most ppg in less than 17 mpg in a season in nba history

Tristen Newton, Freeman Williams and George Lee are tied for the most points per game with fewer than 17.0 minutes per game in a season, with 12.0 per game.

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Data note: Minutes Per Game: player season data complete from 1951-52

	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	Tristen Newton T. Newton	12.0	12.0	2025-26	HOU	1	3.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	9.0	44.4	2.0	5.0	40.0	2.0	3.0	66.7	58.1	2.0	1.0	0.0	12	12	3	0	1	0	0	0	+2
2	Freeman Williams F. Williams	12.0	16.6	1981-82	TOT	60	1.0	1.4	0.5	0.0	4.6	10.4	44.3	0.5	1.6	29.8	2.3	2.8	84.3	51.7	0.4	0.7	1.8	997	720	62	86	29	0	107	103
3	George Lee G. Lee	12.0	5.0	1966-67	SFW	1	0.0	0.0			3.0	4.0	75.0				6.0	7.0	85.7	84.7				5	12	0	0				0
4	Derrick Gervin D. Gervin	12.0	16.1	1989-90	NJN	21	3.1	0.4	1.0	0.3	4.4	9.4	47.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.1	4.2	73.0	53.1	1.4	1.7	0.6	339	251	65	8	20	7	12	47
5	Dell Curry D. Curry	11.9	16.9	1988-89	CHA	48	2.2	1.0	0.9	0.1	5.3	10.9	49.1	0.4	1.1	34.5	0.8	1.0	87.0	52.7	0.5	1.6	0.9	813	571	104	50	42	4	44	68
6	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	11.3	14.7	1979-80	POR	16	1.8	1.9	0.9	0.1	4.5	9.1	49.3	0.5	1.2	42.1	1.8	2.4	71.8	55.2	0.8	1.0	1.3	235	180	29	31	14	2	20	26
7	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	11.1	16.4	1981-82	POR	75	1.4	1.5	0.5	0.1	4.4	9.2	47.3	0.2	0.5	29.3	2.2	2.8	78.7	53.0	0.7	0.7	1.2	1,229	832	108	111	41	5	93	100
8	Thomas Bryant T. Bryant	11.0	11.0	2026-27	CLE	1	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	7.0	42.9	3.0	6.0	50.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	69.8	1.0	1.0	0.0	11	11	2	0	0	1	0	1	-9
9	John Mengelt J. Mengelt	10.7	16.5	1975-76	DET	67	1.7	1.6	0.6	0.1	3.9	8.1	48.9				2.9	3.5	81.0	55.9	0.4	1.3		1,105	720	115	108	40	5		138
10	Brandon Williams B. Williams	10.7	16.2	2026-27	GSW	6	2.8	2.3	1.2	0.2	2.8	8.7	32.7	0.8	2.8	29.4	4.2	4.8	86.2	49.4	1.0	1.8	1.7	97	64	17	14	7	1	10	9	+17
11	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	10.6	16.6	2022-23	BKN	57	1.7	1.4	0.4	0.1	3.5	8.0	44.1	0.9	2.3	38.3	2.6	3.1	86.8	56.7	0.1	1.5	1.1	947	604	95	78	20	7	63	55	-4
12	Marreese Speights M. Speights	10.4	15.9	2014-15	GSW	76	4.3	0.9	0.3	0.4	4.2	8.5	49.2	0.1	0.2	27.8	2.0	2.3	84.3	54.6	1.4	2.8	1.1	1,207	791	325	72	20	34	82	189	+179
13	Freeman Williams F. Williams	10.4	16.6	1978-79	SDC	72	1.4	1.2	0.6	0.0	4.7	9.5	49.0				1.1	1.4	77.6	51.4	0.7	0.7	1.4	1,195	746	98	83	42	2	99	88
14	Patty Mills P. Mills	10.3	16.3	2011-12	SAS	16	1.8	2.4	0.6	0.1	3.9	8.1	48.5	1.5	3.5	42.9	0.9	0.9	100.0	60.4	0.3	1.5	1.6	261	165	28	39	10	1	26	14	+39
15	Drazen Petrovic D. Petrovic	10.2	16.6	1990-91	TOT	61	1.8	1.4	0.7	0.0	4.0	8.1	49.3	0.4	1.1	35.4	1.9	2.2	83.2	56.3	0.8	1.0	1.3	1,015	623	110	86	43	1	81	132
16	Mike McGee M. McGee	10.2	15.4	1984-85	LAL	76	2.2	0.9	0.5	0.1	4.3	8.1	53.8	0.3	0.8	36.1	1.2	2.1	58.8	56.7	1.3	0.9	1.1	1,170	774	165	71	39	7	81	147
17	Walter Davis W. Davis	9.9	16.1	1991-92	DEN	46	1.5	1.5	0.6	0.0	4.0	8.8	45.9	0.1	0.3	31.3	1.8	2.0	87.2	51.4	0.4	1.1	1.0	741	457	70	68	29	1	45	69
18	Flynn Robinson F. Robinson	9.9	15.7	1971-72	LAL	64	1.8	2.2			4.1	8.4	49.0				1.7	2.0	86.0	53.7				1,007	635	115	138				139
19	Dave Gambee D. Gambee	9.8	15.7	1968-69	TOT	59	4.4	0.8			3.6	7.9	45.2				2.7	3.3	81.5	52.6				926	579	257	47				159
20	Carl Landry C. Landry	9.8	15.8	2015-16	PHI	36	4.1	0.9	0.3	0.3	3.9	6.9	55.6	0.2	0.4	46.2	1.9	2.5	73.6	60.5	1.4	2.7	0.6	569	351	146	32	12	9	22	69	-111
21	Luke Kennard L. Kennard	9.7	15.7	2026-27	PHX	3	2.0	1.7	0.3	0.0	3.0	5.0	60.0	2.3	4.3	53.8	1.3	1.3	100.0	86.5	0.3	1.7	0.0	47	29	6	5	1	0	0	4	+17
22	Brice Sensabaugh B. Sensabaugh	9.7	15.5	2026-27	UTA	6	3.2	1.2	0.0	0.2	3.2	6.5	48.7	2.0	3.8	52.2	1.3	1.3	100.0	68.2	0.7	2.5	1.0	93	58	19	7	0	1	6	9	-30
23	Abdul Jeelani A. Jeelani	9.6	16.7	1979-80	POR	77	3.5	1.2	0.5	0.5	3.7	7.3	51.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.1	2.6	78.9	56.3	1.5	2.0	1.5	1,286	737	270	95	40	40	117	155
24	James Silas J. Silas	9.5	16.2	1976-77	SAS	22	1.5	2.3	0.6	0.1	2.8	6.5	43.0				4.0	4.9	81.3	55.3	0.3	1.1		356	209	32	50	13	3		36
25	Jim Farmer J. Farmer	9.4	16.9	1990-91	TOT	27	2.5	1.4	0.5	0.1	3.7	8.3	45.3	0.2	0.9	21.7	1.8	2.4	73.8	50.7	1.1	1.4	1.4	456	255	68	38	13	2	38	58

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PPG

22.8

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RPG

9.0

Şengün

APG

7.4

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Team Rankings

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122.6

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DRTG

110.0

10th

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12.6

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39.0

4th

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	6	0	1.000
2	Rockets	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	4	1	.800	1.5
4	Lakers	4	2	.667	2.0
5	Thunder	4	2	.667	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/2	BOS	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/4	MIN	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Sat 11/7	HOU	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Mon 11/9	DEN	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/11	GSW	@	HOU	9:30 PM

Last Game

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4 - 2

Final

119

Rockets

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PPG Leaders

36.2

Dončić

29.6

Maxey

29.2

Curry

RPG Leaders

15.8

Sabonis

13.5

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.2

Young

9.2

Jokić

8.2

Mitchell

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

3.0

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.8

Kessler

2.5

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.4

Dončić

4.6

Murray

4.4

Curry

TS% Leaders

81.3

Camara

81.1

Stewart

75.5

Jones

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.5

119.9

119.7

118.9

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.8

104.9

105.4

105.9

108.5

NetRtg Rankings

15.1

12.6

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10.5

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FanDuel Points Leaders

359.8

Wembanyama

323.3

Maxey

317.3

Antetokounmpo

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347

Wembanyama

334.5

Antetokounmpo

325.3

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39.7

Dončić

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Wembanyama

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37.6

Maxey

37.2

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.85

Wembanyama

1.68

Antetokounmpo

1.62

Flagg

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Wembanyama

1.77

Antetokounmpo

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Dončić

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6-1

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Worst Record ATS

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	6	1	.857
2	Pistons	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Celtics	5	1	.833	0.5
4	Cavaliers	4	2	.667	1.5
5	Raptors	3	2	.600	2.0
6	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.5
7	Hawks	3	4	.429	3.0
8	Hornets	3	4	.429	3.0
9	Magic	2	4	.333	3.5
10	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.5
11	Heat	2	4	.333	3.5
12	Pacers	2	5	.286	4.0
13	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.5
14	Bucks	1	5	.167	4.5
15	Nets	1	5	.167	4.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	6	0	1.000
2	Rockets	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	4	1	.800	1.5
4	Lakers	4	2	.667	2.0
5	Thunder	4	2	.667	2.0
6	Spurs	4	2	.667	2.0
7	Mavericks	4	2	.667	2.0
8	Nuggets	3	2	.600	2.5
9	Timberwolves	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Warriors	3	3	.500	3.0
11	Pelicans	2	4	.333	4.0
12	Suns	1	3	.250	4.0
13	Clippers	1	4	.200	4.5
14	Jazz	1	5	.167	5.0
15	Kings	0	6	.000	6.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	GSW	8:30 PM
Sun 11/1	TOR	@	LAL	9:00 PM
Mon 11/2	OKC	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Mon 11/2	ATL	@	IND	7:30 PM
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Tristen Newton, Freeman Williams and George Lee are tied for the most points per game with fewer than 17.0 minutes per game in a season, with 12.0 per game.

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29.2

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8.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

4.2

2.8

2.5

5.4

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4.4

81.3

81.1

75.5

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

359.8

323.3

317.3

347

334.5

325.3

39.7

34.5

34.4

38.2

37.6

37.2

1.85

1.68

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