List of National Basketball Association career games played leaders

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This is a list of basketball players who are the leaders in career games played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[a]

Statistics accurate as of January 30, 2022.
^ Active NBA player
* Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[b]
§ 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2022[1]
Rank Player Team(s)[c] Seasons[d] 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 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
9 Jason Terry§ Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks 19 1,410
10 Tim Duncan* San Antonio Spurs 19 1,392
11 Jason Kidd* Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, New Jersey Nets, Dallas, New York Knicks 19 1,391
12 Reggie Miller* Indiana Pacers 18 1,389
13 Clifford Robinson Portland Trail Blazers, Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, New Jersey Nets 18 1,380
14 Kobe Bryant* Los Angeles Lakers 20 1,346
LeBron James^ Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, Cleveland, Los Angeles Lakers 19
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 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
33 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
35 Carmelo Anthony^ Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers 19 1,239
36 Hakeem Olajuwon* Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors 18 1,238
37 Kyle Korver Philadelphia 76ers, Utah Jazz, Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah, Milwaukee Bucks 17 1,232
38 Pau Gasol Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs, Milwaukee Bucks 18 1,226
39 Dwight Howard^ Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Washington Wizards, L.A. Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers, L.A. Lakers 18 1,221
40 Steve Nash* Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix, Los Angeles Lakers 19 1,217
Andre Iguodala^ Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Golden State 18
42 Dale Ellis Dallas Mavericks, Seattle SuperSonics, Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, Seattle 17 1,209
43 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
44 Shaquille O'Neal* Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics 19 1,207
45 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
47 Dikembe Mutombo* Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Houston Rockets 18 1,196
48 Alex English* Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks 15 1,193
49 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

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Notes[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Listed in order of the player's career. Repeated teams indicate multiple stints with that team.
  4. ^ For active players, the number listed is the number of seasons that player has completed plus the current season.

References[]

  1. ^ "2022 Hall of Fame Candidates". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.

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