most nba games played by a single player 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Alex English had the most games, with 811 games.

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most NBA regular-season games played by a single player 1980s
NAMEGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alex English
A. English
811
36.0
25.9
5.9
4.4
1.0
0.8
10.7
21.0
51.0
0.0
0.1
20.8
4.5
5.4
83.8
55.5
2.6
3.3
2.8
29,208
21,018
4,780
3,596
848
634
2,294
2,286
2Dave Corzine
D. Corzine
798
25.1
9.2
6.3
1.8
0.4
1.0
3.8
7.8
48.4
0.0
0.1
18.9
1.7
2.3
74.9
52.6
2.1
4.2
1.6
20,014
7,371
5,064
1,422
352
829
1,277
1,843
3Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
795
34.7
16.8
10.3
3.4
1.1
1.0
6.2
13.2
47.1
0.1
0.4
31.3
4.2
5.0
85.6
54.6
2.4
7.9
2.4
27,557
13,342
8,192
2,721
871
829
1,878
2,822
4Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
790
27.6
9.1
3.2
4.4
1.2
0.6
3.6
7.5
47.6
0.5
1.4
34.3
1.5
1.8
82.9
54.9
0.9
2.4
1.7
21,777
7,208
2,542
3,451
965
487
1,337
2,122
5Terry Tyler
T. Tyler
789
24.3
9.9
5.1
1.2
0.9
1.4
4.3
8.8
48.4
0.0
0.1
12.2
1.3
1.9
70.9
51.2
1.8
3.3
1.3
19,182
7,812
4,027
950
697
1,141
999
1,683
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
787
32.6
20.6
7.6
2.8
0.7
2.0
8.5
14.9
57.2
0.0
0.0
5.6
3.6
4.9
74.3
60.6
2.0
5.6
2.6
25,675
16,246
5,980
2,220
584
1,594
2,037
2,258
7Reggie Theus
R. Theus
787
33.7
18.7
3.4
6.7
1.2
0.2
6.9
14.5
47.4
0.2
0.9
23.0
4.7
5.7
82.7
54.9
1.2
2.2
3.4
26,545
14,729
2,671
5,239
968
171
2,712
2,313
8Robert Parish
R. Parish
786
32.9
17.9
10.4
1.8
0.8
1.7
7.3
13.4
54.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.2
4.4
72.3
58.3
3.3
7.2
2.4
25,841
14,043
8,195
1,419
660
1,346
1,924
2,424
9Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
783
34.9
15.3
3.9
5.6
1.3
0.6
5.7
12.9
44.6
0.1
0.6
18.0
3.7
4.5
81.9
51.4
1.2
2.7
2.5
27,325
11,954
3,078
4,381
1,055
456
1,976
2,265
10Moses Malone
M. Malone
778
37.3
24.5
13.2
1.5
0.9
1.4
8.4
17.2
49.1
0.0
0.1
5.7
7.7
9.9
77.5
57.0
5.4
7.8
3.4
29,039
19,082
10,269
1,191
730
1,107
2,659
1,898
11Gerald Henderson
G. Henderson
775
23.1
9.7
1.8
3.9
1.2
0.1
3.8
8.1
47.3
0.2
0.7
32.4
1.8
2.3
77.6
53.1
0.7
1.1
1.9
17,904
7,479
1,365
2,995
908
95
1,501
1,813
12Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
771
33.9
12.6
3.0
7.5
2.3
0.3
5.1
9.6
52.9
0.1
0.2
25.0
2.5
3.1
79.4
57.8
0.7
2.3
2.3
26,174
9,744
2,284
5,781
1,768
260
1,777
1,736
13T.R. Dunn
T.R. Dunn
768
25.5
5.2
4.8
1.8
1.5
0.3
2.1
4.6
46.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.4
72.2
50.4
1.9
2.9
0.9
19,610
4,016
3,700
1,416
1,131
216
661
1,735
14Vinnie Johnson
V. Johnson
760
24.5
12.6
3.1
3.3
0.9
0.3
5.2
10.9
47.4
0.1
0.3
24.1
2.2
2.9
75.9
51.7
1.5
1.6
1.7
18,596
9,585
2,391
2,541
665
211
1,254
1,661
15Caldwell Jones
C. Jones
756
26.1
6.3
7.2
1.3
0.5
1.3
2.4
5.1
47.0
0.0
0.0
3.8
1.5
2.0
78.4
53.1
1.9
5.3
1.7
19,759
4,763
5,450
992
352
1,006
1,264
2,496
16Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
738
23.3
9.4
7.0
1.0
0.4
1.8
3.9
8.5
46.0
0.0
0.1
15.9
1.6
2.2
74.0
49.8
2.5
4.5
1.4
17,213
6,955
5,187
744
259
1,308
1,053
2,638
17Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
734
33.0
14.1
10.8
2.1
0.7
1.0
5.6
11.2
50.2
0.1
0.3
29.3
2.7
3.2
83.1
55.6
3.1
7.8
1.7
24,198
10,327
7,957
1,555
512
727
1,227
2,646
18Dave Greenwood
D. Greenwood
723
30.6
11.2
8.6
2.1
0.8
1.0
4.3
9.1
47.7
0.0
0.0
14.8
2.5
3.3
76.8
53.2
2.5
6.1
1.9
22,147
8,129
6,238
1,550
550
705
1,387
2,393
19Mychal Thompson
M. Thompson
720
31.5
14.9
7.8
2.6
0.8
1.2
6.0
11.9
50.6
0.0
0.0
10.0
2.9
4.4
65.7
53.9
2.5
5.4
2.5
22,660
10,742
5,642
1,901
578
843
1,773
2,103
20Larry Bird
L. Bird
717
38.4
25.0
10.2
6.1
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.3
0.6
1.7
37.7
4.6
5.3
88.0
57.0
2.2
8.0
3.2
27,560
17,899
7,319
4,396
1,300
603
2,261
1,906
21Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
716
36.9
19.5
7.4
11.2
2.0
0.4
7.1
13.3
53.0
0.2
0.7
23.9
5.2
6.2
83.4
60.6
1.9
5.6
3.9
26,417
13,943
5,303
8,025
1,464
310
2,800
1,685
22Brad Davis
B. Davis
715
25.9
9.4
2.0
5.6
0.9
0.2
3.5
6.8
52.0
0.3
0.9
32.8
2.0
2.4
83.9
59.7
0.4
1.6
1.6
18,523
6,713
1,442
4,036
622
113
1,135
1,648
23Tree Rollins
T. Rollins
713
24.8
6.3
7.0
0.6
0.5
2.6
2.6
4.9
53.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.5
70.8
56.5
2.2
4.8
1.0
17,651
4,509
4,993
461
360
1,849
736
2,359
24Jim Paxson
J. Paxson
712
28.2
15.1
2.1
3.0
1.3
0.1
6.1
12.2
50.0
0.1
0.6
22.4
2.7
3.4
80.6
55.0
0.7
1.4
1.5
20,074
10,739
1,516
2,163
918
88
1,090
1,327
25Mike Woodson
M. Woodson
710
26.6
14.8
2.4
2.5
1.3
0.4
5.9
12.5
47.1
0.2
0.6
27.1
2.9
3.5
81.6
52.7
0.9
1.6
1.8
18,878
10,523
1,737
1,741
905
259
1,270
1,729

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

121.6

1st

DRTG

117.0

21st

NETRTG

4.6

7th

3P%

39.3

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
43
16
.729
2.0
3
37
21
.638
7.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
37
23
.617
8.5
5
37
23
.617
8.5
6
34
24
.586
10.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/1
@
3:30 PM
Mon
3/2
@
9:00 PM
Thu
3/5
@
10:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
9:00 PM
Mon
3/9
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

37 - 23

121

Final

127

OKC Thunder

46 - 15

Fri 27 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
44
14
.759
2
39
20
.661
5.5
3
38
22
.633
7.0
4
37
24
.607
8.5
5
34
25
.576
10.5
6
33
26
.559
11.5
7
31
27
.534
13.0
8
31
29
.517
14.0
9
30
31
.492
15.5
10
29
31
.483
16.0
11
26
32
.448
18.0
12
24
36
.400
21.0
13
16
42
.276
28.0
14
15
44
.254
29.5
15
15
45
.250
30.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
46
15
.754
2
43
16
.729
2.0
3
37
21
.638
7.5
4
37
23
.617
8.5
5
37
23
.617
8.5
6
34
24
.586
10.5
7
34
26
.567
11.5
8
31
28
.525
14.0
9
29
31
.483
16.5
10
27
31
.466
17.5
11
22
36
.379
22.5
12
21
38
.356
24.0
13
18
41
.305
27.0
14
18
42
.300
27.5
15
14
47
.230
32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
1/26
@
111-115
Mon
1/26
@
87-103
Mon
1/26
@
95-104
Mon
1/26
@
122-139
Mon
1/26
@
109-107

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
2/28
@
1:00 PM
Sat
2/28
@
3:30 PM
Sat
2/28
@
7:00 PM
Sat
2/28
@
8:30 PM
Sat
2/28
@
9:30 PM