most minutes played before turning 21

LeBron James has played the most career minutes by a player younger than 21, with 7,629 minutes on the court.

Interpreted as:
most minutes played by a player before turning 21 years old
NAMEMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
7,629
186
41.0
25.0
6.4
6.4
1.9
0.7
9.1
20.1
45.4
1.1
3.5
33.0
5.6
7.4
75.5
53.4
1.2
5.2
3.4
4,649
1,187
1,193
352
135
626
361
+165
2Dwight Howard
D. Howard
6,415
184
34.9
14.2
11.5
1.3
0.8
1.6
5.1
9.5
53.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
6.4
62.9
57.6
3.5
7.9
2.4
2,619
2,109
233
152
292
449
562
-106
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
5,653
154
36.7
22.7
5.4
2.6
1.1
0.8
8.1
17.9
45.3
1.0
2.8
35.9
5.5
6.3
86.7
54.9
1.0
4.4
3.0
3,495
830
397
174
128
457
256
-1152
4Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
5,603
157
35.7
20.9
5.9
2.7
1.1
0.5
7.4
17.2
42.8
0.7
2.4
29.8
5.5
7.0
78.7
51.7
2.1
3.8
3.0
3,283
924
421
165
71
471
454
+231
5Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
5,288
157
33.7
13.7
7.1
2.4
1.2
1.9
5.8
11.7
49.6
0.1
0.3
28.6
2.0
2.7
73.6
53.1
2.3
4.8
1.8
2,144
1,119
381
191
294
285
388
+116
6Josh Smith
J. Smith
5,159
169
30.5
10.6
6.6
2.1
0.8
2.3
3.9
9.1
43.2
0.3
1.1
27.1
2.5
3.5
70.3
49.8
2.1
4.5
2.0
1,799
1,110
363
142
381
338
467
-697
7Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
5,095
178
28.6
10.5
5.7
2.3
0.8
0.9
3.8
8.1
47.1
0.3
1.1
29.7
2.6
3.6
73.7
54.7
1.1
4.5
1.9
1,874
1,006
410
151
169
342
502
-254
8Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
5,055
200
25.3
13.8
3.2
2.4
1.0
0.6
4.6
10.6
43.9
0.8
2.3
33.5
3.7
4.6
81.3
54.7
0.9
2.3
2.1
2,755
638
480
195
113
426
435
+416
9Tony Parker
T. Parker
5,041
159
31.7
12.4
2.6
4.8
1.0
0.1
4.7
10.6
44.7
0.9
2.7
33.1
2.1
2.8
72.7
52.5
0.4
2.2
2.2
1,974
413
766
160
11
349
340
+627
10Devin Booker
D. Booker
5,033
160
31.5
18.1
3.0
3.1
0.8
0.3
6.4
15.0
42.4
1.6
4.5
35.5
3.8
4.5
83.5
53.3
0.5
2.5
2.6
2,897
473
494
122
43
419
481
-642
11Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
4,936
138
35.8
18.5
4.2
2.0
1.0
0.6
6.6
14.9
44.1
0.5
1.9
28.1
4.8
6.4
75.3
52.2
1.6
2.6
2.2
2,548
576
275
133
85
297
312
-647
12Chris Bosh
C. Bosh
4,901
141
34.8
13.7
8.0
1.4
0.9
1.4
5.0
10.6
46.5
0.0
0.1
33.3
3.7
5.2
72.2
53.0
2.5
5.5
1.8
1,930
1,124
203
122
194
254
401
-140
13Jabari Smith Jr.
J. Smith Jr.
4,874
155
31.4
13.3
7.6
1.4
0.6
0.9
4.8
11.1
43.0
1.7
5.0
33.5
2.0
2.5
79.8
54.1
1.7
6.0
1.2
2,054
1,185
222
95
135
193
427
-639
14Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
4,780
144
33.2
20.3
4.7
3.4
1.3
0.6
7.3
17.1
42.9
2.7
7.8
34.4
3.0
3.8
78.1
54.2
0.8
3.9
2.4
2,925
679
486
187
82
350
293
-40
15Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
4,747
192
24.7
11.1
5.5
2.5
1.0
1.4
4.2
9.4
44.8
0.2
0.7
28.4
2.4
3.4
71.2
50.7
2.2
3.3
1.6
2,122
1,048
474
191
278
306
381
-262
16Bub Carrington
B. Carrington
4,728
164
28.8
10.3
3.8
4.5
0.6
0.2
3.7
9.1
41.2
1.9
5.0
37.4
0.9
1.2
76.5
53.5
0.4
3.4
2.0
1,685
617
745
106
38
332
374
-1544
17Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
4,667
155
30.1
11.2
3.4
5.2
1.3
0.3
4.4
9.8
44.5
0.9
2.5
37.5
1.5
1.9
80.3
52.5
0.8
2.6
2.4
1,732
523
811
199
47
374
356
+14
18Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
4,407
143
30.8
14.9
5.6
1.7
1.1
0.8
5.4
11.7
46.5
1.4
3.5
40.2
2.7
3.2
84.3
57.1
0.8
4.8
1.5
2,132
797
244
152
108
212
307
+673
19Darius Miles
D. Miles
4,360
163
26.7
9.4
5.7
1.7
0.7
1.4
3.8
7.8
49.3
0.0
0.2
10.5
1.7
3.0
57.2
51.7
1.4
4.3
1.9
1,540
930
283
122
228
307
375
+36
20Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
4,286
118
36.3
17.2
2.7
8.0
1.2
0.2
5.9
14.2
41.5
1.4
4.1
33.5
4.0
5.6
71.5
51.5
0.7
2.0
3.2
2,028
322
939
141
23
375
301
-75
21Bradley Beal
B. Beal
4,275
129
33.1
15.7
3.8
2.9
0.9
0.4
5.9
14.2
41.6
1.8
4.5
39.6
2.1
2.7
78.7
51.0
0.8
3.0
1.7
2,029
484
380
121
47
218
266
+21
22Brandon Ingram
B. Ingram
4,254
138
30.8
12.2
4.6
2.9
0.7
0.6
4.6
10.5
43.8
0.7
2.1
32.9
2.4
3.6
65.5
50.7
0.8
3.7
1.9
1,689
630
396
95
79
265
321
-508
23RJ Barrett
RJ Barrett
4,215
128
32.9
16.1
5.4
2.8
0.8
0.3
5.9
14.0
42.5
1.5
4.0
37.0
2.8
4.1
68.3
51.2
0.9
4.5
2.1
2,067
693
360
108
37
263
310
-188
24Luol Deng
L. Deng
4,159
136
30.6
12.9
6.0
2.0
0.8
0.6
5.1
11.4
44.6
0.4
1.4
26.9
2.4
3.1
74.9
50.5
1.6
4.4
1.6
1,754
814
276
115
77
219
221
+234
25Thaddeus Young
T. Young
4,134
149
27.7
11.8
4.6
1.0
1.2
0.2
5.0
9.7
51.0
0.4
1.2
33.9
1.4
2.0
73.6
55.6
1.7
2.9
1.2
1,755
689
144
173
31
182
291
+330
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
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.646
7.0
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52
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.634
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45
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32
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31
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20
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63
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65
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WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
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8
42
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.512
22.0
9
42
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.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
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11
26
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