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 57990
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.Robert Parish* 45704
21.Julius Erving* 45227
22.Chris Paul 44569
23.Joe Johnson 44236
24.Hakeem Olajuwon* 44222
25.Oscar Robertson* 43886
26.Carmelo Anthony 43514
27.Clifford Robinson 42561
28.Buck Williams 42464
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.Russell Westbrook 40312
38.Charles Oakley 40280
39.Andre Miller 40268
40.Kevin Durant 40194
41.Shawn Marion 40097
42.DeMar DeRozan 39894
43.Otis Thorpe 39822
44.Hal Greer* 39788
45.Andre Iguodala 39507
46.Dwight Howard 39457
47.Charles Barkley* 39330
48.Mark Jackson 39121
49.Jamal Crawford 38994
50.Walt Bellamy* 38940
51.James Harden 38634
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.Allen Iverson* 37584
64.Clyde Drexler* 37537
65.Jack Sikma* 36943
66.Dikembe Mutombo* 36791
67.Juwan Howard 36654
68.Sam Perkins 36598
69.Jerry West* 36571
70.A.C. Green 36552
71.Kyle Lowry 36533
72.Rasheed Wallace 36243
73.LaMarcus Aldridge 36242
74.Dennis Johnson* 35954
75.Nate Thurmond* 35881
76.Mike Conley 35844
77.Wes Unseld* 35832
78.Dwyane Wade* 35773
79.George Gervin* 35597
80.Isiah Thomas* 35516
81.Terry Porter 35354
82.Latrell Sprewell 35270
83.Al Horford 35223
84.Joe Dumars* 35139
85.Caldwell Jones 35081
86.Paul Silas 34989
87.Glen Rice 34985
88.Elton Brand 34910
89.Maurice Cheeks* 34845
90.Dale Ellis 34778
91.Grant Hill* 34776
92.Zach Randolph 34616
93.Reggie Theus 34603
94.Rudy Gay 34561
95.Larry Bird* 34443
96.Mitch Richmond* 34309
97.Richard Jefferson 34293
98.David Robinson* 34271
99.Adrian Dantley* 34151
100.Jeff Hornacek 33964
101.Mike Bibby 33962
102.Bill Laimbeer 33956
103.Tom Chambers 33922
104.Terry Cummings 33898
105.Stephen Curry 33895
106.Elgin Baylor* 33863
107.Vlade Divac* 33838
108.P.J. Brown 33823
109.Rod Strickland 33634
110.Detlef Schrempf 33597
111.Rashard Lewis 33541
112.Gail Goodrich* 33527
113.Jrue Holiday 33451
114.Chet Walker* 33433
115.Magic Johnson* 33245
116.Thaddeus Young 33012
117.Chauncey Billups* 33008
118.Jeff Green 32998
119.Trevor Ariza 32953
120.Eddie Jones 32778
121.Dave Bing* 32769
122.Derek Fisher 32719
123.Eddie Johnson 32604
124.Ron Boone 32391
125.Brook Lopez 32360
126.Louie Dampier* 32201
127.Chris Mullin* 32163
128.Jerry Lucas* 32131
 Lamar Odom 32131
130.Bob Lanier* 32103
131.Rolando Blackman 32087
132.Ben Wallace* 32085
133.Nicolas Batum 32042
134.Hersey Hawkins 32034
135.Chris Bosh* 31936
136.Stephon Marbury 31891
137.Sam Lacey 31873
138.Damian Lillard 31824
139.Dick Van Arsdale 31771
140.Tyson Chandler 31617
141.Tayshaun Prince 31576
142.Antoine Walker 31531
143.Randy Smith 31444
144.Metta World Peace 31440
145.Dave DeBusschere* 31202
146.Ron Harper 31199
147.Kyle Korver 31183
148.Tiny Archibald* 31159
149.Mookie Blaylock 31026
150.Walt Frazier* 30965
151.Luol Deng 30941
152.Bill Bridges 30878
153.Chris Webber* 30847
154.Larry Nance 30697
155.Bob Pettit* 30690
156.Tracy McGrady* 30658
157.Bailey Howell* 30627
158.Tim Hardaway* 30626
159.Calvin Murphy* 30607
160.Anthony Mason 30605
161.Paul Millsap 30498
162.Billy Paultz 30392
163.David Wesley 30272
164.Jerry Stackhouse 30222
165.Dan Majerle 30206
166.Bob Cousy* 30165
167.Marvin Williams 30159
168.Byron Scott 30152
169.Paul George 30143
170.Kevin McHale* 30118
171.Maurice Lucas 30112
172.Harrison Barnes 30008
173.Shane Battier 30004
174.James Worthy* 30001
175.Jo Jo White* 29941
176.Sam Cassell 29812
177.Tobias Harris 29800
 Dolph Schayes* 29800
179.Lou Hudson* 29794
180.Michael Cage 29716
181.Nikola Vučević 29679
182.Zelmo Beaty* 29676
183.Jeff Malone 29660
184.Earl Monroe* 29636
185.Dale Davis 29606
186.Dave Cowens* 29565
187.Richard Hamilton 29559
188.Bob Dandridge* 29502
189.Kendall Gill 29481
190.Bernard King* 29417
191.Spencer Haywood* 29408
192.Shawn Kemp 29293
193.Jason Richardson 29241
194.David West 29144
195.Damon Stoudamire 29106
196.Jim Jackson 29067
197.Monta Ellis 29011
198.Josh Smith 29000
199.Nick Van Exel 28969
200.Chuck Person 28941
201.Dick Barnett* 28937
202.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 28882
203.Deron Williams 28865
204.Walter Davis* 28859
205.Steve Smith 28855
206.Dennis Rodman* 28839
207.Raymond Felton 28829
208.Boris Diaw 28768
209.Eric Gordon 28757
210.Marc Gasol 28719
211.Marcus Camby 28684
212.Tom Van Arsdale 28682
213.Guy Rodgers* 28663
214.Baron Davis 28592
215.Wesley Matthews 28579
216.Rajon Rondo 28571
217.Grant Long 28514
218.Herb Williams 28484
219.Johnny Newman 28435
220.James Edwards 28356
221.Caron Butler 28333
222.Bob McAdoo* 28327
223.Allan Houston 28311
224.George McGinnis* 28179
225.Jerome Kersey 28115
226.Antonio McDyess 28053
227.Al Harrington 28009
228.Jalen Rose 27925
229.Mike Miller 27812
230.Jimmy Butler 27810
231.Red Kerr 27784
232.Mychal Thompson 27764
233.Danny Ainge 27755
234.Clarence Weatherspoon 27736
235.Mark Aguirre 27730
236.Tyrone Corbin 27657
237.Cuttino Mobley 27618
238.DeAndre Jordan 27566
239.Leroy Ellis 27520
240.Bill Cartwright 27491
241.Kevin Love 27452
242.Richie Guerin* 27449
243.Stephen Jackson 27398
244.Jermaine O'Neal 27364
245.Mike Dunleavy 27340
246.Jamaal Wilkes* 27275
247.Norm Nixon 27250
248.Giannis Antetokounmpo 27232
249.Derrick McKey 27229
250.Alvan Adams 27203

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player MP
1.LeBron James 57990
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.Robert Parish* 45704
19.Moses Malone* 45071
20.Chris Paul 44569
21.Joe Johnson 44236
22.Hakeem Olajuwon* 44222
23.Oscar Robertson* 43886
24.Carmelo Anthony 43514
25.Clifford Robinson 42561
26.Buck Williams 42464
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.Russell Westbrook 40312
35.Charles Oakley 40280
36.Andre Miller 40268
37.Kevin Durant 40194
38.Shawn Marion 40097
39.DeMar DeRozan 39894
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.James Harden 38634
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.Allen Iverson* 37584
60.Clyde Drexler* 37537
61.Jack Sikma* 36943
62.Dikembe Mutombo* 36791
63.Juwan Howard 36654
64.Sam Perkins 36598
65.Jerry West* 36571
66.A.C. Green 36552
67.Kyle Lowry 36533
68.Rasheed Wallace 36243
69.LaMarcus Aldridge 36242
70.Dennis Johnson* 35954
71.Nate Thurmond* 35881
72.Mike Conley 35844
73.Wes Unseld* 35832
74.Dwyane Wade* 35773
75.Isiah Thomas* 35516
76.Terry Porter 35354
77.Latrell Sprewell 35270
78.Al Horford 35223
79.Joe Dumars* 35139
80.Paul Silas 34989
81.Glen Rice 34985
82.Elton Brand 34910
83.Maurice Cheeks* 34845
84.Dale Ellis 34778
85.Grant Hill* 34776
86.Zach Randolph 34616
87.Reggie Theus 34603
88.Rudy Gay 34561
89.Larry Bird* 34443
90.Mitch Richmond* 34309
91.Richard Jefferson 34293
92.David Robinson* 34271
93.Adrian Dantley* 34151
94.Jeff Hornacek 33964
95.Mike Bibby 33962
96.Bill Laimbeer 33956
97.Tom Chambers 33922
98.Terry Cummings 33898
99.Stephen Curry 33895
100.Elgin Baylor* 33863
101.Vlade Divac* 33838
102.P.J. Brown 33823
103.Rod Strickland 33634
104.Detlef Schrempf 33597
105.Rashard Lewis 33541
106.Gail Goodrich* 33527
107.Jrue Holiday 33451
108.Chet Walker* 33433
109.Magic Johnson* 33245
110.Thaddeus Young 33012
111.Chauncey Billups* 33008
112.Jeff Green 32998
113.Trevor Ariza 32953
114.Eddie Jones 32778
115.Dave Bing* 32769
116.Derek Fisher 32719
117.Eddie Johnson 32604
118.Brook Lopez 32360
119.Chris Mullin* 32163
120.Jerry Lucas* 32131
 Lamar Odom 32131
122.Bob Lanier* 32103
123.Rolando Blackman 32087
124.Ben Wallace* 32085
125.Nicolas Batum 32042
126.Hersey Hawkins 32034
127.Chris Bosh* 31936
128.Stephon Marbury 31891
129.Sam Lacey 31873
130.Damian Lillard 31824
131.Dick Van Arsdale 31771
132.Tyson Chandler 31617
133.Tayshaun Prince 31576
134.Antoine Walker 31531
135.Randy Smith 31444
136.Metta World Peace 31440
137.Dave DeBusschere* 31202
138.Ron Harper 31199
139.Kyle Korver 31183
140.Tiny Archibald* 31159
141.Mookie Blaylock 31026
142.Walt Frazier* 30965
143.Luol Deng 30941
144.Bill Bridges 30878
145.Chris Webber* 30847
146.Larry Nance 30697
147.Bob Pettit* 30690
148.Tracy McGrady* 30658
149.Bailey Howell* 30627
150.Tim Hardaway* 30626
151.Calvin Murphy* 30607
152.Anthony Mason 30605
153.Paul Millsap 30498
154.David Wesley 30272
155.Jerry Stackhouse 30222
156.Dan Majerle 30206
157.Bob Cousy* 30165
158.Marvin Williams 30159
159.Byron Scott 30152
160.Paul George 30143
161.Kevin McHale* 30118
162.Harrison Barnes 30008
163.Shane Battier 30004
164.James Worthy* 30001
165.Jo Jo White* 29941
166.Sam Cassell 29812
167.Tobias Harris 29800
 Dolph Schayes* 29800
169.Lou Hudson* 29794
170.Michael Cage 29716
171.Artis Gilmore* 29685
172.Nikola Vučević 29679
173.Jeff Malone 29660
174.Earl Monroe* 29636
175.Dale Davis 29606
176.Dave Cowens* 29565
177.Richard Hamilton 29559
178.Bob Dandridge* 29502
179.Kendall Gill 29481
180.Bernard King* 29417
181.Shawn Kemp 29293
182.Jason Richardson 29241
183.David West 29144
184.Damon Stoudamire 29106
185.Jim Jackson 29067
186.Monta Ellis 29011
187.Josh Smith 29000
188.Nick Van Exel 28969
189.Chuck Person 28941
190.Dick Barnett* 28937
191.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 28882
192.Deron Williams 28865
193.Walter Davis* 28859
194.Steve Smith 28855
195.Dennis Rodman* 28839
196.Raymond Felton 28829
197.Rick Barry* 28825
198.Boris Diaw 28768
199.Eric Gordon 28757
200.Marc Gasol 28719
201.Marcus Camby 28684
202.Tom Van Arsdale 28682
203.Julius Erving* 28677
204.Guy Rodgers* 28663
205.Baron Davis 28592
206.Wesley Matthews 28579
207.Rajon Rondo 28571
208.Grant Long 28514
209.Herb Williams 28484
210.Johnny Newman 28435
211.James Edwards 28356
212.Caron Butler 28333
213.Bob McAdoo* 28327
214.Allan Houston 28311
215.Jerome Kersey 28115
216.Antonio McDyess 28053
217.Al Harrington 28009
218.Jalen Rose 27925
219.Mike Miller 27812
220.Jimmy Butler 27810
221.Red Kerr 27784
222.Mychal Thompson 27764
223.Danny Ainge 27755
224.Clarence Weatherspoon 27736
225.Mark Aguirre 27730
226.Tyrone Corbin 27657
227.Cuttino Mobley 27618
228.DeAndre Jordan 27566
229.Leroy Ellis 27520
230.Bill Cartwright 27491
231.Kevin Love 27452
232.Richie Guerin* 27449
233.Stephen Jackson 27398
234.Jermaine O'Neal 27364
235.Mike Dunleavy 27340
236.Jamaal Wilkes* 27275
237.Norm Nixon 27250
238.Giannis Antetokounmpo 27232
239.Derrick McKey 27229
240.Alvan Adams 27203
241.Kurt Thomas 27160
242.Lou Williams 27104
243.Robert Horry 27069
244.Joe Smith 27022
245.Kirk Hinrich 27015
246.Peja Stojaković 26966
247.Klay Thompson 26917
248.Carlos Boozer 26901
249.World B. Free 26893
250.Bradley Beal 26877

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