Shaquille O'Neal had his most minutes per game in a season in 1999-00 with 40.0 minutes per game.

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shaq highest mpg in a regular season

	NAME	MPG	SEASON	TM	GP	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	40.0	1999-00	LAL	79	29.7	13.6	3.8	0.5	3.0	12.1	21.1	57.4	0.0	0.0	5.5	10.4	52.4	57.8	4.3	9.4	2.8	3,163	2,344	1,078	299	36	239	223	255	+706
2	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	39.8	1993-94	ORL	81	29.3	13.2	2.4	0.9	2.9	11.8	19.6	59.9	0.0	0.0	5.8	10.5	55.4	60.5	4.7	8.5	2.7	3,224	2,377	1,072	195	76	231	222	281
3	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	39.5	2000-01	LAL	74	28.7	12.7	3.7	0.6	2.8	11.0	19.2	57.2	0.0	0.0	6.7	13.1	51.3	57.4	3.9	8.8	2.9	2,924	2,125	940	277	47	204	218	256	+463
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	38.1	1996-97	LAL	51	26.2	12.5	3.1	0.9	2.9	10.8	19.4	55.7	0.1	0.0	4.5	9.4	48.4	55.6	3.8	8.7	2.9	1,941	1,336	640	159	46	147	146	180	+268
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	37.9	1992-93	ORL	81	23.4	13.9	1.9	0.7	3.5	9.0	16.1	56.2	0.0	0.0	5.3	8.9	59.2	58.4	4.2	9.6	3.8	3,071	1,893	1,122	152	60	286	307	321
6	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	37.8	2002-03	LAL	67	27.5	11.1	3.1	0.6	2.4	10.4	18.1	57.4	0.0		6.7	10.8	62.2	60.2	3.9	7.2	2.9	2,535	1,841	742	206	38	159	196	229	+363
7	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	37.0	1994-95	ORL	79	29.3	11.4	2.7	0.9	2.4	11.8	20.2	58.3	0.1	0.0	5.8	10.8	53.3	58.8	4.2	7.3	2.6	2,923	2,315	901	214	73	192	204	258
8	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	36.8	2003-04	LAL	67	21.5	11.5	2.9	0.5	2.5	8.3	14.1	58.4	0.0		4.9	10.1	49.0	57.8	3.7	7.8	2.9	2,464	1,439	769	196	34	166	195	225	+437
9	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	36.3	1997-98	LAL	60	28.3	11.4	2.4	0.7	2.4	11.2	19.1	58.4	0.0		6.0	11.4	52.7	58.7	3.5	7.9	2.9	2,175	1,699	681	142	39	144	175	193	+649
10	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	36.1	2001-02	LAL	67	27.2	10.7	3.0	0.6	2.0	10.6	18.3	57.9	0.0	0.0	5.9	10.7	55.5	59.0	3.5	7.2	2.6	2,422	1,822	715	200	41	137	171	199	+566
11	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	36.0	1995-96	ORL	54	26.6	11.0	2.9	0.6	2.1	11.0	19.1	57.3	0.0	50.0	4.6	9.5	48.7	57.0	3.4	7.7	2.9	1,946	1,434	596	155	34	115	155	193
12	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	34.8	1998-99	LAL	49	26.3	10.7	2.3	0.7	1.7	10.4	18.1	57.6	0.0	0.0	5.5	10.2	54.0	58.4	3.8	6.9	2.5	1,705	1,289	525	114	36	82	122	155	+225
13	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	34.1	2004-05	MIA	73	22.9	10.4	2.7	0.5	2.3	9.0	15.0	60.1	0.0		4.8	10.5	46.1	58.3	3.5	6.9	2.8	2,492	1,669	760	200	36	171	203	262	+470
14	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	30.6	2005-06	MIA	59	20.0	9.2	1.9	0.4	1.8	8.1	13.6	60.0	0.0		3.7	8.0	46.9	58.6	2.9	6.3	2.8	1,806	1,181	541	113	23	104	168	230	+269
15	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	30.0	2008-09	PHX	75	17.8	8.4	1.7	0.7	1.4	6.8	11.2	60.9	0.0	0.0	4.1	6.9	59.5	62.3	2.5	5.9	2.2	2,252	1,333	633	126	49	108	168	253	+140
16	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	28.7	2007-08	TOT	61	13.6	9.1	1.5	0.5	1.4	5.4	9.1	59.3	0.0		2.8	5.5	50.3	58.9	2.7	6.4	3.0	1,748	832	554	93	32	88	181	228	+5
17	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	28.4	2006-07	MIA	40	17.3	7.4	2.0	0.2	1.4	7.1	12.0	59.1	0.0		3.1	7.4	42.2	56.7	2.4	5.0	2.4	1,135	690	297	79	8	55	95	139	+40
18	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	23.4	2009-10	CLE	53	12.0	6.7	1.5	0.3	1.2	4.9	8.7	56.6	0.0	0.0	2.1	4.3	49.6	56.5	1.8	4.9	2.0	1,240	636	355	80	15	62	105	169	+93
19	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	20.3	2010-11	BOS	37	9.2	4.8	0.7	0.4	1.1	3.6	5.4	66.7	0.0		2.0	3.5	55.7	65.9	1.3	3.5	1.5	752	341	178	26	16	42	56	120	+193

StatMuse has season-level data for minutes per game going back to the 1951-52 season.

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1	Pistons - z	58	22	.725
2	Celtics - x	54	25	.684	3.5
3	Knicks - x	51	28	.646	6.5
4	Cavaliers - x	51	29	.638	7.0
5	Hawks	45	35	.563	13.0
6	Raptors	44	35	.557	13.5
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8	76ers	43	36	.544	14.5
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1	Thunder - z	64	16	.800
2	Spurs - x	61	19	.763	3.0
3	Nuggets - x	52	28	.650	12.0
4	Lakers - x	50	29	.633	13.5
5	Rockets - x	50	29	.633	13.5
6	Timberwolves - x	47	33	.588	17.0
7	Suns	44	36	.550	20.0
8	Clippers	41	39	.513	23.0
9	Trail Blazers	40	40	.500	24.0
10	Warriors	37	42	.468	26.5
11	Pelicans - e	26	54	.325	38.0
12	Grizzlies - e	25	55	.313	39.0
13	Mavericks - e	25	55	.313	39.0
14	Kings - e	21	59	.263	43.0
15	Jazz - e	21	59	.263	43.0