Wilt Chamberlain has the most career minutes played per game played, with 45.8.

Interpreted as:

top 5 minutes per match by a player in history

	NAME	MIN/GP	MIN	GP	MPG	PPG	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	45.8	47,859	1,045	45.8	30.1	22.9	4.4			12.1	22.5	54.0				5.8	11.4	51.1	54.7				31,419	23,924	4,643				2,075
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	42.29	40,726	963	42.3	15.1	22.5	4.3			5.9	13.4	44.0				3.3	5.8	56.1	47.1				14,522	21,620	4,100				2,592
3	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	42.2	43,886	1,040	42.2	25.7	7.5	9.5	1.1	0.1	9.1	18.9	48.5				7.4	8.8	83.8	56.4	1.0	3.0		26,710	7,804	9,887	77	4		2,931
4	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	41.12	37,584	914	41.1	26.7	3.7	6.2	2.2	0.2	9.3	21.8	42.5	1.2	3.7	31.3	7.0	8.9	78.0	51.8	0.8	2.9	3.6	24,368	3,394	5,624	1,983	164	3,262	1,777	+799
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40.03	33,863	846	40.0	27.4	13.5	4.3			10.3	23.8	43.1				6.8	8.7	78.0	49.4				23,149	11,463	3,650				2,596
6	Jerry West J. West	39.24	36,571	932	39.2	27.0	5.8	6.7	2.6	0.7	9.7	20.4	47.4				7.7	9.4	81.4	55.0	1.0	2.8		25,192	5,376	6,238	81	23		2,435
7	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	38.76	32,131	829	38.8	17.0	15.6	3.3	0.4	0.3	6.9	13.8	49.9				3.2	4.1	78.3	54.4	0.8	4.3		14,053	12,942	2,730	28	24		2,389
8	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	38.75	30,690	792	38.8	26.4	16.2	3.0			9.3	21.3	43.6				7.8	10.3	76.1	51.1				20,880	12,849	2,369				2,529
9	Latrell Sprewell L. Sprewell	38.63	35,270	913	38.6	18.3	4.1	4.0	1.4	0.4	6.7	15.7	42.5	1.2	3.6	33.7	3.8	4.7	80.4	51.6	0.8	3.2	2.7	16,712	3,724	3,664	1,294	399	2,450	1,689	-111
10	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	38.6	29,565	766	38.6	17.6	13.6	3.8	1.1	0.9	7.5	16.3	46.0	0.0	0.1	7.1	2.6	3.4	78.3	49.6	3.0	9.8	2.2	13,516	10,444	2,910	599	488	543	2,920
11	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	38.42	24,897	648	38.4	23.4	8.5	2.4			8.1	19.3	42.2				7.1	8.7	81.1	50.5				15,145	5,489	1,527				2,480
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	38.4	34,443	897	38.4	24.3	10.0	6.3	1.7	0.8	9.6	19.3	49.6	0.7	1.9	37.6	4.4	5.0	88.6	56.4	2.0	8.0	3.1	21,791	8,974	5,695	1,556	755	2,816	2,279
13	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	38.37	50,000	1,303	38.4	21.0	12.5	1.8	1.0	2.0	8.4	18.6	45.2	0.0	0.1	14.7	4.1	6.1	67.0	49.1	3.1	7.8	2.4	27,313	16,279	2,398	864	1,771	1,358	4,193
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38.26	41,011	1,072	38.3	30.1	6.2	5.3	2.3	0.8	11.4	22.9	49.7	0.5	1.7	32.7	6.8	8.2	83.5	56.9	1.6	4.7	2.7	32,292	6,672	5,633	2,514	893	2,924	2,783	+1438
15	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	37.93	16,574	437	37.9	11.1	9.6	3.0			4.4	11.4	38.9				2.3	3.4	67.3	43.2				4,851	4,186	1,298				1,246
16	LeBron James L. James	37.78	59,310	1,570	37.8	27.0	7.5	7.4	1.5	0.7	9.9	19.6	50.6	1.6	4.7	34.9	5.5	7.5	73.7	59.0	1.1	6.4	3.5	42,316	11,779	11,645	2,350	1,155	5,487	2,793	+7385
17	Stephon Marbury S. Marbury	37.7	31,891	846	37.7	19.3	3.0	7.6	1.2	0.1	6.8	15.7	43.3	1.2	3.6	32.5	4.5	5.7	78.4	52.8	0.7	2.3	3.0	16,297	2,516	6,471	1,022	121	2,547	2,014	-1016
18	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	37.64	16,787	446	37.6	21.8	2.8	4.6	1.1	0.1	8.9	19.5	45.5				4.0	5.0	80.5	50.2	0.6	2.0		9,732	1,271	2,057	247	33		1,075
19	Steve Francis S. Francis	37.56	21,632	576	37.6	18.1	5.6	6.0	1.5	0.4	6.2	14.4	42.9	1.0	2.9	34.1	4.8	6.1	79.7	53.3	1.7	3.9	3.5	10,446	3,215	3,473	846	223	2,030	1,813	+51
20	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	37.53	30,965	825	37.5	18.9	5.9	6.1	1.9	0.2	7.4	15.2	49.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	4.0	5.1	78.6	54.2	1.1	4.2	2.1	15,581	4,830	5,040	681	63	139	2,180
21	Maurice Stokes M. Stokes	37.35	7,544	202	37.3	16.4	17.3	5.3			6.2	17.7	35.1				4.0	5.8	69.8	40.6				3,315	3,492	1,062				789
22	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	37.33	38,940	1,043	37.3	20.1	13.7	2.4	0.7	0.6	7.6	14.7	51.6				4.9	7.8	63.2	55.4	3.4	6.2		20,941	14,241	2,544	52	48		3,536
23	Jamal Mashburn J. Mashburn	37.25	22,762	611	37.3	19.1	5.4	4.0	1.0	0.2	7.0	16.7	41.8	1.3	3.6	34.5	3.8	5.0	76.6	50.4	1.1	4.2	2.6	11,644	3,271	2,414	632	109	1,585	1,533	+1003
24	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	37.22	35,881	964	37.2	15.0	15.0	2.7	0.5	2.1	5.7	13.6	42.1				3.5	5.3	66.7	47.0	2.8	6.8		14,437	14,464	2,575	125	553		2,624
25	Karl Malone K. Malone	37.16	54,852	1,476	37.2	25.0	10.1	3.6	1.4	0.8	9.2	17.8	51.6	0.1	0.2	27.4	6.6	8.9	74.2	57.7	2.4	7.7	3.1	36,928	14,968	5,248	2,085	1,145	4,524	4,578	+3010