NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Minutes Per Game

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player MPG
1.Wilt Chamberlain* 45.80
2.Bill Russell* 42.29
3.Oscar Robertson* 42.20
4.Allen Iverson* 41.12
5.Elgin Baylor* 40.03
6.Jerry West* 39.24
7.Jerry Lucas* 38.76
8.Bob Pettit* 38.75
9.Latrell Sprewell 38.63
10.Dave Cowens* 38.60
11.Paul Arizin* 38.42
12.Larry Bird* 38.40
13.Elvin Hayes* 38.37
14.Michael Jordan* 38.26
15.Mel Hutchins 37.93
16.Stephon Marbury 37.70
17.Geoff Petrie 37.64
18.LeBron James 37.63
19.Steve Francis 37.56
20.Walt Frazier* 37.53
21.Rick Barry* 37.40
22.Walt Bellamy* 37.33
23.Jamal Mashburn 37.25
24.Nate Thurmond* 37.22
25.Karl Malone* 37.16
26.Chris Webber* 37.12
27.Cuttino Mobley 36.97
28.Pete Maravich* 36.95
29.Glenn Robinson 36.84
30.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 36.82
31.Kevin Durant 36.70
32.Magic Johnson* 36.69
33.Charles Barkley* 36.65
34.John Havlicek* 36.59
35.Brad Daugherty 36.55
36.Wes Unseld* 36.41
37.Julius Erving* 36.39
38.Dave Bing* 36.37
39.Larry Johnson 36.33
40.Isiah Thomas* 36.28
41.Damian Lillard 36.24
42.Kobe Bryant* 36.13
43.Connie Hawkins* 36.09
44.Jason Kidd* 36.03
45.Slater Martin* 35.88
46.Jo Jo White* 35.77
47.Chris Bosh* 35.76
48.Adrian Dantley* 35.76
49.Hakeem Olajuwon* 35.72
50.Ed Macauley* 35.71
51.Dave DeBusschere* 35.66
52.Ray Allen* 35.65
53.Charlie Scott* 35.60
54.Tiny Archibald* 35.57
55.Willis Reed* 35.50
56.Dominique Wilkins* 35.49
57.Norm Nixon 35.48
58.Artis Gilmore* 35.47
59.Hal Greer* 35.46
60.Neil Johnston* 35.46
61.Roger Brown* 35.46
62.Lenny Wilkens* 35.34
63.Tim Hardaway* 35.32
64.Antoine Walker 35.31
65.Gary Payton* 35.29
66.Bob Cousy* 35.28
67.Darel Carrier 35.25
68.Bob Dandridge* 35.16
69.Mel Daniels* 35.16
70.Mitch Richmond* 35.15
71.Norm Van Lier 35.08
72.Gilbert Arenas 35.06
73.Luka Dončić 35.02
74.Glen Rice 34.98
75.John Wall 34.91
76.Mookie Blaylock 34.90
77.Scottie Pippen* 34.86
78.Billy Cunningham* 34.86
79.Spencer Haywood* 34.84
80.Anthony Edwards 34.84
81.Monta Ellis 34.83
82.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 34.80
83.James Harden 34.77
84.Antawn Jamison 34.75
85.Shaquille O'Neal* 34.73
86.David Robinson* 34.72
87.Anthony Mason 34.70
88.Joe Johnson 34.64
89.Clyde Drexler* 34.56
90.Carmelo Anthony* 34.53
91.DeMar DeRozan 34.52
92.Joe Dumars* 34.52
93.Kyrie Irving 34.50
94.Dick Van Arsdale 34.50
95.Kevin Garnett* 34.49
96.Shawn Marion 34.48
97.Jayson Tatum 34.45
98.Michael Finley 34.45
99.Dolph Schayes* 34.41
100.Larry Jones 34.40
101.Anthony Davis 34.38
102.Eddie Jones 34.36
103.Devin Booker 34.32
104.Patrick Ewing* 34.31
105.Dan Issel* 34.31
106.Luol Deng 34.30
107.Bradley Beal 34.30
108.Marques Johnson 34.29
109.Reggie Miller* 34.28
110.Baron Davis 34.24
111.Jimmy Jones 34.20
112.Paul Pierce* 34.16
113.Deron Williams 34.16
114.Trae Young 34.15
115.Warren Jabali 34.15
116.Jason Richardson 34.12
117.Jerry Sloan* 34.11
118.Kevin Johnson 34.10
119.Tim Duncan* 34.03
120.Moses Malone* 33.98
121.Stephen Curry 33.96
122.Dwyane Wade* 33.94
123.Mike Bibby 33.93
124.Sidney Wicks 33.90
125.Grant Hill* 33.89
126.George Carter 33.89
127.Levern Tart 33.84
128.Donovan Mitchell 33.80
129.Jimmy Walker 33.80
130.Dirk Nowitzki* 33.75
131.Allan Houston 33.74
132.Karl-Anthony Towns 33.74
133.Reggie Theus 33.73
134.LaMarcus Aldridge 33.68
135.Anfernee Hardaway 33.68
136.Gerald Govan 33.66
137.Bernard King* 33.66
138.Doug Collins* 33.60
139.George Gervin* 33.58
140.Goose Ligon 33.55
141.Louie Dampier* 33.54
142.Peja Stojaković 33.54
143.Andrew Wiggins 33.51
144.Paul George 33.49
145.Rudy Tomjanovich* 33.48
146.Lou Hudson* 33.48
147.Bob Lanier* 33.48
148.George McGinnis* 33.47
149.Chris Paul 33.46
150.Rich Jones 33.45
151.Pau Gasol* 33.44
152.Lamar Odom 33.43
153.Michael Ray Richardson 33.43
154.George Yardley* 33.40
155.Willie Wise 33.40
156.Kerry Kittles 33.39
157.Gene Shue 33.39
158.Zelmo Beaty* 33.38
159.Jack Sikma* 33.37
160.Larry Nance 33.37
161.Bill Bridges 33.35
162.Rudy LaRusso 33.27
163.Bob Netolicky 33.26
164.Bob McAdoo* 33.25
165.Mikal Bridges 33.24
166.Freddie Lewis 33.23
167.Derrick Coleman 33.17
168.Horace Grant 33.15
169.Damon Stoudamire 33.15
170.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 33.11
171.Gus Johnson* 33.11
172.Jack Coleman 33.09
173.Kemba Walker 33.08
174.Brandon Ingram 33.08
175.Phil Chenier 33.07
176.Russell Westbrook 33.07
177.Jimmy Butler 33.05
178.Sean Elliott 33.02
179.Elton Brand 33.00
180.De'Aaron Fox 32.99
181.Jamaal Wilkes* 32.94
182.Nick Van Exel 32.92
183.Darius Garland 32.87
184.Glen Combs 32.85
185.Jim Jackson 32.84
186.David Thompson* 32.78
187.Jeff Malone 32.77
188.Jrue Holiday 32.77
189.RJ Barrett 32.75
190.Rolando Blackman 32.74
191.Zach LaVine 32.73
192.Julius Keye 32.72
193.Giannis Antetokounmpo 32.71
194.Dennis Johnson* 32.69
195.Tracy McGrady* 32.68
196.Rasheed Wallace 32.68
197.George King 32.62
198.Chris Mullin* 32.62
199.Reggie Lewis 32.61
200.Larry Kenon 32.59
201.Hersey Hawkins 32.59
202.Truck Robinson 32.57
203.Yao Ming* 32.55
204.Vin Baker 32.54
205.Vern Mikkelsen* 32.53
206.Archie Clark 32.53
207.Gail Goodrich* 32.52
208.Buck Williams 32.49
209.Donnie Freeman 32.45
210.Josh Smith 32.44
211.James Worthy* 32.40
212.Chet Walker* 32.40
213.Joe Barry Carroll 32.39
214.Rodney McCray 32.39
215.Richie Guerin* 32.37
216.Mike Mitchell 32.33
217.Joe Caldwell 32.30
218.Tom Gola* 32.28
219.Bailey Howell* 32.24
220.Victor Oladipo 32.24
221.Marc Gasol 32.23
222.Randy Smith 32.22
223.Andy Phillip* 32.17
224.Caron Butler 32.16
225.Guy Rodgers* 32.13
226.Julius Randle 32.13
227.George Thompson 32.11
228.Richard Hamilton 32.09
229.Andre Iguodala 32.09
230.Jim McMillian 32.06
231.Bill Sharman* 32.05
232.Earl Monroe* 32.00
233.Nikola Jokić 31.99
234.Red Robbins 31.99
235.Rashard Lewis 31.97
236.Michael Redd 31.96
237.Doug Moe 31.96
238.Stephen Jackson 31.93
239.Alex English* 31.91
240.David Wesley 31.90
241.CJ McCollum 31.90
242.Harry Gallatin* 31.88
243.Blake Griffin 31.87
244.Brian Taylor 31.86
245.Joel Embiid 31.85
246.Bob Love 31.84
247.Jamal Murray 31.83
248.Elmore Smith 31.81
249.Sam Lacey 31.81
250.Bill Laimbeer 31.79

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player MPG
1.Wilt Chamberlain* 45.80
2.Bill Russell* 42.29
3.Oscar Robertson* 42.20
4.Allen Iverson* 41.12
5.Elgin Baylor* 40.03
6.Jerry West* 39.24
7.Jerry Lucas* 38.76
8.Bob Pettit* 38.75
9.Latrell Sprewell 38.63
10.Dave Cowens* 38.60
11.Paul Arizin* 38.42
12.Larry Bird* 38.40
13.Elvin Hayes* 38.37
14.Michael Jordan* 38.26
15.Mel Hutchins 37.93
16.Stephon Marbury 37.70
17.Geoff Petrie 37.64
18.LeBron James 37.63
19.Steve Francis 37.56
20.Walt Frazier* 37.53
21.Walt Bellamy* 37.33
22.Jamal Mashburn 37.25
23.Nate Thurmond* 37.22
24.Karl Malone* 37.16
25.Chris Webber* 37.12
26.Cuttino Mobley 36.97
27.Pete Maravich* 36.95
28.Glenn Robinson 36.84
29.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 36.82
30.Kevin Durant 36.70
31.Magic Johnson* 36.69
32.Charles Barkley* 36.65
33.John Havlicek* 36.59
34.Brad Daugherty 36.55
35.Wes Unseld* 36.41
36.Dave Bing* 36.37
37.Larry Johnson 36.33
38.Rick Barry* 36.30
39.Isiah Thomas* 36.28
40.Damian Lillard 36.24
41.Kobe Bryant* 36.13
42.Jason Kidd* 36.03
43.Slater Martin* 35.88
44.Jo Jo White* 35.77
45.Chris Bosh* 35.76
46.Adrian Dantley* 35.76
47.Hakeem Olajuwon* 35.72
48.Ed Macauley* 35.71
49.Dave DeBusschere* 35.66
50.Ray Allen* 35.65
51.Tiny Archibald* 35.57
52.Willis Reed* 35.50
53.Dominique Wilkins* 35.49
54.Norm Nixon 35.48
55.Hal Greer* 35.46
56.Neil Johnston* 35.46
57.Lenny Wilkens* 35.34
58.Tim Hardaway* 35.32
59.Antoine Walker 35.31
60.Gary Payton* 35.29
61.Bob Cousy* 35.28
62.Bob Dandridge* 35.16
63.Mitch Richmond* 35.15
64.Norm Van Lier 35.08
65.Gilbert Arenas 35.06
66.Luka Dončić 35.02
67.Glen Rice 34.98
68.John Wall 34.91
69.Mookie Blaylock 34.90
70.Scottie Pippen* 34.86
71.Anthony Edwards 34.84
72.Monta Ellis 34.83
73.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 34.80
74.James Harden 34.77
75.Antawn Jamison 34.75
76.Shaquille O'Neal* 34.73
77.David Robinson* 34.72
78.Anthony Mason 34.70
79.Gus Johnson* 34.66
80.Joe Johnson 34.64
81.Clyde Drexler* 34.56
82.Connie Hawkins* 34.54
83.Carmelo Anthony* 34.53
84.DeMar DeRozan 34.52
85.Joe Dumars* 34.52
86.Kyrie Irving 34.50
87.Dick Van Arsdale 34.50
88.Kevin Garnett* 34.49
89.Shawn Marion 34.48
90.Jayson Tatum 34.45
91.Michael Finley 34.45
92.Charlie Scott* 34.42
93.Dolph Schayes* 34.41
94.Anthony Davis 34.38
95.Eddie Jones 34.36
96.Devin Booker 34.32
97.Patrick Ewing* 34.31
98.Luol Deng 34.30
99.Julius Erving* 34.30
100.Bradley Beal 34.30
101.Marques Johnson 34.29
102.Reggie Miller* 34.28
103.Billy Cunningham* 34.26
104.Baron Davis 34.24
105.Paul Pierce* 34.16
106.Deron Williams 34.16
107.Trae Young 34.15
108.Jason Richardson 34.12
109.Jerry Sloan* 34.11
110.Kevin Johnson 34.10
111.Tim Duncan* 34.03
112.Stephen Curry 33.96
113.Dwyane Wade* 33.94
114.Mike Bibby 33.93
115.Moses Malone* 33.91
116.Sidney Wicks 33.90
117.Grant Hill* 33.89
118.Donovan Mitchell 33.80
119.Jimmy Walker 33.80
120.Dirk Nowitzki* 33.75
121.Allan Houston 33.74
122.Karl-Anthony Towns 33.74
123.Reggie Theus 33.73
124.Spencer Haywood* 33.68
125.LaMarcus Aldridge 33.68
126.Anfernee Hardaway 33.68
127.Bernard King* 33.66
128.Doug Collins* 33.60
129.George Gervin* 33.55
130.Peja Stojaković 33.54
131.Andrew Wiggins 33.51
132.Paul George 33.49
133.Rudy Tomjanovich* 33.48
134.Lou Hudson* 33.48
135.Bob Lanier* 33.48
136.Chris Paul 33.46
137.Pau Gasol* 33.44
138.Lamar Odom 33.43
139.Michael Ray Richardson 33.43
140.George Yardley* 33.40
141.Kerry Kittles 33.39
142.Gene Shue 33.39
143.Jack Sikma* 33.37
144.Larry Nance 33.37
145.Bill Bridges 33.35
146.Rudy LaRusso 33.27
147.Bob McAdoo* 33.25
148.Mikal Bridges 33.24
149.Derrick Coleman 33.17
150.Horace Grant 33.15
151.Damon Stoudamire 33.15
152.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 33.11
153.Jack Coleman 33.09
154.Kemba Walker 33.08
155.Brandon Ingram 33.08
156.Phil Chenier 33.07
157.Russell Westbrook 33.07
158.Jimmy Butler 33.05
159.Sean Elliott 33.02
160.Elton Brand 33.00
161.De'Aaron Fox 32.99
162.Jamaal Wilkes* 32.94
163.Nick Van Exel 32.92
164.Darius Garland 32.87
165.Jim Jackson 32.84
166.Jeff Malone 32.77
167.Jrue Holiday 32.77
168.RJ Barrett 32.75
169.Rolando Blackman 32.74
170.Zach LaVine 32.73
171.Giannis Antetokounmpo 32.71
172.Dennis Johnson* 32.69
173.Tracy McGrady* 32.68
174.Rasheed Wallace 32.68
175.Artis Gilmore* 32.66
176.George King 32.62
177.Chris Mullin* 32.62
178.Reggie Lewis 32.61
179.Hersey Hawkins 32.59
180.Truck Robinson 32.57
181.Yao Ming* 32.55
182.Vin Baker 32.54
183.Vern Mikkelsen* 32.53
184.Archie Clark 32.53
185.Gail Goodrich* 32.52
186.Buck Williams 32.49
187.Josh Smith 32.44
188.James Worthy* 32.40
189.Chet Walker* 32.40
190.Joe Barry Carroll 32.39
191.Rodney McCray 32.39
192.Richie Guerin* 32.37
193.Mike Mitchell 32.33
194.Tom Gola* 32.28
195.Bailey Howell* 32.24
196.Victor Oladipo 32.24
197.Marc Gasol 32.23
198.Randy Smith 32.22
199.Zelmo Beaty* 32.19
200.Andy Phillip* 32.17
201.Caron Butler 32.16
202.Guy Rodgers* 32.13
203.Julius Randle 32.13
204.Richard Hamilton 32.09
205.Andre Iguodala 32.09
206.Jim McMillian 32.06
207.Bill Sharman* 32.05
208.David Thompson* 32.03
209.Earl Monroe* 32.00
210.Nikola Jokić 31.99
211.Rashard Lewis 31.97
212.Michael Redd 31.96
213.Stephen Jackson 31.93
214.Alex English* 31.91
215.David Wesley 31.90
216.CJ McCollum 31.90
217.Harry Gallatin* 31.88
218.Blake Griffin 31.87
219.Joel Embiid 31.85
220.Bob Love 31.84
221.Jamal Murray 31.83
222.Elmore Smith 31.81
223.Sam Lacey 31.81
224.Bill Laimbeer 31.79
225.Kawhi Leonard 31.79
226.Jack Twyman* 31.77
227.Dwight Howard* 31.77
228.John Stockton* 31.76
229.Metta World Peace 31.73
230.Isaiah Rider 31.71
231.Otis Thorpe 31.68
232.Fat Lever 31.67
233.Alvin Robertson 31.67
234.Dennis Rodman* 31.66
235.Maurice Cheeks* 31.65
236.Chauncey Billups* 31.65
237.Dan Majerle 31.63
238.Keith Van Horn 31.57
239.Rony Seikaly 31.56
240.Danny Granger 31.55
241.Jeff Hornacek 31.54
242.Doug Christie 31.53
243.Derek Harper 31.51
244.Tobias Harris 31.44
245.Dan Roundfield 31.42
246.Charles Oakley 31.42
247.Calvin Natt 31.42
248.Pascal Siakam 31.40
249.Klay Thompson 31.38
250.Happy Hairston 31.35

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player MPG
1.Artis Gilmore* 41.55
2.Rick Barry* 41.27
3.Julius Erving* 40.66
4.Dan Issel* 38.88
5.Jimmy Jones 38.23
6.George McGinnis* 38.17
7.Louie Dampier* 38.15
8.Caldwell Jones 37.26
9.Larry Jones 36.67
10.Joe Caldwell 36.26
11.Larry Kenon 36.12
12.Willie Wise 35.84
13.James Silas 35.76
14.Mel Daniels* 35.57
15.Zelmo Beaty* 35.51
16.Roger Brown* 35.46
17.Darel Carrier 35.25
18.Freddie Lewis 35.04
19.Billy Paultz 34.42
20.Mack Calvin 34.27
21.Warren Jabali 34.15
22.Rich Jones 34.00
23.George Carter 33.95
24.Levern Tart 33.84
25.George Gervin* 33.68
26.Gerald Govan 33.66
27.Goose Ligon 33.55
28.Donnie Freeman 33.47
29.Bob Netolicky 33.26
30.George Thompson 33.10
31.Wayne Hightower 33.07
32.Glen Combs 32.85
33.Bob Verga 32.83
34.Brian Taylor 32.79
35.Julius Keye 32.72
36.Ron Boone 32.62
37.Ralph Simpson 32.12
38.Red Robbins 31.99
39.Doug Moe 31.96
40.Steve Jones 31.58
41.Cincy Powell 31.11
42.Trooper Washington 31.07
43.Wil Jones 30.94
44.Ira Harge 30.82
45.Charlie Williams 30.76
46.Larry Miller 30.74
47.Bill Melchionni 30.55
48.Larry Brown* 30.08
49.Chuck Williams 30.05
50.Mike Lewis 30.02
51.Randy Mahaffey 29.87
52.Manny Leaks 29.68
53.Stew Johnson 29.68
54.Warren Davis 29.28
55.George Lehmann 29.28
56.John Roche 29.21
57.Dave Robisch 28.97
58.Fatty Taylor 28.80
59.Don Buse 28.65
60.Darnell Hillman 27.89
61.John Beasley 27.56
62.Don Sidle 27.35
63.Byron Beck 26.97
64.Al Smith 26.62
65.Les Hunter 26.52
66.Jim Eakins 26.50
67.Joe Hamilton 26.45
68.Wendell Ladner 26.28
69.Lonnie Wright 25.99
70.Walt Simon 25.98
71.Randy Denton 25.77
72.Art Becker 25.49
73.Gene Moore 25.33
74.Gene Littles 25.13
75.Johnny Neumann 25.09
76.Ron Franz 24.60
77.Bill Keller 24.48
78.Julian Hammond 24.43
79.Ted McClain 24.39
80.Mike Gale 24.31
81.Tom Owens 24.07
82.Bob Warren 20.39
83.Marv Roberts 20.14
84.Lee Davis 17.23