most ppg in one season less then 38 mpg

James Harden has put up the most points per game with fewer than 38.0 minutes per game in a season, with 36.1 per game in 2018-19.

Interpreted as:
most ppg by a player in one season less then 38 mpg
NAMEPPGMPGSEASONTMGPRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
36.1
36.8
2018-19
HOU HOU
78
6.6
7.5
2.0
0.7
10.8
24.5
44.2
4.8
13.2
36.8
9.7
11.0
87.9
61.6
0.8
5.8
5.0
2,867
2,818
518
586
158
58
387
244
+357
2Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
36.0
37.0
2025-26
MIN MIN
2
5.5
3.0
0.0
1.0
12.5
23.5
53.2
4.0
8.0
50.0
7.0
8.5
82.4
66.1
0.5
5.0
3.0
74
72
11
6
0
2
6
4
-8
3Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
34.7
33.6
2023-24
PHI 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
4James Harden
J. Harden
34.3
36.5
2019-20
HOU HOU
68
6.6
7.5
1.8
0.9
9.9
22.3
44.4
4.4
12.4
35.5
10.2
11.8
86.5
62.6
1.0
5.5
4.5
2,483
2,335
446
512
125
60
308
227
+287
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
34.0
32.0
2025-26
MIL MIL
2
17.0
6.0
0.0
0.5
13.5
20.0
67.5
1.5
2.5
60.0
5.5
9.5
57.9
70.3
4.5
12.5
3.5
64
68
34
12
0
1
7
6
+28
6Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
33.9
37.5
2023-24
DAL DAL
70
9.2
9.8
1.4
0.5
11.5
23.6
48.7
4.1
10.6
38.2
6.8
8.7
78.6
61.7
0.8
8.4
4.0
2,624
2,370
647
686
99
38
282
149
+319
7Aaron Gordon
A. Gordon
33.5
32.0
2025-26
DEN DEN
2
5.0
1.5
1.5
0.5
11.0
16.0
68.8
5.5
8.5
64.7
6.0
6.0
100.0
89.9
0.5
4.5
1.0
64
67
10
3
3
1
2
1
+16
8Stephen Curry
S. Curry
33.3
32.0
2025-26
GSW GSW
3
4.3
4.7
2.3
1.3
10.7
20.3
52.5
5.3
11.7
45.7
6.7
6.7
100.0
71.6
0.3
4.0
2.7
96
100
13
14
7
4
8
5
+3
9Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
33.3
32.7
2025-26
SAS SAS
3
13.3
2.3
1.7
6.0
12.3
21.7
56.9
1.3
3.7
36.4
7.3
10.0
73.3
63.9
1.7
11.7
0.7
98
100
40
7
5
18
2
13
+32
10George Gervin
G. Gervin
33.1
37.6
1979-80
SAS SAS
78
5.2
2.6
1.4
1.0
13.1
24.9
52.8
0.4
1.3
31.4
6.5
7.6
85.2
58.7
2.0
3.2
3.3
2,934
2,585
403
202
110
79
254
208
11Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
33.1
34.6
2022-23
PHI 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
12Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
33.0
35.5
2025-26
CLE CLE
2
2.0
5.0
2.5
0.5
11.0
20.0
55.0
4.0
9.5
42.1
7.0
8.5
82.4
69.5
0.0
2.0
3.0
71
66
4
10
5
1
6
5
+8
13Bernard King
B. King
32.9
37.5
1984-85
NYK NYK
55
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
14Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
32.7
34.2
2024-25
OKC 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
15Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
32.4
36.2
2022-23
DAL DAL
66
8.6
8.0
1.4
0.5
10.9
22.0
49.6
2.8
8.2
34.2
7.8
10.5
74.2
60.9
0.8
7.8
3.6
2,390
2,138
569
529
90
33
236
166
+128
16George Gervin
G. Gervin
32.3
35.7
1981-82
SAS 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
17Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
32.2
36.3
2022-23
POR POR
58
4.8
7.3
0.9
0.3
9.6
20.7
46.3
4.2
11.3
37.1
8.8
9.6
91.4
64.5
0.8
4.0
3.3
2,106
1,866
277
425
50
18
191
109
+105
18Stephen Curry
S. Curry
32.0
34.1
2020-21
GSW 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
19Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
31.6
34.6
2016-17
OKC 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
20Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.5
37.0
1990-91
CHI CHI
82
6.0
5.5
2.7
1.0
12.1
22.4
53.9
0.4
1.1
31.2
7.0
8.2
85.1
60.5
1.4
4.6
2.5
3,034
2,580
492
453
223
83
202
229
21Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
31.4
35.5
2022-23
OKC 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
22Bradley Beal
B. Beal
31.3
35.8
2020-21
WAS 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
23Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
31.1
32.1
2022-23
MIL 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
24Bennedict Mathurin
B. Mathurin
31.0
36.5
2025-26
IND IND
2
7.0
2.5
0.0
0.0
8.5
15.5
54.8
2.5
5.0
50.0
11.5
13.0
88.5
73.0
1.5
5.5
2.5
73
62
14
5
0
0
5
6
-9
25Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
30.7
37.8
1987-88
ATL ATL
78
6.4
2.9
1.3
0.6
11.7
25.1
46.4
0.5
1.7
29.5
6.9
8.4
82.6
53.4
2.7
3.7
2.8
2,948
2,397
502
224
103
47
218
162
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Nuggets Nuggets
1
1
.500
1.5
12
Suns Suns
1
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Mavericks Mavericks
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0
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0
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HOU HOU
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Wed
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HOU HOU
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TOR TOR
6:30 PM
Sat
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8:00 PM
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11/3
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8:00 PM
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11/5
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Thunder Thunder
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Warriors Warriors
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Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
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10/21
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CHA CHA
117-136
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