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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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Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

NBA/ABA

RankPlayerMP
1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*57446
2.Karl Malone54852
3.Elvin Hayes*50000
4.Moses Malone*49444
5.Wilt Chamberlain*47859
6.John Stockton*47764
7.Reggie Miller47619
8.Artis Gilmore47134
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.Jason Kidd41155
19.Scottie Pippen41069
20.Michael Jordan*41010
21.Bill Russell*40726
22.Patrick Ewing*40594
23.Charles Oakley40280
24.Shaquille O'Neal39926
25.Otis Thorpe39822
26.Hal Greer*39788
27.Kevin Garnett39635
28.Charles Barkley*39330
29.Mark Jackson39121
30.Walt Bellamy*38940
31.Horace Grant38621
32.Kevin Willis38363
33.Rick Barry*38153
34.Dominique Wilkins*38113
35.Lenny Wilkens*38064
36.Alex English*38063
37.Derek Harper37786
38.Clyde Drexler*37537
39.Michael Finley37288
40.Jack Sikma36943
41.Dikembe Mutombo36791
42.Allen Iverson36719
43.Sam Perkins36598
44.Jerry West*36571
45.A.C. Green36552
46.Dennis Johnson35954
47.Nate Thurmond*35881
48.Wes Unseld*35832
49.George Gervin*35597
50.Isiah Thomas*35516
51.Terry Porter35354
52.Latrell Sprewell35270
53.Joe Dumars*35139
54.Ray Allen35099
55.Caldwell Jones35081
56.Paul Silas34989
57.Glen Rice34985
58.Maurice Cheeks34845
59.Dale Ellis34778
60.Reggie Theus34603
61.Kobe Bryant34531
62.Larry Bird*34443
63.Mitch Richmond34309
64.David Robinson*34271
65.Juwan Howard34188
66.Rasheed Wallace34167
67.Adrian Dantley*34151
68.Jeff Hornacek33964
69.Bill Laimbeer33956
70.Tom Chambers33922
71.Terry Cummings33898
72.Elgin Baylor*33863
73.Vlade Divac33838
74.P.J. Brown33823
75.Rod Strickland33634
76.Detlef Schrempf33597
77.Gail Goodrich*33527
78.Chet Walker33433
79.Magic Johnson*33245
80.Tim Duncan33138
81.Eddie Jones32778
82.Dave Bing*32769
83.Eddie Johnson32604
84.Ron Boone32391
85.Louie Dampier32201
86.Chris Mullin32163
87.Jerry Lucas*32131
88.Bob Lanier*32103
89.Rolando Blackman32087
90.Hersey Hawkins32034
91.Stephon Marbury31891
92.Sam Lacey31873
93.Dick Van Arsdale31771
94.Antoine Walker31531
95.Randy Smith31444
96.Dave DeBusschere*31202
97.Ron Harper31199
98.Tiny Archibald*31159
99.Mookie Blaylock31026
100.Walt Frazier*30965
101.Bill Bridges30878
102.Chris Webber30847
103.Larry Nance30697
104.Dirk Nowitzki30693
105.Bob Pettit*30690
106.Bailey Howell*30627
107.Tim Hardaway30626
108.Calvin Murphy*30607
109.Anthony Mason30605
110.Paul Pierce30525
111.Billy Paultz30392
112.David Wesley30272
113.Dan Majerle30206
114.Bob Cousy*30165
115.Byron Scott30153
116.Kevin McHale*30118
117.Maurice Lucas30112
118.James Worthy*30001
119.Jo Jo White29941
120.Sam Cassell29811
121.Dolph Schayes*29800
122.Lou Hudson29794
123.Michael Cage29716
124.Zelmo Beaty29676
125.Jeff Malone29660
126.Earl Monroe*29636
127.Dale Davis29606
128.Dave Cowens*29565
129.Bob Dandridge29502
130.Kendall Gill29481
131.Bernard King29417
132.Spencer Haywood29408
133.Antawn Jamison29354
134.Shawn Kemp29294
135.Vince Carter29271
136.Damon Stoudamire29106
137.Jim Jackson29067
138.Steve Nash29012
139.Nick Van Exel28969
140.Chuck Person28941
141.Dick Barnett28937
142.Mike Bibby28925
143.Shareef Abdur-Rahim28882
144.Walter Davis28859
145.Steve Smith28856
146.Dennis Rodman28839
147.Tom Van Arsdale28682
148.Guy Rodgers28661
149.Grant Long28514
150.Jerry Stackhouse28500
151.Herb Williams28484
152.Andre Miller28462
153.Johnny Newman28435
154.James Edwards28356
155.Bob McAdoo*28327
156.Allan Houston28311
157.George McGinnis28179
158.Grant Hill28122
159.Jerome Kersey28115
160.Shawn Marion28020
161.Jalen Rose27925
162.Ben Wallace27892
163.Red Kerr27783
164.Mychal Thompson27764
165.Danny Ainge27755
166.Clarence Weatherspoon27735
167.Mark Aguirre27730
168.Tyrone Corbin27657
169.Cuttino Mobley27619
170.Leroy Ellis27520
171.Bill Cartwright27491
172.Tracy McGrady27462
173.Richie Guerin27447
174.Jamaal Wilkes27275
175.Norm Nixon27250
176.Derrick McKey27229
177.Alvan Adams27203
178.Jason Terry27158
179.Robert Horry27066
180.World B. Free26893
181.Chauncey Billups26876
182.Rashard Lewis26855
183.Billy Cunningham*26844
184.Avery Johnson26615
185.Armen Gilliam26421
186.Sleepy Floyd26383
187.Joe Smith26361
188.Hot Rod Williams26327
189.James Donaldson26222
190.Don Buse26180
191.Norm Van Lier26171
192.Jack Twyman*26147
193.Gerald Wilkins26084
194.Antonio Davis26083
195.Doug Christie26079
196.Alonzo Mourning25975
197.Scott Wedman25927
198.Derrick Coleman25903
199.Kenny Anderson25868
200.Rick Mahorn25779
201.Elden Campbell25775
202.Sidney Wicks25762
203.Christian Laettner25760
204.Jerry Sloan25750
205.Vin Baker25737
206.Bobby Jones25728
207.Rudy Tomjanovich25714
208.Larry Johnson25685
209.John Johnson25681
210.Dick Snyder25676
211.Gus Williams25645
212.John Lucas25556
213.Bob Boozer25549
214.Charlie Scott25524
215.Muggsy Bogues25429
216.Glenn Robinson25346
217.Joe Caldwell25261
218.Xavier McDaniel25201
219.Mark Eaton25169
220.Truck Robinson25141
221.Bob Love25120
222.Robert Reid25109
223.Kevin Johnson25061
224.Antonio McDyess25049
225.Donyell Marshall25027
226.Mickey Johnson25005
227.Freddie Lewis24924
228.Nick Anderson24922
229.Paul Arizin*24897
230.Olden Polynice24884
231.Rodney McCray24876
232.Thurl Bailey24873
233.Richard Hamilton24724
234.Vern Fleming24721
235.Derek Fisher24685
236.Alvin Robertson24669
237.Johnny Green24624
238.Jack Marin24590
239.Mike Newlin24574
 Jeff Mullins24574
241.Purvis Short24549
242.Mike Mitchell24537
243.Kiki Vandeweghe24521
244.Larry Kenon24510
245.Sean Elliott24502
246.Rudy LaRusso24487
247.Fred Brown24422
248.Elton Brand24421
249.Peja Stojakovic24402
250.Happy Hairston24330

NBA

RankPlayerMP
1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*57446
2.Karl Malone54852
3.Elvin Hayes*50000
4.Wilt Chamberlain*47859
5.John Stockton*47764
6.Reggie Miller47619
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.Jason Kidd41155
16.Scottie Pippen41069
17.Michael Jordan*41010
18.Bill Russell*40726
19.Patrick Ewing*40594
20.Charles Oakley40280
21.Shaquille O'Neal39926
22.Otis Thorpe39822
23.Hal Greer*39788
24.Kevin Garnett39635
25.Charles Barkley*39330
26.Mark Jackson39121
27.Walt Bellamy*38940
28.Horace Grant38621
29.Kevin Willis38363
30.Dominique Wilkins*38113
31.Lenny Wilkens*38064
32.Alex English*38063
33.Derek Harper37786
34.Clyde Drexler*37537
35.Michael Finley37288
36.Jack Sikma36943
37.Dikembe Mutombo36791
38.Allen Iverson36719
39.Sam Perkins36598
40.Jerry West*36571
41.A.C. Green36552
42.Dennis Johnson35954
43.Nate Thurmond*35881
44.Wes Unseld*35832
45.Isiah Thomas*35516
46.Terry Porter35354
47.Latrell Sprewell35270
48.Joe Dumars*35139
49.Ray Allen35099
50.Paul Silas34989
51.Glen Rice34985
52.Maurice Cheeks34845
53.Dale Ellis34778
54.Reggie Theus34603
55.Kobe Bryant34531
56.Larry Bird*34443
57.Mitch Richmond34309
58.David Robinson*34271
59.Juwan Howard34188
60.Rasheed Wallace34167
61.Adrian Dantley*34151
62.Jeff Hornacek33964
63.Bill Laimbeer33956
64.Tom Chambers33922
65.Terry Cummings33898
66.Elgin Baylor*33863
67.Vlade Divac33838
68.P.J. Brown33823
69.Rod Strickland33634
70.Detlef Schrempf33597
71.Gail Goodrich*33527
72.Chet Walker33433
73.Magic Johnson*33245
74.Tim Duncan33138
75.Eddie Jones32778
76.Dave Bing*32769
77.Eddie Johnson32604
78.Chris Mullin32163
79.Jerry Lucas*32131
80.Bob Lanier*32103
81.Rolando Blackman32087
82.Hersey Hawkins32034
83.Stephon Marbury31891
84.Sam Lacey31873
85.Dick Van Arsdale31771
86.Antoine Walker31531
87.Randy Smith31444
88.Dave DeBusschere*31202
89.Ron Harper31199
90.Tiny Archibald*31159
91.Mookie Blaylock31026
92.Walt Frazier*30965
93.Bill Bridges30878
94.Chris Webber30847
95.Larry Nance30697
96.Dirk Nowitzki30693
97.Bob Pettit*30690
98.Bailey Howell*30627
99.Tim Hardaway30626
100.Calvin Murphy*30607
101.Anthony Mason30605
102.Paul Pierce30525
103.David Wesley30272
104.Dan Majerle30206
105.Bob Cousy*30165
106.Byron Scott30153
107.Kevin McHale*30118
108.James Worthy*30001
109.Jo Jo White29941
110.Sam Cassell29811
111.Dolph Schayes*29800
112.Lou Hudson29794
113.Michael Cage29716
114.Artis Gilmore29685
115.Jeff Malone29660
116.Earl Monroe*29636
117.Dale Davis29606
118.Dave Cowens*29565
119.Bob Dandridge29502
120.Kendall Gill29481
121.Bernard King29417
122.Antawn Jamison29354
123.Shawn Kemp29294
124.Vince Carter29271
125.Damon Stoudamire29106
126.Jim Jackson29067
127.Steve Nash29012
128.Nick Van Exel28969
129.Chuck Person28941
130.Dick Barnett28937
131.Mike Bibby28925
132.Shareef Abdur-Rahim28882
133.Walter Davis28859
134.Steve Smith28856
135.Dennis Rodman28839
136.Rick Barry*28825
137.Tom Van Arsdale28682
138.Julius Erving*28677
139.Guy Rodgers28661
140.Grant Long28514
141.Jerry Stackhouse28500
142.Herb Williams28484
143.Andre Miller28462
144.Johnny Newman28435
145.James Edwards28356
146.Bob McAdoo*28327
147.Allan Houston28311
148.Grant Hill28122
149.Jerome Kersey28115
150.Shawn Marion28020
151.Jalen Rose27925
152.Ben Wallace27892
153.Red Kerr27783
154.Mychal Thompson27764
155.Danny Ainge27755
156.Clarence Weatherspoon27735
157.Mark Aguirre27730
158.Tyrone Corbin27657
159.Cuttino Mobley27619
160.Leroy Ellis27520
161.Bill Cartwright27491
162.Tracy McGrady27462
163.Richie Guerin27447
164.Jamaal Wilkes27275
165.Norm Nixon27250
166.Derrick McKey27229
167.Alvan Adams27203
168.Jason Terry27158
169.Robert Horry27066
170.World B. Free26893
171.Chauncey Billups26876
172.Rashard Lewis26855
173.Avery Johnson26615
174.George Gervin*26536
175.Caldwell Jones26474
176.Armen Gilliam26421
177.Sleepy Floyd26383
178.Joe Smith26361
179.Hot Rod Williams26327
180.James Donaldson26222
181.Norm Van Lier26171
182.Jack Twyman*26147
183.Gerald Wilkins26084
184.Antonio Davis26083
185.Doug Christie26079
186.Alonzo Mourning25975
187.Scott Wedman25927
188.Derrick Coleman25903
189.Kenny Anderson25868
190.Rick Mahorn25779
191.Elden Campbell25775
192.Sidney Wicks25762
193.Christian Laettner25760
194.Jerry Sloan25750
195.Vin Baker25737
196.Rudy Tomjanovich25714
197.Larry Johnson25685
198.John Johnson25681
199.Dick Snyder25676
200.Gus Williams25645
201.Spencer Haywood25600
202.John Lucas25556
203.Bob Boozer25549
204.Muggsy Bogues25429
205.Glenn Robinson25346
206.Xavier McDaniel25201
207.Mark Eaton25169
208.Truck Robinson25141
209.Bob Love25120
210.Robert Reid25109
211.Kevin Johnson25061
212.Antonio McDyess25049
213.Donyell Marshall25027
214.Mickey Johnson25005
215.Nick Anderson24922
216.Paul Arizin*24897
217.Olden Polynice24884
218.Rodney McCray24876
219.Thurl Bailey24873
220.Maurice Lucas24787
221.Richard Hamilton24724
222.Vern Fleming24721
223.Derek Fisher24685
224.Alvin Robertson24669
225.Johnny Green24624
226.Jack Marin24590
227.Jeff Mullins24574
 Mike Newlin24574
229.Purvis Short24549
230.Mike Mitchell24537
231.Kiki Vandeweghe24521
232.Sean Elliott24502
233.Rudy LaRusso24487
234.Fred Brown24422
235.Elton Brand24421
236.Peja Stojakovic24402
237.Happy Hairston24330
238.Pete Maravich*24316
239.Vernon Maxwell24309
240.Vinnie Johnson24308
241.Sam Jones*24285
242.Lamar Odom24264
243.Danny Manning24202
244.Mike Gminski24058
245.Bruce Bowen24055
246.Orlando Woolridge24041
247.Tree Rollins24028
248.Wayman Tisdale23868
249.Baron Davis23826
250.Fat Lever23814

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 Gilmore17449
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.Lester Selvage2449
192.Henry Logan2410
193.Ray Scott2370
194.Bobby Lloyd2353
195.Mel Peterson2351
196.Cliff Hagan*2343
197.Steven Kramer2288
198.Joe DePre2281
199.Al Cueto2239
200.Riney Lochmann2205
201.Mel Bennett2193
202.Ticky Burden2181
203.M.L. Carr2174
204.Barry Liebowitz2168
205.Kim Hughes2162
206.Al Tucker2130
207.John Fairchild2106
208.Mike Pratt2102
209.Barry Orms2091
210.Mark Olberding2055
211.Patrick McFarland1977
212.Bill Bunting1939
213.Jim Bradley1913
214.Jesse Branson1892
215.Darrell Elston1869
216.George Tinsley1864
217.Roger Brown1860
218.Joe Hamood1839
219.Jerry Pettway1836
220.Stephen Vacendak1835
221.Billy Schaeffer1788
222.Dewitt Menyard1756
223.Bruce Seals1729
 Jim Jarvis1729
225.Gary Keller1714
226.Hal Hale1706
227.Dennis Wuycik1684
228.Bruce Spraggins1590
229.Bobby Wilson1562
230.Mel Nowell1555
231.Don Carlos1527
232.Jerry Harkness1513
233.George Johnson1477
234.Don Chaney1475
235.Jerry Chambers1464
236.Tom Thacker1454
237.Willie Porter1442
238.Len Chappell1403
239.Dennis Grey1391
240.Joe Kennedy1382
241.Bud Olsen1375
242.Scott English1364
243.Craig Dill1354
244.Bobby Edmonds1350
245.Dennis Hamilton1342
246.Wali Jones1339
247.Lloyd Batts1317
248.Guy Manning1274
249.Ronnie Robinson1272
250.William Franklin1264