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Career Leaders and Records for Minutes Played

Leaders and Records: Season / Career / Active / Yearly / Game (since 1986-87)

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Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

Total

RankPlayerMP
1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*57446
2.Karl Malone54852
3.Elvin Hayes*50000
4.Moses Malone*49444
5.Wilt Chamberlain*47859
6.John Stockton47764
7.Reggie Miller47621
8.Artis Gilmore47150
9.Gary Payton47117
10.John Havlicek*46471
11.Robert Parish*45704
12.Julius Erving*45227
13.Hakeem Olajuwon*44222
14.Oscar Robertson*43886
15.Clifford Robinson42561
16.Buck Williams42464
17.Dan Issel*41784
18.Scottie Pippen41069
19.Michael Jordan41013
20.Bill Russell*40726
21.Patrick Ewing*40594
22.Charles Oakley40280
23.Otis Thorpe39822
24.Hal Greer*39788
25.Charles Barkley*39330
26.Mark Jackson39121
27.Walt Bellamy*38940
28.Horace Grant38621
29.Kevin Willis38363
30.Jason Kidd38269
31.Rick Barry*38153
32.Dominique Wilkins*38113
33.Lenny Wilkens*38064
34.Alex English*38063
35.Kevin Garnett37864
36.Derek Harper37786
37.Shaquille O'Neal37674
38.Clyde Drexler*37537
39.Jack Sikma36943
40.Dikembe Mutombo36695
41.Sam Perkins36598
42.Jerry West*36571
43.A.C. Green36552
44.Dennis Johnson35954
45.Nate Thurmond*35875
46.Wes Unseld*35832
47.George Gervin*35597
48.Isiah Thomas*35516
49.Terry Porter35354
50.Latrell Sprewell35269
51.Joe Dumars*35139
52.Caldwell Jones35081
53.Paul Silas34989
54.Glen Rice34985
55.Michael Finley34952
56.Maurice Cheeks34845
57.Dale Ellis34778
58.Allen Iverson34626
59.Reggie Theus34603
60.Larry Bird*34443
61.Mitch Richmond34309
62.David Robinson34271
63.Adrian Dantley*34151
64.Jeff Hornacek33964
65.Bill Laimbeer33956
66.Tom Chambers33922
67.Terry Cummings33898
68.Elgin Baylor*33863
69.Vlade Divac33838
70.P.J. Brown33823
71.Juwan Howard33715
72.Rod Strickland33633
73.Detlef Schrempf33597
74.Gail Goodrich*33527
75.Chet Walker33433
76.Magic Johnson*33245
77.Eddie Jones32777
78.Dave Bing*32769
79.Eddie Johnson32604
80.Ron Boone32391
81.Ray Allen32223
82.Louie Dampier32201
83.Chris Mullin32163
84.Jerry Lucas*32131
85.Bob Lanier*32103
86.Rolando Blackman32087
87.Rasheed Wallace32044
88.Hersey Hawkins32034
89.Sam Lacey31873
90.Dick Van Arsdale31771
91.Kobe Bryant31572
92.Antoine Walker31531
93.Stephon Marbury31479
94.Randy Smith31444
95.Dave DeBusschere*31202
96.Ron Harper31199
97.Tiny Archibald*31159
98.Mookie Blaylock31026
99.Walt Frazier*30965
100.Bill Bridges30878
101.Chris Webber30847
102.Larry Nance30697
103.Bob Pettit*30690
104.Bailey Howell*30627
105.Tim Hardaway30626
106.Tim Duncan30616
107.Calvin Murphy*30607
108.Anthony Mason30606
109.Billy Paultz30392
110.David Wesley30272
111.Dan Majerle30206
112.Bob Cousy*30167
113.Byron Scott30153
114.Kevin McHale*30118
115.Maurice Lucas30112
116.James Worthy*30001
117.Jo Jo White29941
118.Sam Cassell29811
119.Dolph Schayes*29800
120.Lou Hudson29794
121.Michael Cage29716
122.Zelmo Beaty29676
123.Jeff Malone29660
124.Earl Monroe*29636
125.Dale Davis29607
126.Dave Cowens*29565
127.Bob Dandridge29502
128.Kendall Gill29481
129.Bernard King29417
130.Spencer Haywood29408
131.Shawn Kemp29295
132.Damon Stoudamire29106
133.Jim Jackson29067
134.Nick Van Exel28969
135.Chuck Person28941
136.Dick Barnett28937
137.Shareef Abdur-Rahim28878
138.Walter Davis28859
139.Steve Smith28856
140.Dennis Rodman28839
141.Tom Van Arsdale28682
142.Guy Rodgers28661
143.Grant Long28514
144.Herb Williams28484
145.Johnny Newman28435
146.James Edwards28356
147.Jerry Stackhouse28339
148.Bob McAdoo*28327
149.Allan Houston28311
150.George McGinnis28179
151.Jerome Kersey28115
152.Jalen Rose27926
153.Red Kerr27783
154.Mychal Thompson27764
155.Danny Ainge27755
156.Clarence Weatherspoon27735
157.Mark Aguirre27730
158.Tyrone Corbin27657
159.Dirk Nowitzki27644
160.Leroy Ellis27520
161.Bill Cartwright27491
162.Paul Pierce27490
163.Richie Guerin27447
164.Jamaal Wilkes27275
165.Cuttino Mobley27254
166.Norm Nixon27250
167.Derrick McKey27229
168.Alvan Adams27203
169.Robert Horry27066
170.World B. Free26893
171.Billy Cunningham*26844
172.Avery Johnson26615
173.Ben Wallace26577
174.Steve Nash26528
175.Armon Gilliam26421
176.Sleepy Floyd26383
177.Hot Rod Williams26327
178.Vince Carter26325
179.Tracy McGrady26281
180.Antawn Jamison26258
181.James Donaldson26222
182.Mike Bibby26185
183.Don Buse26180
184.Norm Van Lier26171
185.Jack Twyman*26147
186.Gerald Wilkins26084
187.Antonio Davis26083
188.Doug Christie26080
189.Alonzo Mourning25975
190.Scott Wedman25927
191.Derrick Coleman25903
192.Kenny Anderson25868
193.Rick Mahorn25779
194.Elden Campbell25775
195.Christian Laettner25764
196.Sidney Wicks25762
197.Jerry Sloan25750
198.Vin Baker25737
199.Bobby Jones25728
200.Rudy Tomjanovich25714
201.Larry Johnson25685
202.John Johnson25681
203.Grant Hill25677
204.Dick Snyder25676
205.Gus Williams25645
206.John Lucas25556
207.Shawn Marion25550
208.Bob Boozer25549
209.Charlie Scott25524
210.Andre Miller25487
211.Muggsy Bogues25429
212.Glenn Robinson25346
213.Joe Caldwell25261
214.Joe Smith25259
215.Xavier McDaniel25201
216.Mark Eaton25169
217.Truck Robinson25141
218.Bob Love25120
219.Robert Reid25109
220.Kevin Johnson25061
221.Mickey Johnson25005
222.Freddie Lewis24924
223.Nick Anderson24922
224.Paul Arizin*24897
225.Olden Polynice24884
226.Rodney McCray24876
227.Thurl Bailey24873
228.Donyell Marshall24839
229.Vern Fleming24721
230.Alvin Robertson24669
231.Jason Terry24667
232.Johnny Green24624
233.Jack Marin24590
234.Mike Newlin24574
 Jeff Mullins24574
236.Purvis Short24549
237.Mike Mitchell24537
238.Kiki Vandeweghe24521
239.Larry Kenon24510
240.Sean Elliott24502
241.Rudy LaRusso24487
242.Fred Brown24422
243.Happy Hairston24330
244.Pete Maravich*24316
245.Vernon Maxwell24309
246.Vinnie Johnson24308
247.Sam Jones*24285
248.Dan Roundfield24210
249.Danny Manning24202
250.Chauncey Billups24087

NBA

RankPlayerMP
1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*57446
2.Karl Malone54852
3.Elvin Hayes*50000
4.Wilt Chamberlain*47859
5.John Stockton47764
6.Reggie Miller47621
7.Gary Payton47117
8.John Havlicek*46471
9.Robert Parish*45704
10.Moses Malone*45071
11.Hakeem Olajuwon*44222
12.Oscar Robertson*43886
13.Clifford Robinson42561
14.Buck Williams42464
15.Scottie Pippen41069
16.Michael Jordan41013
17.Bill Russell*40726
18.Patrick Ewing*40594
19.Charles Oakley40280
20.Otis Thorpe39822
21.Hal Greer*39788
22.Charles Barkley*39330
23.Mark Jackson39121
24.Walt Bellamy*38940
25.Horace Grant38621
26.Kevin Willis38363
27.Jason Kidd38269
28.Dominique Wilkins*38113
29.Lenny Wilkens*38064
30.Alex English*38063
31.Kevin Garnett37864
32.Derek Harper37786
33.Shaquille O'Neal37674
34.Clyde Drexler*37537
35.Jack Sikma36943
36.Dikembe Mutombo36695
37.Sam Perkins36598
38.Jerry West*36571
39.A.C. Green36552
40.Dennis Johnson35954
41.Nate Thurmond*35875
42.Wes Unseld*35832
43.Isiah Thomas*35516
44.Terry Porter35354
45.Latrell Sprewell35269
46.Joe Dumars*35139
47.Paul Silas34989
48.Glen Rice34985
49.Michael Finley34952
50.Maurice Cheeks34845
51.Dale Ellis34778
52.Allen Iverson34626
53.Reggie Theus34603
54.Larry Bird*34443
55.Mitch Richmond34309
56.David Robinson34271
57.Adrian Dantley*34151
58.Jeff Hornacek33964
59.Bill Laimbeer33956
60.Tom Chambers33922
61.Terry Cummings33898
62.Elgin Baylor*33863
63.Vlade Divac33838
64.P.J. Brown33823
65.Juwan Howard33715
66.Rod Strickland33633
67.Detlef Schrempf33597
68.Gail Goodrich*33527
69.Chet Walker33433
70.Magic Johnson*33245
71.Eddie Jones32777
72.Dave Bing*32769
73.Eddie Johnson32604
74.Ray Allen32223
75.Chris Mullin32163
76.Jerry Lucas*32131
77.Bob Lanier*32103
78.Rolando Blackman32087
79.Rasheed Wallace32044
80.Hersey Hawkins32034
81.Sam Lacey31873
82.Dick Van Arsdale31771
83.Kobe Bryant31572
84.Antoine Walker31531
85.Stephon Marbury31479
86.Randy Smith31444
87.Dave DeBusschere*31202
88.Ron Harper31199
89.Tiny Archibald*31159
90.Mookie Blaylock31026
91.Walt Frazier*30965
92.Bill Bridges30878
93.Chris Webber30847
94.Larry Nance30697
95.Bob Pettit*30690
96.Bailey Howell*30627
97.Tim Hardaway30626
98.Tim Duncan30616
99.Calvin Murphy*30607
100.Anthony Mason30606
101.David Wesley30272
102.Dan Majerle30206
103.Bob Cousy*30167
104.Byron Scott30153
105.Kevin McHale*30118
106.James Worthy*30001
107.Jo Jo White29941
108.Sam Cassell29811
109.Dolph Schayes*29800
110.Lou Hudson29794
111.Michael Cage29716
112.Artis Gilmore29685
113.Jeff Malone29660
114.Earl Monroe*29636
115.Dale Davis29607
116.Dave Cowens*29565
117.Bob Dandridge29502
118.Kendall Gill29481
119.Bernard King29417
120.Shawn Kemp29295
121.Damon Stoudamire29106
122.Jim Jackson29067
123.Nick Van Exel28969
124.Chuck Person28941
125.Dick Barnett28937
126.Shareef Abdur-Rahim28878
127.Walter Davis28859
128.Steve Smith28856
129.Dennis Rodman28839
130.Rick Barry*28825
131.Tom Van Arsdale28682
132.Julius Erving*28677
133.Guy Rodgers28661
134.Grant Long28514
135.Herb Williams28484
136.Johnny Newman28435
137.James Edwards28356
138.Jerry Stackhouse28339
139.Bob McAdoo*28327
140.Allan Houston28311
141.Jerome Kersey28115
142.Jalen Rose27926
143.Red Kerr27783
144.Mychal Thompson27764
145.Danny Ainge27755
146.Clarence Weatherspoon27735
147.Mark Aguirre27730
148.Tyrone Corbin27657
149.Dirk Nowitzki27644
150.Leroy Ellis27520
151.Bill Cartwright27491
152.Paul Pierce27490
153.Richie Guerin27447
154.Jamaal Wilkes27275
155.Cuttino Mobley27254
156.Norm Nixon27250
157.Derrick McKey27229
158.Alvan Adams27203
159.Robert Horry27066
160.World B. Free26893
161.Avery Johnson26615
162.Ben Wallace26577
163.George Gervin*26536
164.Steve Nash26528
165.Caldwell Jones26474
166.Armon Gilliam26421
167.Sleepy Floyd26383
168.Hot Rod Williams26327
169.Vince Carter26325
170.Tracy McGrady26281
171.Antawn Jamison26258
172.James Donaldson26222
173.Mike Bibby26185
174.Norm Van Lier26171
175.Jack Twyman*26147
176.Gerald Wilkins26084
177.Antonio Davis26083
178.Doug Christie26080
179.Alonzo Mourning25975
180.Scott Wedman25927
181.Derrick Coleman25903
182.Kenny Anderson25868
183.Rick Mahorn25779
184.Elden Campbell25775
185.Christian Laettner25764
186.Sidney Wicks25762
187.Jerry Sloan25750
188.Vin Baker25737
189.Rudy Tomjanovich25714
190.Larry Johnson25685
191.John Johnson25681
192.Grant Hill25677
193.Dick Snyder25676
194.Gus Williams25645
195.Spencer Haywood25600
196.John Lucas25556
197.Shawn Marion25550
198.Bob Boozer25549
199.Andre Miller25487
200.Muggsy Bogues25429
201.Glenn Robinson25346
202.Joe Smith25259
203.Xavier McDaniel25201
204.Mark Eaton25169
205.Truck Robinson25141
206.Bob Love25120
207.Robert Reid25109
208.Kevin Johnson25061
209.Mickey Johnson25005
210.Nick Anderson24922
211.Paul Arizin*24897
212.Olden Polynice24884
213.Rodney McCray24876
214.Thurl Bailey24873
215.Donyell Marshall24839
216.Maurice Lucas24787
217.Vern Fleming24721
218.Alvin Robertson24669
219.Jason Terry24667
220.Johnny Green24624
221.Jack Marin24590
222.Mike Newlin24574
 Jeff Mullins24574
224.Purvis Short24549
225.Mike Mitchell24537
226.Kiki Vandeweghe24521
227.Sean Elliott24502
228.Rudy LaRusso24487
229.Fred Brown24422
230.Happy Hairston24330
231.Pete Maravich*24316
232.Vernon Maxwell24309
233.Vinnie Johnson24308
234.Sam Jones*24285
235.Danny Manning24202
236.Chauncey Billups24087
237.Mike Gminski24058
238.Orlando Woolridge24041
239.Tree Rollins24028
240.Rashard Lewis23996
241.Wayman Tisdale23868
242.Fat Lever23814
243.Cedric Maxwell23769
244.Rick Fox23723
245.Anfernee Hardaway23713
246.Marques Johnson23694
247.Ricky Pierce23665
248.Michael Cooper23635
249.Jimmy Walker23590
250.Archie Clark23581

ABA

RankPlayerMP
1.Louie Dampier27770
2.Freddie Lewis24038
3.Gerald Govan22925
4.Mel Daniels22340
5.Ron Boone21596
6.Roger Brown21454
7.Jimmy Jones20873
8.Bob Netolicky20554
9.Steve Jones20209
10.Donnie Freeman19546
11.Dan Issel*19442
12.Stew Johnson19201
13.Red Robbins18745
14.Byron Beck18717
15.Cincinnatus Powell18636
16.Mack Calvin18267
17.Wil Jones17511
18.Artis Gilmore17465
19.Jim Eakins17269
20.Willie Wise17025
21.Billy Paultz16762
22.Larry Jones16721
23.Julius Erving*16550
24.George Carter16229
25.Fatty Taylor16158
26.Rich Jones16114
27.Ralph Simpson15643
28.Bill Melchionni15337
29.Glen Combs15275
30.Warren Jabali15264
31.Chuck Williams15025
32.Larry Miller14941
33.Goose Ligon14560
34.Walter Simon14053
35.John Beasley13947
36.Julius Keye13676
37.Bill Keller13609
38.Trooper Washington13235
39.Ira Harge13160
40.Warren Davis13090
41.Darel Carrier12338
42.Dave Robisch12224
43.Doug Moe12081
44.George Thompson12048
45.George McGinnis11985
46.Gene Moore11780
47.Les Hunter11773
48.James Silas11730
49.Charles Williams11444
50.Joe Caldwell11387
51.Zelmo Beaty11328
52.Gene Littles11310
53.Larry Brown11309
54.Darnell Hillman11015
55.Arthur Becker10554
56.Bob Verga10538
57.Mike Lewis10118
58.Ronald Franz9912
59.Bob Warren9908
60.Randolph Mahaffey9589
61.Randy Denton9484
62.Mike Gale9456
63.Tom Owens9365
64.Johnny Neumann9332
65.Rick Barry*9328
66.Levern Tart9272
67.John Roche9259
68.Manny Leaks9232
69.Ted McClain9196
70.Don Buse9110
71.Joe Hamilton9098
72.George Lehmann9077
73.George Gervin*9061
74.Larry Kenon8993
75.Al Smith8971
76.Brian Taylor8887
77.Lonnie Wright8707
78.Caldwell Jones8607
79.Donald Sidle8588
80.Wayne Hightower8234
81.Julian Hammond8039
82.Wendell Ladner7883
83.Lee Davis7805
84.Marv Roberts7534
85.Jackie Moreland7367
86.Charles Beasley7347
87.John Brisker7327
88.Coby Dietrick7046
89.George Stone6953
90.George Peeples6935
91.Frank Card6901
92.Mervin Jackson6890
93.Swen Nater6878
94.Bo Lamar6871
95.Skeeter Swift6839
96.Willie Murrell6747
97.Goo Kennedy6505
98.George Irvine6451
99.John Williamson6391
100.Rick Mount6386
101.Dave Twardzik6320
102.Sam Smith6303
103.Jeffrey Congdon6283
104.Charlie Scott6246
105.Collis Jones6231
106.Ed Manning6221
107.Jimmy O'Brien6148
 Oliver Taylor6148
109.Bird Averitt5942
110.Mike Green5924
111.Mike Jackson5918
112.Simmie Hill5839
113.Larry Cannon5797
114.Tim Bassett5642
115.Stephen Chubin5596
116.Marvin Barnes5563
117.Chico Vaughn5560
118.Bobby Jones5551
119.Willie Somerset5452
120.Billy Knight5334
121.Maurice Lucas5325
122.Maurice McHartley5315
123.Mike Barrett5300
124.Art Heyman5221
125.Mike Barr5117
126.Willie Long5033
127.Ron Perry5032
128.Connie Hawkins*4998
129.Ed Johnson4899
130.Skip Thoren4868
131.Gary Bradds4861
132.Ollie Darden4811
133.Andrew Anderson4786
134.Kevin Joyce4731
135.Willard Sojourner4714
136.Sonny Dove4573
137.Mike Butler4554
138.Jim Chones4540
139.Craig Raymond4515
140.Bob Bedell4477
141.Billy Cunningham*4438
142.Gus Gerard4429
143.Moses Malone*4373
144.George Karl4168
145.Neil Johnson4154
146.Travis Grant4150
147.Tony Jackson4091
148.Dan Anderson4025
149.Len Elmore4005
150.George Adams3903
151.Arvesta Kelly3895
152.John Barnhill3871
153.Spencer Haywood3808
154.Ben Warley3648
155.Leary Lentz3633
156.Jan Van Breda Kolff3617
157.Claude Terry3592
158.Tommie Bowens3590
159.Will Frazier3495
160.John Smith3362
161.Wayne Chapman3294
162.Ronald Thomas3292
163.Chuck Terry3249
164.Bernie Williams3231
165.Walter Piatkowski3149
166.Billy Shepherd3121
167.Barry Parkhill3116
168.David Thompson*3101
169.Jim Ard3100
170.Charles Edge3090
171.Jim Caldwell3078
172.Larry Bunce3070
173.Larry Finch3042
174.Hank Whitney3032
175.Tom Hoover3007
176.Jim Hadnot3004
177.Dave Lattin2913
178.Bobby Rascoe2887
179.Samuel Robinson2858
180.Al Skinner2855
181.Johnny Baum2841
182.Jimmy Rayl2760
183.Kendall Rhine2668
184.Rich Niemann2632
185.David Vaughn2593
186.Bill McGill2590
187.Jim McDaniels2537
188.Grant Simmons2516
189.Ervin Inniger2477
 Keith Swagerty2477
191