most nba minutes played including playoffs season

LeBron James has played the most career minutes in the regular-season and playoffs, with 71,671 minutes on the court.

Interpreted as:
most NBA minutes played by a player including playoffs season
NAMEMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
71,671
1,871
38.3
27.2
7.7
7.4
1.5
0.8
9.9
19.7
50.5
1.6
4.7
34.6
5.7
7.7
73.7
58.9
1.2
6.5
3.5
50,834
14,448
13,793
2,854
1,444
6,562
3,470
+8621
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
66,297
1,797
36.9
24.6
11.1
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.1
18.2
55.6
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.3
6.0
72.4
58.9
2.4
7.4
2.7
44,149
19,921
6,427
1,349
3,665
2,974
5,454
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
62,759
1,669
37.6
25.0
10.2
3.5
1.4
0.8
9.1
18.0
50.9
0.1
0.2
26.2
6.6
8.9
74.1
57.0
2.4
7.8
3.0
41,689
17,030
5,858
2,343
1,280
5,074
5,240
+3133
4Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
57,278
1,566
36.6
25.1
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.8
19.6
44.7
1.4
4.1
33.0
6.2
7.4
83.4
54.8
1.1
4.1
3.0
39,283
8,166
7,346
2,254
784
4,657
4,013
+4708
5Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
57,263
1,667
34.4
21.1
7.8
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.4
15.8
47.0
1.3
3.4
37.9
5.0
5.7
88.0
57.7
1.0
6.8
1.7
35,223
12,935
4,011
1,359
1,410
2,822
4,008
+6589
6Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
56,738
1,643
34.5
19.3
10.9
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.5
14.8
50.5
0.0
0.1
17.2
4.3
6.2
69.5
55.0
2.8
8.1
2.4
31,668
17,950
4,989
1,193
3,588
4,014
4,005
+10000
7Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
56,199
1,549
36.3
12.6
6.3
8.6
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.2
39.9
1.4
4.2
34.6
2.2
2.9
78.4
50.6
1.3
5.0
2.9
19,572
9,783
13,354
2,986
502
4,453
2,920
+3978
8Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
55,701
1,605
34.7
17.9
10.1
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.6
49.5
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.4
2.2
7.9
2.2
28,672
16,196
5,916
2,037
2,223
3,521
3,992
+5211
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
55,418
1,205
46.0
29.1
23.1
4.4
11.7
21.8
53.8
5.7
11.2
50.5
54.5
35,026
27,837
5,316
2,487
10John Stockton
J. Stockton
54,162
1,686
32.1
13.1
2.8
10.5
2.1
0.2
4.7
9.2
51.0
0.6
1.5
37.6
3.2
3.9
82.4
60.3
0.7
2.1
2.8
22,147
4,659
17,645
3,603
365
4,761
4,481
+3046
11Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
54,160
1,399
38.7
21.1
12.5
1.8
1.0
2.0
8.5
18.7
45.3
0.0
0.1
14.7
4.1
6.2
66.8
49.2
3.2
7.9
2.4
29,507
17,523
2,583
961
1,993
1,482
4,571
12John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
53,331
1,442
37.0
20.9
6.4
4.8
1.2
0.3
8.3
18.9
43.9
4.3
5.3
81.8
49.3
1.5
3.5
2.5
30,171
9,193
6,939
536
133
204
3,808
13Reggie Miller
R. Miller
52,927
1,533
34.5
18.4
3.0
2.9
1.1
0.2
6.0
12.8
46.9
1.9
4.8
39.4
4.6
5.1
88.8
61.2
0.6
2.4
1.7
28,251
4,598
4,498
1,651
333
2,666
3,005
+2185
14Gary Payton
G. Payton
52,598
1,489
35.3
16.1
3.9
6.6
1.8
0.2
6.4
13.9
46.3
0.9
2.7
31.7
2.4
3.3
72.7
52.6
1.0
2.9
2.2
23,968
5,844
9,777
2,661
317
3,327
3,651
+1913
15Ray Allen
R. Allen
52,408
1,471
35.6
18.5
4.0
3.3
1.1
0.2
6.5
14.3
45.1
2.3
5.7
40.0
3.3
3.7
89.3
58.1
0.9
3.1
2.0
27,254
5,920
4,810
1,615
285
2,983
3,260
+4077
16Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
52,109
1,513
34.4
19.5
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.4
14.5
44.3
1.6
4.4
36.7
5.1
6.4
80.9
56.6
0.8
4.8
2.6
29,577
8,512
5,287
1,956
850
4,008
4,190
+3505
17Robert Parish
R. Parish
51,881
1,795
28.9
14.6
9.2
1.3
0.8
1.5
6.0
11.2
53.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.6
3.6
72.1
56.9
2.9
6.3
2.1
26,154
16,480
2,414
1,364
2,670
3,548
5,060
+102
18Chris Paul
C. Paul
51,278
1,519
33.8
17.1
4.4
9.1
2.0
0.2
6.1
13.0
47.1
1.4
3.8
37.0
3.5
4.1
86.9
58.1
0.6
3.8
2.3
26,039
6,736
13,785
3,015
253
3,486
3,645
+6159
19Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
50,016
1,423
35.1
23.8
11.0
2.5
0.6
2.2
9.4
16.2
57.9
0.0
0.0
4.5
5.0
9.5
52.3
58.2
3.6
7.4
2.8
33,846
15,607
3,608
856
3,191
3,959
4,915
+5525
20Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
49,971
1,383
36.1
22.2
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.9
17.2
51.4
0.0
0.1
20.4
4.5
6.3
71.2
55.5
3.3
7.9
3.0
30,701
15,369
3,516
2,407
4,302
4,091
4,945
+535
21Vince Carter
V. Carter
49,400
1,629
30.3
16.8
4.3
3.1
1.0
0.6
6.0
13.9
43.4
1.5
4.0
36.9
3.2
4.0
79.8
53.5
1.1
3.2
1.7
27,321
7,083
5,009
1,624
935
2,758
4,252
+1810
22Kevin Durant
K. Durant
49,248
1,324
37.2
27.5
7.0
4.3
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.9
49.9
2.0
5.1
38.5
6.6
7.5
88.0
61.8
0.7
6.4
3.2
36,353
9,314
5,759
1,367
1,508
4,199
2,633
+5630
23Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
49,174
1,386
35.5
16.3
6.5
5.2
1.9
0.8
6.3
13.5
46.8
0.8
2.6
32.2
2.8
4.0
70.7
53.4
1.8
4.7
2.8
22,582
9,077
7,183
2,702
1,132
3,859
4,015
+2254
24Moses Malone
M. Malone
48,867
1,423
34.3
20.7
12.3
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.2
14.6
49.0
0.0
0.1
10.3
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.7
5.1
7.2
3.0
29,486
17,507
1,932
1,173
1,884
4,019
3,320
25Joe Johnson
J. Johnson
48,500
1,397
34.7
15.9
4.0
3.8
0.8
0.2
6.1
13.9
44.0
1.5
4.1
36.8
2.2
2.7
80.0
52.8
0.8
3.1
1.9
22,235
5,565
5,370
1,167
279
2,663
2,478
+558
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes played going back to the 1951-52 season.

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PPG

29.8

Mitchell

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RPG

8.9

Mobley

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APG

6.9

Garland

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ORTG

117.0

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DRTG

114.7

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NETRTG

2.3

10th

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35.1

20th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
6
20
16
.556
7.0
7
20
16
.556
7.0
8
Cavaliers Cavaliers
20
17
.541
7.5
9
17
19
.472
10.0
10
17
21
.447
11.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
1/6
@
7:00 PM
Thu
1/8
@
8:00 PM
Sat
1/10
@
1:00 PM
Mon
1/12
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/14
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
DET Pistons

26 - 9

114

Final

110

CLE Cavaliers

20 - 17

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
27
9
.750
2
23
12
.657
3.5
3
23
13
.639
4.0
4
22
15
.595
5.5
5
19
15
.559
7.0
6
20
16
.556
7.0
7
20
16
.556
7.0
8
20
17
.541
7.5
9
17
19
.472
10.0
10
17
21
.447
11.0
11
16
20
.444
11.0
12
13
23
.361
14.0
13
11
22
.333
14.5
14
9
25
.265
17.0
15
6
30
.167
21.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
30
7
.811
2
25
10
.714
4.0
3
22
11
.667
6.0
4
24
12
.667
5.5
5
22
11
.667
6.0
6
23
13
.639
6.5
7
21
15
.583
8.5
8
19
17
.528
10.5
9
16
20
.444
13.5
10
15
20
.429
14.0
11
13
23
.361
16.5
12
12
22
.353
16.5
13
12
22
.353
16.5
14
8
28
.222
21.5
15
8
29
.216
22.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
12/4
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116-122
Thu
12/4
@
120-105
Thu
12/4
@
98-107
Thu
12/4
@
116-101
Thu
12/4
@
98-117

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
1/6
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/6
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/6
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/6
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/6
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8:00 PM