most minutes played by a player before age 31 nba

LeBron James has played the most career minutes by a player younger than 31, with 36,814 minutes on the court.

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1LeBron James
L. James
36,814
940
39.2
27.3
7.1
6.9
1.7
0.8
9.8
19.8
49.6
1.4
4.0
33.9
6.3
8.5
74.4
58.0
1.2
6.0
3.4
25,657
6,716
6,475
1,595
744
3,170
1,755
+5298
2Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
35,536
927
38.3
20.5
11.4
4.5
1.4
1.7
8.2
16.6
49.1
0.2
0.6
28.9
4.0
5.2
78.0
54.3
2.8
8.6
2.6
19,041
10,542
4,146
1,282
1,576
2,387
2,355
+2453
3Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
34,531
948
36.4
25.1
5.3
4.6
1.5
0.6
8.7
19.2
45.5
1.3
3.7
34.1
6.4
7.7
84.0
55.8
1.2
4.1
2.9
23,820
5,019
4,401
1,441
544
2,752
2,527
+3886
4Dwight Howard
D. Howard
31,703
902
35.1
17.7
12.7
1.5
1.0
2.1
6.3
10.9
58.2
0.0
0.1
9.3
5.0
8.8
56.7
59.9
3.5
9.1
3.0
15,952
11,428
1,348
890
1,859
2,721
2,963
+2946
5Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
31,477
823
38.2
19.7
3.0
7.8
1.2
0.1
7.0
16.1
43.4
1.2
3.7
32.6
4.6
5.8
78.5
52.9
0.7
2.3
3.0
16,209
2,488
6,396
1,012
118
2,510
1,980
-988
6Kevin Durant
K. Durant
31,304
849
36.9
27.0
7.1
4.1
1.1
1.1
9.2
18.7
49.3
1.8
4.9
38.1
6.8
7.7
88.3
61.3
0.7
6.3
3.1
22,940
5,992
3,486
948
941
2,653
1,618
+3678
7Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
30,693
839
36.6
22.7
8.6
2.7
0.9
1.0
7.9
16.7
47.2
1.3
3.4
37.8
5.7
6.5
87.2
58.1
1.3
7.3
1.9
19,084
7,182
2,247
776
857
1,618
2,178
+4648
8Antoine Walker
A. Walker
30,639
847
36.2
18.0
7.9
3.7
1.2
0.5
7.0
16.9
41.5
1.6
4.8
32.5
2.4
3.8
63.5
48.5
2.2
5.8
2.9
15,279
6,723
3,125
1,052
461
2,458
2,436
-1121
9Joe Johnson
J. Johnson
30,475
831
36.7
17.8
4.2
4.4
1.0
0.2
6.8
15.4
44.4
1.5
4.2
36.8
2.6
3.2
79.7
52.9
1.0
3.2
2.2
14,757
3,480
3,695
801
193
1,794
1,598
+628
10Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
30,266
830
36.5
25.2
6.6
3.1
1.1
0.5
9.0
19.7
45.5
1.1
3.2
34.5
6.2
7.6
81.1
54.6
1.9
4.6
2.9
20,924
5,437
2,545
908
399
2,396
2,455
+1679
11Chris Bosh
C. Bosh
30,157
840
35.9
19.3
8.6
2.0
0.8
1.1
7.0
14.1
49.5
0.3
0.8
32.6
5.1
6.3
79.9
57.1
2.2
6.3
2.1
16,179
7,202
1,667
694
898
1,729
2,058
+2036
12Rashard Lewis
R. Lewis
29,224
849
34.4
16.7
5.7
1.8
1.1
0.6
6.0
13.2
45.6
1.9
4.8
39.2
2.8
3.4
80.8
56.7
1.5
4.2
1.6
14,141
4,803
1,559
966
479
1,390
2,065
+1754
13Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
29,138
799
36.5
14.2
5.6
4.8
1.7
0.5
5.0
10.9
46.1
0.9
2.8
33.2
3.2
4.4
71.7
55.0
1.0
4.5
2.3
11,325
4,436
3,807
1,355
387
1,816
1,566
+1201
14Luol Deng
L. Deng
29,049
823
35.3
15.5
6.2
2.4
1.0
0.5
6.0
13.0
45.8
0.7
2.2
33.4
2.9
3.7
77.1
52.9
1.7
4.5
1.7
12,777
5,100
1,949
816
416
1,401
1,414
+1473
15Josh Smith
J. Smith
28,987
891
32.5
14.6
7.5
3.1
1.2
1.9
5.7
12.6
45.3
0.5
1.8
28.5
2.7
4.2
63.2
50.4
1.9
5.5
2.5
12,994
6,649
2,789
1,083
1,713
2,197
2,458
-224
16Mike Bibby
M. Bibby
28,925
802
36.1
16.4
3.3
6.1
1.3
0.2
6.1
13.8
43.9
1.5
4.0
37.4
2.8
3.5
80.5
53.6
0.6
2.7
2.4
13,177
2,665
4,862
1,034
134
1,923
1,554
+281
17Shareef Abdur-Rahim
S. Abdur-Rahim
28,882
830
34.8
18.1
7.5
2.5
1.0
0.8
6.5
13.9
47.2
0.2
0.6
29.7
4.8
6.0
81.0
54.9
2.3
5.3
2.6
15,028
6,239
2,109
820
638
2,136
2,324
-2904
18Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
28,728
876
32.8
24.0
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.2
0.6
2.2
28.6
5.8
8.3
69.2
61.2
1.9
8.0
3.0
21,030
8,702
4,392
977
1,080
2,642
2,578
+3109
19Tony Parker
T. Parker
28,688
872
32.9
17.1
3.0
6.0
1.0
0.1
6.8
13.7
49.4
0.4
1.4
31.3
3.1
4.2
74.8
55.0
0.4
2.6
2.5
14,917
2,645
5,247
836
66
2,205
1,554
+4620
20Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
28,625
830
34.5
23.0
7.0
8.4
1.8
0.3
8.1
18.6
43.5
1.1
3.7
30.7
5.7
7.1
80.0
52.9
1.7
5.4
4.1
19,056
5,838
6,964
1,460
254
3,367
2,092
+3142
21James Harden
J. Harden
28,587
833
34.3
25.2
5.3
6.3
1.6
0.5
7.4
16.7
44.3
2.8
7.7
36.3
7.6
8.8
85.8
61.1
0.8
4.6
3.7
20,962
4,446
5,255
1,314
443
3,078
2,204
+3423
22Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
28,441
682
41.7
28.0
4.0
6.1
2.3
0.2
9.8
23.3
42.1
1.3
4.1
31.0
7.1
9.2
77.5
51.2
0.9
3.0
3.7
19,115
2,706
4,174
1,593
131
2,539
1,439
+535
23Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
28,411
770
36.9
19.9
3.7
9.6
7.7
16.6
46.0
0.4
4.3
5.5
77.0
52.3
15,350
2,878
7,426
2,369
24Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
28,135
814
34.6
21.5
6.0
4.7
1.3
0.9
7.8
18.0
43.5
1.3
3.8
33.7
4.6
6.1
74.9
52.0
1.5
4.5
2.3
17,534
4,871
3,799
1,054
758
1,874
1,525
+1159
25Shawn Marion
S. Marion
28,021
745
37.6
17.8
9.9
2.0
1.8
1.3
7.2
14.9
48.1
0.9
2.7
33.7
2.5
3.1
82.0
54.6
2.6
7.3
1.6
13,254
7,384
1,511
1,363
975
1,192
1,869
+2061
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