most player minutes in their first 8 years nba

Wilt Chamberlain played the most minutes by a player in his first 8 seasons, with 29,208 minutes on the court.

	NAME	MIN	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	29,208	624	46.8	37.6	24.8	4.0			15.2	29.2	52.2				7.1	13.3	53.7	53.6				23,442	15,448	2,480				1,181
2	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	27,843	652	42.7	24.4	15.1	2.1	1.4	2.6	9.8	22.3	44.2				4.7	7.0	67.5	48.1	3.2	10.5		15,920	9,873	1,348	348	629		2,009
3	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	26,762	604	44.3	30.3	9.0	10.6			10.6	21.8	48.7				9.1	10.8	83.9	57.0				18,306	5,456	6,401				1,907
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	26,349	631	41.8	29.5	15.3	4.3	1.3	3.5	12.2	22.3	54.8				5.1	7.3	69.7	57.9	3.3	11.4		18,638	9,634	2,740	397	1,094		1,987
5	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	25,577	608	42.1	19.1	18.2	3.1			7.7	15.4	49.8				3.8	4.8	78.5	54.6				11,611	11,047	1,865				1,880
6	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	25,561	648	39.4	23.3	15.0	2.4			8.8	17.0	51.8				5.7	8.7	65.4	55.9				15,086	9,716	1,541				2,272
7	LeBron James L. James	25,171	627	40.1	27.7	7.1	7.0	1.7	0.8	9.8	20.6	47.9	1.4	4.2	32.9	6.6	8.9	74.4	56.6	1.2	5.9	3.3	17,362	4,451	4,364	1,079	532	2,086	1,233	+2936
8	Rick Barry R. Barry	24,443	642	38.1	25.6	7.3	5.1	2.3	0.5	10.1	22.4	44.9				5.5	6.1	89.6	51.0	1.0	4.8	2.7	16,447	4,655	3,247	929	203	224	1,887
9	Larry Bird L. Bird	24,406	635	38.4	24.4	10.4	6.1	1.8	0.9	9.7	19.3	50.0	0.6	1.5	36.8	4.6	5.2	87.4	56.5	2.3	8.1	3.2	15,508	6,579	3,900	1,169	541	2,037	1,731
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	24,333	571	42.6	16.8	23.3	3.7			6.7	15.1	44.3				3.4	6.1	56.1	47.2				9,601	13,328	2,116				1,436
11	Karl Malone K. Malone	24,233	652	37.2	26.1	10.9	2.8	1.4	0.8	9.6	18.2	52.8	0.0	0.2	25.8	6.8	9.4	72.2	58.4	2.9	8.0	3.3	16,987	7,118	1,857	912	489	2,162	2,214
12	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	23,881	624	38.3	19.5	6.3	6.5	2.2	0.2	7.6	15.4	49.3				4.3	5.5	78.1	54.7	1.3	5.0		12,168	3,905	4,037	351	29		1,675
13	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	23,875	592	40.3	18.8	15.2	4.0	1.2	1.0	7.9	17.3	45.8				2.9	3.7	78.0	49.5	3.5	11.5	2.8	11,125	8,984	2,380	424	361	217	2,304
14	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	23,794	648	36.7	16.5	2.7	8.4	1.6	0.1	7.2	14.7	49.0	0.1	0.4	26.3	2.1	2.7	77.0	52.1	0.6	2.0	3.2	10,724	1,733	5,471	1,057	68	2,060	1,771
15	Michael Finley M. Finley	23,750	599	39.6	19.4	5.3	4.0	1.2	0.4	7.6	16.8	45.2	1.1	3.2	35.7	3.1	3.9	80.2	52.6	1.5	3.8	2.1	11,629	3,152	2,369	719	210	1,240	1,190	+499
16	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	23,674	624	37.9	19.1	4.4	5.2	1.4	0.3	8.2	18.4	44.4				2.7	3.3	83.0	48.0	1.0	3.1		11,918	2,763	3,263	458	84		1,567
17	Antoine Walker A. Walker	23,667	610	38.8	19.9	8.6	4.2	1.4	0.6	7.7	18.7	41.4	1.6	5.0	32.6	2.8	4.3	65.7	48.4	2.4	6.2	3.1	12,146	5,268	2,564	868	356	1,914	1,859	-697
18	Glen Rice G. Rice	23,563	636	37.0	20.6	4.8	2.3	1.2	0.3	7.8	16.8	46.3	1.7	4.2	40.6	3.3	3.9	84.2	55.6	1.1	3.7	1.9	13,073	3,059	1,459	735	204	1,204	1,581	+176
19	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	23,532	639	36.8	26.1	6.7	2.4	1.5	0.7	10.0	21.3	46.9	0.3	1.1	28.3	5.8	7.2	80.4	53.4	2.9	3.8	2.6	16,695	4,305	1,557	937	450	1,659	1,337
20	Moses Malone M. Malone	23,321	615	37.9	23.8	14.8	1.5	1.0	1.7	8.5	16.7	50.9	0.0	0.1	5.0	6.8	9.1	74.1	57.4	6.2	8.6	3.7	14,636	9,104	894	593	1,025	1,962	1,712
21	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	23,276	635	36.7	20.3	3.7	9.8	2.1	0.3	7.7	16.7	46.3	0.3	1.2	27.8	4.4	5.8	76.1	52.5	1.0	2.7	3.8	12,862	2,372	6,220	1,338	181	2,437	2,105
22	Shawn Marion S. Marion	23,235	613	37.9	18.6	10.0	2.0	1.9	1.3	7.5	15.6	47.9	1.0	2.8	34.2	2.7	3.2	83.0	54.6	2.6	7.4	1.6	11,391	6,152	1,234	1,150	824	1,001	1,587	+1877
23	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	23,231	611	38.0	19.4	10.4	4.3	1.4	1.7	7.9	16.2	48.7	0.2	0.7	30.8	3.4	4.5	75.6	53.3	2.8	7.6	2.6	11,877	6,354	2,650	848	1,053	1,568	1,556	+1650
24	Elton Brand E. Brand	23,226	606	38.3	20.3	10.2	2.7	0.9	2.1	7.8	15.4	50.5	0.0	0.0	15.4	4.8	6.5	73.7	55.8	3.9	6.3	2.5	12,312	6,202	1,621	572	1,274	1,532	1,894	-1080
25	Andre Iguodala A. Iguodala	23,216	615	37.7	15.3	5.8	4.9	1.7	0.5	5.4	11.6	46.1	0.9	2.8	33.1	3.7	5.0	73.7	55.4	1.1	4.8	2.4	9,422	3,593	2,991	1,076	310	1,460	1,287	+22

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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
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3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
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10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

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