Wilt Chamberlain has played the most career minutes per game with 45.8 minutes per game.

Interpreted as:

highest mpg with a minimum of 400 games played by a player career average

	NAME	MPG	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	45.8	1,045	30.1	22.9	4.4			12.1	22.5	54.0				5.8	11.4	51.1	54.7				47,859	31,419	23,924	4,643				2,075
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	42.3	963	15.1	22.5	4.3			5.9	13.4	44.0				3.3	5.8	56.1	47.1				40,726	14,522	21,620	4,100				2,592
3	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	42.2	1,040	25.7	7.5	9.5	1.1	0.1	9.1	18.9	48.5				7.4	8.8	83.8	56.4	1.0	3.0		43,886	26,710	7,804	9,887	77	4		2,931
4	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	41.1	914	26.7	3.7	6.2	2.2	0.2	9.3	21.8	42.5	1.2	3.7	31.3	7.0	8.9	78.0	51.8	0.8	2.9	3.6	37,584	24,368	3,394	5,624	1,983	164	3,262	1,777	+799
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40.0	846	27.4	13.5	4.3			10.3	23.8	43.1				6.8	8.7	78.0	49.4				33,863	23,149	11,463	3,650				2,596
6	Jerry West J. West	39.2	932	27.0	5.8	6.7	2.6	0.7	9.7	20.4	47.4				7.7	9.4	81.4	55.0	1.0	2.8		36,571	25,192	5,376	6,238	81	23		2,435
7	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	38.8	829	17.0	15.6	3.3	0.4	0.3	6.9	13.8	49.9				3.2	4.1	78.3	54.4	0.8	4.3		32,131	14,053	12,942	2,730	28	24		2,389
8	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	38.8	792	26.4	16.2	3.0			9.3	21.3	43.6				7.8	10.3	76.1	51.1				30,690	20,880	12,849	2,369				2,529
9	Latrell Sprewell L. Sprewell	38.6	913	18.3	4.1	4.0	1.4	0.4	6.7	15.7	42.5	1.2	3.6	33.7	3.8	4.7	80.4	51.6	0.8	3.2	2.7	35,270	16,712	3,724	3,664	1,294	399	2,450	1,689	-111
10	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	38.6	766	17.6	13.6	3.8	1.1	0.9	7.5	16.3	46.0	0.0	0.1	7.1	2.6	3.4	78.3	49.6	3.0	9.8	2.2	29,565	13,516	10,444	2,910	599	488	543	2,920
11	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	38.4	648	23.4	8.5	2.4			8.1	19.3	42.2				7.1	8.7	81.1	50.5				24,897	15,145	5,489	1,527				2,480
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	38.4	897	24.3	10.0	6.3	1.7	0.8	9.6	19.3	49.6	0.7	1.9	37.6	4.4	5.0	88.6	56.4	2.0	8.0	3.1	34,443	21,791	8,974	5,695	1,556	755	2,816	2,279
13	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	38.4	1,303	21.0	12.5	1.8	1.0	2.0	8.4	18.6	45.2	0.0	0.1	14.7	4.1	6.1	67.0	49.1	3.1	7.8	2.4	50,000	27,313	16,279	2,398	864	1,771	1,358	4,193
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38.3	1,072	30.1	6.2	5.3	2.3	0.8	11.4	22.9	49.7	0.5	1.7	32.7	6.8	8.2	83.5	56.9	1.6	4.7	2.7	41,011	32,292	6,672	5,633	2,514	893	2,924	2,783	+1438
15	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	37.9	437	11.1	9.6	3.0			4.4	11.4	38.9				2.3	3.4	67.3	43.2				16,574	4,851	4,186	1,298				1,246
16	LeBron James L. James	37.8	1,571	27.0	7.5	7.4	1.5	0.7	9.9	19.5	50.6	1.6	4.7	34.9	5.5	7.5	73.7	59.0	1.1	6.4	3.5	59,346	42,342	11,782	11,649	2,352	1,157	5,495	2,796	+7393
17	Stephon Marbury S. Marbury	37.7	846	19.3	3.0	7.6	1.2	0.1	6.8	15.7	43.3	1.2	3.6	32.5	4.5	5.7	78.4	52.8	0.7	2.3	3.0	31,891	16,297	2,516	6,471	1,022	121	2,547	2,014	-1016
18	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	37.6	446	21.8	2.8	4.6	1.1	0.1	8.9	19.5	45.5				4.0	5.0	80.5	50.2	0.6	2.0		16,787	9,732	1,271	2,057	247	33		1,075
19	Steve Francis S. Francis	37.6	576	18.1	5.6	6.0	1.5	0.4	6.2	14.4	42.9	1.0	2.9	34.1	4.8	6.1	79.7	53.3	1.7	3.9	3.5	21,632	10,446	3,215	3,473	846	223	2,030	1,813	+51
20	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	37.5	825	18.9	5.9	6.1	1.9	0.2	7.4	15.2	49.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	4.0	5.1	78.6	54.2	1.1	4.2	2.1	30,965	15,581	4,830	5,040	681	63	139	2,180
21	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	37.3	1,043	20.1	13.7	2.4	0.7	0.6	7.6	14.7	51.6				4.9	7.8	63.2	55.4	3.4	6.2		38,940	20,941	14,241	2,544	52	48		3,536
22	Jamal Mashburn J. Mashburn	37.3	611	19.1	5.4	4.0	1.0	0.2	7.0	16.7	41.8	1.3	3.6	34.5	3.8	5.0	76.6	50.4	1.1	4.2	2.6	22,762	11,644	3,271	2,414	632	109	1,585	1,533	+1003
23	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	37.2	964	15.0	15.0	2.7	0.5	2.1	5.7	13.6	42.1				3.5	5.3	66.7	47.0	2.8	6.8		35,881	14,437	14,464	2,575	125	553		2,624
24	Karl Malone K. Malone	37.2	1,476	25.0	10.1	3.6	1.4	0.8	9.2	17.8	51.6	0.1	0.2	27.4	6.6	8.9	74.2	57.7	2.4	7.7	3.1	54,852	36,928	14,968	5,248	2,085	1,145	4,524	4,578	+3010
25	Chris Webber C. Webber	37.1	831	20.7	9.8	4.2	1.4	1.4	8.7	18.1	47.9	0.3	1.1	29.9	3.0	4.7	64.9	51.3	2.7	7.0	2.8	30,847	17,182	8,124	3,526	1,197	1,200	2,313	2,700	+1550