most minutes per game in first 7 seasons

Wilt Chamberlain played the most minutes per game by a player in his first 7 seasons with 47.0 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 7 seasons
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1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
47.0
543
39.6
24.8
3.4
16.1
31.4
51.1
7.5
13.6
54.8
52.9
25,526
21,486
13,491
1,850
1,038
2Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
44.5
539
30.4
9.4
10.7
10.7
22.0
48.5
9.1
10.9
83.5
56.8
23,997
16,410
5,065
5,768
1,708
3Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
43.5
572
25.1
15.7
2.1
1.5
2.6
10.1
23.0
43.9
4.9
7.2
68.0
47.9
3.5
11.6
24,868
14,335
8,995
1,227
244
427
1,716
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
42.5
549
30.0
15.6
4.4
1.3
3.7
12.4
22.8
54.5
5.2
7.5
69.6
57.6
3.3
11.9
23,333
16,486
8,544
2,421
296
833
1,725
5Bill Russell
B. Russell
42.3
493
17.1
23.1
3.5
6.8
15.3
44.5
3.5
6.2
56.2
47.4
20,851
8,433
11,398
1,746
1,246
6Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
42.3
528
19.1
18.5
3.0
7.6
15.3
49.8
3.8
4.8
78.4
54.6
22,326
10,076
9,782
1,572
1,683
7Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
41.7
493
30.2
15.4
4.3
11.2
26.3
42.5
7.8
10.0
78.3
49.2
20,580
14,901
7,571
2,136
1,634
8Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
41.3
487
27.0
4.1
5.6
2.4
0.2
9.6
22.8
42.0
1.3
4.2
31.2
6.6
8.7
76.0
50.7
1.0
3.1
3.6
20,124
13,170
1,997
2,722
1,158
107
1,738
1,091
+617
9LeBron James
L. James
40.3
548
27.8
7.0
7.0
1.7
0.9
9.9
20.8
47.5
1.4
4.3
32.9
6.7
9.0
74.2
56.2
1.2
5.8
3.3
22,108
15,251
3,861
3,810
955
482
1,802
1,070
+2317
10Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
40.3
467
24.8
2.8
8.0
1.6
0.2
9.0
19.3
46.6
6.9
8.3
82.3
54.1
0.7
1.9
18,797
11,591
1,287
3,753
360
40
1,132
11Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
40.1
515
18.8
15.4
3.9
1.2
1.1
8.0
17.5
45.4
2.9
3.8
77.0
49.0
3.6
11.7
20,660
9,690
7,906
2,029
322
294
2,007
12Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
40.0
560
24.2
15.4
2.4
9.2
17.7
51.8
5.9
9.0
65.4
56.0
22,402
13,559
8,615
1,365
1,952
13Michael Finley
M. Finley
39.8
530
19.4
5.2
4.1
1.2
0.4
7.6
16.7
45.6
1.1
3.0
35.4
3.2
4.0
79.6
52.7
1.4
3.7
2.1
21,108
10,298
2,750
2,164
643
189
1,126
1,085
-150
14Jerry West
J. West
39.8
500
27.8
6.9
5.5
9.8
21.2
46.4
8.2
10.1
80.9
54.3
19,907
13,912
3,430
2,736
1,360
15Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
39.8
456
16.9
17.9
2.5
6.5
15.6
41.4
4.0
6.2
64.6
46.2
18,140
7,721
8,164
1,138
1,240
16Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
39.7
525
27.4
12.2
2.8
1.2
2.0
10.8
21.2
50.9
5.9
7.8
75.6
55.7
3.1
9.7
4.1
20,825
14,405
6,421
1,474
529
872
563
1,832
17Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
39.5
437
19.8
4.3
4.5
1.7
0.6
7.0
16.0
43.5
1.3
4.0
32.9
4.5
5.7
79.3
53.3
1.0
3.3
3.0
17,242
8,638
1,881
1,953
742
271
1,326
826
-445
18Antoine Walker
A. Walker
39.4
528
20.8
8.7
4.2
1.5
0.6
8.0
19.4
41.2
1.7
5.2
33.3
3.1
4.6
66.5
48.5
2.4
6.3
3.2
20,827
10,995
4,584
2,195
803
291
1,712
1,647
-830
19Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
39.2
435
23.4
11.8
2.1
0.7
1.3
9.1
19.9
45.9
5.2
6.4
80.5
51.6
3.3
7.8
17,069
10,193
5,112
911
186
323
1,203
20Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
39.1
491
23.6
8.7
2.3
8.2
19.3
42.4
7.3
9.0
80.9
50.8
19,177
11,607
4,281
1,138
1,838
21Grant Hill
G. Hill
39.0
439
21.5
7.8
6.3
1.6
0.6
7.8
16.3
47.6
0.1
0.5
25.9
5.9
7.8
74.6
54.4
1.5
6.4
3.3
17,140
9,448
3,442
2,745
699
283
1,444
1,140
+1029
22Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
38.9
520
22.8
12.3
3.2
0.8
2.5
8.7
17.1
50.9
0.0
0.2
18.2
5.4
7.7
69.4
55.6
3.3
9.0
3.1
20,253
11,862
6,407
1,660
414
1,314
1,603
1,470
+3630
23Steve Francis
S. Francis
38.7
522
19.0
5.8
6.3
1.5
0.4
6.5
15.1
43.0
1.0
3.0
34.0
5.0
6.2
79.7
53.2
1.8
4.1
3.7
20,196
9,894
3,035
3,273
796
206
1,916
1,662
+75
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38.7
509
32.6
6.3
5.9
2.8
1.1
12.1
23.2
52.0
0.4
1.2
28.6
8.1
9.6
84.9
59.4
1.8
4.5
3.1
19,673
16,596
3,186
3,018
1,412
548
1,599
1,555
25Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
38.6
481
19.9
5.8
7.6
7.0
18.8
37.0
6.0
7.3
81.7
45.2
18,583
9,569
2,811
3,646
1,259
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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
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

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

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
3/29
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134-102
Sun
3/29
@
100-111
Sun
3/29
@
93-116
Mon
3/30
@
109-119
Mon
3/30
@
102-112

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
6/3
@
8:30 PM
Fri
6/5
@
8:30 PM
Mon
6/8
@
8:30 PM
Wed
6/10
@
8:30 PM
Sat
6/13
@
8:30 PM