what position scores the most points in the nba all-time per 36 minutes

Shooting guards have put up the most points when playing 36+ minutes, with 3,107,805 points.

Interpreted as:
What position scores the most points in the NBA all-time per 36 or more minutes?
POSITION PTS MIN GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1
Shooting Guard
3,107,805
6,778,160
277,848
24.4
11.2
2.9
2.5
0.9
0.3
4.2
9.5
44.3
0.9
2.6
36.1
2.0
2.6
79.4
52.8
0.7
2.1
1.4
809,619
694,716
215,686
61,527
331,434
555,182
-2966
2
Small Forward
2,867,818
6,404,536
261,559
24.5
11.0
4.3
1.9
0.8
0.4
4.2
9.2
45.5
0.7
2.0
35.4
2.1
2.7
76.8
53.0
1.1
2.9
1.4
1,116,266
500,376
186,906
89,728
300,622
568,886
-10130
3
Power Forward
2,699,772
6,378,585
274,017
23.3
9.9
5.9
1.5
0.7
0.6
3.8
8.1
46.9
0.4
1.1
34.5
2.0
2.7
72.6
53.1
1.7
3.9
1.3
1,604,786
402,759
157,614
147,721
303,749
670,718
+1986
4
Point Guard
2,636,362
6,299,188
254,642
24.7
10.4
2.6
4.4
1.0
0.2
3.9
8.8
43.7
0.8
2.2
35.2
2.0
2.5
79.2
52.1
0.6
2.0
1.8
674,477
1,131,543
232,609
37,441
377,797
503,724
+11112
5
Center
2,363,188
5,791,306
260,721
22.2
9.1
6.4
1.3
0.5
1.0
3.6
7.2
49.4
0.1
0.3
32.9
1.9
2.7
69.1
54.0
1.9
4.1
1.3
1,680,367
337,896
122,520
231,360
283,794
667,902
+263
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes played going back to the 1951-52 season.

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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
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CHA CHA
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Sun
3/30
BOS BOS
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MEM MEM
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Sun
3/30
CHI CHI
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OKC OKC
117-145
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3/30
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3/30
HOU HOU
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LAL LAL
98-104

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Tue
10/21
HOU HOU
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OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Tue
10/21
GSW GSW
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LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Wed
10/22
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
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10/22
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CHA CHA
7:00 PM
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10/22
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM