most mpg as a 3rd year player while playing 1+ game

Wilt Chamberlain had the most minutes per game by a player with 1+ game played in his 3rd season with 48.5 minutes per game.

	NAME	MPG	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	48.5	80	1961-62	PHI	50.4	25.7	2.4			20.0	39.5	50.6				10.4	17.0	61.3	53.6				3,882	4,029	2,052	192				123
2	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	46.0	80	1972-73	KCO	34.0	2.8	11.4			12.9	26.3	48.8				8.3	9.8	84.7	55.5				3,681	2,719	223	910				207
3	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	45.8	72	1953-54	PHI	24.4	11.1	2.8			8.2	18.3	44.9				8.0	10.7	74.7	53.1				3,296	1,759	797	203				259
4	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	44.5	79	1965-66	CIN	21.5	21.1	2.7			8.7	19.3	45.3				4.0	5.1	78.7	49.9				3,517	1,697	1,668	213				274
5	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	44.3	82	1970-71	SDR	28.7	16.6	2.3			11.6	27.0	42.8				5.5	8.2	67.2	46.8				3,633	2,350	1,362	186				225
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	44.2	81	1971-72	MIL	34.8	16.6	4.6			14.3	24.9	57.4				6.2	9.0	68.9	60.3				3,583	2,822	1,346	370				235
7	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	44.0	80	1962-63	CIN	28.3	10.4	9.5			10.3	19.9	51.8				7.7	9.5	81.0	58.8				3,521	2,264	835	758				293
8	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	43.2	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
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	42.9	73	1960-61	LAL	34.8	19.8	5.1			12.8	29.7	43.0				9.3	11.8	78.3	49.8				3,133	2,538	1,447	371				279
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	42.6	70	1958-59	BOS	16.7	23.0	3.2			6.5	14.2	45.7				3.7	6.1	59.8	49.3				2,979	1,168	1,612	222				161
11	LeBron James L. James	42.5	79	2005-06	CLE	31.4	7.0	6.6	1.6	0.8	11.1	23.1	48.0	1.6	4.8	33.5	7.6	10.3	73.8	56.8	0.9	6.1	3.3	3,361	2,478	556	521	123	66	260	181	+275
12	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	42.4	80	1963-64	BAL	27.0	17.0	1.6			10.1	19.8	51.3				6.7	10.3	65.1	55.5				3,394	2,159	1,361	126				300
13	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	42.3	77	1972-73	SEA	29.2	12.9	2.5			11.5	24.3	47.6				6.1	7.3	83.9	53.2				3,259	2,251	995	196				213
14	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	41.8	82	1972-73	BOS	20.5	16.2	4.1			9.0	20.0	45.2				2.5	3.2	77.9	48.1				3,425	1,684	1,329	333				311
15	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	41.5	48	1998-99	PHI	26.8	4.9	4.6	2.3	0.1	9.1	22.0	41.2	1.2	4.1	29.1	7.4	9.9	75.1	50.8	1.4	3.5	3.5	1,990	1,284	236	223	110	7	167	98	+185
16	Antawn Jamison A. Jamison	41.4	82	2000-01	GSW	24.9	8.7	2.0	1.4	0.3	9.8	22.1	44.2	0.8	2.5	30.2	4.7	6.5	71.5	49.9	3.4	5.3	2.4	3,394	2,044	715	164	114	28	199	225	-554
17	Michael Finley M. Finley	41.4	82	1997-98	DAL	21.5	5.3	4.9	1.6	0.4	8.2	18.4	44.9	1.1	3.0	35.7	4.0	5.1	78.4	52.2	1.8	3.5	2.7	3,394	1,763	438	405	132	30	219	163	-410
18	Moses Malone M. Malone	41.3	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
19	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	41.3	79	1971-72	BOS	23.1	5.6	5.3			9.7	22.6	43.1				3.6	4.3	83.1	47.1				3,261	1,825	446	416				227
20	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	41.1	81	1991-92	GSW	23.4	3.8	10.0	2.0	0.2	9.1	19.7	46.1	1.6	4.6	33.8	3.7	4.8	76.6	53.7	1.0	2.8	3.3	3,332	1,893	310	807	164	13	267	208
21	Steve Francis S. Francis	41.1	57	2001-02	HOU	21.6	7.0	6.4	1.2	0.4	7.4	17.7	41.7	1.2	3.7	32.4	5.7	7.4	77.3	51.7	1.8	5.2	3.9	2,343	1,234	401	362	71	25	221	172	-53
22	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	41.1	75	1983-84	WAS	22.2	12.3	3.9	0.9	1.0	8.0	13.8	57.9	0.0	0.1	14.3	6.2	8.5	73.3	63.3	3.5	8.8	4.6	3,082	1,665	922	296	68	72	342	285
23	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	40.8	72	1953-54	FTW	10.3	9.7	2.9			4.1	10.2	40.1				2.1	3.1	67.7	44.4				2,934	741	695	210				229
24	Joe Johnson J. Johnson	40.6	82	2003-04	PHX	16.7	4.7	4.4	1.1	0.3	6.8	15.7	43.0	1.0	3.3	30.5	2.1	2.8	75.0	49.1	1.0	3.7	2.4	3,331	1,367	385	362	93	26	199	177	-234
25	Juwan Howard J. Howard	40.5	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

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3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
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6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
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