most minutes per game in first 10 seasons

Wilt Chamberlain had the most minutes per game by a player in his first 10 seasons with 46.6 minutes per game.

Interpreted as:
most minutes per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player in first 10 seasons
NAMEMPGGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
46.6
787
34.4
24.3
4.5
13.9
26.3
53.0
6.6
12.8
51.4
53.9
36,713
27,098
19,112
3,548
1,483
2Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
44.0
752
29.3
8.5
10.3
10.3
21.0
48.9
8.8
10.5
83.7
57.2
33,088
22,009
6,380
7,731
2,313
3Bill Russell
B. Russell
42.9
727
16.1
23.4
4.0
6.4
14.5
44.0
3.3
5.9
56.1
47.0
31,185
11,708
16,985
2,897
1,861
4Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
42.3
815
23.9
14.7
2.0
1.3
2.5
9.6
21.4
44.8
4.7
7.0
67.3
48.8
3.5
10.0
2.8
34,453
19,460
11,977
1,655
531
1,008
229
2,634
5Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
41.7
682
28.0
4.0
6.1
2.3
0.2
9.8
23.3
42.1
1.3
4.1
31.0
7.1
9.2
77.5
51.2
0.9
3.0
3.7
28,441
19,115
2,706
4,174
1,593
131
2,539
1,439
+535
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
41.1
773
28.6
14.8
4.5
1.3
3.5
11.8
21.5
55.1
5.0
7.1
70.6
58.3
3.1
11.0
3.5
31,771
22,141
11,460
3,440
576
1,595
490
2,399
7Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
40.7
695
17.8
17.1
2.7
6.8
16.0
42.4
4.2
6.3
67.6
47.4
28,272
12,384
11,893
1,905
1,886
8Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
40.3
756
18.0
16.6
3.3
7.3
14.6
50.0
3.4
4.3
78.6
54.6
30,504
13,598
12,568
2,500
2,255
9Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
40.1
705
28.1
14.2
4.2
10.5
24.6
42.6
7.1
9.1
78.3
49.1
28,290
19,844
10,031
2,930
2,234
10Jerry West
J. West
39.8
686
27.9
6.3
5.9
9.9
20.9
47.2
8.2
10.1
81.2
55.1
27,326
19,144
4,324
4,023
1,828
11LeBron James
L. James
39.7
765
27.6
7.3
6.9
1.7
0.8
9.9
20.1
49.0
1.3
4.0
33.7
6.5
8.6
74.7
57.5
1.2
6.0
3.3
30,374
21,081
5,553
5,302
1,323
649
2,525
1,439
+4129
12Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
39.7
677
19.4
4.2
4.2
1.6
0.5
7.0
16.2
43.0
1.2
3.5
33.4
4.3
5.3
80.3
52.3
0.9
3.4
2.9
26,861
13,101
2,875
2,867
1,051
335
1,993
1,330
-402
13Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
39.3
726
18.2
14.0
3.9
1.2
1.0
7.7
16.8
46.0
0.0
0.2
8.3
2.7
3.5
78.2
49.6
3.1
10.2
2.4
28,551
13,192
10,170
2,828
569
473
499
2,783
14Michael Finley
M. Finley
39.3
735
19.0
5.1
3.7
1.2
0.4
7.4
16.5
44.9
1.3
3.5
37.0
2.9
3.6
80.7
52.6
1.4
3.7
1.9
28,886
13,974
3,739
2,750
851
267
1,383
1,431
+1139
15Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
39.0
742
26.6
16.5
3.0
9.4
21.5
43.6
7.9
10.4
75.8
51.1
28,936
19,756
12,228
2,241
2,362
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38.8
684
32.2
6.3
5.9
2.7
1.0
12.1
23.5
51.4
0.4
1.4
30.7
7.6
9.0
84.5
58.6
1.7
4.6
3.0
26,510
21,998
4,336
4,025
1,845
697
2,041
1,991
17Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
38.5
725
20.2
3.1
8.1
1.3
0.1
7.2
16.5
43.6
1.2
3.6
32.0
4.7
5.9
78.9
52.8
0.7
2.3
3.1
27,924
14,666
2,216
5,880
920
106
2,283
1,738
-660
18Larry Bird
L. Bird
38.4
717
25.0
10.2
6.1
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.3
0.6
1.7
37.7
4.6
5.3
88.0
57.0
2.2
8.0
3.2
27,560
17,899
7,319
4,396
1,300
603
2,261
1,906
19Paul 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
20Dave Bing
D. Bing
38.3
757
21.9
4.0
6.4
1.4
0.3
8.3
18.8
44.0
5.3
6.9
77.2
50.1
1.2
2.1
28,997
16,561
3,065
4,822
343
66
2,218
21Chris Webber
C. Webber
38.3
596
22.2
10.2
4.4
1.5
1.7
9.3
18.8
49.4
0.4
1.3
29.9
3.2
5.1
62.5
52.6
3.0
7.2
3.0
22,806
13,209
6,102
2,641
905
1,018
1,771
2,031
+1555
22Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
38.2
759
19.3
6.1
6.3
2.0
0.2
7.6
15.4
49.2
4.1
5.3
78.3
54.4
1.2
4.6
28,995
14,617
4,598
4,791
589
47
2,032
23Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
38.2
775
20.2
11.1
4.5
1.4
1.7
8.1
16.6
49.0
0.2
0.6
29.9
3.8
4.9
76.8
53.9
2.8
8.3
2.6
29,583
15,681
8,601
3,525
1,089
1,343
2,002
1,965
+2406
24Elton Brand
E. Brand
38.0
643
20.0
10.1
2.6
0.9
2.1
7.7
15.2
50.3
0.0
0.0
15.4
4.7
6.4
73.6
55.5
3.9
6.3
2.5
24,420
12,852
6,520
1,674
592
1,334
1,617
1,993
-1177
25Grant Hill
G. Hill
37.9
549
20.8
7.5
5.7
1.5
0.6
7.6
15.8
47.9
0.1
0.4
25.5
5.5
7.3
75.7
54.6
1.4
6.0
3.1
20,833
11,421
4,091
3,151
832
328
1,726
1,370
+1084
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8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
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37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
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.317
38.0
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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
Magic Magic - x
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
Suns Suns - x
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
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0