Wilt Chamberlain has played the most career minutes per game with 45.8 minutes per game.

Interpreted as:

all-time total minutes with a minimum of 400 games played leaders NBA

	NAME	MPG	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	45.8	1,045	47,859	31,419	23,924	4,643			12,681	23,497	54.0				6,057	11,862	51.1	54.7				2,075		30.1	22.9	4.4
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	42.3	963	40,726	14,522	21,620	4,100			5,687	12,930	44.0				3,148	5,614	56.1	47.1				2,592		15.1	22.5	4.3
3	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	42.2	1,040	43,886	26,710	7,804	9,887	77	4	9,508	19,620	48.5				7,694	9,185	83.8	56.4	71	208		2,931		25.7	7.5	9.5	1.1	0.1
4	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	41.1	914	37,584	24,368	3,394	5,624	1,983	164	8,467	19,906	42.5	1,059	3,383	31.3	6,375	8,168	78.0	51.8	745	2,649	3,262	1,777	+799	26.7	3.7	6.2	2.2	0.2	3.6
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40.0	846	33,863	23,149	11,463	3,650			8,693	20,171	43.1				5,763	7,391	78.0	49.4				2,596		27.4	13.5	4.3
6	Jerry West J. West	39.2	932	36,571	25,192	5,376	6,238	81	23	9,016	19,032	47.4				7,160	8,801	81.4	55.0	30	86		2,435		27.0	5.8	6.7	2.6	0.7
7	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	38.8	829	32,131	14,053	12,942	2,730	28	24	5,709	11,441	49.9				2,635	3,365	78.3	54.4	62	312		2,389		17.0	15.6	3.3	0.4	0.3
8	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	38.8	792	30,690	20,880	12,849	2,369			7,349	16,872	43.6				6,182	8,119	76.1	51.1				2,529		26.4	16.2	3.0
9	Latrell Sprewell L. Sprewell	38.6	913	35,270	16,712	3,724	3,664	1,294	399	6,076	14,294	42.5	1,104	3,272	33.7	3,456	4,298	80.4	51.6	770	2,954	2,450	1,689	-111	18.3	4.1	4.0	1.4	0.4	2.7
10	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	38.6	766	29,565	13,516	10,444	2,910	599	488	5,744	12,499	46.0	1	14	7.1	2,027	2,590	78.3	49.6	1,574	5,122	543	2,920		17.6	13.6	3.8	1.1	0.9	2.2
11	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	38.4	648	24,897	15,145	5,489	1,527			5,276	12,490	42.2				4,593	5,663	81.1	50.5				2,480		23.4	8.5	2.4
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	38.4	897	34,443	21,791	8,974	5,695	1,556	755	8,591	17,334	49.6	649	1,727	37.6	3,960	4,471	88.6	56.4	1,757	7,217	2,816	2,279		24.3	10.0	6.3	1.7	0.8	3.1
13	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	38.4	1,303	50,000	27,313	16,279	2,398	864	1,771	10,976	24,272	45.2	5	34	14.7	5,356	7,999	67.0	49.1	2,778	6,973	1,358	4,193		21.0	12.5	1.8	1.0	2.0	2.4
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38.3	1,072	41,011	32,292	6,672	5,633	2,514	893	12,192	24,537	49.7	581	1,778	32.7	7,327	8,772	83.5	56.9	1,668	5,004	2,924	2,783	+1438	30.1	6.2	5.3	2.3	0.8	2.7
15	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	37.9	437	16,574	4,851	4,186	1,298			1,931	4,962	38.9				989	1,470	67.3	43.2				1,246		11.1	9.6	3.0
16	LeBron James L. James	37.8	1,562	59,042	42,184	11,731	11,584	2,345	1,150	15,488	30,583	50.6	2,559	7,322	34.9	8,649	11,735	73.7	59.0	1,799	9,932	5,471	2,781	+7389	27.0	7.5	7.4	1.5	0.7	3.5
17	Stephon Marbury S. Marbury	37.7	846	31,891	16,297	2,516	6,471	1,022	121	5,769	13,324	43.3	991	3,048	32.5	3,768	4,804	78.4	52.8	579	1,937	2,547	2,014	-1016	19.3	3.0	7.6	1.2	0.1	3.0
18	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	37.6	446	16,787	9,732	1,271	2,057	247	33	3,970	8,719	45.5				1,792	2,225	80.5	50.2	140	445		1,075		21.8	2.8	4.6	1.1	0.1
19	Steve Francis S. Francis	37.6	576	21,632	10,446	3,215	3,473	846	223	3,543	8,267	42.9	575	1,684	34.1	2,785	3,494	79.7	53.3	960	2,255	2,030	1,813	+51	18.1	5.6	6.0	1.5	0.4	3.5
20	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	37.5	825	30,965	15,581	4,830	5,040	681	63	6,130	12,516	49.0	0	1	0.0	3,321	4,226	78.6	54.2	403	1,523	139	2,180		18.9	5.9	6.1	1.9	0.2	2.1
21	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	37.3	1,043	38,940	20,941	14,241	2,544	52	48	7,914	15,340	51.6				5,113	8,088	63.2	55.4	264	481		3,536		20.1	13.7	2.4	0.7	0.6
22	Jamal Mashburn J. Mashburn	37.3	611	22,762	11,644	3,271	2,414	632	109	4,277	10,222	41.8	767	2,226	34.5	2,323	3,032	76.6	50.4	697	2,574	1,585	1,533	+1003	19.1	5.4	4.0	1.0	0.2	2.6
23	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	37.2	964	35,881	14,437	14,464	2,575	125	553	5,521	13,105	42.1				3,395	5,089	66.7	47.0	744	1,827		2,624		15.0	15.0	2.7	0.5	2.1
24	Karl Malone K. Malone	37.2	1,476	54,852	36,928	14,968	5,248	2,085	1,145	13,528	26,210	51.6	85	310	27.4	9,787	13,188	74.2	57.7	3,562	11,406	4,524	4,578	+3010	25.0	10.1	3.6	1.4	0.8	3.1
25	Chris Webber C. Webber	37.1	831	30,847	17,182	8,124	3,526	1,197	1,200	7,192	15,024	47.9	264	883	29.9	2,534	3,906	64.9	51.3	2,271	5,853	2,313	2,700	+1550	20.7	9.8	4.2	1.4	1.4	2.8