nba minutes per game leaders in the 1970s

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Wilt Chamberlain had the most minutes per game with 43.2 minutes per game.

Interpreted as:
NBA minutes per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games leaders in the 1970s
NAMEMPGGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
43.2
258
16.7
18.7
4.2
6.7
10.9
61.3
3.4
7.0
48.9
60.1
11,146
4,321
4,812
1,095
592
2Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
41.5
815
23.2
14.2
2.1
1.2
2.5
9.3
20.7
45.1
4.6
6.7
67.7
49.1
3.5
9.7
2.8
33,863
18,922
11,565
1,685
606
1,198
464
2,676
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
41.1
773
28.6
14.8
4.5
1.3
3.5
11.8
21.5
55.1
5.0
7.1
70.6
58.3
3.1
11.0
3.5
31,771
22,141
11,460
3,440
576
1,595
490
2,399
4Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
40.0
660
18.6
14.6
4.0
1.2
1.0
7.9
17.1
46.1
2.8
3.6
78.2
49.7
3.3
10.8
2.7
26,392
12,252
9,636
2,622
500
412
391
2,567
5John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
39.8
719
21.9
6.4
5.8
1.2
0.3
8.7
19.1
45.4
4.5
5.4
83.9
50.9
1.5
3.5
2.5
28,643
15,747
4,603
4,185
476
117
204
1,813
6Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
39.7
525
27.4
12.2
2.8
1.2
2.0
10.8
21.2
50.9
5.9
7.8
75.6
55.7
3.1
9.7
4.1
20,825
14,405
6,421
1,474
529
872
563
1,832
7Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
39.5
668
20.2
6.0
6.1
1.9
0.2
8.0
16.3
49.0
4.2
5.3
80.0
54.3
1.1
4.3
2.1
26,401
13,502
4,015
4,092
679
62
135
1,734
8Jerry West
J. West
38.6
320
26.1
4.3
8.7
2.6
0.7
9.6
19.9
48.4
6.8
8.3
82.1
55.4
1.0
2.8
12,351
8,357
1,390
2,769
81
23
767
9Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
38.3
357
18.1
5.2
7.6
1.1
0.1
6.8
14.3
47.9
4.4
5.3
83.3
54.4
1.0
3.0
13,663
6,449
1,846
2,714
77
4
793
10Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
38.2
536
23.0
2.6
7.6
1.4
0.2
8.3
17.9
46.5
6.4
7.8
82.1
54.0
0.6
1.7
2.9
20,459
12,351
1,390
4,077
415
46
197
1,264
11Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
38.0
615
25.0
4.3
5.7
1.4
0.3
9.7
21.9
44.1
5.6
6.9
81.9
50.0
1.1
3.5
4.5
23,352
15,359
2,669
3,480
563
102
448
1,786
12Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
37.6
446
21.8
2.8
4.6
1.1
0.1
8.9
19.5
45.5
4.0
5.0
80.5
50.2
0.6
2.0
16,787
9,732
1,271
2,057
247
33
1,075
13Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
37.6
337
22.4
11.4
5.2
1.2
0.5
8.5
18.8
45.4
5.4
7.3
73.6
51.0
1.6
7.1
12,683
7,554
3,838
1,739
115
45
1,281
14Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
37.4
246
21.7
12.9
3.0
0.6
2.2
8.2
14.9
55.4
5.3
7.5
70.1
59.8
3.8
9.2
4.1
9,209
5,346
3,184
736
136
540
676
807
15Bob Love
B. Love
37.3
602
21.1
6.7
1.7
0.8
0.2
8.3
19.2
43.0
4.6
5.6
81.8
48.7
2.0
3.7
22,436
12,705
4,037
1,002
232
56
1,777
16Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
37.2
570
22.0
10.7
2.0
0.7
1.2
8.7
18.8
46.5
4.5
5.6
80.0
51.7
2.9
6.8
2.5
21,195
12,534
6,087
1,164
263
477
340
1,627
17Jimmy Walker
J. Walker
37.2
548
18.5
2.9
3.6
1.1
0.2
7.3
15.8
46.6
3.8
4.6
83.7
52.1
0.6
2.1
20,366
10,137
1,568
1,982
253
36
1,359
18Jo Jo White
J. Jo White
37.1
746
18.2
4.2
5.1
1.3
0.2
7.8
17.6
44.3
2.6
3.1
83.5
47.9
0.9
2.9
2.7
27,653
13,546
3,143
3,819
587
98
329
1,849
19Bernard King
B. King
37.0
161
22.8
8.8
3.0
1.5
0.5
9.4
18.8
49.9
4.1
6.7
61.2
52.5
3.2
5.6
3.9
5,951
3,678
1,420
488
240
75
634
628
20Rick Barry
R. Barry
37.0
564
22.5
6.0
5.8
2.1
0.5
9.2
20.3
45.1
4.2
4.6
91.3
50.4
0.9
4.5
2.6
20,844
12,695
3,368
3,294
1,024
241
422
1,527
21Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
36.8
757
10.8
13.9
4.1
1.1
0.6
4.5
8.7
51.2
1.9
2.9
63.5
53.9
3.5
8.4
2.1
27,857
8,192
10,511
3,073
511
270
329
2,066
22David Thompson
D. Thompson
36.5
238
25.7
4.2
3.9
1.2
1.0
9.8
19.2
51.3
6.0
7.9
76.6
56.8
1.7
2.5
2.8
8,696
6,122
998
924
276
234
431
629
23Larry Kenon
L. Kenon
36.5
240
21.5
10.2
3.5
1.8
0.4
9.0
18.1
49.5
3.6
4.3
84.0
53.9
3.3
6.9
3.6
8,752
5,168
2,442
832
436
103
579
591
24Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
36.4
388
15.9
10.7
3.1
0.9
0.5
6.8
15.4
43.9
2.4
3.4
72.1
47.2
1.9
8.8
14,116
6,188
4,136
1,217
67
39
1,137
25Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
36.3
163
15.4
2.9
7.9
2.1
0.1
6.9
13.2
52.1
1.7
2.2
74.8
54.4
0.5
2.3
3.0
5,924
2,511
470
1,290
339
24
482
509
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22
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Lakers Lakers
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Sun
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LAL LAL
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PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Wed
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SAS SAS
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LAL LAL
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Thu
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UTA UTA
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Sat
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Tue
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PHX PHX
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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
22
1
.957
2
Lakers Lakers
16
6
.727
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
16
6
.727
5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
15
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Spurs Spurs
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
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CHA CHA
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11/9
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DET DET
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11/9
CLE CLE
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MIA MIA
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Sun
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