most minutes played nba player ever

LeBron James has played the most career minutes, with 59,042 minutes on the court.

NAMEMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
59,042
1,562
37.8
27.0
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.2
6.4
3.5
42,184
11,731
11,584
2,345
1,150
5,471
2,781
+7389
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
57,446
1,560
36.8
24.6
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
3Karl 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
4Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
51,368
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
4.8
5.4
87.9
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
31,560
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
5Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
50,418
1,462
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
7.8
2.2
26,071
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
6Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
50,111
1,391
36.0
12.6
6.3
8.7
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.2
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.2
2.8
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
4,003
2,572
+3868
7Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
50,000
1,303
38.4
21.0
12.5
1.8
1.0
2.0
8.4
18.6
45.2
0.0
0.1
14.7
4.1
6.1
67.0
49.1
3.1
7.8
2.4
27,313
16,279
2,398
864
1,771
1,358
4,193
8Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
48,637
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
47,859
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
10John Stockton
J. Stockton
47,764
1,504
31.8
13.1
2.7
10.5
2.2
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.5
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.6
60.8
0.6
2.1
2.8
19,711
4,051
15,806
3,265
315
4,244
3,942
+2941
11Reggie Miller
R. Miller
47,619
1,389
34.3
18.2
3.0
3.0
1.1
0.2
5.9
12.6
47.1
1.8
4.7
39.5
4.5
5.1
88.8
61.4
0.6
2.4
1.7
25,279
4,182
4,141
1,505
299
2,409
2,730
+2015
12Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
47,368
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
13Gary Payton
G. Payton
47,117
1,335
35.3
16.3
3.9
6.7
1.8
0.2
6.5
14.0
46.6
0.8
2.7
31.7
2.4
3.4
72.9
52.8
1.0
2.9
2.3
21,813
5,269
8,966
2,445
285
3,030
3,217
+1928
14John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
46,471
1,270
36.6
20.8
6.3
4.8
1.2
0.3
8.3
18.8
43.9
4.2
5.2
81.5
49.2
1.5
3.5
2.5
26,395
8,007
6,114
476
117
204
3,281
15Vince Carter
V. Carter
46,367
1,541
30.1
16.7
4.3
3.1
1.0
0.6
6.0
13.8
43.5
1.5
4.0
37.1
3.1
3.9
79.8
53.6
1.1
3.2
1.7
25,728
6,606
4,714
1,530
888
2,590
3,995
+1817
16Ray Allen
R. Allen
46,344
1,300
35.6
18.9
4.1
3.4
1.1
0.2
6.6
14.6
45.2
2.3
5.7
40.0
3.4
3.8
89.4
58.0
0.9
3.1
2.1
24,505
5,272
4,361
1,451
244
2,709
2,858
+3491
17Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
45,880
1,343
34.2
19.7
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.6
4.3
36.8
5.2
6.4
80.6
56.8
0.8
4.8
2.6
26,397
7,527
4,708
1,752
745
3,532
3,643
+3345
18Chris Paul
C. Paul
45,722
1,363
33.5
16.9
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.8
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.6
4.1
87.1
58.1
0.6
3.8
2.3
23,032
5,994
12,528
2,726
222
3,100
3,200
+6073
19Robert Parish
R. Parish
45,704
1,611
28.4
14.5
9.1
1.4
0.8
1.5
6.0
11.1
53.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.5
72.1
57.1
2.9
6.3
2.1
23,334
14,715
2,180
1,219
2,361
3,183
4,443
+105
20Moses Malone
M. Malone
45,071
1,329
33.9
20.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
27,409
16,212
1,796
1,089
1,733
3,804
3,076
21Joe Johnson
J. Johnson
44,236
1,277
34.6
16.0
4.0
3.9
0.8
0.2
6.1
13.9
44.1
1.5
4.2
37.1
2.2
2.7
80.2
53.0
0.8
3.1
1.9
20,407
5,059
5,001
1,071
260
2,451
2,252
+828
22Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
44,222
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
23Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
43,886
1,040
42.2
25.7
7.5
9.5
1.1
0.1
9.1
18.9
48.5
7.4
8.8
83.8
56.4
1.0
3.0
26,710
7,804
9,887
77
4
2,931
24Carmelo 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
25Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
42,561
1,380
30.8
14.2
4.6
2.2
1.0
1.0
5.4
12.2
43.8
0.9
2.5
35.6
2.6
3.7
68.9
51.2
1.3
3.2
1.8
19,591
6,306
3,094
1,402
1,390
2,502
4,175
+704
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Team Rankings

ORTG

117.3

12th

DRTG

112.8

8th

NETRTG

4.6

9th

3P%

35.1

19th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
12
2
.857
2
Cavaliers Cavaliers
10
5
.667
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
9
5
.643
3.0
4
Hawks Hawks
9
5
.643
3.0
5
Knicks Knicks
8
5
.615
3.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/19
HOU HOU
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Fri
11/21
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Sun
11/23
LAC LAC
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Mon
11/24
CLE CLE
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Fri
11/28
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Last Game
MIL Bucks

8 - 7

106

Final

118

CLE Cavaliers

10 - 5

Mon 17 Nov 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
14
1
.933
2
Nuggets Nuggets
10
3
.769
3.0
3
Rockets Rockets
9
3
.750
3.5
4
Lakers Lakers
10
4
.714
3.5
5
Spurs Spurs
9
4
.692
4.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
9
5
.643
4.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
12
2
.857
2
Cavaliers Cavaliers
10
5
.667
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
9
5
.643
3.0
4
Hawks Hawks
9
5
.643
3.0
5
Knicks Knicks
8
5
.615
3.5
6
76ers 76ers
8
5
.615
3.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/21
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
117-116
Tue
10/21
NOP NOP
@
MEM MEM
122-128
Tue
10/21
DET DET
@
CHI CHI
111-115
Tue
10/21
WAS WAS
@
MIL MIL
120-133
Tue
10/21
LAC LAC
@
UTA UTA
108-129

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/18
GSW GSW
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Tue
11/18
BOS BOS
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Tue
11/18
DET DET
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Tue
11/18
MEM MEM
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM
Tue
11/18
UTA UTA
@
LAL LAL
10:30 PM