guard minutes per game ranking

Point guards played their most minutes per game in a season in 1971-72 with 28.5 minutes per game.

Interpreted as:
guard minutes per game in a regular season ranking
POSITIONMPGSEASONGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1
Point Guard
28.5
1971-72
2,371
13.4
3.1
4.9
5.1
11.3
45.1
3.2
4.0
79.9
51.3
67,637
31,843
7,317
11,535
6,144
2
Point Guard
28.3
1951-52
1,016
9.2
3.5
3.8
3.2
8.9
35.9
2.8
3.8
74.3
43.6
28,736
9,343
3,528
3,881
3,007
3
Point Guard
28.3
1968-69
1,909
13.1
3.5
4.7
4.9
11.5
42.7
3.2
4.2
77.7
48.9
53,951
24,973
6,710
8,935
5,367
4
Point Guard
28.1
1974-75
2,382
12.3
2.9
4.5
1.3
0.2
4.9
10.9
45.1
2.5
3.2
78.6
50.1
0.8
2.1
67,048
29,385
6,808
10,616
3,126
408
6,073
5
Point Guard
28.1
1965-66
1,313
13.0
3.4
4.4
5.0
11.8
42.7
3.0
3.9
76.2
48.3
36,875
17,115
4,460
5,842
3,646
6
Point Guard
28.1
1969-70
1,948
14.2
3.2
4.9
5.3
11.7
45.4
3.5
4.4
80.3
51.9
54,695
27,604
6,225
9,507
4,982
7
Point Guard
27.6
1955-56
956
9.1
3.4
4.4
3.3
9.0
36.2
2.5
3.4
73.3
42.9
26,354
8,658
3,230
4,196
2,181
8
Shooting Guard
27.4
1960-61
1,114
12.8
4.6
3.4
5.0
12.2
41.2
2.7
3.6
75.3
46.3
30,481
14,220
5,178
3,799
3,037
9
Point Guard
27.3
1970-71
2,361
13.4
3.2
4.4
5.1
11.4
44.8
3.2
4.1
78.9
51.0
64,550
31,718
7,589
10,328
5,937
10
Point Guard
27.3
1956-57
1,053
9.3
3.5
3.2
3.4
9.4
36.4
2.5
3.3
74.1
42.9
28,730
9,776
3,651
3,339
2,351
11
Shooting Guard
27.2
2000-01
4,093
11.8
3.2
2.6
1.0
0.3
4.2
9.9
42.7
0.9
2.5
36.6
2.4
3.0
81.3
52.7
0.8
2.4
1.5
111,503
48,173
13,054
10,584
4,041
1,152
6,342
8,396
+879
12
Point Guard
27.2
1958-59
978
10.2
3.8
3.8
3.8
10.0
38.4
2.5
3.3
77.0
44.6
26,565
10,016
3,758
3,762
2,169
13
Point Guard
27.1
1959-60
1,142
10.4
3.9
4.5
4.0
10.4
38.6
2.4
3.1
75.6
44.2
30,990
11,865
4,411
5,084
2,771
14
Point Guard
27.1
1975-76
2,335
11.5
2.8
4.1
1.4
0.2
4.6
10.3
44.6
2.3
2.9
77.5
49.4
0.8
2.0
63,256
26,846
6,603
9,684
3,199
431
5,867
15
Shooting Guard
26.7
1962-63
1,357
12.2
3.4
3.0
4.7
10.9
43.2
2.8
3.7
76.0
48.8
36,282
16,566
4,657
4,044
3,609
16
Point Guard
26.7
1973-74
2,334
11.9
2.8
4.4
1.2
0.2
4.9
10.7
45.2
2.2
2.8
79.8
49.9
0.8
2.0
62,330
27,875
6,559
10,178
2,760
352
5,481
17
Shooting Guard
26.7
2003-04
4,480
11.4
3.2
2.7
1.0
0.3
4.2
10.0
41.8
0.9
2.6
34.8
2.1
2.6
79.7
50.9
0.7
2.5
1.5
119,419
51,004
14,447
12,015
4,360
1,140
6,919
8,452
-550
18
Shooting Guard
26.6
1968-69
2,042
13.2
3.6
3.1
5.2
11.9
43.8
2.8
3.7
73.5
48.7
54,300
26,971
7,341
6,269
5,519
19
Point Guard
26.4
1972-73
2,390
12.2
2.9
4.5
4.9
10.9
45.1
2.3
2.9
80.5
50.0
63,207
29,149
6,832
10,824
5,470
20
Point Guard
26.4
1953-54
1,152
8.4
3.0
3.4
2.9
8.1
36.1
2.5
3.6
69.2
43.1
30,374
9,631
3,428
3,885
2,947
21
Point Guard
26.3
1952-53
1,133
8.6
3.0
3.4
2.9
8.1
35.9
2.8
3.9
72.0
44.0
29,813
9,784
3,409
3,797
3,350
22
Shooting Guard
26.3
1952-53
1,419
8.9
3.0
2.5
3.0
8.2
37.0
2.8
3.8
74.1
45.1
37,301
12,629
4,257
3,536
4,271
23
Shooting Guard
26.3
1966-67
1,480
13.9
3.7
2.8
5.3
12.2
43.6
3.3
4.2
79.2
49.6
38,852
20,552
5,404
4,097
3,917
24
Shooting Guard
26.2
2005-06
4,731
11.4
3.0
2.4
0.9
0.2
4.1
9.4
43.9
1.0
2.6
36.5
2.3
2.8
79.3
53.8
0.7
2.4
1.5
123,980
54,124
14,327
11,420
4,117
1,063
7,093
9,737
+333
25
Point Guard
26.2
1957-58
1,009
9.5
3.8
3.5
3.5
9.6
36.6
2.5
3.4
75.2
43.2
26,386
9,628
3,815
3,509
2,303
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes per game going back to the 1951-52 season.

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20
62
.244
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19
63
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15
17
65
.207
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WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
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.780
2
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62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
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52
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.634
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