nba highest minutes per game for an mvp

Wilt Chamberlain has the most minutes per game by an MVP in a season with 47.3 minutes per game in 1965-66.

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NBA highest minutes per game for an mvp in a regular season by a player
NAMEMPGMVPSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
47.3
1
1965-66
79
33.5
24.6
5.2
13.6
25.2
54.0
6.3
12.4
51.3
54.7
3,737
2,649
1,943
414
171
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
46.8
1
1967-68
82
24.3
23.8
8.6
10.0
16.8
59.5
4.3
11.4
38.0
55.7
3,836
1,992
1,952
702
160
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
46.4
1
1959-60
72
37.6
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
3,338
2,707
1,941
168
150
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
45.5
1
1966-67
81
24.1
24.2
7.8
9.7
14.2
68.3
4.8
10.8
44.1
63.7
3,682
1,956
1,957
630
143
5Bill Russell
B. Russell
45.2
1
1961-62
76
18.9
23.6
4.5
7.6
16.6
45.7
3.8
6.3
59.5
48.9
3,433
1,436
1,790
341
207
6Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
45.1
1
1963-64
79
31.4
9.9
11.0
10.6
22.0
48.3
10.1
11.9
85.3
57.6
3,559
2,480
783
868
280
7Bill Russell
B. Russell
44.9
1
1962-63
78
16.8
23.6
4.5
6.6
15.2
43.2
3.7
6.6
55.5
46.4
3,500
1,309
1,843
348
189
8Bill Russell
B. Russell
44.4
1
1964-65
78
14.1
24.1
5.3
5.5
12.6
43.8
3.1
5.5
57.3
47.2
3,466
1,102
1,878
410
204
9Bill Russell
B. Russell
44.3
1
1960-61
78
16.9
23.9
3.4
6.8
16.0
42.6
3.3
6.0
55.0
45.4
3,458
1,322
1,868
268
155
10Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
44.2
1
1971-72
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
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
43.8
1
1973-74
81
27.0
14.5
4.8
1.4
3.5
11.7
21.7
53.9
3.6
5.2
70.2
56.4
3.5
11.0
3,548
2,191
1,178
386
112
283
238
12Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
43.2
1
1974-75
82
34.5
14.1
2.2
1.1
2.1
13.4
26.1
51.2
7.8
9.7
80.5
56.9
3.7
10.3
3,539
2,831
1,155
179
92
174
278
13Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
42.0
1
2000-01
71
31.1
3.8
4.6
2.5
0.3
10.7
25.5
42.0
1.4
4.3
32.0
8.2
10.1
81.4
51.8
0.7
3.1
3.3
2,979
2,207
273
325
178
20
237
147
+368
14Moses Malone
M. Malone
42.0
1
1981-82
81
31.1
14.7
1.8
0.9
1.5
11.7
22.5
51.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.8
10.2
76.2
57.6
6.9
7.8
3.6
3,398
2,520
1,188
142
76
125
294
208
15Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
41.8
1
1972-73
82
20.5
16.2
4.1
9.0
20.0
45.2
2.5
3.2
77.9
48.1
3,425
1,684
1,329
333
311
16Moses Malone
M. Malone
41.3
1
1978-79
82
24.8
17.6
1.8
1.0
1.5
8.7
16.2
54.0
7.3
9.9
73.9
60.4
7.2
10.5
4.0
3,390
2,031
1,444
147
79
119
326
223
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
41.2
1
1975-76
82
27.7
16.9
5.0
1.5
4.1
11.1
21.1
52.9
5.5
7.8
70.3
56.7
3.3
13.5
3,379
2,275
1,383
413
119
338
292
18Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
41.0
1
1993-94
80
27.3
11.9
3.6
1.6
3.7
11.2
21.2
52.8
0.1
0.2
42.1
4.9
6.8
71.6
56.5
2.9
9.1
3.4
3,277
2,184
955
287
128
297
271
289
19Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
40.6
1
2001-02
82
25.5
12.7
3.7
0.7
2.5
9.3
18.3
50.8
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.8
8.5
79.9
57.6
3.3
9.4
3.2
3,329
2,089
1,042
307
61
203
263
217
+563
20Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
40.4
1
1987-88
82
35.0
5.5
5.9
3.2
1.6
13.0
24.4
53.5
0.1
0.6
13.2
8.8
10.5
84.1
60.3
1.7
3.8
3.1
3,311
2,868
449
485
259
131
252
270
21Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
40.1
1
1970-71
82
31.7
16.0
3.3
13.0
22.5
57.7
5.7
8.3
69.0
60.6
3,288
2,596
1,311
272
264
22Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
40.0
1
1999-00
79
29.7
13.6
3.8
0.5
3.0
12.1
21.1
57.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.5
10.4
52.4
57.8
4.3
9.4
2.8
3,163
2,344
1,078
299
36
239
223
255
+706
23Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
39.9
1
1958-59
72
29.2
16.4
3.1
10.0
22.8
43.8
9.3
12.2
75.9
51.9
2,873
2,105
1,182
221
200
24Larry Bird
L. Bird
39.5
1
1984-85
80
28.7
10.5
6.6
1.6
1.2
11.5
22.0
52.2
0.7
1.6
42.7
5.0
5.7
88.2
58.5
2.1
8.5
3.1
3,161
2,295
842
531
129
98
248
208
25Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
39.4
1
2003-04
82
24.2
13.9
5.0
1.5
2.2
9.8
19.6
49.9
0.1
0.5
25.6
4.5
5.7
79.1
54.7
3.0
10.9
2.6
3,231
1,987
1,139
409
120
178
212
202
+614
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