List of NBA players with 500 consecutive games played

For basketball players in the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing 500 consecutive regular season games is considered a highly significant achievement. This is often referred to as an "iron man streak".

As of the completion of the 2023–24 NBA season – the 78th regular season of play of the NBA – around 20 players had played at least 500 consecutive regular season games in their NBA career, making it one of the most exclusive 500-clubs in the NBA.

The all-time leader of consecutive games is A.C. Green, who played in 1192 consecutive games during his career.^[1] Mikal Bridges is the current active leader, having played 556 games consecutively (as of April 13th, 2025).^[2]

Several streaks ended for reasons other than player injury. Could be contract disputes, DNP-CD, suspensions, and other happenings that forced a player to miss a game.

As of the start of the 2024–25 season, there is only one player with active 500 consecutive game streaks: Mikal Bridges, with the closest runner-up, Harrison Barnes, a distant follower with only about 250 straight games played, and no other players coming close to either of them.

500 consecutive games played

This is a list of the NBA players who have played at least 500 consecutive regular season games in their NBA career, updated through games played on December 16th, 2024. *If ABA games are also counted, Ron Boone should have 1041 consecutive games played - although only 379 of those came while he was in the NBA.

Legend

  active streak

  NBA record at the time streak completed

(C) streak is from the start of their career

Rank	Name	Games	Start	End	Notes
1	A.C. Green	1,192	11-19-1986	04-18-2001	Last game missed was when he was a DNP-CD in his sophomore season. He never missed a game due to injury.
2	Randy Smith	906	02-18-1972	03-13-1983	Missed 6 games in his rookie season for undisclosed reasons (most likely DNP-CD's as they were spread out on random days not connected), with the last one being on February 15th, 1972. In the 1983-84 season, he missed a game while waiting to clear waivers, technically stopping his streak. He then retired following the season. If it had been allowed to continue, he would have had 921 games by the end.
3	Johnny "Red" Kerr	844 (C)	10-31-1954	11-05-1965	First game he ever missed in his entire career was a deliberate DNP-CD by the Baltimore Bullets' first-year coach Paul Seymour, allegedly to "take off the stress" from Kerr, just 10 games into what would become his final season. A game the Bullets coincidentally lost regardless of Kerr's benching, after which Kerr's wife, Betsy, wanted to punch Seymour in the nose. [3]
4	Michael Cage	736	04-23-1989	04-14-1998	Hamstring injury [4]
5	Dolph Schayes	706	02-17-1952	12-26-1961
6	Bill Laimbeer	685	10-24-1980	01-27-1989	Suspension [5]
7	Harry Gallatin	682	11-20-1948	03-09-1958	Retirement
8	Andre Miller	632	01-26-2003	12-05-2010	Suspension [6]
9 (tie)	John Stockton	609	02-13-1990	04-20-1997	Knee injury [7]
9 (tie)	Jack Twyman	609
11	James Donaldson	586	02-18-1981	04-06-1988	Suspension [8] [9]
12	B.J. Armstrong	577	02-08-1990	02-16-1997	Knee injury [10]
13	Terry Tyler	574 (C)	10-13-1978	04-14-1985	Free agent at start of 1985-1986 season.
14	Mikal Bridges	556 (C)	10-17-2018
15 (tie)	Shandon Anderson	543	01-30-1997	01-21-2004	DNP-CD [11]
15 (tie)	Karl Malone	543	12-18-1991	04-08-1998	Suspension [12]
17	Otis Thorpe	542	01-04-1986	04-19-1992	Kidney injury [13]
18	Derek Fisher	538	04-15-2005	03-14-2012	Traded to Houston Rockets,[14] streak ended seeking buyout with team [15]
19	Jim Chones	528	02-02-1975	11-05-1981
20	Hersey Hawkins	527	01-15-1993	12-08-1999	Torn calf muscle [16]
21	Mark West	521	04-09-1988	12-14-1994	[17]
22	Bruce Bowen	500	02-28-2002	03-12-2008	Suspension [18]

Honorable Mentions

Tayshaun Prince (496 straight games), Michael Finley (490), Cliff Robinson (461).

Player(s) projected to join the 500 consecutive games played club in the 2024–25 season.

See also

• Sports portal

• List of NHL players with 500 consecutive games played