highest mpg in a season minimum 30 gp

Katie Smith has played the most minutes per game with 30+ games played in a season with 38.6 minutes per game in 2001.

Interpreted as:
highest mpg by a player in a season minimum 30 gp
NAMEMPGGPSEASONTMPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Katie Smith
K. Smith
38.6
32
2001
23.0
3.8
2.2
0.7
0.2
6.4
16.2
39.3
2.7
7.5
35.4
7.6
8.5
89.4
57.7
1.2
2.6
2.7
1,235
737
122
70
23
5
87
94
-48
2Arike Ogunbowale
A. Ogunbowale
38.6
38
2024
22.2
4.6
5.1
2.1
0.3
7.3
19.2
38.3
2.9
8.5
34.6
4.6
5.0
92.1
52.0
0.8
3.8
2.7
1,466
845
173
195
81
11
103
107
-250
3Jennifer Azzi
J. Azzi
37.7
32
2001
8.6
3.1
5.3
0.7
0.3
2.3
5.8
40.8
1.2
2.3
51.4
2.8
3.0
91.7
61.0
0.3
2.8
2.2
1,207
276
98
171
22
10
69
89
+63
4Katie Smith
K. Smith
37.3
32
2000
20.2
2.9
2.8
1.4
0.2
6.3
15.1
42.1
2.8
7.3
37.9
4.8
5.5
86.9
57.8
0.9
2.0
2.4
1,195
646
93
90
44
7
76
71
+40
5Arike Ogunbowale
A. Ogunbowale
37.2
40
2023
21.2
3.4
4.5
1.7
0.1
7.5
18.8
39.8
2.9
8.5
34.3
3.4
3.8
87.6
51.8
0.5
2.9
2.6
1,489
849
135
181
68
4
105
109
+144
6Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
37.2
33
2005
18.6
3.6
4.3
2.0
0.8
6.6
14.7
44.7
0.8
2.3
36.0
4.6
5.5
85.0
54.3
0.8
2.8
2.2
1,226
614
119
141
66
26
72
54
+60
7Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
36.8
30
2001
19.3
7.8
1.9
1.0
0.7
6.6
17.6
37.7
1.5
5.0
29.3
4.6
5.4
84.0
48.3
2.8
5.0
2.9
1,103
579
233
58
29
22
87
74
+130
8Deanna Nolan
D. Nolan
36.7
33
2005
15.9
4.7
3.7
1.7
0.4
5.6
14.0
39.8
0.8
2.7
31.1
3.9
4.8
80.0
49.2
0.9
3.8
3.0
1,212
524
156
121
55
14
100
64
+38
9Katie Smith
K. Smith
36.7
31
2002
16.5
3.0
2.5
1.0
0.2
5.2
12.9
40.4
2.0
6.1
33.0
4.1
4.9
82.4
54.7
0.8
2.2
2.3
1,138
512
92
79
32
7
70
87
-80
10Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
36.5
32
2002
18.6
8.6
3.7
2.9
1.3
5.8
13.7
42.0
2.4
6.0
39.6
4.7
5.8
81.5
57.2
2.8
5.8
2.6
1,168
594
275
118
94
43
82
105
-22
11Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
36.3
34
2007
18.8
6.7
2.8
0.9
0.7
6.1
14.6
42.0
1.5
3.8
40.0
5.0
6.0
83.4
54.6
1.9
4.8
3.3
1,234
639
229
94
29
23
112
62
-86
12Alyssa Thomas
A. Thomas
36.2
40
2023
15.5
9.9
7.9
1.8
0.5
6.1
12.8
47.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.3
4.7
71.5
52.0
2.0
7.9
3.4
1,446
619
394
316
73
19
137
109
+224
13Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
36.1
32
2002
18.5
4.9
3.3
2.8
0.7
6.9
15.9
43.4
0.7
2.5
28.7
4.0
4.8
82.5
51.3
0.9
4.0
2.7
1,154
592
158
107
88
23
87
50
+188
14Jennifer Azzi
J. Azzi
36.0
32
2002
9.6
2.2
4.9
0.8
0.4
2.8
6.2
46.0
1.3
2.9
44.6
2.6
3.3
79.8
62.8
0.5
1.7
2.1
1,153
306
69
158
27
14
67
102
+44
15Janeth Arcain
J. Arcain
36.0
32
2001
18.5
4.3
2.9
1.9
0.1
6.8
15.9
42.6
0.7
2.1
33.3
4.2
4.7
90.0
51.4
1.5
2.7
2.6
1,153
591
136
94
60
3
83
82
+67
16Dawn Staley
D. Staley
36.0
32
2001
9.3
2.2
5.6
1.6
0.0
3.3
8.8
38.1
1.0
2.8
37.1
1.6
1.8
89.5
48.7
0.3
1.9
3.1
1,152
298
71
179
52
1
100
54
+48
17Shannon Johnson
S. Johnson
35.9
31
2002
16.1
4.2
5.3
1.6
0.2
5.1
12.5
40.4
0.7
2.5
27.3
5.3
6.9
76.6
51.6
1.6
2.6
3.2
1,112
499
129
163
51
7
98
78
+45
18Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
35.8
31
2006
15.5
5.9
3.7
2.1
0.3
5.8
14.1
41.3
0.8
2.9
27.8
3.1
4.1
76.4
49.0
1.1
4.8
2.4
1,111
482
183
115
64
9
74
46
+35
19Chamique Holdsclaw
C. Holdsclaw
35.8
33
2005
17.0
6.8
3.2
1.2
0.5
6.5
13.6
48.0
0.1
0.4
23.1
3.8
4.8
78.8
53.9
2.6
4.2
3.0
1,182
561
223
104
38
16
99
94
-7
20Shannon Johnson
S. Johnson
35.8
32
1999
14.0
4.7
4.4
1.7
0.4
4.7
10.6
44.7
1.3
3.4
36.4
3.3
4.8
68.6
55.1
1.4
3.3
3.8
1,146
447
150
141
54
12
121
79
+28
21Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
35.8
30
2008
18.1
6.9
2.2
1.1
0.7
6.3
15.2
41.3
1.9
4.6
40.6
3.7
4.3
85.9
53.0
1.6
5.3
3.8
1,074
542
208
65
33
20
113
74
-40
22Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
35.5
34
2003
19.7
8.0
3.4
2.1
1.0
6.5
15.1
43.2
2.2
5.6
38.7
4.6
5.4
84.7
56.6
2.4
5.6
3.0
1,208
671
272
114
72
35
102
122
+17
23Sue Bird
S. Bird
35.5
31
2009
12.8
2.5
5.8
1.5
0.1
5.0
12.2
40.8
1.7
4.8
36.0
1.1
1.3
85.4
50.2
0.4
2.1
2.6
1,101
397
78
179
47
3
81
50
+153
24Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
35.5
31
1999
22.1
2.8
5.2
1.4
0.4
6.8
14.8
46.3
1.9
5.6
33.5
6.6
7.4
89.1
61.4
0.5
2.3
3.4
1,101
686
87
162
43
11
104
61
+316
25Chamique Holdsclaw
C. Holdsclaw
35.4
32
2000
17.5
7.5
2.5
1.5
0.6
7.3
15.6
46.5
0.3
1.2
25.6
2.7
4.0
68.0
50.5
1.8
5.7
2.9
1,134
561
240
80
47
18
93
74
+13
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