most points per game in less than 36 minutes per game in a season since 1980

Since 1979-80, Joel Embiid has put up the most points per game with fewer than 36.0 minutes per game in a season, with 34.7 per game in 2023-24.

Interpreted as:

most points per game by a player in less than 36 minutes per game in a season since 1980

	NAME	PPG	MPG	SEASON	TM	GP	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	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	34.7	33.6	2023-24	PHI	39	11.0	5.6	1.2	1.7	11.5	21.8	52.9	1.4	3.6	38.8	10.2	11.6	88.3	64.4	2.4	8.6	3.8	1,309	1,353	430	219	46	66	150	112	+267
2	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	33.1	34.6	2022-23	PHI	66	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	11.0	20.1	54.8	1.0	3.0	33.0	10.0	11.7	85.7	65.5	1.7	8.4	3.4	2,284	2,183	670	274	66	112	226	205	+424
3	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	34.2	2024-25	OKC	76	5.0	6.4	1.7	1.0	11.3	21.8	51.9	2.1	5.7	37.5	7.9	8.8	89.8	63.7	0.9	4.1	2.4	2,598	2,484	379	486	131	77	183	164	+918
4	George Gervin G. Gervin	32.3	35.7	1981-82	SAS	79	5.0	2.4	1.0	0.6	12.6	25.2	50.0	0.1	0.5	27.8	7.0	8.1	86.4	56.2	1.7	3.2	2.7	2,817	2,551	392	187	77	45	210	215
5	Stephen Curry S. Curry	32.0	34.1	2020-21	GSW	63	5.5	5.8	1.2	0.1	10.4	21.7	48.2	5.3	12.7	42.1	5.7	6.3	91.6	65.5	0.5	5.0	3.4	2,151	2,015	345	363	77	8	213	119	+242
6	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	31.6	34.6	2016-17	OKC	81	10.7	10.4	1.6	0.4	10.2	24.0	42.5	2.5	7.2	34.3	8.8	10.4	84.5	55.4	1.7	9.0	5.4	2,802	2,558	864	840	132	31	438	190	+251
7	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	35.5	2022-23	OKC	68	4.8	5.5	1.6	1.0	10.4	20.3	51.0	0.9	2.5	34.5	9.8	10.9	90.5	62.6	0.9	4.0	2.8	2,416	2,135	329	371	112	65	192	192	+149
8	Bradley Beal B. Beal	31.3	35.8	2020-21	WAS	60	4.7	4.4	1.2	0.4	11.2	23.0	48.5	2.2	6.2	34.9	6.8	7.7	88.9	59.3	1.2	3.5	3.1	2,147	1,878	283	265	69	22	187	140	-3
9	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	31.1	32.1	2022-23	MIL	63	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
10	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	30.6	33.8	2021-22	PHI	68	11.7	4.2	1.1	1.5	9.8	19.6	49.9	1.4	3.7	37.1	9.6	11.8	81.4	61.6	2.1	9.6	3.1	2,296	2,079	796	284	77	99	214	181	+367
11	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	30.4	35.2	2023-24	MIL	73	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
12	James Harden J. Harden	30.4	35.4	2017-18	HOU	72	5.4	8.8	1.8	0.7	9.0	20.1	44.9	3.7	10.0	36.7	8.7	10.1	85.8	61.9	0.6	4.8	4.4	2,551	2,191	389	630	126	50	315	169	+527
13	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	30.4	34.2	2024-25	MIL	67	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
14	Stephen Curry S. Curry	30.1	34.2	2015-16	GSW	79	5.4	6.7	2.1	0.2	10.2	20.2	50.4	5.1	11.2	45.4	4.6	5.1	90.8	66.9	0.9	4.6	3.3	2,700	2,375	430	527	169	15	262	161	+1022
15	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1	34.0	2023-24	OKC	75	5.5	6.2	2.0	0.9	10.6	19.8	53.5	1.3	3.6	35.3	7.6	8.7	87.4	63.6	0.9	4.7	2.2	2,553	2,254	415	465	150	67	162	184	+613
16	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	29.9	32.9	2021-22	MIL	67	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
17	Trae Young T. Young	29.6	35.3	2019-20	ATL	60	4.3	9.3	1.1	0.1	9.1	20.8	43.7	3.4	9.5	36.1	8.0	9.3	86.0	59.5	0.5	3.7	4.8	2,120	1,778	255	560	65	8	289	104	-228
18	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	29.5	30.4	2019-20	MIL	63	13.6	5.6	1.0	1.0	10.9	19.7	55.3	1.4	4.7	30.4	6.3	10.0	63.3	61.3	2.2	11.4	3.7	1,917	1,857	856	354	61	66	230	195	+682
19	Stephen Curry S. Curry	29.4	34.7	2022-23	GSW	56	6.1	6.3	0.9	0.4	10.0	20.2	49.3	4.9	11.4	42.7	4.6	5.0	91.5	65.6	0.7	5.4	3.2	1,941	1,648	341	352	52	20	179	117	+268
20	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	29.4	35.1	1983-84	DEN	78	4.8	3.1	0.7	0.6	11.5	20.6	55.8	0.1	0.4	36.7	6.3	7.4	85.2	61.8	1.1	3.7	2.0	2,734	2,295	373	238	53	50	156	187
21	Kevin Durant K. Durant	29.1	35.6	2022-23	TOT	47	6.7	5.0	0.7	1.4	10.3	18.3	56.0	2.0	4.9	40.4	6.5	7.1	91.9	67.7	0.4	6.3	3.3	1,671	1,366	313	235	34	67	156	99	+258
22	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	28.9	33.8	2016-17	BOS	76	2.7	5.9	0.9	0.2	9.0	19.4	46.3	3.2	8.5	37.9	7.8	8.5	90.9	62.5	0.6	2.1	2.8	2,569	2,199	205	448	70	13	210	167	+276
23	LeBron James L. James	28.9	35.5	2022-23	LAL	55	8.3	6.8	0.9	0.6	11.1	22.2	50.0	2.2	6.9	32.1	4.6	5.9	76.8	58.3	1.2	7.1	3.2	1,954	1,590	457	375	50	32	178	88	+214
24	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	28.8	33.6	2019-20	DAL	61	9.4	8.8	1.0	0.2	9.5	20.6	46.3	2.8	8.9	31.6	7.0	9.2	75.8	58.5	1.3	8.1	4.3	2,047	1,759	573	538	62	14	260	153	+253
25	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	28.8	35.8	2020-21	POR	67	4.2	7.5	0.9	0.3	9.0	19.9	45.1	4.1	10.5	39.1	6.7	7.2	92.8	62.3	0.5	3.7	3.0	2,398	1,928	283	505	62	17	203	102	+198