nba most minutes from 1977-78 to 1982-83

Between the 1977-78 and 1982-83 seasons, Moses Malone played the most minutes, with 18,202 minutes on the court.

Interpreted as:
NBA most minutes by a player from 1977-78 to 1982-83
NAMEMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Moses Malone
M. Malone
18,202
462
39.4
25.9
15.3
1.5
1.0
1.6
9.3
18.1
51.5
0.0
0.0
6.3
7.2
9.6
74.5
57.8
6.5
8.8
3.7
11,944
7,082
709
455
734
1,712
1,249
2Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
17,847
485
36.8
16.4
2.7
7.9
1.8
0.1
7.2
14.4
50.0
0.0
0.1
13.3
2.0
2.6
77.0
52.8
0.6
2.1
3.2
7,938
1,312
3,846
868
60
1,530
1,416
3Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
17,799
488
36.5
18.5
10.5
1.7
0.8
1.8
7.5
16.1
46.4
0.0
0.1
15.6
3.6
5.5
65.7
50.1
3.3
7.2
2.6
9,049
5,117
821
413
894
1,276
1,749
4Truck Robinson
T. Robinson
17,144
470
36.5
18.0
10.7
2.0
0.7
0.6
7.3
14.9
48.6
0.0
0.0
100.0
3.5
5.3
65.8
52.2
2.8
7.9
3.0
8,460
5,027
956
344
303
1,427
1,409
5George Gervin
G. Gervin
17,091
479
35.7
29.2
5.0
3.0
1.3
0.9
11.3
22.1
51.4
0.2
0.6
30.6
6.4
7.6
84.2
57.5
1.6
3.3
3.2
13,997
2,391
1,434
642
448
1,554
1,408
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
16,772
459
36.5
24.3
10.4
3.9
1.0
3.0
10.0
17.3
57.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.4
5.8
75.0
61.4
2.4
8.0
3.2
11,172
4,784
1,768
443
1,386
1,466
1,316
7Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
16,522
485
34.1
16.2
11.0
3.0
1.0
0.9
6.1
13.1
46.5
0.0
0.1
7.4
4.0
4.9
82.4
53.1
2.6
8.5
2.6
7,841
5,347
1,432
485
449
1,245
1,640
8Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
16,325
458
35.6
20.0
11.3
2.4
0.6
2.2
7.4
12.3
60.7
0.0
0.0
14.3
5.1
6.9
72.8
65.1
3.2
8.1
3.3
9,139
5,193
1,104
257
1,006
1,526
1,563
9Julius Erving
J. Erving
16,127
465
34.7
23.6
7.2
4.2
1.9
1.6
9.3
18.1
51.7
0.0
0.2
23.2
4.9
6.3
77.8
56.6
2.6
4.5
3.3
10,961
3,326
1,937
884
756
1,513
1,286
10Dan Issel
D. Issel
16,075
486
33.1
21.4
8.6
2.7
1.0
0.6
7.9
15.4
51.2
0.0
0.2
28.6
5.6
7.1
79.0
57.8
2.6
5.9
2.2
10,404
4,167
1,317
482
292
1,066
1,423
11Jamaal Wilkes
J. Wilkes
16,002
458
34.9
19.6
5.9
2.7
1.3
0.3
8.4
16.2
51.7
0.0
0.1
10.0
2.8
3.7
75.5
54.8
2.0
3.9
2.2
8,960
2,685
1,219
615
147
1,009
1,341
12Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
15,966
478
33.4
16.7
4.6
4.0
1.5
0.8
6.1
13.9
44.0
0.1
0.6
19.8
4.4
5.5
78.7
51.0
1.8
2.8
2.6
7,981
2,190
1,890
700
385
1,227
1,390
13Alex English
A. English
15,745
486
32.4
20.0
7.1
3.6
1.0
1.1
8.3
16.1
51.7
0.0
0.1
22.6
3.4
4.2
81.5
56.0
2.9
4.2
2.7
9,744
3,460
1,744
493
541
1,312
1,349
14Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
15,525
450
34.5
21.0
7.7
3.6
1.3
0.9
8.7
16.2
53.5
0.0
0.1
14.3
3.6
4.9
74.0
57.1
2.9
4.8
2.4
9,445
3,443
1,619
582
394
1,061
1,129
15World B. Free
W. B. Free
15,393
438
35.1
24.2
3.1
4.6
1.2
0.3
8.5
18.5
46.1
0.1
0.6
24.8
7.0
9.3
75.6
53.5
1.4
1.7
3.1
10,587
1,359
1,999
513
142
1,337
1,293
16Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
14,908
390
38.2
26.2
6.8
3.4
1.3
0.2
9.6
17.3
55.3
0.0
0.0
25.0
7.1
8.7
81.4
62.1
2.7
4.1
3.3
10,225
2,641
1,333
501
82
1,278
1,165
17Randy Smith
R. Smith
14,740
490
30.1
16.0
2.7
4.2
1.5
0.1
6.5
14.1
46.2
0.1
0.3
15.5
2.9
3.6
81.5
51.0
0.9
1.8
2.4
7,818
1,305
2,034
734
38
1,158
1,061
18Johnny Davis
J. Davis
14,736
454
32.5
15.0
2.3
5.0
1.1
0.2
5.8
12.8
45.3
0.1
0.4
15.0
3.4
4.1
81.3
51.3
0.9
1.5
2.3
6,793
1,066
2,251
500
91
1,034
983
19Dan Roundfield
D. Roundfield
14,706
441
33.3
16.6
10.7
2.4
1.1
1.8
6.3
12.9
49.1
0.0
0.1
16.2
3.9
5.4
73.0
54.4
3.7
7.1
2.8
7,324
4,739
1,059
469
791
1,242
1,679
20Cedric Maxwell
C. Maxwell
14,498
470
30.8
14.3
7.1
2.3
1.0
0.7
4.8
8.5
56.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.7
5.9
78.3
64.2
2.8
4.3
2.4
6,723
3,320
1,083
450
339
1,144
1,404
21Bernard King
B. King
14,352
408
35.2
21.9
7.0
3.2
1.2
0.4
9.0
16.8
53.3
0.0
0.1
17.6
4.0
6.0
66.2
56.3
2.3
4.6
3.5
8,944
2,854
1,304
487
149
1,413
1,516
22Reggie Theus
R. Theus
14,296
410
34.9
19.5
3.6
5.7
1.4
0.2
7.2
15.0
48.1
0.3
1.2
23.8
4.9
6.1
80.7
55.3
1.4
2.2
3.7
8,008
1,456
2,330
559
91
1,508
1,314
23Mickey Johnson
M. Johnson
14,216
481
29.6
15.4
7.4
3.6
1.2
0.8
5.8
12.7
45.6
0.0
0.3
12.9
3.8
4.7
80.8
52.1
2.4
5.0
3.2
7,413
3,539
1,747
581
401
1,527
1,678
24Ray Williams
R. Williams
14,146
477
29.7
17.2
4.0
6.0
1.9
0.3
6.8
14.9
45.5
0.1
0.7
20.2
3.5
4.5
79.4
51.0
1.4
2.5
3.4
8,214
1,885
2,868
907
164
1,643
1,600
25Scott Wedman
S. Wedman
14,139
432
32.7
16.3
5.2
2.2
1.1
0.4
7.1
14.3
49.5
0.2
0.6
30.5
2.0
2.6
78.9
52.8
1.7
3.5
1.7
7,032
2,254
966
472
174
736
1,422
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