most mpg, centers, including playoffs

Wilt Chamberlain has played the most career minutes per game by a center in the regular-season and playoffs with 46.0 minutes per game.

NAMEMPGGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
46.0
1,205
29.1
23.1
4.4
11.7
21.8
53.8
5.7
11.2
50.5
54.5
55,418
35,026
27,837
5,316
2,487
2Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
44.1
334
27.4
16.3
2.2
11.0
25.0
44.1
5.3
8.1
65.7
47.9
14,732
9,151
5,434
736
1,015
3Bill Russell
B. Russell
42.8
1,128
15.2
22.8
4.3
5.9
13.5
43.8
3.4
6.0
56.8
47.2
48,223
17,195
25,724
4,870
3,138
4Shawn Marion
S. Marion
40.7
101
21.5
11.8
1.7
2.0
1.6
8.7
16.8
51.8
1.2
3.6
32.8
3.0
3.6
82.2
58.5
3.0
8.8
1.5
4,112
2,176
1,192
174
197
160
147
288
+458
5Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
39.0
855
17.8
13.7
3.8
1.1
0.9
7.6
16.5
45.9
0.0
0.1
6.3
2.6
3.4
77.9
49.4
3.1
9.8
2.1
33,333
15,200
11,729
3,243
677
544
551
3,318
6Woody Sauldsberry
W. Sauldsberry
38.1
72
15.4
11.5
1.0
7.0
19.2
36.3
1.5
2.4
62.5
38.1
2,743
1,112
826
71
276
7Jack Nichols
J. Nichols
38.1
69
15.8
7.7
2.8
6.2
17.0
36.3
3.5
4.9
70.8
41.3
2,626
1,090
533
196
237
8Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
38.0
957
15.4
15.3
2.8
0.5
2.0
5.9
14.0
42.2
3.6
5.4
66.8
47.1
2.7
6.7
36,380
14,750
14,627
2,704
136
604
2,660
9Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
37.5
1,089
20.0
13.7
2.5
0.7
0.6
7.6
14.7
51.4
4.9
7.7
63.3
55.2
3.4
6.2
40,879
21,791
14,921
2,680
52
48
3,696
10Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
36.9
1,103
10.8
14.1
3.9
1.0
0.6
4.4
8.7
50.7
0.0
0.0
42.9
1.9
3.0
63.0
53.5
3.6
8.5
1.9
40,721
11,884
15,546
4,275
695
422
648
3,133
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
36.9
1,797
24.6
11.1
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.1
18.2
55.6
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.3
6.0
72.4
58.9
2.4
7.4
2.7
66,297
44,149
19,921
6,427
1,349
3,665
2,974
5,454
12Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
36.7
589
19.0
9.6
3.7
0.8
0.7
7.0
13.1
53.1
0.0
0.0
12.5
5.0
6.8
74.8
59.0
2.2
7.4
2.7
21,629
11,171
5,646
2,165
449
437
1,609
1,579
13Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
36.1
1,383
22.2
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.9
17.2
51.4
0.0
0.1
20.4
4.5
6.3
71.2
55.5
3.3
7.9
3.0
49,971
30,701
15,369
3,516
2,407
4,302
4,091
4,945
+535
14David Lee
D. Lee
35.8
164
18.0
11.6
2.9
1.0
0.4
7.4
13.5
54.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.2
4.0
78.3
58.7
3.0
8.7
2.1
5,876
2,945
1,906
470
165
62
339
524
-477
15Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
35.6
85
16.9
11.8
2.8
5.1
13.1
39.0
6.7
8.2
81.4
50.6
3,029
1,436
1,006
238
272
16Willis Reed
W. Reed
35.4
483
18.2
12.4
1.9
0.5
0.7
7.5
15.7
47.5
3.3
4.4
75.5
51.8
1.7
3.7
17,116
8,812
6,006
941
14
21
1,684
17Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
35.4
551
17.0
7.3
3.2
5.7
13.0
43.6
5.6
7.4
76.5
52.2
19,485
9,373
4,012
1,757
1,378
18Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
35.3
539
19.2
11.3
2.5
6.4
14.4
44.2
6.5
8.5
76.7
53.1
19,000
10,367
6,113
1,344
1,757
19Joe Graboski
J. Graboski
35.2
219
13.2
9.3
2.0
4.6
13.0
35.2
4.0
5.7
69.4
42.3
7,709
2,885
2,033
444
839
20Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
35.1
1,423
23.8
11.0
2.5
0.6
2.2
9.4
16.2
57.9
0.0
0.0
4.5
5.0
9.5
52.3
58.2
3.6
7.4
2.8
50,016
33,846
15,607
3,608
856
3,191
3,959
4,915
+5525
21Dino Radja
D. Radja
35.0
25
14.0
8.4
1.9
0.9
1.9
6.0
13.6
44.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.8
71.8
47.1
1.8
6.7
2.8
874
349
211
48
23
48
70
76
-69
22Anthony Davis
A. Davis
34.8
131
27.1
11.9
2.9
1.4
2.3
9.9
19.5
50.9
0.7
2.1
31.5
6.6
8.2
79.9
58.7
2.6
9.2
2.2
4,558
3,551
1,556
375
182
302
293
300
+184
23Chris Bosh
C. Bosh
34.7
490
18.3
8.2
1.8
0.9
1.1
6.7
13.4
50.1
0.4
1.1
33.8
4.5
5.7
80.2
57.6
2.2
6.0
1.9
17,010
8,991
4,017
889
426
555
910
1,228
+1041
24John Block
J. Block
34.7
52
20.2
11.0
1.4
7.0
16.6
42.3
6.1
7.6
80.2
50.5
1,805
1,048
571
71
189
25George Mikan
G. Mikan
34.7
284
19.3
13.4
2.5
6.7
17.3
39.0
5.9
7.6
77.8
47.0
9,850
5,494
3,800
711
1,186
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