List of National Basketball Association career minutes played leaders

This article provides two lists:

A list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season leaders in minutes played.

A progressive list of leaders, and records for minutes played showing how the record has increased through the years.[1]

Minutes played leaders

This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season leaders in minutes played.[2]

Statistics accurate as of February 8th, 2021.

^	Active NBA player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†	Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[3]
§	Eligible for Hall of Fame in 2021[4]

Rank	Player	Minutes
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	57,446
2	Karl Malone*	54,852
3	Dirk Nowitzki^†	51,368
4	Kevin Garnett*	50,418
5	Jason Kidd*	50,111
6	Elvin Hayes*	50,000
7	LeBron James^	49,414
8	Kobe Bryant*	48,637
9	Wilt Chamberlain*	47,859
10	John Stockton*	47,764
11	Reggie Miller*	47,619
12	Tim Duncan*	47,368
13	Gary Payton*	47,117
14	John Havlicek*	46,471
15	Vince Carter^†	46,367
16	Ray Allen*	46,344
17	Paul Pierce^†	45,880
18	Robert Parish*	45,704
19	Moses Malone*	45,071
20	Joe Johnson^†	44,234
21	Hakeem Olajuwon*	44,222
22	Oscar Robertson*	43,886
23	Clifford Robinson	42,561
24	Buck Williams	42,464
25	Jason Terry^†	42,034
26	Shaquille O'Neal*	41,918
27	Scottie Pippen*	41,069
28	Michael Jordan*	41,011
29	Pau Gasol^†	41,001
30	Bill Russell*	40,726
31	Patrick Ewing*	40,594
32	Carmelo Anthony^	40,563
33	Charles Oakley	40,280
34	Andre Miller	40,268
35	Shawn Marion	40,097
36	Otis Thorpe	39,822
37	Hal Greer*	39,788
38	Charles Barkley*	39,330
39	Mark Jackson	39,121
40	Jamal Crawford^†	38,994
41	Walt Bellamy*	38,940
42	Horace Grant	38,621
43	Kevin Willis	38,362
44	Tony Parker^†	38,279
45	Dominique Wilkins*	38,113
46	Steve Nash*	38,069
47	Lenny Wilkens*	38,064
48	Alex English*	38,063
49	Michael Finley	37,996
50	Andre Iguodala^	37,899

Progressive list of minutes played leaders

This is a progressive list of leaders and records for minutes played showing how the record has increased through the years.[1]

Statistics accurate as of the end of the 2019–20 NBA season.

^	Active NBA player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†	Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[3]
§	Eligible for Hall of Fame in 2020 [5]

Team abbreviations

Team(s) listed is the one player was on when he established the record.

ATL	Atlanta Hawks	DET	Detroit Pistons	NJN	New Jersey Nets	SAC	Sacramento Kings
BOS	Boston Celtics	FTW	Fort Wayne Pistons	NOJ	New Orleans Jazz	SAS	San Antonio Spurs
BRK	Brooklyn Nets	GSW	Golden State Warriors	NYK	New York Knicks	SFW	San Francisco Warriors
BUF	Buffalo Braves	HOU	Houston Rockets	OKC	Oklahoma City Thunder	STL	St. Louis Hawks
CAP	Capital Bullets	IND	Indiana Pacers	ORL	Orlando Magic	SYR	Syracuse Nationals
CHH	Charlotte Hornets	KCO	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	PHI	Philadelphia 76ers	UTA	Utah Jazz
CHI	Chicago Bulls	LAL	Los Angeles Lakers	PHO	Phoenix Suns	WAS	Washington Wizards
CLE	Cleveland Cavaliers	MIA	Miami Heat	PHW	Philadelphia Warriors	WSB	Washington Bullets
DAL	Dallas Mavericks	MIL	Milwaukee Bucks	POR	Portland Trail Blazers
DEN	Denver Nuggets	MIN	Minnesota Timberwolves	SAC	Sacramento Kings

Minutes played leader at the end of every season

Season	Year-by-year leader	MP	Active player leader	MP	Career record	MP	Single-season record	MP	Season
1951–52	Paul Arizin*000PHW	2,939	Paul Arizin*000PHW	2,939	Paul Arizin*000PHW	2,939	Paul Arizin*000PHW	2,939	1951–52
1952–53	Neil Johnston*000PHW	3,166	Bob Cousy*000BOS	5,626	Bob Cousy*000BOS	5,626	Neil Johnston*000PHW	3,166	1952–53
1953–54		3,296		8,483		8,483		3,296	1953–54
1954–55	Paul Arizin*000PHW	2,953	Mel Hutchins000FTW	11,303	Mel Hutchins000FTW	11,303			1954–55
1955–56	Jack George000PHW	2,840	Bob Cousy*000BOS	13,997	Bob Cousy*000BOS	13,997			1955–56
1956–57	Dolph Schayes*000SYR	2,851		16,361		16,361			1956–57
1957–58		2,918		18,583		18,583			1957–58
1958–59	Bill Russell*000BOS	2,979		20,986		20,986			1958–59
1959–60	Wilt Chamberlain*000PHW Gene Shue000DET	3,338		23,574		23,574	Wilt Chamberlain*000PHW Gene Shue000DET	3,338	1959–60
1960–61	Wilt Chamberlain* 000PHW 1959-62 000SFW 1962-64	3,773	Dolph Schayes*000SYR	26,532	Dolph Schayes*000SYR	26,532	Wilt Chamberlain*000PHW	3,773	1960–61
1961–62		3,882	Bob Cousy*000BOS	28,156	Bob Cousy*000BOS	28,156		3,882	1961–62
1962–63		3,806		30,131		30,131			1962–63
1963–64		3,689	Dolph Schayes*000PHI	29,800					1963–64
1964–65	Bill Russell*000BOS	3,466	Bob Pettit*000STL	30,690	Bob Pettit*000STL	30,690			1964–65
1965–66	Wilt Chamberlain*000PHI	3,737	Bill Russell*000BOS	31,185	Bill Russell*000BOS	31,185			1965–66
1966–67		3,682		34,482		34,482			1966–67
1967–68		3,836		37,435		37,435			1967–68
1968–69	Elvin Hayes*000SDR	3,695		40,726		40,726			1968–69
1969–70		3,665	Wilt Chamberlain*000LAL	37,218					1969–70
1970–71	John Havlicek*000BOS	3,678		40,848	Wilt Chamberlain*000LAL	40,848			1970–71
1971–72		3,698		44,317		44,317			1971–72
1972–73	Tiny Archibald*000KCO	3,681		47,859		47,859			1972–73
1973–74	Elvin Hayes*000CAP	3,602	Oscar Robertson*000MIL	43,886					1973–74
1974–75	Bob McAdoo*000BUF	3,539	Walt Bellamy*000NOJ	38,940					1974–75
1975–76	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000LAL	3,379	John Havlicek*000BOS	40,761					1975–76
1976–77	Elvin Hayes*000WSB	3,364		43,674					1976–77
1977–78	Truck Robinson000NOJ	3,638		46,471					1977–78
1978–79	Moses Malone*000HOU	3,390	Elvin Hayes* 000WSB 1978-81 000HOU 1981-84	37,558					1978–79
1979–80	Norm Nixon000LAL	3,226		40,741					1979–80
1980–81	Adrian Dantley*000UTA	3,417		43,672					1980–81
1981–82	Moses Malone*000HOU	3,398		46,704					1981–82
1982–83	Isiah Thomas*000DET	3,093		49,006	Elvin Hayes*000HOU	49,006			1982–83
1983–84	Jeff Ruland000WSB	3,082		50,000		50,000			1983–84
1984–85	Buck Williams000NJN	3,182	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 000LAL	48,373					1984–85
1985–86	Maurice Cheeks*000PHI	3,270		51,002	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000LAL	51,002			1985–86
1986–87	Michael Jordan*000CHI	3,281		53,443		53,443			1986–87
1987–88		3,311		55,751		55,751			1987–88
1988–89		3,255		57,446		57,446			1988–89
1989–90	Rodney McCray000SAC	3,238	Moses Malone* 000ATL 1989-91 000MIL 1991-93 000PHI 1993–94 000SAS 1994–95	39,777					1989–90
1990–91	Chris Mullin*000GSW	3,315		41,689					1990–91
1991–92		3,346		44,200					1991–92
1992–93	Larry Johnson000CHH	3,323		44,304					1992–93
1993–94	Latrell Sprewell000GSW	3,533		44,922					1993–94
1994–95	Vin Baker000MIL	3,361		45,071					1994–95
1995–96	Anthony Mason000NYK	3,457	Robert Parish* 000CHH 1995–96 000CHI 1996-97	45,298					1995–96
1996–97	Glen Rice000CHH	3,362		45,704					1996–97
1997–98	Michael Finley000DAL	3,394	Buck Williams000NYK	42,464					1997–98
1998–99	Jason Kidd*000PHO	2,060	Karl Malone* 000UTA 1998-2003 000LAL 2003–04	41,661					1998–99
1999–00	Michael Finley000DAL	3,464		44,608					1999–00
2000–01		3,443		47,503					2000–01
2001–02	Antoine Walker000BOS	3,406		50,543					2001–02
2002–03	Allen Iverson*000PHI	3,485		53,479					2002–03
2003–04	Joe Johnson^†000PHO	3,331		54,852					2003–04
2004–05	LeBron James^000CLE	3,388	Reggie Miller*000IND	47,619					2004–05
2005–06	Gilbert Arenas000WAS	3,384	Gary Payton*000MIA	45,614					2005–06
2006–07	LeBron James^000CLE	3,190		47,117					2006–07
2007–08	Allen Iverson*000DEN	3,424	Jason Kidd* 000NJN 2007–08 000DAL 2008–12 000NYK 2012–13	38,269					2007–08
2008–09	Andre Iguodala^000PHI	3,269		41,155					2008–09
2009–10	Kevin Durant^000OKC	3,239		44,036					2009–10
2010–11	Monta Ellis^†000GSW	3,227		46,689					2010–11
2011–12	Kevin Durant^000OKC	2,546		48,068					2011–12
2012–13	Damian Lillard^000POR	3,167		50,111					2012–13
2013–14	Kevin Durant^000OKC	3,122	Kevin Garnett* 000BRK 2013–15 000MIN 2015–16	48,910					2013–14
2014–15	James Harden^000HOU	2,981		49,862					2014–15
2015–16		3,125		50,418					2015–16
2016–17	Andrew Wiggins^000MIN	3,048	Dirk Nowitzki^†000DAL	48,673					2016–17
2017–18	LeBron James^000CLE	3,026		50,573					2017–18
2018–19	Bradley Beal^000WSH	3,028		51,368					2018–19
2019–20	CJ McCollum^000POR	2,556	LeBron James^000LAL	48,551					2019–20
Season	Year-by-year leader	MP	Active player leader	MP	Career record	MP	Single-season record	MP	Season

See also

• List of National Basketball Association career games played leaders
• List of National Basketball Association seasons played leaders
• List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise
• List of oldest and youngest National Basketball Association players

References

1. "NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Minutes Played". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
2. "NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Minutes Played". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
3. A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.
4. "2021 Hall of Fame Candidates". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
5. "2020 Hall of Fame Candidates". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 12, 2019.

External links

• Basketball-Reference.com enumeration of NBA career leaders in minutes played