Bob Pettit has averaged the most points per game with fewer than 27.9 points per game and 40+ games played in a season, with 27.9 per game in 1960-61.

Interpreted as:

most <27.9 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	27.9	76	1960-61	STL	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
2	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	27.9	76	2021-22	CHI	36.1	5.2	4.9	0.9	0.3	10.2	20.2	50.4	0.7	1.9	35.2	6.8	7.8	87.7	59.0	0.7	4.4	2.4	2,743	2,118	392	374	68	24	181	178	+77
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	27.9	58	2011-12	LAL	38.5	5.4	4.6	1.2	0.3	9.9	23.0	43.0	1.5	4.9	30.3	6.6	7.8	84.5	52.7	1.1	4.3	3.5	2,232	1,616	313	264	69	18	204	105	+137
4	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	27.8	72	1994-95	HOU	39.6	10.8	3.5	1.8	3.4	11.1	21.5	51.7	0.0	0.2	18.8	5.6	7.5	75.6	56.3	2.4	8.4	3.3	2,853	2,005	775	255	133	242	237	250
5	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
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	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
12	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
13	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
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	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
23	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
24	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
25	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