most games played by an nba player 1919-20 to 1978-79

Between the 1919-20 and 1978-79 seasons, John Havlicek had the most games, with 1,270 games.

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Most regular-season games played by an NBA player 1919-20 to 1978-79
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
1,172
28.5
9.8
10.2
2.1
0.7
0.3
3.6
8.2
43.3
2.7
3.9
67.4
49.1
3.7
6.1
1.5
33,394
11,467
11,921
2,506
333
133
250
2,985
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
5Johnny 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
6Don 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
7Leroy 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
8Wilt 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
9Walt 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
10Oscar 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
11Chet 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
12Gail 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
13Dolph 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
14Dick 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
15Dick 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
16Nate 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
17Bill 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
18Bailey 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
19Jerry 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
20Tom 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
21Bill 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
22Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
924
35.3
18.4
5.2
7.5
6.7
17.8
37.5
5.0
6.2
80.3
44.6
30,165
16,960
4,786
6,955
2,242
23Dick Van Arsdale
D. Van Arsdale
921
34.5
16.4
4.1
3.3
0.9
0.2
5.9
12.7
46.4
4.6
5.8
79.0
53.7
0.7
1.7
31,771
15,079
3,807
3,060
264
44
2,575
24Tom Sanders
T. Sanders
916
24.2
9.6
6.3
1.1
3.7
8.7
42.8
2.1
2.8
76.7
48.2
22,164
8,766
5,798
1,026
3,044
25Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
905
30.7
13.8
11.2
2.2
5.4
13.0
41.8
2.9
4.1
72.3
46.7
27,784
12,480
10,092
2,004
2,287

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