oldest nba player to play 48 minutes per game in a season

Wilt Chamberlain is the oldest with 48.0+ minutes per game in a season. He was 25 years old in 1961-62.

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oldest NBA player to play 48 or higher minutes per game in a season

		NAME	Age	MPG	SEASON	TM	GP	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1		Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25	48.5	1961-62	PHI	80	50.4	25.7	2.4			20.0	39.5	50.6				10.4	17.0	61.3	53.6				3,882	4,029	2,052	192				123

	NAME	Age	MPG	DATE	SEASON	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-205	53.0	3/14/1962	1961-62	PHI	@	CHI	53	34	33	4	15	34	44.1	4	5	80.0	47.0	3
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-202	48.0	3/11/1962	1961-62	PHI	@	SYR	48	44	26	2	19	27	70.4	6	18	33.3	63.0	2
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-198	48.0	3/7/1962	1961-62	PHI	@	BOS	48	30	27	2	13	30	43.3	4	11	36.4	43.1	1
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-195	48.0	3/4/1962	1961-62	PHI	@	NYK	48	58	35	4	24	41	58.5	10	16	62.5	60.4	0
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-193	48.0	3/2/1962	1961-62	PHI		NYK	48	100	25	2	36	63	57.1	28	32	87.5	64.9	2
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-191	48.0	2/28/1962	1961-62	PHI	@	CHI	48	61	28	6	24	46	52.2	13	17	76.5	57.0	4
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-190	48.0	2/27/1962	1961-62	PHI	@	STL	48	65	23	2	25	43	58.1	15	20	75.0	62.7	3
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-188	48.0	2/25/1962	1961-62	PHI	vs	NYK	48	67	21	1	25	38	65.8	17	22	77.3	70.3	1
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-187	48.0	2/24/1962	1961-62	PHI	vs	BOS	48	26	31	0	11	24	45.8	4	13	30.8	43.7	1
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-185	48.0	2/22/1962	1961-62	PHI	vs	STL	48	61	26	1	21	36	58.3	19	34	55.9	59.9	0
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-184	48.0	2/21/1962	1961-62	PHI	@	SYR	48	46	16	2	19	33	57.6	8	17	47.1	56.8	3
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-183	48.0	2/20/1962	1961-62	PHI		CHI	48	48	21	2	21	46	45.7	6	8	75.0	48.5	4
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-180	48.0	2/17/1962	1961-62	PHI	@	STL	48	67	28	2	26	44	59.1	15	20	75.0	63.4	1
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-179	48.0	2/16/1962	1961-62	PHI	vs	CIN	48	48	23	4	18	37	48.6	12	17	70.6	54.0	0
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-177	48.0	2/14/1962	1961-62	PHI	@	DET	48	42	27	3	17	38	44.7	8	13	61.5	48.0	1
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-176	48.0	2/13/1962	1961-62	PHI	@	CIN	48	65	22	4	24	40	60.0	17	30	56.7	61.1	3
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-174	48.0	2/11/1962	1961-62	PHI	@	NYK	48	42	25	5	18	36	50.0	6	13	46.2	50.3	0
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-173	48.0	2/10/1962	1961-62	PHI	vs	BOS	48	38	31	4	16	33	48.5	6	12	50.0	49.6	1
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-172	48.0	2/9/1962	1961-62	PHI	@	BOS	48	48	29	1	15	32	46.9	18	23	78.3	57.0	1
20	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-171	48.0	2/8/1962	1961-62	PHI		NYK	48	59	24	0	23	37	62.2	13	19	68.4	65.0	0
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-167	48.0	2/4/1962	1961-62	PHI	vs	SYR	48	50	26	2	19	35	54.3	12	18	66.7	58.2	0
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-166	48.0	2/3/1962	1961-62	PHI	@	SYR	48	41	15	3	15	35	42.9	11	14	78.6	49.8	0
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-165	48.0	2/2/1962	1961-62	PHI		NYK	48	35	19	4	12	31	38.7	11	19	57.9	44.5	1
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-164	48.0	2/1/1962	1961-62	PHI	vs	CIN	48	53	26	5	22	36	61.1	9	16	56.3	61.6	1
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-162	48.0	1/30/1962	1961-62	PHI	@	NYK	48	55	27	3	22	40	55.0	11	19	57.9	56.9	1
	Average	0.3	48.5						48.5	50.4	25.7	2.4	20.0	39.5	50.6	10.4	17.0	61.3	53.6	1.5
	Total	25	48.5						3,882	4,029	2,052	192	1,597	3,159	50.6	835	1,363	61.3	53.6	123

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Wilt Chamberlain is the oldest with 48.0+ minutes per game in a season. He was 25 years old in 1961-62.

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