As background for an upcoming post about Kobe Bryant, I took a look at which players have played the most NBA minutes. Here's the thing, though: I didn't just want to know about regular season (the list is readily available) or playoffs (ditto). I wanted the two combined. Seems pretty simple, right? This is the list that matters, if you're talking about mileage. But it's tough to come by. Eventually Basketball-Reference was nice enough to create the list for me, and it is both fascinating and below.
One surprise is how many of these players are either playing now, or retired in recent memory. Trainers would credit improved injury prevention and care. Economists would tell you that's because with salaries of the modern era, the best players have more reasons not to retire. Another little bump: The playoffs are longer than they used to be.
Pop quiz: Who played more real NBA minutes, Horace Grant or Larry Bird? How about Allen Iverson or Magic Johnson? Derek Harper or Lenny Wilkens?
Of course, the most amazing surprise of all comes from Bryant himself. He is already 16th on the all-time list -- there have been about 3,600 NBA players -- sandwiched right in there between Michael Jordan and Bill Russell, and he has not even turned 33 yet.
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 66,297
- Karl Malone 62,759
- Wilt Chamberlain 55,418
- John Stockton 54,162
- Elvin Hayes 54,160
- John Havlicek 53,331
- Reggie Miller 52,927
- Gary Payton 52,599
- Jason Kidd 52,386
- Robert Parish 51,881
- Shaquille O'Neal 50,017
- Hakeem Olajuwon 49,971
- Scottie Pippen 49,174
- Moses Malone 48,867
- Michael Jordan 48,484
- Kobe Bryant 48,310
- Bill Russell 48,223
- Kevin Garnett 47,998
- Oscar Robertson 47,559
- Clifford Robinson 46,447
- Buck Williams 46,174
- Patrick Ewing 45,801
- Charles Oakley 45,388
- Ray Allen 45,156
- Horace Grant 44,793
- Tim Duncan 44,685
- Charles Barkley 44,179
- Hal Greer 43,430
- Clyde Drexler 43,109
- Dennis Johnson 42,948
- Mark Jackson 42,896
- Jerry West 42,892
- Otis Thorpe 42,074
- Michael Finley 41,904
- Rasheed Wallace 41,786
- Sam Perkins 41,383
- Dirk Nowitzki 41,363
- Larry Bird 41,329
- Derek Harper 40,880
- Walt Bellamy 40,879
- Allen Iverson 40,789
- Magic Johnson 40,783
- Kevin Willis 40,740
- Wes Unseld 40,721
- A.C. Green 40,671
- Jack Sikma 40,501
- Alex English 40,490
- Lenny Wilkens 40,467
- Dominique Wilkins 40,285
- Paul Pierce 40,085
Source: http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/31485/real-minutes-played
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