regular season highest points per game per 36 minutes in a single season leader in 1989

36 in 1988-89, with 0.38.

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Assumption:2,000+ MIN/82TG
Data note: Minutes Played, Minutes Per 82 Team Games: player season data complete from 1951-52

	NAME	PPG/(MIN/36)	PPG	MIN	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	0.38	21.5	2,043	1988-89	PHX	70	29.2	4.4	2.3	0.7	0.1	8.7	17.5	49.7	1.0	2.5	41.3	3.1	3.6	86.8	56.4	1.3	3.1	1.7	1,504	306	162	47	7	122	198
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	0.36	32.5	3,255	1988-89	CHI	81	40.2	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	2,633	652	650	234	65	290	247
3	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	0.35	22.6	2,302	1988-89	CHA	71	32.4	3.8	3.2	1.2	0.2	8.0	17.1	46.7	0.4	1.2	35.7	6.2	7.2	86.6	55.8	1.1	2.6	3.3	1,606	267	224	88	16	236	196
4	Karl Malone K. Malone	0.33	29.1	3,126	1988-89	UTA	80	39.1	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	2,326	853	219	144	70	285	286
5	Jeff Malone J. Malone	0.32	21.7	2,418	1988-89	WAS	76	31.8	2.4	2.9	0.5	0.2	8.9	18.6	48.0	0.0	0.3	5.3	3.9	4.5	87.1	52.9	0.7	1.6	2.2	1,651	179	219	39	14	165	155
6	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	0.32	27.2	3,064	1988-89	POR	78	39.3	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	2,123	615	450	213	54	250	269
7	Alex English A. English	0.32	26.5	2,990	1988-89	DEN	82	36.5	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	2,175	326	383	66	12	198	174
8	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	0.32	26.2	2,997	1988-89	ATL	80	37.5	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	2,099	553	211	117	52	181	138
9	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	0.31	27.5	3,190	1988-89	SEA	82	38.9	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	2,253	342	164	108	22	218	197
10	Chris Mullin C. Mullin	0.31	26.5	3,093	1988-89	GSW	82	37.7	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	2,176	483	415	176	39	296	178
11	Xavier McDaniel X. McDaniel	0.31	20.5	2,385	1988-89	SEA	82	29.1	5.3	1.6	1.0	0.5	8.3	16.9	48.9	0.1	0.4	30.6	3.8	5.2	73.2	53.3	2.2	3.1	2.6	1,677	433	134	84	40	210	231
12	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	0.31	25.7	3,002	1988-89	PHX	81	37.1	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	2,085	684	231	87	55	231	271
13	Ricky Pierce R. Pierce	0.3	17.6	2,078	1988-89	MIL	75	27.7	2.6	2.1	1.0	0.3	7.0	13.6	51.8	0.1	0.5	22.2	3.4	4.0	85.9	57.3	1.1	1.5	1.5	1,317	197	156	77	19	112	193
14	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	0.3	25.8	3,088	1988-89	PHI	79	39.1	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	2,037	986	325	126	67	254	262
15	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	0.3	24.8	3,024	1988-89	HOU	82	36.9	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	2,034	1,105	149	213	282	275	329
16	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	0.29	22.0	2,717	1988-89	GSW	79	34.4	5.9	4.2	1.0	0.2	8.2	17.5	46.8	0.4	1.1	36.7	5.2	6.4	81.0	54.1	2.0	3.9	3.4	1,741	468	334	82	13	269	223
17	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	0.29	22.9	2,824	1988-89	MIL	80	35.3	8.1	2.5	1.3	0.9	9.1	19.5	46.7	0.1	0.2	46.7	4.5	5.8	78.7	51.8	3.5	4.6	2.5	1,829	650	198	106	72	201	265
18	Bernard King B. King	0.29	20.7	2,559	1988-89	WAS	81	31.6	4.7	3.6	0.8	0.2	8.1	16.9	47.7	0.1	0.4	16.7	4.5	5.4	81.9	53.5	1.6	3.1	2.8	1,674	384	294	64	13	227	219
19	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	0.29	19.2	2,422	1988-89	TOT	73	33.2	4.3	2.3	0.6	0.2	6.4	13.1	49.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.3	7.8	81.0	58.1	1.6	2.7	2.2	1,400	317	171	43	13	163	186
20	Kevin McHale K. McHale	0.28	22.5	2,876	1988-89	BOS	78	36.9	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	1,758	637	172	26	97	196	223
21	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	0.28	22.7	2,896	1988-89	NYK	80	36.2	9.3	2.4	1.5	3.5	9.1	16.0	56.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.5	6.1	74.6	60.7	2.7	6.6	3.3	1,815	740	188	117	281	266	311
22	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	0.28	22.5	2,886	1988-89	LAL	77	37.5	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	1,730	607	988	138	22	312	172
23	Rex Chapman R. Chapman	0.27	16.9	2,219	1988-89	CHA	75	29.6	2.5	2.3	0.9	0.3	7.0	16.9	41.4	0.8	2.5	31.4	2.1	2.6	79.5	46.7	1.0	1.5	1.5	1,267	187	176	70	25	113	167
24	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	0.27	17.3	2,287	1988-89	SAS	65	35.2	5.9	6.0	3.0	0.6	7.2	14.8	48.3	0.1	0.7	20.0	2.8	3.9	72.3	52.3	2.4	3.5	3.6	1,122	384	393	197	36	231	259
25	Charles Smith C. Smith	0.27	16.3	2,161	1988-89	LAC	71	30.4	6.5	1.5	1.0	1.3	6.1	12.4	49.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	5.5	72.5	55.0	2.4	4.1	2.1	1,155	465	103	68	89	146	273

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