This is a list of basketball players who are the leaders in career regular season games played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[lower-alpha 1]
- Statistics accurate as of January 16, 2024.
Robert Parish has played the most games in NBA history.
| ^ | Active NBA player |
| * | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| † | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[lower-alpha 2] |
| § | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2024[1] |
| Rank | Player | Team(s)[lower-alpha 3] | Seasons[lower-alpha 4] | Games played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Parish* | Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls | 21 | 1,611 |
| 2 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers | 20 | 1,560 |
| 3 | Vince Carter§ | Toronto Raptors, New Jersey Nets, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks | 22 | 1,541 |
| 4 | Dirk Nowitzki* | Dallas Mavericks | 21 | 1,522 |
| 5 | John Stockton* | Utah Jazz | 19 | 1,504 |
| 6 | Karl Malone* | Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers | 19 | 1,476 |
| 7 | Kevin Garnett* | Minnesota Timberwolves, Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Minnesota | 21 | 1,462 |
| 8 | LeBron James^ | Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, Cleveland, Los Angeles Lakers | 21 | 1,458 |
| 9 | Kevin Willis | Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets, Houston, San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta, Dallas Mavericks | 21 | 1,424 |
| 10 | Jason Terry | Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks | 19 | 1,410 |
| 11 | Tim Duncan* | San Antonio Spurs | 19 | 1,392 |
| 12 | Jason Kidd* | Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, New Jersey Nets, Dallas, New York Knicks | 19 | 1,391 |
| 13 | Reggie Miller* | Indiana Pacers | 18 | 1,389 |
| 14 | Clifford Robinson | Portland Trail Blazers, Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, New Jersey Nets | 18 | 1,380 |
| 15 | Kobe Bryant* | Los Angeles Lakers | 20 | 1,346 |
| 16 | Paul Pierce* | Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Clippers | 19 | 1,343 |
| 17 | Gary Payton* | Seattle SuperSonics, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat | 17 | 1,335 |
| 18 | Moses Malone* | Buffalo Braves, Houston Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Bullets, Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia, San Antonio Spurs | 19 | 1,329 |
| 19 | Jamal Crawford§ | Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets | 20 | 1,327 |
| 20 | Buck Williams | New Jersey Nets, Portland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks | 17 | 1,307 |
| 21 | Andre Miller | Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers, Denver, Washington Wizards, Sacramento Kings, Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs | 17 | 1,304 |
| 22 | Elvin Hayes* | San Diego/Houston Rockets, Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets, Houston | 16 | 1,303 |
| 23 | Ray Allen* | Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle SuperSonics, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat | 18 | 1,300 |
| 24 | Mark Jackson | New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets, Indiana, Toronto Raptors, New York, Utah Jazz, Houston Rockets | 17 | 1,296 |
| 25 | Derek Fisher | Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Utah Jazz, L.A. Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Dallas Mavericks, Oklahoma City | 18 | 1,287 |
| 26 | Sam Perkins | Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, Seattle SuperSonics, Indiana Pacers | 17 | 1,286 |
| 27 | Charles Oakley | Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Chicago, Washington Wizards, Houston Rockets | 19 | 1,282 |
| 28 | A.C. Green | Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, L.A. Lakers, Miami Heat | 16 | 1,278 |
| 29 | Joe Johnson† | Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Miami Heat, Utah Jazz, Houston Rockets, Boston | 18 | 1,277 |
| 30 | Terry Porter | Portland Trail Blazers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs | 17 | 1,274 |
| 31 | John Havlicek* | Boston Celtics | 16 | 1,270 |
| 32 | Carmelo Anthony† | Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers | 19 | 1,260 |
| 33 | Otis Thorpe | Kansas City/Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Detroit Pistons, Vancouver Grizzlies, Sacramento, Washington Wizards, Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets | 17 | 1,257 |
| 34 | Paul Silas | St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, Seattle SuperSonics | 16 | 1,254 |
| Tony Parker* | San Antonio Spurs, Charlotte Hornets | 18 | ||
| 36 | Chris Paul^ | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors | 19 | 1,246 |
| 37 | Dwight Howard† | Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Washington Wizards, L.A. Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers, L.A. Lakers | 18 | 1,242 |
| 38 | Hakeem Olajuwon* | Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors | 18 | 1,238 |
| 39 | Kyle Korver§ | Philadelphia 76ers, Utah Jazz, Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah, Milwaukee Bucks | 17 | 1,232 |
| 40 | Andre Iguodala† | Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat, Golden State | 19 | 1,231 |
| 41 | Pau Gasol* | Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs, Milwaukee Bucks | 18 | 1,226 |
| 42 | Steve Nash* | Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix, Los Angeles Lakers | 19 | 1,217 |
| 43 | Dale Ellis | Dallas Mavericks, Seattle SuperSonics, Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, Seattle | 17 | 1,209 |
| 44 | Juwan Howard | Washington Bullets/Wizards, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, Dallas, Denver, Charlotte Bobcats, Portland Trail Blazers, Miami Heat | 19 | 1,208 |
| 45 | Shaquille O'Neal* | Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics | 19 | 1,207 |
| 46 | Eddie Johnson | Kansas City/Sacramento Kings, Phoenix Suns, Seattle SuperSonics, Charlotte Hornets, Indiana Pacers, Houston Rockets | 17 | 1,199 |
| Derek Harper | Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, Dallas, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers | 16 | ||
| 48 | Dikembe Mutombo* | Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Houston Rockets | 18 | 1,196 |
| 49 | Alex English* | Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks | 15 | 1,193 |
| 50 | Terry Cummings | San Diego Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs, Milwaukee, Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors | 18 | 1,183 |
| Patrick Ewing* | New York Knicks, Seattle SuperSonics, Orlando Magic | 17 |
See also
- List of NBA regular season records
- List of National Basketball Association career minutes played leaders
- List of National Basketball Association seasons played leaders
- List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise
- List of oldest and youngest National Basketball Association players
Notes
- ↑ Does not include NBA playoff games or games played in the American Basketball Association for players who played in the ABA prior to merging with the NBA.
- ↑ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.
- ↑ Listed in order of the player's career. Repeated teams indicate multiple stints with that team.
- ↑ For active players, the number listed is the number of seasons that player has completed plus the current season.
References
- ↑ "2024 Hall of Fame Candidates". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
External links
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