nba most mpg in 1974

Elvin Hayes played the most minutes per game in 1973-74 with 44.5 minutes per game.

Interpreted as:
NBA most mpg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in 1974
NAMEMPGSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
44.5
1973-74
81
21.4
18.1
2.0
1.1
3.0
8.5
20.1
42.3
4.4
6.1
72.1
47.0
4.4
13.7
3,602
1,735
1,463
163
86
240
252
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
43.8
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
3Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
43.0
1973-74
74
30.6
15.1
2.3
1.2
3.3
12.2
22.3
54.7
6.2
7.8
79.3
59.4
3.8
11.3
3,185
2,261
1,117
170
88
246
252
4Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
41.9
1973-74
80
19.0
15.7
4.4
1.2
1.3
8.1
18.4
43.7
2.9
3.4
83.2
47.6
3.3
12.4
3,352
1,518
1,257
354
95
101
294
5Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
41.7
1973-74
80
20.5
6.7
6.9
2.0
0.2
8.4
17.9
47.2
3.7
4.4
83.8
51.9
1.5
5.2
3,338
1,643
536
551
161
15
212
6John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
40.7
1973-74
76
22.6
6.4
5.9
1.3
0.4
9.0
19.8
45.6
4.6
5.5
83.2
50.9
1.8
4.6
3,091
1,716
487
447
95
32
196
7Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
40.5
1973-74
75
23.5
13.4
3.2
0.9
1.4
9.3
20.3
45.7
5.0
6.1
81.4
51.1
4.2
9.2
3,039
1,761
1,007
240
65
106
198
8Jim McMillian
J. McMillian
40.5
1973-74
82
18.6
7.4
3.1
1.6
0.3
7.3
14.8
49.4
4.0
4.6
85.8
55.2
2.6
4.8
3,322
1,525
610
256
129
26
186
9Rudy Tomjanovich
R. Tomjanovich
40.3
1973-74
80
24.5
9.0
3.1
1.1
0.8
9.9
18.4
53.6
4.8
5.7
84.8
58.7
2.9
6.1
3,227
1,961
717
250
89
66
230
10Bob Love
B. Love
40.1
1973-74
82
21.8
6.0
1.6
1.0
0.3
8.9
21.4
41.7
3.9
4.8
81.8
46.3
2.2
3.8
3,292
1,785
492
130
84
28
221
11Mike Riordan
M. Riordan
39.9
1973-74
81
15.9
4.7
3.3
1.3
0.2
7.1
15.1
47.2
1.7
2.1
78.2
49.6
1.5
3.2
3,230
1,290
380
264
102
14
237
12Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
39.8
1973-74
65
25.4
5.4
3.3
2.5
0.4
10.4
20.9
50.0
4.5
5.4
83.6
54.6
1.9
3.4
2,588
1,651
350
213
160
29
205
13Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
39.7
1973-74
62
13.0
14.2
2.7
0.7
2.9
5.0
11.2
44.4
3.1
4.6
66.6
49.2
4.0
10.1
2,463
807
878
165
41
179
179
14Jo Jo White
J. Jo White
39.5
1973-74
82
18.1
4.3
5.5
1.3
0.3
7.9
17.6
44.9
2.3
2.8
83.7
48.2
1.2
3.1
3,238
1,488
351
448
105
25
185
15Jimmy Walker
J. Walker
39.4
1973-74
TOT
75
19.2
2.7
4.1
1.1
0.1
7.8
16.5
46.9
3.6
4.4
82.0
51.8
0.5
2.2
2,958
1,437
204
307
81
9
170
16Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
39.3
1973-74
79
14.2
13.4
3.8
1.6
2.3
5.9
12.4
47.6
2.3
3.1
74.9
51.3
3.7
9.6
3,107
1,119
1,055
299
126
184
254
17Fred Carter
F. Carter
39.0
1973-74
78
21.4
4.8
5.7
1.4
0.3
9.1
21.0
43.0
3.3
4.6
70.9
46.3
1.1
3.7
3,044
1,666
371
443
113
23
276
18Tom Van Arsdale
T. Van Arsdale
39.0
1973-74
78
19.6
5.0
2.6
0.8
0.0
7.9
18.4
42.8
3.8
4.5
85.1
48.1
1.1
3.9
3,041
1,526
393
202
62
3
300
19Phil Chenier
P. Chenier
38.7
1973-74
76
21.9
5.1
3.1
2.0
0.9
9.2
21.1
43.4
3.6
4.4
82.0
47.5
1.5
3.6
2,942
1,668
388
239
155
67
135
20Dave Bing
D. Bing
38.6
1973-74
81
18.8
3.5
6.9
1.3
0.2
7.2
16.5
43.6
4.4
5.4
81.3
49.7
1.3
2.1
3,124
1,520
281
555
109
17
216
21Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
38.4
1973-74
73
24.3
2.8
4.3
1.2
0.2
10.1
21.1
48.1
4.0
4.7
85.3
52.5
0.9
2.0
2,800
1,771
208
315
84
15
199
22Austin Carr
A. Carr
38.3
1973-74
81
21.9
3.6
3.8
1.1
0.2
9.2
20.8
44.5
3.4
4.0
85.6
48.6
1.7
1.9
3,100
1,775
289
305
92
14
189
23Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
38.2
1973-74
76
27.7
4.9
5.2
1.5
0.2
10.8
23.6
45.7
6.2
7.5
82.6
51.6
1.3
3.6
2,903
2,107
374
396
111
13
261
24Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
38.0
1973-74
75
22.5
9.1
4.3
1.2
0.9
9.1
19.9
45.9
4.2
5.5
76.2
50.3
2.6
6.5
2,853
1,684
684
326
90
64
214
25Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
38.0
1973-74
71
18.1
10.7
3.6
0.9
0.5
7.9
17.1
46.1
2.3
3.1
75.6
49.0
1.9
8.8
2,699
1,282
757
253
67
39
222
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3
54
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