most minutes per game in nba history since 1970

Since 1969-70, Wilt Chamberlain has played the most minutes per game with 43.2 minutes per game.

Interpreted as:
most minutes per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player in NBA history since 1970
NAMEMPGGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
43.2
258
16.7
18.7
4.2
6.7
10.9
61.3
3.4
7.0
48.9
60.1
11,146
4,321
4,812
1,095
592
2Allen 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
3John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
39.8
719
21.9
6.4
5.8
1.2
0.3
8.7
19.1
45.4
4.5
5.4
83.9
50.9
1.5
3.5
2.5
28,643
15,747
4,603
4,185
476
117
204
1,813
4Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
39.4
671
20.1
6.0
6.1
1.9
0.2
8.0
16.2
49.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
4.2
5.3
80.0
54.3
1.1
4.2
2.1
26,428
13,512
4,018
4,100
681
63
139
1,736
5Latrell 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
6Jerry West
J. West
38.6
320
26.1
4.3
8.7
2.6
0.7
9.6
19.9
48.4
6.8
8.3
82.1
55.4
1.0
2.8
12,351
8,357
1,390
2,769
81
23
767
7Dave 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
8Larry 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
9Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
38.3
357
18.1
5.2
7.6
1.1
0.1
6.8
14.3
47.9
4.4
5.3
83.3
54.4
1.0
3.0
13,663
6,449
1,846
2,714
77
4
793
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38.3
1,072
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
11Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
37.9
1,221
20.5
12.2
1.9
1.0
2.0
8.2
18.2
45.3
0.0
0.1
14.7
4.0
5.9
67.4
49.2
3.1
7.8
2.4
46,305
24,986
14,873
2,285
864
1,771
1,358
3,927
12Stephon 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
13Geoff 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
14Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
37.6
337
22.4
11.4
5.2
1.2
0.5
8.5
18.8
45.4
5.4
7.3
73.6
51.0
1.6
7.1
12,683
7,554
3,838
1,739
115
45
1,281
15LeBron James
L. James
37.6
1,622
26.8
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.7
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
61,031
43,440
12,095
12,016
2,417
1,185
5,650
2,862
+7508
16Steve 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
17Bob Love
B. Love
37.3
602
21.1
6.7
1.7
0.8
0.2
8.3
19.2
43.0
4.6
5.6
81.8
48.7
2.0
3.7
22,436
12,705
4,037
1,002
232
56
1,777
18Jamal Mashburn
J. Mashburn
37.3
611
19.1
5.4
4.0
1.0
0.2
7.0
16.7
41.8
1.3
3.6
34.5
3.8
5.0
76.6
50.4
1.1
4.2
2.6
22,762
11,644
3,271
2,414
632
109
1,585
1,533
+1003
19Jimmy Walker
J. Walker
37.2
548
18.5
2.9
3.6
1.1
0.2
7.3
15.8
46.6
3.8
4.6
83.7
52.1
0.6
2.1
20,366
10,137
1,568
1,982
253
36
1,359
20Karl Malone
K. Malone
37.2
1,476
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,852
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
21Chris Webber
C. Webber
37.1
831
20.7
9.8
4.2
1.4
1.4
8.7
18.1
47.9
0.3
1.1
29.9
3.0
4.7
64.9
51.3
2.7
7.0
2.8
30,847
17,182
8,124
3,526
1,197
1,200
2,313
2,700
+1550
22Cuttino Mobley
C. Mobley
37.0
747
16.0
3.9
2.7
1.2
0.4
5.8
13.4
43.3
1.5
3.8
37.8
3.0
3.6
83.5
53.6
0.7
3.2
2.0
27,618
11,964
2,902
2,015
878
313
1,520
1,710
-59
23Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
37.0
658
24.2
4.2
5.4
1.4
0.3
9.4
21.3
44.1
0.2
0.3
66.7
5.4
6.6
82.0
50.0
1.0
3.3
3.7
24,316
15,948
2,747
3,563
587
108
530
1,865
24Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
36.8
688
20.7
6.1
2.7
1.2
0.6
8.1
17.6
45.9
0.9
2.6
34.0
3.6
4.4
82.0
52.9
1.5
4.6
3.1
25,346
14,234
4,189
1,879
826
389
2,147
1,847
+10
25Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
36.8
1,560
24.6
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
57,446
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
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.683
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.634
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1
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.780
2
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62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
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.646
11.0
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52
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.634
12.0
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49
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.598
15.0
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22.0
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