nba most mpg in 1983

Kelly Tripucka played the most minutes per game in 1982-83 with 38.8 minutes per game.

Interpreted as:
NBA most mpg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in 1983
NAMEMPGSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
38.8
1982-83
58
26.5
4.6
4.1
1.2
0.3
9.7
19.9
48.9
0.2
0.6
37.8
6.8
8.0
84.5
56.5
2.2
2.4
3.2
2,252
1,536
264
237
67
20
187
157
2Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
38.2
1982-83
81
22.9
4.0
7.8
2.5
0.4
9.0
19.0
47.2
0.4
1.5
28.8
4.5
6.4
71.0
52.5
1.3
2.8
4.0
3,093
1,854
328
634
199
29
326
318
3Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
37.8
1982-83
79
24.1
8.7
2.1
1.4
2.0
9.9
19.4
51.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.3
5.9
71.9
54.9
2.8
5.9
3.6
2,988
1,907
688
169
108
155
285
260
4Larry Bird
L. Bird
37.7
1982-83
79
23.6
11.0
5.8
1.9
0.9
9.5
18.7
50.4
0.3
1.0
28.6
4.4
5.3
84.0
56.1
2.4
8.6
3.0
2,982
1,867
870
458
148
71
240
197
5Mychal Thompson
M. Thompson
37.7
1982-83
80
15.7
9.4
4.8
0.9
1.4
6.3
12.9
48.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
5.0
62.1
52.0
2.3
7.1
3.5
3,017
1,259
753
380
68
110
281
213
6Moses Malone
M. Malone
37.5
1982-83
78
24.5
15.3
1.3
1.1
2.0
8.4
16.7
50.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.7
10.1
76.1
57.8
5.7
9.6
3.4
2,922
1,908
1,194
101
89
157
264
206
7Rick Mahorn
R. Mahorn
36.9
1982-83
82
11.0
9.5
1.4
1.0
1.8
4.6
9.4
49.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
3.1
57.5
51.0
2.1
7.4
2.1
3,023
898
779
115
86
148
170
335
8Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
36.8
1982-83
79
16.8
8.6
10.5
2.2
0.6
6.5
11.8
54.8
0.0
0.3
0.0
3.8
4.8
80.0
60.3
2.7
5.9
3.8
2,907
1,326
683
829
176
47
301
200
9Dan Roundfield
D. Roundfield
36.5
1982-83
77
19.0
11.4
2.9
0.8
1.5
7.3
15.5
47.0
0.1
0.4
18.5
4.4
5.8
74.9
52.6
3.4
8.1
3.2
2,811
1,464
880
225
60
115
245
239
10Alex English
A. English
36.4
1982-83
82
28.4
7.3
4.8
1.4
1.5
11.7
22.6
51.6
0.0
0.1
16.7
5.0
6.0
82.9
56.1
3.2
4.1
3.2
2,988
2,326
601
397
116
126
263
235
11Greg Ballard
G. Ballard
36.4
1982-83
78
18.0
6.5
3.4
1.7
0.3
7.7
16.3
47.3
0.2
0.5
35.1
2.3
3.0
78.1
50.9
1.6
4.9
2.0
2,840
1,401
508
262
135
25
157
176
12George Gervin
G. Gervin
36.3
1982-83
78
26.2
4.6
3.4
1.1
0.9
9.7
19.9
48.7
0.2
0.4
36.4
6.6
7.8
85.3
56.1
1.4
3.2
3.2
2,830
2,043
357
264
88
67
247
243
13Jeff Ruland
J. Ruland
36.2
1982-83
79
19.4
11.0
3.0
0.9
1.0
7.3
13.3
55.2
0.0
0.0
33.3
4.7
6.9
68.9
59.5
3.7
7.3
3.8
2,862
1,536
871
234
74
77
297
312
14Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
36.2
1982-83
77
22.2
3.9
3.5
1.8
0.4
9.8
20.2
48.4
0.5
1.7
28.8
2.2
3.2
67.9
51.4
1.3
2.6
3.3
2,787
1,709
304
270
138
33
252
184
15Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
36.2
1982-83
70
23.7
10.6
2.5
1.8
0.9
9.8
18.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.9
70.9
55.7
4.3
6.3
2.9
2,531
1,660
744
177
129
62
204
294
16World B. Free
W. B. Free
36.1
1982-83
TOT
73
23.9
2.8
4.0
1.3
0.2
8.9
19.5
45.6
0.2
0.6
33.3
5.9
8.0
73.8
51.9
1.3
1.5
2.9
2,638
1,743
201
290
97
15
209
241
17Buck Williams
B. Williams
36.1
1982-83
82
17.0
12.5
1.5
1.1
1.3
6.5
11.1
58.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
6.4
62.0
61.1
4.5
8.1
3.0
2,961
1,396
1,027
125
91
110
246
270
18Calvin Natt
C. Natt
36.0
1982-83
80
20.4
7.5
2.1
0.8
0.4
8.1
14.8
54.3
0.0
0.3
15.0
4.2
5.4
79.2
59.3
2.7
4.8
2.5
2,879
1,630
599
171
63
29
203
184
19Larry Drew
L. Drew
35.9
1982-83
75
20.1
2.8
8.1
1.7
0.1
8.0
16.2
49.2
0.0
0.2
12.5
4.1
5.0
82.0
54.5
0.6
2.2
3.6
2,690
1,510
207
610
126
10
272
207
20Purvis Short
P. Short
35.8
1982-83
67
21.4
5.3
3.4
1.4
0.2
8.8
18.0
48.7
0.1
0.2
26.7
3.8
4.6
82.8
53.4
2.2
3.1
2.9
2,397
1,437
354
228
94
14
194
242
21Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
35.8
1982-83
82
19.8
6.1
2.6
0.9
0.2
8.3
16.7
49.4
0.2
0.9
28.2
3.0
3.9
77.9
53.7
2.3
3.8
2.2
2,933
1,621
501
216
70
20
181
259
22Rickey Green
R. Green
35.7
1982-83
78
14.3
2.9
8.9
2.8
0.1
5.9
12.1
49.3
0.0
0.2
15.4
2.4
3.0
79.7
53.4
0.8
2.1
2.8
2,783
1,115
223
697
220
4
222
154
23Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
35.7
1982-83
80
21.4
7.0
4.5
1.3
0.7
9.0
17.8
50.9
0.1
0.3
20.0
3.3
4.5
73.5
54.3
2.5
4.6
2.5
2,853
1,714
562
363
100
56
196
211
24Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
35.7
1982-83
76
22.5
5.8
3.9
1.5
0.3
8.0
15.2
52.4
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.6
7.9
82.6
60.2
2.5
3.2
2.6
2,710
1,712
437
300
113
23
197
180
25Larry Nance
L. Nance
35.5
1982-83
82
16.7
8.7
2.4
1.2
2.6
7.2
13.0
55.0
0.0
0.0
33.3
2.4
3.5
67.2
57.3
2.9
5.7
2.3
2,914
1,370
710
197
99
217
190
254
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes per game going back to the 1951-52 season.

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22
.732
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56
26
.683
4.0
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53
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.646
7.0
4
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45
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8
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45
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15.0
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17.0
11
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32
50
.390
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31
51
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20
62
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40.0
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63
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41.0
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17
65
.207
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64
18
.780
2
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62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
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22
60
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