most minutes per game, 1949-50 to 1984-85 to 2021-22, nba, players

Between the 1949-50 and 1984-85 seasons, Wilt Chamberlain had the most minutes per game with 45.8 minutes per game.

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most minutes per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games, 1949-50 to 1984-85 to 2021-22, NBA, players

	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	45.8	1,045	30.1	22.9	4.4			12.1	22.5	54.0				5.8	11.4	51.1	54.7				47,859	31,419	23,924	4,643				2,075
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	42.3	963	15.1	22.5	4.3			5.9	13.4	44.0				3.3	5.8	56.1	47.1				40,726	14,522	21,620	4,100				2,592
3	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	42.2	1,040	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		43,886	26,710	7,804	9,887	77	4		2,931
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40.0	846	27.4	13.5	4.3			10.3	23.8	43.1				6.8	8.7	78.0	49.4				33,863	23,149	11,463	3,650				2,596
5	Jerry West J. West	39.2	932	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		36,571	25,192	5,376	6,238	81	23		2,435
6	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	38.8	829	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		32,131	14,053	12,942	2,730	28	24		2,389
7	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	38.8	792	26.4	16.2	3.0			9.3	21.3	43.6				7.8	10.3	76.1	51.1				30,690	20,880	12,849	2,369				2,529
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38.7	1,249	26.6	12.5	4.0	1.0	3.0	11.0	19.5	56.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.6	6.5	71.8	59.5	2.7	8.7	3.0	48,373	33,262	15,627	4,968	958	2,785	1,884	3,752
9	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	38.6	766	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	29,565	13,516	10,444	2,910	599	488	543	2,920
10	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	38.4	648	23.4	8.5	2.4			8.1	19.3	42.2				7.1	8.7	81.1	50.5				24,897	15,145	5,489	1,527				2,480
11	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	38.4	1,303	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	50,000	27,313	16,279	2,398	864	1,771	1,358	4,193
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38.3	82	28.2	6.5	5.9	2.4	0.8	10.2	19.8	51.5	0.1	0.6	17.3	7.7	9.1	84.5	59.2	2.0	4.5	3.5	3,144	2,313	534	481	196	69	291	285
13	Larry Bird L. Bird	38.2	479	23.6	10.6	5.8	1.8	0.9	9.5	19.1	49.6	0.4	1.1	33.6	4.3	4.9	86.3	55.5	2.4	8.2	3.2	18,288	11,317	5,092	2,777	868	420	1,531	1,364
14	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	37.9	437	11.1	9.6	3.0			4.4	11.4	38.9				2.3	3.4	67.3	43.2				16,574	4,851	4,186	1,298				1,246
15	Moses Malone M. Malone	37.9	694	23.9	14.6	1.5	1.0	1.7	8.4	16.7	50.4	0.0	0.0	4.5	7.1	9.4	75.2	57.4	6.0	8.6	3.7	26,278	16,577	10,135	1,024	660	1,148	2,248	1,928
16	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	37.7	601	26.1	6.7	3.3	1.2	0.2	9.3	17.0	54.8	0.0	0.0	25.0	7.5	9.1	82.1	62.2	2.7	3.9	3.3	22,679	15,669	3,999	1,973	710	109	1,712	1,714
17	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	37.6	446	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		16,787	9,732	1,271	2,057	247	33		1,075
18	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	37.5	825	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	30,965	15,581	4,830	5,040	681	63	139	2,180
19	Maurice Stokes M. Stokes	37.3	202	16.4	17.3	5.3			6.2	17.7	35.1				4.0	5.8	69.8	40.6				7,544	3,315	3,492	1,062				789
20	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	37.3	1,043	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		38,940	20,941	14,241	2,544	52	48		3,536
21	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	37.2	964	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		35,881	14,437	14,464	2,575	125	553		2,624
22	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	37.1	415	18.2	8.0	10.3	2.3	0.5	6.8	12.5	54.5	0.1	0.4	17.7	4.5	5.6	80.1	60.8	2.2	5.8	4.0	15,412	7,542	3,317	4,295	961	223	1,646	1,065
23	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	37.0	658	24.2	4.2	5.4	1.4	0.3	9.4	21.3	44.1	0.2	0.3	66.7	5.4	6.6	82.0	50.0	1.0	3.3	3.7	24,316	15,948	2,747	3,563	587	108	530	1,865
24	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	36.8	316	20.7	3.9	10.2	2.3	0.3	7.9	17.3	45.6	0.3	1.1	28.7	4.6	6.2	74.0	51.7	1.2	2.7	3.9	11,622	6,547	1,225	3,236	740	104	1,234	1,183
25	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	36.7	648	16.5	2.7	8.4	1.6	0.1	7.2	14.7	49.0	0.1	0.4	26.3	2.1	2.7	77.0	52.1	0.6	2.0	3.2	23,794	10,724	1,733	5,471	1,057	68	2,060	1,771