nba most minutes in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Alex English played the most minutes, with 29,208 minutes on the court.

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1Alex English
A. English
29,208
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
21,018
4,780
3,596
848
634
2,294
2,286
2Moses Malone
M. Malone
29,039
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
19,082
10,269
1,191
730
1,107
2,659
1,898
3Larry Bird
L. Bird
27,560
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
17,899
7,319
4,396
1,300
603
2,261
1,906
4Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
27,557
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
13,342
8,192
2,721
871
829
1,878
2,822
5Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
27,325
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
11,954
3,078
4,381
1,055
456
1,976
2,265
6Reggie Theus
R. Theus
26,545
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
14,729
2,671
5,239
968
171
2,712
2,313
7Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
26,417
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
13,943
5,303
8,025
1,464
310
2,800
1,685
8Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
26,174
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
9,744
2,284
5,781
1,768
260
1,777
1,736
9Robert Parish
R. Parish
25,841
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
14,043
8,195
1,419
660
1,346
1,924
2,424
10Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
25,675
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
16,246
5,980
2,220
584
1,594
2,037
2,258
11Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
25,201
684
36.8
26.5
5.4
3.2
0.9
0.1
9.4
17.1
55.0
0.0
0.1
16.7
7.8
9.5
82.0
62.5
2.2
3.3
3.0
18,157
3,721
2,206
647
92
2,039
1,833
12Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
24,198
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
10,327
7,957
1,555
512
727
1,227
2,646
13Isiah 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
14Buck Williams
B. Williams
23,100
635
36.4
16.4
11.9
1.5
0.9
1.1
6.3
11.4
55.0
0.0
0.0
10.0
3.9
6.0
64.9
58.6
4.1
7.9
2.9
10,440
7,576
976
599
696
1,811
2,244
15Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
22,961
679
33.8
20.9
5.8
1.4
0.7
0.5
8.8
18.0
49.2
0.0
0.1
21.6
3.1
4.0
78.2
52.8
2.1
3.7
1.8
14,161
3,917
950
479
371
1,198
1,797
16Mychal Thompson
M. Thompson
22,660
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
10,742
5,642
1,901
578
843
1,773
2,103
17Kevin McHale
K. McHale
22,275
694
32.1
18.5
7.6
1.8
0.4
1.8
7.3
12.9
56.5
0.0
0.0
5.0
3.9
5.0
78.0
61.2
2.6
5.0
2.0
12,830
5,277
1,217
262
1,269
1,396
2,076
18Dave Greenwood
D. Greenwood
22,147
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
8,129
6,238
1,550
550
705
1,387
2,393
19Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
22,054
695
31.7
16.7
5.0
3.9
1.3
0.3
5.8
11.5
50.3
0.1
0.5
27.6
5.0
6.1
83.2
59.1
2.0
3.0
2.1
11,594
3,447
2,689
874
217
1,485
1,523
20Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
21,777
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
7,208
2,542
3,451
965
487
1,337
2,122
21Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
21,559
634
34.0
20.3
6.8
2.4
0.9
0.6
7.5
15.7
47.6
0.2
0.7
31.0
5.2
6.5
79.5
54.8
2.2
4.7
2.9
12,896
4,341
1,500
564
406
1,808
2,418
22Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
21,326
605
35.2
15.8
2.5
8.4
1.4
0.1
6.8
14.3
47.4
0.2
0.6
29.4
2.1
2.7
77.7
51.0
0.6
1.9
3.1
9,554
1,521
5,096
848
47
1,886
1,474
23Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
21,258
630
33.7
19.2
3.7
3.1
0.7
0.3
7.4
14.8
50.3
0.1
0.3
27.2
4.3
5.1
83.3
56.4
1.2
2.4
2.0
12,127
2,308
1,954
472
196
1,234
990
24Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
21,021
618
34.0
18.9
8.0
1.9
1.0
1.6
7.6
15.8
48.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.7
4.9
74.4
52.4
2.5
5.5
2.9
11,657
4,937
1,156
639
999
1,810
2,002
25Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
20,644
559
36.9
26.0
6.8
2.4
1.5
0.7
10.0
21.4
46.7
0.2
0.9
26.9
5.8
7.3
80.4
53.0
2.9
3.8
2.7
14,557
3,784
1,357
811
403
1,485
1,196
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