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.LeBron James 57163
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.Joe Johnson 44236
23.Hakeem Olajuwon* 44222
24.Oscar Robertson* 43886
25.Chris Paul 43802
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.Charles Oakley 40280
38.Andre Miller 40268
39.Shawn Marion 40097
40.Otis Thorpe 39822
41.Hal Greer* 39788
42.Andre Iguodala 39507
43.Russell Westbrook 39481
44.Dwight Howard 39457
45.Charles Barkley* 39330
46.Kevin Durant 39321
47.Mark Jackson 39121
48.DeMar DeRozan 39005
49.Jamal Crawford 38994
50.Walt Bellamy* 38940
51.Horace Grant 38621
52.Kevin Willis 38362
53.Tony Parker* 38279
54.Rick Barry* 38153
55.Dominique Wilkins* 38113
56.Steve Nash* 38069
57.Lenny Wilkens* 38064
58.Alex English* 38063
59.Michael Finley 37996
60.James Harden 37873
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 36336
72.Rasheed Wallace 36243
73.LaMarcus Aldridge 36242
74.Dennis Johnson* 35954
75.Nate Thurmond* 35881
76.Wes Unseld* 35832
77.Dwyane Wade* 35773
78.George Gervin* 35597
79.Isiah Thomas* 35516
80.Terry Porter 35354
81.Latrell Sprewell 35270
82.Mike Conley 35166
83.Joe Dumars* 35139
84.Caldwell Jones 35081
85.Paul Silas 34989
86.Glen Rice 34985
87.Elton Brand 34910
88.Maurice Cheeks* 34845
89.Dale Ellis 34778
90.Grant Hill* 34776
91.Al Horford 34649
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.Elgin Baylor* 33863
106.Vlade Divac* 33838
107.P.J. Brown 33823
108.Rod Strickland 33634
109.Detlef Schrempf 33597
110.Rashard Lewis 33541
111.Gail Goodrich* 33527
112.Chet Walker* 33433
113.Magic Johnson* 33245
114.Stephen Curry 33139
115.Thaddeus Young 33012
116.Chauncey Billups* 33008
117.Trevor Ariza 32953
118.Jeff Green 32901
119.Jrue Holiday 32786
120.Eddie Jones 32778
121.Dave Bing* 32769
122.Derek Fisher 32719
123.Eddie Johnson 32604
124.Ron Boone 32391
125.Louie Dampier* 32201
126.Chris Mullin* 32163
127.Jerry Lucas* 32131
 Lamar Odom 32131
129.Bob Lanier* 32103
130.Rolando Blackman 32087
131.Ben Wallace* 32085
132.Hersey Hawkins 32034
133.Chris Bosh* 31936
134.Stephon Marbury 31891
135.Sam Lacey 31873
136.Dick Van Arsdale 31771
137.Tyson Chandler 31617
138.Nicolas Batum 31592
139.Tayshaun Prince 31576
140.Brook Lopez 31534
141.Antoine Walker 31531
142.Randy Smith 31444
143.Metta World Peace 31440
144.Dave DeBusschere* 31202
145.Ron Harper 31199
146.Kyle Korver 31183
147.Tiny Archibald* 31159
148.Mookie Blaylock 31026
149.Damian Lillard 31022
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.Kevin McHale* 30118
170.Maurice Lucas 30112
171.Shane Battier 30004
172.James Worthy* 30001
173.Jo Jo White* 29941
174.Sam Cassell 29812
175.Dolph Schayes* 29800
176.Lou Hudson* 29794
177.Michael Cage 29716
178.Zelmo Beaty* 29676
179.Jeff Malone 29660
180.Earl Monroe* 29636
181.Dale Davis 29606
182.Dave Cowens* 29565
183.Richard Hamilton 29559
184.Bob Dandridge* 29502
185.Kendall Gill 29481
186.Bernard King* 29417
187.Paul George 29413
188.Spencer Haywood* 29408
189.Harrison Barnes 29295
190.Shawn Kemp 29293
191.Jason Richardson 29241
192.David West 29144
193.Damon Stoudamire 29106
194.Jim Jackson 29067
195.Tobias Harris 29053
196.Monta Ellis 29011
197.Josh Smith 29000
198.Nick Van Exel 28969
199.Chuck Person 28941
200.Dick Barnett* 28937
201.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 28882
202.Deron Williams 28865
203.Walter Davis* 28859
204.Steve Smith 28855
205.Dennis Rodman* 28839
206.Raymond Felton 28829
207.Nikola Vučević 28803
208.Boris Diaw 28768
209.Marc Gasol 28719
210.Marcus Camby 28684
211.Tom Van Arsdale 28682
212.Guy Rodgers* 28663
213.Baron Davis 28592
214.Wesley Matthews 28579
215.Rajon Rondo 28571
216.Grant Long 28514
217.Herb Williams 28484
218.Johnny Newman 28435
219.Eric Gordon 28363
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.Red Kerr 27784
231.Mychal Thompson 27764
232.Danny Ainge 27755
233.Clarence Weatherspoon 27736
234.Mark Aguirre 27730
235.Tyrone Corbin 27657
236.Cuttino Mobley 27618
237.Leroy Ellis 27520
238.Bill Cartwright 27491
239.Richie Guerin* 27449
240.Stephen Jackson 27398
241.Jermaine O'Neal 27364
242.Jimmy Butler 27360
243.Mike Dunleavy 27340
244.Kevin Love 27335
245.Jamaal Wilkes* 27275
246.Norm Nixon 27250
247.DeAndre Jordan 27242
248.Derrick McKey 27229
249.Alvan Adams 27203
250.Kurt Thomas 27160

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player MP
1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 57446
2.LeBron James 57163
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.Joe Johnson 44236
21.Hakeem Olajuwon* 44222
22.Oscar Robertson* 43886
23.Chris Paul 43802
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.Charles Oakley 40280
35.Andre Miller 40268
36.Shawn Marion 40097
37.Otis Thorpe 39822
38.Hal Greer* 39788
39.Andre Iguodala 39507
40.Russell Westbrook 39481
41.Dwight Howard 39457
42.Charles Barkley* 39330
43.Kevin Durant 39321
44.Mark Jackson 39121
45.DeMar DeRozan 39005
46.Jamal Crawford 38994
47.Walt Bellamy* 38940
48.Horace Grant 38621
49.Kevin Willis 38362
50.Tony Parker* 38279
51.Dominique Wilkins* 38113
52.Steve Nash* 38069
53.Lenny Wilkens* 38064
54.Alex English* 38063
55.Michael Finley 37996
56.James Harden 37873
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 36336
68.Rasheed Wallace 36243
69.LaMarcus Aldridge 36242
70.Dennis Johnson* 35954
71.Nate Thurmond* 35881
72.Wes Unseld* 35832
73.Dwyane Wade* 35773
74.Isiah Thomas* 35516
75.Terry Porter 35354
76.Latrell Sprewell 35270
77.Mike Conley 35166
78.Joe Dumars* 35139
79.Paul Silas 34989
80.Glen Rice 34985
81.Elton Brand 34910
82.Maurice Cheeks* 34845
83.Dale Ellis 34778
84.Grant Hill* 34776
85.Al Horford 34649
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.Elgin Baylor* 33863
100.Vlade Divac* 33838
101.P.J. Brown 33823
102.Rod Strickland 33634
103.Detlef Schrempf 33597
104.Rashard Lewis 33541
105.Gail Goodrich* 33527
106.Chet Walker* 33433
107.Magic Johnson* 33245
108.Stephen Curry 33139
109.Thaddeus Young 33012
110.Chauncey Billups* 33008
111.Trevor Ariza 32953
112.Jeff Green 32901
113.Jrue Holiday 32786
114.Eddie Jones 32778
115.Dave Bing* 32769
116.Derek Fisher 32719
117.Eddie Johnson 32604
118.Chris Mullin* 32163
119.Jerry Lucas* 32131
 Lamar Odom 32131
121.Bob Lanier* 32103
122.Rolando Blackman 32087
123.Ben Wallace* 32085
124.Hersey Hawkins 32034
125.Chris Bosh* 31936
126.Stephon Marbury 31891
127.Sam Lacey 31873
128.Dick Van Arsdale 31771
129.Tyson Chandler 31617
130.Nicolas Batum 31592
131.Tayshaun Prince 31576
132.Brook Lopez 31534
133.Antoine Walker 31531
134.Randy Smith 31444
135.Metta World Peace 31440
136.Dave DeBusschere* 31202
137.Ron Harper 31199
138.Kyle Korver 31183
139.Tiny Archibald* 31159
140.Mookie Blaylock 31026
141.Damian Lillard 31022
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.Kevin McHale* 30118
161.Shane Battier 30004
162.James Worthy* 30001
163.Jo Jo White* 29941
164.Sam Cassell 29812
165.Dolph Schayes* 29800
166.Lou Hudson* 29794
167.Michael Cage 29716
168.Artis Gilmore* 29685
169.Jeff Malone 29660
170.Earl Monroe* 29636
171.Dale Davis 29606
172.Dave Cowens* 29565
173.Richard Hamilton 29559
174.Bob Dandridge* 29502
175.Kendall Gill 29481
176.Bernard King* 29417
177.Paul George 29413
178.Harrison Barnes 29295
179.Shawn Kemp 29293
180.Jason Richardson 29241
181.David West 29144
182.Damon Stoudamire 29106
183.Jim Jackson 29067
184.Tobias Harris 29053
185.Monta Ellis 29011
186.Josh Smith 29000
187.Nick Van Exel 28969
188.Chuck Person 28941
189.Dick Barnett* 28937
190.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 28882
191.Deron Williams 28865
192.Walter Davis* 28859
193.Steve Smith 28855
194.Dennis Rodman* 28839
195.Raymond Felton 28829
196.Rick Barry* 28825
197.Nikola Vučević 28803
198.Boris Diaw 28768
199.Marc Gasol 28719
200.Marcus Camby 28684
201.Tom Van Arsdale 28682
202.Julius Erving* 28677
203.Guy Rodgers* 28663
204.Baron Davis 28592
205.Wesley Matthews 28579
206.Rajon Rondo 28571
207.Grant Long 28514
208.Herb Williams 28484
209.Johnny Newman 28435
210.Eric Gordon 28363
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.Red Kerr 27784
221.Mychal Thompson 27764
222.Danny Ainge 27755
223.Clarence Weatherspoon 27736
224.Mark Aguirre 27730
225.Tyrone Corbin 27657
226.Cuttino Mobley 27618
227.Leroy Ellis 27520
228.Bill Cartwright 27491
229.Richie Guerin* 27449
230.Stephen Jackson 27398
231.Jermaine O'Neal 27364
232.Jimmy Butler 27360
233.Mike Dunleavy 27340
234.Kevin Love 27335
235.Jamaal Wilkes* 27275
236.Norm Nixon 27250
237.DeAndre Jordan 27242
238.Derrick McKey 27229
239.Alvan Adams 27203
240.Kurt Thomas 27160
241.Lou Williams 27104
242.Robert Horry 27069
243.Joe Smith 27022
244.Kirk Hinrich 27015
245.Peja Stojaković 26966
246.Carlos Boozer 26901
247.World B. Free 26893
248.Manu Ginóbili* 26859
249.Hedo Türkoğlu 26695
250.Avery Johnson 26615

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