nba most mpg in 1973

Nate Archibald had the most minutes per game in 1972-73 with 46.0 minutes per game.

Interpreted as:
NBA most mpg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in 1973
NAMEMPGSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
46.0
1972-73
80
34.0
2.8
11.4
12.9
26.3
48.8
8.3
9.8
84.7
55.5
3,681
2,719
223
910
207
2Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
43.3
1972-73
79
17.1
17.1
3.5
6.5
14.7
44.6
4.0
5.6
71.8
49.9
3,419
1,349
1,349
280
240
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
43.2
1972-73
82
13.2
18.6
4.5
5.2
7.1
72.7
2.8
5.5
51.0
68.9
3,542
1,084
1,526
365
191
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
42.8
1972-73
76
30.2
16.1
5.0
12.9
23.3
55.4
4.3
6.1
71.3
58.0
3,254
2,292
1,224
379
208
5Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
42.3
1972-73
77
29.2
12.9
2.5
11.5
24.3
47.6
6.1
7.3
83.9
53.2
3,259
2,251
995
196
213
6Mike Riordan
M. Riordan
42.3
1972-73
82
18.1
4.9
5.2
8.0
15.6
51.0
2.2
2.7
82.1
54.0
3,466
1,483
404
426
216
7John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
42.1
1972-73
80
23.8
7.1
6.6
9.6
21.3
45.0
4.6
5.4
85.8
50.2
3,367
1,902
567
529
195
8Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
41.8
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
9Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
41.3
1972-73
81
21.2
14.5
1.6
8.8
19.8
44.4
3.6
5.4
67.1
47.7
3,347
1,717
1,177
127
232
10Dave Bing
D. Bing
41.0
1972-73
82
22.4
3.6
7.8
8.4
18.8
44.8
5.6
6.8
81.4
51.4
3,361
1,840
298
637
229
11Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
40.8
1972-73
78
21.1
7.3
5.9
8.7
17.8
49.0
3.7
4.5
81.7
53.4
3,181
1,648
570
461
186
12Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
40.4
1972-73
75
27.1
6.2
3.4
10.9
22.8
47.7
5.3
6.4
82.5
52.8
3,027
2,029
467
258
197
13Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
39.7
1972-73
79
24.9
3.5
4.4
10.6
22.8
46.4
3.8
4.8
77.8
50.0
3,134
1,970
273
350
163
14Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
39.6
1972-73
75
20.5
4.6
8.4
7.6
17.0
44.9
5.3
6.3
82.8
51.8
2,973
1,538
346
628
221
15Jo Jo White
J. Jo White
39.6
1972-73
82
19.7
5.0
6.1
8.7
20.3
43.1
2.2
2.8
78.1
45.7
3,250
1,612
414
498
185
16Bob Kauffman
B. Kauffman
39.6
1972-73
77
17.5
11.1
5.1
6.9
13.8
50.5
3.6
4.7
78.0
55.5
3,049
1,350
855
396
211
17Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
39.4
1972-73
80
23.8
10.9
5.5
9.5
21.1
45.2
4.8
6.6
72.3
49.7
3,152
1,906
870
440
253
18Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
39.1
1972-73
79
26.1
4.4
6.9
10.0
22.6
44.1
6.1
7.7
80.0
50.2
3,089
2,063
346
546
245
19Phil Chenier
P. Chenier
39.1
1972-73
71
19.7
4.1
4.2
8.5
18.8
45.2
2.7
3.4
79.5
48.6
2,776
1,398
288
301
160
20Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
39.1
1972-73
73
20.2
8.2
2.8
8.7
18.5
47.2
2.7
3.4
78.9
50.4
2,852
1,474
600
207
279
21Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
39.1
1972-73
79
12.5
15.9
4.4
5.3
10.8
49.3
1.9
2.7
70.3
52.3
3,085
991
1,260
347
168
22Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
38.9
1972-73
81
23.8
14.9
3.2
10.0
20.4
49.0
3.8
4.9
77.3
52.7
3,150
1,927
1,205
260
278
23Neal Walk
N. Walk
38.4
1972-73
81
20.2
12.4
3.5
8.4
18.0
46.6
3.4
4.4
78.6
50.7
3,114
1,635
1,006
287
323
24Jimmy Walker
J. Walker
38.0
1972-73
81
18.0
3.3
5.5
7.5
16.1
46.5
3.0
3.4
88.4
51.1
3,079
1,454
268
442
207
25Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
37.9
1972-73
74
16.1
13.0
2.4
6.1
12.2
50.5
3.8
7.1
53.8
52.7
2,802
1,193
964
179
244
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