Wilt Chamberlain has the most points per minute played in a season, with 1.04 in 1961-62.

Interpreted as:

highest points per minute with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player in one season

NAME	PTS/MIN	PTS	MIN	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
Wilt Chamberlain	1.04	4,029	3,882	1961-62	PHI	80	48.5	50.4	25.7	2.4				20.0	39.5	50.6				10.4	17.0	61.3	2,052	192				123
James Harden	0.98	2,818	2,867	2018-19	HOU	78	36.8	36.1	6.6	7.5	2.0	0.7	5.0	10.8	24.5	44.2	4.8	13.2	36.8	9.7	11.0	87.9	518	586	158	58	387	244	+357
Giannis Antetokounmpo	0.97	1,857	1,917	2019-20	MIL	63	30.4	29.5	13.6	5.6	1.0	1.0	3.7	10.9	19.7	55.3	1.4	4.7	30.4	6.3	10.0	63.3	856	354	61	66	230	195	+682
Giannis Antetokounmpo	0.97	1,959	2,024	2022-23	MIL	63	32.1	31.1	11.8	5.7	0.8	0.8	3.9	11.2	20.3	55.3	0.7	2.7	27.5	7.9	12.3	64.5	742	359	52	51	246	197	+341
Joel Embiid	0.96	2,183	2,284	2022-23	PHI	66	34.6	33.1	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	3.4	11.0	20.1	54.8	1.0	3.0	33.0	10.0	11.7	85.7	670	274	66	112	226	205	+424
Wilt Chamberlain	0.94	3,586	3,806	1962-63	SFW	80	47.6	44.8	24.3	3.4				18.3	34.6	52.8				8.3	13.9	59.3	1,946	275				136
James Harden	0.94	2,335	2,483	2019-20	HOU	68	36.5	34.3	6.6	7.5	1.8	0.9	4.5	9.9	22.3	44.4	4.4	12.4	35.5	10.2	11.8	86.5	446	512	125	60	308	227	+284
Stephen Curry	0.94	2,015	2,152	2020-21	GSW	63	34.2	32.0	5.5	5.8	1.2	0.1	3.4	10.4	21.7	48.2	5.3	12.7	42.1	5.7	6.3	91.6	345	363	77	8	213	119	+242
Michael Jordan	0.93	3,041	3,281	1986-87	CHI	82	40.0	37.1	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	3.3	13.4	27.8	48.2	0.1	0.8	18.2	10.2	11.9	85.7	430	377	236	125	272	237
Russell Westbrook	0.91	2,558	2,802	2016-17	OKC	81	34.6	31.6	10.7	10.4	1.6	0.4	5.4	10.2	24.0	42.5	2.5	7.2	34.3	8.8	10.4	84.5	864	840	132	31	438	190	+251
Giannis Antetokounmpo	0.91	2,002	2,204	2021-22	MIL	67	32.9	29.9	11.6	5.8	1.1	1.4	3.3	10.3	18.6	55.3	1.1	3.6	29.3	8.3	11.4	72.2	778	388	72	91	219	212	+397
George Gervin	0.91	2,551	2,817	1981-82	SAS	79	35.7	32.3	5.0	2.4	1.0	0.6	2.7	12.6	25.2	50.0	0.1	0.5	27.8	7.0	8.1	86.4	392	187	77	45	210	215
Joel Embiid	0.91	2,079	2,297	2021-22	PHI	68	33.8	30.6	11.7	4.2	1.1	1.5	3.1	9.8	19.6	49.9	1.4	3.7	37.1	9.6	11.8	81.4	796	284	77	99	214	181	+367
Luka Doncic	0.9	2,370	2,624	2023-24	DAL	70	37.5	33.9	9.2	9.8	1.4	0.5	4.0	11.5	23.6	48.7	4.1	10.6	38.2	6.8	8.7	78.6	647	686	99	38	282	149	+319
Luka Doncic	0.89	2,138	2,391	2022-23	DAL	66	36.2	32.4	8.6	8.0	1.4	0.5	3.6	10.9	22.0	49.6	2.8	8.2	34.2	7.8	10.5	74.2	569	529	90	33	236	166	+128
Damian Lillard	0.89	1,866	2,107	2022-23	POR	58	36.3	32.2	4.8	7.3	0.9	0.3	3.3	9.6	20.7	46.3	4.2	11.3	37.1	8.8	9.6	91.4	277	425	50	18	191	109	+105
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	0.88	2,135	2,416	2022-23	OKC	68	35.5	31.4	4.8	5.5	1.6	1.0	2.8	10.4	20.3	51.0	0.9	2.5	34.5	9.8	10.9	90.5	329	371	112	65	192	192	+149
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	0.88	2,254	2,553	2023-24	OKC	75	34.0	30.1	5.5	6.2	2.0	0.9	2.2	10.6	19.8	53.5	1.3	3.6	35.3	7.6	8.7	87.4	415	465	150	67	162	184	+614
George Gervin	0.88	2,585	2,934	1979-80	SAS	78	37.6	33.1	5.2	2.6	1.4	1.0	3.3	13.1	24.9	52.8	0.4	1.3	31.4	6.5	7.6	85.2	403	202	110	79	254	208
Stephen Curry	0.88	2,375	2,700	2015-16	GSW	79	34.2	30.1	5.4	6.7	2.1	0.2	3.3	10.2	20.2	50.4	5.1	11.2	45.4	4.6	5.1	90.8	430	527	169	15	262	161	+1022
Bernard King	0.88	1,809	2,063	1984-85	NYK	55	37.5	32.9	5.8	3.7	1.3	0.3	3.7	12.6	23.7	53.0	0.0	0.2	10.0	7.7	10.0	77.2	317	204	71	15	204	191
Bradley Beal	0.87	1,878	2,147	2020-21	WAS	60	35.8	31.3	4.7	4.4	1.2	0.4	3.1	11.2	23.0	48.5	2.2	6.2	34.9	6.8	7.7	88.9	283	265	69	22	187	140	-3
Rick Barry	0.87	2,775	3,175	1966-67	SFW	78	40.7	35.6	9.2	3.6				13.0	28.7	45.1				9.7	10.9	88.4	714	282				258
Michael Jordan	0.87	2,868	3,311	1987-88	CHI	82	40.4	35.0	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	3.1	13.0	24.4	53.5	0.1	0.6	13.2	8.8	10.5	84.1	449	485	259	131	252	270
Giannis Antetokounmpo	0.87	2,222	2,567	2023-24	MIL	73	35.2	30.4	11.5	6.5	1.2	1.1	3.4	11.5	18.8	61.1	0.5	1.7	27.4	7.0	10.7	65.7	841	476	87	79	250	210	+339