most points per game in season with less than 57 gp ever

Elgin Baylor has the most points per game with fewer than 57 games played in a season, with 38.3 per game in 1961-62.

Interpreted as:
most points per game by a player in season with less than 57 gp ever
NAMEPPGGPSEASONTMMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
38.3
48
1961-62
44.4
18.6
4.6
14.2
33.1
42.8
9.9
13.1
75.4
49.2
2,129
1,836
892
222
155
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
34.7
39
2023-24
33.6
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
3Bernard King
B. King
32.9
55
1984-85
37.5
5.8
3.7
1.3
0.3
12.6
23.7
53.0
0.0
0.2
10.0
7.7
10.0
77.2
58.5
2.1
3.7
3.7
2,063
1,809
317
204
71
15
204
191
4Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
30.7
22
1982-83
40.3
6.4
4.8
0.9
0.0
10.6
18.3
58.0
0.0
0.0
9.5
11.3
84.7
66.1
2.6
3.7
3.7
887
676
140
105
20
0
81
62
5LeBron James
L. James
30.3
56
2021-22
37.2
8.2
6.2
1.3
1.1
11.4
21.8
52.4
2.9
8.0
35.9
4.5
6.0
75.6
61.9
1.1
7.1
3.5
2,084
1,695
459
349
73
59
196
121
-117
6Kevin Durant
K. Durant
29.9
55
2021-22
37.2
7.4
6.4
0.9
0.9
10.5
20.3
51.8
2.1
5.5
38.3
6.8
7.4
91.0
63.4
0.5
6.9
3.5
2,047
1,643
407
351
48
52
191
113
+269
7Bob Rule
B. Rule
29.8
4
1970-71
35.5
11.5
1.8
11.8
24.5
48.0
6.3
7.5
83.3
53.5
142
119
46
7
14
8Stephen Curry
S. Curry
29.4
56
2022-23
34.7
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
9Kevin Durant
K. Durant
29.1
47
2022-23
TOT
35.6
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
10LeBron James
L. James
28.9
55
2022-23
35.5
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
11Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28.5
51
2020-21
31.1
10.6
2.8
1.0
1.4
9.0
17.6
51.3
1.1
3.0
37.7
9.2
10.7
85.9
63.6
2.2
8.4
3.1
1,585
1,451
539
145
50
69
159
123
+405
12Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
28.2
50
2024-25
TOT
35.4
8.2
7.7
1.8
0.4
9.2
20.5
45.0
3.5
9.6
36.8
6.2
7.9
78.2
58.7
0.8
7.4
3.6
1,769
1,408
409
383
89
21
179
126
+344
13Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
28.1
42
1991-92
38.1
7.0
3.8
1.2
0.6
10.1
21.8
46.4
0.9
3.0
28.9
7.0
8.4
83.5
55.2
2.5
4.6
2.9
1,601
1,179
295
158
52
24
122
77
14Devin Booker
D. Booker
27.8
53
2022-23
34.6
4.5
5.5
1.0
0.3
9.9
20.1
49.4
2.1
6.0
35.1
5.8
6.8
85.5
60.1
0.9
3.7
2.7
1,835
1,471
240
293
51
18
145
159
+247
15Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
27.6
36
2025-26
28.9
9.8
5.4
0.9
0.7
10.4
16.6
62.4
0.4
1.3
33.3
6.4
9.9
65.0
65.8
2.7
7.1
3.2
1,039
993
352
196
34
24
115
86
+96
16Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
27.4
29
2021-22
37.6
4.4
5.8
1.4
0.6
10.0
21.2
46.9
3.4
8.2
41.8
4.1
4.4
91.5
59.2
0.6
3.8
2.5
1,091
796
127
167
41
17
73
81
+121
17Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
27.4
20
2019-20
32.9
5.2
6.4
1.4
0.5
10.0
20.8
47.8
2.8
7.1
39.4
4.7
5.1
92.2
59.5
1.1
4.1
2.6
658
548
103
128
27
10
52
53
-7
18Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
27.4
51
2006-07
37.9
4.7
7.5
2.1
1.2
9.3
18.9
49.1
0.4
1.5
26.6
8.5
10.5
80.7
58.3
1.0
3.7
4.2
1,931
1,397
239
384
107
62
216
117
+96
19LeBron James
L. James
27.4
55
2018-19
35.2
8.5
8.3
1.3
0.6
10.1
19.9
51.0
2.0
5.9
33.9
5.1
7.6
66.5
58.8
1.0
7.4
3.6
1,937
1,505
465
454
72
33
197
94
+115
20Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27.3
12
1969-70
42.1
18.4
4.1
10.8
18.9
56.8
5.8
13.1
44.6
55.4
505
328
221
49
31
21Jerry West
J. West
27.1
55
1962-63
39.3
7.0
5.6
10.2
22.1
46.1
6.7
8.7
77.8
52.3
2,163
1,489
384
307
150
22Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
27.0
50
1977-78
40.8
3.6
6.7
2.0
0.2
11.1
25.1
44.4
4.8
5.5
87.0
49.2
1.0
2.6
5.0
2,041
1,352
178
335
101
8
248
116
23Kevin Durant
K. Durant
26.9
35
2020-21
33.1
7.1
5.6
0.7
1.3
9.3
17.2
53.7
2.4
5.4
45.0
6.0
6.8
88.2
66.6
0.4
6.7
3.4
1,157
943
247
195
25
45
120
70
+276
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
26.9
17
1994-95
39.3
6.9
5.3
1.8
0.8
9.8
23.8
41.1
0.9
1.9
50.0
6.4
8.0
80.1
49.3
1.5
5.4
2.1
668
457
117
90
30
13
35
47
25Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
26.9
54
2020-21
34.9
4.8
6.0
1.4
0.7
10.2
20.1
50.6
2.8
7.0
40.2
3.7
4.0
92.2
61.4
1.0
3.8
2.4
1,886
1,451
257
324
76
37
130
140
+229

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