regular season most total points per 36 minutes in a single season leader in 1990

36 in 1989-90, with 31.

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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	PTS/(MIN/36)	PTS	MIN	SEASON	TM	GP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	31	2,753	3,197	1989-90	CHI	82	565	519	227	54	1,034	1,964	52.6	92	245	37.6	593	699	84.8	60.6	143	422	247	241	39.0	33.6	6.9	6.3	2.8	0.7	3.0
2	Karl Malone K. Malone	29.29	2,540	3,122	1989-90	UTA	82	911	226	121	50	914	1,627	56.2	16	43	37.2	696	913	76.2	62.6	232	679	304	259	38.1	31.0	11.1	2.8	1.5	0.6	3.7
3	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	26.7	2,347	3,165	1989-90	NYK	82	893	182	78	327	922	1,673	55.1	1	4	25.0	502	648	77.5	59.9	235	658	278	325	38.6	28.6	10.9	2.2	1.0	4.0	3.4
4	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	26.65	2,138	2,888	1989-90	ATL	80	521	200	126	47	810	1,672	48.4	59	183	32.2	459	569	80.7	55.6	217	304	174	141	36.1	26.7	6.5	2.5	1.6	0.6	2.2
5	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	26.01	2,201	3,046	1989-90	PHX	81	571	190	88	47	810	1,617	50.1	24	86	27.9	557	647	86.1	57.9	121	450	218	260	37.6	27.2	7.0	2.3	1.1	0.6	2.7
6	Jeff Malone J. Malone	25.52	1,820	2,567	1989-90	WAS	75	206	243	48	6	781	1,592	49.1	1	6	16.7	257	293	87.7	52.9	54	152	125	116	34.2	24.3	2.7	3.2	0.6	0.1	1.7
7	Chris Mullin C. Mullin	24.88	1,956	2,830	1989-90	GSW	78	463	319	123	45	682	1,272	53.6	87	234	37.2	505	568	88.9	64.3	130	333	239	142	36.3	25.1	5.9	4.1	1.6	0.6	3.1
8	Bernard King B. King	24.61	1,837	2,687	1989-90	WAS	82	404	376	51	7	711	1,459	48.7	3	23	13.0	412	513	80.3	54.5	129	275	248	230	32.8	22.4	4.9	4.6	0.6	0.1	3.0
9	David Robinson D. Robinson	23.9	1,993	3,002	1989-90	SAS	82	983	164	138	319	690	1,300	53.1	0	2	0.0	613	837	73.2	59.7	303	680	257	259	36.6	24.3	12.0	2.0	1.7	3.9	3.1
10	Alex English A. English	23.33	1,433	2,211	1989-90	DEN	80	286	225	51	23	635	1,293	49.1	2	5	40.0	161	183	88.0	52.2	119	167	93	130	27.6	17.9	3.6	2.8	0.6	0.3	1.2
11	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	23.21	1,989	3,085	1989-90	PHI	79	909	307	148	50	706	1,177	60.0	20	92	21.7	557	744	74.9	66.1	361	548	243	250	39.1	25.2	11.5	3.9	1.9	0.6	3.1
12	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	23.2	1,818	2,821	1989-90	SAS	81	677	219	110	52	728	1,532	47.5	19	59	32.2	343	440	78.0	52.7	226	451	202	286	34.8	22.4	8.4	2.7	1.4	0.6	2.5
13	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	22.99	1,995	3,124	1989-90	HOU	82	1,149	234	174	376	806	1,609	50.1	1	6	16.7	382	536	71.3	54.1	299	850	316	314	38.1	24.3	14.0	2.9	2.1	4.6	3.9
14	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	22.9	1,293	2,033	1989-90	SEA	55	238	110	59	7	502	1,011	49.7	96	256	37.5	193	236	81.8	58.0	90	148	119	124	37.0	23.5	4.3	2.0	1.1	0.1	2.2
15	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	22.85	1,703	2,683	1989-90	POR	73	507	432	145	51	670	1,357	49.4	30	106	28.3	333	430	77.4	55.1	208	299	191	222	36.8	23.3	6.9	5.9	2.0	0.7	2.6
16	Reggie Miller R. Miller	22.74	2,016	3,192	1989-90	IND	82	295	311	110	18	661	1,287	51.4	150	362	41.4	544	627	86.8	64.5	95	200	222	175	38.9	24.6	3.6	3.8	1.3	0.2	2.7
17	Kevin McHale K. McHale	22.64	1,712	2,722	1989-90	BOS	82	677	172	30	157	648	1,181	54.9	23	69	33.3	393	440	89.3	62.3	201	476	183	250	33.2	20.9	8.3	2.1	0.4	1.9	2.2
18	Larry Bird L. Bird	22.26	1,820	2,944	1989-90	BOS	75	712	562	106	61	718	1,517	47.3	65	195	33.3	319	343	93.0	54.6	90	622	243	173	39.3	24.3	9.5	7.5	1.4	0.8	3.2
19	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	22.12	1,720	2,799	1989-90	GSW	78	360	223	98	24	640	1,287	49.7	34	95	35.8	406	469	86.6	57.6	98	262	201	210	35.9	22.1	4.6	2.9	1.3	0.3	2.6
20	Reggie Theus R. Theus	22.03	1,438	2,350	1989-90	ORL	76	221	407	60	12	517	1,178	43.9	26	105	24.8	378	443	85.3	52.4	75	146	226	194	30.9	18.9	2.9	5.4	0.8	0.2	3.0
21	Xavier McDaniel X. McDaniel	21.77	1,471	2,432	1989-90	SEA	69	447	171	73	36	611	1,233	49.6	5	17	29.4	244	333	73.3	53.3	165	282	187	231	35.2	21.3	6.5	2.5	1.1	0.5	2.7
22	Charles Smith C. Smith	21.68	1,645	2,732	1989-90	LAC	78	524	114	86	119	595	1,145	52.0	1	12	8.3	454	572	79.4	58.9	177	347	162	294	35.0	21.1	6.7	1.5	1.1	1.5	2.1
23	Tony Campbell T. Campbell	21.65	1,903	3,164	1989-90	MIN	82	451	213	111	31	723	1,581	45.7	9	54	16.7	448	569	78.7	52.0	209	242	251	260	38.6	23.2	5.5	2.6	1.4	0.4	3.1
24	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	21.63	1,765	2,937	1989-90	LAL	79	522	907	132	34	546	1,138	48.0	106	276	38.4	567	637	89.0	62.2	128	394	289	167	37.2	22.3	6.6	11.5	1.7	0.4	3.7
25	Wayman Tisdale W. Tisdale	21.55	1,758	2,937	1989-90	SAC	79	595	108	54	54	726	1,383	52.5	0	6	0.0	306	391	78.3	56.5	185	410	153	251	37.2	22.3	7.5	1.4	0.7	0.7	1.9

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