what position did yao ming play most of his minutes

Centers have played the most minutes, with 15,818 minutes on the court.

NAME MIN POSITION SEASON 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 Yao Ming
Y. Ming
2,382
Center
2002-03
82
29.0
13.5
8.2
1.7
0.4
1.8
4.9
9.8
49.8
0.0
0.0
50.0
3.7
4.5
81.1
57.0
2.4
5.8
2.1
1,104
675
137
31
147
173
230
+142
2 Yao Ming
Y. Ming
2,692
Center
2003-04
82
32.8
17.5
9.0
1.5
0.3
1.9
6.5
12.5
52.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.4
5.4
80.9
58.6
2.4
6.6
2.5
1,431
735
122
22
156
204
273
+209
3 Yao Ming
Y. Ming
2,447
Center
2004-05
80
30.6
18.3
8.4
0.8
0.4
2.0
6.7
12.2
55.2
0.0
0.0
4.9
6.2
78.3
61.4
2.6
5.8
2.5
1,465
669
61
34
160
196
298
+133
4 Yao Ming
Y. Ming
1,949
Center
2005-06
57
34.2
22.3
10.2
1.5
0.5
1.6
8.2
15.8
51.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.9
6.9
85.3
59.2
2.6
7.6
2.6
1,271
581
85
30
94
147
195
+90
5 Yao Ming
Y. Ming
1,624
Center
2006-07
48
33.8
25.0
9.4
2.0
0.4
2.0
8.8
17.1
51.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.4
8.6
86.2
60.1
2.1
7.3
3.5
1,202
452
94
17
94
167
159
+298
6 Yao Ming
Y. Ming
2,044
Center
2007-08
55
37.2
22.0
10.8
2.3
0.5
2.0
7.9
15.5
50.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.3
7.4
85.0
58.7
3.1
7.7
3.3
1,209
594
129
25
111
183
171
+193
7 Yao Ming
Y. Ming
2,589
Center
2008-09
77
33.6
19.7
9.9
1.8
0.4
1.9
7.4
13.4
54.8
0.0
0.0
100.0
4.9
5.7
86.6
61.8
2.6
7.2
3.0
1,514
761
137
30
150
234
257
+453
8 Yao Ming
Y. Ming
91
Center
2010-11
5
18.2
10.2
5.4
0.8
0.0
1.6
3.6
7.4
48.6
0.0
0.0
3.0
3.2
93.8
57.9
1.4
4.0
1.4
51
27
4
0
8
7
13
-27
Average 1977.3 60.8 32.5 19.0 9.2 1.6 0.4 1.9 7.0 13.3 52.4 0.0 0.0 20.0 5.1 6.1 83.3 59.6 2.5 6.7 2.7 1155.9 561.8 96.1 23.6 115.0 163.9 199.5 186.4
Total 15,818 486 32.5 19.0 9.2 1.6 0.4 1.9 7.0 13.3 52.4 0.0 0.0 20.0 5.1 6.1 83.3 59.6 2.5 6.7 2.7 9,247 4,494 769 189 920 1,311 1,596 +1491
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