highest minute per game in 13th season

Bill Russell played the most minutes per game by a player in his 13th season with 42.7 minutes per game.

Interpreted as:
highest minute per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in 13th season
NAMEMPGSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bill Russell
B. Russell
42.7
1968-69
77
9.9
19.3
4.9
3.6
8.4
43.3
2.6
5.0
52.6
46.7
3,291
762
1,484
374
231
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
42.3
1971-72
82
14.8
19.2
4.0
6.0
9.3
64.9
2.7
6.4
42.2
61.0
3,469
1,213
1,572
329
196
3Gary Payton
G. Payton
40.1
2002-03
TOT
80
20.4
4.2
8.3
1.7
0.3
8.3
18.3
45.4
0.7
2.3
29.7
3.1
4.4
71.0
50.4
1.0
3.2
2.3
3,208
1,634
334
663
133
20
187
181
-50
4Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
39.6
1972-73
75
20.5
4.6
8.4
7.6
17.0
44.9
5.3
6.3
82.8
51.8
2,973
1,538
346
628
221
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38.8
1997-98
82
28.7
5.8
3.5
1.7
0.5
10.7
23.1
46.5
0.4
1.5
23.8
6.9
8.8
78.4
53.3
1.6
4.2
2.3
3,181
2,357
475
283
141
45
185
151
+598
6Chris Webber
C. Webber
38.6
2005-06
75
20.2
9.9
3.4
1.4
0.8
8.2
19.0
43.4
0.3
1.0
27.3
3.5
4.6
75.6
48.2
2.5
7.4
2.4
2,893
1,518
741
256
103
62
182
219
-132
7John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
38.2
1974-75
82
19.2
5.9
5.3
1.3
0.2
7.8
17.2
45.5
3.5
4.0
87.0
50.5
1.9
4.0
3,132
1,573
484
432
110
16
231
8Hal Greer
H. Greer
37.8
1970-71
81
18.6
4.5
4.6
7.3
16.9
43.1
4.0
5.0
80.5
48.7
3,060
1,508
364
369
289
9Bernard King
B. King
37.5
1990-91
64
28.4
5.0
4.6
0.9
0.3
11.1
23.6
47.2
0.1
0.6
21.6
6.0
7.6
79.0
52.7
1.8
3.2
4.0
2,401
1,817
319
292
56
16
255
187
10Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
37.5
1972-73
73
15.5
4.9
7.5
6.1
13.5
45.4
3.3
3.8
84.7
51.1
2,737
1,130
360
551
167
11Karl Malone
K. Malone
37.4
1997-98
81
27.0
10.3
3.9
1.2
0.9
9.6
18.2
53.0
0.0
0.1
33.3
7.8
10.2
76.1
59.7
2.3
8.0
3.0
3,030
2,190
834
316
96
70
247
237
+584
12James Harden
J. Harden
37.2
2021-22
TOT
65
22.0
7.7
10.3
1.3
0.6
6.3
15.3
41.0
2.3
6.9
33.0
7.2
8.2
87.7
58.3
0.8
6.8
4.4
2,419
1,432
500
667
82
36
284
153
+173
13Reggie Miller
R. Miller
36.9
1999-00
81
18.1
3.0
2.3
1.0
0.3
5.8
12.9
44.8
2.0
5.0
40.8
4.6
5.0
91.9
60.3
0.6
2.3
1.6
2,987
1,470
239
187
85
25
129
126
+274
14Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
36.7
2006-07
80
13.0
8.2
9.2
1.6
0.3
4.6
11.4
40.6
1.6
4.5
34.3
2.2
2.9
77.8
51.6
1.7
6.5
2.7
2,933
1,041
655
736
127
23
213
146
+87
15Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
36.6
1996-97
78
23.2
9.2
3.0
1.5
2.2
9.3
18.3
51.0
0.1
0.2
31.3
4.5
5.7
78.7
55.8
2.2
7.0
3.6
2,852
1,810
716
236
117
173
281
249
+382
16Reggie Theus
R. Theus
36.5
1990-91
81
18.6
2.8
4.7
1.0
0.4
7.2
15.4
46.8
0.6
1.8
36.1
3.6
4.2
85.1
54.0
0.9
2.0
3.1
2,955
1,510
229
378
85
35
252
231
17Alex English
A. English
36.5
1988-89
82
26.5
4.0
4.7
0.8
0.1
11.3
22.9
49.1
0.0
0.1
25.0
4.0
4.6
85.8
53.1
1.8
2.2
2.4
2,990
2,175
326
383
66
12
198
174
18Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
36.4
2020-21
65
22.2
11.5
11.7
1.4
0.4
8.4
19.0
43.9
1.3
4.2
31.5
4.2
6.4
65.6
50.9
1.7
9.9
4.8
2,369
1,445
750
763
89
23
312
190
-87
19Ray Allen
R. Allen
36.4
2008-09
79
18.2
3.5
2.8
0.9
0.2
6.3
13.2
48.0
2.5
6.2
40.9
3.0
3.2
95.2
62.4
0.8
2.7
1.7
2,876
1,434
278
218
69
13
134
157
+626
20Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
36.2
1980-81
81
17.8
9.7
1.2
0.8
2.1
7.2
16.0
45.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.3
5.4
61.7
48.3
2.9
6.8
2.3
2,931
1,439
789
98
68
171
189
300
21Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
36.1
2008-09
82
26.8
5.2
4.9
1.5
0.5
9.8
20.9
46.7
1.4
4.1
35.1
5.9
6.9
85.6
56.1
1.1
4.1
2.6
2,960
2,201
429
399
120
37
210
189
+657
22DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
36.1
2021-22
76
27.9
5.2
4.9
0.9
0.3
10.2
20.2
50.4
0.7
1.9
35.2
6.8
7.8
87.7
59.0
0.7
4.4
2.4
2,743
2,118
392
374
68
24
181
178
+77
23Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
36.1
2024-25
58
24.9
4.7
7.1
1.2
0.2
7.7
17.1
44.8
3.4
9.0
37.6
6.2
6.8
92.1
62.1
0.5
4.2
2.8
2,093
1,447
272
410
70
10
162
97
+53
24Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
35.7
2001-02
80
14.6
4.8
2.5
1.1
1.2
5.7
13.4
42.5
1.4
3.8
37.8
1.8
2.6
69.4
50.3
1.0
3.8
1.9
2,855
1,166
386
202
89
95
151
243
+108
25Jerry West
J. West
35.7
1972-73
69
22.8
4.2
8.8
9.0
18.7
47.9
4.9
6.1
80.5
53.3
2,460
1,575
289
607
138
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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
40
13
.755
2
Celtics Celtics
35
19
.648
5.5
3
35
20
.636
6.0
4
34
21
.618
7.0
5
32
23
.582
9.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/19
@
10:00 PM
Sun
2/22
@
6:30 PM
Tue
2/24
@
9:00 PM
Wed
2/25
@
10:00 PM
Fri
2/27
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
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24 - 31

105

Final

124

BOS Celtics

35 - 19

Wed 11 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
40
13
.755
2
35
19
.648
5.5
3
35
20
.636
6.0
4
34
21
.618
7.0
5
32
23
.582
9.0
6
30
24
.556
10.5
7
28
25
.528
12.0
8
29
27
.518
12.5
9
26
29
.473
15.0
10
26
30
.464
15.5
11
24
31
.436
17.0
12
23
30
.434
17.0
13
15
38
.283
25.0
14
15
40
.273
26.0
15
14
39
.264
26.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
42
14
.750
2
38
16
.704
3.0
3
35
20
.636
6.5
4
33
20
.623
7.5
5
33
21
.611
8.0
6
34
22
.607
8.0
7
32
23
.582
9.5
8
29
26
.527
12.5
9
27
29
.482
15.0
10
26
28
.481
15.0
11
20
33
.377
20.5
12
19
35
.352
22.0
13
18
38
.321
24.0
14
15
41
.268
27.0
15
12
44
.214
30.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
1/16
@
106-99
Fri
1/16
@
78-121
Fri
1/16
@
120-122
Fri
1/16
@
123-126
Fri
1/16
@
116-136

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:30 PM