nba most mpg in 1982

Moses Malone had the most minutes per game in 1981-82 with 42.0 minutes per game.

Interpreted as:
NBA most mpg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in 1982
NAMEMPGSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Moses Malone
M. Malone
42.0
1981-82
81
31.1
14.7
1.8
0.9
1.5
11.7
22.5
51.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.8
10.2
76.2
57.6
6.9
7.8
3.6
3,398
2,520
1,188
142
76
125
294
208
2Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
39.8
1981-82
81
30.3
6.3
4.0
1.2
0.2
11.2
19.6
57.0
0.0
0.0
33.3
8.0
10.1
79.2
63.1
2.9
3.5
3.7
3,222
2,457
514
324
95
14
299
252
3Mychal Thompson
M. Thompson
39.6
1981-82
79
20.8
11.7
4.0
0.9
1.4
8.6
16.5
52.3
0.0
0.0
3.5
5.6
62.8
54.8
3.3
8.4
3.1
3,129
1,642
921
319
69
107
245
233
4Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
38.3
1981-82
78
18.6
9.6
9.5
2.7
0.4
7.1
13.3
53.7
0.1
0.4
20.7
4.2
5.6
76.0
59.0
3.2
6.4
3.7
2,991
1,447
751
743
208
34
286
223
5Larry Bird
L. Bird
38.0
1981-82
77
22.9
10.9
5.8
1.9
0.9
9.2
18.4
50.3
0.1
0.7
21.2
4.3
4.9
86.3
55.7
2.6
8.3
3.3
2,923
1,761
837
447
143
66
254
244
6Robert Reid
R. Reid
37.8
1981-82
77
13.4
6.6
4.1
1.5
0.6
5.7
12.4
45.6
0.0
0.1
10.0
2.1
2.8
74.8
49.2
2.3
4.4
2.0
2,913
1,035
511
314
115
48
157
297
7Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
37.5
1981-82
82
21.6
5.4
3.3
1.1
0.2
7.8
15.6
49.6
0.1
0.3
22.7
6.0
7.6
79.7
57.0
2.7
2.7
3.4
3,077
1,772
443
270
89
16
280
241
8Greg Ballard
G. Ballard
37.3
1981-82
79
18.8
8.0
3.2
1.7
0.3
7.9
16.5
47.5
0.1
0.3
40.9
3.0
3.6
83.0
51.9
1.7
6.3
1.5
2,946
1,486
633
250
137
22
119
204
9Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
37.3
1981-82
80
19.8
6.7
4.8
1.7
0.3
7.0
13.3
52.3
0.0
0.2
7.1
5.9
7.2
81.7
60.1
2.8
3.9
2.6
2,980
1,581
534
382
138
22
208
206
10Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
37.2
1981-82
82
19.6
12.7
3.4
1.2
1.3
7.1
14.8
47.9
0.0
0.2
15.4
5.5
6.4
85.5
55.9
2.7
9.9
2.6
3,049
1,611
1,038
277
102
107
213
268
11Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
37.1
1981-82
82
17.9
6.9
7.0
2.6
0.5
7.5
16.4
46.1
0.2
1.2
18.8
2.6
3.7
70.0
49.8
2.2
4.7
3.5
3,044
1,469
565
572
213
41
291
317
12Truck Robinson
T. Robinson
37.1
1981-82
74
19.1
9.7
2.4
0.6
0.4
7.8
15.2
51.3
0.0
0.0
100.0
3.4
5.0
68.7
54.8
2.7
7.0
2.7
2,745
1,414
721
179
42
28
202
215
13Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
37.0
1981-82
82
16.1
9.1
1.8
0.8
1.3
6.3
13.4
47.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.4
5.1
66.4
51.3
3.3
5.9
2.5
3,032
1,318
747
144
62
104
208
287
14Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
36.9
1981-82
82
17.6
2.1
8.0
1.6
0.1
7.7
15.5
49.3
0.0
0.1
25.0
2.2
2.7
80.8
52.5
0.5
1.7
2.9
3,024
1,440
176
652
132
7
238
264
15Alex English
A. English
36.8
1981-82
82
25.4
6.8
5.3
1.1
1.5
10.4
18.9
55.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.5
5.4
84.0
59.6
2.6
4.2
3.2
3,015
2,082
558
433
87
120
261
261
16Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
36.7
1981-82
80
19.5
5.1
4.6
1.3
0.7
7.2
15.4
47.0
0.1
0.5
19.0
5.0
6.2
80.6
54.0
1.8
3.4
2.9
2,937
1,561
410
369
105
55
233
253
17Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
36.5
1981-82
TOT
84
20.5
7.0
1.0
0.7
0.5
9.0
17.6
51.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.6
3.6
72.8
53.6
2.9
4.1
1.8
3,063
1,726
590
82
60
43
153
277
18Dan Roundfield
D. Roundfield
36.3
1981-82
61
18.6
11.8
2.7
1.0
1.5
7.0
14.9
46.6
0.0
0.1
20.0
4.7
6.1
76.0
52.7
3.7
8.1
3.0
2,217
1,134
721
162
64
93
183
210
19Bernard King
B. King
36.2
1981-82
79
23.2
5.9
3.6
1.0
0.3
9.4
16.5
56.6
0.0
0.1
20.0
4.5
6.3
70.5
60.0
1.8
4.2
3.4
2,861
1,833
469
282
78
23
267
285
20Gus Williams
G. Williams
36.0
1981-82
80
23.4
3.1
6.9
2.2
0.5
9.7
19.9
48.6
0.1
0.5
22.5
4.0
5.5
73.4
52.6
1.2
1.9
2.5
2,876
1,875
244
549
172
36
197
163
21World B. Free
W. B. Free
35.8
1981-82
78
22.9
3.2
5.4
0.9
0.1
8.3
18.6
44.8
0.1
0.7
17.9
6.1
8.3
74.0
51.5
1.5
1.7
2.7
2,796
1,789
248
419
71
8
208
222
22George Gervin
G. Gervin
35.7
1981-82
79
32.3
5.0
2.4
1.0
0.6
12.6
25.2
50.0
0.1
0.5
27.8
7.0
8.1
86.4
56.2
1.7
3.2
2.7
2,817
2,551
392
187
77
45
210
215
23Dave Greenwood
D. Greenwood
35.5
1981-82
82
14.6
9.6
3.2
0.9
1.1
5.9
12.4
47.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.9
3.5
82.5
52.5
2.3
7.2
2.2
2,914
1,200
786
262
70
93
180
292
24Jamaal Wilkes
J. Wilkes
35.4
1981-82
82
21.1
4.8
1.7
1.1
0.3
9.1
17.3
52.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.1
73.2
55.4
1.9
2.9
2.0
2,906
1,734
393
143
89
24
164
240
25Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
35.2
1981-82
76
23.9
8.7
3.0
0.8
2.7
9.9
17.1
57.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.8
70.6
60.8
2.3
6.4
3.0
2,677
1,818
659
225
63
207
230
224
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes per game going back to the 1951-52 season.

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51
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.646
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