George Yardley has the most points per game with fewer than 27.8 points per game and 40+ games played in a season, with 27.8 per game in 1957-58.

Interpreted as:

most <27.8 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	George Yardley G. Yardley	27.8	72	1957-58	DET	39.5	10.7	1.3			9.3	22.6	41.4				9.1	11.2	81.1	50.5				2,843	2,001	768	97				226
2	Moses Malone M. Malone	27.8	80	1980-81	HOU	40.6	14.8	1.8	1.0	1.9	10.1	19.3	52.2	0.0	0.0	33.3	7.6	10.1	75.7	58.5	5.9	8.8	3.9	3,245	2,222	1,180	141	83	150	308	223
3	Devin Booker D. Booker	27.8	53	2022-23	PHX	34.6	4.5	5.5	1.0	0.3	9.9	20.1	49.4	2.1	6.0	35.1	5.8	6.8	85.5	60.1	0.9	3.7	2.7	1,835	1,471	240	293	51	18	145	159	+247
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	27.7	82	1975-76	LAL	41.2	16.9	5.0	1.5	4.1	11.1	21.1	52.9				5.5	7.8	70.3	56.7	3.3	13.5		3,379	2,275	1,383	413	119	338		292
5	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	27.7	66	2020-21	DAL	34.3	8.0	8.6	1.0	0.5	9.8	20.5	47.9	2.9	8.3	35.0	5.2	7.1	73.0	58.7	0.8	7.2	4.3	2,262	1,830	527	567	64	36	281	152	+164
6	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	27.7	76	1973-74	ATL	38.2	4.9	5.2	1.5	0.2	10.8	23.6	45.7				6.2	7.5	82.6	51.6	1.3	3.6		2,903	2,107	374	396	111	13		261
7	Kevin Durant K. Durant	27.7	78	2010-11	OKC	38.9	6.8	2.7	1.1	1.0	9.1	19.7	46.2	1.9	5.3	35.0	7.6	8.7	88.0	58.9	0.7	6.1	2.8	3,038	2,161	533	214	88	76	218	159	+271
8	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	27.7	72	2018-19	MIL	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
9	Karl Malone K. Malone	27.7	82	1987-88	UTA	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
10	David Robinson D. Robinson	27.6	81	1994-95	SAS	38.0	10.8	2.9	1.7	3.2	9.7	18.4	53.0	0.1	0.2	30.0	8.1	10.5	77.4	60.2	2.9	7.9	2.9	3,074	2,238	877	236	134	262	233	230
11	Vince Carter V. Carter	27.6	75	2000-01	TOR	39.7	5.5	3.9	1.5	1.1	10.2	22.1	46.0	2.2	5.3	40.8	5.1	6.7	76.5	55.1	2.3	3.2	2.2	2,979	2,070	416	291	114	82	167	205	+323
12	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	27.6	67	1990-91	PHI	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
13	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	27.6	82	2002-03	PHI	42.5	4.2	5.5	2.7	0.2	9.8	23.7	41.4	1.0	3.7	27.7	7.0	9.0	77.4	50.0	0.8	3.4	3.5	3,485	2,262	344	454	225	13	286	149	+184
14	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	27.6	66	2004-05	LAL	40.7	5.9	6.0	1.3	0.8	8.7	20.1	43.3	2.0	5.9	33.9	8.2	10.1	81.6	56.3	1.4	4.5	4.1	2,689	1,819	392	398	86	53	270	174	-117
15	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	27.6	79	2024-25	MIN	36.3	5.7	4.5	1.2	0.6	9.1	20.4	44.7	4.1	10.3	39.5	5.3	6.3	83.7	59.5	0.8	4.9	3.2	2,871	2,177	450	359	91	51	249	150	+291
16	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	27.5	64	2018-19	PHI	33.7	13.6	3.7	0.7	1.9	9.1	18.7	48.4	1.2	4.1	30.0	8.2	10.1	80.4	59.3	2.5	11.1	3.5	2,154	1,761	871	234	46	122	226	211	+371
17	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	27.5	82	1969-70	SDR	44.7	16.9	2.0			11.1	24.6	45.2				5.2	7.6	68.8	49.2				3,665	2,256	1,386	162				270
18	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	27.5	67	2002-03	LAL	37.8	11.1	3.1	0.6	2.4	10.4	18.1	57.4	0.0	0.0		6.7	10.8	62.2	60.2	3.9	7.2	2.9	2,535	1,841	742	206	38	159	196	229	+363
19	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	27.5	82	1988-89	SEA	38.9	4.2	2.0	1.3	0.3	10.5	20.9	50.1	2.0	4.1	47.8	4.6	5.6	81.6	58.9	1.9	2.3	2.7	3,190	2,253	342	164	108	22	218	197
20	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	27.5	82	1971-72	BOS	45.1	8.2	7.5			10.9	23.9	45.8				5.6	6.7	83.4	51.2				3,698	2,252	672	614				183
21	LeBron James L. James	27.5	82	2017-18	CLE	36.9	8.6	9.1	1.4	0.9	10.5	19.3	54.2	1.8	5.0	36.7	4.7	6.5	73.1	62.1	1.2	7.5	4.2	3,026	2,251	709	747	116	71	347	136	+104
22	Ja Morant J. Morant	27.4	57	2021-22	MEM	33.1	5.7	6.7	1.2	0.4	10.2	20.6	49.3	1.5	4.5	34.4	5.5	7.3	76.1	57.5	1.4	4.4	3.4	1,889	1,564	325	384	66	22	196	86	+189
23	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	27.4	58	2020-21	CHI	35.1	5.0	4.9	0.8	0.5	9.8	19.4	50.7	3.4	8.2	41.9	4.4	5.1	84.9	63.4	0.6	4.4	3.5	2,034	1,591	289	282	46	27	203	138	-9
24	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	27.4	77	2013-14	NYK	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
25	Karl Malone K. Malone	27.4	82	1996-97	UTA	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