nba most points per minute as a starter

Kenneth Lofton Jr. has the most career points per minute played by a player as a starter, with 1.04.

NAMEPTS/MINPTSMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kenneth Lofton Jr.
K. Lofton Jr.
1.04
42
40
1
40.4
42.0
14.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
17.0
25.0
68.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
8.0
12.0
66.7
69.4
6.0
8.0
2.0
14
0
1
0
2
3
-17
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
0.87
13,465
15,502
487
31.8
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.1
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.2
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
5,248
1,797
432
776
1,648
1,441
+2655
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
0.83
14,967
17,940
512
35.0
29.2
8.5
8.2
1.3
0.5
9.8
21.0
46.9
3.2
9.0
35.2
6.4
8.5
75.5
59.2
0.9
7.6
4.0
4,367
4,211
658
237
2,026
1,177
+1427
4Gigi Datome
G. Datome
0.8
22
27
1
27.5
22.0
3.0
2.0
0.0
1.0
9.0
15.0
60.0
3.0
7.0
42.9
1.0
1.0
100.0
71.2
1.0
2.0
1.0
3
2
0
1
1
1
-4
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
0.79
31,741
40,216
1,039
38.7
30.5
6.3
5.3
2.4
0.8
11.5
23.2
49.8
0.6
1.7
32.7
6.9
8.3
83.6
57.0
1.6
4.7
2.8
6,565
5,546
2,463
874
2,868
2,719
+1407
6Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
0.77
6,388
8,295
266
31.2
24.0
6.4
4.1
1.0
0.6
9.2
15.6
59.1
0.1
0.4
32.4
5.4
7.8
69.1
63.0
2.2
4.2
2.7
1,712
1,092
274
167
712
603
+362
7Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
0.77
13,197
17,173
516
33.3
25.6
4.8
5.3
1.4
0.8
8.9
17.5
50.8
1.4
3.9
35.8
6.4
7.4
86.4
61.5
0.7
4.0
2.3
2,459
2,746
747
417
1,192
1,157
+1898
8Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
0.76
21,067
27,777
830
33.5
25.4
10.4
5.3
1.1
1.3
9.3
16.7
55.7
0.6
2.3
28.2
6.1
8.8
69.2
61.5
2.0
8.4
3.2
8,608
4,376
952
1,040
2,617
2,491
+3167
9Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
0.75
3,890
5,155
167
30.9
23.3
11.0
3.6
1.2
3.5
8.3
17.4
47.8
2.2
6.5
34.0
4.5
5.5
81.6
58.9
2.1
9.0
3.2
1,845
600
197
592
534
392
+469
10Jalen Harris
J. Harris
0.75
48
64
2
31.8
24.0
1.5
2.0
1.0
0.0
9.5
16.5
57.6
4.0
9.0
44.4
1.0
1.5
66.7
69.9
0.0
1.5
2.5
3
4
2
0
5
4
-17
11Brad Branson
B. Branson
0.74
52
70
2
35.0
26.0
8.0
1.0
1.5
2.0
10.0
18.0
55.6
0.0
0.0
6.0
7.5
80.0
61.0
2.5
5.5
3.0
16
2
3
4
6
6
12Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
0.74
15,022
20,224
596
33.9
25.2
4.4
4.8
1.4
0.3
8.9
19.7
45.3
3.0
8.3
36.6
4.3
5.2
84.3
57.5
0.8
3.6
2.7
2,595
2,890
830
185
1,615
1,427
+2947
13Kevin Durant
K. Durant
0.74
32,351
43,755
1,191
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.3
2.0
5.1
39.1
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.2
3.2
8,193
5,220
1,231
1,331
3,771
2,259
+4968
14John Drew
J. Drew
0.74
1,139
1,544
53
29.1
21.5
5.5
2.3
0.1
7.4
16.2
45.7
0.1
0.2
25.0
6.7
8.7
76.6
53.8
293
124
7
186
15Alex English
A. English
0.74
17,342
23,541
671
35.1
25.8
5.0
4.3
10.8
21.3
50.5
0.0
4.3
5.1
84.2
54.9
2.5
3,350
2,883
1,691
1,740
16Cam Thomas
C. Thomas
0.74
2,123
2,884
88
32.8
24.1
3.3
3.2
0.7
0.2
8.3
18.7
44.2
2.5
6.8
37.4
5.0
5.7
88.6
56.9
0.5
2.8
2.2
289
279
59
19
197
193
-333
17Trae Young
T. Young
0.73
12,489
17,004
498
34.1
25.1
3.4
9.8
1.0
0.2
7.9
18.3
43.3
2.6
7.4
35.2
6.6
7.6
87.2
58.0
0.6
2.8
4.2
1,717
4,868
518
76
2,090
874
-187
18Stephen Curry
S. Curry
0.73
26,400
36,114
1,059
34.1
24.9
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.5
18.0
47.1
4.0
9.5
42.2
4.0
4.4
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
4,947
6,719
1,593
279
3,292
2,372
+6232
19Fred Brown
F. Brown
0.73
45
62
2
31.0
22.5
0.5
8.5
0.0
0.0
9.5
16.5
57.6
0.5
0.5
100.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
61.6
0.0
0.5
2.0
1
17
0
0
4
4
20Ty Jerome
T. Jerome
0.72
464
641
25
25.6
18.6
3.0
5.3
1.0
0.2
6.7
14.1
47.7
2.6
6.4
41.5
2.5
2.8
87.3
60.5
0.8
2.2
1.9
74
132
26
6
47
50
-69
21James Harden
J. Harden
0.72
26,493
36,603
1,001
36.6
26.5
6.1
8.3
1.6
0.6
7.8
17.8
43.8
3.1
8.4
36.3
7.8
9.0
86.5
60.8
0.8
5.3
4.1
6,066
8,310
1,559
622
4,149
2,451
+3973
22George Gervin
G. Gervin
0.72
6,771
9,412
298
31.6
22.7
3.7
2.6
0.9
0.6
8.7
17.8
49.1
0.1
0.3
31.0
5.2
6.0
85.3
55.5
1,103
787
282
182
858
23Devin Booker
D. Booker
0.72
17,768
24,719
706
35.0
25.2
4.1
5.5
0.9
0.3
8.7
18.9
46.3
2.1
6.1
34.9
5.5
6.3
87.4
58.0
0.7
3.5
3.1
2,909
3,848
614
204
2,204
2,083
+220
24Dan Issel
D. Issel
0.72
3,186
4,446
155
28.7
20.6
6.9
2.5
7.8
15.5
50.6
0.0
4.8
5.7
84.4
57.1
1.8
1,066
394
284
408
25Bernard King
B. King
0.72
11,500
16,066
470
34.2
24.5
5.0
3.5
9.6
18.9
50.8
0.0
5.3
6.7
78.3
56.1
2,354
1,665
1,463
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Sun
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Mon
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Last Game
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20
.730
2
50
24
.676
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.640
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46
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.622
8.0
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15.5
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39
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Bucks Bucks - e
29
45
.392
25.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
45
.392
25.0
13
Nets Nets - e
18
57
.240
36.5
14
17
57
.230
37.0
15
17
58
.227
37.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
59
16
.787
2
Spurs Spurs - y
56
18
.757
2.5
3
48
26
.649
10.5
4
48
28
.632
11.5
5
45
29
.608
13.5
6
45
29
.608
13.5
7
41
33
.554
17.5
8
39
36
.520
20.0
9
38
38
.500
21.5
10
36
39
.480
23.0
11
25
49
.338
33.5
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25
51
.329
34.5
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102-106
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122-114

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