1971-1972 NBA Minutes per Game Leaders

John Havlicek led the NBA in minutes per game in 1971-1972 with 45.1, 0.9 ahead of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (44.2). It stands 19th among all single seasons in NBA history.

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Led the NBA in 1971-1972 John Havlicek BOS

45.1 Minutes per Game 0.9 clear of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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#	Player	Team	MPG	GP	PTS	PPG
1	John Havlicek	BOS	45.1	82	2,252	27.5
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	MIL	44.2	81	2,822	34.8
3	SH Spencer Haywood	SEA	43.4	73	1,914	26.2
4	Nate Thurmond	GOS	43.1	78	1,673	21.4
5	Nate Archibald	CIN	43.1	76	2,145	28.2
6	Wilt Chamberlain	LAL	42.3	82	1,213	14.8
7	Elvin Hayes	HOU	42.2	82	2,063	25.2
8	Wes Unseld	BLT	41.7	76	989	13.0
9	Bob Kauffman	BUF	41.6	77	1,457	18.9
10	Jojo White	BOS	41.3	79	1,825	23.1
11	Elmore Smith	BUF	40.8	78	1,352	17.3
12	Walt Frazier	NYK	40.6	77	1,788	23.2
13	Dave Cowens	BOS	40.3	79	1,489	18.8
14	Jeff Mullins	GOS	40.2	80	1,720	21.5
15	Sidney Wicks	POR	39.6	82	2,009	24.5
16	Jimmy Walker	DET	39.5	78	1,665	21.3
17	Lou Hudson	ATL	39.5	77	1,899	24.7
18	Bob Love	CHI	39.3	79	2,037	25.8
19	Walt Bellamy	ATL	38.9	82	1,526	18.6
20	Billy Cunningham	PHL	38.7	75	1,744	23.3
21	Bob Lanier	DET	38.7	80	2,056	25.7
22	Jerry West	LAL	38.6	77	1,985	25.8
23	Paul Silas	PHX	38.5	80	1,403	17.5
24	Dave DeBusschere	NYK	38.4	80	1,233	15.4
25	Stu Lantz	HOU	38.2	81	1,501	18.5
26	Jim McMillian	LAL	38.1	80	1,503	18.8
27	Jerry Lucas	NYK	38.0	77	1,283	16.7
28	Dick Van Arsdale	PHX	37.8	82	1,619	19.7
29	Jack Marin	BLT	37.5	78	1,736	22.3
30	Lenny Wilkens	SEA	37.4	80	1,438	18.0
31	Oscar Robertson	MIL	37.3	64	1,114	17.4
32	John Johnson	CLE	37.1	82	1,391	17.0
33	Gail Goodrich	LAL	37.1	82	2,127	25.9
34	Jerry Sloan	CHI	37.0	82	1,328	16.2
35	BD Bob Dandridge	MIL	37.0	80	1,475	18.4
36	Connie Hawkins	PHX	36.8	76	1,598	21.0
37	Cazzie Russell	GOS	36.7	79	1,693	21.4
38	Geoff Petrie	POR	35.9	60	1,132	18.9
39	BB Butch Beard	CLE	35.8	68	1,048	15.4
40	Bill Bradley	NYK	35.6	78	1,177	15.1
41	Tom Van Arsdale	CIN	35.6	73	1,399	19.2
42	Rick Roberson	CLE	35.0	63	823	13.1
43	Sam Lacey	CIN	35.0	81	939	11.6
44	Pete Maravich	ATL	34.9	66	1,275	19.3
45	Dick Snyder	SEA	34.7	73	1,210	16.6
46	Rudy Tomjanovich	HOU	34.5	78	1,172	15.0
47	Happy Hairston	LAL	34.4	80	1,047	13.1
48	Clyde Lee	GOS	34.3	78	632	8.1
49	Bingo Smith	CLE	33.3	82	1,232	15.0
50	Dale Schlueter	POR	33.2	81	947	11.7

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