Bob Pettit has scored the most points per game with fewer than 27.4 points per game and 40+ games played in a season, with 27.4 per game in 1963-64.

Interpreted as:

most <27.38 ppg in a season 40+ gp by a player

	NAME	PPG	GP	SEASON	TM	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	27.4	80	1963-64	STL	41.2	15.3	3.2			9.9	21.4	46.3				7.6	9.6	78.9	53.5				3,296	2,190	1,224	259				300
2	James Harden J. Harden	27.4	81	2014-15	HOU	36.8	5.7	7.0	1.9	0.7	8.0	18.1	44.0	2.6	6.9	37.5	8.8	10.2	86.8	60.5	0.9	4.7	4.0	2,981	2,217	459	565	154	60	321	208	+335
3	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	27.4	81	1984-85	ATL	37.3	6.9	2.5	1.7	0.7	10.5	23.3	45.1	0.3	1.0	30.9	6.0	7.4	80.6	51.4	2.8	4.1	2.8	3,023	2,217	557	200	135	54	225	170
4	LeBron James L. James	27.4	55	2018-19	LAL	35.2	8.5	8.3	1.3	0.6	10.1	19.9	51.0	2.0	5.9	33.9	5.1	7.6	66.5	58.8	1.0	7.4	3.6	1,937	1,505	465	454	72	33	197	94	+115
5	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	27.3	78	2012-13	LAL	38.6	5.6	6.0	1.4	0.3	9.5	20.4	46.3	1.7	5.2	32.4	6.7	8.0	83.9	57.0	0.8	4.7	3.7	3,013	2,133	433	469	106	25	287	173	+139
6	LeBron James L. James	27.3	78	2006-07	CLE	40.9	6.7	6.0	1.6	0.7	9.9	20.8	47.6	1.3	4.0	31.9	6.3	9.0	69.8	55.2	1.1	5.7	3.2	3,190	2,132	526	470	125	55	250	171	+377
7	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	27.3	80	1993-94	HOU	41.0	11.9	3.6	1.6	3.7	11.2	21.2	52.8	0.1	0.2	42.1	4.9	6.8	71.6	56.5	2.9	9.1	3.4	3,277	2,184	955	287	128	297	271	289
8	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	27.3	74	2016-17	TOR	35.4	5.2	3.9	1.1	0.2	9.7	20.9	46.7	0.4	1.7	26.6	7.4	8.7	84.2	55.2	0.9	4.3	2.4	2,620	2,020	386	290	78	13	180	134	+146
9	Stephen Curry S. Curry	27.3	69	2018-19	GSW	33.8	5.3	5.2	1.3	0.4	9.2	19.4	47.2	5.1	11.7	43.7	3.8	4.2	91.6	64.1	0.7	4.7	2.8	2,331	1,881	369	361	92	25	192	166	+689
10	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	27.2	57	2019-20	HOU	35.9	7.9	7.0	1.6	0.4	10.6	22.5	47.2	1.0	3.7	25.8	5.1	6.7	76.3	53.6	1.8	6.2	4.5	2,049	1,553	451	401	93	20	255	200	+125
11	George Gervin G. Gervin	27.2	82	1977-78	SAS	34.8	5.1	3.7	1.7	1.3	10.5	19.6	53.6				6.1	7.4	83.0	59.4	1.4	3.7	3.7	2,857	2,232	420	302	136	110	306	255
12	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	27.2	78	1988-89	POR	39.3	7.9	5.8	2.7	0.7	10.6	21.4	49.6	0.3	1.3	26.0	5.6	7.0	79.9	55.5	3.7	4.2	3.2	3,064	2,123	615	450	213	54	250	269
13	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	27.2	75	2005-06	MIA	38.6	5.7	6.7	1.9	0.8	9.3	18.8	49.5	0.2	1.0	17.1	8.4	10.7	78.3	57.7	1.4	4.3	3.6	2,892	2,040	430	503	146	58	268	217	+485
14	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	27.2	67	2001-02	LAL	36.1	10.7	3.0	0.6	2.0	10.6	18.3	57.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.9	10.7	55.5	59.0	3.5	7.2	2.6	2,422	1,822	715	200	41	137	171	199	+566
15	LeBron James L. James	27.2	80	2004-05	CLE	42.4	7.4	7.2	2.2	0.7	9.9	21.1	47.2	1.4	3.9	35.1	6.0	8.0	75.0	55.4	1.4	6.0	3.3	3,388	2,175	588	577	177	52	262	146	+152
16	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	27.2	81	1989-90	PHX	37.6	7.0	2.3	1.1	0.6	10.0	20.0	50.1	0.3	1.1	27.9	6.9	8.0	86.1	57.9	1.5	5.6	2.7	3,046	2,201	571	190	88	47	218	260
17	David Thompson D. Thompson	27.2	80	1977-78	DEN	37.8	4.9	4.5	1.2	1.2	10.3	19.8	52.1				6.5	8.4	77.8	57.8	2.0	2.9	3.1	3,025	2,172	390	362	92	99	245	213
18	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	27.1	74	1964-65	LAL	41.3	12.8	3.8			10.3	25.7	40.1				6.5	8.2	79.2	46.3				3,056	2,009	950	280				235
19	LeBron James L. James	27.1	62	2011-12	MIA	37.5	7.9	6.2	1.9	0.8	10.0	18.9	53.1	0.9	2.4	36.2	6.2	8.1	77.1	60.5	1.5	6.4	3.4	2,326	1,683	492	387	115	50	213	96	+473
20	LeBron James L. James	27.1	77	2013-14	MIA	37.7	6.9	6.3	1.6	0.3	10.0	17.6	56.7	1.5	4.0	37.9	5.7	7.6	75.0	64.9	1.1	5.9	3.5	2,902	2,089	533	488	121	26	270	126	+410
21	Chris Webber C. Webber	27.1	70	2000-01	SAC	40.5	11.1	4.2	1.3	1.7	11.2	23.4	48.1	0.0	0.4	7.1	4.6	6.6	70.3	51.6	2.6	8.5	2.8	2,836	1,898	777	294	93	118	195	226	+374
22	Dave Bing D. Bing	27.1	79	1967-68	DET	40.6	4.7	6.4			10.6	24.0	44.1				6.0	8.5	70.7	49.0				3,209	2,142	373	509				254
23	Kevin Durant K. Durant	27.1	75	2023-24	PHX	37.2	6.6	5.0	0.9	1.2	10.0	19.2	52.3	2.2	5.4	41.3	4.8	5.6	85.6	62.6	0.5	6.1	3.2	2,791	2,032	495	378	68	91	243	133	+290
24	George Gervin G. Gervin	27.1	82	1980-81	SAS	33.7	5.1	3.2	1.1	0.7	10.4	21.1	49.2	0.1	0.4	25.7	6.2	7.6	82.6	55.5	1.5	3.6	3.1	2,765	2,221	419	260	94	56	251	212
25	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	27.1	74	2021-22	DEN	33.4	13.8	7.9	1.5	0.9	10.3	17.7	58.3	1.3	3.9	33.7	5.1	6.3	81.0	66.1	2.8	11.0	3.8	2,475	2,004	1,019	584	109	63	281	191	+442