what was the highest ppg season in the nba for a power forward

Bob Pettit has put up the most points per game by a power forward in a season, with 31.1 per game in 1961-62.

Interpreted as:
What was the highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games season in the NBA for a power forward?
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
31.1
1961-62
STL STL
78
42.1
18.7
3.7
11.1
24.7
45.0
8.9
11.6
77.1
52.2
3,282
2,429
1,459
289
296
2Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
31.1
2022-23
MIL MIL
63
32.1
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
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
31.0
1989-90
UTA UTA
82
38.1
11.1
2.8
1.5
0.6
11.1
19.8
56.2
0.2
0.5
37.2
8.5
11.1
76.2
62.6
2.8
8.3
3.7
3,122
2,540
911
226
121
50
304
259
4Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
30.4
2023-24
MIL MIL
73
35.2
11.5
6.5
1.2
1.1
11.5
18.8
61.1
0.5
1.7
27.4
7.0
10.7
65.7
64.9
2.7
8.8
3.4
2,567
2,222
841
476
87
79
250
210
+339
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
30.4
2024-25
MIL MIL
67
34.2
11.9
6.5
0.9
1.2
11.8
19.7
60.1
0.2
0.9
22.2
6.5
10.6
61.7
62.5
2.2
9.7
3.1
2,289
2,036
798
433
58
78
206
155
+334
6Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
29.9
2021-22
MIL MIL
67
32.9
11.6
5.8
1.1
1.4
10.3
18.6
55.3
1.1
3.6
29.3
8.3
11.4
72.2
63.3
2.0
9.6
3.3
2,204
2,002
778
388
72
91
219
212
+397
7Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
29.5
2019-20
MIL MIL
63
30.4
13.6
5.6
1.0
1.0
10.9
19.7
55.3
1.4
4.7
30.4
6.3
10.0
63.3
61.3
2.2
11.4
3.7
1,917
1,857
856
354
61
66
230
195
+682
8Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
29.4
1983-84
DEN DEN
78
35.1
4.8
3.1
0.7
0.6
11.5
20.6
55.8
0.1
0.4
36.7
6.3
7.4
85.2
61.8
1.1
3.7
2.0
2,734
2,295
373
238
53
50
156
187
9Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
29.2
1958-59
STL STL
72
39.9
16.4
3.1
10.0
22.8
43.8
9.3
12.2
75.9
51.9
2,873
2,105
1,182
221
200
10Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
29.2
1972-73
SEA SEA
77
42.3
12.9
2.5
11.5
24.3
47.6
6.1
7.3
83.9
53.2
3,259
2,251
995
196
213
11Karl Malone
K. Malone
29.1
1988-89
UTA UTA
80
39.1
10.7
2.7
1.8
0.9
10.1
19.5
51.9
0.1
0.2
31.3
8.8
11.5
76.6
59.2
3.2
7.4
3.6
3,126
2,326
853
219
144
70
285
286
12Karl Malone
K. Malone
29.0
1990-91
UTA UTA
82
40.3
11.8
3.3
1.1
1.0
10.3
19.6
52.7
0.0
0.2
28.6
8.3
10.8
77.0
59.6
2.9
8.9
3.0
3,302
2,382
967
270
89
79
244
268
13Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
28.7
2012-13
NYK NYK
67
37.0
6.9
2.6
0.8
0.5
10.0
22.2
44.9
2.3
6.2
37.9
6.3
7.6
83.0
56.0
2.0
4.9
2.6
2,482
1,920
460
171
52
32
175
205
+310
14Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
28.4
1962-63
STL STL
79
39.1
15.1
3.1
9.8
22.1
44.6
8.7
11.2
77.4
52.5
3,090
2,241
1,191
245
282
15Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
28.3
1987-88
PHI PHI
80
39.6
11.9
3.2
1.3
1.3
9.4
16.0
58.7
0.6
2.0
28.0
8.9
11.9
75.1
66.5
4.8
7.1
3.8
3,170
2,264
951
254
100
103
304
278
16Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
28.1
2020-21
MIL MIL
61
33.0
11.0
5.9
1.2
1.2
10.3
18.0
56.9
1.1
3.6
30.3
6.5
9.5
68.5
63.3
1.6
9.4
3.4
2,013
1,717
671
357
72
73
207
168
+409
17Anthony Davis
A. Davis
28.1
2017-18
NOP NOP
75
36.4
11.1
2.3
1.5
2.6
10.4
19.5
53.4
0.7
2.2
34.0
6.6
8.0
82.8
61.2
2.5
8.6
2.2
2,727
2,110
832
174
115
193
162
159
+298
18Karl Malone
K. Malone
28.0
1991-92
UTA UTA
81
37.7
11.2
3.0
1.3
0.6
9.9
18.7
52.6
0.0
0.2
17.6
8.3
10.7
77.8
59.9
2.8
8.4
3.1
3,054
2,272
909
241
108
51
248
226
19Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
27.9
1960-61
STL STL
76
39.8
20.3
3.4
10.1
22.6
44.7
7.7
10.6
72.4
51.1
3,027
2,120
1,540
262
217
20Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
27.7
2018-19
MIL MIL
72
32.8
12.5
5.9
1.3
1.5
10.0
17.3
57.8
0.7
2.8
25.6
6.9
9.5
72.9
64.4
2.2
10.3
3.7
2,358
1,994
898
424
92
110
268
232
+654
21Karl Malone
K. Malone
27.7
1987-88
UTA UTA
82
39.0
12.0
2.4
1.4
0.6
10.5
20.1
52.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.7
9.6
70.0
56.8
3.4
8.6
4.0
3,198
2,268
986
199
117
50
325
296
22Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
27.6
1990-91
PHI PHI
67
37.3
10.1
4.2
1.6
0.5
9.9
17.4
57.0
0.7
2.3
28.4
7.1
9.8
72.2
63.5
3.9
6.3
3.1
2,498
1,849
680
284
110
33
210
173
23Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
27.6
2025-26
UTA UTA
23
35.1
6.7
2.0
0.8
0.4
9.2
19.7
46.9
3.0
8.4
35.8
6.1
6.8
89.8
60.8
2.1
4.5
1.3
808
634
153
46
19
9
31
40
-66
24Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
27.4
2013-14
NYK NYK
77
38.7
8.1
3.1
1.2
0.7
9.6
21.3
45.2
2.2
5.4
40.2
6.0
7.0
84.8
56.1
1.9
6.2
2.6
2,982
2,112
622
242
95
51
198
224
+106
25Karl Malone
K. Malone
27.4
1996-97
UTA UTA
82
36.6
9.9
4.5
1.4
0.6
10.5
19.2
55.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
6.4
8.4
75.5
60.0
2.4
7.5
2.8
2,998
2,249
809
368
113
48
233
217
+768

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