nba most minutes per game average playoff career active player

LeBron James has the most career minutes per game by an active player in the playoffs with 41.2 minutes per game.

NAMEMPGGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
41.2
302
28.2
8.9
7.2
1.7
1.0
10.1
20.4
49.5
1.6
5.0
33.2
6.3
8.5
74.1
58.3
1.5
7.4
3.6
12,446
8,521
2,695
2,168
506
287
1,085
679
+1234
2Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
41.0
20
27.2
6.1
7.9
1.3
0.8
9.1
21.2
43.0
2.3
6.5
35.4
6.7
7.9
85.4
55.3
1.0
5.2
5.6
820
544
122
157
26
16
111
63
+43
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
40.5
171
29.3
7.8
4.2
1.0
1.2
9.9
20.7
47.8
2.1
6.0
35.5
7.4
8.5
86.8
59.9
0.8
7.0
3.3
6,934
5,008
1,333
713
173
205
559
431
+641
4Devin Booker
D. Booker
39.8
51
27.5
5.0
5.2
1.0
0.4
9.7
20.0
48.4
2.3
5.9
38.0
5.9
6.6
89.0
60.0
0.9
4.1
3.4
2,032
1,400
255
266
50
19
172
171
-60
5Bradley Beal
B. Beal
39.7
49
22.9
4.4
3.8
1.4
0.6
8.3
18.9
44.2
2.3
6.5
35.3
3.9
4.8
82.8
54.6
1.2
3.2
2.5
1,946
1,123
216
187
69
28
124
128
-73
6Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
39.5
68
25.2
4.4
6.1
1.1
0.3
8.0
19.5
40.9
3.3
8.9
36.8
6.0
6.8
89.3
56.2
0.7
3.7
3.0
2,689
1,715
296
414
78
21
203
155
-264
7Jamal Murray
J. Murray
39.3
85
23.7
4.9
6.0
1.1
0.4
8.8
19.5
44.9
2.6
6.8
37.4
3.7
4.0
91.3
55.8
0.9
4.0
2.5
3,338
2,018
416
508
94
32
213
176
+227
8Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
39.2
55
30.9
9.2
7.8
1.6
0.5
10.8
23.3
46.1
3.3
9.5
34.7
6.0
8.2
73.7
57.3
0.7
8.5
4.2
2,156
1,697
504
427
89
26
232
150
+73
9Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
38.9
127
24.2
8.3
5.0
1.2
0.8
8.1
18.4
44.0
2.4
7.0
34.9
5.5
6.6
83.9
56.7
1.0
7.3
2.9
4,943
3,076
1,053
633
150
106
369
329
+517
10Paul George
P. George
38.7
125
20.8
7.2
4.0
1.5
0.5
6.8
15.9
42.5
2.5
6.8
36.4
4.8
5.8
82.3
56.4
0.9
6.3
3.0
4,838
2,596
897
506
186
67
376
403
+107
11Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
38.5
19
27.4
8.7
4.9
1.1
0.7
9.6
21.9
43.8
2.2
5.7
38.5
6.0
8.6
69.5
53.3
1.8
6.8
3.7
732
520
165
93
21
13
71
50
-33
12Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
38.4
100
27.4
12.4
7.7
1.2
0.9
10.3
19.9
52.0
1.7
4.6
37.3
5.0
6.0
83.3
60.8
3.0
9.4
3.3
3,837
2,735
1,238
769
122
87
334
335
+124
13Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
38.3
4
19.3
5.3
6.0
0.8
0.3
6.8
15.8
42.9
2.3
6.0
37.5
3.5
3.8
93.3
55.3
0.0
5.3
3.0
153
77
21
24
3
1
12
9
-41
14Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
38.2
52
25.9
6.5
4.9
1.2
0.8
9.1
19.7
46.1
2.9
7.8
36.8
4.8
6.1
79.4
57.8
0.9
5.5
2.7
1,984
1,346
336
257
62
44
139
133
-8
15Amen Thompson
A. Thompson
38.1
13
17.3
6.9
4.4
1.8
1.0
6.5
13.2
49.1
0.2
0.9
25.0
4.2
5.9
70.1
54.9
2.6
4.3
2.1
495
225
90
57
24
13
27
37
+11
16Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
37.8
130
21.1
6.2
4.7
1.7
0.5
7.1
15.5
45.9
1.2
3.5
34.4
5.7
6.9
82.7
57.0
1.8
4.4
1.8
4,908
2,745
807
608
217
71
229
230
-28
17Trae Young
T. Young
37.7
27
26.4
3.4
9.0
1.2
0.1
8.6
21.4
40.2
2.6
8.7
29.7
6.6
7.8
85.2
53.3
0.6
2.8
4.4
1,019
713
92
243
33
4
119
59
-102
18Anthony Davis
A. Davis
37.7
60
26.1
11.8
2.8
1.3
2.2
9.6
17.7
54.2
0.6
1.9
31.3
6.4
7.6
84.0
62.2
2.5
9.3
2.3
2,259
1,566
705
170
76
129
140
172
+202
19DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
37.6
63
21.8
4.7
3.7
1.1
0.2
7.8
18.8
41.8
0.4
1.8
21.4
5.8
6.8
85.2
50.2
0.7
4.0
2.3
2,368
1,375
296
232
72
14
144
165
-373
20Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
37.6
80
20.6
6.5
4.8
1.2
0.2
7.4
16.7
44.1
2.5
6.3
39.0
3.4
3.9
86.6
55.9
0.8
5.7
2.7
3,004
1,650
521
383
96
15
216
250
+261
21Alperen Şengün
A. Şengün
37.5
13
20.6
11.1
5.0
1.8
0.8
8.1
17.7
45.7
0.3
1.2
25.0
4.2
6.3
65.9
50.4
3.2
7.8
2.5
488
268
144
65
24
11
33
47
+30
22Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
37.5
102
16.0
5.3
6.2
1.4
0.5
6.2
14.4
43.1
1.8
5.2
34.5
1.8
2.3
79.3
52.1
1.3
4.0
2.2
3,827
1,634
542
633
141
50
228
227
+250
23Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
37.4
96
23.0
3.7
4.9
1.3
0.6
8.5
18.6
45.8
2.3
6.0
39.2
3.7
4.2
88.3
56.5
0.9
2.8
2.2
3,595
2,211
353
471
128
53
215
233
+517
24Stephen Curry
S. Curry
37.2
155
26.8
5.3
6.1
1.5
0.3
9.0
19.7
45.4
4.2
10.6
39.7
4.7
5.2
88.9
60.8
0.7
4.6
3.3
5,772
4,147
828
953
231
50
516
388
+971
25VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
37.0
11
14.0
6.1
3.4
1.0
0.4
5.5
13.2
41.4
1.9
6.5
29.2
1.2
1.6
72.2
50.4
2.1
4.0
1.6
407
154
67
37
11
4
18
29
-39
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.683
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62
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.659
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