most career minutes by a player before 2014

Before 2013-14, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played the most minutes, with 57,446 minutes on the court.

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  • Data note: Minutes Played: player season data complete from 1951-52
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1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
57,446
1,560
36.8
24.6
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
54,852
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
3Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
50,111
1,391
36.0
12.6
6.3
8.7
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.2
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.2
2.8
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
4,003
2,572
+3868
4Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
50,000
1,303
38.4
21.0
12.5
1.8
1.0
2.0
8.4
18.6
45.2
0.0
0.1
14.7
4.1
6.1
67.0
49.1
3.1
7.8
2.4
27,313
16,279
2,398
864
1,771
1,358
4,193
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
47,859
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
6Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
47,801
1,323
36.1
19.1
10.5
3.9
1.3
1.5
7.7
15.4
49.8
0.1
0.5
27.9
3.6
4.6
79.0
54.9
2.3
8.1
2.3
25,274
13,843
5,224
1,742
1,970
3,048
3,259
+4908
7John Stockton
J. Stockton
47,764
1,504
31.8
13.1
2.7
10.5
2.2
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.5
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.6
60.8
0.6
2.1
2.8
19,711
4,051
15,806
3,265
315
4,244
3,942
+2941
8Reggie Miller
R. Miller
47,619
1,389
34.3
18.2
3.0
3.0
1.1
0.2
5.9
12.6
47.1
1.8
4.7
39.5
4.5
5.1
88.8
61.4
0.6
2.4
1.7
25,279
4,182
4,141
1,505
299
2,409
2,730
+2015
9Gary Payton
G. Payton
47,117
1,335
35.3
16.3
3.9
6.7
1.8
0.2
6.5
14.0
46.6
0.8
2.7
31.7
2.4
3.4
72.9
52.8
1.0
2.9
2.3
21,813
5,269
8,966
2,445
285
3,030
3,217
+1928
10John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
46,471
1,270
36.6
20.8
6.3
4.8
1.2
0.3
8.3
18.8
43.9
4.2
5.2
81.5
49.2
1.5
3.5
2.5
26,395
8,007
6,114
476
117
204
3,281
11Robert Parish
R. Parish
45,704
1,611
28.4
14.5
9.1
1.4
0.8
1.5
6.0
11.1
53.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.5
72.1
57.1
2.9
6.3
2.1
23,334
14,715
2,180
1,219
2,361
3,183
4,443
+105
12Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
45,390
1,239
36.6
25.5
5.3
4.8
1.5
0.5
8.9
19.6
45.4
1.3
3.9
33.6
6.4
7.6
83.8
55.5
1.2
4.2
3.0
31,617
6,575
5,887
1,828
619
3,719
3,164
+5051
13Moses Malone
M. Malone
45,071
1,329
33.9
20.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
27,409
16,212
1,796
1,089
1,733
3,804
3,076
14Ray Allen
R. Allen
44,408
1,227
36.2
19.4
4.1
3.4
1.1
0.2
6.8
15.0
45.2
2.3
5.8
40.1
3.5
3.9
89.4
58.0
1.0
3.1
2.1
23,804
5,067
4,218
1,397
236
2,625
2,743
+3328
15Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
44,222
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
16Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
43,886
1,040
42.2
25.7
7.5
9.5
1.1
0.1
9.1
18.9
48.5
7.4
8.8
83.8
56.4
1.0
3.0
26,710
7,804
9,887
77
4
2,931
17Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
42,561
1,380
30.8
14.2
4.6
2.2
1.0
1.0
5.4
12.2
43.8
0.9
2.5
35.6
2.6
3.7
68.9
51.2
1.3
3.2
1.8
19,591
6,306
3,094
1,402
1,390
2,502
4,175
+704
18Buck Williams
B. Williams
42,464
1,307
32.5
12.8
10.0
1.3
0.8
0.8
4.9
8.9
54.9
0.0
0.0
16.7
3.0
4.6
66.4
58.7
3.5
6.5
2.1
16,784
13,017
1,646
1,080
1,100
2,784
4,267
+155
19Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
41,918
1,207
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
20Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
41,447
1,180
35.1
20.2
11.2
3.1
0.7
2.2
7.8
15.4
50.7
0.0
0.1
18.2
4.5
6.5
69.3
55.2
2.9
8.3
2.5
23,785
13,219
3,612
872
2,652
3,001
2,880
+7881
21Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
41,069
1,178
34.9
16.1
6.4
5.2
2.0
0.8
6.3
13.3
47.3
0.8
2.5
32.6
2.7
3.8
70.4
53.6
1.8
4.6
2.8
18,940
7,494
6,135
2,307
947
3,257
3,329
+2022
22Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
41,011
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
23Bill Russell
B. Russell
40,726
963
42.3
15.1
22.5
4.3
5.9
13.4
44.0
3.3
5.8
56.1
47.1
14,522
21,620
4,100
2,592
24Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
40,594
1,183
34.3
21.0
9.8
1.9
1.0
2.4
8.2
16.3
50.4
0.0
0.1
15.2
4.6
6.2
74.0
55.3
2.3
7.5
3.0
24,815
11,607
2,215
1,136
2,894
3,537
4,034
+412
25Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
40,360
1,102
36.6
21.8
6.0
3.9
1.4
0.6
7.2
16.0
44.7
1.7
4.5
37.0
5.8
7.2
80.6
56.8
0.9
5.1
2.9
24,021
6,651
4,305
1,583
668
3,213
3,124
+3025

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