most minutes played in nba history by a forward

LeBron James has played the most career minutes by a forward, with 56,505 minutes on the court.

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Data note: Minutes Played: player season data complete from 1951-52

	NAME	MIN	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	56,505	1,501	37.6	27.1	7.6	7.5	1.5	0.7	10.0	19.5	51.1	1.6	4.7	34.9	5.6	7.6	73.7	59.5	1.1	6.4	3.5	40,709	11,338	11,218	2,245	1,104	5,218	2,651	+7348
2	Karl Malone K. Malone	54,852	1,476	37.2	25.0	10.1	3.6	1.4	0.8	9.2	17.8	51.6	0.1	0.2	27.4	6.6	8.9	74.2	57.7	2.4	7.7	3.1	36,928	14,968	5,248	2,085	1,145	4,524	4,578	+3010
3	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	44,471	1,233	36.1	19.0	10.5	4.0	1.3	1.5	7.6	15.3	49.8	0.1	0.5	28.1	3.6	4.6	78.7	54.9	2.4	8.1	2.3	23,445	12,969	4,952	1,636	1,857	2,847	3,034	+4585
4	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	43,662	1,292	33.8	21.0	7.5	2.4	0.8	0.8	7.4	15.8	47.1	1.2	3.3	37.9	4.9	5.6	88.0	57.6	1.0	6.5	1.7	27,174	9,626	3,138	992	1,055	2,163	3,017	+5779
5	Carmelo 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
6	Buck Williams B. Williams	41,726	1,266	33.0	13.1	10.1	1.3	0.8	0.9	5.0	9.1	55.0	0.0	0.0	16.7	3.1	4.7	66.3	58.8	3.5	6.6	2.2	16,582	12,834	1,625	1,063	1,085	2,746	4,174	+143
7	Kevin Durant K. Durant	41,419	1,124	36.8	27.6	7.0	4.5	1.0	1.1	9.5	18.7	50.8	2.1	5.2	39.6	6.5	7.4	88.2	62.8	0.6	6.4	3.2	31,045	7,923	5,099	1,158	1,271	3,576	2,164	+5759
8	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	41,069	1,178	34.9	16.1	6.4	5.2	2.0	0.8	6.3	13.3	47.3	0.8	2.5	32.6	2.7	3.8	70.4	53.6	1.8	4.6	2.8	18,940	7,494	6,135	2,307	947	3,257	3,329	+2022
9	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	40,280	1,282	31.4	9.7	9.5	2.5	1.1	0.3	3.8	8.0	47.1	0.1	0.2	25.3	2.1	2.7	76.1	52.6	3.1	6.5	2.2	12,417	12,205	3,217	1,351	384	2,785	4,421	+171
10	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	39,330	1,073	36.7	22.1	11.7	3.9	1.5	0.8	7.9	14.5	54.1	0.5	1.9	26.6	5.9	8.1	73.5	61.2	4.0	7.7	3.1	23,757	12,546	4,215	1,648	888	3,376	3,287	+532
11	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	38,113	1,074	35.5	24.8	6.7	2.5	1.3	0.6	9.3	20.1	46.1	0.7	2.1	31.9	5.6	6.9	81.1	53.6	2.7	3.9	2.5	26,668	7,169	2,677	1,378	642	2,669	2,061	-392
12	Alex English A. English	38,063	1,193	31.9	21.5	5.5	3.6	0.9	0.7	8.9	17.6	50.7	0.0	0.1	21.7	3.6	4.3	83.2	55.0	2.3	3.2	2.5	25,613	6,538	4,351	1,067	833	2,821	3,027
13	Antawn Jamison A. Jamison	37,638	1,083	34.8	18.5	7.5	1.6	1.0	0.4	7.1	15.7	45.1	1.1	3.1	34.6	3.3	4.5	72.4	52.3	2.4	5.2	1.6	20,042	8,157	1,761	1,048	421	1,714	2,580	-1424
14	Otis Thorpe O. Thorpe	37,161	1,178	31.5	14.1	8.3	2.2	0.7	0.4	5.5	10.0	54.7	0.0	0.1	4.8	3.1	4.5	68.8	58.6	2.7	5.5	2.2	16,564	9,748	2,597	781	484	2,629	3,848	-720
15	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	37,007	1,025	36.1	20.5	6.1	4.6	1.2	0.3	8.2	18.6	44.1				4.0	4.9	81.5	49.2	1.5	3.5	2.5	20,964	6,256	4,739	476	117	204	2,586
16	Shawn Marion S. Marion	36,834	1,082	34.0	14.7	8.4	1.9	1.5	1.0	6.1	12.7	48.0	0.6	1.9	33.1	1.9	2.4	81.0	53.7	2.3	6.2	1.5	15,931	9,142	2,055	1,599	1,096	1,625	2,312	+1559
17	A.C. Green	36,552	1,278	28.6	9.6	7.4	1.1	0.8	0.4	3.6	7.2	49.4	0.1	0.4	25.4	2.4	3.3	73.4	55.7	2.6	4.8	1.1	12,331	9,473	1,400	1,033	546	1,434	2,436	-378
18	Horace Grant H. Grant	36,411	1,089	33.4	11.4	8.2	2.3	1.0	1.0	4.8	9.3	50.8	0.0	0.1	6.3	1.9	2.7	69.1	54.0	3.0	5.2	1.1	12,388	8,962	2,471	1,086	1,087	1,252	2,714	+496
19	Clifford Robinson C. Robinson	36,156	1,147	31.5	14.7	4.6	2.4	1.0	1.0	5.5	12.6	43.8	1.0	2.7	36.0	2.7	3.9	68.3	51.3	1.4	3.2	1.9	16,861	5,280	2,742	1,178	1,186	2,205	3,525	+985
20	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	35,546	975	36.5	18.8	11.2	1.7	1.0	2.0	7.5	16.4	45.8	0.0	0.1	14.7	3.7	5.5	67.6	49.8	3.1	7.8	2.4	18,317	10,928	1,667	864	1,771	1,358	3,199
21	Paul Silas P. Silas	34,989	1,254	27.9	9.4	9.9	2.1	0.6	0.2	3.4	7.9	43.2	0.0	0.0		2.5	3.8	67.3	48.9	3.6	5.6	1.4	11,782	12,357	2,572	358	138	333	3,105
22	Glen Rice G. Rice	34,985	1,000	35.0	18.3	4.4	2.1	1.0	0.3	6.8	14.9	45.6	1.6	3.9	40.0	3.2	3.8	84.6	55.4	0.9	3.4	1.7	18,336	4,387	2,097	958	265	1,733	2,361	+1039
23	Juwan Howard J. Howard	34,669	1,085	32.0	14.4	6.5	2.4	0.7	0.3	5.8	12.5	46.8	0.0	0.0	12.2	2.8	3.6	76.4	51.4	2.0	4.4	2.2	15,665	7,012	2,585	786	300	2,380	3,240	-1649
24	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	34,643	1,055	32.8	18.2	5.3	3.3	1.2	0.5	6.0	13.2	45.4	1.5	4.0	37.5	4.7	5.8	80.6	57.7	0.8	4.5	2.4	19,196	5,584	3,494	1,280	532	2,548	2,823	+2972
25	Rudy Gay R. Gay	34,560	1,120	30.9	15.8	5.6	2.0	1.1	0.7	6.0	13.2	45.2	1.1	3.1	34.6	2.8	3.5	79.9	53.5	1.3	4.3	2.0	17,642	6,283	2,280	1,231	798	2,245	2,524	-142

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.0

Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

APG

6.0

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

106.9

24th

DRTG

108.7

11th

NETRTG

-1.9

15th

3P%

34.3

14th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
7	Hornets	2	1	.667	1.0
8	Celtics	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Magic	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Bulls	1	2	.333	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Sat 10/31	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Mon 11/2	OKC	@	CLE	7:00 PM

Last Game

Nets

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121

Final

125

Cavaliers

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.7

Jerome

34.3

Dončić

33.0

Booker

RPG Leaders

17.3

Sabonis

12.3

Gobert

12.0

Towns

APG Leaders

11.3

Young

10.0

Johnson

9.7

Haliburton

SPG Leaders

4.3

Daniels

3.5

George

3.3

Dunn

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

3.0

Kessler

3.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

5.0

Dončić

5.0

Robinson

5.0

George

TS% Leaders

86.7

Carter

85.9

Sabonis

84.6

Camara

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.4

125.9

122.7

122.0

119.7

119.1

DRtg Rankings

96.2

97.2

98.8

101.4

102.5

105.6

NetRtg Rankings

24.5

23.0

15.3

12.8

12.7

11.4

Tank Leaderboard

0-3

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FanDuel Points Leaders

190.7

Maxey

162.4

Dončić

157

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

188

Maxey

177

Dončić

160.5

Sabonis

USG% Leaders

42.4

Dončić

36.6

Edwards

36.6

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

40.0

Murray

39.5

Jokić

38.0

LaVine

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.65

Johnson

1.56

Jerome

1.55

Dončić

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.69

Dončić

1.68

Johnson

1.61

Jerome

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3-0

2-1

Worst Record ATS

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0-2

0-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	3	0	1.000
2	76ers	3	1	.750	0.5
3	Hawks	2	1	.667	1.0
4	Raptors	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Wizards	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Pacers	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Hornets	2	1	.667	1.0
8	Celtics	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Magic	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Bulls	1	2	.333	2.0
12	Heat	0	3	.000	3.0
13	Knicks	0	3	.000	3.0
14	Bucks	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Nets	0	3	.000	3.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	3	0	1.000
2	Lakers	3	0	1.000
3	Thunder	3	0	1.000
4	Grizzlies	3	0	1.000
5	Timberwolves	3	0	1.000
6	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	0.5
7	Nuggets	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Suns	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Spurs	1	2	.333	2.0
10	Mavericks	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Clippers	1	2	.333	2.0
12	Jazz	1	2	.333	2.0
13	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.0
14	Warriors	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Kings	0	3	.000	3.0