nba player most minutes per game average career

Wilt Chamberlain has the most career minutes per game with 45.8 minutes per game.

Interpreted as:
NBA player most minutes per game with a minimum of 400 games played average career
NAME MPG GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
45.8
1,045
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
47,859
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
2 Bill Russell
B. Russell
42.3
963
15.1
22.5
4.3
5.9
13.4
44.0
3.3
5.8
56.1
47.1
40,726
14,522
21,620
4,100
2,592
3 Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
42.2
1,040
25.7
7.5
9.5
1.1
0.1
9.1
18.9
48.5
7.4
8.8
83.8
56.4
1.0
3.0
43,886
26,710
7,804
9,887
77
4
2,931
4 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
41.1
914
26.7
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
5 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
40.0
846
27.4
13.5
4.3
10.3
23.8
43.1
6.8
8.7
78.0
49.4
33,863
23,149
11,463
3,650
2,596
6 Jerry West
J. West
39.2
932
27.0
5.8
6.7
2.6
0.7
9.7
20.4
47.4
7.7
9.4
81.4
55.0
1.0
2.8
36,571
25,192
5,376
6,238
81
23
2,435
7 Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
38.8
829
17.0
15.6
3.3
0.4
0.3
6.9
13.8
49.9
3.2
4.1
78.3
54.4
0.8
4.3
32,131
14,053
12,942
2,730
28
24
2,389
8 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
38.8
792
26.4
16.2
3.0
9.3
21.3
43.6
7.8
10.3
76.1
51.1
30,690
20,880
12,849
2,369
2,529
9 Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
38.6
913
18.3
4.1
4.0
1.4
0.4
6.7
15.7
42.5
1.2
3.6
33.7
3.8
4.7
80.4
51.6
0.8
3.2
2.7
35,270
16,712
3,724
3,664
1,294
399
2,450
1,689
-111
10 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
38.6
766
17.6
13.6
3.8
1.1
0.9
7.5
16.3
46.0
0.0
0.1
7.1
2.6
3.4
78.3
49.6
3.0
9.8
2.2
29,565
13,516
10,444
2,910
599
488
543
2,920
11 Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
38.4
648
23.4
8.5
2.4
8.1
19.3
42.2
7.1
8.7
81.1
50.5
24,897
15,145
5,489
1,527
2,480
12 Larry Bird
L. Bird
38.4
897
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
13 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
38.4
1,303
21.0
12.5
1.8
1.0
2.0
8.4
18.6
45.2
0.0
0.1
14.7
4.1
6.1
67.0
49.1
3.1
7.8
2.4
50,000
27,313
16,279
2,398
864
1,771
1,358
4,193
14 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38.3
1,072
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
15 Mel Hutchins
M. Hutchins
37.9
437
11.1
9.6
3.0
4.4
11.4
38.9
2.3
3.4
67.3
43.2
16,574
4,851
4,186
1,298
1,246
16 LeBron James
L. James
37.9
1,517
27.1
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.6
7.6
73.6
58.9
1.2
6.3
3.5
57,472
41,040
11,383
11,234
2,292
1,127
5,312
2,713
+7327
17 Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
37.7
846
19.3
3.0
7.6
1.2
0.1
6.8
15.7
43.3
1.2
3.6
32.5
4.5
5.7
78.4
52.8
0.7
2.3
3.0
31,891
16,297
2,516
6,471
1,022
121
2,547
2,014
-1016
18 Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
37.6
446
21.8
2.8
4.6
1.1
0.1
8.9
19.5
45.5
4.0
5.0
80.5
50.2
0.6
2.0
16,787
9,732
1,271
2,057
247
33
1,075
19 Steve Francis
S. Francis
37.6
576
18.1
5.6
6.0
1.5
0.4
6.2
14.4
42.9
1.0
2.9
34.1
4.8
6.1
79.7
53.3
1.7
3.9
3.5
21,632
10,446
3,215
3,473
846
223
2,030
1,813
+51
20 Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
37.5
825
18.9
5.9
6.1
1.9
0.2
7.4
15.2
49.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
4.0
5.1
78.6
54.2
1.1
4.2
2.1
30,965
15,581
4,830
5,040
681
63
139
2,180
21 Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
37.3
1,043
20.1
13.7
2.4
0.7
0.6
7.6
14.7
51.6
4.9
7.8
63.2
55.4
3.4
6.2
38,940
20,941
14,241
2,544
52
48
3,536
22 Jamal Mashburn
J. Mashburn
37.3
611
19.1
5.4
4.0
1.0
0.2
7.0
16.7
41.8
1.3
3.6
34.5
3.8
5.0
76.6
50.4
1.1
4.2
2.6
22,762
11,644
3,271
2,414
632
109
1,585
1,533
+1003
23 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
37.2
964
15.0
15.0
2.7
0.5
2.1
5.7
13.6
42.1
3.5
5.3
66.7
47.0
2.8
6.8
35,881
14,437
14,464
2,575
125
553
2,624
24 Karl Malone
K. Malone
37.2
1,476
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,852
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
25 Chris Webber
C. Webber
37.1
831
20.7
9.8
4.2
1.4
1.4
8.7
18.1
47.9
0.3
1.1
29.9
3.0
4.7
64.9
51.3
2.7
7.0
2.8
30,847
17,182
8,124
3,526
1,197
1,200
2,313
2,700
+1550
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NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
23
4
.852
2
Celtics Celtics
21
6
.778
2.0
3
Knicks Knicks
17
10
.630
6.0
4
Magic Magic
17
12
.586
7.0
5
Bucks Bucks
14
11
.560
8.0
6
Heat Heat
13
11
.542
8.5
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
5
.808
2
Grizzlies Grizzlies
19
9
.679
3.0
3
Rockets Rockets
18
9
.667
3.5
4
Mavericks Mavericks
17
10
.630
4.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
14
10
.583
6.0
6
Suns Suns
14
12
.538
7.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
12/18
DEN DEN
@
POR POR
124-126
Wed
12/18
LAL LAL
@
SAC SAC
113-100
Wed
12/18
NYK NYK
@
MIN MIN
133-107
Wed
12/18
IND IND
@
PHX PHX
120-111
Wed
12/18
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
118-95

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
12/23
PHX PHX
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Mon
12/23
POR POR
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Mon
12/23
LAC LAC
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Mon
12/23
WAS WAS
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Mon
12/23
MIL MIL
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM