Before 1956-57, Bob Cousy played the most minutes, with 13,997 minutes on the court.

Interpreted as:

most minutes played by a player prior to 1957

	NAME	MIN	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	13,997	352	39.8	20.1	6.2	7.7	6.9	18.5	37.2	6.3	7.8	81.3	45.9	7,083	2,180	2,705	989
2	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	13,543	347	39.0	11.1	10.2	3.0	4.4	11.2	39.0	2.3	3.5	66.6	43.4	3,835	3,529	1,054	1,033
3	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	13,385	348	38.5	18.7	7.9	3.6	6.1	13.7	44.3	6.5	8.3	77.8	53.6	6,498	2,751	1,269	859
4	Slater Martin S. Martin	13,130	349	37.6	11.4	3.2	4.7	4.0	10.6	38.1	3.3	4.2	77.8	45.6	3,967	1,100	1,624	1,093
5	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	12,966	348	37.3	19.8	11.7	2.5	6.5	14.4	45.1	6.8	9.1	74.8	53.8	6,883	4,072	879	1,167
6	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	12,857	348	36.9	13.6	9.5	2.4	4.9	13.8	35.8	3.7	5.5	68.2	42.0	4,730	3,290	821	1,311
7	Jack Coleman J. Coleman	12,828	354	36.2	11.5	9.8	3.2	4.8	11.3	42.4	1.9	2.8	67.1	45.7	4,066	3,472	1,123	1,107
8	Andy Phillip A. Phillip	12,738	341	37.4	9.6	4.7	6.7	3.3	8.9	37.5	3.0	4.2	70.5	45.0	3,288	1,610	2,286	972
9	Paul Seymour P. Seymour	12,396	333	37.2	12.5	3.7	4.9	4.3	11.9	36.1	3.9	4.9	80.5	44.6	4,173	1,223	1,637	829
10	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	12,370	350	35.3	17.6	12.4	3.0	5.4	14.3	37.7	6.8	8.1	83.2	49.1	6,163	4,341	1,036	1,214
11	Bobby Wanzer B. Wanzer	11,969	352	34.0	13.4	4.9	3.5	4.4	11.2	39.0	4.6	5.8	79.3	48.5	4,702	1,722	1,240	892
12	Larry Foust L. Foust	11,899	347	34.3	15.7	11.4	2.2	5.3	12.7	41.7	5.1	6.9	73.5	49.8	5,450	3,964	757	1,297
13	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	11,880	352	33.8	13.1	12.5	2.1	4.0	9.9	40.8	5.0	6.4	77.8	51.3	4,610	4,410	738	1,081
14	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	11,716	351	33.4	14.6	9.3	2.2	5.1	12.4	40.9	4.5	5.9	76.1	48.7	5,142	3,280	765	1,473
15	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	11,340	346	32.8	16.4	3.8	3.4	5.9	13.8	43.1	4.5	5.2	86.4	51.0	5,660	1,325	1,190	1,041
16	George King G. King	11,136	348	32.0	10.4	3.7	4.7	3.7	9.6	38.5	3.0	4.7	64.5	44.7	3,609	1,300	1,621	920
17	Nathaniel Clifton N. Clifton	10,703	340	31.5	10.6	8.9	2.8	4.0	10.9	36.4	2.7	4.1	64.7	41.7	3,595	3,018	965	1,126
18	Arnie Risen A. Risen	10,636	343	31.0	12.3	10.4	1.8	4.2	11.1	37.7	3.9	5.6	71.0	45.5	4,210	3,570	605	1,369
19	Dick McGuire D. McGuire	10,139	326	31.1	8.3	4.5	6.0	2.8	7.2	39.2	2.7	4.3	62.3	45.7	2,722	1,464	1,942	841
20	Carl Braun C. Braun	9,484	285	33.3	14.8	3.6	3.6	5.2	13.3	38.9	4.5	5.5	82.3	47.3	4,225	1,033	1,024	969
21	Jim Pollard J. Pollard	9,391	265	35.4	12.7	7.6	3.2	5.0	14.0	35.9	2.7	3.5	76.2	40.9	3,376	2,003	839	701
22	Red Rocha R. Rocha	9,353	279	33.5	11.3	7.0	2.1	4.0	10.5	38.0	3.3	4.3	77.2	45.6	3,156	1,964	574	992
23	Bob Harrison B. Harrison	9,317	343	27.2	7.6	2.5	3.0	3.1	8.9	34.5	1.5	2.3	65.9	38.6	2,621	864	1,016	1,222
24	Bob Davies B. Davies	8,617	275	31.3	14.0	2.8	4.9	4.8	12.5	38.8	4.3	5.7	74.9	46.6	3,840	783	1,348	974
25	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	8,616	210	41.0	23.5	9.3	2.7	8.1	18.7	43.2	7.3	9.1	80.2	51.7	4,927	1,959	569	802