most points per game in less than 27 minutes per game in a season since 1980

Since 1979-80, Michael Jordan has the most points per game with fewer than 27.0 minutes per game in a season, with 22.7 per game in 1985-86.

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NAMEPPGMPGSEASONTMGPRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
22.7
25.1
1985-86
CHI CHI
18
3.6
2.9
2.1
1.2
8.3
18.2
45.7
0.2
1.0
16.7
5.8
6.9
84.0
53.3
1.3
2.3
2.5
451
408
64
53
37
21
45
46
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
20.2
25.4
2016-17
PHI PHI
31
7.8
2.1
0.9
2.5
6.5
13.8
46.6
1.2
3.2
36.7
6.2
7.9
78.3
58.4
2.0
5.9
3.8
786
627
243
66
27
76
117
112
+67
3Lou Williams
L. Williams
20.0
26.6
2018-19
LAC LAC
75
3.0
5.4
0.8
0.1
6.5
15.2
42.5
1.4
3.9
36.1
5.7
6.5
87.6
55.4
0.5
2.4
2.4
1,993
1,498
222
402
57
11
181
80
+195
4Ty Jerome
T. Jerome
19.7
22.6
2025-26
MEM MEM
15
2.8
5.7
1.1
0.3
6.8
14.3
47.4
2.8
6.7
42.0
3.3
3.7
87.5
61.6
0.7
2.1
1.8
339
295
42
85
16
4
27
31
-45
5Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
19.5
26.0
2026-27
TOR TOR
2
7.5
1.5
3.5
0.5
6.0
18.5
32.4
2.0
7.0
28.6
5.5
5.5
100.0
46.6
2.5
5.0
2.0
52
39
15
3
7
1
4
8
+7
6Freeman Williams
F. Williams
19.3
24.1
1980-81
SDC SDC
82
1.6
2.0
1.1
0.1
7.8
16.8
46.5
0.6
1.7
34.0
3.1
3.6
85.2
52.4
0.9
0.7
2.0
1,976
1,585
129
164
91
5
166
157
7Collin Sexton
C. Sexton
18.7
26.6
2023-24
UTA UTA
78
2.6
4.9
0.8
0.2
6.5
13.3
48.7
1.6
4.2
39.4
4.1
4.7
86.2
60.7
0.9
1.7
2.1
2,075
1,458
205
383
62
18
165
154
-143
8Freeman Williams
F. Williams
18.6
25.8
1979-80
SDC SDC
82
2.3
2.0
0.9
0.1
7.9
16.4
48.0
0.5
1.6
32.8
2.4
2.9
81.5
52.7
1.3
1.1
2.1
2,118
1,526
192
166
72
9
171
145
9Jordan Clarkson
J. Clarkson
18.4
26.7
2020-21
UTA UTA
68
4.0
2.5
0.9
0.1
6.7
15.8
42.5
3.1
8.8
34.7
1.9
2.1
89.6
54.9
0.7
3.3
1.7
1,818
1,251
274
168
61
10
115
110
+301
10Derrick Rose
D. Rose
18.1
26.0
2019-20
DET DET
50
2.4
5.6
0.8
0.3
7.4
15.1
49.0
0.9
2.9
30.6
2.4
2.8
87.1
55.5
0.5
1.9
2.5
1,298
904
121
278
40
16
126
49
-84
11Jeremy Lin
J. Lin
18.0
25.0
2017-18
BKN BKN
1
0.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
12.0
41.7
1.0
2.0
50.0
7.0
7.0
100.0
59.7
0.0
0.0
3.0
25
18
0
4
0
0
3
3
-6
12Trae Young
T. Young
17.9
25.6
2025-26
TOT
15
2.0
8.0
0.9
0.1
5.4
11.8
45.8
1.8
5.3
33.8
5.3
6.5
82.5
61.2
0.3
1.7
2.6
384
269
30
120
13
2
39
33
-66
13Jalen Green
J. Green
17.8
25.9
2025-26
PHX PHX
32
3.6
2.8
1.1
0.3
6.8
16.0
42.2
2.2
7.1
31.3
2.0
2.7
74.7
51.6
0.5
3.1
2.3
828
568
116
91
34
8
72
42
+32
14David Robinson
D. Robinson
17.7
24.5
1996-97
SAS SAS
6
8.5
1.3
1.0
1.0
6.0
12.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
5.7
8.7
65.4
55.9
3.2
5.3
1.3
147
106
51
8
6
6
8
9
+21
15John Drew
J. Drew
17.7
22.2
1983-84
UTA UTA
81
4.2
1.7
1.1
0.0
6.3
13.2
47.9
0.1
0.3
27.3
5.0
6.4
77.8
55.2
1.8
2.4
2.4
1,797
1,430
338
135
88
2
192
208
16Lou Williams
L. Williams
17.5
24.6
2016-17
TOT
81
2.5
3.0
1.0
0.2
5.3
12.3
42.9
2.0
5.5
36.5
5.0
5.6
88.0
59.3
0.3
2.2
2.0
1,994
1,421
202
239
80
20
160
92
+50
17Walter Davis
W. Davis
17.5
23.7
1989-90
DEN DEN
69
2.6
2.2
0.9
0.1
7.2
15.0
48.1
0.1
0.7
13.0
3.0
3.3
91.2
53.3
0.7
1.9
1.5
1,635
1,207
179
155
59
9
102
160
18Walter Berry
W. Berry
17.4
26.3
1987-88
SAS SAS
73
5.4
1.5
0.8
0.9
7.4
13.2
56.3
0.0
0.0
2.6
4.4
60.0
57.8
2.4
3.0
2.2
1,922
1,272
395
110
55
63
162
207
19Coby White
C. White
17.4
25.0
2025-26
TOT
50
3.4
4.0
0.5
0.1
5.6
12.5
44.6
2.3
6.4
36.2
3.9
4.8
81.7
59.5
0.3
3.1
2.6
1,249
868
170
200
25
5
128
111
+92
20Myles Turner
M. Turner
17.1
27.0
2023-24
IND IND
77
6.9
1.3
0.5
1.9
6.2
11.8
52.4
1.5
4.2
35.8
3.2
4.1
77.3
62.6
1.5
5.5
1.4
2,076
1,313
533
100
39
144
109
232
+220
21Mike Woodson
M. Woodson
17.0
25.6
1984-85
KCK KCK
78
2.5
1.8
1.5
0.4
6.8
13.7
49.6
0.1
0.3
23.8
3.4
4.2
80.0
54.8
0.9
1.7
1.8
1,998
1,329
198
143
117
28
139
216
22Purvis Short
P. Short
17.0
26.4
1979-80
GSW GSW
62
5.1
2.0
1.0
0.1
7.4
14.8
50.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.2
2.7
81.2
53.4
1.9
3.2
2.0
1,636
1,056
316
123
63
9
122
186
23RJ Hunter
RJ Hunter
17.0
26.0
2018-19
BOS BOS
1
3.0
3.0
1.0
0.0
6.0
13.0
46.2
4.0
10.0
40.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
61.2
1.0
2.0
0.0
26
17
3
3
1
0
0
3
+28
24Norman Powell
N. Powell
17.0
26.1
2022-23
LAC LAC
60
2.9
1.8
0.8
0.3
5.7
11.8
47.9
1.9
4.8
39.7
3.8
4.6
81.2
61.2
0.4
2.5
1.7
1,567
1,019
175
109
50
18
101
125
-124
25Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
16.7
25.7
1990-91
TOT
81
3.3
1.4
0.7
0.1
6.7
13.9
48.4
0.5
1.5
32.5
2.8
3.2
89.1
54.8
1.3
2.0
1.5
2,085
1,354
271
111
58
9
122
181
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Pacers Pacers
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.333
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Knicks Knicks
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.333
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13
Bulls Bulls
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.167
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Mon
11/2
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@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Wed
11/4
CHI CHI
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Sun
11/8
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
3:30 PM
Wed
11/11
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CHI CHI
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Fri
11/13
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103.8

Raptors

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76ers

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Grizzlies

105.4

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11.3

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10.5

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9.1
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Kings

0-6

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Bucks

1-5

Bulls

1-5

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1-4

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Rockets

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76ers 76ers
6
1
.857
2
Pistons Pistons
5
1
.833
0.5
3
Celtics Celtics
4
1
.800
1.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
4
2
.667
1.5
5
Raptors Raptors
3
2
.600
2.0
6
Wizards Wizards
3
3
.500
2.5
7
Hawks Hawks
3
4
.429
3.0
8
Hornets Hornets
3
4
.429
3.0
9
Magic Magic
2
3
.400
3.0
10
Heat Heat
2
4
.333
3.5
11
Pacers Pacers
2
4
.333
3.5
12
Knicks Knicks
2
4
.333
3.5
13
Bulls Bulls
1
5
.167
4.5
14
Bucks Bucks
1
5
.167
4.5
15
Nets Nets
0
5
.000
5.0
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1
Grizzlies Grizzlies
6
0
1.000
2
Rockets Rockets
6
1
.857
0.5
3
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
1
.800
1.5
4
Lakers Lakers
4
2
.667
2.0
5
Thunder Thunder
4
2
.667
2.0
6
Spurs Spurs
4
2
.667
2.0
7
Mavericks Mavericks
4
2
.667
2.0
8
Nuggets Nuggets
3
2
.600
2.5
9
Timberwolves Timberwolves
4
3
.571
2.5
10
Warriors Warriors
3
3
.500
3.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans
2
4
.333
4.0
12
Suns Suns
1
3
.250
4.0
13
Clippers Clippers
1
4
.200
4.5
14
Jazz Jazz
1
5
.167
5.0
15
Kings Kings
0
6
.000
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NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
113-121
Tue
10/20
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
106-100
Tue
10/20
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
116-104
Wed
10/21
ATL ATL
@
ORL ORL
132-125
Wed
10/21
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/1
BOS BOS
@
ORL ORL
3:30 PM
Sun
11/1
BKN BKN
@
IND IND
5:00 PM
Sun
11/1
LAC LAC
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM
Sun
11/1
TOR TOR
@
LAL LAL
9:00 PM
Mon
11/2
OKC OKC
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM