the highest minutes per game in the playoffs in the 1970s

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Wilt Chamberlain played the most minutes per game in the playoffs with 46.9 minutes per game.

Interpreted as:

the highest minutes per game by a player in the playoffs in the 1970s

	NAME	MPG	GP	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	46.9	62	16.4	21.6	3.9			6.2	11.8	52.8	3.9	8.4	46.4	52.8				2,909	1,015	1,339	243				170
2	John Williamson J. Williamson	46.0	2	29.5	3.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	11.5	31.0	37.1	6.5	8.0	81.3	42.7	1.5	1.5	7.0	92	59	6	8	4	0	14	8
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	44.6	79	30.2	16.4	4.1	1.3	3.2	12.5	23.6	52.9	5.2	7.3	71.6	56.3	3.9	11.6	3.9	3,524	2,382	1,293	321	49	122	43	254
4	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	44.4	28	30.3	12.9	2.5	0.9	2.2	12.1	25.6	47.2	6.1	8.5	72.2	51.6	2.9	10.0	3.8	1,242	847	362	71	26	62	23	110
5	Bob Love B. Love	43.9	47	22.9	7.5	1.9	1.0	0.4	9.4	21.8	43.1	4.1	5.3	77.6	47.5	2.4	4.3		2,061	1,076	352	87	24	10		144
6	Joe Caldwell J. Caldwell	43.7	9	25.0	5.0	4.2			10.3	22.0	47.0	4.3	6.7	65.0	50.1				393	225	45	38				34
7	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	43.3	80	19.7	15.2	3.9	1.2	0.9	8.6	19.1	44.9	2.6	3.5	73.8	47.8	4.0	11.2		3,467	1,576	1,219	312	69	49		361
8	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	43.3	79	21.2	7.2	6.1	2.1	0.3	8.4	16.3	51.6	4.4	5.7	77.0	56.4	1.6	6.1		3,419	1,677	570	483	32	4		243
9	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	43.1	85	23.0	13.0	2.0	1.2	2.6	9.3	20.0	46.6	4.4	6.8	65.2	50.2	4.0	9.2	2.9	3,666	1,957	1,109	171	95	208	114	337
10	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	42.9	80	21.5	4.5	5.7	1.1	0.1	9.2	20.4	44.9	3.2	3.9	82.8	48.7	1.0	3.2		3,428	1,720	358	452	63	7		241
11	Moses Malone M. Malone	42.6	14	19.6	17.4	0.6	1.0	2.1	7.1	14.5	48.8	5.4	7.8	69.7	54.6	7.8	9.6	4.0	596	274	244	9	14	29	8	47
12	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	42.2	12	27.3	13.3	5.0			10.7	22.1	48.3	5.9	8.6	68.9	52.7				506	327	160	60				47
13	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	42.0	3	18.7	13.0	2.0	1.0	2.7	6.3	13.3	47.5	6.0	7.7	78.3	55.9	5.0	8.0		126	56	39	6	3	8		9
14	Connie Hawkins C. Hawkins	41.7	12	19.3	11.4	4.8	1.4	0.2	6.9	17.5	39.5	5.5	6.8	81.5	47.2	2.8	5.2		500	232	137	57	7	1		35
15	Eddie Jordan E. Jordan	41.5	2	19.0	7.5	8.5	4.0	1.5	7.5	19.0	39.5	4.0	4.5	88.9	45.3	3.0	4.5	3.0	83	38	15	17	8	3	6	6
16	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	41.5	26	17.2	14.1	2.7			6.8	14.1	48.0	3.7	5.7	64.4	51.8				1,078	448	367	69				85
17	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	41.5	76	21.9	5.7	5.4	1.1	0.3	8.5	18.7	45.4	5.0	5.9	85.0	51.6	1.5	3.8		3,151	1,668	432	407	60	16		205
18	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	41.3	22	25.6	13.8	3.5	0.9	2.5	10.5	19.5	54.1	4.5	5.4	84.0	58.6	3.8	10.0		908	564	303	76	19	54		82
19	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	41.0	113	10.3	14.8	3.9	0.9	0.7	4.2	8.6	49.1	1.9	3.2	59.7	51.8	3.9	9.4	1.8	4,637	1,167	1,675	441	67	52	66	352
20	Jerry West J. West	41.0	51	25.7	4.3	8.2	0.0	0.0	9.4	21.6	43.2	7.0	8.7	80.2	50.5	0.0	2.0		2,090	1,311	217	418	0	0		144
21	Randy Smith R. Smith	40.9	22	18.8	4.9	7.0	1.9	0.1	7.6	16.2	46.9	3.6	4.5	80.8	51.8	0.8	4.1		899	414	108	153	42	2		79
22	Norm Van Lier N. Van Lier	40.8	38	13.9	5.0	6.2	1.7	0.3	5.2	13.4	38.9	3.5	4.5	78.4	45.4	1.3	3.5		1,549	530	191	234	47	9		154
23	Bernard King B. King	40.5	2	26.0	5.5	3.5	2.0	0.0	10.5	21.0	50.0	5.0	12.0	41.7	49.5	2.5	3.0	3.0	81	52	11	7	4	0	6	10
24	Jan van Breda Kolff J. van Breda Kolff	40.5	2	10.5	10.0	3.5	0.0	1.5	4.0	10.0	40.0	2.5	3.0	83.3	46.4	5.5	4.5	2.5	81	21	20	7	0	3	5	9
25	Mychal Thompson M. Thompson	40.3	3	19.7	10.3	2.0	0.7	1.7	9.0	18.0	50.0	1.7	3.3	50.0	50.5	3.0	7.3	1.7	121	59	31	6	2	5	5	11