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NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Minutes Per Game

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NBA/ABA

Rank Player MPG
1. Wilt Chamberlain* 45.80
2. Bill Russell* 42.29
3. Oscar Robertson* 42.20
4. Allen Iverson 41.38
5. LeBron James 40.52
6. Elgin Baylor* 40.03
7. Jerry West* 39.24
8. Jerry Lucas* 38.76
9. Bob Pettit* 38.75
10. Latrell Sprewell 38.63
11. Dave Cowens* 38.60
12. Paul Arizin* 38.42
13. Larry Bird* 38.40
14. Elvin Hayes* 38.37
15. Michael Jordan* 38.26
16. Andre Iguodala 37.99
17. Mel Hutchins 37.93
18. Elton Brand 37.91
19. Dwyane Wade 37.88
20. Stephon Marbury 37.70
21. Geoff Petrie 37.64
22. Vince Carter 37.62
23. Shawn Marion 37.60
24. Steve Francis 37.56
25. Walt Frazier* 37.53
26. Paul Pierce 37.52
27. Kevin Garnett 37.51
28. Rick Barry* 37.40
29. Gilbert Arenas 37.34
30. Walt Bellamy* 37.33
31. Jamal Mashburn 37.25
32. Ray Allen 37.24
33. Nate Thurmond* 37.22
34. Jason Kidd 37.17
35. Karl Malone 37.16
36. Chris Webber 37.12
37. Chris Bosh 37.09
38. Cuttino Mobley 36.97
39. Pete Maravich* 36.95
40. Glenn Robinson 36.84
41. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 36.82
42. Tim Duncan 36.82
43. Antawn Jamison 36.78
44. Joe Johnson 36.77
45. Magic Johnson* 36.69
46. Charles Barkley* 36.65
47. Dirk Nowitzki 36.60
48. John Havlicek* 36.59
49. Brad Daugherty 36.55
50. Lamar Odom 36.51
51. Kobe Bryant 36.45
52. Caron Butler 36.43
53. Wes Unseld* 36.41
54. Julius Erving* 36.39
55. Dave Bing* 36.37
56. Larry Johnson 36.33
57. Isiah Thomas* 36.28
58. Carmelo Anthony 36.21
59. Connie Hawkins* 36.09
60. Mike Bibby 36.00
61. Slater Martin* 35.88
62. Jo Jo White 35.77
63. Adrian Dantley* 35.76
64. Richard Jefferson 35.73
65. Hakeem Olajuwon* 35.72
66. Ed Macauley* 35.71
67. Grant Hill 35.69
68. Shaquille O'Neal 35.68
69. Dave DeBusschere* 35.66
70. Pau Gasol 35.65
71. Jason Richardson 35.62
72. Charlie Scott 35.60
73. Tiny Archibald* 35.57
74. Willis Reed* 35.50
75. Dominique Wilkins* 35.49
76. Norm Nixon 35.48
77. Artis Gilmore 35.47
78. Hal Greer* 35.46
79. Neil Johnston* 35.46
  Roger Brown 35.46
81. Baron Davis 35.35
82. Lenny Wilkens* 35.34
83. Tim Hardaway 35.32
84. Antoine Walker 35.31
85. Gary Payton 35.29
86. Bob Cousy* 35.28
87. Michael Finley 35.20
88. Bob Dandridge 35.16
89. Mel Daniels 35.16
90. Mitch Richmond 35.15
91. Norm Van Lier 35.08
92. Tracy McGrady 35.03
93. Glen Rice 34.98
94. Mookie Blaylock 34.90
95. Ron Artest 34.87
96. Scottie Pippen 34.86
97. Billy Cunningham* 34.86
98. Andre Miller 34.86
99. Spencer Haywood 34.84
100. Shareef Abdur-Rahim 34.80
101. David Robinson* 34.72
102. Anthony Mason 34.70
103. Clyde Drexler* 34.56
104. Rashard Lewis 34.56
105. Joe Dumars* 34.52
106. Dick Van Arsdale 34.50
107. Dolph Schayes* 34.41
108. Larry Jones 34.40
109. Eddie Jones 34.36
110. Peja Stojakovic 34.35
111. Patrick Ewing* 34.31
112. Dan Issel* 34.31
113. Marques Johnson 34.29
114. Reggie Miller 34.28
115. Amare Stoudemire 34.23
116. Jimmy Jones 34.20
117. Warren Jabali 34.15
118. Jerry Sloan* 34.11
119. Kevin Johnson 34.10
120. Kirk Hinrich 34.08
121. Michael Redd 34.01
122. Moses Malone* 33.98
123. Jason Terry 33.96
124. Sidney Wicks 33.90
125. George Carter 33.89
126. Jimmy Walker 33.80
127. Rasheed Wallace 33.77
128. Allan Houston 33.74
129. Reggie Theus 33.73
130. Anfernee Hardaway 33.68
131. Gerald Govan 33.66
132. Bernard King 33.66
133. George Gervin* 33.58
134. Louie Dampier 33.54
135. Shane Battier 33.52
136. Rudy Tomjanovich 33.48
137. Lou Hudson 33.48
138. Bob Lanier* 33.48
139. George McGinnis 33.47
140. Rich Jones 33.45
141. Micheal Ray Richardson 33.43
142. Tayshaun Prince 33.41
143. George Yardley* 33.40
144. Willie Wise 33.40
145. Kerry Kittles 33.39
146. Gene Shue 33.39
147. Zelmo Beaty 33.38
148. Jerry Stackhouse 33.37
149. Jack Sikma 33.37
150. Larry Nance 33.37
151. Bill Bridges 33.35
152. Richard Hamilton 33.32
153. Rudy LaRusso 33.27
154. Bob Netolicky 33.26
155. Bob McAdoo* 33.25
156. Freddie Lewis 33.23
157. Derrick Coleman 33.17
158. Tony Parker 33.17
159. Horace Grant 33.15
160. Damon Stoudamire 33.15
161. Jack Coleman 33.09
162. Phil Chenier 33.07
163. Gus Johnson 33.06
164. Sean Elliott 33.02
165. Jamaal Wilkes 32.94
166. Nick Van Exel 32.92
167. Glen Combs 32.85
168. Jim Jackson 32.84
169. David Thompson* 32.78
170. Jeff Malone 32.77
171. Rolando Blackman 32.74
172. Juwan Howard 32.71
173. Yao Ming 32.70
174. Dennis Johnson 32.69
175. Chris Mullin 32.62
176. Larry Kenon 32.59
177. Hersey Hawkins 32.59
178. Truck Robinson 32.57
179. Jamal Crawford 32.54
180. Vin Baker 32.54
181. Vern Mikkelsen* 32.53
182. Archie Clark 32.53
183. Gail Goodrich* 32.52
184. Stephen Jackson 32.50
185. Buck Williams 32.49
186. Kenyon Martin 32.47
187. Donnie Freeman 32.45
188. James Worthy* 32.40
189. Chet Walker 32.40
190. Joe Barry Carroll 32.39
191. Rodney McCray 32.39
192. Richie Guerin 32.37
193. Mike Mitchell 32.33
194. Joe Caldwell 32.30
195. Tom Gola* 32.28
196. Mike Miller 32.24
197. Randy Smith 32.22
198. Bailey Howell* 32.20
199. Andy Phillip* 32.17
200. Guy Rodgers 32.13
201. Chauncey Billups 32.12
202. Jim McMillian 32.06
203. Bill Sharman* 32.05
204. Earl Monroe* 32.00
205. Red Robbins 31.99
206. Alex English* 31.91
207. David Wesley 31.90
208. Harry Gallatin* 31.88
209. Brian Taylor 31.86
210. Bob Love 31.84
211. Elmore Smith 31.81
212. Sam Lacey 31.81
213. Bill Laimbeer 31.79
214. Jack Twyman* 31.77
215. John Stockton* 31.76
216. Isaiah Rider 31.71
217. Otis Thorpe 31.68
218. Fat Lever 31.67
219. Alvin Robertson 31.67
220. Dennis Rodman 31.66
221. Maurice Cheeks 31.65
222. Dan Majerle 31.63
223. Keith Van Horn 31.57
224. Rony Seikaly 31.56
225. Jeff Hornacek 31.54
226. Doug Christie 31.53
227. Derek Harper 31.51
228. Larry Hughes 31.44
229. Charles Oakley 31.42
230. Calvin Natt 31.42
231. Happy Hairston 31.35
232. Jack George 31.34
233. Michael Adams 31.31
234. Nick Anderson 31.15
235. Ron Boone 31.12
236. Cincinnatus Powell 31.11
237. Jason Williams 31.11
238. Gus Williams 31.08
239. Steve Nash 31.08
240. Otis Birdsong 31.07
241. P.J. Brown 31.06
242. Andrei Kirilenko 31.04
243. Kevin McHale* 31.02
244. Alonzo Mourning 31.00
245. Curtis Rowe 30.98
246. Ron Harper 30.92
247. Ben Wallace 30.87
248. Tom Van Arsdale 30.87
249. Tom Gugliotta 30.87
250. Clifford Robinson 30.84

NBA

Rank Player MPG
1. Wilt Chamberlain* 45.80
2. Bill Russell* 42.29
3. Oscar Robertson* 42.20
4. Allen Iverson 41.38
5. LeBron James 40.52
6. Elgin Baylor* 40.03
7. Jerry West* 39.24
8. Jerry Lucas* 38.76
9. Bob Pettit* 38.75
10. Latrell Sprewell 38.63
11. Dave Cowens* 38.60
12. Paul Arizin* 38.42
13. Larry Bird* 38.40
14. Elvin Hayes* 38.37
15. Michael Jordan* 38.26
16. Andre Iguodala 37.99
17. Mel Hutchins 37.93
18. Elton Brand 37.91
19. Dwyane Wade 37.88
20. Stephon Marbury 37.70
21. Geoff Petrie 37.64
22. Vince Carter 37.62
23. Shawn Marion 37.60
24. Steve Francis 37.56
25. Walt Frazier* 37.53
26. Paul Pierce 37.52
27. Kevin Garnett 37.51
28. Gilbert Arenas 37.34
29. Walt Bellamy* 37.33
30. Jamal Mashburn 37.25
31. Ray Allen 37.24
32. Nate Thurmond* 37.22
33. Jason Kidd 37.17
34. Karl Malone 37.16
35. Chris Webber 37.12
36. Chris Bosh 37.09
37. Cuttino Mobley 36.97
38. Pete Maravich* 36.95
39. Glenn Robinson 36.84
40. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 36.82
41. Tim Duncan 36.82
42. Antawn Jamison 36.78
43. Joe Johnson 36.77
44. Magic Johnson* 36.69
45. Charles Barkley* 36.65
46. Dirk Nowitzki 36.60
47. John Havlicek* 36.59
48. Brad Daugherty 36.55
49. Lamar Odom 36.51
50. Kobe Bryant 36.45
51. Caron Butler 36.43
52. Wes Unseld* 36.41
53. Dave Bing* 36.37
54. Larry Johnson 36.33
55. Rick Barry* 36.30
56. Isiah Thomas* 36.28
57. Carmelo Anthony 36.21
58. Mike Bibby 36.00
59. Slater Martin* 35.88
60. Jo Jo White 35.77
61. Adrian Dantley* 35.76
62. Richard Jefferson 35.73
63. Hakeem Olajuwon* 35.72
64. Ed Macauley* 35.71
65. Grant Hill 35.69
66. Shaquille O'Neal 35.68
67. Dave DeBusschere* 35.66
68. Pau Gasol 35.65
69. Jason Richardson 35.62
70. Tiny Archibald* 35.57
71. Willis Reed* 35.50
72. Dominique Wilkins* 35.49
73. Norm Nixon 35.48
74. Hal Greer* 35.46
75. Neil Johnston* 35.46
76. Baron Davis 35.35
77. Lenny Wilkens* 35.34
78. Tim Hardaway 35.32
79. Antoine Walker 35.31
80. Gary Payton 35.29
81. Bob Cousy* 35.28
82. Michael Finley 35.20
83. Bob Dandridge 35.16
84. Mitch Richmond 35.15
85. Norm Van Lier 35.08
86. Tracy McGrady 35.03
87. Glen Rice 34.98
88. Mookie Blaylock 34.90
89. Ron Artest 34.87
90. Scottie Pippen 34.86
91. Andre Miller 34.86
92. Shareef Abdur-Rahim 34.80
93. David Robinson* 34.72
94. Anthony Mason 34.70
95. Gus Johnson 34.60
96. Clyde Drexler* 34.56
97. Rashard Lewis 34.56
98. Connie Hawkins* 34.54
99. Joe Dumars* 34.52
100. Dick Van Arsdale 34.50
101. Charlie Scott 34.42
102. Dolph Schayes* 34.41
103. Eddie Jones 34.36
104. Peja Stojakovic 34.35
105. Patrick Ewing* 34.31
106. Julius Erving* 34.30
107. Marques Johnson 34.29
108. Reggie Miller 34.28
109. Billy Cunningham* 34.26
110. Amare Stoudemire 34.23
111. Jerry Sloan* 34.11
112. Kevin Johnson 34.10
113. Kirk Hinrich 34.08
114. Michael Redd 34.01
115. Jason Terry 33.96
116. Moses Malone* 33.91
117. Sidney Wicks 33.90
118. Jimmy Walker 33.80
119. Rasheed Wallace 33.77
120. Allan Houston 33.74
121. Reggie Theus 33.73
122. Spencer Haywood 33.68
123. Anfernee Hardaway 33.68
124. Bernard King 33.66
125. George Gervin* 33.55
126. Shane Battier 33.52
127. Rudy Tomjanovich 33.48
128. Lou Hudson 33.48
129. Bob Lanier* 33.48
130. Micheal Ray Richardson 33.43
131. Tayshaun Prince 33.41
132. George Yardley* 33.40
133. Kerry Kittles 33.39
134. Gene Shue 33.39
135. Jerry Stackhouse 33.37
136. Jack Sikma 33.37
137. Larry Nance 33.37
138. Bill Bridges 33.35
139. Richard Hamilton 33.32
140. Rudy LaRusso 33.27
141. Bob McAdoo* 33.25
142. Derrick Coleman 33.17
143. Tony Parker 33.17
144. Horace Grant 33.15
145. Damon Stoudamire 33.15
146. Jack Coleman 33.09
147. Phil Chenier 33.07
148. Sean Elliott 33.02
149. Jamaal Wilkes 32.94
150. Nick Van Exel 32.92
151. Jim Jackson 32.84
152. Jeff Malone 32.77
153. Rolando Blackman 32.74
154. Juwan Howard 32.71
155. Yao Ming 32.70
156. Dennis Johnson 32.69
157. Artis Gilmore 32.66
158. Chris Mullin 32.62
159. Hersey Hawkins 32.59
160. Truck Robinson 32.57
161. Jamal Crawford 32.54
162. Vin Baker 32.54
163. Vern Mikkelsen* 32.53
164. Archie Clark 32.53
165. Gail Goodrich* 32.52
166. Stephen Jackson 32.50
167. Buck Williams 32.49
168. Kenyon Martin 32.47
169. James Worthy* 32.40
170. Chet Walker 32.40
171. Joe Barry Carroll 32.39
172. Rodney McCray 32.39
173. Richie Guerin 32.37
174. Mike Mitchell 32.33
175. Tom Gola* 32.28
176. Mike Miller 32.24
177. Randy Smith 32.22
178. Bailey Howell* 32.20
179. Zelmo Beaty 32.19
180. Andy Phillip* 32.17
181. Guy Rodgers 32.13
182. Chauncey Billups 32.12
183. Jim McMillian 32.06
184. Bill Sharman* 32.05
185. David Thompson* 32.03
186. Earl Monroe* 32.00
187. Alex English* 31.91
188. David Wesley 31.90
189. Harry Gallatin* 31.88
190. Bob Love 31.84
191. Elmore Smith 31.81
192. Sam Lacey 31.81
193. Bill Laimbeer 31.79
194. Jack Twyman* 31.77
195. John Stockton* 31.76
196. Isaiah Rider 31.71
197. Otis Thorpe 31.68
198. Fat Lever 31.67
199. Alvin Robertson 31.67
200. Dennis Rodman 31.66
201. Maurice Cheeks 31.65
202. Dan Majerle 31.63
203. Keith Van Horn 31.57
204. Rony Seikaly 31.56
205. Jeff Hornacek 31.54
206. Doug Christie 31.53
207. Derek Harper 31.51
208. Larry Hughes 31.44
209. Dan Roundfield 31.42
210. Charles Oakley 31.42
211. Calvin Natt 31.42
212. Happy Hairston 31.35
213. Jack George 31.34
214. Michael Adams 31.31
215. Ray Scott 31.20
216. Nick Anderson 31.15
217. Dan Issel* 31.12
218. Jason Williams 31.11
219. Gus Williams 31.08
220. Steve Nash 31.08
221. Otis Birdsong 31.07
222. P.J. Brown 31.06
223. Andrei Kirilenko 31.04
224. Kevin McHale* 31.02
225. Alonzo Mourning 31.00
226. Curtis Rowe 30.98
227. Ron Harper 30.92
228. Ben Wallace 30.87
229. Tom Van Arsdale 30.87
230. Tom Gugliotta 30.87
231. Larry Kenon 30.85
232. Clifford Robinson 30.84
233. Don Ohl 30.83
234. Wally Szczerbiak 30.80
235. Dikembe Mutombo 30.76
236. Rod Strickland 30.74
237. Bill Bradley* 30.73
238. Red Kerr 30.70
239. Jim Chones 30.70
240. Chuck Person 30.69
241. Marcus Camby 30.68
242. Brian Winters 30.67
243. George McGinnis 30.67
244. Cliff Robinson 30.66
245. Roy Hinson 30.66
246. Tom Chambers 30.64
247. Steve Smith 30.63
248. Jeff Mullins 30.56
249. Ricky Davis 30.56
250. Calvin Murphy* 30.55
  Desmond Mason 30.55

ABA

Rank Player MPG
1. Artis Gilmore 41.55
2. Rick Barry* 41.27
3. Julius Erving* 40.66
4. Dan Issel* 38.88
5. Jimmy Jones 38.23
6. George McGinnis 38.17
7. Louie Dampier 38.15
8. Caldwell Jones 37.26
9. Larry Jones 36.67
10. Joe Caldwell 36.26
11. Larry Kenon 36.12
12. Willie Wise 35.84
13. James Silas 35.76
14. Mel Daniels 35.57
15. Zelmo Beaty 35.51
16. Roger Brown 35.46
17. Darel Carrier 35.25
18. Freddie Lewis 35.04
19. Billy Paultz 34.42
20. Mack Calvin 34.27
21. Warren Jabali 34.15
22. Rich Jones 34.00
23. George Carter 33.95
24. Levern Tart 33.84
25. George Gervin* 33.68
26. Gerald Govan 33.66
27. Goose Ligon 33.55
28. Donnie Freeman 33.47
29. Bob Netolicky 33.26
30. George Thompson 33.10
31. Wayne Hightower 33.07
32. Glen Combs 32.85
33. Bob Verga 32.83
34. Brian Taylor 32.79
35. Julius Keye 32.72
36. Ron Boone 32.62
37. Ralph Simpson 32.12
38. Red Robbins 31.99
39. Doug Moe 31.96
40. Steve Jones 31.58
41. Cincinnatus Powell 31.11
42. Trooper Washington 31.07
43. Wil Jones 30.94
44. Ira Harge 30.82
45. Charles Williams 30.76
46. Larry Miller 30.74
47. Bill Melchionni 30.55
48. Larry Brown* 30.08
49. Chuck Williams 30.05
50. Mike Lewis 30.02
51. Randolph Mahaffey 29.87
52. Manny Leaks 29.68
53. Stew Johnson 29.68
54. Warren Davis 29.28
55. George Lehmann 29.28
56. John Roche 29.21
57. Dave Robisch 28.97
58. Fatty Taylor 28.80
59. Don Buse 28.65
60. Darnell Hillman 27.89
61. John Beasley 27.56
62. Donald Sidle 27.35
63. Byron Beck 26.97
64. Al Smith 26.62
65. Les Hunter 26.52
66. Jim Eakins 26.49
67. Joe Hamilton 26.45
68. Wendell Ladner 26.28
69. Lonnie Wright 25.99
70. Walter Simon 25.98
71. Randy Denton 25.77
72. Arthur Becker 25.49
73. Gene Moore 25.33
74. Gene Littles 25.13
75. Johnny Neumann 25.09
76. Ronald Franz 24.60
77. Bill Keller 24.48
78. Julian Hammond 24.43
79. Ted McClain 24.39
80. Mike Gale 24.31
81. Tom Owens 24.07
82. Bob Warren 20.39
83. Marv Roberts 20.14
84. Lee Davis 17.23