most minutes played prior to 1967

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

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1Bill 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
2Bob 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
3Bob 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
4Dolph 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
5Johnny 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
6Jack 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
7Wilt 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
8Paul 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
9Richie 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
10Gene 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
11Joe 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
12Elgin 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
13Tom 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
14Larry 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
15Slater 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
16Bill 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
17Cliff 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
18Guy 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
19Hal 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
20Willie 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
21Oscar 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
22Larry 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
23Tom 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
24Bailey 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
25Clyde 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
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