highest minutes per game in a season active players

LeBron James has the most minutes per game by an active player in a season with 42.5 minutes per game in 2005-06.

Interpreted as:
highest minutes per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games in a season active players
NAMEMPGSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
42.5
2005-06
79
31.4
7.0
6.6
1.6
0.8
11.1
23.1
48.0
1.6
4.8
33.5
7.6
10.3
73.8
56.8
0.9
6.1
3.3
3,361
2,478
556
521
123
66
260
181
+275
2LeBron James
L. James
42.4
2004-05
80
27.2
7.4
7.2
2.2
0.7
9.9
21.1
47.2
1.4
3.9
35.1
6.0
8.0
75.0
55.4
1.4
6.0
3.3
3,388
2,175
588
577
177
52
262
146
+152
3LeBron James
L. James
40.9
2006-07
78
27.3
6.7
6.0
1.6
0.7
9.9
20.8
47.6
1.3
4.0
31.9
6.3
9.0
69.8
55.2
1.1
5.7
3.2
3,190
2,132
526
470
125
55
250
171
+377
4LeBron James
L. James
40.4
2007-08
75
30.0
7.9
7.2
1.8
1.1
10.6
21.9
48.4
1.5
4.8
31.5
7.3
10.3
71.2
56.8
1.8
6.1
3.4
3,027
2,250
592
539
138
81
255
165
+139
5LeBron James
L. James
39.5
2003-04
79
20.9
5.5
5.9
1.6
0.7
7.9
18.9
41.7
0.8
2.7
29.0
4.4
5.8
75.4
48.8
1.3
4.2
3.5
3,122
1,654
432
465
130
58
273
149
-144
6Kevin Durant
K. Durant
39.5
2009-10
82
30.1
7.6
2.8
1.4
1.0
9.7
20.3
47.6
1.6
4.3
36.5
9.2
10.2
90.0
60.7
1.3
6.3
3.3
3,239
2,472
623
231
112
84
271
171
+431
7LeBron James
L. James
39.0
2009-10
76
29.7
7.3
8.6
1.6
1.0
10.1
20.1
50.3
1.7
5.1
33.3
7.8
10.2
76.7
60.4
0.9
6.4
3.4
2,966
2,258
554
651
125
77
261
119
+648
8Kevin Love
K. Love
39.0
2011-12
55
26.0
13.3
2.0
0.9
0.5
8.6
19.3
44.8
1.9
5.1
37.2
6.9
8.4
82.4
56.8
4.1
9.2
2.3
2,145
1,432
734
111
47
28
128
152
+27
9Kevin Durant
K. Durant
39.0
2008-09
74
25.3
6.5
2.8
1.3
0.7
8.9
18.8
47.6
1.3
3.1
42.2
6.1
7.1
86.3
57.7
1.0
5.5
3.0
2,885
1,871
482
205
96
53
225
134
-501
10Kevin Durant
K. Durant
38.9
2010-11
78
27.7
6.8
2.7
1.1
1.0
9.1
19.7
46.2
1.9
5.3
35.0
7.6
8.7
88.0
58.9
0.7
6.1
2.8
3,038
2,161
533
214
88
76
218
159
+271
11LeBron James
L. James
38.8
2010-11
79
26.7
7.5
7.0
1.6
0.6
9.6
18.8
51.0
1.2
3.5
33.0
6.4
8.4
75.9
59.4
1.0
6.5
3.6
3,063
2,111
590
554
124
50
284
163
+619
12Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
38.7
2013-14
67
13.1
4.9
2.6
1.9
0.5
4.1
10.3
39.7
1.0
3.6
28.3
3.9
5.0
76.9
52.2
1.3
3.6
1.5
2,591
878
330
175
127
36
102
106
+189
13Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
38.7
2014-15
65
20.0
5.8
3.3
1.8
0.6
6.5
14.0
46.2
1.1
3.0
37.8
5.9
7.1
83.4
58.3
1.8
4.1
1.4
2,513
1,301
379
212
114
36
93
108
+238
14Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
38.6
2012-13
82
19.0
3.1
6.5
0.9
0.2
6.7
15.7
42.9
2.3
6.1
36.8
3.3
3.9
84.4
54.6
0.5
2.6
3.0
3,167
1,562
257
531
74
19
243
172
-62
15Kevin Durant
K. Durant
38.6
2011-12
66
28.0
8.0
3.5
1.3
1.2
9.7
19.7
49.6
2.0
5.2
38.7
6.5
7.6
86.0
61.0
0.6
7.4
3.8
2,546
1,850
527
231
88
77
248
133
+369
16Kevin Durant
K. Durant
38.5
2013-14
81
32.0
7.4
5.5
1.3
0.7
10.5
20.8
50.3
2.4
6.1
39.1
8.7
9.9
87.3
63.5
0.7
6.7
3.5
3,122
2,593
598
445
103
59
285
174
+509
17Kevin Durant
K. Durant
38.5
2012-13
81
28.1
7.9
4.6
1.4
1.3
9.0
17.7
51.0
1.7
4.1
41.6
8.4
9.3
90.5
64.7
0.6
7.3
3.5
3,119
2,280
640
374
116
105
280
143
+721
18Nicolas Batum
N. Batum
38.5
2012-13
73
14.3
5.6
4.9
1.2
1.1
4.8
11.4
42.3
2.3
6.1
37.2
2.4
2.9
84.8
56.6
1.3
4.3
2.6
2,807
1,047
412
360
91
83
190
139
-108
19James Harden
J. Harden
38.3
2012-13
78
25.9
4.9
5.8
1.8
0.5
7.5
17.1
43.8
2.3
6.2
36.8
8.6
10.2
85.1
60.0
0.8
4.1
3.8
2,985
2,023
379
455
142
38
295
178
+197
20Stephen Curry
S. Curry
38.2
2012-13
78
22.9
4.0
6.9
1.6
0.2
8.0
17.8
45.1
3.5
7.7
45.3
3.4
3.7
90.0
58.9
0.8
3.3
3.1
2,983
1,786
314
539
126
12
240
198
+135
21DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
38.2
2013-14
79
22.7
4.3
4.0
1.1
0.4
7.6
17.8
42.9
0.8
2.7
30.5
6.6
8.0
82.4
53.2
0.6
3.7
2.2
3,017
1,791
343
313
86
28
176
197
+184
22James Harden
J. Harden
38.1
2015-16
82
29.0
6.1
7.5
1.7
0.6
8.7
19.7
43.9
2.9
8.0
35.9
8.8
10.2
86.0
59.8
0.8
5.3
4.6
3,125
2,376
501
612
139
51
374
229
+125
23James Harden
J. Harden
38.0
2013-14
73
25.4
4.7
6.1
1.6
0.4
7.5
16.5
45.6
2.4
6.6
36.6
7.9
9.1
86.6
61.8
0.8
3.9
3.6
2,777
1,851
344
446
115
29
265
177
+409
24Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
38.0
2025-26
70
28.3
4.1
6.6
1.9
0.8
9.9
21.4
46.2
3.1
8.6
36.7
5.3
6.0
89.2
58.8
0.3
3.8
2.4
2,661
1,980
290
461
130
55
171
151
+113
25Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
37.9
2021-22
68
22.8
8.5
5.3
1.3
0.6
8.8
17.8
49.4
1.1
3.2
34.4
4.2
5.6
74.9
56.5
1.9
6.6
2.7
2,578
1,551
580
360
85
42
181
225
+254
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes per game going back to the 1951-52 season.

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RPG

9.0

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APG

5.7

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DRTG

115.1

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4.1

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
46
36
.561
14.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
4/18
@
1:00 PM
Mon
4/20
@
7:00 PM
Thu
4/23
@
8:00 PM
Sun
4/26
@
1:00 PM
Wed
4/29
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
WAS Wizards

17 - 65

117

Final

130

CLE Cavaliers

52 - 30

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
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Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
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Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
3/17
@
118-125
Tue
3/17
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124-116
Wed
3/18
@
117-95
Wed
3/18
@
111-130
Wed
3/18
@
99-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
4/17
@
7:30 PM
Fri
4/17
@
10:00 PM
Sat
4/18
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1:00 PM
Sat
4/18
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3:30 PM
Sat
4/18
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6:00 PM