most minutes played in nba over first five seasons

Wilt Chamberlain played the most minutes by a player in his first 5 seasons, with 18,488 minutes on the court.

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most minutes played by a player in NBA over first five seasons
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1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
18,488
391
47.3
41.7
25.3
3.0
16.8
33.2
50.6
8.0
14.2
56.8
52.8
16,303
9,875
1,186
721
2Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
17,801
409
43.5
26.2
16.0
2.1
10.6
24.1
44.1
5.0
7.6
65.9
47.8
10,713
6,528
858
1,226
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
17,207
402
42.8
30.5
15.5
4.3
1.4
3.5
12.7
22.9
55.3
5.2
7.6
68.6
58.2
3.5
11.0
12,262
6,249
1,744
112
283
1,228
4Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
17,036
384
44.4
30.3
10.4
10.6
10.7
21.9
48.6
8.9
10.8
82.6
56.7
11,620
3,993
4,076
1,255
5Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
16,831
387
43.5
19.9
19.3
2.8
8.0
16.3
48.9
4.0
5.1
78.9
53.8
7,709
7,471
1,093
1,311
6Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
16,697
399
41.8
26.8
16.5
2.5
10.2
19.7
51.5
6.5
9.9
65.6
55.7
10,688
6,590
995
1,418
7LeBron James
L. James
16,088
391
41.1
27.3
6.9
6.6
1.8
0.8
9.9
21.1
46.7
1.3
4.0
32.4
6.3
8.6
72.8
54.8
1.3
5.6
3.3
10,689
2,694
2,572
693
312
1,300
812
+799
8Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
15,671
387
40.5
19.1
15.4
3.8
1.3
1.2
8.2
18.0
45.4
2.8
3.6
76.7
48.7
3.4
11.9
7,393
5,963
1,456
182
174
1,512
9Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
15,462
386
40.1
20.0
4.3
4.6
1.8
0.7
7.0
16.1
43.8
1.4
4.2
33.6
4.6
5.7
79.3
53.9
1.0
3.3
3.1
7,733
1,674
1,794
677
264
1,203
735
-215
10Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
15,456
398
38.8
22.3
10.3
4.1
1.2
0.8
8.8
19.1
46.0
4.7
6.6
71.3
50.7
2.8
6.8
8,882
4,086
1,647
275
197
1,192
11Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
15,412
386
39.9
28.0
12.7
2.6
1.1
2.2
11.0
21.9
50.4
6.0
7.7
77.7
55.5
3.4
10.2
10,821
4,891
1,008
350
679
1,346
12Rick Barry
R. Barry
15,393
400
38.5
27.8
8.2
4.6
2.5
0.5
10.8
23.8
45.3
6.2
7.0
88.7
51.7
1.2
5.0
11,125
3,288
1,830
397
73
1,290
13Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
15,364
393
39.1
14.0
17.1
3.6
5.6
11.3
49.8
2.7
4.3
63.9
53.0
5,483
6,710
1,422
1,147
14Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
15,345
404
38.0
15.6
5.7
4.4
1.8
0.5
5.4
11.5
46.9
0.8
2.5
32.5
4.0
5.3
75.5
56.4
1.1
4.5
2.4
6,305
2,296
1,758
727
187
989
941
-99
15Vin Baker
V. Baker
15,343
406
37.8
18.5
9.2
2.5
1.0
1.3
7.4
14.6
50.3
0.1
0.3
24.6
3.6
5.8
62.5
53.7
3.4
5.8
2.5
7,496
3,735
1,034
386
519
1,018
1,333
+349
16Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
15,136
406
37.3
16.6
2.7
8.1
1.9
0.1
7.3
14.4
50.5
0.0
0.1
18.8
2.1
2.7
77.4
53.4
0.6
2.1
3.2
6,747
1,107
3,280
764
56
1,293
1,240
17Larry Bird
L. Bird
15,127
399
37.9
22.6
10.7
5.6
1.9
0.8
9.1
18.6
49.0
0.3
1.1
30.8
4.1
4.8
85.8
54.7
2.5
8.2
3.2
9,022
4,250
2,246
739
322
1,283
1,156
18David Robinson
D. Robinson
15,113
394
38.4
25.3
11.9
3.1
1.7
3.7
9.0
17.1
52.7
0.0
0.2
23.8
7.2
9.8
73.8
59.0
3.5
8.4
3.1
9,971
4,686
1,235
689
1,473
1,203
1,209
19Buck Williams
B. Williams
15,041
409
36.8
16.5
12.3
1.6
1.0
1.3
6.4
11.6
55.0
0.0
0.0
6.7
3.6
5.8
62.2
57.9
4.2
8.1
2.9
6,730
5,023
660
392
525
1,200
1,440
20Michael Finley
M. Finley
14,911
379
39.3
18.8
5.2
4.2
1.2
0.3
7.3
16.0
45.4
1.0
2.9
36.0
3.2
4.0
79.4
52.8
1.5
3.7
2.2
7,109
1,965
1,574
460
132
819
767
-781
21Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
14,895
401
37.1
12.8
12.5
3.0
1.7
2.2
5.5
12.4
44.3
1.8
2.5
72.1
47.4
3.3
10.5
5,144
5,018
1,206
265
352
1,365
22Clarence Weatherspoon
C. Weatherspoon
14,837
400
37.1
16.2
8.4
2.1
1.2
1.1
6.3
13.4
47.1
0.0
0.1
20.0
3.5
4.8
72.7
52.0
2.6
5.9
2.2
6,462
3,379
852
486
444
878
936
-494
23Steve Francis
S. Francis
14,825
374
39.6
19.3
6.1
6.4
1.6
0.4
6.7
15.4
43.1
1.2
3.6
34.6
4.8
6.0
79.1
53.4
1.9
4.2
3.7
7,226
2,295
2,381
610
161
1,385
1,185
+356
24Karl Malone
K. Malone
14,778
407
36.3
24.9
10.6
2.6
1.5
0.7
9.4
17.9
52.4
0.1
0.2
28.8
6.1
8.8
69.3
57.2
3.0
7.6
3.5
10,116
4,323
1,038
591
274
1,430
1,459
25Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
14,699
401
36.7
25.1
6.8
2.3
1.5
0.8
9.6
20.5
46.9
0.2
0.7
25.4
5.7
7.2
79.2
53.0
2.9
3.9
2.7
10,061
2,729
922
591
304
1,086
896
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.512
22.0
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.512
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Schedule
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
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.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
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.561
14.0
7
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45
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.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
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.549
15.0
9
44
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.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
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
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
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Kings Kings - e
22
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Jazz Jazz - e
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.268
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122-113
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