nba most mpg in 1989

Michael Jordan had the most minutes per game in 1988-89 with 40.2 minutes per game.

Interpreted as:
NBA most mpg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in 1989
NAMEMPGSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
40.2
1988-89
81
32.5
8.0
8.0
2.9
0.8
11.9
22.2
53.8
0.3
1.2
27.6
8.3
9.8
85.0
61.4
1.8
6.2
3.6
3,255
2,633
652
650
234
65
290
247
2Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
39.3
1988-89
78
27.2
7.9
5.8
2.7
0.7
10.6
21.4
49.6
0.3
1.3
26.0
5.6
7.0
79.9
55.5
3.7
4.2
3.2
3,064
2,123
615
450
213
54
250
269
3Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
39.2
1988-89
81
20.4
4.2
12.2
1.7
0.3
7.0
13.9
50.5
0.0
0.3
9.1
6.3
7.1
88.2
59.7
0.6
3.6
4.0
3,179
1,650
340
991
135
24
322
226
4Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
39.1
1988-89
79
25.8
12.5
4.1
1.6
0.8
8.9
15.3
57.9
0.4
2.1
21.6
7.6
10.1
75.3
65.3
5.1
7.4
3.2
3,088
2,037
986
325
126
67
254
262
5Karl Malone
K. Malone
39.1
1988-89
80
29.1
10.7
2.7
1.8
0.9
10.1
19.5
51.9
0.1
0.2
31.3
8.8
11.5
76.6
59.2
3.2
7.4
3.6
3,126
2,326
853
219
144
70
285
286
6Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
38.9
1988-89
82
27.5
4.2
2.0
1.3
0.3
10.5
20.9
50.1
2.0
4.1
47.8
4.6
5.6
81.6
58.9
1.9
2.3
2.7
3,190
2,253
342
164
108
22
218
197
7Kenny Smith
K. Smith
38.8
1988-89
81
17.3
2.8
7.7
1.3
0.1
6.8
14.6
46.2
0.6
1.6
35.9
3.2
4.4
73.7
52.3
0.6
2.2
3.1
3,145
1,403
226
621
102
7
249
173
8John Stockton
J. Stockton
38.7
1988-89
82
17.1
3.0
13.6
3.2
0.2
6.1
11.3
53.8
0.2
0.8
24.2
4.8
5.5
86.3
62.4
1.0
2.0
3.8
3,171
1,400
248
1,118
263
14
308
241
9Fat Lever
F. Lever
38.7
1988-89
71
19.8
9.3
7.9
2.7
0.3
7.9
17.2
45.7
0.3
0.9
34.8
3.8
4.8
78.5
51.3
2.6
6.7
2.2
2,745
1,409
662
559
195
20
157
178
10Terry Porter
T. Porter
38.3
1988-89
81
17.7
4.5
9.5
1.8
0.1
6.7
14.1
47.1
1.0
2.7
36.1
3.4
4.0
84.0
55.5
1.0
3.5
3.1
3,102
1,431
367
770
146
8
248
187
11Otis Thorpe
O. Thorpe
38.2
1988-89
82
16.7
9.6
2.5
1.0
0.5
6.4
11.7
54.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.5
72.9
59.1
3.3
6.3
2.7
3,135
1,370
787
202
82
37
225
259
12Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
37.8
1988-89
78
19.7
3.5
3.7
0.8
0.3
7.6
16.0
47.6
0.4
1.1
35.3
4.1
4.7
85.4
54.3
0.9
2.6
2.1
2,946
1,534
273
288
65
20
165
137
13Ken Norman
K. Norman
37.8
1988-89
80
18.1
8.3
3.5
1.3
0.8
8.0
15.9
50.2
0.1
0.3
19.0
2.1
3.4
63.0
52.2
3.1
5.3
2.6
3,020
1,450
667
277
106
66
206
223
14Chris Mullin
C. Mullin
37.7
1988-89
82
26.5
5.9
5.1
2.1
0.5
10.1
19.9
50.9
0.3
1.2
23.0
6.0
6.7
89.2
58.1
1.9
4.0
3.6
3,093
2,176
483
415
176
39
296
178
15Chuck Person
C. Person
37.7
1988-89
80
21.6
6.5
3.6
1.0
0.2
8.9
18.2
48.9
0.8
2.6
30.7
3.0
3.8
79.2
54.4
1.8
4.7
3.9
3,012
1,728
516
289
83
18
308
280
16Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
37.5
1988-89
77
22.5
7.9
12.8
1.8
0.3
7.5
14.8
50.9
0.8
2.4
31.4
6.7
7.3
91.1
62.5
1.4
6.4
4.1
2,886
1,730
607
988
138
22
312
172
17Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
37.5
1988-89
80
26.2
6.9
2.6
1.5
0.7
10.2
22.0
46.4
0.4
1.3
27.6
5.5
6.6
84.4
52.8
3.2
3.7
2.3
2,997
2,099
553
211
117
52
181
138
18Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
37.1
1988-89
81
25.7
8.4
2.9
1.1
0.7
9.6
20.3
47.1
0.3
1.1
32.6
6.3
7.4
85.1
54.7
1.8
6.7
2.9
3,002
2,085
684
231
87
55
231
271
19Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
36.9
1988-89
82
24.8
13.5
1.8
2.6
3.4
9.6
19.0
50.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.5
8.0
69.6
55.2
4.1
9.4
3.4
3,024
2,034
1,105
149
213
282
275
329
20Kevin McHale
K. McHale
36.9
1988-89
78
22.5
8.2
2.2
0.3
1.2
8.5
15.5
54.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.6
6.8
81.8
60.8
2.9
5.3
2.5
2,876
1,758
637
172
26
97
196
223
21Sam Perkins
S. Perkins
36.7
1988-89
78
15.0
8.8
1.6
1.0
1.2
5.7
12.3
46.4
0.1
0.5
18.4
3.5
4.2
83.3
53.0
3.0
5.8
1.8
2,860
1,171
688
127
76
92
141
224
22Derek Harper
D. Harper
36.6
1988-89
81
17.3
2.8
7.0
2.1
0.5
6.6
13.9
47.7
1.2
3.4
35.6
2.8
3.5
80.6
56.1
0.6
2.2
2.5
2,968
1,404
228
570
172
41
205
219
23Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
36.6
1988-89
80
18.2
3.4
8.3
1.7
0.3
7.1
15.3
46.4
0.4
1.5
27.3
3.6
4.4
81.8
52.8
0.6
2.8
3.7
2,924
1,458
273
663
133
20
298
209
24James Worthy
J. Worthy
36.5
1988-89
81
20.5
6.0
3.6
1.3
0.7
8.7
15.8
54.8
0.0
0.3
8.7
3.1
4.0
78.2
58.2
2.1
4.0
2.2
2,960
1,657
489
288
108
56
182
175
25Alex English
A. English
36.5
1988-89
82
26.5
4.0
4.7
0.8
0.1
11.3
22.9
49.1
0.0
0.1
25.0
4.0
4.6
85.8
53.1
1.8
2.2
2.4
2,990
2,175
326
383
66
12
198
174
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes per game going back to the 1951-52 season.

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Sun
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.240
36.5
14
17
57
.230
37.0
15
17
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.227
37.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
58
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.784
2
Spurs Spurs - y
56
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.757
2.0
3
48
26
.649
10.0
4
47
28
.627
11.5
5
45
29
.608
13.0
6
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17.0
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39
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21.0
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