most career minutes by an nba player in the regular season and playoffs

LeBron James has played the most career minutes in the regular-season and playoffs, with 71,200 minutes on the court.

NAMEMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
71,200
1,857
38.3
27.2
7.7
7.4
1.5
0.8
10.0
19.7
50.5
1.6
4.7
34.7
5.7
7.7
73.8
58.9
1.2
6.5
3.5
50,526
14,374
13,705
2,841
1,435
6,524
3,449
+8664
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
66,297
1,797
36.9
24.6
11.1
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.1
18.2
55.6
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.3
6.0
72.4
58.9
2.4
7.4
2.7
44,149
19,921
6,427
1,349
3,665
2,974
5,454
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
62,759
1,669
37.6
25.0
10.2
3.5
1.4
0.8
9.1
18.0
50.9
0.1
0.2
26.2
6.6
8.9
74.1
57.0
2.4
7.8
3.0
41,689
17,030
5,858
2,343
1,280
5,074
5,240
+3133
4Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
57,278
1,566
36.6
25.1
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.8
19.6
44.7
1.4
4.1
33.0
6.2
7.4
83.4
54.8
1.1
4.1
3.0
39,283
8,166
7,346
2,254
784
4,657
4,013
+4708
5Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
57,263
1,667
34.4
21.1
7.8
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.4
15.8
47.0
1.3
3.4
37.9
5.0
5.7
88.0
57.7
1.0
6.8
1.7
35,223
12,935
4,011
1,359
1,410
2,822
4,008
+6589
6Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
56,738
1,643
34.5
19.3
10.9
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.5
14.8
50.5
0.0
0.1
17.2
4.3
6.2
69.5
55.0
2.8
8.1
2.4
31,668
17,950
4,989
1,193
3,588
4,014
4,005
+10000
7Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
56,199
1,549
36.3
12.6
6.3
8.6
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.2
39.9
1.4
4.2
34.6
2.2
2.9
78.4
50.6
1.3
5.0
2.9
19,572
9,783
13,354
2,986
502
4,453
2,920
+3978
8Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
55,701
1,605
34.7
17.9
10.1
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.6
49.5
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.4
2.2
7.9
2.2
28,672
16,196
5,916
2,037
2,223
3,521
3,992
+5211
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
55,418
1,205
46.0
29.1
23.1
4.4
11.7
21.8
53.8
5.7
11.2
50.5
54.5
35,026
27,837
5,316
2,487
10John Stockton
J. Stockton
54,162
1,686
32.1
13.1
2.8
10.5
2.1
0.2
4.7
9.2
51.0
0.6
1.5
37.6
3.2
3.9
82.4
60.3
0.7
2.1
2.8
22,147
4,659
17,645
3,603
365
4,761
4,481
+3046
11Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
54,160
1,399
38.7
21.1
12.5
1.8
1.0
2.0
8.5
18.7
45.3
0.0
0.1
14.7
4.1
6.2
66.8
49.2
3.2
7.9
2.4
29,507
17,523
2,583
961
1,993
1,482
4,571
12John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
53,331
1,442
37.0
20.9
6.4
4.8
1.2
0.3
8.3
18.9
43.9
4.3
5.3
81.8
49.3
1.5
3.5
2.5
30,171
9,193
6,939
536
133
204
3,808
13Reggie Miller
R. Miller
52,927
1,533
34.5
18.4
3.0
2.9
1.1
0.2
6.0
12.8
46.9
1.9
4.8
39.4
4.6
5.1
88.8
61.2
0.6
2.4
1.7
28,251
4,598
4,498
1,651
333
2,666
3,005
+2185
14Gary Payton
G. Payton
52,598
1,489
35.3
16.1
3.9
6.6
1.8
0.2
6.4
13.9
46.3
0.9
2.7
31.7
2.4
3.3
72.7
52.6
1.0
2.9
2.2
23,968
5,844
9,777
2,661
317
3,327
3,651
+1913
15Ray Allen
R. Allen
52,408
1,471
35.6
18.5
4.0
3.3
1.1
0.2
6.5
14.3
45.1
2.3
5.7
40.0
3.3
3.7
89.3
58.1
0.9
3.1
2.0
27,254
5,920
4,810
1,615
285
2,983
3,260
+4077
16Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
52,109
1,513
34.4
19.5
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.4
14.5
44.3
1.6
4.4
36.7
5.1
6.4
80.9
56.6
0.8
4.8
2.6
29,577
8,512
5,287
1,956
850
4,008
4,190
+3505
17Robert Parish
R. Parish
51,881
1,795
28.9
14.6
9.2
1.3
0.8
1.5
6.0
11.2
53.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.6
3.6
72.1
56.9
2.9
6.3
2.1
26,154
16,480
2,414
1,364
2,670
3,548
5,060
+102
18Chris Paul
C. Paul
51,237
1,516
33.8
17.2
4.4
9.1
2.0
0.2
6.1
13.0
47.1
1.4
3.8
37.0
3.6
4.1
86.9
58.1
0.6
3.8
2.3
26,026
6,732
13,779
3,014
253
3,484
3,640
+6169
19Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
50,016
1,423
35.1
23.8
11.0
2.5
0.6
2.2
9.4
16.2
57.9
0.0
0.0
4.5
5.0
9.5
52.3
58.2
3.6
7.4
2.8
33,846
15,607
3,608
856
3,191
3,959
4,915
+5525
20Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
49,971
1,383
36.1
22.2
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.9
17.2
51.4
0.0
0.1
20.4
4.5
6.3
71.2
55.5
3.3
7.9
3.0
30,701
15,369
3,516
2,407
4,302
4,091
4,945
+535
21Vince Carter
V. Carter
49,400
1,629
30.3
16.8
4.3
3.1
1.0
0.6
6.0
13.9
43.4
1.5
4.0
36.9
3.2
4.0
79.8
53.5
1.1
3.2
1.7
27,321
7,083
5,009
1,624
935
2,758
4,252
+1810
22Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
49,174
1,386
35.5
16.3
6.5
5.2
1.9
0.8
6.3
13.5
46.8
0.8
2.6
32.2
2.8
4.0
70.7
53.4
1.8
4.7
2.8
22,582
9,077
7,183
2,702
1,132
3,859
4,015
+2254
23Moses Malone
M. Malone
48,867
1,423
34.3
20.7
12.3
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.2
14.6
49.0
0.0
0.1
10.3
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.7
5.1
7.2
3.0
29,486
17,507
1,932
1,173
1,884
4,019
3,320
24Kevin Durant
K. Durant
48,634
1,307
37.2
27.5
7.1
4.3
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.9
49.8
2.0
5.1
38.4
6.6
7.5
88.0
61.7
0.7
6.4
3.2
35,900
9,222
5,663
1,359
1,486
4,145
2,602
+5493
25Joe Johnson
J. Johnson
48,500
1,397
34.7
15.9
4.0
3.8
0.8
0.2
6.1
13.9
44.0
1.5
4.1
36.8
2.2
2.7
80.0
52.8
0.8
3.1
1.9
22,235
5,565
5,370
1,167
279
2,663
2,478
+558
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Team Rankings

ORTG

116.5

14th

DRTG

112.6

7th

NETRTG

3.9

12th

3P%

34.8

22nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
Raptors Raptors
13
5
.722
2.5
3
Heat Heat
12
6
.667
3.5
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
7
.632
4.0
5
Knicks Knicks
10
6
.625
4.5
6
Hawks Hawks
11
8
.579
5.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/28
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Sun
11/30
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Mon
12/1
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Wed
12/3
POR POR
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

12 - 7

99

Final

110

TOR Raptors

13 - 5

Mon 24 Nov 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
17
1
.944
2
Lakers Lakers
13
4
.765
3.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
13
4
.765
3.5
4
Rockets Rockets
11
4
.733
4.5
5
Spurs Spurs
11
5
.688
5.0
6
Suns Suns
11
7
.611
6.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
15
2
.882
2
Raptors Raptors
13
5
.722
2.5
3
Heat Heat
12
6
.667
3.5
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
7
.632
4.0
5
Knicks Knicks
10
6
.625
4.5
6
Hawks Hawks
11
8
.579
5.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/28
IND IND
@
DAL DAL
105-107
Tue
10/28
POR POR
@
UTA UTA
136-134
Tue
10/28
NOP NOP
@
DEN DEN
88-122
Tue
10/28
LAL LAL
@
MIN MIN
116-115
Tue
10/28
MEM MEM
@
PHX PHX
114-113

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/26
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
5:00 PM
Wed
11/26
NYK NYK
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Wed
11/26
MIL MIL
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Wed
11/26
IND IND
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Wed
11/26
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM