what led the nba in mpg in 1982/83

Kelly Tripucka had the most minutes per game in 1982-83 with 38.8 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 1982/83?
NAMEMPGSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
38.8
1982-83
DET DET
58
26.5
4.6
4.1
1.2
0.3
9.7
19.9
48.9
0.2
0.6
37.8
6.8
8.0
84.5
56.5
2.2
2.4
3.2
2,252
1,536
264
237
67
20
187
157
2Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
38.2
1982-83
DET DET
81
22.9
4.0
7.8
2.5
0.4
9.0
19.0
47.2
0.4
1.5
28.8
4.5
6.4
71.0
52.5
1.3
2.8
4.0
3,093
1,854
328
634
199
29
326
318
3Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
37.8
1982-83
GSW GSW
79
24.1
8.7
2.1
1.4
2.0
9.9
19.4
51.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.3
5.9
71.9
54.9
2.8
5.9
3.6
2,988
1,907
688
169
108
155
285
260
4Larry Bird
L. Bird
37.7
1982-83
BOS BOS
79
23.6
11.0
5.8
1.9
0.9
9.5
18.7
50.4
0.3
1.0
28.6
4.4
5.3
84.0
56.1
2.4
8.6
3.0
2,982
1,867
870
458
148
71
240
197
5Mychal Thompson
M. Thompson
37.7
1982-83
POR POR
80
15.7
9.4
4.8
0.9
1.4
6.3
12.9
48.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
5.0
62.1
52.0
2.3
7.1
3.5
3,017
1,259
753
380
68
110
281
213
6Moses Malone
M. Malone
37.5
1982-83
PHI PHI
78
24.5
15.3
1.3
1.1
2.0
8.4
16.7
50.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.7
10.1
76.1
57.8
5.7
9.6
3.4
2,922
1,908
1,194
101
89
157
264
206
7Rick Mahorn
R. Mahorn
36.9
1982-83
WAS WAS
82
11.0
9.5
1.4
1.0
1.8
4.6
9.4
49.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
3.1
57.5
51.0
2.1
7.4
2.1
3,023
898
779
115
86
148
170
335
8Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
36.8
1982-83
LAL LAL
79
16.8
8.6
10.5
2.2
0.6
6.5
11.8
54.8
0.0
0.3
0.0
3.8
4.8
80.0
60.3
2.7
5.9
3.8
2,907
1,326
683
829
176
47
301
200
9Dan Roundfield
D. Roundfield
36.5
1982-83
ATL ATL
77
19.0
11.4
2.9
0.8
1.5
7.3
15.5
47.0
0.1
0.4
18.5
4.4
5.8
74.9
52.6
3.4
8.1
3.2
2,811
1,464
880
225
60
115
245
239
10Alex English
A. English
36.4
1982-83
DEN DEN
82
28.4
7.3
4.8
1.4
1.5
11.7
22.6
51.6
0.0
0.1
16.7
5.0
6.0
82.9
56.1
3.2
4.1
3.2
2,988
2,326
601
397
116
126
263
235
11Greg Ballard
G. Ballard
36.4
1982-83
WAS WAS
78
18.0
6.5
3.4
1.7
0.3
7.7
16.3
47.3
0.2
0.5
35.1
2.3
3.0
78.1
50.9
1.6
4.9
2.0
2,840
1,401
508
262
135
25
157
176
12George Gervin
G. Gervin
36.3
1982-83
SAS SAS
78
26.2
4.6
3.4
1.1
0.9
9.7
19.9
48.7
0.2
0.4
36.4
6.6
7.8
85.3
56.1
1.4
3.2
3.2
2,830
2,043
357
264
88
67
247
243
13Jeff Ruland
J. Ruland
36.2
1982-83
WAS WAS
79
19.4
11.0
3.0
0.9
1.0
7.3
13.3
55.2
0.0
0.0
33.3
4.7
6.9
68.9
59.5
3.7
7.3
3.8
2,862
1,536
871
234
74
77
297
312
14Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
36.2
1982-83
UTA UTA
77
22.2
3.9
3.5
1.8
0.4
9.8
20.2
48.4
0.5
1.7
28.8
2.2
3.2
67.9
51.4
1.3
2.6
3.3
2,787
1,709
304
270
138
33
252
184
15Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
36.2
1982-83
SDC SDC
70
23.7
10.6
2.5
1.8
0.9
9.8
18.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.9
70.9
55.7
4.3
6.3
2.9
2,531
1,660
744
177
129
62
204
294
16World B. Free
W. B. Free
36.1
1982-83
TOT
73
23.9
2.8
4.0
1.3
0.2
8.9
19.5
45.6
0.2
0.6
33.3
5.9
8.0
73.8
51.9
1.3
1.5
2.9
2,638
1,743
201
290
97
15
209
241
17Buck Williams
B. Williams
36.1
1982-83
NJN NJN
82
17.0
12.5
1.5
1.1
1.3
6.5
11.1
58.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
6.4
62.0
61.1
4.5
8.1
3.0
2,961
1,396
1,027
125
91
110
246
270
18Calvin Natt
C. Natt
36.0
1982-83
POR POR
80
20.4
7.5
2.1
0.8
0.4
8.1
14.8
54.3
0.0
0.3
15.0
4.2
5.4
79.2
59.3
2.7
4.8
2.5
2,879
1,630
599
171
63
29
203
184
19Larry Drew
L. Drew
35.9
1982-83
KCK KCK
75
20.1
2.8
8.1
1.7
0.1
8.0
16.2
49.2
0.0
0.2
12.5
4.1
5.0
82.0
54.5
0.6
2.2
3.6
2,690
1,510
207
610
126
10
272
207
20Purvis Short
P. Short
35.8
1982-83
GSW GSW
67
21.4
5.3
3.4
1.4
0.2
8.8
18.0
48.7
0.1
0.2
26.7
3.8
4.6
82.8
53.4
2.2
3.1
2.9
2,397
1,437
354
228
94
14
194
242
21Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
35.8
1982-83
KCK KCK
82
19.8
6.1
2.6
0.9
0.2
8.3
16.7
49.4
0.2
0.9
28.2
3.0
3.9
77.9
53.7
2.3
3.8
2.2
2,933
1,621
501
216
70
20
181
259
22Rickey Green
R. Green
35.7
1982-83
UTA UTA
78
14.3
2.9
8.9
2.8
0.1
5.9
12.1
49.3
0.0
0.2
15.4
2.4
3.0
79.7
53.4
0.8
2.1
2.8
2,783
1,115
223
697
220
4
222
154
23Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
35.7
1982-83
MIL MIL
80
21.4
7.0
4.5
1.3
0.7
9.0
17.8
50.9
0.1
0.3
20.0
3.3
4.5
73.5
54.3
2.5
4.6
2.5
2,853
1,714
562
363
100
56
196
211
24Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
35.7
1982-83
MIL MIL
76
22.5
5.8
3.9
1.5
0.3
8.0
15.2
52.4
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.6
7.9
82.6
60.2
2.5
3.2
2.6
2,710
1,712
437
300
113
23
197
180
25Larry Nance
L. Nance
35.5
1982-83
PHX PHX
82
16.7
8.7
2.4
1.2
2.6
7.2
13.0
55.0
0.0
0.0
33.3
2.4
3.5
67.2
57.3
2.9
5.7
2.3
2,914
1,370
710
197
99
217
190
254
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