nba minutes per game leader by year in the past 5 years

Between May 14, 2021 and May 14, 2026, Zavier Simpson has the most minutes per game in a season with 43.5 minutes per game in his rookie season in 2021-22.

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1Zavier Simpson
Z. Simpson
43.5
2021-22
4
11.0
5.3
7.5
1.3
1.0
4.8
13.0
36.5
0.3
2.0
12.5
1.3
1.3
100.0
40.6
0.5
4.8
2.5
174
44
21
30
5
4
10
15
-95
2Josh Hall
J. Hall
42.7
2020-21
1
25.0
10.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
11.0
21.0
52.4
1.0
6.0
16.7
2.0
6.0
33.3
52.9
1.0
9.0
3.0
43
25
10
2
0
0
3
5
+9
3Julius Randle
J. Randle
41.8
2020-21
2
26.5
9.0
10.0
1.0
0.5
8.5
21.0
40.5
3.0
7.5
40.0
6.5
9.0
72.2
53.1
0.0
9.0
4.0
84
53
18
20
2
1
8
7
+9
4Terry Rozier
T. Rozier
41.6
2020-21
2
17.5
8.5
6.5
2.5
0.0
6.0
16.5
36.4
2.0
6.5
30.8
3.5
4.5
77.8
47.3
1.5
7.0
1.5
83
35
17
13
5
0
3
4
-4
5Malachi Flynn
M. Flynn
41.5
2020-21
2
26.5
5.0
5.0
2.0
0.5
9.5
21.5
44.2
4.0
10.5
38.1
3.5
4.0
87.5
57.0
0.5
4.5
1.0
83
53
10
10
4
1
2
4
-18
6Jacob Gilyard
J. Gilyard
40.8
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
7DeAndre' Bembry
D. Bembry
40.1
2020-21
2
15.5
6.0
5.0
2.0
0.5
6.0
14.5
41.4
0.5
4.0
12.5
3.0
4.0
75.0
47.7
0.5
5.5
1.5
80
31
12
10
4
1
3
7
-11
8Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
40.1
2020-21
2
22.0
13.5
13.5
2.0
0.0
6.5
16.5
39.4
1.5
6.5
23.1
7.5
10.0
75.0
52.6
1.5
12.0
2.0
80
44
27
27
4
0
4
6
+29
9Stephen Curry
S. Curry
40.0
2020-21
1
46.0
7.0
9.0
1.0
1.0
16.0
36.0
44.4
9.0
22.0
40.9
5.0
6.0
83.3
59.5
1.0
6.0
7.0
40
46
7
9
1
1
7
2
+14
10Melvin Frazier Jr.
M. Frazier Jr.
39.9
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
11Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
39.3
2020-21
1
25.0
16.0
5.0
3.0
0.0
12.0
18.0
66.7
1.0
2.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
69.4
3.0
13.0
6.0
39
25
16
5
3
0
6
3
+9
12Stanley Johnson
S. Johnson
39.1
2020-21
2
19.5
7.5
4.0
1.5
0.0
5.5
17.0
32.4
2.5
9.0
27.8
6.0
7.0
85.7
48.6
2.5
5.0
3.5
78
39
15
8
3
0
7
4
-7
13Khem Birch
K. Birch
38.9
2020-21
2
15.5
10.0
2.5
0.5
1.0
6.5
13.5
48.1
0.5
4.5
11.1
2.0
2.0
100.0
53.9
2.5
7.5
2.5
78
31
20
5
1
2
5
6
-22
14Freddie Gillespie
F. Gillespie
38.6
2020-21
2
5.5
8.5
1.0
0.5
1.0
2.0
5.5
36.4
0.0
0.0
1.5
3.0
50.0
40.3
3.0
5.5
1.0
77
11
17
2
1
2
2
5
-24
15Nickeil Alexander-Walker
N. Alexander-Walker
38.4
2020-21
2
22.0
4.5
4.5
2.0
0.5
8.0
19.5
41.0
3.0
8.0
37.5
3.0
4.5
66.7
51.2
1.0
3.5
3.0
77
44
9
9
4
1
6
3
-3
16Justise Winslow
J. Winslow
38.4
2020-21
1
25.0
13.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
9.0
19.0
47.4
4.0
6.0
66.7
3.0
6.0
50.0
57.8
2.0
11.0
3.0
38
25
13
4
0
0
3
4
-1
17Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
38.3
2020-21
2
18.0
4.5
2.5
1.5
0.5
5.5
18.0
30.6
3.0
12.5
24.0
4.0
5.5
72.7
44.1
0.5
4.0
1.5
77
36
9
5
3
1
3
3
-29
18Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
38.0
2025-26
70
28.3
4.1
6.6
1.9
0.8
9.9
21.4
46.2
3.1
8.6
36.7
5.3
6.0
89.2
58.8
0.3
3.8
2.4
2,661
1,980
290
461
130
55
171
151
+113
19Ja Morant
J. Morant
38.0
2020-21
1
16.0
3.0
9.0
1.0
0.0
7.0
21.0
33.3
1.0
6.0
16.7
1.0
2.0
50.0
36.6
1.0
2.0
4.0
38
16
3
9
1
0
4
1
-16
20Jay Scrubb
J. Scrubb
37.9
2020-21
2
15.5
6.5
0.5
2.0
0.0
6.5
16.5
39.4
1.0
4.5
22.2
1.5
1.5
100.0
45.2
1.0
5.5
2.0
76
31
13
1
4
0
4
4
-1
21Killian Tillie
K. Tillie
37.9
2020-21
1
16.0
6.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
13.0
38.5
3.0
6.0
50.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
54.2
0.0
6.0
1.0
38
16
6
1
0
0
1
1
+13
22Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
37.9
2021-22
68
22.8
8.5
5.3
1.3
0.6
8.8
17.8
49.4
1.1
3.2
34.4
4.2
5.6
74.9
56.5
1.9
6.6
2.7
2,578
1,551
580
360
85
42
181
225
+254
23Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
37.9
2021-22
65
20.3
4.4
6.7
1.7
0.5
6.8
16.9
40.3
3.7
9.9
37.7
3.0
3.4
87.4
55.2
0.7
3.8
2.6
2,462
1,320
289
434
111
35
170
162
+212
24Draymond Green
D. Green
37.9
2020-21
1
14.0
8.0
9.0
1.0
2.0
4.0
7.0
57.1
0.0
2.0
0.0
6.0
6.0
100.0
72.6
1.0
7.0
3.0
38
14
8
9
1
2
3
3
+7
25DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
37.8
2023-24
79
24.0
4.3
5.3
1.1
0.6
8.2
17.2
48.0
0.9
2.8
33.3
6.6
7.7
85.3
58.4
0.5
3.8
1.7
2,989
1,897
340
421
90
45
135
161
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