most minutes by nba player before age 38

LeBron James has played the most career minutes by a player younger than 38, with 53,104 minutes on the court.

NAMEMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
53,104
1,393
38.1
27.1
7.5
7.3
1.6
0.8
9.9
19.7
50.5
1.6
4.6
34.5
5.7
7.8
73.4
58.8
1.2
6.3
3.5
37,813
10,428
10,222
2,165
1,057
4,873
2,567
+7017
2Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
48,910
1,377
35.5
18.6
10.3
3.9
1.3
1.5
7.5
15.0
49.7
0.1
0.5
27.7
3.5
4.4
79.0
54.7
2.3
8.0
2.3
25,626
14,201
5,306
1,785
2,010
3,117
3,382
+4878
3Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
48,638
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
4Karl Malone
K. Malone
47,505
1,273
37.3
25.9
10.4
3.4
1.4
0.8
9.5
18.2
52.4
0.1
0.2
27.0
6.8
9.2
73.8
58.2
2.5
7.9
3.1
32,919
13,287
4,365
1,749
1,035
3,948
4,028
+2569
5Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
47,249
1,340
35.3
22.0
7.9
2.5
0.8
0.9
7.8
16.4
47.4
1.3
3.3
38.1
5.2
5.9
87.9
58.0
1.1
6.8
1.8
29,491
10,540
3,414
1,128
1,180
2,374
3,266
+6677
6Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
46,374
1,257
36.9
13.3
6.5
9.2
2.0
0.3
4.7
11.8
40.2
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.4
3.1
78.4
50.6
1.4
5.1
3.0
16,712
8,176
11,511
2,456
410
3,814
2,352
+3605
7Gary Payton
G. Payton
45,613
1,267
36.0
16.9
4.1
6.9
1.9
0.2
6.8
14.5
46.7
0.9
2.7
31.9
2.5
3.5
73.0
52.9
1.1
3.0
2.3
21,455
5,137
8,765
2,402
282
2,964
3,100
+2135
8Ray 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
9Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
44,372
1,250
35.5
20.7
5.8
3.7
1.4
0.6
6.8
15.2
44.7
1.6
4.4
37.1
5.5
6.8
80.6
57.0
0.9
5.0
2.8
25,899
7,293
4,627
1,715
723
3,458
3,474
+3261
10Joe Johnson
J. Johnson
44,234
1,276
34.7
16.0
4.0
3.9
0.8
0.2
6.1
13.9
44.1
1.6
4.2
37.1
2.2
2.7
80.2
53.0
0.8
3.1
1.9
20,405
5,059
5,001
1,071
260
2,451
2,252
+833
11Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
43,605
1,254
34.8
19.9
11.1
3.1
0.7
2.2
7.7
15.2
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.6
4.4
6.4
69.4
55.1
2.9
8.3
2.5
24,904
13,940
3,832
915
2,791
3,160
3,014
+8179
12Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
43,514
1,260
34.5
22.5
6.2
2.7
1.0
0.5
8.0
18.0
44.7
1.4
3.9
35.5
5.0
6.2
81.4
54.3
1.6
4.6
2.4
28,289
7,808
3,422
1,223
644
3,052
3,543
+1528
13Reggie Miller
R. Miller
43,260
1,243
34.8
18.9
3.1
3.0
1.1
0.2
6.2
13.0
47.4
1.9
4.7
39.8
4.7
5.3
88.6
61.6
0.7
2.4
1.8
23,505
3,838
3,746
1,390
283
2,264
2,525
+1279
14DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
42,082
1,213
34.7
21.2
4.4
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.0
0.5
1.7
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.7
0.7
3.7
2.0
25,751
5,290
4,957
1,203
399
2,405
2,713
-19
15Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
42,042
1,148
36.6
22.8
11.4
2.6
1.8
3.2
9.1
17.6
51.3
0.0
0.1
20.5
4.6
6.5
71.5
55.5
3.4
8.1
3.1
26,119
13,135
2,953
2,052
3,684
3,528
4,164
+447
16Kevin Durant
K. Durant
41,943
1,143
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
1.9
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.3
88.2
62.0
0.7
6.3
3.2
31,067
7,920
4,985
1,192
1,285
3,612
2,185
+4893
17Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
41,917
1,263
33.2
21.0
7.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.6
17.3
43.9
1.1
3.6
30.7
4.8
6.2
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
26,563
8,854
10,115
1,991
410
4,915
3,219
+2860
18Chris Paul
C. Paul
41,783
1,214
34.4
17.9
4.5
9.5
2.1
0.2
6.3
13.4
47.2
1.4
3.7
36.9
3.9
4.5
87.0
58.2
0.6
3.9
2.4
21,755
5,457
11,501
2,544
194
2,888
2,926
+5999
19Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
41,166
1,170
35.2
24.1
11.0
2.6
0.6
2.3
9.6
16.5
58.1
0.0
0.0
4.5
5.0
9.5
52.7
58.5
3.6
7.5
2.8
28,255
12,921
3,000
723
2,690
3,254
4,026
+4694
20James Harden
J. Harden
40,863
1,175
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.2
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.2
60.8
0.8
4.9
3.7
28,325
6,601
8,513
1,745
665
4,355
2,909
+4554
21Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
40,657
1,155
35.2
16.3
6.4
5.3
2.0
0.8
6.4
13.5
47.3
0.8
2.6
32.7
2.7
3.8
70.4
53.7
1.8
4.7
2.8
18,804
7,425
6,085
2,286
938
3,228
3,291
+2203
22Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
40,641
1,196
34.0
17.4
9.3
3.2
0.5
1.6
6.6
13.1
50.8
0.1
0.4
36.6
4.0
5.2
75.4
56.5
2.6
6.8
2.2
20,776
11,168
3,873
601
1,926
2,622
2,603
+1859
23Shawn Marion
S. Marion
40,098
1,163
34.5
15.2
8.7
1.9
1.5
1.1
6.3
12.9
48.4
0.7
2.1
33.1
2.0
2.5
81.0
54.2
2.3
6.3
1.5
17,700
10,101
2,198
1,759
1,233
1,750
2,535
+1971
24John Stockton
J. Stockton
40,097
1,244
32.2
13.3
2.7
11.0
2.3
0.2
4.8
9.2
51.8
0.6
1.5
38.3
3.2
3.9
82.4
61.0
0.6
2.0
2.9
16,606
3,320
13,674
2,817
252
3,626
3,317
+1871
25Vince Carter
V. Carter
39,916
1,189
33.6
19.7
4.8
3.6
1.1
0.6
7.2
16.2
44.0
1.6
4.2
37.5
3.8
4.8
79.9
53.7
1.3
3.5
2.0
23,435
5,711
4,297
1,308
752
2,372
3,364
+2019
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5
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
6.0
6
76ers 76ers
14
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.560
6.5
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15
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15
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14
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12/19
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Mon
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CHA CHA
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CLE CLE
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Tue
12/23
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CLE CLE
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12/25
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NYK NYK
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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
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4
Lakers Lakers
18
7
.720
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5
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
17
9
.654
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EasternWLPCTGB
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Pistons Pistons
21
5
.808
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Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
16
11
.593
5.5
4
Celtics Celtics
15
11
.577
6.0
5
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
6.0
6
76ers 76ers
14
11
.560
6.5

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Thu
11/13
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133-127
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SAS SAS
109-108
Fri
11/14
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CLE CLE
100-108
Fri
11/14
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IND IND
129-111
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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NYK NYK
8:30 PM
Wed
12/17
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CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Wed
12/17
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MIN MIN
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Thu
12/18
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CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Thu
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NYK NYK
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IND IND
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