most minutes per game in first 14 seasons

Wilt Chamberlain had the most minutes per game by a player in his first 14 seasons with 45.8 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 14 seasons
NAMEMPGGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt 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
2Bill 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
3Oscar 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
4Allen 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
5Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
40.9
1,141
22.7
13.5
1.9
1.1
2.3
9.1
20.2
45.2
0.0
0.1
10.7
4.4
6.6
66.9
49.1
3.4
8.7
2.6
46,704
25,865
15,403
2,169
798
1,662
1,076
3,838
6Elgin 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
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
39.6
1,090
27.3
13.2
4.1
1.1
3.2
11.3
20.2
55.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.8
6.7
71.7
59.2
2.8
9.4
3.2
43,121
29,810
14,418
4,508
840
2,480
1,466
3,303
8Jerry 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
9LeBron James
L. James
38.9
1,061
27.1
7.3
7.0
1.6
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.1
1.4
4.0
34.2
6.1
8.2
74.0
58.4
1.2
6.0
3.4
41,273
28,787
7,706
7,461
1,749
817
3,619
1,977
+6179
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
14Paul 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
15Larry 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
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38.4
990
31.0
6.2
5.4
2.4
0.9
11.6
23.2
50.0
0.6
1.7
32.8
7.1
8.5
83.6
57.3
1.6
4.6
2.8
37,980
30,652
6,175
5,322
2,391
854
2,751
2,612
+1432
17Mel 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
18Stephon 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
19Geoff 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
20Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
37.6
1,055
20.2
11.1
4.3
1.4
1.6
8.1
16.3
49.6
0.2
0.6
28.3
3.9
5.0
78.2
54.7
2.6
8.4
2.5
39,635
21,277
11,682
4,534
1,445
1,733
2,615
2,646
+3666
21Steve 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
22Walt 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
23Karl Malone
K. Malone
37.5
1,110
26.1
10.7
3.3
1.4
0.8
9.6
18.3
52.6
0.1
0.2
26.8
6.8
9.3
73.0
58.3
2.7
8.0
3.1
41,661
28,946
11,839
3,700
1,575
902
3,473
3,584
+1707
24Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
37.5
1,025
23.8
11.9
2.7
1.8
3.4
9.5
18.4
51.5
0.0
0.1
19.8
4.9
6.8
71.7
55.7
3.6
8.3
3.2
38,466
24,422
12,199
2,771
1,895
3,459
3,276
3,847
+452
25Chris Webber
C. Webber
37.4
822
20.9
9.8
4.3
1.5
1.5
8.7
18.2
47.9
0.3
1.1
29.9
3.1
4.7
64.9
51.3
2.8
7.1
2.8
30,721
17,147
8,092
3,508
1,193
1,194
2,302
2,683
+1571
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42
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.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
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45
.451
27.0
11
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