Jerry Lucas has played the most career minutes per game by a forward with 42.1 minutes per game.

Interpreted as:

most mpg with a minimum of 400 games played by forwards all-time

	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	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	42.1	608	19.1	18.2	3.1			7.7	15.4	49.8				3.8	4.8	78.5	54.6				25,577	11,611	11,047	1,865				1,880
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	Larry Bird L. Bird	38.4	897	24.3	10.0	6.3	1.7	0.8	9.6	19.3	49.6	0.7	1.9	37.6	4.4	5.0	88.6	56.4	2.0	8.0	3.1	34,443	21,791	8,974	5,695	1,556	755	2,816	2,279
6	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
7	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	37.9	666	22.1	12.0	3.1	0.8	2.5	8.4	16.7	50.5	0.0	0.2	20.4	5.2	7.5	68.5	55.1	3.2	8.8	2.9	25,240	14,689	8,020	2,092	529	1,650	1,928	1,833	+4841
8	LeBron James L. James	37.8	1,438	27.4	7.6	7.5	1.5	0.7	10.0	19.7	51.1	1.7	4.7	35.1	5.6	7.7	73.7	59.5	1.2	6.5	3.5	54,416	39,404	10,953	10,769	2,167	1,067	5,030	2,562	+7246
9	Chris Webber C. Webber	37.7	675	21.1	10.0	4.4	1.5	1.3	8.8	18.7	47.2	0.3	1.0	30.0	3.2	4.7	66.9	50.8	2.6	7.3	2.8	25,474	14,259	6,724	2,963	989	906	1,911	2,167	+1526
10	Latrell Sprewell L. Sprewell	37.5	513	16.9	3.9	3.5	1.2	0.3	6.3	15.2	41.6	1.1	3.1	34.3	3.2	3.9	81.9	49.9	0.7	3.2	2.3	19,261	8,680	1,999	1,802	598	130	1,203	928	+284
11	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	37.4	468	24.0	5.5	2.9	2.3	0.4	9.8	20.0	49.0				4.4	5.6	79.1	53.5	1.8	3.4		17,514	11,233	2,591	1,355	173	31		1,371
12	Jamal Mashburn J. Mashburn	37.3	611	19.1	5.4	4.0	1.0	0.2	7.0	16.7	41.8	1.3	3.6	34.5	3.8	5.0	76.6	50.4	1.1	4.2	2.6	22,762	11,644	3,271	2,414	632	109	1,585	1,533	+1003
13	Karl Malone K. Malone	37.2	1,476	25.0	10.1	3.6	1.4	0.8	9.2	17.8	51.6	0.1	0.2	27.4	6.6	8.9	74.2	57.7	2.4	7.7	3.1	54,852	36,928	14,968	5,248	2,085	1,145	4,524	4,578	+3010
14	Kevin Durant K. Durant	36.9	1,043	27.8	7.2	4.5	1.0	1.1	9.5	18.8	50.7	2.0	5.2	39.4	6.6	7.5	88.3	62.7	0.6	6.5	3.2	38,468	28,947	7,480	4,716	1,095	1,198	3,321	2,015	+5383
15	Glenn Robinson G. Robinson	36.8	688	20.7	6.1	2.7	1.2	0.6	8.1	17.6	45.9	0.9	2.6	34.0	3.6	4.4	82.0	52.9	1.5	4.6	3.1	25,346	14,234	4,189	1,879	826	389	2,147	1,847	+10
16	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	36.7	451	19.7	8.6	2.2	0.8	1.0	7.1	14.5	48.5	0.4	1.1	34.4	5.2	6.6	79.4	56.6	2.0	6.6	2.1	16,562	8,895	3,899	979	352	435	951	1,068	+1034
17	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	36.7	1,073	22.1	11.7	3.9	1.5	0.8	7.9	14.5	54.1	0.5	1.9	26.6	5.9	8.1	73.5	61.2	4.0	7.7	3.1	39,330	23,757	12,546	4,215	1,648	888	3,376	3,287	+532
18	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	36.5	975	18.8	11.2	1.7	1.0	2.0	7.5	16.4	45.8	0.0	0.1	14.7	3.7	5.5	67.6	49.8	3.1	7.8	2.4	35,546	18,317	10,928	1,667	864	1,771	1,358	3,199
19	Elton Brand E. Brand	36.3	860	18.3	9.4	2.3	1.0	1.9	7.1	14.2	50.1	0.0	0.0	12.5	4.0	5.5	73.9	55.1	3.5	5.9	2.2	31,258	15,724	8,086	2,000	824	1,617	1,914	2,645	-912
20	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	36.3	707	16.2	7.5	3.3	0.7	0.4	6.2	12.9	48.4	0.5	1.6	33.2	3.2	4.2	76.6	55.1	2.5	5.0	2.0	25,685	11,450	5,300	2,298	515	258	1,435	1,893	+427
21	Rick Barry R. Barry	36.3	794	23.2	6.5	5.1	2.0	0.5	9.1	20.4	44.9	1.0	3.1	33.0	4.8	5.3	90.0	51.0	0.9	4.3	2.5	28,825	18,395	5,168	4,017	1,104	269	574	2,264
22	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	36.1	1,025	20.5	6.1	4.6	1.2	0.3	8.2	18.6	44.1				4.0	4.9	81.5	49.2	1.5	3.5	2.5	37,007	20,964	6,256	4,739	476	117	204	2,586
23	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	36.1	1,233	19.0	10.5	4.0	1.3	1.5	7.6	15.3	49.8	0.1	0.5	28.1	3.6	4.6	78.7	54.9	2.4	8.1	2.3	44,471	23,445	12,969	4,952	1,636	1,857	2,847	3,034	+4585
24	Gus Johnson G. Johnson	35.9	542	17.9	13.2	2.7			7.4	16.8	44.1				3.0	4.3	70.0	47.8				19,472	9,695	7,153	1,490				1,946
25	Shareef Abdur-Rahim S. Abdur-Rahim	35.8	750	19.0	7.8	2.7	1.0	0.8	6.8	14.5	47.2	0.2	0.7	30.3	5.1	6.3	81.5	55.0	2.3	5.5	2.7	26,867	14,235	5,841	2,000	767	598	2,020	2,081	-2712