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National Basketball Association all-time minutes leaders 1946-2019
National Basketball Association all-time minutes leaders 1946-2019
NBA all-time minutes leaders - total number of minutes played** (as of July 9, 2019)
by Christina Gough,
last edited
Jul 9, 2019
This statistic shows the NBA all-time minutes played leaders from 1946 to 2019. As of July 2019, Dirk Nowitzki is third on the list with a total of 51,367 minutes played in regular season NBA games. He became only the sixth player in NBA history to play more than 50,000 NBA regular season minutes in a game against the Los Angeles Clippers in February 2018.
NBA all-time minutes leaders - total number of minutes played** (as of July 9, 2019)
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| NBA player | Number of minutes played |
|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 57,446 |
| Karl Malone | 54,852 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 51,367 |
| Kevin Garnett | 50,412 |
| Jason Kidd | 50,116 |
| Elvin Hayes | 50,000 |
| Kobe Bryant | 48,643 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 47,859 |
| John Stockton | 47,766 |
| Reggie Miller | 47,620 |
| Tim Duncan | 47,367 |
| Gary Payton | 47,117 |
| John Havlicek | 46,471 |
| Ray Allen | 46,350 |
| LeBron James* | 46,234 |
| Paul Pierce | 45,879 |
| Robert Parish | 45,704 |
| Vince Carter* | 45,494 |
| Moses Malone | 45,071 |
| Joe Johnson | 44,233 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 44,218 |
| Oscar Robertson | 43,886 |
| Clifford Robinson | 42,560 |
| Buck Williams | 42,470 |
| Jason Terry | 42,034 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 41,917 |
| Scottie Pippen | 41,068 |
| Michael Jordan | 41,010 |
| Pau Gasol* | 41,001 |
| Bill Russell | 40,726 |
| NBA player | Number of minutes played |
|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 57,446 |
| Karl Malone | 54,852 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 51,367 |
| Kevin Garnett | 50,412 |
| Jason Kidd | 50,116 |
| Elvin Hayes | 50,000 |
| Kobe Bryant | 48,643 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 47,859 |
| John Stockton | 47,766 |
| Reggie Miller | 47,620 |
| Tim Duncan | 47,367 |
| Gary Payton | 47,117 |
| John Havlicek | 46,471 |
| Ray Allen | 46,350 |
| LeBron James* | 46,234 |
| Paul Pierce | 45,879 |
| Robert Parish | 45,704 |
| Vince Carter* | 45,494 |
| Moses Malone | 45,071 |
| Joe Johnson | 44,233 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 44,218 |
| Oscar Robertson | 43,886 |
| Clifford Robinson | 42,560 |
| Buck Williams | 42,470 |
| Jason Terry | 42,034 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 41,917 |
| Scottie Pippen | 41,068 |
| Michael Jordan | 41,010 |
| Pau Gasol* | 41,001 |
| Bill Russell | 40,726 |
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by Christina Gough,
last edited
Jul 9, 2019
This statistic shows the NBA all-time minutes played leaders from 1946 to 2019. As of July 2019, Dirk Nowitzki is third on the list with a total of 51,367 minutes played in regular season NBA games. He became only the sixth player in NBA history to play more than 50,000 NBA regular season minutes in a game against the Los Angeles Clippers in February 2018.
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