nba player most career games played 1945-46 to 1980-81

Between the 1945-46 and 1980-81 seasons, John Havlicek had the most games, with 1,270 games.

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NBA player most career regular-season games played 1945-46 to 1980-81
NAMEGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
1,270
36.6
20.8
6.3
4.8
1.2
0.3
8.3
18.8
43.9
4.2
5.2
81.5
49.2
1.5
3.5
2.5
46,471
26,395
8,007
6,114
476
117
204
3,281
2Paul Silas
P. Silas
1,254
27.9
9.4
9.9
2.1
0.6
0.2
3.4
7.9
43.2
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.8
67.3
48.9
3.6
5.6
1.4
34,989
11,782
12,357
2,572
358
138
333
3,105
3Hal Greer
H. Greer
1,122
35.5
19.2
5.0
4.0
7.6
16.8
45.2
4.1
5.1
80.1
50.6
39,788
21,586
5,665
4,540
3,855
4Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
1,077
35.3
16.5
4.7
6.7
1.3
0.2
5.7
13.3
43.2
5.0
6.5
77.4
51.1
0.8
2.0
38,064
17,772
5,030
7,211
174
26
3,285
5Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
1,059
41.2
23.2
13.8
1.9
1.1
2.4
9.3
20.7
45.1
0.0
0.1
13.0
4.5
6.8
67.0
49.0
3.4
9.1
2.7
43,672
24,547
14,656
2,025
736
1,558
868
3,551
6Johnny Green
J. Green
1,057
23.3
11.6
8.6
1.4
4.7
9.5
49.3
2.2
4.0
55.3
51.4
24,617
12,281
9,089
1,445
2,855
7Don Nelson
D. Nelson
1,053
20.6
10.3
4.9
1.4
0.3
0.1
3.8
8.0
48.0
2.7
3.6
76.5
54.4
1.2
3.1
21,685
10,898
5,192
1,526
65
35
2,451
8Leroy Ellis
L. Ellis
1,048
26.3
9.7
8.3
1.3
0.8
0.8
4.0
8.9
44.2
1.8
2.5
72.8
48.4
2.8
5.5
27,520
10,176
8,709
1,405
146
151
2,661
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
47,859
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
10Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
1,043
37.3
20.1
13.7
2.4
0.7
0.6
7.6
14.7
51.6
4.9
7.8
63.2
55.4
3.4
6.2
38,940
20,941
14,241
2,544
52
48
3,536
11Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
1,040
42.2
25.7
7.5
9.5
1.1
0.1
9.1
18.9
48.5
7.4
8.8
83.8
56.4
1.0
3.0
43,886
26,710
7,804
9,887
77
4
2,931
12Chet Walker
C. Walker
1,032
32.4
18.2
7.1
2.1
0.7
0.1
6.7
14.2
47.0
4.9
6.2
79.6
54.0
1.6
3.8
33,433
18,831
7,314
2,126
117
10
2,727
13Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
1,031
32.5
18.6
3.2
4.7
1.3
0.2
7.2
15.8
45.6
4.2
5.2
80.7
51.4
1.1
1.6
2.5
33,527
19,181
3,279
4,805
545
72
390
2,775
14Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
996
34.4
18.5
12.1
3.1
5.9
15.5
38.0
6.7
7.9
84.9
48.8
29,800
18,438
11,256
3,072
3,432
15Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
984
36.4
10.8
14.0
3.9
1.1
0.6
4.4
8.7
50.9
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.9
3.0
63.3
53.7
3.5
8.4
1.9
35,832
10,624
13,769
3,822
628
367
579
2,762
16Dick Barnett
D. Barnett
971
29.8
15.8
2.9
2.8
0.2
0.0
6.2
13.6
45.6
3.4
4.5
76.1
50.8
0.2
0.6
28,937
15,358
2,812
2,729
1
0
2,514
17Dick Snyder
D. Snyder
964
26.6
12.2
2.8
2.9
0.7
0.4
5.1
10.4
48.8
2.0
2.5
82.4
53.1
0.6
1.7
0.7
25,676
11,755
2,732
2,767
300
157
84
2,453
18Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
964
37.2
15.0
15.0
2.7
0.5
2.1
5.7
13.6
42.1
3.5
5.3
66.7
47.0
2.8
6.8
35,881
14,437
14,464
2,575
125
553
2,624
19Bill Russell
B. Russell
963
42.3
15.1
22.5
4.3
5.9
13.4
44.0
3.3
5.8
56.1
47.1
40,726
14,522
21,620
4,100
2,592
20Bailey Howell
B. Howell
950
32.2
18.7
9.9
2.0
6.9
14.3
48.0
5.0
6.6
76.2
54.4
30,627
17,770
9,383
1,853
3,498
21Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
935
40.5
28.1
14.1
4.4
1.2
3.4
11.6
20.8
55.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
6.9
71.5
58.9
2.9
10.3
3.4
37,890
26,270
13,167
4,083
716
2,103
1,036
2,859
22Jerry West
J. West
932
39.2
27.0
5.8
6.7
2.6
0.7
9.7
20.4
47.4
7.7
9.4
81.4
55.0
1.0
2.8
36,571
25,192
5,376
6,238
81
23
2,435
23Tom Van Arsdale
T. Van Arsdale
929
30.9
15.3
4.2
2.2
0.7
0.1
5.9
13.7
43.1
3.5
4.5
76.2
48.7
0.8
2.5
28,682
14,232
3,942
2,085
230
16
2,922
24Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
926
32.0
18.8
3.0
3.9
1.0
0.3
7.5
16.1
46.4
0.0
0.0
3.9
4.9
80.7
51.7
0.6
2.1
1.6
29,636
17,454
2,796
3,594
473
121
305
2,416
25Bill Bridges
B. Bridges
926
33.3
11.9
11.9
2.8
0.7
0.4
4.5
10.2
44.2
2.9
4.1
69.3
49.4
2.6
3.9
30,878
11,012
11,054
2,553
69
36
3,375

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