most minutes in a game by a center in the nba

5 players are tied for playing the most minutes by a center in a game, with 63 minutes on the court. The first three are Wilt Chamberlain on February 2, 1969 and on December 8, 1961, Nate Thurmond on February 2, 1969 and Ray Felix on February 22, 1954.

Interpreted as:

most minutes in a regular-season game by a center in the NBA

	NAME	MIN	DATE	TM		OPP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	63	2/2/1969	LAL	vs	SFW	23	35	3			7	10	70.0				9	17	52.9	65.8				5
2	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	63	2/2/1969	SFW	@	LAL	24	34	2			10	30	33.3				4	10	40.0	34.9				5
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	63	12/8/1961	PHI	vs	LAL	78	43	1			31	62	50.0				16	31	51.6	51.6				4
4	Ray Felix R. Felix	63	2/22/1954	BAL		BOS	29					12						5	14	35.7					2
5	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	63	2/3/1953	IND	vs	MIN	18					6						6	7	85.7					4
6	George Mikan G. Mikan	63	2/3/1953	MIN	@	IND	29					11						7	12	58.3					2
7	Shawn Marion S. Marion	60	1/2/2006	PHX	@	NYK	39	14	1	1	1	15	26	57.7	5	10	50.0	4	4	100.0	70.2	3	11	1	5	-3
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	60	1/29/1980	LAL	@	CLE	42	17	7	1	8	18	35	51.4	0	0		6	8	75.0	54.5	2	15	8	6
9	James Donaldson J. Donaldson	58	12/29/1989	DAL	vs	POR	19	27	0	1	0	6	14	42.9	0	0		7	12	58.3	49.3	5	22	4	4
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	2/17/1968	PHI	@	LAL	32	23	7			14	20	70.0				4	7	57.1	69.3				3
11	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	58	12/1/1964	BAL	@	SFW	37	16	5			14	28	50.0				9	14	64.3	54.2				5
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	12/1/1964	SFW	vs	BAL	56	29	3			22	48	45.8				12	20	60.0	49.3				4
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	11/6/1964	SFW	vs	NYK	52	21	3			21	43	48.8				10	22	45.5	49.4				1
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	2/16/1963	SFW	@	LAL	56	21	3			26	47	55.3				4	11	36.4	54.0				1
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	12/25/1961	PHI	@	NYK	59	36	0			23	44	52.3				13	22	59.1	55.0				3
16	Shawn Marion S. Marion	57	1/10/2006	PHX	@	DEN	28	14	3	1	1	13	25	52.0	0	3	0.0	2	3	66.7	53.2	5	9	2	5	-5
17	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	57	3/8/1978	NYK	@	MIL	34	10	5	1	2	13	25	52.0				8	10	80.0	57.8			3	5
18	George Wilson G. Wilson	57	11/15/1968	PHX	@	SEA	19	24	4			8	11	72.7				3	6	50.0	69.6				6
19	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	56	12/19/2005	DET	@	MEM	9	14	2	4	5	3	8	37.5	0	0		3	4	75.0	46.1	5	9	1	3	0
20	Scot Pollard S. Pollard	56	2/23/2001	SAC	@	TOR	19	17	2	0	4	7	14	50.0	0	0		5	6	83.3	57.1	5	12	1	2	+8
21	Lorenzo Williams L. Williams	56	1/24/1995	DAL	@	SAC	4	13	2	0	6	2	2	100.0	0	0		0	1	0.0	82.0	3	10	3	2
22	Tom McMillen T. McMillen	56	2/7/1985	WAS	vs	DET	23	6	0	0	0	9	21	42.9	0	0		5	9	55.6	46.1	2	4	4	5
23	Moses Malone M. Malone	56	11/6/1982	PHI	vs	BOS	28	19	1	0	3	9	17	52.9	0	0		10	14	71.4	60.4	6	13	7	4
24	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	56	2/14/1978	NYK	@	CLE	40	22	7	2	3	17	35	48.6				6	10	60.0	50.8	4	18	6	5
25	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	56	12/15/1955	SYR	vs	MIN	29	12	1			13	27	48.1				3	4	75.0	50.4				3