most mpg in a season by an nba player with less than 1 game started

Dahntay Jones has the most minutes per game with fewer than 1 game started in a season with 42.0 minutes per game in 2015-16.

NAMEMPGGSSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dahntay Jones
D. Jones
42.0
0
2015-16
1
13.0
5.0
2.0
1.0
2.0
6.0
14.0
42.9
1.0
2.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
46.4
1.0
4.0
0.0
42
13
5
2
1
2
0
6
-1
2Jacob Gilyard
J. Gilyard
41.0
0
2022-23
1
3.0
4.0
7.0
3.0
0.0
1.0
3.0
33.3
1.0
3.0
33.3
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
4.0
2.0
41
3
4
7
3
0
2
3
-13
3Melvin Frazier Jr.
M. Frazier Jr.
40.0
0
2021-22
3
10.7
4.3
0.3
0.3
0.0
4.3
16.0
27.1
0.3
7.0
4.8
1.7
2.3
71.4
31.3
1.7
2.7
1.0
120
32
13
1
1
0
3
8
-92
4RaiQuan Gray
R. Gray
35.0
0
2022-23
1
16.0
9.0
7.0
0.0
1.0
6.0
12.0
50.0
2.0
5.0
40.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
62.1
3.0
6.0
4.0
35
16
9
7
0
1
4
5
-14
5Aaron Jackson
A. Jackson
35.0
0
2017-18
1
8.0
3.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
9.0
33.3
1.0
4.0
25.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
40.5
2.0
1.0
1.0
35
8
3
1
0
0
1
4
-10
6JR Smith
JR Smith
33.5
0
2012-13
80
18.1
5.3
2.7
1.3
0.3
6.6
15.6
42.2
1.9
5.5
35.6
3.0
3.9
76.2
52.2
0.8
4.5
1.7
2,678
1,446
425
218
100
24
134
226
+297
7Elijah Bryant
E. Bryant
32.0
0
2020-21
1
16.0
6.0
3.0
0.0
1.0
6.0
13.0
46.2
1.0
5.0
20.0
3.0
3.0
100.0
55.9
2.0
4.0
4.0
32
16
6
3
0
1
4
4
+11
8Andre Ingram
A. Ingram
32.0
0
2017-18
2
12.0
3.0
3.5
1.5
1.5
4.0
8.5
47.1
2.5
4.5
55.6
1.5
1.5
100.0
65.5
0.5
2.5
1.5
64
24
6
7
3
3
3
3
+20
9JaKarr Sampson
J. Sampson
31.8
0
2018-19
4
20.0
8.0
1.0
1.0
0.8
7.3
13.5
53.7
1.3
3.5
35.7
4.3
5.3
81.0
63.3
1.3
6.8
1.0
127
80
32
4
4
3
4
8
-7
10Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
31.1
0
2009-10
79
18.0
2.5
3.0
0.8
0.2
6.3
14.0
44.9
2.1
5.4
38.2
3.4
4.0
85.7
57.3
0.4
2.1
1.7
2,460
1,425
201
238
61
12
137
132
+259
11Carl Thomas
C. Thomas
31.0
0
1991-92
1
12.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
5.0
12.0
41.7
1.0
2.0
50.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
46.6
0.0
0.0
1.0
31
12
0
1
1
0
1
3
12Anthony Mason
A. Mason
30.6
0
1992-93
81
10.3
7.9
2.1
0.5
0.2
3.9
7.8
50.2
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.6
68.2
54.9
2.9
5.0
1.7
2,482
831
640
170
43
19
137
240
13Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
30.2
0
2010-11
76
14.2
1.7
3.2
0.8
0.2
4.8
11.5
42.1
1.6
4.6
34.1
2.9
3.4
85.4
54.5
0.3
1.4
1.9
2,297
1,077
130
241
57
14
145
97
+5
14Josh Childress
J. Childress
29.9
0
2007-08
76
11.8
4.9
1.5
0.9
0.6
4.3
7.5
57.1
0.3
0.8
36.7
2.9
3.6
80.7
64.7
2.3
2.6
1.3
2,274
898
373
117
71
43
98
129
-125
15Tyler Johnson
T. Johnson
29.8
0
2016-17
73
13.7
4.0
3.2
1.2
0.6
4.9
11.3
43.3
1.3
3.4
37.2
2.7
3.5
76.8
53.5
0.7
3.3
1.2
2,177
1,002
293
233
84
44
90
176
+37
16D.J. Kennedy
D.J. Kennedy
29.5
0
2011-12
2
6.0
3.5
1.5
1.0
0.0
2.5
6.0
41.7
1.0
2.0
50.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
46.6
0.5
3.0
1.5
59
12
7
3
2
0
3
7
-32
17Vladimir Radmanovic
V. Radmanovic
29.5
0
2004-05
63
11.8
4.6
1.4
0.9
0.5
4.2
10.3
40.9
2.0
5.2
38.9
1.3
1.6
78.6
53.3
0.8
3.8
1.3
1,856
741
289
86
57
31
80
172
+286
18Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
29.3
0
2012-13
76
16.5
1.7
2.5
1.0
0.2
5.9
13.4
43.8
2.0
5.2
37.6
2.8
3.3
87.1
55.8
0.3
1.4
1.9
2,230
1,255
128
193
79
13
146
71
+366
19Louis King
L. King
29.0
0
2022-23
1
20.0
4.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
8.0
13.0
61.5
4.0
8.0
50.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
74.4
2.0
2.0
2.0
29
20
4
2
1
0
2
4
+2
20Devin Cannady
D. Cannady
29.0
0
2021-22
5
10.0
1.2
2.0
1.0
0.6
3.0
8.8
34.1
3.0
7.4
40.5
1.0
1.4
71.4
53.1
0.2
1.0
1.0
145
50
6
10
5
3
5
9
-11
21Quentin Richardson
Q. Richardson
29.0
0
2012-13
1
5.0
10.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
11.0
9.1
1.0
4.0
25.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
21.0
5.0
5.0
2.0
29
5
10
1
0
0
2
1
-9
22Terry Mills
T. Mills
29.0
0
1998-99
1
9.0
4.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
3.0
8.0
37.5
2.0
4.0
50.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
50.7
3.0
1.0
3.0
29
9
4
0
1
0
3
3
-7
23Ricky Pierce
R. Pierce
29.0
0
1989-90
59
23.0
2.8
2.3
0.8
0.1
8.5
16.7
51.0
0.8
2.3
34.6
5.2
6.2
83.9
59.2
1.1
1.7
2.2
1,709
1,359
167
133
50
7
129
158
24James Posey
J. Posey
28.5
0
2008-09
75
8.9
4.8
1.1
0.8
0.3
2.9
7.0
41.2
1.5
4.2
36.9
1.6
1.9
82.2
56.8
0.5
4.3
1.1
2,140
668
362
82
58
21
79
216
+49
25Dee Brown
D. Brown
28.1
0
1998-99
49
11.2
2.1
2.9
1.1
0.2
3.8
10.1
37.8
2.8
7.1
38.7
0.8
1.1
72.7
52.9
0.3
1.8
1.6
1,377
549
103
143
56
8
80
75
-29
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6.5
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Tue
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7:30 PM
Thu
12/25
@
12:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM
Mon
12/29
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8:00 PM
Wed
12/31
@
3:30 PM
Last Game
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9 - 20

132

Final

139

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

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23
6
.793
2
20
8
.714
2.5
3
18
11
.621
5.0
4
16
11
.593
6.0
5
17
13
.567
6.5
6
16
13
.552
7.0
7
16
14
.533
7.5
8
15
14
.517
8.0
9
15
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.500
8.5
10
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.464
9.5
11
11
18
.379
12.0
12
9
20
.310
14.0
13
8
19
.296
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6
23
.207
17.0
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5
22
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17.0
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1
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3
.897
2
21
7
.750
4.5
3
21
7
.750
4.5
4
19
8
.704
6.0
5
19
10
.655
7.0
6
17
9
.654
7.5
7
15
13
.536
10.5
8
15
15
.500
11.5
9
13
16
.448
13.0
10
12
17
.414
14.0
11
11
19
.367
15.5
12
10
18
.357
15.5
13
8
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.267
18.5
14
7
21
.250
18.5
15
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112-109
Thu
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127-123
Thu
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Tue
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Tue
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Tue
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