most mpg as a 3rd year player as a 1st pick

Elvin Hayes played 44.3 minutes per game in his 3rd season.

NAME MPG SEASON TM GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
44.3
1970-71
SDR SDR
82
28.7
16.6
2.3
11.6
27.0
42.8
5.5
8.2
67.2
46.8
3,633
2,350
1,362
186
225
2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
44.2
1971-72
MIL MIL
81
34.8
16.6
4.6
14.3
24.9
57.4
6.2
9.0
68.9
60.3
3,583
2,822
1,346
370
235
3 Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
44.0
1962-63
CIN CIN
80
28.3
10.4
9.5
10.3
19.9
51.8
7.7
9.5
81.0
58.8
3,521
2,264
835
758
293
4 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
42.9
1960-61
LAL LAL
73
34.8
19.8
5.1
12.8
29.7
43.0
9.3
11.8
78.3
49.8
3,133
2,538
1,447
371
279
5 LeBron James
L. James
42.5
2005-06
CLE CLE
79
31.4
7.0
6.6
1.6
0.8
11.1
23.1
48.0
1.6
4.8
33.5
7.6
10.3
73.8
56.8
0.9
6.1
3.3
3,361
2,478
556
521
123
66
260
181
+275
6 Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
42.4
1963-64
BAL BAL
80
27.0
17.0
1.6
10.1
19.8
51.3
6.7
10.3
65.1
55.5
3,394
2,159
1,361
126
300
7 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
41.5
1998-99
PHI PHI
48
26.8
4.9
4.6
2.3
0.1
9.1
22.0
41.2
1.2
4.1
29.1
7.4
9.9
75.1
50.8
1.4
3.5
3.5
1,990
1,284
236
223
110
7
167
98
+185
8 Mychal Thompson
M. Thompson
39.6
1981-82
POR POR
79
20.8
11.7
4.0
0.9
1.4
8.6
16.5
52.3
0.0
0.0
3.5
5.6
62.8
54.8
3.3
8.4
3.1
3,129
1,642
921
319
69
107
245
233
9 Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
38.9
1996-97
MIL MIL
80
21.1
6.3
3.1
1.3
0.9
8.4
18.0
46.5
0.8
2.3
35.0
3.6
4.6
79.1
52.8
1.6
4.7
3.4
3,114
1,689
502
248
103
68
269
225
-145
10 Doug Collins
D. Collins
38.9
1975-76
PHI PHI
77
20.8
4.0
2.5
1.4
0.3
8.0
15.5
51.3
4.8
5.8
83.6
57.5
1.6
2.4
2,995
1,600
307
191
110
24
249
11 Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
38.9
1972-73
DET DET
81
23.8
14.9
3.2
10.0
20.4
49.0
3.8
4.9
77.3
52.7
3,150
1,927
1,205
260
278
12 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
38.9
1999-00
SAS SAS
74
23.2
12.4
3.2
0.9
2.2
8.5
17.3
49.0
0.0
0.1
9.1
6.2
8.1
76.1
55.5
3.5
8.9
3.3
2,875
1,716
918
234
66
165
242
210
+475
13 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
38.3
1981-82
LAL LAL
78
18.6
9.6
9.5
2.7
0.4
7.1
13.3
53.7
0.1
0.4
20.7
4.2
5.6
76.0
59.0
3.2
6.4
3.7
2,991
1,447
751
743
208
34
286
223
14 Austin Carr
A. Carr
38.3
1973-74
CLE CLE
81
21.9
3.6
3.8
1.1
0.2
9.2
20.8
44.5
3.4
4.0
85.6
48.6
1.7
1.9
3,100
1,775
289
305
92
14
189
15 Pervis Ellison
P. Ellison
38.0
1991-92
WAS WAS
66
20.0
11.2
2.9
0.9
2.7
8.3
15.4
53.9
0.0
0.0
33.3
3.4
4.7
72.8
57.4
3.3
7.9
3.0
2,511
1,322
740
190
62
177
196
222
16 Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
37.8
1982-83
GSW GSW
79
24.1
8.7
2.1
1.4
2.0
9.9
19.4
51.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.3
5.9
71.9
54.9
2.8
5.9
3.6
2,988
1,907
688
169
108
155
285
260
17 Elton Brand
E. Brand
37.8
2001-02
LAC LAC
80
18.2
11.6
2.4
1.0
2.0
6.7
12.6
52.7
0.0
0.0
4.9
6.6
74.2
58.6
5.0
6.6
2.2
3,020
1,453
925
191
80
163
173
254
+4
18 John Lucas
J. Lucas
37.7
1978-79
GSW GSW
82
16.1
3.0
9.3
1.9
0.1
6.5
14.0
46.2
3.2
3.9
82.2
51.4
0.8
2.2
3.1
3,095
1,324
247
762
152
9
255
229
19 David Robinson
D. Robinson
37.7
1991-92
SAS SAS
68
23.2
12.2
2.7
2.3
4.5
8.7
15.8
55.1
0.0
0.1
12.5
5.8
8.3
70.1
59.7
3.8
8.4
2.7
2,564
1,578
829
181
158
305
182
219
20 Derrick Rose
D. Rose
37.4
2010-11
CHI CHI
81
25.0
4.1
7.7
1.0
0.6
8.8
19.7
44.5
1.6
4.8
33.2
5.9
6.9
85.8
55.0
1.0
3.1
3.4
3,026
2,026
330
623
85
51
278
136
+498
21 Chris Webber
C. Webber
37.2
1995-96
WAS WAS
15
23.7
7.6
5.0
1.8
0.6
10.0
18.4
54.3
1.0
2.3
44.1
2.7
4.6
59.4
58.1
2.5
5.1
3.3
558
356
114
75
27
9
49
51
22 Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
37.2
2016-17
MIN MIN
82
23.6
4.0
2.3
1.0
0.4
8.6
19.1
45.2
1.3
3.5
35.6
5.0
6.6
76.0
53.4
1.2
2.8
2.3
3,048
1,933
328
189
82
30
187
183
-17
23 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
37.0
1994-95
ORL ORL
79
29.3
11.4
2.7
0.9
2.4
11.8
20.2
58.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.8
10.8
53.3
58.8
4.2
7.3
2.6
2,923
2,315
901
214
73
192
204
258
24 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
36.9
2006-07
ORL ORL
82
17.6
12.3
1.9
0.9
1.9
6.4
10.6
60.3
0.0
0.0
50.0
4.8
8.1
58.6
61.9
3.5
8.8
3.9
3,023
1,443
1,008
158
70
156
317
245
+94
25 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
36.8
1986-87
HOU HOU
75
23.4
11.4
2.9
1.9
3.4
9.0
17.8
50.8
0.0
0.1
20.0
5.3
7.6
70.2
55.4
4.2
7.2
3.0
2,760
1,755
858
220
140
254
228
294
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1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
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Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
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2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
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Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
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Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
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Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0