most mpg in nba 1997

Anthony Mason played the most minutes per game in 1996-97 with 43.1 minutes per game.

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1Anthony Mason
A. Mason
43.1
1996-97
73
16.2
11.4
5.7
1.0
0.5
5.9
11.3
52.5
0.0
0.0
33.3
4.4
5.9
74.5
58.5
2.5
8.8
2.3
3,143
1,186
829
414
76
33
165
202
+118
2Glen Rice
G. Rice
42.6
1996-97
79
26.8
4.0
2.0
0.9
0.3
9.1
19.2
47.7
2.6
5.6
47.0
5.9
6.8
86.7
60.5
0.8
3.2
2.2
3,362
2,115
318
160
72
26
177
190
+176
3Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
41.9
1996-97
80
24.2
4.6
6.3
1.7
0.6
8.1
18.1
44.9
1.8
5.2
35.4
6.2
7.3
84.3
57.0
0.7
3.9
4.0
3,353
1,938
366
507
132
45
322
153
-215
4Damon Stoudamire
D. Stoudamire
40.9
1996-97
81
20.2
4.1
8.8
1.5
0.2
7.0
17.4
40.1
2.2
6.1
35.5
4.1
5.0
82.3
51.6
1.1
3.0
3.6
3,311
1,634
330
709
123
13
288
162
-213
5Juwan Howard
J. Howard
40.5
1996-97
82
19.1
8.0
3.8
1.1
0.3
7.8
16.0
48.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.6
4.7
75.6
52.9
2.5
5.5
3.0
3,324
1,570
652
311
93
23
246
259
+81
6Vin Baker
V. Baker
40.5
1996-97
78
21.0
10.3
2.7
1.0
1.4
8.1
16.0
50.5
0.2
0.7
27.8
4.6
6.7
68.7
55.3
3.4
6.9
3.1
3,159
1,637
804
211
81
112
245
275
-63
7David Wesley
D. Wesley
40.4
1996-97
74
16.8
3.6
7.3
2.2
0.2
6.2
13.2
46.8
1.4
3.9
36.0
3.0
3.9
78.1
56.3
0.9
2.7
2.9
2,991
1,240
264
537
162
13
211
221
-407
8Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
40.1
1996-97
76
23.5
4.1
7.5
2.1
0.3
8.2
19.8
41.6
2.0
6.0
34.1
5.0
7.2
70.2
51.3
1.5
2.6
4.4
3,045
1,787
312
567
157
24
337
233
-439
9Chris Mills
C. Mills
39.6
1996-97
80
13.4
6.2
2.5
1.1
0.5
5.1
11.2
45.3
1.1
2.8
39.1
2.2
2.6
84.2
54.4
1.5
4.7
1.5
3,167
1,072
497
198
86
41
120
222
+219
10Grant Hill
G. Hill
39.3
1996-97
80
21.4
9.0
7.3
1.8
0.6
7.8
15.7
49.6
0.1
0.4
30.3
5.6
7.9
71.1
55.6
1.5
7.5
3.2
3,147
1,710
721
583
144
48
259
186
+413
11Gary Payton
G. Payton
39.2
1996-97
82
21.8
4.6
7.1
2.4
0.2
8.6
18.1
47.6
1.5
4.6
31.3
3.1
4.3
71.5
54.5
1.3
3.3
2.6
3,213
1,785
378
583
197
13
215
208
+624
12Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
39.2
1996-97
78
17.4
5.3
5.9
2.7
0.3
6.4
14.9
43.2
2.8
7.7
36.6
1.7
2.2
75.3
54.8
1.5
3.8
2.4
3,056
1,354
413
463
212
20
185
141
+585
13Steve Smith
S. Smith
39.1
1996-97
72
20.1
3.3
4.2
0.9
0.3
6.8
15.9
42.9
1.8
5.4
33.5
4.6
5.5
84.7
54.8
1.3
2.1
2.4
2,818
1,445
238
305
62
23
176
173
+345
14Jerry Stackhouse
J. Stackhouse
39.1
1996-97
81
20.7
4.2
3.1
1.1
0.8
6.6
16.1
40.7
1.3
4.2
29.8
6.3
8.2
76.6
52.4
1.9
2.2
3.9
3,166
1,679
338
253
93
63
316
219
-440
15Kendall Gill
K. Gill
39.0
1996-97
82
21.8
6.1
4.0
1.9
0.6
7.9
17.7
44.3
0.9
2.7
33.6
5.2
6.5
79.7
53.0
2.2
3.9
2.7
3,199
1,789
499
326
154
46
218
225
-185
16Chris Webber
C. Webber
39.0
1996-97
72
20.1
10.3
4.6
1.7
1.9
8.4
16.2
51.8
0.8
2.1
39.7
2.5
4.3
56.5
55.4
3.3
7.0
3.2
2,806
1,445
743
331
122
137
230
258
+158
17Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
38.9
1996-97
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
18Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
38.9
1996-97
77
17.0
8.0
3.1
1.4
2.1
7.1
14.3
49.9
0.1
0.3
28.6
2.7
3.5
75.4
53.7
2.5
5.6
2.3
2,995
1,309
618
236
105
163
175
199
+116
19Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
38.7
1996-97
81
20.3
3.4
8.6
1.9
0.1
7.1
17.1
41.5
2.5
7.3
34.4
3.6
4.5
79.9
53.2
0.6
2.8
2.8
3,136
1,644
277
695
151
9
230
165
+535
20Tom Gugliotta
T. Gugliotta
38.7
1996-97
81
20.6
8.7
4.1
1.6
1.1
7.3
16.5
44.2
0.3
1.1
25.8
5.7
7.0
82.0
52.6
2.3
6.4
3.6
3,131
1,672
702
335
130
89
293
237
-154
21Doug Christie
D. Christie
38.6
1996-97
81
14.5
5.3
3.9
2.5
0.6
4.9
11.7
41.7
1.8
4.7
38.4
2.9
3.8
77.5
54.3
1.0
4.3
2.5
3,127
1,176
432
315
201
45
200
245
-121
22Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
38.6
1996-97
81
25.9
3.9
4.2
1.5
0.3
8.9
19.5
45.4
2.5
5.9
42.8
5.6
6.6
86.1
57.8
0.7
3.2
2.9
3,125
2,095
319
338
118
24
237
211
-109
23Joe Smith
J. Smith
38.6
1996-97
80
18.7
8.5
1.6
0.9
1.1
7.3
16.2
45.4
0.2
0.6
26.1
3.8
4.7
81.4
51.2
3.3
5.2
2.4
3,086
1,493
679
125
74
86
192
244
-217
24Christian Laettner
C. Laettner
38.3
1996-97
82
18.1
8.8
2.7
1.2
0.8
6.7
13.8
48.6
0.4
1.1
35.2
4.4
5.4
81.6
56.2
2.6
6.2
2.7
3,140
1,486
720
223
102
64
218
277
+582
25Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
38.0
1996-97
81
15.1
4.0
3.2
1.2
0.8
5.5
12.9
42.6
1.5
4.3
34.6
2.7
3.8
69.6
51.9
1.1
2.9
2.1
3,077
1,224
321
261
99
66
172
251
+284
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