what led the nba in mpg in 1985/85

Larry Bird had the most minutes per game in 1984-85 with 39.5 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 1985/85?
NAMEMPGSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Larry Bird
L. Bird
39.5
1984-85
BOS BOS
80
28.7
10.5
6.6
1.6
1.2
11.5
22.0
52.2
0.7
1.6
42.7
5.0
5.7
88.2
58.5
2.1
8.5
3.1
3,161
2,295
842
531
129
98
248
208
2Purvis Short
P. Short
39.5
1984-85
GSW GSW
78
28.0
5.1
3.0
1.5
0.3
10.5
22.8
46.0
0.6
1.9
31.3
6.4
7.9
81.7
53.3
2.0
3.1
3.1
3,081
2,186
398
234
116
27
241
255
3Buck Williams
B. Williams
38.8
1984-85
NJN NJN
82
18.2
12.3
2.0
0.8
1.3
7.0
13.3
53.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
4.1
6.6
62.5
56.2
3.9
8.3
2.9
3,182
1,491
1,005
167
63
110
238
293
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38.3
1984-85
CHI CHI
82
28.2
6.5
5.9
2.4
0.8
10.2
19.8
51.5
0.1
0.6
17.3
7.7
9.1
84.5
59.2
2.0
4.5
3.5
3,144
2,313
534
481
196
69
291
285
5Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
38.1
1984-85
DET DET
81
21.2
4.5
13.9
2.3
0.3
8.0
17.4
45.8
0.4
1.4
25.7
4.9
6.1
80.9
52.9
1.4
3.0
3.7
3,089
1,720
361
1,123
187
25
302
288
6Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
38.1
1984-85
NJN NJN
82
20.1
5.6
8.2
3.0
0.3
8.4
17.9
46.9
0.4
1.4
25.2
2.9
3.8
76.7
51.3
1.9
3.7
3.0
3,127
1,649
457
669
243
22
249
277
7Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
37.6
1984-85
HOU HOU
82
22.1
10.4
2.7
1.0
2.0
9.2
18.3
50.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.7
5.5
67.6
53.3
2.8
7.6
4.0
3,086
1,809
853
224
81
168
326
306
8Gus Williams
G. Williams
37.5
1984-85
WAS WAS
79
20.0
2.5
7.7
2.3
0.4
8.1
18.8
43.0
0.6
2.2
29.0
3.2
4.4
72.5
48.2
0.9
1.6
2.7
2,960
1,578
195
608
178
32
213
159
9Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
37.5
1984-85
MIL MIL
73
21.7
5.4
5.2
1.6
0.5
7.7
15.9
48.3
0.1
0.5
27.3
6.2
7.5
82.8
56.5
2.0
3.3
2.5
2,734
1,585
391
382
117
39
184
197
10Moses Malone
M. Malone
37.4
1984-85
PHI PHI
79
24.6
13.1
1.6
0.8
1.6
7.6
16.3
46.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
9.3
11.4
81.5
57.7
4.9
8.2
3.6
2,957
1,941
1,031
130
67
123
286
216
11Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
37.3
1984-85
ATL ATL
81
27.4
6.9
2.5
1.7
0.7
10.5
23.3
45.1
0.3
1.0
30.9
6.0
7.4
80.6
51.4
2.8
4.1
2.8
3,023
2,217
557
200
135
54
225
170
12Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
37.2
1984-85
BOS BOS
80
15.7
4.0
6.8
1.2
0.5
6.2
13.3
46.2
0.1
0.3
26.9
3.3
3.8
85.3
52.2
1.1
2.8
2.7
2,976
1,254
317
543
96
39
212
224
13Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
36.9
1984-85
KCK KCK
82
22.9
5.0
3.3
1.0
0.3
9.4
19.1
49.1
0.2
0.7
24.1
4.0
4.5
87.1
54.2
1.8
3.1
2.7
3,029
1,876
407
273
83
22
225
237
14Rodney McCray
R. McCray
36.6
1984-85
HOU HOU
82
14.4
6.6
4.3
1.1
0.9
5.8
10.9
53.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.8
3.8
73.8
57.6
2.5
4.1
2.2
3,001
1,183
539
355
90
75
178
215
15Orlando Woolridge
O. Woolridge
36.6
1984-85
CHI CHI
77
22.9
5.6
1.8
0.8
0.5
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.3
6.8
78.5
60.8
2.1
3.6
2.3
2,816
1,767
435
135
58
38
178
185
16Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
36.1
1984-85
LAL LAL
77
18.3
6.2
12.6
1.5
0.3
6.5
11.7
56.1
0.1
0.5
18.9
5.1
6.0
84.3
63.7
1.2
5.0
4.0
2,781
1,406
476
968
113
25
305
155
17Alex English
A. English
36.1
1984-85
DEN DEN
81
27.9
5.7
4.2
1.2
0.6
11.6
22.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
20.0
4.7
5.7
82.9
56.1
2.5
3.1
3.1
2,924
2,262
458
344
101
46
251
259
18Larry Nance
L. Nance
36.1
1984-85
PHX PHX
61
19.9
8.8
2.6
1.4
1.7
8.4
14.4
58.7
0.0
0.0
50.0
3.0
4.2
70.9
61.2
3.2
5.6
2.2
2,202
1,211
536
159
88
104
136
185
19Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
36.1
1984-85
SEA SEA
81
21.5
7.1
2.6
0.9
0.7
7.8
16.1
48.3
0.1
0.3
27.3
5.9
7.0
83.2
56.0
2.0
5.1
3.2
2,923
1,739
579
209
70
57
260
312
20Robert Parish
R. Parish
36.1
1984-85
BOS BOS
79
17.6
10.6
1.6
0.7
1.3
7.0
12.9
54.2
0.0
0.0
3.7
5.0
74.3
58.6
3.3
7.3
2.4
2,850
1,394
840
125
56
101
186
223
21Paul Pressey
P. Pressey
36.0
1984-85
MIL MIL
80
16.1
5.4
6.8
1.6
0.7
6.0
11.6
51.7
0.1
0.3
35.0
4.0
5.2
75.8
57.7
1.9
3.5
3.1
2,876
1,284
429
543
129
56
247
258
22Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
35.7
1984-85
LAC LAC
81
17.2
2.7
8.8
1.2
0.0
7.4
15.8
46.5
0.4
1.2
33.3
2.1
2.7
78.0
50.7
0.7
2.0
3.4
2,894
1,395
218
711
95
4
273
175
23Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
35.6
1984-85
UTA UTA
78
22.6
4.4
3.1
1.7
0.4
9.3
20.4
45.7
1.2
3.3
35.8
2.8
3.8
72.5
51.2
1.6
2.8
3.2
2,776
1,764
344
243
133
30
247
178
24Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
35.5
1984-85
HOU HOU
82
20.6
11.9
1.4
1.2
2.7
8.3
15.3
53.8
0.0
0.0
4.1
6.7
61.3
56.4
5.4
6.5
2.9
2,914
1,692
974
111
99
220
234
344
25Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
35.3
1984-85
SEA SEA
68
18.5
10.6
4.2
1.2
1.3
6.8
13.9
48.9
0.0
0.1
20.0
4.9
5.8
85.2
56.4
2.4
8.2
2.4
2,402
1,259
723
285
83
91
160
239
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