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NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Minutes Per Game

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

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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 41.12
5. Elgin Baylor* 40.03
6. LeBron James 40.02
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. Mel Hutchins 37.93
17. Andre Iguodala 37.83
18. Stephon Marbury 37.70
19. Geoff Petrie 37.64
20. Steve Francis 37.56
21. Walt Frazier* 37.53
22. Dwyane Wade 37.41
23. Rick Barry* 37.40
24. Walt Bellamy* 37.33
25. Jamal Mashburn 37.25
26. Nate Thurmond* 37.22
27. Karl Malone* 37.16
28. Chris Webber 37.12
29. Chris Paul 37.03
30. Paul Pierce 36.98
31. Cuttino Mobley 36.97
32. Pete Maravich* 36.95
33. Ray Allen 36.95
34. Glenn Robinson 36.84
35. Chris Bosh 36.84
36. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 36.82
37. Joe Johnson 36.74
38. Jason Kidd 36.74
39. Magic Johnson* 36.69
40. Charles Barkley* 36.65
41. Elton Brand 36.62
42. Kevin Garnett 36.61
43. John Havlicek* 36.59
44. Brad Daugherty 36.55
45. Kobe Bryant 36.45
46. Wes Unseld* 36.41
47. Dirk Nowitzki 36.40
48. Antawn Jamison 36.40
49. Julius Erving* 36.39
50. Dave Bing* 36.37
51. Larry Johnson 36.33
52. Carmelo Anthony 36.30
53. Isiah Thomas* 36.28
54. Caron Butler 36.14
55. Dwight Howard 36.10
56. Shawn Marion 36.10
57. Connie Hawkins* 36.09
58. Vince Carter 36.04
59. Pau Gasol 35.97
60. Slater Martin* 35.88
61. Gilbert Arenas 35.78
62. Jo Jo White 35.77
63. Adrian Dantley* 35.76
64. Deron Williams 35.76
65. Hakeem Olajuwon* 35.72
66. Ed Macauley* 35.71
67. Dave DeBusschere* 35.66
68. Tim Duncan 35.62
69. Charlie Scott 35.60
70. Tiny Archibald* 35.57
71. Willis Reed* 35.50
72. Dominique Wilkins* 35.49
73. Norm Nixon 35.48
74. Artis Gilmore* 35.47
75. Hal Greer* 35.46
76. Neil Johnston* 35.46
  Roger Brown 35.46
78. Lenny Wilkens* 35.34
79. Tim Hardaway 35.32
80. Antoine Walker 35.31
81. Gary Payton 35.29
82. Bob Cousy* 35.28
83. Darel Carrier 35.25
84. Bob Dandridge 35.16
85. Luol Deng 35.16
86. Mel Daniels 35.16
87. Mitch Richmond 35.15
88. Lamar Odom 35.11
89. Norm Van Lier 35.08
90. Raymond Felton 35.07
91. Glen Rice 34.98
92. Mookie Blaylock 34.90
93. Scottie Pippen* 34.86
94. Billy Cunningham* 34.86
95. Jason Richardson 34.85
96. Spencer Haywood 34.84
97. Shareef Abdur-Rahim 34.80
98. Baron Davis 34.74
99. Shaquille O'Neal 34.73
100. David Robinson* 34.72
101. Anthony Mason 34.70
102. Amare Stoudemire 34.60
103. Clyde Drexler* 34.56
104. Grant Hill 34.55
105. Joe Dumars* 34.52
106. Dick Van Arsdale 34.50
107. Richard Jefferson 34.49
108. Michael Finley 34.45
109. Dolph Schayes* 34.41
110. Larry Jones 34.40
111. Eddie Jones 34.36
112. Mike Bibby 34.33
113. Patrick Ewing* 34.31
114. Dan Issel* 34.31
115. Marques Johnson 34.29
116. Reggie Miller 34.28
117. Andre Miller 34.23
118. Jimmy Jones 34.20
119. Warren Jabali 34.15
120. Jerry Sloan 34.11
121. Kevin Johnson 34.10
122. Rashard Lewis 34.08
123. Moses Malone* 33.98
124. Sidney Wicks 33.90
125. George Carter 33.89
126. Josh Smith 33.86
127. Levern Tart 33.84
128. Jimmy Walker 33.80
129. Metta World Peace 33.74
130. Allan Houston 33.74
131. Reggie Theus 33.73
132. Anfernee Hardaway 33.68
133. Gerald Govan 33.66
134. Bernard King 33.66
135. George Gervin* 33.58
136. Jason Terry 33.55
137. Goose Ligon 33.55
138. Louie Dampier 33.54
139. Peja Stojakovic 33.54
140. Rudy Tomjanovich 33.48
141. Lou Hudson 33.48
142. Bob Lanier* 33.48
143. George McGinnis 33.47
144. Rich Jones 33.45
145. Micheal Ray Richardson 33.43
146. George Yardley* 33.40
147. Willie Wise 33.40
148. Kerry Kittles 33.39
149. Gene Shue 33.39
150. Zelmo Beaty 33.38
151. Jack Sikma 33.37
152. Stephen Jackson 33.37
153. Larry Nance 33.37
154. Bill Bridges 33.35
155. Tayshaun Prince 33.34
156. Danny Granger 33.31
157. Kirk Hinrich 33.30
158. Rudy LaRusso 33.27
159. Bob Netolicky 33.26
160. Tracy McGrady 33.25
161. Bob McAdoo* 33.25
162. Freddie Lewis 33.23
163. Derrick Coleman 33.17
164. Horace Grant 33.15
165. Damon Stoudamire 33.15
166. Jack Coleman 33.09
167. Phil Chenier 33.07
168. Gus Johnson* 33.06
169. Rasheed Wallace 33.04
170. Sean Elliott 33.02
171. Tony Parker 32.99
172. Michael Redd 32.98
173. Jamaal Wilkes 32.94
174. Richard Hamilton 32.92
175. Nick Van Exel 32.92
176. Glen Combs 32.85
177. Jim Jackson 32.84
178. David Thompson* 32.78
179. Jeff Malone 32.77
180. Rolando Blackman 32.74
181. Julius Keye 32.72
182. Dennis Johnson* 32.69
183. Chris Mullin* 32.62
184. Larry Kenon 32.59
185. Hersey Hawkins 32.59
186. Emeka Okafor 32.58
187. Truck Robinson 32.57
188. Shane Battier 32.56
189. Yao Ming 32.55
190. Vin Baker 32.54
191. Vern Mikkelsen* 32.53
192. Archie Clark 32.53
193. Gail Goodrich* 32.52
194. Carlos Boozer 32.51
195. Buck Williams 32.49
196. Donnie Freeman 32.45
197. James Worthy* 32.40
198. Chet Walker 32.40
199. Joe Barry Carroll 32.39
200. Rodney McCray 32.39
201. Richie Guerin 32.37
202. Mike Mitchell 32.33
203. Joe Caldwell 32.30
204. Tom Gola* 32.28
205. David West 32.26
206. Randy Smith 32.22
207. Chauncey Billups 32.22
208. Jerry Stackhouse 32.21
209. Bailey Howell* 32.20
210. Andy Phillip* 32.17
211. Guy Rodgers 32.13
212. George Thompson 32.11
213. Kenyon Martin 32.09
214. Jim McMillian 32.06
215. Bill Sharman* 32.05
216. Earl Monroe* 32.00
217. Red Robbins 31.99
218. Jamal Crawford 31.98
219. Doug Moe 31.96
220. Alex English* 31.91
221. David Wesley 31.90
222. Harry Gallatin* 31.88
223. Brian Taylor 31.86
224. Bob Love 31.84
225. Elmore Smith 31.81
226. Sam Lacey 31.81
227. Bill Laimbeer 31.79
228. Jack Twyman* 31.77
229. John Stockton* 31.76
230. Isaiah Rider 31.71
231. Otis Thorpe 31.68
232. Fat Lever 31.67
233. Alvin Robertson 31.67
234. Dennis Rodman* 31.66
235. Maurice Cheeks 31.65
236. Zach Randolph 31.63
237. Dan Majerle 31.63
238. Keith Van Horn 31.57
239. Rony Seikaly 31.56
240. Jeff Hornacek 31.54
241. Doug Christie 31.53
242. Derek Harper 31.51
243. Bob Verga 31.44
244. Mike Miller 31.42
245. Charles Oakley 31.42
246. Calvin Natt 31.42
247. Happy Hairston 31.35
248. Steve Nash 31.35
249. Jack George 31.34
250. Michael Adams 31.31

NBA

Rank Player MPG
1. Wilt Chamberlain* 45.80
2. Bill Russell* 42.29
3. Oscar Robertson* 42.20
4. Allen Iverson 41.12
5. Elgin Baylor* 40.03
6. LeBron James 40.02
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. Mel Hutchins 37.93
17. Andre Iguodala 37.83
18. Stephon Marbury 37.70
19. Geoff Petrie 37.64
20. Steve Francis 37.56
21. Walt Frazier* 37.53
22. Dwyane Wade 37.41
23. Walt Bellamy* 37.33
24. Jamal Mashburn 37.25
25. Nate Thurmond* 37.22
26. Karl Malone* 37.16
27. Chris Webber 37.12
28. Chris Paul 37.03
29. Paul Pierce 36.98
30. Cuttino Mobley 36.97
31. Pete Maravich* 36.95
32. Ray Allen 36.95
33. Glenn Robinson 36.84
34. Chris Bosh 36.84
35. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 36.82
36. Joe Johnson 36.74
37. Jason Kidd 36.74
38. Magic Johnson* 36.69
39. Charles Barkley* 36.65
40. Elton Brand 36.62
41. Kevin Garnett 36.61
42. John Havlicek* 36.59
43. Brad Daugherty 36.55
44. Kobe Bryant 36.45
45. Wes Unseld* 36.41
46. Dirk Nowitzki 36.40
47. Antawn Jamison 36.40
48. Dave Bing* 36.37
49. Larry Johnson 36.33
50. Rick Barry* 36.30
51. Carmelo Anthony 36.30
52. Isiah Thomas* 36.28
53. Caron Butler 36.14
54. Dwight Howard 36.10
55. Shawn Marion 36.10
56. Vince Carter 36.04
57. Pau Gasol 35.97
58. Slater Martin* 35.88
59. Gilbert Arenas 35.78
60. Jo Jo White 35.77
61. Adrian Dantley* 35.76
62. Deron Williams 35.76
63. Hakeem Olajuwon* 35.72
64. Ed Macauley* 35.71
65. Dave DeBusschere* 35.66
66. Tim Duncan 35.62
67. Tiny Archibald* 35.57
68. Willis Reed* 35.50
69. Dominique Wilkins* 35.49
70. Norm Nixon 35.48
71. Hal Greer* 35.46
72. Neil Johnston* 35.46
73. Lenny Wilkens* 35.34
74. Tim Hardaway 35.32
75. Antoine Walker 35.31
76. Gary Payton 35.29
77. Bob Cousy* 35.28
78. Bob Dandridge 35.16
79. Luol Deng 35.16
80. Mitch Richmond 35.15
81. Lamar Odom 35.11
82. Norm Van Lier 35.08
83. Raymond Felton 35.07
84. Glen Rice 34.98
85. Mookie Blaylock 34.90
86. Scottie Pippen* 34.86
87. Jason Richardson 34.85
88. Shareef Abdur-Rahim 34.80
89. Baron Davis 34.74
90. Shaquille O'Neal 34.73
91. David Robinson* 34.72
92. Anthony Mason 34.70
93. Gus Johnson* 34.60
94. Amare Stoudemire 34.60
95. Clyde Drexler* 34.56
96. Grant Hill 34.55
97. Connie Hawkins* 34.54
98. Joe Dumars* 34.52
99. Dick Van Arsdale 34.50
100. Richard Jefferson 34.49
101. Michael Finley 34.45
102. Charlie Scott 34.42
103. Dolph Schayes* 34.41
104. Eddie Jones 34.36
105. Mike Bibby 34.33
106. Patrick Ewing* 34.31
107. Julius Erving* 34.30
108. Marques Johnson 34.29
109. Reggie Miller 34.28
110. Billy Cunningham* 34.26
111. Andre Miller 34.23
112. Jerry Sloan 34.11
113. Kevin Johnson 34.10
114. Rashard Lewis 34.08
115. Moses Malone* 33.91
116. Sidney Wicks 33.90
117. Josh Smith 33.86
118. Jimmy Walker 33.80
119. Metta World Peace 33.74
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. Jason Terry 33.55
126. George Gervin* 33.55
127. Peja Stojakovic 33.54
128. Rudy Tomjanovich 33.48
129. Lou Hudson 33.48
130. Bob Lanier* 33.48
131. Micheal Ray Richardson 33.43
132. George Yardley* 33.40
133. Kerry Kittles 33.39
134. Gene Shue 33.39
135. Jack Sikma 33.37
136. Stephen Jackson 33.37
137. Larry Nance 33.37
138. Bill Bridges 33.35
139. Tayshaun Prince 33.34
140. Danny Granger 33.31
141. Kirk Hinrich 33.30
142. Rudy LaRusso 33.27
143. Tracy McGrady 33.25
144. Bob McAdoo* 33.25
145. Derrick Coleman 33.17
146. Horace Grant 33.15
147. Damon Stoudamire 33.15
148. Jack Coleman 33.09
149. Phil Chenier 33.07
150. Rasheed Wallace 33.04
151. Sean Elliott 33.02
152. Tony Parker 32.99
153. Michael Redd 32.98
154. Jamaal Wilkes 32.94
155. Richard Hamilton 32.92
156. Nick Van Exel 32.92
157. Jim Jackson 32.84
158. Jeff Malone 32.77
159. Rolando Blackman 32.74
160. Dennis Johnson* 32.69
161. Artis Gilmore* 32.66
162. Chris Mullin* 32.62
163. Hersey Hawkins 32.59
164. Emeka Okafor 32.58
165. Truck Robinson 32.57
166. Shane Battier 32.56
167. Yao Ming 32.55
168. Vin Baker 32.54
169. Vern Mikkelsen* 32.53
170. Archie Clark 32.53
171. Gail Goodrich* 32.52
172. Carlos Boozer 32.51
173. Buck Williams 32.49
174. James Worthy* 32.40
175. Chet Walker 32.40
176. Joe Barry Carroll 32.39
177. Rodney McCray 32.39
178. Richie Guerin 32.37
179. Mike Mitchell 32.33
180. Tom Gola* 32.28
181. David West 32.26
182. Randy Smith 32.22
183. Chauncey Billups 32.22
184. Jerry Stackhouse 32.21
185. Bailey Howell* 32.20
186. Zelmo Beaty 32.19
187. Andy Phillip* 32.17
188. Guy Rodgers 32.13
189. Kenyon Martin 32.09
190. Jim McMillian 32.06
191. Bill Sharman* 32.05
192. David Thompson* 32.03
193. Earl Monroe* 32.00
194. Jamal Crawford 31.98
195. Alex English* 31.91
196. David Wesley 31.90
197. Harry Gallatin* 31.88
198. Bob Love 31.84
199. Elmore Smith 31.81
200. Sam Lacey 31.81
201. Bill Laimbeer 31.79
202. Jack Twyman* 31.77
203. John Stockton* 31.76
204. Isaiah Rider 31.71
205. Otis Thorpe 31.68
206. Fat Lever 31.67
207. Alvin Robertson 31.67
208. Dennis Rodman* 31.66
209. Maurice Cheeks 31.65
210. Zach Randolph 31.63
211. Dan Majerle 31.63
212. Keith Van Horn 31.57
213. Rony Seikaly 31.56
214. Jeff Hornacek 31.54
215. Doug Christie 31.53
216. Derek Harper 31.51
217. Dan Roundfield 31.42
218. Mike Miller 31.42
219. Charles Oakley 31.42
220. Calvin Natt 31.42
221. Happy Hairston 31.35
222. Steve Nash 31.35
223. Jack George 31.34
224. Michael Adams 31.31
225. Ray Scott 31.20
226. Nick Anderson 31.15
227. Dan Issel* 31.12
228. Gus Williams 31.08
229. Otis Birdsong 31.07
230. P.J. Brown 31.06
231. Kevin McHale* 31.02
232. Alonzo Mourning 31.00
233. Curtis Rowe 30.98
234. Ron Harper 30.92
235. Gerald Wallace 30.90
236. Tom Van Arsdale 30.87
237. Tom Gugliotta 30.87
238. Larry Kenon 30.85
239. Clifford Robinson 30.84
240. Don Ohl 30.83
241. Andrei Kirilenko 30.82
242. Wally Szczerbiak 30.80
243. Juwan Howard 30.77
244. Larry Hughes 30.77
245. Dikembe Mutombo 30.76
246. Rod Strickland 30.74
247. Bill Bradley* 30.73
248. Red Kerr 30.70
249. Jim Chones 30.70
250. Chuck Person 30.69

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