most minutes per game in first 13 seasons

Wilt Chamberlain had the most minutes per game by a player in his first 13 seasons with 46.0 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 13 seasons
NAMEMPGGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
46.0
963
31.5
23.3
4.4
12.7
23.8
53.5
6.0
11.8
51.1
54.3
44,317
30,335
22,398
4,278
1,884
2Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
42.7
970
26.6
7.8
9.7
9.5
19.4
48.7
7.7
9.2
83.8
56.7
41,409
25,822
7,525
9,441
2,799
3Bill 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
4Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
41.4
886
27.1
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.4
22.1
42.5
1.2
3.8
31.3
7.1
9.1
78.0
51.9
0.8
2.9
3.6
36,719
23,983
3,315
5,511
1,964
162
3,198
1,729
+841
5Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
41.2
1,059
23.2
13.8
1.9
1.1
2.4
9.3
20.7
45.1
0.0
0.1
13.0
4.5
6.8
67.0
49.0
3.4
9.1
2.7
43,672
24,547
14,656
2,025
736
1,558
868
3,551
6Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
40.2
837
27.5
13.6
4.3
10.3
24.0
43.1
6.9
8.8
78.0
49.4
33,624
23,043
11,406
3,632
2,576
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
40.1
1,011
27.8
13.7
4.3
1.1
3.3
11.4
20.5
55.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.9
6.9
71.5
59.0
2.9
9.8
3.3
40,567
28,088
13,826
4,308
779
2,310
1,266
3,083
8Jerry West
J. West
39.5
901
27.3
5.8
6.7
9.7
20.5
47.4
7.8
9.5
81.3
55.1
35,604
24,563
5,260
6,032
2,355
9LeBron James
L. James
39.0
987
27.2
7.2
6.9
1.7
0.8
9.8
19.7
49.8
1.4
4.0
34.0
6.2
8.3
74.4
58.1
1.2
6.0
3.4
38,478
26,833
7,067
6,815
1,657
773
3,316
1,843
+5696
10Jerry 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
11Bob 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
12Latrell 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
13Dave 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
14Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38.6
930
31.5
6.3
5.4
2.5
0.9
11.8
23.3
50.5
0.6
1.8
33.2
7.3
8.7
83.8
58.0
1.7
4.6
2.8
35,887
29,277
5,836
5,012
2,306
828
2,589
2,493
+1416
15Paul 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
16Larry 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
17Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
38.1
915
15.5
15.4
2.7
0.5
2.1
5.9
14.1
42.2
3.6
5.4
66.8
47.1
2.8
7.2
34,884
14,169
14,090
2,492
109
472
2,496
18Chris Webber
C. Webber
38.0
761
21.6
10.1
4.4
1.5
1.5
9.1
18.9
48.0
0.3
1.1
29.8
3.2
4.9
65.0
51.5
2.8
7.2
2.9
28,900
16,463
7,655
3,320
1,133
1,153
2,195
2,540
+1465
19Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
37.9
998
20.4
11.2
4.4
1.4
1.7
8.1
16.4
49.4
0.2
0.6
28.4
4.0
5.1
78.1
54.6
2.7
8.5
2.5
37,863
20,378
11,197
4,390
1,382
1,665
2,525
2,518
+3189
20Mel 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
21Stephon 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
22Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
37.7
978
24.2
12.0
2.7
1.9
3.4
9.6
18.6
51.6
0.0
0.1
20.4
4.9
6.9
71.6
55.8
3.6
8.4
3.2
36,833
23,650
11,739
2,628
1,811
3,363
3,150
3,695
+382
23Geoff 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
24Steve 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
25Karl Malone
K. Malone
37.5
1,061
26.2
10.7
3.3
1.4
0.8
9.7
18.4
52.8
0.1
0.2
27.0
6.7
9.2
72.7
58.3
2.7
8.0
3.1
39,829
27,782
11,376
3,499
1,513
874
3,311
3,450
+1352
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TEAMWLPCTGB
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
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118-135
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88-123
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@
114-99
Sun
3/29
@
99-116
Sun
3/29
@
87-139

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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8:00 PM
Mon
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Tue
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8:30 PM
Wed
5/27
@
8:00 PM
Thu
5/28
@
8:30 PM