	623	431	76	38	209	157	+534
15	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	26.8	2005-06	BOS	79	39.0	6.7	4.7	1.4	0.4	8.7	18.5	47.1	1.4	4.0	35.4	7.9	10.3	77.2	58.2	1.0	5.7	3.5	3,084	2,116	530	375	107	34	273	223	-59
16	Glen Rice G. Rice	26.8	1996-97	CHA	79	42.6	4.0	2.0	0.9	0.3	9.1	19.2	47.7	2.6	5.6	47.0	5.9	6.8	86.7	60.5	0.8	3.2	2.2	3,362	2,115	318	160	72	26	177	190	+176
17	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	26.7	1989-90	ATL	80	36.1	6.5	2.5	1.6	0.6	10.1	20.9	48.4	0.7	2.3	32.2	5.7	7.1	80.7	55.6	2.7	3.8	2.2	2,888	2,138	521	200	126	47	174	141
18	LeBron James L. James	26.7	2010-11	MIA	79	38.8	7.5	7.0	1.6	0.6	9.6	18.8	51.0	1.2	3.5	33.0	6.4	8.4	75.9	59.4	1.0	6.5	3.6	3,063	2,111	590	554	124	50	284	163	+619
19	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	26.6	2018-19	TOR	60	34.0	7.3	3.3	1.8	0.4	9.3	18.8	49.6	1.9	5.0	37.1	6.1	7.1	85.4	60.6	1.3	6.0	2.0	2,040	1,596	439	199	106	24	121	87	+356
20	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	26.6	2005-06	DAL	81	38.1	9.0	2.8	0.7	1.0	9.3	19.3	48.0	1.4	3.3	40.6	6.7	7.4	90.1	58.9	1.4	7.6	1.9	3,089	2,151	728	226	58	83	156	164	+509
21	Alex English A. English	26.4	1983-84	DEN	82	35.0	5.7	5.0	1.0	1.2	11.1	20.9	52.9	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.3	5.2	82.4	57.0	2.6	3.0	2.7	2,870	2,167	464	406	83	95	222	252
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	26.2	1976-77	LAL	82	36.8	13.3	3.9	1.2	3.2	10.8	18.7	57.9				4.6	6.5	70.1	60.8	3.2	10.0		3,016	2,152	1,090	319	101	261		262
23	Anthony Davis A. Davis	26.1	2019-20	LAL	62	34.4	9.3	3.2	1.5	2.3	8.9	17.7	50.3	1.2	3.5	33.0	7.2	8.5	84.6	61.0	2.3	7.0	2.5	2,131	1,618	577	200	91	143	154	156	+241
24	George Gervin G. Gervin	25.9	1983-84	SAS	76	34.0	4.1	2.9	1.0	0.6	10.1	20.5	49.0	0.1	0.3	41.7	5.6	6.7	84.2	55.1	1.4	2.7	2.9	2,584	1,967	313	220	79	47	224	219
25	Sam Jones S. Jones	25.9	1964-65	BOS	80	36.1	5.1	2.8			10.3	22.7	45.2				5.4	6.5	82.0	50.5				2,885	2,070	411	223				176