most points in a season with less than 55 gp before 2023-24

Before 2023-24, Elgin Baylor scored the most points with fewer than 55 games played in a season, with 1,836 points in 1961-62.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a season with less than 55 gp before 2023-24

	NAME	PTS	GP	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	1,836	48	1961-62	LAL	44.4	38.3	18.6	4.6			14.2	33.1	42.8				9.9	13.1	75.4	49.2				2,129	892	222				155
2	Devin Booker D. Booker	1,471	53	2022-23	PHX	34.6	27.8	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	240	293	51	18	145	159	+247
3	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	1,451	54	2020-21	BKN	34.9	26.9	4.8	6.0	1.4	0.7	10.2	20.1	50.6	2.8	7.0	40.2	3.7	4.0	92.2	61.4	1.0	3.8	2.4	1,886	257	324	76	37	130	140	+229
4	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	1,451	51	2020-21	PHI	31.1	28.5	10.6	2.8	1.0	1.4	9.0	17.6	51.3	1.1	3.0	37.7	9.2	10.7	85.9	63.6	2.2	8.4	3.1	1,585	539	145	50	69	159	123	+405
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	1,434	54	1995-96	ORL	36.0	26.6	11.0	2.9	0.6	2.1	11.0	19.1	57.3	0.0	0.0	50.0	4.6	9.5	48.7	57.0	3.4	7.7	2.9	1,946	596	155	34	115	155	193
6	Michael Redd M. Redd	1,416	53	2006-07	MIL	38.4	26.7	3.7	2.3	1.2	0.2	9.0	19.3	46.5	2.2	5.8	38.2	6.5	7.8	82.9	58.6	0.8	2.9	2.3	2,036	196	124	63	9	122	78	+1
7	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	1,401	53	2020-21	UTA	33.4	26.4	4.4	5.2	1.0	0.3	9.0	20.6	43.8	3.4	8.7	38.6	5.0	6.0	84.5	56.9	0.9	3.5	2.8	1,771	235	277	52	15	147	117	+287
8	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	1,397	51	2006-07	MIA	37.9	27.4	4.7	7.5	2.1	1.2	9.3	18.9	49.1	0.4	1.5	26.6	8.5	10.5	80.7	58.3	1.0	3.7	4.2	1,931	239	384	107	62	216	117	+96
9	Kevin Durant K. Durant	1,366	47	2022-23	TOT	35.6	29.1	6.7	5.0	0.7	1.4	10.3	18.3	56.0	2.0	4.9	40.4	6.5	7.1	91.9	67.7	0.4	6.3	3.3	1,671	313	235	34	67	156	99	+258
10	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	1,352	50	1977-78	NOJ	40.8	27.0	3.6	6.7	2.0	0.2	11.1	25.1	44.4				4.8	5.5	87.0	49.2	1.0	2.6	5.0	2,041	178	335	101	8	248	116
11	Stephen Curry S. Curry	1,346	51	2017-18	GSW	32.0	26.4	5.1	6.1	1.6	0.2	8.4	16.9	49.5	4.2	9.8	42.3	5.5	5.9	92.1	67.5	0.7	4.4	3.0	1,631	261	310	80	8	153	114	+485
12	Devin Booker D. Booker	1,346	54	2017-18	PHX	34.5	24.9	4.5	4.7	0.9	0.3	8.4	19.5	43.2	2.7	7.1	38.3	5.4	6.1	87.8	56.1	0.5	4.0	3.6	1,865	244	253	47	14	194	168	-358
13	Jerry West J. West	1,343	51	1967-68	LAL	37.6	26.3	5.8	6.1			9.3	18.2	51.4				7.7	9.5	81.1	59.0				1,919	294	310				152
14	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	1,336	51	1996-97	LAL	38.1	26.2	12.5	3.1	0.9	2.9	10.8	19.4	55.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.5	9.4	48.4	55.6	3.8	8.7	2.9	1,941	640	159	46	147	146	180	+268
15	Orlando Woolridge O. Woolridge	1,330	53	1990-91	DEN	34.4	25.1	6.8	2.2	1.3	0.4	9.2	18.5	49.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.6	8.3	79.7	56.5	2.7	4.2	2.9	1,823	361	119	69	23	152	145
16	Chris Webber C. Webber	1,322	54	2001-02	SAC	38.4	24.5	10.1	4.8	1.7	1.4	9.9	19.9	49.5	0.1	0.4	26.3	4.7	6.3	74.9	54.0	2.8	7.3	2.9	2,071	546	258	90	76	158	181	+410
17	Charlie Scott C. Scott	1,322	52	1973-74	PHX	38.5	25.4	4.3	5.2	1.9	0.4	10.3	22.5	45.9				4.7	6.1	78.1	50.5	1.2	3.0		2,003	222	271	99	22		194
18	Jim Jackson J. Jackson	1,309	51	1994-95	DAL	38.9	25.7	5.1	3.7	0.5	0.2	9.5	20.1	47.2	0.7	2.2	31.8	6.0	7.5	80.5	54.9	2.4	2.7	3.1	1,982	260	191	28	12	160	92
19	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	1,298	54	1969-70	LAL	41.0	24.0	10.4	5.4			9.5	19.5	48.6				5.1	6.6	77.3	53.7				2,213	559	292				132
20	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	1,292	52	2020-21	LAC	34.1	24.8	6.5	5.2	1.6	0.4	8.9	17.5	51.2	1.9	4.9	39.8	5.0	5.7	88.5	62.2	1.1	5.4	2.0	1,772	337	269	81	21	105	82	+447
21	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	1,289	49	1998-99	LAL	34.8	26.3	10.7	2.3	0.7	1.7	10.4	18.1	57.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.5	10.2	54.0	58.4	3.8	6.9	2.5	1,705	525	114	36	82	122	155	+225
22	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	1,284	48	1998-99	PHI	41.5	26.8	4.9	4.6	2.3	0.1	9.1	22.0	41.2	1.2	4.1	29.1	7.4	9.9	75.1	50.8	1.4	3.5	3.5	1,990	236	223	110	7	167	98	+185
23	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	1,266	48	2003-04	PHI	42.5	26.4	3.7	6.8	2.4	0.1	9.1	23.4	38.7	1.2	4.1	28.6	7.1	9.5	74.5	47.8	0.7	3.0	4.4	2,040	178	324	115	5	209	87	-91
24	Paul George P. George	1,259	54	2020-21	LAC	33.7	23.3	6.6	5.2	1.1	0.4	8.2	17.6	46.7	3.2	7.7	41.1	3.7	4.2	86.8	59.8	0.8	5.8	3.3	1,821	359	280	62	24	179	132	+432
25	Kevin Martin K. Martin	1,254	51	2008-09	SAC	38.2	24.6	3.6	2.7	1.2	0.2	6.7	15.9	42.0	2.3	5.4	41.5	9.0	10.3	86.7	60.1	0.6	3.0	2.9	1,947	183	138	61	8	146	116	-301