what is the most points per game in a season in the last 50 years with over 50 games played

Between May 21, 1975 and May 21, 2025, Wayne Gretzky has collected the most points per game with more than 50 games played in a season, with 2.77 per game in 1983-84.

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What is the most points per game by a player in a season in the last 50 years with over 50 games played?

	NAME	P/GP	GP	SEASON	TM	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	2.77	74	1983-84	EDM	87	118	205	+78	39	20	27	12	11	11	0	326	26.7
2	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	2.69	80	1985-86	EDM	52	163	215	+71	46	11	43	3	15	6	1	350	14.9
3	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	2.67	60	1992-93	PIT	69	91	160	+55	38	16	39	6	3	10	0	286	24.1
4	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	2.65	80	1981-82	EDM	92	120	212	+80	26	18	39	6	2	12	0	370	24.9
5	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	2.62	76	1988-89	PIT	85	114	199	+41	100	31	48	13	5	8	1	313	27.2
6	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	2.60	80	1984-85	EDM	73	135	208	+100	52	8	36	11	7	7	0	354	20.6
7	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	2.45	80	1982-83	EDM	71	125	196	+61	59	18	36	6	4	9	0	348	20.4
8	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	2.33	64	1987-88	EDM	40	109	149	+39	24	9	40	5	4	3	0	211	19.0
9	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	2.32	79	1986-87	EDM	62	121	183	+69	28	13	33	7	6	4	0	288	21.5
10	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	2.30	70	1995-96	PIT	69	92	161	+10	54	31	48	8	1	8	2	338	20.4
11	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	2.18	77	1987-88	PIT	70	98	168	+23	92	22	58	10	4	7	2	382	18.3
12	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	2.15	78	1988-89	LAK	54	114	168	+15	26	11	42	5	10	5	0	303	17.8
13	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	2.09	78	1990-91	LAK	41	122	163	+30	16	8	51	0	1	5	0	212	19.3
14	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	2.08	59	1989-90	PIT	45	78	123	-18	78	14	35	3	0	4	0	226	19.9
15	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	2.05	80	1980-81	EDM	55	109	164	+41	28	15	38	4	3	3	0	261	21.1
16	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	2.05	64	1991-92	PIT	44	87	131	+27	94	12	35	4	6	5	0	249	17.7
17	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	1.95	73	1989-90	LAK	40	102	142	+8	42	10	30	4	2	4	1	236	16.9
18	Steve Yzerman S. Yzerman	1.94	80	1988-89	DET	65	90	155	+17	61	17	29	3	5	7	2	388	16.8
19	Bernie Nicholls B. Nicholls	1.90	79	1988-89	LAK	70	80	150	+30	96	21	28	8	6	6	0	385	18.2
20	Adam Oates A. Oates	1.89	61	1990-91	STL	25	90	115	+15	29	3	38	1	0	3	0	139	18.0
21	Connor McDavid C. McDavid	1.88	56	2020-21	EDM	33	72	105	+21	20	9	28	0	0	11	2	200	16.5	316	638	49.5	61	24	36	47	22:09
22	Connor McDavid C. McDavid	1.87	82	2022-23	EDM	64	89	153	+22	36	21	50	4	3	11	2	352	18.2	525	1,011	51.9	89	40	82	77	22:23
23	Jari Kurri J. Kurri	1.85	73	1984-85	EDM	71	64	135	+78	30	14	14	3	3	13	0	267	26.6
24	Mike Bossy M. Bossy	1.84	80	1981-82	NYI	64	83	147	+69	22	17	30	0	0	10	0	301	21.3
25	Jaromir Jagr J. Jagr	1.82	82	1995-96	PIT	62	87	149	+31	96	20	31	1	2	12	1	403	15.4