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.Karl Malone* 54852
3.LeBron James 54693
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.Clifford Robinson 42561
27.Buck Williams 42464
28.Chris Paul 42268
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.Horace Grant 38621
49.Kevin Willis 38362
50.Tony Parker* 38279
51.Rick Barry* 38153
52.Dominique Wilkins* 38113
53.Steve Nash* 38069
54.Lenny Wilkens* 38064
55.Alex English* 38063
56.Russell Westbrook 38014
57.Michael Finley 37996
58.Derek Harper 37786
59.Antawn Jamison 37638
60.Allen Iverson* 37584
61.Clyde Drexler* 37537
62.Jack Sikma* 36943
63.Dikembe Mutombo* 36791
64.Kevin Durant 36771
65.Juwan Howard 36654
66.Sam Perkins 36598
67.Jerry West* 36571
68.A.C. Green 36552
69.Rasheed Wallace 36243
70.LaMarcus Aldridge 36242
71.DeMar DeRozan 36104
72.Dennis Johnson* 35954
73.Nate Thurmond* 35881
74.Wes Unseld* 35832
75.Dwyane Wade* 35773
76.George Gervin* 35597
77.Isiah Thomas* 35516
78.Terry Porter 35354
79.Latrell Sprewell 35270
80.James Harden 35152
81.Joe Dumars* 35139
82.Caldwell Jones 35081
83.Paul Silas 34989
84.Glen Rice 34985
85.Elton Brand 34910
86.Maurice Cheeks* 34845
87.Kyle Lowry 34834
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.Mitch Richmond* 34309
95.Richard Jefferson 34293
96.David Robinson* 34271
97.Adrian Dantley* 34151
98.Jeff Hornacek 33964
99.Mike Bibby 33962
100.Bill Laimbeer 33956
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.Magic Johnson* 33245
112.Mike Conley 33144
113.Chauncey Billups 33008
114.Trevor Ariza 32953
115.Al Horford 32932
116.Eddie Jones 32778
117.Dave Bing* 32769
118.Derek Fisher 32719
119.Eddie Johnson 32604
120.Thaddeus Young 32583
121.Ron Boone 32391
122.Louie Dampier* 32201
123.Chris Mullin* 32163
124.Jerry Lucas* 32131
 Lamar Odom 32131
126.Bob Lanier* 32103
127.Rolando Blackman 32087
128.Ben Wallace* 32085
129.Hersey Hawkins 32034
130.Chris Bosh* 31936
131.Stephon Marbury 31891
132.Sam Lacey 31873
133.Jeff Green 31790
134.Dick Van Arsdale 31771
135.Tyson Chandler 31617
136.Tayshaun Prince 31576
137.Antoine Walker 31531
138.Randy Smith 31444
139.Metta World Peace 31440
140.Dave DeBusschere* 31202
141.Ron Harper 31199
142.Kyle Korver 31183
143.Tiny Archibald* 31159
144.Mookie Blaylock 31026
145.Walt Frazier* 30965
146.Luol Deng 30941
147.Bill Bridges 30878
148.Chris Webber* 30847
149.Stephen Curry 30834
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.Jrue Holiday 30553
158.Paul Millsap 30498
159.Billy Paultz 30392
160.David Wesley 30272
161.Jerry Stackhouse 30222
162.Dan Majerle 30206
163.Bob Cousy* 30165
164.Marvin Williams 30159
165.Byron Scott 30152
166.Kevin McHale* 30118
167.Maurice Lucas 30112
168.Nicolas Batum 30048
169.Shane Battier 30004
170.James Worthy* 30001
171.Jo Jo White* 29941
172.Sam Cassell 29812
173.Dolph Schayes* 29800
174.Lou Hudson* 29794
175.Michael Cage 29716
176.Zelmo Beaty* 29676
177.Jeff Malone 29660
178.Earl Monroe* 29636
179.Dale Davis 29606
180.Dave Cowens* 29565
181.Richard Hamilton 29559
182.Bob Dandridge* 29502
183.Kendall Gill 29481
184.Bernard King* 29417
185.Spencer Haywood* 29408
186.Shawn Kemp 29293
187.Jason Richardson 29241
188.David West 29144
189.Damon Stoudamire 29106
190.Brook Lopez 29088
191.Jim Jackson 29067
192.Monta Ellis 29011
193.Josh Smith 29000
194.Nick Van Exel 28969
195.Chuck Person 28941
196.Dick Barnett 28937
197.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 28882
198.Deron Williams 28865
199.Walter Davis 28859
200.Steve Smith 28855
201.Dennis Rodman* 28839
202.Raymond Felton 28829
203.Boris Diaw 28768
204.Marc Gasol 28719
205.Marcus Camby 28684
206.Tom Van Arsdale 28682
207.Guy Rodgers* 28663
208.Baron Davis 28592
209.Rajon Rondo 28571
210.Grant Long 28514
211.Damian Lillard 28491
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.Wesley Matthews 28234
219.George McGinnis* 28179
220.Jerome Kersey 28115
221.Antonio McDyess 28053
222.Al Harrington 28009
223.Jalen Rose 27925
224.Mike Miller 27812
225.Red Kerr 27784
226.Mychal Thompson 27764
227.Danny Ainge 27755
228.Clarence Weatherspoon 27736
229.Mark Aguirre 27730
230.Tyrone Corbin 27657
231.Cuttino Mobley 27618
232.Leroy Ellis 27520
233.Bill Cartwright 27491
234.Richie Guerin* 27449
235.Stephen Jackson 27398
236.Jermaine O'Neal 27364
237.Mike Dunleavy 27340
238.Paul George 27280
239.Jamaal Wilkes* 27275
240.Norm Nixon 27250
241.Derrick McKey 27229
242.Alvan Adams 27203
243.Kurt Thomas 27160
244.Lou Williams 27104
245.Robert Horry 27069
246.Joe Smith 27022
247.Kirk Hinrich 27015
248.Peja Stojaković 26966
249.Harrison Barnes 26951
250.Carlos Boozer 26901

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.Bill 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.Karl Malone* 54852
3.LeBron James 54693
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.Clifford Robinson 42561
25.Buck Williams 42464
26.Chris Paul 42268
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.Horace Grant 38621
46.Kevin Willis 38362
47.Tony Parker* 38279
48.Dominique Wilkins* 38113
49.Steve Nash* 38069
50.Lenny Wilkens* 38064
51.Alex English* 38063
52.Russell Westbrook 38014
53.Michael Finley 37996
54.Derek Harper 37786
55.Antawn Jamison 37638
56.Allen Iverson* 37584
57.Clyde Drexler* 37537
58.Jack Sikma* 36943
59.Dikembe Mutombo* 36791
60.Kevin Durant 36771
61.Juwan Howard 36654
62.Sam Perkins 36598
63.Jerry West* 36571
64.A.C. Green 36552
65.Rasheed Wallace 36243
66.LaMarcus Aldridge 36242
67.DeMar DeRozan 36104
68.Dennis Johnson* 35954
69.Nate Thurmond* 35881
70.Wes Unseld* 35832
71.Dwyane Wade* 35773
72.Isiah Thomas* 35516
73.Terry Porter 35354
74.Latrell Sprewell 35270
75.James Harden 35152
76.Joe Dumars* 35139
77.Paul Silas 34989
78.Glen Rice 34985
79.Elton Brand 34910
80.Maurice Cheeks* 34845
81.Kyle Lowry 34834
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.Mitch Richmond* 34309
89.Richard Jefferson 34293
90.David Robinson* 34271
91.Adrian Dantley* 34151
92.Jeff Hornacek 33964
93.Mike Bibby 33962
94.Bill Laimbeer 33956
95.Tom Chambers 33922
96.Terry Cummings 33898
97.Elgin Baylor* 33863
98.Vlade Divac* 33838
99.P.J. Brown 33823
100.Rod Strickland 33634
101.Detlef Schrempf 33597
102.Rashard Lewis 33541
103.Gail Goodrich* 33527
104.Chet Walker* 33433
105.Magic Johnson* 33245
106.Mike Conley 33144
107.Chauncey Billups 33008
108.Trevor Ariza 32953
109.Al Horford 32932
110.Eddie Jones 32778
111.Dave Bing* 32769
112.Derek Fisher 32719
113.Eddie Johnson 32604
114.Thaddeus Young 32583
115.Chris Mullin* 32163
116.Jerry Lucas* 32131
 Lamar Odom 32131
118.Bob Lanier* 32103
119.Rolando Blackman 32087
120.Ben Wallace* 32085
121.Hersey Hawkins 32034
122.Chris Bosh* 31936
123.Stephon Marbury 31891
124.Sam Lacey 31873
125.Jeff Green 31790
126.Dick Van Arsdale 31771
127.Tyson Chandler 31617
128.Tayshaun Prince 31576
129.Antoine Walker 31531
130.Randy Smith 31444
131.Metta World Peace 31440
132.Dave DeBusschere* 31202
133.Ron Harper 31199
134.Kyle Korver 31183
135.Tiny Archibald* 31159
136.Mookie Blaylock 31026
137.Walt Frazier* 30965
138.Luol Deng 30941
139.Bill Bridges 30878
140.Chris Webber* 30847
141.Stephen Curry 30834
142.Larry Nance 30697
143.Bob Pettit* 30690
144.Tracy McGrady* 30658
145.Bailey Howell* 30627
146.Tim Hardaway* 30626
147.Calvin Murphy* 30607
148.Anthony Mason 30605
149.Jrue Holiday 30553
150.Paul Millsap 30498
151.David Wesley 30272
152.Jerry Stackhouse 30222
153.Dan Majerle 30206
154.Bob Cousy* 30165
155.Marvin Williams 30159
156.Byron Scott 30152
157.Kevin McHale* 30118
158.Nicolas Batum 30048
159.Shane Battier 30004
160.James Worthy* 30001
161.Jo Jo White* 29941
162.Sam Cassell 29812
163.Dolph Schayes* 29800
164.Lou Hudson* 29794
165.Michael Cage 29716
166.Artis Gilmore* 29685
167.Jeff Malone 29660
168.Earl Monroe* 29636
169.Dale Davis 29606
170.Dave Cowens* 29565
171.Richard Hamilton 29559
172.Bob Dandridge* 29502
173.Kendall Gill 29481
174.Bernard King* 29417
175.Shawn Kemp 29293
176.Jason Richardson 29241
177.David West 29144
178.Damon Stoudamire 29106
179.Brook Lopez 29088
180.Jim Jackson 29067
181.Monta Ellis 29011
182.Josh Smith 29000
183.Nick Van Exel 28969
184.Chuck Person 28941
185.Dick Barnett 28937
186.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 28882
187.Deron Williams 28865
188.Walter Davis 28859
189.Steve Smith 28855
190.Dennis Rodman* 28839
191.Raymond Felton 28829
192.Rick Barry* 28825
193.Boris Diaw 28768
194.Marc Gasol 28719
195.Marcus Camby 28684
196.Tom Van Arsdale 28682
197.Julius Erving* 28677
198.Guy Rodgers* 28663
199.Baron Davis 28592
200.Rajon Rondo 28571
201.Grant Long 28514
202.Damian Lillard 28491
203.Herb Williams 28484
204.Johnny Newman 28435
205.James Edwards 28356
206.Caron Butler 28333
207.Bob McAdoo* 28327
208.Allan Houston 28311
209.Wesley Matthews 28234
210.Jerome Kersey 28115
211.Antonio McDyess 28053
212.Al Harrington 28009
213.Jalen Rose 27925
214.Mike Miller 27812
215.Red Kerr 27784
216.Mychal Thompson 27764
217.Danny Ainge 27755
218.Clarence Weatherspoon 27736
219.Mark Aguirre 27730
220.Tyrone Corbin 27657
221.Cuttino Mobley 27618
222.Leroy Ellis 27520
223.Bill Cartwright 27491
224.Richie Guerin* 27449
225.Stephen Jackson 27398
226.Jermaine O'Neal 27364
227.Mike Dunleavy 27340
228.Paul George 27280
229.Jamaal Wilkes* 27275
230.Norm Nixon 27250
231.Derrick McKey 27229
232.Alvan Adams 27203
233.Kurt Thomas 27160
234.Lou Williams 27104
235.Robert Horry 27069
236.Joe Smith 27022
237.Kirk Hinrich 27015
238.Peja Stojaković 26966
239.Harrison Barnes 26951
240.Carlos Boozer 26901
241.World B. Free 26893
242.Manu Ginóbili* 26859
243.DeAndre Jordan 26844
244.Eric Gordon 26758
245.Hedo Türkoğlu 26695
246.Tobias Harris 26685
247.Avery Johnson 26615
248.Kevin Love 26542
249.George Gervin* 26536
250.Caldwell Jones 26474