who is the oldest player to play 1981 minutes in a season

LeBron James is the oldest with 1,981+ minutes played in a season. He was 41 years old in 2025-26.

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Assumption:All-time
Data note: Minutes Played: player season data complete from 1951-52

	NAME	Age	MIN	SEASON	TM	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	41	1,989	2025-26	LAL	60	33.2	20.9	6.1	7.2	1.2	0.6	7.9	15.3	51.5	1.3	4.1	31.7	3.9	5.3	73.7	59.4	0.7	5.4	3.0	1,256	364	432	72	35	179	81	+119
2	LeBron James L. James	40	2,444	2024-25	LAL	70	34.9	24.4	7.8	8.2	1.0	0.6	9.3	18.1	51.3	2.1	5.7	37.6	3.7	4.7	78.2	60.4	1.0	6.8	3.7	1,710	546	575	70	39	260	99	-54
3	John Stockton J. Stockton	40	2,275	2002-03	UTA	82	27.7	10.8	2.5	7.7	1.7	0.2	3.8	7.8	48.3	0.4	1.0	36.3	2.9	3.5	82.6	57.7	0.6	1.8	2.2	884	201	629	137	16	182	184	+241
4	Robert Parish R. Parish	40	1,987	1993-94	BOS	74	26.9	11.7	7.3	1.1	0.6	1.3	4.8	9.8	49.1	0.0	0.0		2.1	2.8	74.0	53.0	1.9	5.4	1.5	866	542	82	42	96	108	190
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40	2,308	1987-88	LAL	80	28.9	14.6	6.0	1.7	0.6	1.2	6.0	11.3	53.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.6	3.4	76.2	57.0	1.5	4.5	2.0	1,165	478	135	48	92	159	216
6	Chris Paul C. Paul	39	2,292	2024-25	SAS	82	28.0	8.8	3.6	7.4	1.3	0.3	3.0	7.1	42.7	1.7	4.5	37.7	1.0	1.1	92.4	58.0	0.4	3.2	1.6	723	296	605	103	22	129	151	+4
7	LeBron James L. James	39	2,504	2023-24	LAL	71	35.3	25.7	7.3	8.3	1.3	0.5	9.6	17.9	54.0	2.1	5.1	41.0	4.3	5.7	75.0	63.0	0.9	6.4	3.5	1,822	518	589	89	38	245	78	+220
8	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	39	2,043	2012-13	NYK	76	26.9	6.0	4.3	3.3	1.6	0.3	2.0	5.4	37.2	1.5	4.3	35.1	0.5	0.6	83.3	53.2	0.7	3.6	1.0	458	323	249	125	25	76	125	+187
9	Reggie Miller R. Miller	39	2,105	2004-05	IND	66	31.9	14.8	2.4	2.2	0.8	0.1	4.8	10.9	43.7	1.5	4.5	32.2	3.8	4.1	93.3	58.2	0.3	2.1	1.2	974	156	146	50	5	77	109	+232
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	39	3,031	2002-03	WAS	82	37.0	20.0	6.1	3.8	1.5	0.5	8.3	18.6	44.5	0.2	0.7	29.1	3.2	4.0	82.1	49.1	0.9	5.2	2.1	1,640	497	311	123	39	173	171	+6
11	Karl Malone K. Malone	39	2,936	2002-03	UTA	81	36.2	20.6	7.8	4.7	1.7	0.4	7.3	15.9	46.2	0.0	0.2	21.4	5.9	7.7	76.3	53.4	1.4	6.4	2.6	1,667	628	379	136	31	210	204	+172
12	John Stockton J. Stockton	39	2,566	2001-02	UTA	82	31.3	13.4	3.2	8.2	1.9	0.3	4.9	9.5	51.7	0.3	1.0	32.1	3.4	3.9	85.7	60.1	0.7	2.5	2.5	1,102	263	674	152	24	208	209	+166
13	Robert Parish R. Parish	39	2,146	1992-93	BOS	79	27.2	12.6	9.4	0.8	0.7	1.4	5.3	9.8	53.5	0.0	0.0		2.1	3.0	68.9	56.5	3.1	6.3	1.5	994	740	61	57	107	120	201
14	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39	2,441	1986-87	LAL	78	31.3	17.5	6.7	2.6	0.6	1.2	7.2	12.7	56.4	0.0	0.0	33.3	3.1	4.4	71.4	59.7	1.9	4.8	2.4	1,366	523	203	49	97	186	245
15	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	38	2,227	2014-15	SAS	77	28.9	13.9	9.1	3.0	0.8	2.0	5.4	10.6	51.2	0.0	0.1	28.6	3.0	4.0	74.0	56.0	2.2	6.9	1.7	1,070	704	230	63	151	131	165	+305
16	Grant Hill G. Hill	38	2,409	2010-11	PHX	80	30.1	13.2	4.2	2.5	0.8	0.4	5.0	10.3	48.4	0.6	1.4	39.5	2.7	3.2	82.9	56.3	1.0	3.3	1.7	1,056	338	200	64	35	134	184	+45
17	Reggie Miller R. Miller	38	2,254	2003-04	IND	80	28.2	10.0	2.4	3.1	0.8	0.1	3.3	7.4	43.8	1.7	4.2	40.1	1.8	2.1	88.5	60.0	0.2	2.1	0.9	800	188	249	65	11	68	96	+504
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38	2,093	2001-02	WAS	60	34.9	22.9	5.7	5.2	1.4	0.4	9.2	22.1	41.6	0.2	0.9	18.9	4.4	5.6	79.0	46.8	0.8	4.8	2.7	1,375	339	310	85	26	162	119	+16
19	Karl Malone K. Malone	38	3,040	2001-02	UTA	80	38.0	22.4	8.6	4.3	1.9	0.7	7.9	17.5	45.4	0.1	0.3	36.0	6.4	8.0	79.7	53.2	1.8	6.8	3.3	1,788	686	341	152	59	263	229	+50
20	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	38	2,107	2000-01	SEA	79	26.7	9.6	7.4	1.2	0.7	1.2	3.7	8.7	43.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2	3.2	68.5	47.8	1.6	5.8	1.9	760	585	92	53	91	151	229	-159
21	John Stockton J. Stockton	38	2,397	2000-01	UTA	82	29.2	11.5	2.8	8.7	1.6	0.3	4.0	7.9	50.4	0.7	1.6	46.2	2.8	3.4	81.7	61.0	0.7	2.1	2.5	944	227	713	132	21	203	194	+561
22	Robert Parish R. Parish	38	2,285	1991-92	BOS	79	28.9	14.1	8.9	0.9	0.9	1.2	5.9	11.1	53.5	0.0	0.0		2.3	2.9	77.2	57.1	2.8	6.2	1.7	1,115	705	70	68	97	131	172
23	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38	2,629	1985-86	LAL	79	33.3	23.4	6.1	3.5	0.8	1.6	9.6	16.9	56.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.3	5.6	76.5	60.3	1.7	4.4	2.6	1,846	478	280	67	130	203	248
24	Kevin Durant K. Durant	37	2,840	2025-26	HOU	78	36.4	26.0	5.5	4.8	0.8	0.9	9.2	17.6	52.0	2.4	5.8	41.3	5.2	6.0	87.4	64.1	0.5	4.9	3.2	2,026	426	372	62	71	246	142	+340
25	LeBron James L. James	37	2,084	2021-22	LAL	56	37.2	30.3	8.2	6.2	1.3	1.1	11.4	21.8	52.4	2.9	8.0	35.9	4.5	6.0	75.6	61.9	1.1	7.1	3.5	1,695	459	349	73	59	196	121	-117

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Team Leaders

PPG

36.0

Dončić

RPG

8.2

Kessler

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.3

2nd

DRTG

113.7

18th

NETRTG

9.6

5th

3P%

39.2

3rd

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/30	LAL	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TOR	@	LAL	9:00 PM
Mon 11/2	MIA	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Wed 11/4	LAL	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Fri 11/6	POR	@	LAL	10:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

4 - 1

103

Final

Clippers

1 - 3

Wed 28 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

28.8

Curry

RPG Leaders

16.2

Sabonis

13.8

Towns

12.2

Gobert

APG Leaders

10.4

Young

9.5

Haliburton

9.0

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

2.8

Flagg

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.0

Murray

TS% Leaders

84.1

Camara

78.8

Carter

77.0

Banchero

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

123.4

123.3

121.9

118.6

118.0

117.6

DRtg Rankings

98.2

103.4

103.5

106.2

106.3

106.6

NetRtg Rankings

14.4

14.2

12.1

12.0

9.6

8.7

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

0-5

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

284.4

Wembanyama

270.7

Johnson

247.7

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

280.5

Johnson

275.3

Wembanyama

259.5

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.2

Dončić

37.9

Edwards

35.5

Miller

MPG Leaders

38.5

Murray

37.6

Maxey

37.3

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.65

Flagg

1.58

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

1.65

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-0

4-1

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

1-4

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
6	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Hawks	3	3	.500	1.5
8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0
9	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
10	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0
11	Magic	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bulls	1	4	.200	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	5	0	1.000
2	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5
13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Pelicans	1	4	.200	4.0
15	Kings	0	5	.000	5.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/30	CHA	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	NYK	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM

LeBron James is the oldest with 1,981+ minutes played in a season. He was 41 years old in 2025-26.

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270.7

247.7

280.5

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