nba leaders in total minutes for an nba season

Wilt Chamberlain has played the most minutes in a season, with 3,882 minutes on the court in 1961-62.

NAMEMINSEASONTMGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-MPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTPG
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,882
1961-62
80
4,029
2,052
192
1,597
3,159
50.6
835
1,363
61.3
53.6
123
48.5
50.4
25.7
2.4
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,836
1967-68
82
1,992
1,952
702
819
1,377
59.5
354
932
38.0
55.7
160
46.8
24.3
23.8
8.6
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,806
1962-63
80
3,586
1,946
275
1,463
2,770
52.8
660
1,113
59.3
55.0
136
47.6
44.8
24.3
3.4
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,773
1960-61
79
3,033
2,149
148
1,251
2,457
50.9
531
1,054
50.4
51.9
130
47.8
38.4
27.2
1.9
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,737
1965-66
79
2,649
1,943
414
1,074
1,990
54.0
501
976
51.3
54.7
171
47.3
33.5
24.6
5.2
6John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
3,698
1971-72
82
2,252
672
614
897
1,957
45.8
458
549
83.4
51.2
183
45.1
27.5
8.2
7.5
7Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
3,695
1968-69
82
2,327
1,406
113
930
2,082
44.7
467
746
62.6
48.3
266
45.1
28.4
17.1
1.4
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,689
1963-64
80
2,948
1,787
403
1,204
2,298
52.4
540
1,016
53.1
53.7
182
46.1
36.9
22.3
5.0
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,682
1966-67
81
1,956
1,957
630
785
1,150
68.3
386
875
44.1
63.7
143
45.5
24.1
24.2
7.8
10Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
3,681
1972-73
80
2,719
223
910
1,028
2,106
48.8
663
783
84.7
55.5
207
46.0
34.0
2.8
11.4
11John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
3,678
1970-71
81
2,338
730
607
892
1,982
45.0
554
677
81.8
51.3
200
45.4
28.9
9.0
7.5
12Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,669
1968-69
81
1,664
1,712
366
641
1,099
58.3
382
857
44.6
56.4
142
45.3
20.5
21.1
4.5
13Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
3,665
1969-70
82
2,256
1,386
162
914
2,020
45.2
428
622
68.8
49.2
270
44.7
27.5
16.9
2.0
14Truck Robinson
T. Robinson
3,638
1977-78
82
1,862
1,288
171
73
79
748
1,683
44.4
366
572
64.0
48.1
298
990
301
265
44.4
22.7
15.7
2.1
0.9
1.0
3.7
15Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
3,633
1970-71
82
2,350
1,362
186
948
2,215
42.8
454
676
67.2
46.8
225
44.3
28.7
16.6
2.3
16Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,630
1970-71
82
1,696
1,493
352
668
1,226
54.5
360
669
53.8
55.8
174
44.3
20.7
18.2
4.3
17Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
3,619
1967-68
82
1,760
1,560
251
707
1,361
51.9
346
445
77.8
56.5
243
44.1
21.5
19.0
3.1
18Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
3,602
1973-74
81
1,735
1,463
163
86
240
689
1,627
42.3
357
495
72.1
47.0
354
1,109
252
44.5
21.4
18.1
2.0
1.1
3.0
19Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
3,583
1971-72
81
2,822
1,346
370
1,159
2,019
57.4
504
732
68.9
60.3
235
44.2
34.8
16.6
4.6
20Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
3,559
1963-64
79
2,480
783
868
840
1,740
48.3
800
938
85.3
57.6
280
45.1
31.4
9.9
11.0
21Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
3,558
1966-67
81
1,438
1,547
268
577
1,257
45.9
284
359
79.1
50.8
280
43.9
17.8
19.1
3.3
22Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
3,548
1973-74
81
2,191
1,178
386
112
283
948
1,759
53.9
295
420
70.2
56.4
287
891
238
43.8
27.0
14.5
4.8
1.4
3.5
23Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,542
1972-73
82
1,084
1,526
365
426
586
72.7
232
455
51.0
68.9
191
43.2
13.2
18.6
4.5
24Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
3,539
1974-75
82
2,831
1,155
179
92
174
1,095
2,138
51.2
641
796
80.5
56.9
307
848
278
43.2
34.5
14.1
2.2
1.1
2.1
25Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
3,534
1969-70
82
2,361
1,190
337
938
1,810
51.8
485
743
65.3
55.2
283
43.1
28.8
14.5
4.1
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