highest mpg in 1959 nba minimum 10 gp

Bill Russell played the most minutes per game among players with 10+ games played in 1958-59 with 42.6 minutes per game.

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1Bill Russell
B. Russell
42.6
70
1958-59
16.7
23.0
3.2
6.5
14.2
45.7
3.7
6.1
59.8
49.3
2,979
1,168
1,612
222
161
2Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
40.8
70
1958-59
24.9
15.0
4.1
8.6
21.2
40.8
7.6
9.8
77.7
48.8
2,855
1,742
1,050
287
270
3Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
40.0
70
1958-59
26.4
9.1
1.7
9.0
20.9
43.1
8.4
10.3
81.3
51.9
2,799
1,851
637
119
264
4Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
39.9
72
1958-59
29.2
16.4
3.1
10.0
22.8
43.8
9.3
12.2
75.9
51.9
2,873
2,105
1,182
221
200
5Larry Costello
L. Costello
39.3
70
1958-59
15.8
5.2
5.4
5.9
13.5
43.7
4.0
5.0
80.2
50.3
2,750
1,108
365
379
263
6Johnny McCarthy
J. McCarthy
38.9
47
1958-59
12.9
4.8
4.8
5.2
14.0
37.3
2.5
3.7
66.7
41.3
1,827
606
227
225
158
7Gene Shue
G. Shue
38.1
72
1958-59
17.6
4.7
3.2
6.4
16.6
38.8
4.7
5.8
80.3
45.8
2,745
1,266
335
231
129
8Woody Sauldsberry
W. Sauldsberry
38.1
72
1958-59
15.4
11.5
1.0
7.0
19.2
36.3
1.5
2.4
62.5
38.1
2,743
1,112
826
71
276
9Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
37.7
72
1958-59
25.8
9.1
2.9
9.9
23.5
42.0
6.1
7.8
78.3
47.9
2,713
1,857
653
209
277
10Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
37.5
72
1958-59
23.7
10.9
3.4
9.0
19.7
45.6
5.8
7.4
77.4
51.6
2,702
1,707
783
245
275
11Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
37.1
72
1958-59
17.8
14.0
2.0
7.0
15.8
44.1
3.9
5.1
76.6
49.4
2,671
1,285
1,008
142
183
12Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
37.0
65
1958-59
20.0
5.5
8.6
7.4
19.4
38.4
5.1
5.9
85.5
45.4
2,403
1,297
359
557
135
13Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
36.7
72
1958-59
21.3
13.4
2.5
7.0
18.1
38.7
7.3
8.5
86.4
48.8
2,645
1,534
962
178
280
14Tom Gola
T. Gola
36.5
64
1958-59
14.1
11.1
4.2
4.8
12.1
40.1
4.4
5.6
78.7
48.4
2,333
901
710
269
243
15Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
36.0
71
1958-59
18.2
7.3
5.1
6.2
14.7
42.4
5.7
7.1
80.2
50.9
2,558
1,291
518
364
255
16Slater Martin
S. Martin
35.3
71
1958-59
9.7
3.6
4.7
3.5
9.9
34.7
2.8
3.6
77.6
42.0
2,504
687
253
336
230
17Kenny Sears
K. Sears
35.2
71
1958-59
21.0
9.3
1.9
6.9
14.1
49.0
7.1
8.3
86.1
59.0
2,498
1,488
658
136
237
18Guy Rodgers
G. Rodgers
34.8
45
1958-59
10.7
6.2
5.8
4.7
11.9
39.4
1.4
2.5
54.5
41.3
1,565
483
281
261
132
19Dick Garmaker
D. Garmaker
34.6
72
1958-59
13.7
4.5
2.9
4.9
12.3
39.5
3.9
5.1
77.2
47.0
2,493
984
325
211
226
20Joe Graboski
J. Graboski
34.5
72
1958-59
14.7
10.4
2.1
5.5
15.5
35.3
3.8
5.0
75.0
41.5
2,482
1,058
751
148
249
21Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
33.1
72
1958-59
20.4
4.1
2.5
7.8
19.1
40.8
4.8
5.1
93.2
47.6
2,382
1,466
292
179
173
22Walter Dukes
W. Dukes
32.5
72
1958-59
13.0
13.3
0.9
4.4
12.6
35.2
4.1
6.3
65.7
42.3
2,338
933
958
64
332
23Bucky Bockhorn
B. Bockhorn
31.7
71
1958-59
10.2
6.5
2.9
4.1
10.9
38.1
1.9
2.8
70.4
42.3
2,251
726
460
206
215
24Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
31.7
66
1958-59
18.8
9.7
2.5
7.0
18.1
39.0
4.7
5.9
79.8
45.5
2,089
1,242
638
164
271
25Jack McMahon
J. McMahon
31.0
72
1958-59
8.2
2.3
4.1
3.4
9.6
35.8
1.3
2.2
61.5
38.9
2,235
592
164
298
221
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