minutes per game leader from 1983-84 to 1987-88 including playoffs

Between the 1983-84 and 1987-88 seasons, Larry Bird had the most minutes per game in the regular-season and playoffs with 39.8 minutes per game.

NAME MPG GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Larry Bird
L. Bird
39.8
492
27.1
9.8
6.7
1.8
0.9
10.4
20.5
50.7
0.8
2.1
39.5
5.5
6.1
89.9
58.5
2.0
7.8
3.1
19,596
13,326
4,811
3,320
887
435
1,515
1,209
2 Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
39.8
86
13.6
4.8
10.5
2.5
0.1
5.3
12.5
42.9
0.4
1.6
26.8
2.5
3.2
77.3
49.0
1.5
3.4
3.2
3,420
1,171
415
907
215
6
272
257
3 Jeff Ruland
J. Ruland
39.2
157
20.2
11.3
4.4
0.8
0.9
7.3
12.8
57.1
0.0
0.1
6.3
5.5
7.7
72.3
62.3
3.5
7.9
4.5
6,151
3,175
1,777
689
133
137
700
562
4 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38.9
284
32.9
5.7
5.3
2.7
1.3
12.0
23.8
50.5
0.1
0.7
17.5
8.8
10.3
84.9
58.1
1.9
3.8
3.3
11,048
9,348
1,611
1,512
776
372
936
915
5 Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
37.8
432
27.8
6.9
2.6
1.5
0.7
10.4
22.6
46.2
0.3
1.0
26.7
6.6
8.1
81.2
53.0
2.9
4.0
2.8
16,340
11,992
2,995
1,112
663
305
1,225
934
6 Buck Williams
B. Williams
37.7
414
17.2
12.2
1.7
0.9
1.2
6.4
11.9
54.1
0.0
0.0
16.7
4.3
6.6
65.5
58.0
4.1
8.1
3.0
15,590
7,124
5,066
685
387
489
1,229
1,537
7 Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
37.2
458
21.0
4.0
10.7
2.2
0.3
8.0
17.2
46.5
0.3
1.2
28.0
4.7
6.1
77.4
53.0
1.1
2.8
3.7
17,015
9,622
1,824
4,893
1,002
140
1,711
1,525
8 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
37.0
464
19.7
6.4
12.7
1.7
0.4
7.1
13.4
53.1
0.1
0.5
20.6
5.4
6.4
84.2
60.8
1.3
5.1
3.9
17,163
9,141
2,988
5,891
794
175
1,787
1,032
9 Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
36.6
417
14.4
3.0
7.5
2.3
0.3
5.7
10.7
53.3
0.1
0.3
21.6
2.9
3.6
81.5
58.5
0.7
2.3
2.4
15,258
6,007
1,252
3,116
960
120
996
844
10 Alex English
A. English
36.5
449
27.5
5.1
4.6
1.0
0.5
11.3
22.2
50.9
0.0
0.1
15.9
4.9
5.8
84.2
55.5
2.3
2.8
2.7
16,368
12,352
2,284
2,070
431
228
1,206
1,284
11 Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
36.4
495
14.7
3.6
6.5
1.2
0.5
5.6
12.6
44.6
0.1
0.6
18.8
3.4
4.0
84.1
51.3
0.9
2.6
2.4
18,013
7,278
1,773
3,231
614
235
1,194
1,407
12 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
36.4
343
23.1
11.8
2.1
1.8
3.1
9.0
17.2
52.5
0.0
0.0
8.3
5.0
7.6
66.6
56.2
4.6
7.2
2.9
12,470
7,934
4,053
709
604
1,055
999
1,400
13 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
36.2
340
21.2
12.0
3.4
1.6
1.3
7.5
13.1
57.5
0.3
1.1
24.0
5.9
8.0
73.2
63.8
4.5
7.5
3.8
12,324
7,196
4,070
1,157
541
450
1,307
1,286
14 Moses Malone
M. Malone
36.0
402
22.9
12.1
1.5
0.9
1.3
7.5
16.0
46.7
0.0
0.1
7.4
7.9
9.9
79.6
56.1
4.7
7.4
3.3
14,485
9,200
4,862
591
346
508
1,315
965
15 Kevin McHale
K. McHale
35.9
470
21.5
8.5
2.1
0.4
1.8
8.3
14.3
57.9
0.0
0.0
11.1
5.0
6.3
79.0
63.1
2.8
5.7
2.2
16,874
10,107
4,008
981
183
828
1,033
1,436
16 Chuck Person
C. Person
35.9
165
18.1
7.6
3.8
1.0
0.2
7.6
16.3
46.5
0.7
2.0
34.1
2.3
3.2
72.0
51.2
2.1
5.5
2.6
5,922
2,990
1,246
624
168
26
436
590
17 Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
35.8
440
20.8
3.8
3.5
0.8
0.3
8.0
15.8
50.8
0.0
0.2
19.5
4.7
5.6
84.8
57.0
1.3
2.5
2.1
15,746
9,155
1,659
1,561
357
127
929
699
18 Larry Nance
L. Nance
35.7
374
19.6
8.6
3.0
1.1
2.0
7.8
13.8
56.5
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.0
5.4
73.6
60.6
2.8
5.9
2.3
13,370
7,339
3,222
1,111
411
760
872
1,243
19 Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
35.7
164
17.1
8.3
4.0
0.6
0.8
6.5
12.5
52.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.9
70.6
56.9
1.9
6.4
3.2
5,856
2,812
1,358
653
99
126
531
494
20 Kenny Smith
K. Smith
35.6
61
13.8
2.3
7.1
1.5
0.1
5.4
11.4
47.7
0.2
0.6
30.8
2.7
3.3
81.9
53.7
0.7
1.6
3.0
2,170
841
138
434
92
8
184
140
21 Karl Malone
K. Malone
35.4
265
21.8
10.4
2.3
1.4
0.6
8.6
17.0
50.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.5
7.2
62.3
53.9
3.0
7.5
3.4
9,368
5,764
2,767
620
358
165
903
987
22 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
35.2
419
25.4
4.9
3.0
0.8
0.1
8.7
16.1
54.1
0.0
0.1
11.5
8.0
9.7
82.3
62.4
2.0
3.0
2.7
14,735
10,630
2,058
1,240
342
35
1,139
1,032
23 Ron Harper
R. Harper
35.2
143
19.7
4.4
4.8
2.4
1.0
7.7
16.8
45.8
0.2
0.8
19.8
4.1
6.0
69.1
50.7
1.7
2.8
3.6
5,028
2,824
635
690
342
140
514
413
24 Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
35.2
230
16.4
2.6
9.6
1.2
0.0
6.9
15.1
45.7
0.4
1.2
32.3
2.2
2.8
77.9
50.1
0.7
1.9
3.1
8,085
3,765
601
2,201
273
11
720
498
25 Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
35.1
466
15.8
11.7
1.9
0.8
0.9
6.4
12.7
50.2
0.1
0.3
26.6
3.0
3.5
84.6
55.5
3.2
8.6
1.6
16,378
7,348
5,469
908
361
411
755
1,643
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Team Rankings

ORTG

120.6

2nd

DRTG

111.1

5th

NETRTG

9.4

3rd

3P%

36.8

10th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
10/22
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Fri
10/24
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Sun
10/26
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
3:30 PM
Mon
10/27
BOS BOS
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Wed
10/29
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Last Game
NYK Knicks

4 - 2

119

Final

81

BOS Celtics

2 - 4

Fri 16 May 2025

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
106-110
Sun
3/30
BOS BOS
@
MEM MEM
117-103
Sun
3/30
CHI CHI
@
OKC OKC
117-145
Sun
3/30
BKN BKN
@
DAL DAL
113-109
Sun
3/30
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
98-104

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/21
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Tue
10/21
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Wed
10/22
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM