most ppg in a season by a player in their last season

Bob Pettit has the most points per game by an inactive or retired player in his last season, with 22.5 per game in 1964-65.

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Assumption:41+ GP/82TG

	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	22.5	1964-65	STL	50	35.1	12.4	2.6			7.9	18.5	42.9				6.6	8.1	82.0	51.0				1,754	1,124	621	128				167
2	Drazen Petrovic D. Petrovic	22.3	1992-93	NJN	70	38.0	2.7	3.5	1.3	0.2	8.4	16.2	51.8	1.1	2.4	44.9	4.5	5.2	87.0	60.5	0.6	2.1	2.9	2,660	1,564	190	247	94	13	204	237
3	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	21.9	1961-62	PHI	78	35.7	6.8	2.6			7.8	19.1	41.0				6.2	7.7	80.5	48.6				2,785	1,706	527	201				307
4	Alex Groza A. Groza	21.7	1950-51	IND	66		10.7	2.4			7.5	15.8	47.0				6.7	8.6	78.6	55.2					1,429	709	156				237
5	Joe Caldwell J. Caldwell	21.1	1969-70	ATL	82	34.8	5.0	3.5			8.2	16.2	50.7				4.6	6.7	68.8	54.9				2,857	1,727	407	287				255
6	Reggie Lewis R. Lewis	20.8	1992-93	BOS	80	39.3	4.3	3.7	1.5	1.0	8.3	17.6	47.0	0.2	0.8	23.3	4.1	4.7	86.7	52.9	1.1	3.2	1.7	3,144	1,666	347	298	118	77	133	248
7	Rudy LaRusso R. LaRusso	20.7	1968-69	SFW	75	37.1	8.3	2.1			7.4	18.0	41.0				5.9	7.5	79.4	48.6				2,782	1,550	624	159				268
8	George Yardley G. Yardley	20.2	1959-60	SYR	73	32.9	7.9	1.7			7.5	16.5	45.3				5.2	6.4	81.6	52.2				2,402	1,473	579	122				227
9	Larry Bird L. Bird	20.2	1991-92	BOS	45	36.9	9.6	6.8	0.9	0.7	7.8	16.8	46.6	1.2	2.8	40.6	3.3	3.6	92.6	54.7	1.0	8.6	2.8	1,662	908	434	306	42	33	125	82
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	20.0	2002-03	WAS	82	37.0	6.1	3.8	1.5	0.5	8.3	18.6	44.5	0.2	0.7	29.1	3.2	4.0	82.1	49.1	0.9	5.2	2.1	3,031	1,640	497	311	123	39	173	171	+6
11	Chet Walker C. Walker	19.2	1974-75	CHI	76	32.3	5.7	2.2	0.6	0.1	6.9	14.2	48.7				5.4	6.3	86.0	56.8	1.5	4.2		2,452	1,461	432	169	49	6		181
12	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	19.1	2015-16	MIA	53	33.5	7.4	2.4	0.7	0.6	6.8	14.5	46.7	1.5	4.2	36.5	4.0	5.1	79.5	57.1	0.9	6.5	1.5	1,778	1,010	390	128	36	34	78	101	+31
13	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	18.9	1975-76	POR	72	35.5	2.3	4.6	1.1	0.1	7.5	16.3	46.1				3.8	4.6	82.9	51.5	0.5	1.8		2,557	1,363	168	330	82	5		194
14	Reggie Theus R. Theus	18.6	1990-91	NJN	81	36.5	2.8	4.7	1.0	0.4	7.2	15.4	46.8	0.6	1.8	36.1	3.6	4.2	85.1	54.0	0.9	2.0	3.1	2,955	1,510	229	378	85	35	252	231
15	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	18.4	1997-98	HOU	70	35.3	4.9	5.5	1.8	0.6	6.5	15.1	42.7	1.5	4.8	31.7	4.0	4.9	80.1	53.1	1.5	3.4	2.7	2,473	1,287	346	382	126	42	189	193	+69
16	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	18.1	1973-74	NYK	71	38.0	10.7	3.6	0.9	0.5	7.9	17.1	46.1				2.3	3.1	75.6	49.0	1.9	8.8		2,699	1,282	757	253	67	39		222
17	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	17.6	2015-16	LAL	66	28.2	3.7	2.8	0.9	0.2	6.0	16.9	35.8	2.0	7.1	28.5	3.5	4.3	82.6	46.9	0.6	3.1	2.0	1,863	1,161	247	184	62	13	129	115	-571
18	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	17.0	1993-94	CLE	50	36.8	10.2	3.0	0.8	0.7	5.9	12.1	48.8	0.0	0.0		5.1	6.5	78.5	56.6	2.6	7.6	2.2	1,838	848	508	149	41	36	110	145
19	Maurice Stokes M. Stokes	16.9	1957-58	CIN	63	39.0	18.1	6.4			6.6	18.7	35.1				3.8	5.3	71.5	40.2				2,460	1,066	1,142	403				226
20	Ralph Beard R. Beard	16.8	1950-51	IND	66		3.8	4.8			6.2	16.8	36.8				4.4	5.7	77.5	43.5					1,111	251	318				96
21	Julius Erving J. Erving	16.8	1986-87	PHI	60	32.0	4.4	3.2	1.3	1.6	6.7	14.2	47.1	0.2	0.9	26.4	3.2	3.9	81.3	52.7	1.9	2.5	2.6	1,918	1,005	264	191	76	94	158	137
22	Malik Beasley M. Beasley	16.3	2024-25	DET	82	27.8	2.6	1.7	0.9	0.1	5.6	13.1	43.0	3.9	9.3	41.6	1.2	1.7	67.9	59.0	0.6	2.0	1.0	2,283	1,336	214	139	73	5	83	125	+175
23	Sam Jones S. Jones	16.3	1968-69	BOS	70	26.0	3.8	2.6			7.1	15.8	45.0				2.1	2.7	78.3	48.1				1,820	1,140	265	182				121
24	George Gervin G. Gervin	16.2	1985-86	CHI	82	25.2	2.6	1.8	0.6	0.3	6.3	13.4	47.2	0.0	0.2	21.1	3.5	3.9	87.9	53.4	1.0	1.7	2.0	2,065	1,325	215	144	49	23	161	210
25	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	16.1	1977-78	BOS	82	34.1	4.0	4.0	1.1	0.3	6.7	14.8	44.9				2.8	3.3	85.5	49.5	1.1	2.9	2.5	2,797	1,322	332	328	90	22	204	185

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15	Kings	0	3	.000	3.5