Wilt Chamberlain has the most minutes per game by a Finals MVP in an NBA Finals with 47.2 minutes per game.

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highest mpg average for finals mvp in a season by a player

	NAME	MPG	FMVP	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	47.2	1	1971-72	NBA Finals	LAL	5	19.4	23.2	2.6			7.8	13.0	60.0				3.8	7.0	54.3	60.3				236	97	116	13				18
2	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	47.1	1	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	7	26.4	7.7	4.7	1.9	0.0	10.3	24.0	42.9				5.9	6.7	87.2	49.0	1.6	6.1		330	185	54	33	13	0		22
3	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	46.5	1	1975-76	NBA Finals	BOS	6	21.7	4.3	5.8	1.5	0.0	7.8	17.8	43.9				6.0	6.8	87.8	52.0	0.5	3.8		279	130	26	35	9	0		19
4	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	45.8	1	1998-99	NBA Finals	SAS	5	27.4	14.0	2.4	1.0	2.2	10.2	19.0	53.7	0.0	0.4	0.0	7.0	8.8	79.5	59.9	2.8	11.2	3.4	229	137	70	12	5	11	17	12	+24
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45.7	1	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	6	41.0	8.5	6.3	1.7	0.7	16.8	33.2	50.8	1.7	4.2	40.0	5.7	8.2	69.4	55.8	2.5	6.0	2.7	274	246	51	38	10	4	16	20
6	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	45.5	1	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	6	38.0	16.7	2.3	1.0	2.7	16.0	26.2	61.1	0.0	0.0		6.0	15.5	38.7	57.6	5.7	11.0	2.2	273	228	100	14	6	16	13	20	+8
7	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	45.0	1	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	5	33.0	15.8	4.8	0.4	3.4	12.6	22.0	57.3	0.0	0.0		7.8	15.2	51.3	57.5	6.2	9.6	4.0	225	165	79	24	2	17	20	20	+40
8	Larry Bird L. Bird	44.8	1	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	6	24.0	9.7	9.5	2.7	0.3	8.8	18.3	48.2	1.2	3.2	36.8	5.2	5.5	93.9	57.8	1.7	8.0	2.7	269	144	58	57	16	2	16	17
9	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	44.8	1	1978-79	NBA Finals	SEA	5	22.6	6.0	6.0	1.8	2.2	9.0	19.6	45.9				4.6	6.4	71.9	50.4	1.8	4.2	3.0	224	113	30	30	9	11	15	19
10	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	44.8	1	1994-95	NBA Finals	HOU	4	32.8	11.5	5.5	2.0	2.0	14.0	29.0	48.3	0.3	0.3	100.0	4.5	6.5	69.2	51.4	2.8	8.8	2.8	179	131	46	22	8	8	11	18
11	LeBron James L. James	44.1	1	2011-12	NBA Finals	MIA	5	28.6	10.2	7.4	1.6	0.4	10.2	21.6	47.2	0.6	3.2	18.8	7.6	9.2	82.6	55.8	3.0	7.2	3.8	220	143	51	37	8	2	19	10	+31
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	44.0	1	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	5	31.2	6.6	11.4	2.8	1.4	12.6	22.6	55.8	0.4	0.8	50.0	5.6	6.6	84.8	61.2	1.6	5.0	3.6	220	156	33	57	14	7	18	18
13	Jerry West J. West	43.9	1	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	7	37.9	4.7	7.4			13.7	28.0	49.0				10.4	12.4	83.9	56.6				307	265	33	52				20
14	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	43.8	1	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	6	24.2	17.0	5.3	1.0	5.3	9.0	18.2	49.5	0.0	0.3	0.0	6.2	9.0	68.5	54.6	3.8	13.2	3.8	263	145	102	32	6	32	23	16	+42
15	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	43.8	1	2008-09	NBA Finals	LAL	5	32.4	5.6	7.4	1.4	1.4	11.6	27.0	43.0	1.8	5.0	36.0	7.4	8.8	84.1	52.5	0.6	5.0	3.2	219	162	28	37	7	7	16	13	+49
16	Larry Bird L. Bird	43.6	1	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	7	27.4	14.0	3.6	2.1	1.1	8.9	18.3	48.4	0.6	0.9	66.7	9.1	10.9	84.2	59.5	3.7	10.3	3.6	305	192	98	25	15	8	25	24
17	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	43.5	1	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	6	34.7	7.8	3.8	2.7	1.0	10.8	23.2	46.8	0.5	1.8	27.3	12.5	16.2	77.3	57.2	2.0	5.8	3.7	261	208	47	23	16	6	22	22	+22
18	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	43.1	1	1993-94	NBA Finals	HOU	7	26.9	9.1	3.6	1.6	3.9	10.7	21.4	50.0	0.1	0.1	100.0	5.3	6.1	86.0	55.6	1.9	7.3	3.6	302	188	64	25	11	27	25	26
19	LeBron James L. James	43.0	1	2012-13	NBA Finals	MIA	7	25.3	10.9	7.0	2.3	0.9	9.6	21.4	44.7	1.7	4.9	35.3	4.4	5.6	79.5	52.9	2.4	8.4	2.6	301	177	76	49	16	6	18	10	0
20	Rick Barry R. Barry	43.0	1	1974-75	NBA Finals	GSW	4	29.5	4.0	5.0	3.5	0.8	11.0	24.8	44.4				7.5	8.0	93.8	52.2	1.0	3.0		172	118	16	20	14	3		12
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	42.7	1	1996-97	NBA Finals	CHI	6	32.3	7.0	6.0	1.2	0.8	12.0	26.3	45.6	1.3	4.2	32.0	7.0	9.2	76.4	53.2	1.5	5.5	2.2	256	194	42	36	7	5	13	14	+6
22	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	42.7	1	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	6	21.5	11.2	8.7	2.7	0.3	7.8	13.7	57.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.8	6.7	87.5	64.8	2.8	8.3	5.0	256	129	67	52	16	2	30	17
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	42.3	1	1991-92	NBA Finals	CHI	6	35.8	4.8	6.5	1.7	0.3	13.5	25.7	52.6	2.0	4.7	42.9	6.8	7.7	89.1	61.7	1.0	3.8	4.0	254	215	29	39	10	2	24	21
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	42.0	1	1995-96	NBA Finals	CHI	6	27.3	5.3	4.2	1.7	0.2	8.5	20.5	41.5	1.0	3.2	31.6	9.3	11.2	83.6	53.8	1.7	3.7	3.0	252	164	32	25	10	1	18	17
25	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42.0	1	1970-71	NBA Finals	MIL	4	27.0	18.5	2.8			11.5	19.0	60.5				4.0	5.3	76.2	63.4				168	108	74	11				12

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