what is the highest ppg in a season by a player in their last year

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

Interpreted as:
What is the highest ppg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games in a season by a player in their last year?
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
22.5
1964-65
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
2Drazen Petrovic
D. Petrovic
22.3
1992-93
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
3Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
21.9
1961-62
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
4Alex Groza
A. Groza
21.7
1950-51
66
10.7
2.4
7.5
15.8
47.0
6.7
8.6
78.6
55.2
1,429
709
156
237
5Joe Caldwell
J. Caldwell
21.1
1969-70
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
6Reggie Lewis
R. Lewis
20.8
1992-93
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
7Rudy LaRusso
R. LaRusso
20.7
1968-69
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
8George Yardley
G. Yardley
20.2
1959-60
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
9Larry Bird
L. Bird
20.2
1991-92
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
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
20.0
2002-03
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
11Chet Walker
C. Walker
19.2
1974-75
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
12Chris Bosh
C. Bosh
19.1
2015-16
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
13Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
18.9
1975-76
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
14Reggie Theus
R. Theus
18.6
1990-91
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
15Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
18.4
1997-98
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
16Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
18.1
1973-74
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
17Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
17.6
2015-16
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
18Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
17.0
1993-94
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
19Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
16.9
1957-58
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
20Ralph Beard
R. Beard
16.8
1950-51
66
3.8
4.8
6.2
16.8
36.8
4.4
5.7
77.5
43.5
1,111
251
318
96
21Julius Erving
J. Erving
16.8
1986-87
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
22Sam Jones
S. Jones
16.3
1968-69
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
23George Gervin
G. Gervin
16.2
1985-86
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
24John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
16.1
1977-78
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
25Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
16.0
1960-61
61
25.2
3.7
2.4
6.3
14.9
42.2
3.4
3.7
92.1
48.4
1,538
976
223
146
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