NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Minutes Played

Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.
Minutes Played since 1951-52

NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player MP
1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 57446
2.LeBron James 56170
3.Karl Malone* 54852
4.Dirk Nowitzki* 51368
5.Kevin Garnett* 50418
6.Jason Kidd* 50111
7.Elvin Hayes* 50000
8.Moses Malone* 49444
9.Kobe Bryant* 48637
10.Wilt Chamberlain* 47859
11.John Stockton* 47764
12.Reggie Miller* 47619
13.Tim Duncan* 47368
14.Artis Gilmore* 47134
15.Gary Payton* 47117
16.John Havlicek* 46471
17.Vince Carter 46367
18.Ray Allen* 46344
19.Paul Pierce* 45880
20.Robert Parish* 45704
21.Julius Erving* 45227
22.Joe Johnson 44236
23.Hakeem Olajuwon* 44222
24.Oscar Robertson* 43886
25.Carmelo Anthony 43514
26.Chris Paul 42916
27.Clifford Robinson 42561
28.Buck Williams 42464
29.Jason Terry 42034
30.Shaquille O'Neal* 41918
31.Dan Issel* 41784
32.Scottie Pippen* 41069
33.Michael Jordan* 41011
34.Pau Gasol* 41001
35.Bill Russell* 40726
36.Patrick Ewing* 40594
37.Charles Oakley 40280
38.Andre Miller 40268
39.Shawn Marion 40097
40.Otis Thorpe 39822
41.Hal Greer* 39788
42.Andre Iguodala 39507
43.Dwight Howard 39457
44.Charles Barkley* 39330
45.Mark Jackson 39121
46.Jamal Crawford 38994
47.Walt Bellamy* 38940
48.Russell Westbrook 38865
49.Horace Grant 38621
50.Kevin Durant 38457
51.Kevin Willis 38362
52.Tony Parker* 38279
53.Rick Barry* 38153
54.Dominique Wilkins* 38113
55.Steve Nash* 38069
56.Lenny Wilkens* 38064
57.Alex English* 38063
58.Michael Finley 37996
59.DeMar DeRozan 37958
60.Derek Harper 37786
61.Antawn Jamison 37638
62.Allen Iverson* 37584
63.Clyde Drexler* 37537
64.Jack Sikma* 36943
65.James Harden 36833
66.Dikembe Mutombo* 36791
67.Juwan Howard 36654
68.Sam Perkins 36598
69.Jerry West* 36571
70.A.C. Green 36552
71.Rasheed Wallace 36243
72.LaMarcus Aldridge 36242
73.Dennis Johnson* 35954
74.Nate Thurmond* 35881
75.Wes Unseld* 35832
76.Dwyane Wade* 35773
77.Kyle Lowry 35682
78.George Gervin* 35597
79.Isiah Thomas* 35516
80.Terry Porter 35354
81.Latrell Sprewell 35270
82.Joe Dumars* 35139
83.Caldwell Jones 35081
84.Paul Silas 34989
85.Glen Rice 34985
86.Elton Brand 34910
87.Maurice Cheeks* 34845
88.Dale Ellis 34778
89.Grant Hill* 34776
90.Zach Randolph 34616
91.Reggie Theus 34603
92.Rudy Gay 34561
93.Larry Bird* 34443
94.Mike Conley 34440
95.Mitch Richmond* 34309
96.Richard Jefferson 34293
97.David Robinson* 34271
98.Adrian Dantley* 34151
99.Al Horford 34018
100.Jeff Hornacek 33964
101.Mike Bibby 33962
102.Bill Laimbeer 33956
103.Tom Chambers 33922
104.Terry Cummings 33898
105.Elgin Baylor* 33863
106.Vlade Divac* 33838
107.P.J. Brown 33823
108.Rod Strickland 33634
109.Detlef Schrempf 33597
110.Rashard Lewis 33541
111.Gail Goodrich* 33527
112.Chet Walker* 33433
113.Magic Johnson* 33245
114.Chauncey Billups 33008
115.Thaddeus Young 32955
116.Trevor Ariza 32953
117.Eddie Jones 32778
118.Dave Bing* 32769
119.Derek Fisher 32719
120.Eddie Johnson 32604
121.Jeff Green 32583
122.Ron Boone 32391
123.Stephen Curry 32272
124.Louie Dampier* 32201
125.Chris Mullin* 32163
126.Jerry Lucas* 32131
 Lamar Odom 32131
128.Bob Lanier* 32103
129.Rolando Blackman 32087
130.Ben Wallace* 32085
131.Hersey Hawkins 32034
132.Jrue Holiday 32018
133.Chris Bosh* 31936
134.Stephon Marbury 31891
135.Sam Lacey 31873
136.Dick Van Arsdale 31771
137.Tyson Chandler 31617
138.Tayshaun Prince 31576
139.Antoine Walker 31531
140.Randy Smith 31444
141.Metta World Peace 31440
142.Dave DeBusschere* 31202
143.Ron Harper 31199
144.Kyle Korver 31183
145.Tiny Archibald* 31159
146.Mookie Blaylock 31026
147.Walt Frazier* 30965
148.Luol Deng 30941
149.Bill Bridges 30878
150.Nicolas Batum 30871
151.Chris Webber* 30847
152.Larry Nance 30697
153.Bob Pettit* 30690
154.Tracy McGrady* 30658
155.Bailey Howell* 30627
156.Tim Hardaway* 30626
157.Calvin Murphy* 30607
158.Anthony Mason 30605
159.Brook Lopez 30578
160.Paul Millsap 30498
161.Billy Paultz 30392
162.David Wesley 30272
163.Jerry Stackhouse 30222
164.Dan Majerle 30206
165.Bob Cousy* 30165
166.Marvin Williams 30159
167.Damian Lillard 30152
 Byron Scott 30152
169.Kevin McHale* 30118
170.Maurice Lucas 30112
171.Shane Battier 30004
172.James Worthy* 30001
173.Jo Jo White* 29941
174.Sam Cassell 29812
175.Dolph Schayes* 29800
176.Lou Hudson* 29794
177.Michael Cage 29716
178.Zelmo Beaty* 29676
179.Jeff Malone 29660
180.Earl Monroe* 29636
181.Dale Davis 29606
182.Dave Cowens* 29565
183.Richard Hamilton 29559
184.Bob Dandridge* 29502
185.Kendall Gill 29481
186.Bernard King* 29417
187.Spencer Haywood* 29408
188.Shawn Kemp 29293
189.Jason Richardson 29241
190.David West 29144
191.Damon Stoudamire 29106
192.Jim Jackson 29067
193.Monta Ellis 29011
194.Josh Smith 29000
195.Nick Van Exel 28969
196.Chuck Person 28941
197.Dick Barnett 28937
198.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 28882
199.Deron Williams 28865
200.Walter Davis 28859
201.Steve Smith 28855
202.Dennis Rodman* 28839
203.Raymond Felton 28829
204.Boris Diaw 28768
205.Paul George 28764
206.Marc Gasol 28719
207.Marcus Camby 28684
208.Tom Van Arsdale 28682
209.Guy Rodgers* 28663
210.Baron Davis 28592
211.Rajon Rondo 28571
212.Grant Long 28514
213.Herb Williams 28484
214.Wesley Matthews 28465
215.Johnny Newman 28435
216.Harrison Barnes 28361
217.James Edwards 28356
218.Caron Butler 28333
219.Bob McAdoo* 28327
220.Allan Houston 28311
221.George McGinnis* 28179
222.Jerome Kersey 28115
223.Tobias Harris 28083
224.Antonio McDyess 28053
225.Al Harrington 28009
226.Jalen Rose 27925
227.Eric Gordon 27834
228.Mike Miller 27812
229.Nikola Vučević 27786
230.Red Kerr 27784
231.Mychal Thompson 27764
232.Danny Ainge 27755
233.Clarence Weatherspoon 27736
234.Mark Aguirre 27730
235.Tyrone Corbin 27657
236.Cuttino Mobley 27618
237.Leroy Ellis 27520
238.Bill Cartwright 27491
239.Richie Guerin* 27449
240.Stephen Jackson 27398
241.Jermaine O'Neal 27364
242.Mike Dunleavy 27340
243.Jamaal Wilkes* 27275
244.Norm Nixon 27250
245.Derrick McKey 27229
246.Alvan Adams 27203
247.Kurt Thomas 27160
248.Kevin Love 27152
249.DeAndre Jordan 27107
250.Lou Williams 27104

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player MP
1.Louie Dampier* 27770
2.Freddie Lewis 24038
3.Gerald Govan 22925
4.Mel Daniels* 22340
5.Ron Boone 21596
6.Roger Brown* 21454
7.Jimmy Jones 20873
8.Bob Netolicky 20554
9.Steve Jones 20209
10.Donnie Freeman 19546
11.Dan Issel* 19442
12.Stew Johnson 19201
13.Red Robbins 18745
14.Byron Beck 18717
15.Cincy Powell 18636
16.Mack Calvin 18267
17.Wil Jones 17511
18.Artis Gilmore* 17449
19.Jim Eakins 17279
20.Willie Wise 17025
21.Billy Paultz 16762
22.Larry Jones 16721
23.Julius Erving* 16550
24.George Carter 16229
25.Fatty Taylor 16158
26.Rich Jones 16114
27.Ralph Simpson 15643
28.Bill Melchionni 15337
29.Glen Combs 15275
30.Warren Jabali 15264
31.Chuck Williams 15025
32.Larry Miller 14941
33.Goose Ligon 14560
34.Walt Simon 14053
35.John Beasley 13947
36.Julius Keye 13676
37.Bill Keller 13609
38.Trooper Washington 13235
39.Ira Harge 13160
40.Warren Davis 13090
41.Darel Carrier 12338
42.Dave Robisch 12224
43.Doug Moe 12081
44.George Thompson 12048
45.George McGinnis* 11985
46.Gene Moore 11780
47.Les Hunter 11773
48.James Silas 11730
49.Charlie Williams 11444
50.Joe Caldwell 11387
51.Zelmo Beaty* 11328
52.Gene Littles 11310
53.Larry Brown* 11309
54.Darnell Hillman 11015
55.Art Becker 10554
56.Bob Verga 10538
57.Mike Lewis 10118
58.Ron Franz 9912
59.Bob Warren 9908
60.Randy Mahaffey 9589
61.Randy Denton 9484
62.Mike Gale 9456
63.Tom Owens 9365
64.Johnny Neumann 9332
65.Rick Barry* 9328
66.Levern Tart 9272
67.John Roche 9259
68.Manny Leaks 9232
69.Ted McClain 9196
70.Don Buse 9110
71.Joe Hamilton 9098
72.George Lehmann 9077
73.George Gervin* 9061
74.Larry Kenon 8993
75.Al Smith 8971
76.Brian Taylor 8887
77.Lonnie Wright 8707
78.Caldwell Jones 8607
79.Don Sidle 8588
80.Wayne Hightower 8234
81.Julian Hammond 8039
82.Wendell Ladner 7883
83.Lee Davis 7805
84.Marv Roberts 7534
85.Jackie Moreland 7367
86.Charlie Beasley 7347
87.John Brisker 7327
88.Coby Dietrick 7046
89.George Stone 6953
90.George Peeples 6935
91.Frank Card 6901
92.Merv Jackson 6890
93.Swen Nater 6878
94.Bo Lamar 6871
95.Skeeter Swift 6839
96.Willie Murrell 6747
97.Goo Kennedy 6505
98.George Irvine 6451
99.John Williamson 6391
100.Rick Mount 6386
101.Dave Twardzik 6320
102.Sam Smith 6303
103.Jeff Congdon 6283
104.Charlie Scott* 6246
105.Collis Jones 6231
106.Ed Manning 6221
107.Ollie Taylor 6148
 Jimmy O'Brien 6148
109.Bird Averitt 5942
110.Mike Green 5924
111.Mike Jackson 5918
112.Simmie Hill 5839
113.Larry Cannon 5797
114.Tim Bassett 5642
115.Steve Chubin 5596
116.Marvin Barnes 5563
117.Chico Vaughn 5560
118.Bobby Jones* 5551
119.Willie Somerset 5452
120.Billy Knight 5334
121.Maurice Lucas 5325
122.Maurice McHartley 5315
123.Mike Barrett 5300
124.Art Heyman 5227
125.Mike Barr 5117
126.Willie Long 5033
127.Ron Perry 5032
128.Connie Hawkins* 4998
129.Ed Johnson 4899
130.Skip Thoren 4868
131.Gary Bradds 4861
132.Ollie Darden 4811
133.Andy Anderson 4786
134.Kevin Joyce 4731
135.Willie Sojourner 4714
136.Sonny Dove 4573
137.Mike Butler 4554
138.Jim Chones 4540
139.Craig Raymond 4515
140.Bob Bedell 4477
141.Billy Cunningham* 4438
142.Gus Gerard 4429
143.Moses Malone* 4373
144.George Karl* 4168
145.Neil Johnson 4154
146.Travis Grant 4150
147.Tony Jackson 4091
148.Dan Anderson 4025
149.Len Elmore 4005
150.George Adams 3903
151.Arvesta Kelly 3895
152.John Barnhill 3871
153.Spencer Haywood* 3808
154.Ben Warley 3648
155.Leary Lentz 3633
156.Jan van Breda Kolff 3617
157.Claude Terry 3592
158.Tommie Bowens 3590
159.Will Frazier 3495
160.John Smith 3362
161.Wayne Chapman 3294
162.Ron Thomas 3292
163.Chuck Terry 3249
164.Bernie Williams 3231
165.Walt Piatkowski 3149
166.Billy Shepherd 3121
167.Barry Parkhill 3116
168.David Thompson* 3101
169.Jim Ard 3100
170.Charles Edge 3090
171.Jim Caldwell 3078
172.Larry Bunce 3070
173.Larry Finch 3042
174.Hank Whitney 3032
175.Tom Hoover 3007
176.Jim Hadnot 3004
177.Dave Lattin 2913
178.Bobby Rascoe 2887
179.Sam Robinson 2858
180.Al Skinner 2855
181.Johnny Baum 2841
182.Jimmy Rayl 2760
183.Kendall Rhine 2668
184.Rich Niemann 2632
185.David Vaughn 2593
186.Billy McGill 2590
187.Jim McDaniels 2537
188.Grant Simmons 2516
189.Ervin Inniger 2477
 Keith Swagerty 2477
191.Les Selvage 2449
192.Henry Logan 2410
193.Ray Scott 2370
194.Bobby Lloyd 2353
195.Mel Peterson 2351
196.Cliff Hagan* 2343
197.Steve Kramer 2288
198.Joe DePre 2281
199.Al Cueto 2239
200.Riney Lochmann 2205
201.Mel Bennett 2193
202.Ticky Burden 2181
203.M.L. Carr 2174
204.Barry Leibowitz 2168
205.Kim Hughes 2162
206.Al Tucker 2130
207.John Fairchild 2106
208.Mike Pratt 2102
209.Barry Orms 2091
210.Mark Olberding 2055
211.Pat McFarland 1977
212.Bill Bunting 1939
213.Jim Bradley 1913
214.Jesse Branson 1892
215.Darrell Elston 1869
216.George Tinsley 1864
217.Roger Brown 1860
218.Joe Hamood 1839
219.Jerry Pettway 1836
220.Steve Vacendak 1835
221.Billy Schaeffer 1788
222.Dewitt Menyard 1756
223.Jim Jarvis 1729
 Bruce Seals 1729
225.Gary Keller 1714
226.Hal Hale 1706
227.Dennis Wuycik 1684
228.Bruce Spraggins 1590
229.Bobby Wilson 1562
230.Mel Nowell 1555
231.Don Carlos 1527
232.Jerry Harkness 1513
233.George Johnson 1477
234.Don Chaney 1475
235.Jerry Chambers 1464
236.Tom Thacker 1454
237.Willie Porter 1442
238.Len Chappell 1403
239.Dennis Grey 1391
240.Joe Kennedy 1382
241.Bud Olsen 1375
242.Scott English 1364
243.Craig Dill 1354
244.Bobby Edmonds 1350
245.Dennis Hamilton 1342
246.Wali Jones 1339
247.Lloyd Batts 1317
248.Guy Manning 1274
249.Ronnie Robinson 1272
250.Bill Franklin 1264

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player MP
1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 57446
2.LeBron James 56170
3.Karl Malone* 54852
4.Dirk Nowitzki* 51368
5.Kevin Garnett* 50418
6.Jason Kidd* 50111
7.Elvin Hayes* 50000
8.Kobe Bryant* 48637
9.Wilt Chamberlain* 47859
10.John Stockton* 47764
11.Reggie Miller* 47619
12.Tim Duncan* 47368
13.Gary Payton* 47117
14.John Havlicek* 46471
15.Vince Carter 46367
16.Ray Allen* 46344
17.Paul Pierce* 45880
18.Robert Parish* 45704
19.Moses Malone* 45071
20.Joe Johnson 44236
21.Hakeem Olajuwon* 44222
22.Oscar Robertson* 43886
23.Carmelo Anthony 43514
24.Chris Paul 42916
25.Clifford Robinson 42561
26.Buck Williams 42464
27.Jason Terry 42034
28.Shaquille O'Neal* 41918
29.Scottie Pippen* 41069
30.Michael Jordan* 41011
31.Pau Gasol* 41001
32.Bill Russell* 40726
33.Patrick Ewing* 40594
34.Charles Oakley 40280
35.Andre Miller 40268
36.Shawn Marion 40097
37.Otis Thorpe 39822
38.Hal Greer* 39788
39.Andre Iguodala 39507
40.Dwight Howard 39457
41.Charles Barkley* 39330
42.Mark Jackson 39121
43.Jamal Crawford 38994
44.Walt Bellamy* 38940
45.Russell Westbrook 38865
46.Horace Grant 38621
47.Kevin Durant 38457
48.Kevin Willis 38362
49.Tony Parker* 38279
50.Dominique Wilkins* 38113
51.Steve Nash* 38069
52.Lenny Wilkens* 38064
53.Alex English* 38063
54.Michael Finley 37996
55.DeMar DeRozan 37958
56.Derek Harper 37786
57.Antawn Jamison 37638
58.Allen Iverson* 37584
59.Clyde Drexler* 37537
60.Jack Sikma* 36943
61.James Harden 36833
62.Dikembe Mutombo* 36791
63.Juwan Howard 36654
64.Sam Perkins 36598
65.Jerry West* 36571
66.A.C. Green 36552
67.Rasheed Wallace 36243
68.LaMarcus Aldridge 36242
69.Dennis Johnson* 35954
70.Nate Thurmond* 35881
71.Wes Unseld* 35832
72.Dwyane Wade* 35773
73.Kyle Lowry 35682
74.Isiah Thomas* 35516
75.Terry Porter 35354
76.Latrell Sprewell 35270
77.Joe Dumars* 35139
78.Paul Silas 34989
79.Glen Rice 34985
80.Elton Brand 34910
81.Maurice Cheeks* 34845
82.Dale Ellis 34778
83.Grant Hill* 34776
84.Zach Randolph 34616
85.Reggie Theus 34603
86.Rudy Gay 34561
87.Larry Bird* 34443
88.Mike Conley 34440
89.Mitch Richmond* 34309
90.Richard Jefferson 34293
91.David Robinson* 34271
92.Adrian Dantley* 34151
93.Al Horford 34018
94.Jeff Hornacek 33964
95.Mike Bibby 33962
96.Bill Laimbeer 33956
97.Tom Chambers 33922
98.Terry Cummings 33898
99.Elgin Baylor* 33863
100.Vlade Divac* 33838
101.P.J. Brown 33823
102.Rod Strickland 33634
103.Detlef Schrempf 33597
104.Rashard Lewis 33541
105.Gail Goodrich* 33527
106.Chet Walker* 33433
107.Magic Johnson* 33245
108.Chauncey Billups 33008
109.Thaddeus Young 32955
110.Trevor Ariza 32953
111.Eddie Jones 32778
112.Dave Bing* 32769
113.Derek Fisher 32719
114.Eddie Johnson 32604
115.Jeff Green 32583
116.Stephen Curry 32272
117.Chris Mullin* 32163
118.Jerry Lucas* 32131
 Lamar Odom 32131
120.Bob Lanier* 32103
121.Rolando Blackman 32087
122.Ben Wallace* 32085
123.Hersey Hawkins 32034
124.Jrue Holiday 32018
125.Chris Bosh* 31936
126.Stephon Marbury 31891
127.Sam Lacey 31873
128.Dick Van Arsdale 31771
129.Tyson Chandler 31617
130.Tayshaun Prince 31576
131.Antoine Walker 31531
132.Randy Smith 31444
133.Metta World Peace 31440
134.Dave DeBusschere* 31202
135.Ron Harper 31199
136.Kyle Korver 31183
137.Tiny Archibald* 31159
138.Mookie Blaylock 31026
139.Walt Frazier* 30965
140.Luol Deng 30941
141.Bill Bridges 30878
142.Nicolas Batum 30871
143.Chris Webber* 30847
144.Larry Nance 30697
145.Bob Pettit* 30690
146.Tracy McGrady* 30658
147.Bailey Howell* 30627
148.Tim Hardaway* 30626
149.Calvin Murphy* 30607
150.Anthony Mason 30605
151.Brook Lopez 30578
152.Paul Millsap 30498
153.David Wesley 30272
154.Jerry Stackhouse 30222
155.Dan Majerle 30206
156.Bob Cousy* 30165
157.Marvin Williams 30159
158.Damian Lillard 30152
 Byron Scott 30152
160.Kevin McHale* 30118
161.Shane Battier 30004
162.James Worthy* 30001
163.Jo Jo White* 29941
164.Sam Cassell 29812
165.Dolph Schayes* 29800
166.Lou Hudson* 29794
167.Michael Cage 29716
168.Artis Gilmore* 29685
169.Jeff Malone 29660
170.Earl Monroe* 29636
171.Dale Davis 29606
172.Dave Cowens* 29565
173.Richard Hamilton 29559
174.Bob Dandridge* 29502
175.Kendall Gill 29481
176.Bernard King* 29417
177.Shawn Kemp 29293
178.Jason Richardson 29241
179.David West 29144
180.Damon Stoudamire 29106
181.Jim Jackson 29067
182.Monta Ellis 29011
183.Josh Smith 29000
184.Nick Van Exel 28969
185.Chuck Person 28941
186.Dick Barnett 28937
187.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 28882
188.Deron Williams 28865
189.Walter Davis 28859
190.Steve Smith 28855
191.Dennis Rodman* 28839
192.Raymond Felton 28829
193.Rick Barry* 28825
194.Boris Diaw 28768
195.Paul George 28764
196.Marc Gasol 28719
197.Marcus Camby 28684
198.Tom Van Arsdale 28682
199.Julius Erving* 28677
200.Guy Rodgers* 28663
201.Baron Davis 28592
202.Rajon Rondo 28571
203.Grant Long 28514
204.Herb Williams 28484
205.Wesley Matthews 28465
206.Johnny Newman 28435
207.Harrison Barnes 28361
208.James Edwards 28356
209.Caron Butler 28333
210.Bob McAdoo* 28327
211.Allan Houston 28311
212.Jerome Kersey 28115
213.Tobias Harris 28083
214.Antonio McDyess 28053
215.Al Harrington 28009
216.Jalen Rose 27925
217.Eric Gordon 27834
218.Mike Miller 27812
219.Nikola Vučević 27786
220.Red Kerr 27784
221.Mychal Thompson 27764
222.Danny Ainge 27755
223.Clarence Weatherspoon 27736
224.Mark Aguirre 27730
225.Tyrone Corbin 27657
226.Cuttino Mobley 27618
227.Leroy Ellis 27520
228.Bill Cartwright 27491
229.Richie Guerin* 27449
230.Stephen Jackson 27398
231.Jermaine O'Neal 27364
232.Mike Dunleavy 27340
233.Jamaal Wilkes* 27275
234.Norm Nixon 27250
235.Derrick McKey 27229
236.Alvan Adams 27203
237.Kurt Thomas 27160
238.Kevin Love 27152
239.DeAndre Jordan 27107
240.Lou Williams 27104
241.Robert Horry 27069
242.Joe Smith 27022
243.Kirk Hinrich 27015
244.Peja Stojaković 26966
245.Carlos Boozer 26901
246.World B. Free 26893
247.Manu Ginóbili* 26859
248.Hedo Türkoğlu 26695
249.Avery Johnson 26615
250.Jimmy Butler 26607