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.LeBron James 61030
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 57446
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.Chris Paul 45836
21.Robert Parish* 45704
22.Julius Erving* 45227
23.Joe Johnson 44236
24.Hakeem Olajuwon* 44222
25.Kevin Durant 44077
26.Oscar Robertson* 43886
27.DeMar DeRozan 43634
28.Carmelo Anthony* 43514
29.Russell Westbrook 43026
30.Clifford Robinson 42561
31.Buck Williams 42464
32.James Harden 42450
33.Jason Terry 42034
34.Shaquille O'Neal* 41918
35.Dan Issel* 41784
36.Scottie Pippen* 41069
37.Michael Jordan* 41011
38.Pau Gasol* 41001
39.Bill Russell* 40726
40.Patrick Ewing* 40594
41.Charles Oakley 40280
42.Andre Miller 40268
43.Shawn Marion 40097
44.Otis Thorpe 39822
45.Hal Greer* 39788
46.Andre Iguodala 39507
47.Dwight Howard* 39457
48.Charles Barkley* 39330
49.Mark Jackson 39121
50.Jamal Crawford 38994
51.Walt Bellamy* 38940
52.Horace Grant 38621
53.Kevin Willis 38362
54.Tony Parker* 38279
55.Rick Barry* 38153
56.Dominique Wilkins* 38113
57.Steve Nash* 38069
58.Lenny Wilkens* 38064
59.Alex English* 38063
60.Michael Finley 37996
61.Derek Harper 37786
62.Antawn Jamison 37638
63.Mike Conley 37588
64.Allen Iverson* 37584
65.Clyde Drexler* 37537
66.Jack Sikma* 36943
67.Al Horford 36887
68.Kyle Lowry 36798
69.Dikembe Mutombo* 36791
70.Juwan Howard 36654
71.Sam Perkins 36598
72.Jerry West* 36571
73.A.C. Green 36552
74.Stephen Curry 36304
75.Rasheed Wallace 36243
76.LaMarcus Aldridge 36242
77.Dennis Johnson* 35954
78.Nate Thurmond* 35881
79.Wes Unseld* 35832
80.Dwyane Wade* 35773
81.Jrue Holiday 35720
82.George Gervin* 35597
83.Isiah Thomas* 35516
84.Terry Porter 35354
85.Latrell Sprewell 35270
86.Brook Lopez 35157
87.Joe Dumars* 35139
88.Caldwell Jones 35081
89.Paul Silas 34989
90.Glen Rice 34985
91.Elton Brand 34910
92.Maurice Cheeks* 34845
93.Dale Ellis 34778
94.Grant Hill* 34776
95.Zach Randolph 34616
96.Reggie Theus 34603
97.Rudy Gay 34561
98.Larry Bird* 34443
99.Mitch Richmond* 34309
100.Richard Jefferson 34293
101.David Robinson* 34271
102.Adrian Dantley* 34151
103.Jeff Hornacek 33964
104.Mike Bibby 33962
105.Bill Laimbeer 33956
106.Nicolas Batum 33931
107.Tom Chambers 33922
108.Terry Cummings 33898
109.Elgin Baylor* 33863
110.Vlade Divac* 33838
111.P.J. Brown 33823
112.Rod Strickland 33634
113.Detlef Schrempf 33597
114.Rashard Lewis 33541
115.Gail Goodrich* 33527
116.Chet Walker* 33433
117.Jeff Green 33432
118.Magic Johnson* 33245
119.Harrison Barnes 33015
120.Thaddeus Young 33012
121.Chauncey Billups* 33008
122.Trevor Ariza 32953
123.Eddie Jones 32778
124.Dave Bing* 32769
125.Derek Fisher 32719
126.Damian Lillard 32614
127.Eddie Johnson 32604
128.Tobias Harris 32474
129.Ron Boone 32391
130.Nikola Vučević 32321
131.Louie Dampier* 32201
132.Chris Mullin* 32163
133.Jerry Lucas* 32131
 Lamar Odom 32131
135.Bob Lanier* 32103
136.Rolando Blackman 32087
137.Ben Wallace* 32085
138.Hersey Hawkins 32034
139.Chris Bosh* 31936
140.Stephon Marbury 31891
141.Sam Lacey 31873
142.Dick Van Arsdale 31771
143.Paul George 31651
144.Tyson Chandler 31617
145.Tayshaun Prince 31576
146.Antoine Walker 31531
147.Randy Smith 31444
148.Metta World Peace 31440
149.Dave DeBusschere* 31202
150.Ron Harper 31199
151.Kyle Korver 31183
152.Tiny Archibald* 31159
153.Mookie Blaylock 31026
154.Walt Frazier* 30965
155.Luol Deng 30941
156.Bill Bridges 30878
157.Chris Webber* 30847
158.Larry Nance 30697
159.Bob Pettit* 30690
160.Tracy McGrady* 30658
161.Bailey Howell* 30627
162.Tim Hardaway* 30626
163.Calvin Murphy* 30607
164.Anthony Mason 30605
165.Paul Millsap 30498
166.Billy Paultz 30392
167.David Wesley 30272
168.Jerry Stackhouse 30222
169.Dan Majerle 30206
170.Bob Cousy* 30165
171.Marvin Williams 30159
172.Byron Scott 30152
173.Kevin McHale* 30118
174.Maurice Lucas 30112
175.Shane Battier 30004
176.James Worthy* 30001
177.Jimmy Butler 29972
178.Jo Jo White* 29941
179.Sam Cassell 29812
180.Dolph Schayes* 29800
181.Lou Hudson* 29794
182.Michael Cage 29716
183.Zelmo Beaty* 29676
184.Jeff Malone 29660
185.Earl Monroe* 29636
186.Dale Davis 29606
187.Dave Cowens* 29565
188.Richard Hamilton 29559
189.Bob Dandridge* 29502
190.Kendall Gill 29481
191.Bernard King* 29417
192.Spencer Haywood* 29408
193.Klay Thompson 29306
194.Shawn Kemp 29293
195.Giannis Antetokounmpo 29273
196.Jason Richardson 29241
197.David West 29144
198.Damon Stoudamire 29106
199.Jim Jackson 29067
200.Monta Ellis 29011
201.Josh Smith 29000
202.Nick Van Exel 28969
203.Eric Gordon 28958
204.Chuck Person 28941
205.Dick Barnett* 28937
206.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 28882
207.Deron Williams 28865
208.Walter Davis* 28859
209.Steve Smith 28855
210.Dennis Rodman* 28839
211.Raymond Felton 28829
212.Boris Diaw 28768
213.Marc Gasol 28719
214.Marcus Camby 28684
215.Tom Van Arsdale 28682
216.Guy Rodgers* 28663
217.Baron Davis 28592
218.Wesley Matthews 28579
219.Rajon Rondo 28571
220.Grant Long 28514
221.Herb Williams 28484
222.Johnny Newman 28435
223.James Edwards 28356
224.Caron Butler 28333
225.Bob McAdoo* 28327
226.Allan Houston 28311
227.George McGinnis* 28179
228.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 28124
229.Kevin Love 28118
230.Jerome Kersey 28115
231.DeAndre Jordan 28066
232.Antonio McDyess 28053
233.Al Harrington 28009
234.Andrew Wiggins 27951
235.Jalen Rose 27925
236.Mike Miller 27812
237.Rudy Gobert 27811
238.Red Kerr 27784
239.Mychal Thompson 27764
240.Danny Ainge 27755
241.Anthony Davis 27741
242.Clarence Weatherspoon 27736
243.Mark Aguirre 27730
244.Bradley Beal 27681
245.Tyrone Corbin 27657
246.Cuttino Mobley 27618
247.CJ McCollum 27528
248.Leroy Ellis 27520
249.Bill Cartwright 27491
250.Richie Guerin* 27449

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player MP
1.LeBron James 61030
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 57446
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.Chris Paul 45836
19.Robert Parish* 45704
20.Moses Malone* 45071
21.Joe Johnson 44236
22.Hakeem Olajuwon* 44222
23.Kevin Durant 44077
24.Oscar Robertson* 43886
25.DeMar DeRozan 43634
26.Carmelo Anthony* 43514
27.Russell Westbrook 43026
28.Clifford Robinson 42561
29.Buck Williams 42464
30.James Harden 42450
31.Jason Terry 42034
32.Shaquille O'Neal* 41918
33.Scottie Pippen* 41069
34.Michael Jordan* 41011
35.Pau Gasol* 41001
36.Bill Russell* 40726
37.Patrick Ewing* 40594
38.Charles Oakley 40280
39.Andre Miller 40268
40.Shawn Marion 40097
41.Otis Thorpe 39822
42.Hal Greer* 39788
43.Andre Iguodala 39507
44.Dwight Howard* 39457
45.Charles Barkley* 39330
46.Mark Jackson 39121
47.Jamal Crawford 38994
48.Walt Bellamy* 38940
49.Horace Grant 38621
50.Kevin Willis 38362
51.Tony Parker* 38279
52.Dominique Wilkins* 38113
53.Steve Nash* 38069
54.Lenny Wilkens* 38064
55.Alex English* 38063
56.Michael Finley 37996
57.Derek Harper 37786
58.Antawn Jamison 37638
59.Mike Conley 37588
60.Allen Iverson* 37584
61.Clyde Drexler* 37537
62.Jack Sikma* 36943
63.Al Horford 36887
64.Kyle Lowry 36798
65.Dikembe Mutombo* 36791
66.Juwan Howard 36654
67.Sam Perkins 36598
68.Jerry West* 36571
69.A.C. Green 36552
70.Stephen Curry 36304
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.Jrue Holiday 35720
78.Isiah Thomas* 35516
79.Terry Porter 35354
80.Latrell Sprewell 35270
81.Brook Lopez 35157
82.Joe Dumars* 35139
83.Paul Silas 34989
84.Glen Rice 34985
85.Elton Brand 34910
86.Maurice Cheeks* 34845
87.Dale Ellis 34778
88.Grant Hill* 34776
89.Zach Randolph 34616
90.Reggie Theus 34603
91.Rudy Gay 34561
92.Larry Bird* 34443
93.Mitch Richmond* 34309
94.Richard Jefferson 34293
95.David Robinson* 34271
96.Adrian Dantley* 34151
97.Jeff Hornacek 33964
98.Mike Bibby 33962
99.Bill Laimbeer 33956
100.Nicolas Batum 33931
101.Tom Chambers 33922
102.Terry Cummings 33898
103.Elgin Baylor* 33863
104.Vlade Divac* 33838
105.P.J. Brown 33823
106.Rod Strickland 33634
107.Detlef Schrempf 33597
108.Rashard Lewis 33541
109.Gail Goodrich* 33527
110.Chet Walker* 33433
111.Jeff Green 33432
112.Magic Johnson* 33245
113.Harrison Barnes 33015
114.Thaddeus Young 33012
115.Chauncey Billups* 33008
116.Trevor Ariza 32953
117.Eddie Jones 32778
118.Dave Bing* 32769
119.Derek Fisher 32719
120.Damian Lillard 32614
121.Eddie Johnson 32604
122.Tobias Harris 32474
123.Nikola Vučević 32321
124.Chris Mullin* 32163
125.Jerry Lucas* 32131
 Lamar Odom 32131
127.Bob Lanier* 32103
128.Rolando Blackman 32087
129.Ben Wallace* 32085
130.Hersey Hawkins 32034
131.Chris Bosh* 31936
132.Stephon Marbury 31891
133.Sam Lacey 31873
134.Dick Van Arsdale 31771
135.Paul George 31651
136.Tyson Chandler 31617
137.Tayshaun Prince 31576
138.Antoine Walker 31531
139.Randy Smith 31444
140.Metta World Peace 31440
141.Dave DeBusschere* 31202
142.Ron Harper 31199
143.Kyle Korver 31183
144.Tiny Archibald* 31159
145.Mookie Blaylock 31026
146.Walt Frazier* 30965
147.Luol Deng 30941
148.Bill Bridges 30878
149.Chris Webber* 30847
150.Larry Nance 30697
151.Bob Pettit* 30690
152.Tracy McGrady* 30658
153.Bailey Howell* 30627
154.Tim Hardaway* 30626
155.Calvin Murphy* 30607
156.Anthony Mason 30605
157.Paul Millsap 30498
158.David Wesley 30272
159.Jerry Stackhouse 30222
160.Dan Majerle 30206
161.Bob Cousy* 30165
162.Marvin Williams 30159
163.Byron Scott 30152
164.Kevin McHale* 30118
165.Shane Battier 30004
166.James Worthy* 30001
167.Jimmy Butler 29972
168.Jo Jo White* 29941
169.Sam Cassell 29812
170.Dolph Schayes* 29800
171.Lou Hudson* 29794
172.Michael Cage 29716
173.Artis Gilmore* 29685
174.Jeff Malone 29660
175.Earl Monroe* 29636
176.Dale Davis 29606
177.Dave Cowens* 29565
178.Richard Hamilton 29559
179.Bob Dandridge* 29502
180.Kendall Gill 29481
181.Bernard King* 29417
182.Klay Thompson 29306
183.Shawn Kemp 29293
184.Giannis Antetokounmpo 29273
185.Jason Richardson 29241
186.David West 29144
187.Damon Stoudamire 29106
188.Jim Jackson 29067
189.Monta Ellis 29011
190.Josh Smith 29000
191.Nick Van Exel 28969
192.Eric Gordon 28958
193.Chuck Person 28941
194.Dick Barnett* 28937
195.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 28882
196.Deron Williams 28865
197.Walter Davis* 28859
198.Steve Smith 28855
199.Dennis Rodman* 28839
200.Raymond Felton 28829
201.Rick Barry* 28825
202.Boris Diaw 28768
203.Marc Gasol 28719
204.Marcus Camby 28684
205.Tom Van Arsdale 28682
206.Julius Erving* 28677
207.Guy Rodgers* 28663
208.Baron Davis 28592
209.Wesley Matthews 28579
210.Rajon Rondo 28571
211.Grant Long 28514
212.Herb Williams 28484
213.Johnny Newman 28435
214.James Edwards 28356
215.Caron Butler 28333
216.Bob McAdoo* 28327
217.Allan Houston 28311
218.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 28124
219.Kevin Love 28118
220.Jerome Kersey 28115
221.DeAndre Jordan 28066
222.Antonio McDyess 28053
223.Al Harrington 28009
224.Andrew Wiggins 27951
225.Jalen Rose 27925
226.Mike Miller 27812
227.Rudy Gobert 27811
228.Red Kerr 27784
229.Mychal Thompson 27764
230.Danny Ainge 27755
231.Anthony Davis 27741
232.Clarence Weatherspoon 27736
233.Mark Aguirre 27730
234.Bradley Beal 27681
235.Tyrone Corbin 27657
236.Cuttino Mobley 27618
237.CJ McCollum 27528
238.Leroy Ellis 27520
239.Bill Cartwright 27491
240.Richie Guerin* 27449
241.Stephen Jackson 27398
242.Jermaine O'Neal 27364
243.Mike Dunleavy 27340
244.Jamaal Wilkes* 27275
245.Norm Nixon 27250
246.Derrick McKey 27229
247.Alvan Adams 27203
248.Kurt Thomas 27160
249.Draymond Green 27151
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