which player has the most points per minute in a season since 1980

Since 1979-80, Giannis Antetokounmpo has the most points per minute played in a season, with 1.37 this season.

Interpreted as:
Which player has the most points per minute with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games in a season since 1980?
NAMEPTS/MINPTSMINSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
1.37
37
27
2025-26
MIL MIL
1
27.0
37.0
14.0
5.0
0.0
0.0
16.0
26.0
61.5
1.0
3.0
33.3
4.0
7.0
57.1
63.6
2.0
12.0
2.0
14
5
0
0
2
4
+10
2Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
1.33
40
30
2025-26
SAS SAS
1
30.0
40.0
15.0
1.0
1.0
3.0
15.0
21.0
71.4
1.0
2.0
50.0
9.0
11.0
81.8
77.4
1.0
14.0
0.0
15
1
1
3
0
4
+31
3Ja Morant
J. Morant
1.21
35
29
2025-26
MEM MEM
1
29.0
35.0
3.0
3.0
1.0
0.0
13.0
20.0
65.0
2.0
6.0
33.3
7.0
8.0
87.5
74.4
0.0
3.0
2.0
3
3
1
0
2
2
0
4Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
1.05
41
39
2025-26
MIN MIN
1
39.0
41.0
7.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
14.0
28.0
50.0
5.0
10.0
50.0
8.0
8.0
100.0
65.0
1.0
6.0
4.0
7
1
0
1
4
4
+9
5Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
1.05
43
41
2025-26
LAL LAL
1
41.0
43.0
12.0
9.0
2.0
1.0
17.0
27.0
63.0
2.0
10.0
20.0
7.0
10.0
70.0
68.5
0.0
12.0
3.0
12
9
2
1
3
1
-8
6Jerami Grant
J. Grant
1.04
29
28
2025-26
POR POR
1
28.0
29.0
3.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
10.0
14.0
71.4
4.0
7.0
57.1
5.0
6.0
83.3
87.1
0.0
3.0
1.0
3
1
0
1
1
3
-6
7James Harden
J. Harden
0.98
2,818
2,867
2018-19
HOU HOU
78
36.8
36.1
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
518
586
158
58
387
244
+357
8Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
0.98
40
41
2025-26
PHI PHI
1
41.0
40.0
2.0
6.0
2.0
1.0
13.0
24.0
54.2
7.0
9.0
77.8
7.0
8.0
87.5
72.7
0.0
2.0
1.0
2
6
2
1
1
5
+3
9Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
0.97
1,857
1,917
2019-20
MIL MIL
63
30.4
29.5
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
856
354
61
66
230
195
+682
10Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
0.97
1,959
2,023
2022-23
MIL MIL
63
32.1
31.1
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
742
359
52
51
246
197
+341
11Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
0.96
2,484
2,598
2024-25
OKC OKC
76
34.2
32.7
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
379
486
131
77
183
164
+918
12Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
0.96
2,183
2,284
2022-23
PHI PHI
66
34.6
33.1
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
670
274
66
112
226
205
+424
13James Harden
J. Harden
0.94
2,335
2,483
2019-20
HOU HOU
68
36.5
34.3
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
446
512
125
60
308
227
+287
14Stephen Curry
S. Curry
0.94
2,015
2,151
2020-21
GSW GSW
63
34.1
32.0
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
345
363
77
8
213
119
+242
15Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
0.93
3,041
3,281
1986-87
CHI CHI
82
40.0
37.1
5.2
4.6
2.9
1.5
13.4
27.8
48.2
0.1
0.8
18.2
10.2
11.9
85.7
56.2
2.0
3.2
3.3
430
377
236
125
272
237
16Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
0.91
2,558
2,802
2016-17
OKC OKC
81
34.6
31.6
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
864
840
132
31
438
190
+251
17Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
0.91
2,002
2,204
2021-22
MIL MIL
67
32.9
29.9
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
778
388
72
91
219
212
+397
18George Gervin
G. Gervin
0.91
2,551
2,817
1981-82
SAS SAS
79
35.7
32.3
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
392
187
77
45
210
215
19Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
0.91
2,079
2,296
2021-22
PHI PHI
68
33.8
30.6
11.7
4.2
1.1
1.5
9.8
19.6
49.9
1.4
3.7
37.1
9.6
11.8
81.4
61.6
2.1
9.6
3.1
796
284
77
99
214
181
+367
20Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
0.9
2,370
2,624
2023-24
DAL DAL
70
37.5
33.9
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
647
686
99
38
282
149
+319
21Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
0.89
2,138
2,390
2022-23
DAL DAL
66
36.2
32.4
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
569
529
90
33
236
166
+128
22Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
0.89
2,036
2,289
2024-25
MIL MIL
67
34.2
30.4
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
798
433
58
78
206
155
+334
23Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
0.89
1,866
2,106
2022-23
POR POR
58
36.3
32.2
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
277
425
50
18
191
109
+105
24Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
0.89
31
35
2025-26
GSW GSW
1
35.0
31.0
5.0
4.0
1.0
0.0
7.0
14.0
50.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
16.0
16.0
100.0
73.7
2.0
3.0
1.0
5
4
1
0
1
4
+20
25Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
0.88
2,135
2,416
2022-23
OKC OKC
68
35.5
31.4
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
329
371
112
65
192
192
+149
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