what led the nba in mpg in 1952/53

Neil Johnston had the most minutes per game in 1952-53 with 45.2 minutes per game.

Interpreted as:
What led the NBA in mpg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in 1952/53?
NAMEMPGSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
45.2
1952-53
PHI PHI
70
22.3
13.9
2.8
7.2
15.9
45.2
7.9
11.3
70.0
53.4
3,166
1,564
976
197
248
2Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
42.1
1952-53
BOS BOS
69
20.3
9.1
4.1
6.5
14.4
45.2
7.2
9.7
75.0
54.3
2,902
1,402
629
280
188
3Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
41.5
1952-53
BOS BOS
71
19.8
6.3
7.7
6.5
18.6
35.2
6.7
8.3
81.6
44.6
2,945
1,407
449
547
227
4Mel Hutchins
M. Hutchins
40.7
1952-53
MIL MIL
71
11.7
11.2
3.2
4.5
11.9
37.9
2.7
4.2
65.4
42.8
2,891
831
793
227
214
5Leo Barnhorst
L. Barnhorst
40.4
1952-53
IND
71
13.6
6.8
3.9
5.7
14.6
38.9
2.3
3.6
62.9
42.1
2,871
967
483
277
245
6Joe Graboski
J. Graboski
40.1
1952-53
IND
69
13.0
10.0
2.3
3.9
11.6
34.0
5.1
7.4
68.2
43.6
2,769
894
687
156
303
7Paul Seymour
P. Seymour
40.1
1952-53
SYR SYR
67
14.2
3.7
4.4
4.6
11.9
38.3
5.1
6.2
81.7
48.5
2,684
952
246
294
210
8Andy Phillip
A. Phillip
38.4
1952-53
TOT
70
10.3
5.2
5.7
3.6
9.0
39.7
3.2
4.3
73.8
47.4
2,690
722
364
397
229
9Jack Nichols
J. Nichols
38.1
1952-53
MIL MIL
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
10George Mikan
G. Mikan
37.9
1952-53
MIN MIN
70
20.6
14.4
2.9
7.1
17.9
39.9
6.3
8.1
78.0
48.0
2,651
1,442
1,007
201
290
11Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
37.6
1952-53
SYR SYR
71
17.8
13.0
3.2
5.3
14.1
37.4
7.2
8.7
82.7
49.5
2,668
1,262
920
227
271
12Jack Coleman
J. Coleman
37.5
1952-53
ROC ROC
70
10.9
11.1
3.3
4.5
10.7
42.0
1.9
3.0
64.9
45.4
2,625
763
774
231
245
13Paul Walther
P. Walther
36.8
1952-53
IND
67
10.7
4.2
3.1
3.4
9.6
35.2
3.9
5.3
74.6
44.8
2,468
718
284
205
260
14Fred Schaus
F. Schaus
36.8
1952-53
FTW FTW
69
10.5
6.0
3.6
3.5
10.4
33.4
3.5
4.3
82.1
42.6
2,541
723
413
245
261
15Bobby Wanzer
B. Wanzer
36.8
1952-53
ROC ROC
70
14.6
5.0
3.6
4.5
12.4
36.7
5.5
6.8
81.2
47.5
2,577
1,020
351
252
206
16Bill Tosheff
B. Tosheff
36.7
1952-53
IND
67
11.3
3.4
3.6
3.8
11.7
32.3
3.8
4.7
80.6
41.2
2,459
759
229
243
243
17Slater Martin
S. Martin
36.5
1952-53
MIN MIN
70
10.6
2.7
3.6
3.7
9.1
41.0
3.2
4.1
78.0
48.9
2,556
744
186
250
246
18Jim Pollard
J. Pollard
36.4
1952-53
MIN MIN
66
13.0
6.8
3.5
5.0
14.1
35.7
2.9
3.8
76.9
41.2
2,403
859
452
231
194
19Nathaniel Clifton
N. Clifton
35.7
1952-53
NYK NYK
70
10.6
10.9
3.3
3.9
11.3
34.3
2.9
4.9
58.3
39.4
2,496
744
761
231
274
20Red Rocha
R. Rocha
35.6
1952-53
SYR SYR
69
11.2
7.4
2.0
3.9
10.0
38.8
3.4
4.5
75.5
46.6
2,454
770
510
137
257
21George King
G. King
35.5
1952-53
SYR SYR
71
11.2
4.0
5.1
3.6
8.9
40.2
4.0
6.2
64.3
47.9
2,519
794
281
364
244
22Don Barksdale
D. Barksdale
35.4
1952-53
BAL BAL
65
13.8
9.2
2.6
4.9
12.8
38.7
4.0
6.2
64.1
44.7
2,298
899
597
166
273
23Vern Mikkelsen
V. Mikkelsen
35.2
1952-53
MIN MIN
70
15.0
9.3
2.1
5.4
12.4
43.5
4.2
5.5
75.2
50.4
2,465
1,047
654
148
289
24Bill Calhoun
B. Calhoun
34.6
1952-53
TOT
62
9.2
4.5
2.5
2.9
8.6
33.7
3.4
4.7
72.3
43.1
2,148
571
277
156
136
25Larry Foust
L. Foust
34.4
1952-53
FTW FTW
67
14.3
11.5
2.3
4.6
12.9
36.0
5.0
6.9
72.3
44.8
2,303
958
769
151
267
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