highest mpg in a nba season since 1980

Since 1979-80, Allen Iverson has the most minutes per game in a season with 43.7 minutes per game in 2001-02.

Interpreted as:
highest mpg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in a NBA season since 1980
NAMEMPGSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
43.7
2001-02
60
31.4
4.5
5.5
2.8
0.2
11.1
27.8
39.8
1.3
4.5
29.1
7.9
9.8
81.2
48.9
0.7
3.8
4.0
2,622
1,883
269
331
168
13
237
102
+278
2Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
43.1
2005-06
72
33.0
3.2
7.4
1.9
0.1
11.3
25.3
44.7
1.0
3.1
32.3
9.4
11.5
81.4
54.3
0.6
2.6
3.4
3,103
2,377
232
532
140
10
248
121
-3
3Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
43.1
1993-94
82
21.0
4.9
4.7
2.2
0.9
7.5
17.3
43.3
1.7
4.8
36.1
4.3
5.6
77.4
53.2
1.0
3.9
2.8
3,533
1,720
401
385
180
76
226
158
4Anthony Mason
A. Mason
43.1
1996-97
73
16.2
11.4
5.7
1.0
0.5
5.9
11.3
52.5
0.0
0.0
33.3
4.4
5.9
74.5
58.5
2.5
8.8
2.3
3,143
1,186
829
414
76
33
165
202
+118
5Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
42.7
1980-81
80
30.7
6.4
4.0
1.4
0.2
11.4
20.3
55.9
0.0
0.1
28.6
7.9
9.8
80.6
62.2
2.4
4.0
3.5
3,417
2,452
509
322
109
18
282
245
6Glen Rice
G. Rice
42.6
1996-97
79
26.8
4.0
2.0
0.9
0.3
9.1
19.2
47.7
2.6
5.6
47.0
5.9
6.8
86.7
60.5
0.8
3.2
2.2
3,362
2,115
318
160
72
26
177
190
+176
7LeBron 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
8Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
42.5
2002-03
82
27.6
4.2
5.5
2.7
0.2
9.8
23.7
41.4
1.0
3.7
27.7
7.0
9.0
77.4
50.0
0.8
3.4
3.5
3,485
2,262
344
454
225
13
286
149
+184
9Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
42.5
2006-07
TOT
65
26.3
3.0
7.2
1.9
0.2
8.9
20.2
44.2
1.0
3.0
31.5
7.5
9.4
79.5
54.0
0.4
2.6
4.1
2,761
1,709
193
468
123
13
268
95
-8
10LeBron 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
11Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
42.3
2004-05
75
30.7
4.0
7.9
2.4
0.1
10.3
24.2
42.4
1.4
4.5
30.8
8.7
10.5
83.5
53.2
0.7
3.3
4.6
3,174
2,302
299
596
180
9
344
140
+12
12Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
42.3
2005-06
80
29.3
3.5
6.1
2.0
0.3
9.3
20.9
44.7
2.5
6.8
36.9
8.2
10.0
82.0
58.1
0.7
2.8
3.7
3,384
2,346
280
484
161
25
297
286
+204
13Michael Finley
M. Finley
42.2
1999-00
82
22.6
6.3
5.3
1.3
0.4
9.1
20.0
45.7
1.2
3.0
40.1
3.2
3.9
82.0
52.2
1.5
4.8
2.4
3,464
1,855
518
438
109
32
196
171
+6
14Anthony Mason
A. Mason
42.2
1995-96
82
14.6
9.3
4.4
0.8
0.4
5.5
9.7
56.3
0.0
0.0
3.6
5.0
72.0
61.0
2.7
6.6
2.6
3,457
1,196
764
363
69
34
211
246
15Cuttino Mobley
C. Mobley
42.1
2001-02
74
21.7
4.1
2.5
1.5
0.5
8.0
18.4
43.8
2.0
5.1
39.5
3.6
4.2
85.0
53.7
0.9
3.2
2.4
3,116
1,606
300
187
109
37
180
189
-191
16Antoine Walker
A. Walker
42.0
2001-02
81
22.1
8.8
5.0
1.5
0.5
8.2
20.9
39.4
2.7
8.0
34.4
3.0
4.0
74.1
49.0
1.9
7.0
3.1
3,406
1,794
714
407
122
38
251
237
+240
17Michael Finley
M. Finley
42.0
2000-01
82
21.5
5.2
4.4
1.4
0.4
8.7
18.9
45.8
1.1
3.2
34.6
3.1
4.0
77.5
52.1
1.3
3.9
2.3
3,443
1,765
425
360
118
32
190
174
+407
18Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
42.0
2000-01
71
31.1
3.8
4.6
2.5
0.3
10.7
25.5
42.0
1.4
4.3
32.0
8.2
10.1
81.4
51.8
0.7
3.1
3.3
2,979
2,207
273
325
178
20
237
147
+368
19Moses Malone
M. Malone
42.0
1981-82
81
31.1
14.7
1.8
0.9
1.5
11.7
22.5
51.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.8
10.2
76.2
57.6
6.9
7.8
3.6
3,398
2,520
1,188
142
76
125
294
208
20Antoine Walker
A. Walker
41.9
2000-01
81
23.4
8.9
5.5
1.7
0.6
8.8
21.2
41.3
2.7
7.4
36.7
3.1
4.3
71.6
50.5
1.9
7.0
3.7
3,396
1,892
719
445
138
49
301
251
-122
21Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
41.9
1996-97
80
24.2
4.6
6.3
1.7
0.6
8.1
18.1
44.9
1.8
5.2
35.4
6.2
7.3
84.3
57.0
0.7
3.9
4.0
3,353
1,938
366
507
132
45
322
153
-215
22Gary Payton
G. Payton
41.8
1999-00
82
24.2
6.5
8.9
1.9
0.2
9.1
20.3
44.8
2.2
6.3
34.0
3.8
5.2
73.5
53.5
1.2
5.2
2.7
3,425
1,982
529
732
153
18
224
178
+224
23Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
41.8
2007-08
82
26.4
3.0
7.1
2.0
0.1
8.7
19.0
45.8
1.2
3.4
34.5
7.9
9.7
80.9
56.7
0.6
2.4
3.0
3,424
2,164
243
586
160
12
245
109
+361
24Cuttino Mobley
C. Mobley
41.7
2002-03
73
17.5
4.2
2.8
1.3
0.5
6.3
14.6
43.4
1.5
4.4
35.2
3.3
3.9
85.8
53.7
1.0
3.2
2.3
3,044
1,280
303
208
95
36
166
185
+126
25Shawn Marion
S. Marion
41.6
2002-03
81
21.2
9.5
2.4
2.3
1.2
8.2
18.1
45.2
1.7
4.5
38.7
3.1
3.6
85.1
53.8
2.5
7.1
1.9
3,373
1,716
773
198
185
95
157
208
+53
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32
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19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
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64
18
.780
2
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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
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Suns Suns - x
45
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.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
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42
40
.512
22.0
10
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