which power forward has the most minutes in nba history

Karl Malone has played the most career minutes by a power forward, with 54,852 minutes on the court.

NAMEMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Karl Malone
K. Malone
54,852
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
2Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
43,662
1,292
33.8
21.0
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.4
15.8
47.1
1.2
3.3
37.9
4.9
5.6
88.0
57.6
1.0
6.5
1.7
27,174
9,626
3,138
992
1,055
2,163
3,017
+5779
3Buck Williams
B. Williams
41,726
1,266
33.0
13.1
10.1
1.3
0.8
0.9
5.0
9.1
55.0
0.0
0.0
16.7
3.1
4.7
66.3
58.8
3.5
6.6
2.2
16,582
12,834
1,625
1,063
1,085
2,746
4,174
+143
4Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
40,280
1,282
31.4
9.7
9.5
2.5
1.1
0.3
3.8
8.0
47.1
0.1
0.2
25.3
2.1
2.7
76.1
52.6
3.1
6.5
2.2
12,417
12,205
3,217
1,351
384
2,785
4,421
+171
5Otis Thorpe
O. Thorpe
37,161
1,178
31.5
14.1
8.3
2.2
0.7
0.4
5.5
10.0
54.7
0.0
0.1
4.8
3.1
4.5
68.8
58.6
2.7
5.5
2.2
16,564
9,748
2,597
781
484
2,629
3,848
-720
6Horace Grant
H. Grant
36,411
1,089
33.4
11.4
8.2
2.3
1.0
1.0
4.8
9.3
50.8
0.0
0.1
6.3
1.9
2.7
69.1
54.0
3.0
5.2
1.1
12,388
8,962
2,471
1,086
1,087
1,252
2,714
+496
7Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
36,245
994
36.5
21.9
11.7
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.8
14.5
53.6
0.5
1.9
26.9
5.8
7.9
73.3
60.8
3.9
7.8
3.2
21,768
11,637
3,908
1,500
838
3,133
3,037
+532
8Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
36,008
995
36.2
19.7
10.9
4.2
1.4
1.4
7.9
15.7
50.1
0.1
0.4
27.1
3.8
4.9
79.0
55.2
2.4
8.6
2.3
19,587
10,869
4,149
1,349
1,437
2,333
2,462
+4111
9Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
35,546
975
36.5
18.8
11.2
1.7
1.0
2.0
7.5
16.4
45.8
0.0
0.1
14.7
3.7
5.5
67.6
49.8
3.1
7.8
2.4
18,317
10,928
1,667
864
1,771
1,358
3,199
10Thaddeus Young
T. Young
33,012
1,172
28.2
12.1
5.6
1.8
1.4
0.4
5.2
10.4
50.3
0.4
1.4
32.8
1.2
1.8
66.1
54.1
2.0
3.7
1.4
14,225
6,614
2,135
1,612
458
1,641
2,486
-276
11Zach Randolph
Z. Randolph
32,372
1,047
30.9
16.6
9.1
1.8
0.7
0.3
6.6
14.1
47.2
0.2
0.6
27.3
3.1
4.1
76.3
52.3
3.0
6.1
2.0
17,361
9,498
1,909
775
285
2,104
2,435
-63
12Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
32,084
1,027
31.2
18.7
6.2
2.1
0.8
0.6
6.9
14.6
47.0
0.2
0.7
30.6
4.7
5.8
80.8
54.3
1.8
4.4
2.4
19,156
6,377
2,204
845
595
2,460
3,510
-51
13Antoine Walker
A. Walker
31,531
893
35.3
17.5
7.7
3.5
1.2
0.5
6.8
16.5
41.4
1.6
4.8
32.5
2.3
3.7
63.3
48.4
2.1
5.6
2.8
15,647
6,891
3,170
1,085
469
2,504
2,516
-1206
14LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
31,490
906
34.8
19.8
8.3
2.0
0.8
1.1
8.0
16.3
49.0
0.2
0.6
31.7
3.6
4.4
81.1
54.2
2.6
5.7
1.6
17,914
7,562
1,809
682
978
1,429
2,186
+2791
15Elton Brand
E. Brand
31,258
860
36.3
18.3
9.4
2.3
1.0
1.9
7.1
14.2
50.1
0.0
0.0
12.5
4.0
5.5
73.9
55.1
3.5
5.9
2.2
15,724
8,086
2,000
824
1,617
1,914
2,645
-912
16Kevin Willis
K. Willis
31,109
1,022
30.4
14.1
9.6
1.1
0.8
0.6
5.8
11.7
49.6
0.0
0.2
22.2
2.5
3.4
71.1
53.3
3.3
6.2
2.0
14,399
9,798
1,117
768
563
2,095
3,264
-119
17Paul Silas
P. Silas
31,094
1,093
28.4
9.4
9.9
2.2
0.6
0.2
3.4
8.0
43.1
0.0
0.0
2.6
3.8
67.6
49.0
3.6
5.6
1.4
10,322
10,823
2,362
358
138
333
2,701
18Bill Bridges
B. Bridges
30,878
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
11,012
11,054
2,553
69
36
3,375
19Larry Nance
L. Nance
30,697
920
33.4
17.1
8.0
2.6
0.9
2.2
6.9
12.7
54.6
0.0
0.1
14.5
3.2
4.2
75.5
58.6
2.5
5.5
1.9
15,687
7,352
2,393
872
2,027
1,711
2,703
20Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
30,690
792
38.8
26.4
16.2
3.0
9.3
21.3
43.6
7.8
10.3
76.1
51.1
20,880
12,849
2,369
2,529
21Paul Millsap
P. Millsap
30,500
1,085
28.1
13.4
7.1
2.2
1.2
1.0
5.0
10.3
48.9
0.5
1.5
34.1
2.8
3.9
73.6
55.9
2.2
4.9
1.7
14,536
7,673
2,378
1,327
1,045
1,829
3,248
+2789
22Kevin McHale
K. McHale
30,118
971
31.0
17.9
7.3
1.7
0.4
1.7
7.0
12.7
55.4
0.0
0.2
26.1
3.7
4.7
79.8
60.5
2.4
4.9
1.9
17,335
7,122
1,670
344
1,690
1,893
2,758
23A.C. Green
A.C. Green
28,927
1,032
28.0
9.3
7.3
1.0
0.8
0.4
3.4
7.0
49.2
0.1
0.3
21.5
2.4
3.2
73.6
55.4
2.6
4.6
1.1
9,599
7,497
1,064
863
454
1,141
2,007
-378
24Antonio McDyess
A. McDyess
27,817
1,005
27.7
12.1
7.5
1.3
0.8
1.1
5.0
10.0
49.6
0.0
0.1
11.7
2.1
3.1
66.8
52.8
2.4
5.1
1.6
12,114
7,583
1,282
772
1,094
1,603
3,057
+342
25Rasheed Wallace
R. Wallace
27,279
791
34.5
15.7
6.9
2.0
1.0
1.3
6.3
13.0
48.2
0.8
2.5
33.7
2.4
3.3
71.1
54.3
1.6
5.3
1.7
12,450
5,452
1,553
769
1,042
1,381
2,362
+3570
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Knicks Knicks - x
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POR POR
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GSW GSW
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