most mpg as a 23 year old in a season while playing 82+ games

Elvin Hayes has played the most minutes per game by a 23-year-old player with 82+ games played in a season with 45.1 minutes per game in his rookie season in 1968-69.

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most mpg by a player as a 23 year old in a season while playing 82+ games

	NAME	MPG	Age	GP	SEASON	TM	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	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	45.1	23	82	1968-69	SDR	28.4	17.1	1.4			11.3	25.4	44.7				5.7	9.1	62.6	48.3				3,695	2,327	1,406	113				266
2	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	43.2	23	82	1974-75	BUF	34.5	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1	13.4	26.1	51.2				7.8	9.7	80.5	56.9	3.7	10.3		3,539	2,831	1,155	179	92	174		278
3	Latrell Sprewell L. Sprewell	43.1	23	82	1993-94	GSW	21.0	4.9	4.7	2.2	0.9	7.5	17.3	43.3	1.7	4.8	36.1	4.3	5.6	77.4	53.2	1.0	3.9	2.8	3,533	1,720	401	385	180	76	226	158
4	Moses Malone M. Malone	41.3	23	82	1978-79	HOU	24.8	17.6	1.8	1.0	1.5	8.7	16.2	54.0				7.3	9.9	73.9	60.4	7.2	10.5	4.0	3,390	2,031	1,444	147	79	119	326	223
5	Vin Baker V. Baker	41.0	23	82	1994-95	MIL	17.7	10.3	3.6	1.0	1.4	7.2	15.0	48.3	0.1	0.3	29.2	3.1	5.3	59.3	51.1	3.5	6.8	2.7	3,361	1,451	846	296	86	116	221	277
6	Juwan Howard J. Howard	40.5	23	82	1996-97	WAS	19.1	8.0	3.8	1.1	0.3	7.8	16.0	48.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.6	4.7	75.6	52.9	2.5	5.5	3.0	3,324	1,570	652	311	93	23	246	259	+81
7	Norm Van Lier N. Van Lier	40.5	23	82	1970-71	CIN	16.0	7.1	10.1			5.8	13.9	42.0				4.4	5.4	81.6	49.4				3,324	1,315	583	832				343
8	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	40.5	23	82	1992-93	CHA	22.1	10.5	4.3	0.6	0.3	8.9	16.9	52.6	0.2	0.9	25.4	4.1	5.3	76.7	57.4	3.4	7.1	2.8	3,323	1,810	864	353	53	27	227	187
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40.1	23	82	1970-71	MIL	31.7	16.0	3.3			13.0	22.5	57.7				5.7	8.3	69.0	60.6				3,288	2,596	1,311	272				264
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	40.0	23	82	1986-87	CHI	37.1	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	13.4	27.8	48.2	0.1	0.8	18.2	10.2	11.9	85.7	56.2	2.0	3.2	3.3	3,281	3,041	430	377	236	125	272	237
11	Glenn Robinson G. Robinson	39.6	23	82	1995-96	MIL	20.2	6.1	3.6	1.2	0.5	7.6	16.9	45.4	1.1	3.2	34.2	3.9	4.7	81.2	53.4	1.7	4.5	3.4	3,249	1,660	504	293	95	42	282	236
12	Joe Johnson J. Johnson	39.5	23	82	2004-05	PHX	17.1	5.1	3.5	1.0	0.3	6.6	14.4	46.1	2.2	4.5	47.8	1.6	2.2	75.0	55.6	1.5	3.7	1.8	3,240	1,400	422	291	79	24	148	167	+567
13	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	39.4	23	82	1969-70	BAL	16.2	16.7	3.5			6.4	12.4	51.8				3.3	5.2	63.8	55.1				3,234	1,325	1,370	291				250
14	Shareef Abdur-Rahim S. Abdur-Rahim	39.3	23	82	1999-00	VAN	20.3	10.1	3.3	1.1	1.1	7.2	15.6	46.5	0.4	1.2	30.2	5.4	6.7	80.9	54.7	2.7	7.4	3.0	3,223	1,663	825	271	89	87	249	244	-328
15	Clarence Weatherspoon C. Weatherspoon	38.4	23	82	1993-94	PHI	18.4	10.1	2.3	1.2	1.4	7.3	15.2	48.3	0.0	0.2	23.5	3.6	5.2	69.3	52.5	3.1	7.0	2.4	3,147	1,506	832	192	100	116	195	152
16	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	38.4	23	82	1978-79	LAL	17.1	2.8	9.0	2.5	0.2	7.6	14.0	54.2				1.9	2.5	77.5	56.7	0.6	2.2	2.8	3,145	1,404	231	737	201	17	231	250
17	Kenny Anderson K. Anderson	38.2	23	82	1993-94	NJN	18.8	3.9	9.6	1.9	0.2	7.0	16.8	41.7	0.5	1.6	30.3	4.2	5.2	81.8	49.1	1.1	2.8	3.2	3,135	1,538	322	784	158	15	266	201
18	Richard Jefferson R. Jefferson	38.2	23	82	2003-04	NJN	18.5	5.7	3.8	1.1	0.3	6.8	13.6	49.8	0.6	1.6	36.4	4.4	5.7	76.3	57.3	1.3	4.3	2.4	3,133	1,515	464	315	92	28	198	224	+303
19	Vince Carter V. Carter	38.1	23	82	1999-00	TOR	25.7	5.8	3.9	1.3	1.1	9.6	20.7	46.5	1.2	2.9	40.3	5.3	6.7	79.1	54.3	1.8	4.0	2.2	3,126	2,107	476	322	110	92	178	263	+181
20	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	38.0	23	82	2000-01	BOS	25.3	6.4	3.1	1.7	0.8	8.4	18.5	45.4	1.8	4.7	38.3	6.7	9.0	74.5	56.3	1.1	5.2	3.2	3,120	2,071	522	253	138	69	262	251	-77
21	Sean Elliott S. Elliott	38.0	23	82	1991-92	SAS	16.3	5.4	2.6	1.0	0.4	6.3	12.7	49.4	0.3	1.0	30.5	3.5	4.0	86.1	56.4	1.7	3.6	1.9	3,120	1,338	439	214	84	29	152	149
22	Jason Terry J. Terry	37.7	23	82	2000-01	ATL	19.7	3.3	4.9	1.3	0.1	7.3	16.7	43.6	1.5	3.8	39.5	3.7	4.4	84.6	53.1	0.5	2.8	2.9	3,089	1,619	269	403	104	12	239	204	-302
23	Jim Jackson J. Jackson	37.4	23	82	1993-94	DAL	19.2	4.7	4.6	1.1	0.3	7.8	17.5	44.5	0.2	0.7	28.3	3.5	4.2	82.1	49.7	2.1	2.7	4.1	3,066	1,576	388	374	87	25	334	161
24	Ron Harper R. Harper	37.4	23	82	1986-87	CLE	22.9	4.8	4.8	2.5	1.0	9.0	19.7	45.5	0.2	1.1	21.3	4.7	6.9	68.4	50.3	2.1	2.7	4.2	3,064	1,874	392	394	209	84	345	247
25	Deron Williams D. Williams	37.3	23	82	2007-08	UTA	18.8	3.0	10.5	1.1	0.3	6.9	13.6	50.7	1.0	2.6	39.5	4.0	5.0	80.3	59.5	0.4	2.5	3.4	3,059	1,545	243	862	90	23	279	200	+420

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Thu 12/18	HOU	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Sat 12/20	HOU	@	DEN	5:00 PM
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Tue 12/23	HOU	@	LAC	10:30 PM
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1	Pistons	21	5	.808
2	Knicks	18	7	.720	2.5
3	Raptors	16	11	.593	5.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	6.0
5	Magic	15	11	.577	6.0
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4	Spurs	18	7	.720	5.5
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Fri 11/14	LAL	@	MIL	119-95
Sat 11/15	LAC	@	BOS	118-121
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Sat 11/15	BKN	@	WAS	129-106
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Thu 12/18	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	NYK	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	MIA	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Thu 12/18	LAC	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Thu 12/18	WAS	@	SAS	8:00 PM

Elvin Hayes has played the most minutes per game by a 23-year-old player with 82+ games played in a season with 45.1 minutes per game in his rookie season in 1968-69.

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