Before 1966-67, Bill Russell played the most minutes, with 31,185 minutes on the court.

Interpreted as:

most minutes played by a player prior to 1967

	NAME	MIN	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Bill Russell B. Russell	31,185	727	42.9	16.1	23.4	4.0	6.4	14.5	44.0	3.3	5.9	56.1	47.0	11,708	16,985	2,897	1,861
2	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	30,690	792	38.8	26.4	16.2	3.0	9.3	21.3	43.6	7.8	10.3	76.1	51.1	20,880	12,849	2,369	2,529
3	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	30,131	848	35.5	18.7	5.1	7.8	6.8	18.1	37.6	5.1	6.4	80.6	44.9	15,877	4,307	6,604	2,046
4	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	29,800	866	34.4	18.8	11.8	3.0	6.0	15.7	38.1	6.8	7.9	86.3	49.0	16,245	10,176	2,562	2,936
5	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	27,784	905	30.7	13.8	11.2	2.2	5.4	13.0	41.8	2.9	4.1	72.3	46.7	12,480	10,092	2,004	2,287
6	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	26,147	823	31.8	19.2	6.6	2.3	7.6	16.9	45.0	4.1	5.3	77.8	50.2	15,840	5,424	1,861	2,782
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25,526	543	47.0	39.6	24.8	3.4	16.1	31.4	51.1	7.5	13.6	54.8	52.9	21,486	13,491	1,850	1,038
8	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	24,897	648	38.4	23.4	8.5	2.4	8.1	19.3	42.2	7.1	8.7	81.1	50.5	15,145	5,489	1,527	2,480
9	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	24,758	733	33.8	18.3	5.5	5.1	6.5	15.6	41.4	5.4	6.9	78.4	49.2	13,426	4,025	3,750	2,460
10	Gene Shue G. Shue	23,338	699	33.4	14.4	4.1	3.7	5.3	13.4	39.6	3.8	4.7	80.6	46.5	10,068	2,855	2,608	1,405
11	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	22,665	743	30.5	12.0	8.1	1.9	4.4	12.6	35.3	3.2	4.5	70.8	41.4	8,952	5,999	1,447	2,410
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	22,555	558	40.4	28.6	14.7	4.2	10.6	25.1	42.4	7.4	9.4	78.0	48.9	15,980	8,192	2,360	1,791
13	Tom Gola T. Gola	22,529	698	32.3	11.3	8.0	4.2	4.2	9.9	43.1	2.8	3.7	76.0	49.1	7,871	5,617	2,962	2,688
14	Larry Foust L. Foust	21,890	749	29.2	13.7	9.8	1.7	4.7	11.3	41.2	4.4	5.9	74.9	49.4	10,283	7,360	1,278	2,662
15	Slater Martin S. Martin	21,889	610	35.9	10.6	3.4	4.6	3.8	10.3	36.5	3.1	4.0	77.3	44.0	6,491	2,056	2,777	1,877
16	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	21,793	680	32.0	18.1	3.9	3.0	6.8	15.9	42.8	4.5	5.1	88.3	49.8	12,287	2,683	2,062	1,839
17	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	21,731	745	29.2	18.0	6.9	3.0	7.0	15.6	45.0	4.0	5.0	79.8	50.7	13,447	5,116	2,242	2,388
18	Guy Rodgers G. Rodgers	21,148	587	36.0	12.8	5.1	8.3	5.2	13.7	37.8	2.4	3.5	68.7	41.9	7,516	2,995	4,855	1,940
19	Hal Greer H. Greer	20,786	598	34.8	19.2	5.4	3.8	7.6	16.8	45.0	4.1	5.1	80.9	50.5	11,506	3,247	2,250	2,037
20	Willie Naulls W. Naulls	20,620	716	28.8	15.8	9.1	1.6	6.3	15.6	40.6	3.1	3.9	81.2	45.7	11,305	6,508	1,112	2,216
21	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	20,529	460	44.6	30.4	10.0	10.7	10.7	22.1	48.4	9.1	10.9	82.9	56.6	13,998	4,579	4,923	1,482
22	Larry Costello L. Costello	19,730	629	31.4	12.8	4.1	4.8	4.6	10.5	43.7	3.6	4.3	83.9	51.5	8,041	2,551	3,007	2,123
23	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	19,254	654	29.4	18.6	8.8	2.0	7.3	18.0	40.5	4.0	5.1	79.0	46.0	12,194	5,749	1,318	2,454
24	Bailey Howell B. Howell	19,129	545	35.1	20.3	11.4	2.3	7.2	14.9	48.0	6.0	7.8	77.3	55.4	11,080	6,225	1,245	2,137
25	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	19,075	704	27.1	17.0	9.5	1.6	6.8	15.3	44.3	3.4	4.5	75.7	49.1	11,947	6,663	1,097	2,289