NBA Teams with the Fewest Points Per Game in One Regular Season

A ranking of the teams with the worst average of points in a single season in NBA history. Here you can find which team is the all-time worst for this stat and explore the top 50, including their averages, totals and games played.

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Which team averaged the fewest points in one Regular Season in NBA history?

The 1947 Boston Celtics rank last in the league with an all-time worst average of 60.1 points per game during the Regular Season. They played 60 games (22 wins and 38 losses) where they scored a total of 3,605 points.

Fewest Points Per Game,
One Regular Season

60.1 points
1947 Boston Celtics

= NBA Champions

All-time Ranking of the Teams with the Fewest Points Per Game

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			Points
Rk	Team	Season	Per Game	Total	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
1.	Boston Celtics	1947	60.1	3,605	60	23.3	85.6	27.2%	-	-	-	13.5	22.9	59.0%
2.	Pittsburgh Ironmen	1947	61.2	3,674	60	22.4	82.7	27.1%	-	-	-	16.4	25.1	65.3%
3.	Detroit Falcons	1947	63.3	3,797	60	24.0	97.4	24.6%	-	-	-	15.4	24.9	61.8%
4.	New York Knicks	1947	64.7	3,881	60	24.4	87.6	27.9%	-	-	-	15.9	24.0	66.1%
5.	Toronto Huskies	1947	66.6	3,996	60	25.3	94.5	26.7%	-	-	-	16.1	25.9	62.2%
6.	St. Louis Bombers	1947	66.6	4,064	61	26.2	96.3	27.2%	-	-	-	14.1	23.0	61.6%
7.	Philadelphia Warriors	1947	68.6	4,118	60	25.2	89.7	28.0%	-	-	-	18.3	26.6	68.8%
8.	Boston Celtics	1948	68.8	3,303	48	25.9	90.1	28.7%	-	-	-	17.1	26.0	65.9%
9.	Providence Steamrollers	1948	69.1	3,318	48	26.4	96.5	27.4%	-	-	-	16.3	26.6	61.3%
10.	Milwaukee Hawks	1954	70.0	5,038	72	24.4	70.7	34.5%	-	-	-	21.2	30.6	69.2%

Rk	Team	Season	Per Game	Total	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
11.	Cleveland Rebels	1947	70.9	4,251	60	27.9	95.0	29.4%	-	-	-	15.1	23.8	63.2%
12.	St. Louis Bombers	1948	71.5	3,432	48	27.0	94.8	28.5%	-	-	-	17.5	25.9	67.4%
13.	Providence Steamrollers	1947	72.5	4,350	60	27.2	93.0	29.2%	-	-	-	18.2	27.8	65.5%
14.	Baltimore Bullets (1st)	1950	73.1	4,973	68	25.2	81.1	31.0%	-	-	-	22.8	31.2	73.0%
15.	Milwaukee Hawks	1952	73.2	4,831	66	25.4	76.6	33.1%	-	-	-	22.5	33.0	68.2%
16.	Philadelphia Warriors	1950	73.3	4,983	68	26.2	84.0	31.2%	-	-	-	21.0	30.0	70.0%
17.	Philadelphia Warriors	1948	73.4	3,521	48	26.6	101.6	26.2%	-	-	-	20.1	28.1	71.4%
18.	St. Louis Bombers	1950	73.7	5,010	68	25.6	74.8	34.2%	-	-	-	22.5	31.6	71.1%
19.	Washington Capitols	1948	73.7	3,537	48	27.8	99.7	27.9%	-	-	-	18.0	25.1	71.9%
20.	Washington Capitols	1947	73.8	4,428	60	28.7	96.6	29.7%	-	-	-	16.4	23.2	70.6%

Rk	Team	Season	Per Game	Total	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
21.	Fort Wayne Pistons	1949	74.3	4,457	60	25.6	89.5	28.6%	-	-	-	23.1	33.0	70.0%
22.	Baltimore Bullets (1st)	1948	74.4	3,570	48	26.8	89.2	30.1%	-	-	-	20.7	30.1	68.9%
23.	Milwaukee Hawks	1953	74.4	5,283	71	26.4	74.9	35.2%	-	-	-	23.1	33.8	68.5%
24.	New York Knicks	1948	74.5	3,578	48	28.2	98.4	28.7%	-	-	-	18.1	26.9	67.2%
25.	Indianapolis Olympians	1953	74.6	5,295	71	25.8	73.3	35.1%	-	-	-	23.1	32.1	71.9%
26.	Indianapolis Jets	1949	74.7	4,482	60	27.0	89.5	30.2%	-	-	-	20.7	30.0	69.0%
27.	St. Louis Bombers	1949	75.8	4,547	60	27.7	81.0	34.1%	-	-	-	20.5	29.5	69.4%
28.	Chicago Stags	1948	75.8	3,640	48	29.0	97.6	29.7%	-	-	-	17.9	27.2	65.9%
29.	Washington Capitols	1950	76.5	5,201	68	26.7	80.8	33.0%	-	-	-	23.2	31.0	74.6%
30.	Boston Celtics	1949	76.6	4,593	60	28.4	91.4	31.1%	-	-	-	19.7	30.9	63.6%

Rk	Team	Season	Per Game	Total	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
31.	Chicago Stags	1947	77.0	4,697	61	30.8	103.4	29.8%	-	-	-	15.4	25.4	60.6%
32.	Fort Wayne Pistons	1954	77.7	5,593	72	27.1	72.0	37.6%	-	-	-	23.5	32.2	73.0%
33.	Denver Nuggets (1st)	1950	77.7	4,818	62	27.9	83.6	33.4%	-	-	-	21.9	32.2	67.8%
34.	Fort Wayne Pistons	1952	78.0	5,151	66	26.8	76.0	35.3%	-	-	-	24.4	33.2	73.3%
35.	Philadelphia Warriors	1954	78.3	5,634	72	28.1	75.4	37.2%	-	-	-	22.0	31.6	69.8%
36.	Baltimore Bullets (1st)	1954	78.3	5,638	72	28.3	76.9	36.8%	-	-	-	21.8	32.1	67.7%
37.	Providence Steamrollers	1949	78.5	4,707	60	29.2	90.5	32.2%	-	-	-	20.1	29.0	69.3%
38.	Chicago Stags	1950	78.7	5,352	68	29.5	86.6	34.0%	-	-	-	19.8	28.4	69.6%
39.	Philadelphia Warriors	1953	78.8	5,434	69	28.8	80.4	35.8%	-	-	-	22.6	33.3	67.9%
40.	New York Knicks	1954	79.0	5,687	72	26.9	71.9	37.4%	-	-	-	25.3	35.1	72.1%

Rk	Team	Season	Per Game	Total	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
41.	New York Knicks	1949	79.2	4,752	60	28.1	87.3	32.2%	-	-	-	22.9	32.7	70.2%
42.	Fort Wayne Pistons	1950	79.3	5,390	68	27.6	86.8	31.8%	-	-	-	24.0	34.3	70.1%
43.	Waterloo Hawks	1950	79.4	4,921	62	28.2	79.1	35.6%	-	-	-	23.0	32.3	71.4%
44.	Boston Celtics	1950	79.7	5,419	68	28.6	84.6	33.8%	-	-	-	22.5	31.8	70.7%
45.	Rochester Royals	1954	79.8	5,742	72	27.9	75.7	36.9%	-	-	-	23.9	35.0	68.4%
46.	New York Knicks	1950	80.7	5,488	68	27.8	78.7	35.3%	-	-	-	25.1	35.4	71.1%
47.	Fort Wayne Pistons	1953	81.0	5,591	69	27.2	75.8	35.9%	-	-	-	26.7	36.1	73.8%
48.	Washington Capitols	1951	81.3	2,844	35	27.6	82.7	33.4%	-	-	-	26.1	34.1	76.5%
49.	Baltimore Bullets (1st)	1952	81.5	5,377	66	28.5	83.3	34.2%	-	-	-	24.5	33.5	73.0%
50.	Minneapolis Lakers	1954	81.7	5,880	72	30.3	80.6	37.6%	-	-	-	21.0	28.7	73.1%

Abbreviations:
Gms = Games / FGM = Field Goals Made / FGA = Field Goals Attempted / 3PM = 3-Pointers Made / 3PA = 3-Pointers Attempted / FTM = Free Throws Made / FTA = Free Throws Attempted

Note: 3-point shots were implemented in the 1979-80 season.