youngest to average 20 ppg in a season

12 players are tied for the fewest points per game with 20.0+ points per game in a season, with 20.0 per game. The first three are Jimmy Butler III this season, Louis King in 2022-23 and JaKarr Sampson in 2018-19.

Interpreted as:
youngest to average 20 or higher ppg by a player in a season
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
20.0
2025-26
38
31.1
5.6
4.9
1.4
0.2
6.3
12.2
51.9
0.8
2.2
37.6
6.5
7.6
86.4
64.6
2.3
3.2
1.6
1,182
760
211
185
55
8
60
46
+185
2Louis King
L. King
20.0
2022-23
1
29.0
4.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
8.0
13.0
61.5
4.0
8.0
50.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
74.4
2.0
2.0
2.0
29
20
4
2
1
0
2
4
+2
3JaKarr Sampson
J. Sampson
20.0
2018-19
4
31.8
8.0
1.0
1.0
0.8
7.3
13.5
53.7
1.3
3.5
35.7
4.3
5.3
81.0
63.3
1.3
6.8
1.0
127
80
32
4
4
3
4
8
-7
4Michael 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
5Richard Hamilton
R. Hamilton
20.0
2001-02
63
35.0
3.4
2.7
0.6
0.2
7.5
17.2
43.5
0.3
0.7
38.1
4.8
5.3
89.0
51.1
1.2
2.3
2.1
2,203
1,260
216
171
38
14
132
136
-28
6Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
20.0
1993-94
67
36.6
2.5
9.5
1.9
0.1
7.1
14.6
48.7
0.1
0.4
22.2
5.7
6.9
81.9
56.6
0.8
1.7
3.5
2,449
1,340
167
637
125
10
235
127
7Charles Smith
C. Smith
20.0
1990-91
74
36.5
8.2
1.8
1.1
2.0
7.4
15.8
46.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.2
6.5
79.3
53.6
2.9
5.3
2.2
2,703
1,480
608
134
81
145
165
267
8Wayman Tisdale
W. Tisdale
20.0
1990-91
33
33.8
7.7
2.0
0.7
0.8
7.9
16.4
48.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.2
80.0
53.5
2.3
5.4
2.5
1,116
660
253
66
23
28
82
99
9Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
20.0
1987-88
69
31.1
3.3
2.5
0.6
0.1
6.4
12.5
51.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.1
8.3
86.0
61.9
1.2
2.1
2.0
2,144
1,380
227
171
39
10
135
144
10James Worthy
J. Worthy
20.0
1985-86
75
32.7
5.2
2.7
1.1
1.0
8.4
14.5
57.9
0.0
0.2
0.0
3.2
4.2
77.1
61.3
1.8
3.3
2.0
2,454
1,500
387
201
82
77
149
195
11Gus Williams
G. Williams
20.0
1982-83
80
34.5
2.6
8.0
2.3
0.3
8.3
17.3
47.7
0.0
0.5
4.7
3.5
4.6
75.1
51.7
0.9
1.7
2.9
2,761
1,600
205
643
182
26
230
117
12Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
20.0
1979-80
76
35.2
2.0
3.9
1.9
0.1
8.2
16.7
49.3
0.0
0.3
4.0
3.6
4.0
89.7
54.3
0.9
1.1
2.1
2,676
1,520
150
299
143
9
162
269
13Phil Smith
P. Smith
20.0
1975-76
82
34.1
4.6
4.4
1.3
0.2
8.0
16.9
47.7
3.9
5.0
78.8
52.5
1.6
3.0
2,793
1,641
376
362
108
18
223
14Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
20.0
1970-71
82
40.9
13.8
3.1
7.6
17.1
44.5
4.8
6.6
73.0
50.1
3,351
1,641
1,128
257
192
15Bailey Howell
B. Howell
20.0
1966-67
81
30.9
8.4
1.3
7.9
15.3
51.2
4.3
5.8
74.1
55.9
2,503
1,621
677
103
296
16Dave Bing
D. Bing
20.0
1966-67
80
34.5
4.5
4.1
8.3
19.0
43.6
3.4
4.6
73.8
47.5
2,762
1,601
359
330
217
17Julius Erving
J. Erving
20.0
1984-85
78
32.5
5.3
3.0
1.7
1.4
7.8
15.8
49.4
0.0
0.2
21.4
4.3
5.7
76.5
54.6
2.2
3.1
2.7
2,535
1,561
414
233
135
109
208
199
18Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
20.0
2017-18
73
34.3
3.8
2.5
0.8
0.5
7.9
16.1
48.8
3.1
7.1
44.0
1.1
1.3
83.7
59.8
0.4
3.4
1.8
2,504
1,461
277
185
55
34
128
117
+397
19Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
20.0
2014-15
65
38.7
5.8
3.3
1.8
0.6
6.5
14.0
46.2
1.1
3.0
37.8
5.9
7.1
83.4
58.3
1.8
4.1
1.4
2,513
1,301
379
212
114
36
93
108
+238
20Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
20.0
2005-06
59
30.6
9.2
1.9
0.4
1.8
8.1
13.6
60.0
0.0
0.0
3.7
8.0
46.9
58.6
2.9
6.3
2.8
1,806
1,181
541
113
23
104
168
230
+269
21Flynn Robinson
F. Robinson
20.0
1968-69
TOT
83
31.5
3.7
4.5
7.5
17.4
43.3
5.0
5.9
83.9
50.1
2,616
1,662
306
377
261
22Elton Brand
E. Brand
20.0
2004-05
81
37.0
9.5
2.6
0.8
2.1
7.8
15.4
50.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.5
6.0
75.2
55.4
3.7
5.9
2.3
3,001
1,622
770
208
62
169
183
240
+182
23Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
20.0
1985-86
81
32.4
4.3
3.3
1.1
0.1
7.6
15.3
49.8
0.1
0.3
48.0
4.7
5.5
85.6
56.7
1.4
2.9
2.3
2,626
1,622
348
265
93
10
183
167
24RJ Barrett
RJ Barrett
20.0
2021-22
70
34.5
5.8
3.0
0.6
0.2
7.0
17.1
40.8
2.0
5.8
34.2
4.1
5.8
71.4
51.1
0.9
4.9
2.2
2,417
1,402
408
208
43
16
151
142
-146
25CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
20.0
2023-24
66
32.7
4.3
4.6
0.9
0.6
7.3
16.0
45.9
3.6
8.4
42.9
1.7
2.1
82.7
59.2
0.6
3.7
1.7
2,159
1,322
286
305
62
41
110
126
+197

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32
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31
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64
18
.780
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62
20
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54
28
.659
10.0
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53
29
.646
11.0
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52
30
.634
12.0
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49
33
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19.0
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42
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22.0
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22.0
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27.0
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38.0
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