most minutes per game in first 8 seasons

Wilt Chamberlain had the most minutes per game by a player in his first 8 seasons with 46.8 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 8 seasons
NAMEMPGGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
46.8
624
37.6
24.8
4.0
15.2
29.2
52.2
7.1
13.3
53.7
53.6
29,208
23,442
15,448
2,480
1,181
2Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
44.3
604
30.3
9.0
10.6
10.6
21.8
48.7
9.1
10.8
83.9
57.0
26,762
18,306
5,456
6,401
1,907
3Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
42.7
652
24.4
15.1
2.1
1.4
2.6
9.8
22.3
44.2
4.7
7.0
67.5
48.1
3.2
10.5
27,843
15,920
9,873
1,348
348
629
2,009
4Bill Russell
B. Russell
42.6
571
16.8
23.3
3.7
6.7
15.1
44.3
3.4
6.1
56.1
47.2
24,333
9,601
13,328
2,116
1,436
5Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
42.1
608
19.1
18.2
3.1
7.7
15.4
49.8
3.8
4.8
78.5
54.6
25,577
11,611
11,047
1,865
1,880
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
41.8
631
29.5
15.3
4.3
1.3
3.5
12.2
22.3
54.8
5.1
7.3
69.7
57.9
3.3
11.4
26,349
18,638
9,634
2,740
397
1,094
1,987
7Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
41.4
535
27.0
4.1
5.7
2.4
0.2
9.5
22.9
41.7
1.3
4.2
31.0
6.6
8.7
75.8
50.5
1.0
3.1
3.6
22,164
14,436
2,175
3,046
1,273
112
1,947
1,178
+526
8Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
40.4
558
28.6
14.7
4.2
10.6
25.1
42.4
7.4
9.4
78.0
48.9
22,555
15,980
8,192
2,360
1,791
9Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
40.3
592
18.8
15.2
4.0
1.2
1.0
7.9
17.3
45.8
2.9
3.7
78.0
49.5
3.5
11.5
2.8
23,875
11,125
8,984
2,380
424
361
217
2,304
10LeBron James
L. James
40.1
627
27.7
7.1
7.0
1.7
0.8
9.8
20.6
47.9
1.4
4.2
32.9
6.6
8.9
74.4
56.6
1.2
5.9
3.3
25,171
17,362
4,451
4,364
1,079
532
2,086
1,233
+2936
11Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
39.9
538
17.4
17.3
2.6
6.6
15.9
41.9
4.1
6.2
66.0
46.8
21,491
9,362
9,292
1,395
1,432
12Michael Finley
M. Finley
39.6
599
19.4
5.3
4.0
1.2
0.4
7.6
16.8
45.2
1.1
3.2
35.7
3.1
3.9
80.2
52.6
1.5
3.8
2.1
23,750
11,629
3,152
2,369
719
210
1,240
1,190
+499
13Jerry West
J. West
39.6
551
27.7
6.8
5.5
9.8
20.9
46.8
8.1
10.0
80.9
54.7
21,826
15,255
3,724
3,046
1,512
14Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
39.5
519
19.6
4.3
4.4
1.6
0.6
7.0
16.0
43.5
1.2
3.6
33.0
4.5
5.6
80.3
53.0
1.0
3.3
3.0
20,518
10,162
2,230
2,285
851
293
1,552
1,010
-275
15Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
39.4
648
23.3
15.0
2.4
8.8
17.0
51.8
5.7
8.7
65.4
55.9
25,561
15,086
9,716
1,541
2,272
16Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
39.3
583
26.8
11.8
2.9
1.2
1.9
10.6
20.9
50.6
0.1
0.4
12.5
5.7
7.5
75.4
55.5
3.0
9.3
4.1
22,922
15,627
6,888
1,674
602
937
801
2,010
17Grant Hill
G. Hill
39.0
453
21.4
7.9
6.2
1.6
0.6
7.7
16.3
47.4
0.1
0.5
25.7
5.8
7.8
74.8
54.3
1.5
6.4
3.3
17,652
9,683
3,567
2,809
707
287
1,481
1,180
+1038
18Antoine Walker
A. Walker
38.8
610
19.9
8.6
4.2
1.4
0.6
7.7
18.7
41.4
1.6
5.0
32.6
2.8
4.3
65.7
48.4
2.4
6.2
3.1
23,667
12,146
5,268
2,564
868
356
1,914
1,859
-697
19Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
38.8
570
23.6
8.7
2.3
8.2
19.3
42.4
7.2
8.9
81.2
50.8
22,112
13,439
4,962
1,326
2,173
20Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
38.7
583
26.3
16.8
3.0
9.2
21.4
43.1
7.8
10.4
75.2
50.5
22,550
15,325
9,813
1,737
1,780
21Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38.7
589
32.3
6.3
6.0
2.7
1.1
12.0
23.2
51.9
0.3
1.2
28.4
7.8
9.3
84.7
59.2
1.7
4.6
3.1
22,775
19,000
3,697
3,507
1,594
623
1,799
1,756
22Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
38.5
583
20.4
3.1
8.3
1.3
0.2
7.3
17.0
43.1
1.2
3.7
31.5
4.6
5.9
78.4
52.2
0.8
2.3
3.2
22,450
11,908
1,793
4,830
735
96
1,893
1,409
-370
23Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
38.4
546
19.9
5.8
7.7
7.0
18.9
37.2
5.9
7.1
82.1
45.2
20,986
10,866
3,170
4,203
1,394
24Larry Bird
L. Bird
38.4
635
24.4
10.4
6.1
1.8
0.9
9.7
19.3
50.0
0.6
1.5
36.8
4.6
5.2
87.4
56.5
2.3
8.1
3.2
24,406
15,508
6,579
3,900
1,169
541
2,037
1,731
25Elton Brand
E. Brand
38.3
606
20.3
10.2
2.7
0.9
2.1
7.8
15.4
50.5
0.0
0.0
15.4
4.8
6.5
73.7
55.8
3.9
6.3
2.5
23,226
12,312
6,202
1,621
572
1,274
1,532
1,894
-1080
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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
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.317
38.0
12
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.317
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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

Scores

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

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
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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