which small forward has the most minutes for in nba history

LeBron James has played the most career minutes by a small forward, with 48,637 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 LeBron James
L. James
48,637
1,285
37.8
27.5
7.6
7.6
1.5
0.8
10.0
19.9
50.5
1.7
4.9
34.7
5.7
7.7
73.6
59.0
1.2
6.5
3.5
35,279
9,810
9,730
1,917
974
4,534
2,326
+6116
2 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
41,069
1,178
34.9
16.1
6.4
5.2
2.0
0.8
6.3
13.3
47.3
0.8
2.5
32.6
2.7
3.8
70.4
53.6
1.8
4.6
2.8
18,940
7,494
6,135
2,307
947
3,257
3,329
+2022
3 Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
38,113
1,074
35.5
24.8
6.7
2.5
1.3
0.6
9.3
20.1
46.1
0.7
2.1
31.9
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
2.7
3.9
2.5
26,668
7,169
2,677
1,378
642
2,669
2,061
-392
4 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
37,007
1,025
36.1
20.5
6.1
4.6
1.2
0.3
8.2
18.6
44.1
4.0
4.9
81.5
49.2
1.5
3.5
2.5
20,964
6,256
4,739
476
117
204
2,586
5 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
36,203
981
36.9
27.8
7.2
4.5
1.1
1.1
9.5
18.9
50.6
2.0
5.1
39.1
6.7
7.6
88.5
62.6
0.7
6.6
3.2
27,300
7,106
4,453
1,045
1,121
3,131
1,911
+5422
6 Alex English
A. English
35,863
1,051
34.1
23.3
5.7
4.0
1.0
0.7
9.7
19.1
50.6
0.0
0.1
21.7
3.9
4.7
83.6
55.0
2.4
3.2
2.6
24,513
5,975
4,197
1,009
760
2,684
2,771
7 Glen Rice
G. Rice
34,985
1,000
35.0
18.3
4.4
2.1
1.0
0.3
6.8
14.9
45.6
1.6
3.9
40.0
3.2
3.8
84.6
55.4
0.9
3.4
1.7
18,336
4,387
2,097
958
265
1,733
2,361
+1039
8 Richard Jefferson
R. Jefferson
34,293
1,181
29.0
12.6
4.0
2.0
0.7
0.3
4.4
9.4
46.4
0.9
2.3
37.6
3.0
3.9
76.8
56.7
0.8
3.2
1.5
14,904
4,720
2,412
787
347
1,768
2,637
+749
9 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
34,151
955
35.8
24.3
5.7
3.0
1.0
0.2
8.6
15.8
54.0
0.0
0.1
17.1
7.2
8.7
81.8
61.7
2.3
3.4
2.9
23,177
5,455
2,830
944
150
2,503
2,550
10 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
33,863
846
40.0
27.4
13.5
4.3
10.3
23.8
43.1
6.8
8.7
78.0
49.4
23,149
11,463
3,650
2,596
11 Trevor Ariza
T. Ariza
32,912
1,118
29.4
10.4
4.8
2.1
1.5
0.3
3.7
8.8
42.2
1.4
4.1
35.1
1.5
2.1
73.1
53.5
1.0
3.8
1.3
11,593
5,356
2,379
1,628
355
1,473
2,205
+936
12 Grant Hill
G. Hill
32,767
961
34.1
16.9
6.2
4.3
1.2
0.6
6.2
13.0
48.2
0.2
0.7
31.7
4.1
5.4
76.9
55.0
1.2
5.0
2.4
16,203
5,932
4,114
1,187
551
2,315
2,231
+1865
13 Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
32,604
1,199
27.2
16.0
4.0
2.1
0.6
0.2
6.4
13.6
47.2
0.5
1.4
33.5
2.7
3.2
84.0
53.3
1.5
2.5
1.7
19,202
4,832
2,550
739
180
2,076
2,962
-15
14 Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
32,545
980
33.2
18.6
5.3
3.4
1.2
0.5
6.1
13.5
45.4
1.5
4.0
37.5
4.8
6.0
80.5
57.6
0.8
4.6
2.4
18,186
5,236
3,316
1,194
501
2,395
2,633
+2898
15 Rudy Gay
R. Gay
31,971
1,000
32.0
16.3
5.7
2.1
1.1
0.7
6.2
13.6
45.2
1.0
3.0
34.4
2.9
3.7
80.0
53.5
1.3
4.4
2.1
16,271
5,689
2,119
1,140
720
2,102
2,311
-355
16 Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
31,957
911
35.1
23.2
6.2
3.0
1.0
0.5
8.3
18.4
45.1
1.1
3.3
33.7
5.5
6.8
80.8
54.3
1.7
4.6
2.7
21,177
5,691
2,717
934
447
2,419
2,602
+844
17 Tayshaun Prince
T. Prince
31,576
1,017
31.0
11.1
4.3
2.4
0.6
0.5
4.5
9.9
45.5
0.6
1.5
36.7
1.5
2.0
75.6
51.3
1.1
3.2
1.0
11,272
4,332
2,407
571
500
1,064
1,251
+1536
18 Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
31,440
991
31.7
13.2
4.5
2.7
1.7
0.5
4.7
11.4
41.4
1.2
3.4
33.9
2.6
3.6
71.5
50.8
1.2
3.3
1.8
13,058
4,448
2,631
1,721
522
1,791
2,586
+1818
19 Larry Bird
L. Bird
30,504
792
38.5
24.9
10.1
6.3
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.0
0.7
1.8
37.1
4.6
5.2
88.4
56.7
2.1
8.0
3.2
19,719
8,031
4,958
1,406
664
2,504
2,079
20 Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
29,502
839
35.2
18.5
6.8
3.4
1.3
0.6
7.7
15.9
48.4
0.0
0.2
16.7
3.1
4.0
78.0
52.4
1.7
4.4
2.7
15,530
5,715
2,846
661
303
630
2,940
21 Bernard King
B. King
29,417
874
33.7
22.5
5.8
3.3
1.0
0.3
9.0
17.3
51.8
0.0
0.2
17.2
4.5
6.2
73.0
56.1
1.9
3.8
3.2
19,655
5,060
2,863
866
230
2,791
2,885
22 Shawn Marion
S. Marion
29,363
871
33.7
14.4
8.1
1.8
1.4
1.0
6.0
12.5
47.6
0.6
1.7
33.1
1.9
2.4
81.6
53.2
2.3
5.8
1.5
12,578
7,059
1,600
1,236
845
1,311
1,852
+843
23 Chuck Person
C. Person
28,941
943
30.7
14.7
5.1
2.8
0.7
0.2
5.9
12.9
45.8
1.3
3.6
36.2
1.6
2.2
72.3
53.0
1.2
3.8
2.1
13,858
4,763
2,645
683
197
1,952
2,565
+122
24 Rick Barry
R. Barry
28,825
794
36.3
23.2
6.5
5.1
2.0
0.5
9.1
20.4
44.9
1.0
3.1
33.0
4.8
5.3
90.0
51.0
0.9
4.3
2.5
18,395
5,168
4,017
1,104
269
574
2,264
25 Chet Walker
C. Walker
28,666
878
32.6
18.9
6.8
2.2
0.7
0.1
6.9
14.5
47.3
5.1
6.3
80.9
54.5
1.6
3.8
16,560
5,969
1,919
117
10
2,275
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