List of NBA career games played leaders

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

Statistics accurate as of the 2024–25 NBA season.

Robert Parish has played the most regular season games in NBA history.

A.C. Green played 1,278 regular season games, including an NBA record 1,192 consecutive games.

Key

^	Active NBA player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
§	1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2026[1]

Career leaders

Rank	Player	Pos	Team(s)[b]	Seasons[c]	Games played
1	Robert Parish*	C	Golden State Warriors (1976–1980) Boston Celtics (1980–1994) Charlotte Hornets (1994–1996) Chicago Bulls (1996–1997)	21	1,611
2	LeBron James^	SF	Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–2010, 2014–2018) Miami Heat (2010–2014) Los Angeles Lakers (2018–present)	22	1,562
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	C	Milwaukee Bucks (1969–1975) Los Angeles Lakers (1975–1989)	20	1,560
4	Vince Carter*	SG/SF	Toronto Raptors (1998–2004) New Jersey Nets (2004–2009) Orlando Magic (2009–2010) Phoenix Suns (2010–2011) Dallas Mavericks (2011–2014) Memphis Grizzlies (2014–2017) Sacramento Kings (2017–2018) Atlanta Hawks (2018–2020)	22	1,541
5	Dirk Nowitzki*	PF	Dallas Mavericks (1998–2019)	21	1,522
6	John Stockton*	PG	Utah Jazz (1984–2003)	19	1,504
7	Karl Malone*	PF	Utah Jazz (1985–2003) Los Angeles Lakers (2003–2004)	19	1,476
8	Kevin Garnett*	PF	Minnesota Timberwolves (1995–2007, 2015–2016) Boston Celtics (2007–2013) Brooklyn Nets (2013–2015)	21	1,462
9	Kevin Willis	PF/C	Atlanta Hawks (1984–1994, 2004–2005) Miami Heat (1994–1996) Golden State Warriors (1996) Houston Rockets (1996–1998, 2001–2002) Toronto Raptors (1999–2001) Denver Nuggets (2001) San Antonio Spurs (2002–2004) Dallas Mavericks (2007)	21	1,424
10	Jason Terry	SG/PG	Atlanta Hawks (1998–2004) Dallas Mavericks (2004–2012) Boston Celtics (2012–2013) Brooklyn Nets (2013–2014) Houston Rockets (2014–2016) Milwaukee Bucks (2016–2018)	19	1,410
11	Tim Duncan*	PF/C	San Antonio Spurs (1997–2016)	19	1,392
12	Jason Kidd*	PG	Dallas Mavericks (1994–1996, 2008–2012) Phoenix Suns (1996–2001) New Jersey Nets (2001–2008) New York Knicks (2012–2013)	19	1,391
13	Reggie Miller*	SG	Indiana Pacers (1987–2005)	18	1,389
14	Clifford Robinson	PF/SF	Portland Trail Blazers (1989–1997) Phoenix Suns (1997–2001) Detroit Pistons (2001–2003) Golden State Warriors (2003–2005) New Jersey Nets (2005–2007)	18	1,380
15	Chris Paul^	PG	New Orleans Hornets (2005–2011) Los Angeles Clippers (2011–2017) Houston Rockets (2017–2019) Oklahoma City Thunder (2019–2020) Phoenix Suns (2020–2023) Golden State Warriors (2023–2024) San Antonio Spurs (2024–present)	20	1,354
16	Kobe Bryant*	SG	Los Angeles Lakers (1996–2016)	20	1,346
17	Paul Pierce*	SF/SG	Boston Celtics (1998–2013) Brooklyn Nets (2013–2014) Washington Wizards (2014–2015) Los Angeles Clippers (2015–2017)	19	1,343
18	Gary Payton*	PG	Seattle SuperSonics (1990–2003) Milwaukee Bucks (2003) Los Angeles Lakers (2003–2004) Boston Celtics (2004–2005) Miami Heat (2005–2007)	17	1,335
19	Moses Malone*	C	Buffalo Braves (1976) Houston Rockets (1976–1982) Philadelphia 76ers (1982–1986, 1993–1994) Washington Bullets (1986–1988) Atlanta Hawks (1988–1991) Milwaukee Bucks (1991–1993) San Antonio Spurs (1994–1995)	19	1,329
20	Jamal Crawford	SG	Chicago Bulls (2000–2004) New York Knicks (2004–2008) Golden State Warriors (2008–2009) Atlanta Hawks (2009–2011) Portland Trail Blazers (2011–2012) Los Angeles Clippers (2012–2017) Minnesota Timberwolves (2017–2018) Phoenix Suns (2018–2019) Brooklyn Nets (2020)	20	1,327
21	Buck Williams	PF	New Jersey Nets (1981–1989) Portland Trail Blazers (1989–1996) New York Knicks (1996–1998)	17	1,307
22	Andre Miller	PG	Cleveland Cavaliers (1999–2002) Los Angeles Clippers (2002–2003) Denver Nuggets (2003–2006, 2011–2014) Philadelphia 76ers (2006–2009) Portland Trail Blazers (2009–2011) Washington Wizards (2014–2015) Sacramento Kings (2015) Minnesota Timberwolves (2015–2016) San Antonio Spurs (2016)	17	1,304
23	Elvin Hayes*	PF/C	San Diego/Houston Rockets (1968–1972, 1981–1984) Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets (1972–1981)	16	1,303
24	Ray Allen*	SG	Milwaukee Bucks (1996–2003) Seattle SuperSonics (2003–2007) Boston Celtics (2007–2012) Miami Heat (2012–2014)	18	1,300
25	Mark Jackson	PG	New York Knicks (1987–1992, 2001–2002) Los Angeles Clippers (1992–1994) Indiana Pacers (1994–1996, 1997–2000) Denver Nuggets (1996–1997) Toronto Raptors (2000–2001) Utah Jazz (2002–2003) Houston Rockets (2003–2004)	17	1,296
26	Derek Fisher	PG	Los Angeles Lakers (1996–2004, 2007–2012) Golden State Warriors (2004–2006) Utah Jazz (2006–2007) Oklahoma City Thunder (2012, 2013–2014) Dallas Mavericks (2012)	18	1,287
27	Sam Perkins	PF	Dallas Mavericks (1984–1990) Los Angeles Lakers (1990–1993) Seattle SuperSonics (1993–1998) Indiana Pacers (1999–2001)	17	1,286
28	Charles Oakley	PF	Chicago Bulls (1985–1988, 2001–2002) New York Knicks (1988–1998) Toronto Raptors (1998–2001) Washington Wizards (2002–2003) Houston Rockets (2004)	19	1,282
29	A.C. Green	PF	Los Angeles Lakers (1985–1993, 1999–2000) Phoenix Suns (1993–1996) Dallas Mavericks (1996–1999) Miami Heat (2000–2001)	16	1,278
30	Joe Johnson	SG/SF	Boston Celtics (2001–2002, 2021–2022) Phoenix Suns (2002–2005) Atlanta Hawks (2005–2012) Brooklyn Nets (2012–2016) Miami Heat (2016) Utah Jazz (2016–2018) Houston Rockets (2018)	18	1,277
31	Terry Porter	PG	Portland Trail Blazers (1985–1995) Minnesota Timberwolves (1995–1998) Miami Heat (1999) San Antonio Spurs (1999–2002)	17	1,274
32	John Havlicek*	SF/SG	Boston Celtics (1962–1978)	16	1,270
33	Carmelo Anthony*	SF	Denver Nuggets (2003–2011) New York Knicks (2011–2017) Oklahoma City Thunder (2017–2018) Houston Rockets (2018–2019) Portland Trail Blazers (2019–2021) Los Angeles Lakers (2021–2022)	19	1,260
34	Otis Thorpe	PF	Kansas City/Sacramento Kings (1984–1988, 1998) Houston Rockets (1988–1995) Portland Trail Blazers (1995) Detroit Pistons (1995–1997) Vancouver Grizzlies (1997–1998) Washington Wizards (1998–1999) Miami Heat (1999–2000) Charlotte Hornets (2000–2001)	17	1,257
35	Tony Parker*	PG	San Antonio Spurs (2001–2018) Charlotte Hornets (2018–2019)	18	1,254
	Paul Silas	PF	St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks (1964–1969) Phoenix Suns (1969–1972) Boston Celtics (1972–1976) Denver Nuggets (1976–1977) Seattle SuperSonics (1977–1980)	16
37	Dwight Howard*	C	Orlando Magic (2004–2012) Los Angeles Lakers (2012–2013, 2019–2020, 2021–2022) Houston Rockets (2013–2016) Atlanta Hawks (2016–2017) Charlotte Hornets (2017–2018) Washington Wizards (2018–2019) Philadelphia 76ers (2020–2021)	18	1,242
38	Hakeem Olajuwon*	C	Houston Rockets (1984–2001) Toronto Raptors (2001–2002)	18	1,238
39	Russell Westbrook^	PG	Oklahoma City Thunder (2008–2019) Houston Rockets (2019–2020) Washington Wizards (2020–2021) Los Angeles Lakers (2021–2023) Los Angeles Clippers (2023–2024) Denver Nuggets (2024–present)	17	1,237
40	Kyle Korver	SG/SF	Philadelphia 76ers (2003–2007) Utah Jazz (2007–2010, 2018–2019) Chicago Bulls (2010–2012) Atlanta Hawks (2012–2017) Cleveland Cavaliers (2017–2018) Milwaukee Bucks (2019–2020)	17	1,232
41	Andre Iguodala§	SF/SG	Philadelphia 76ers (2004–2012) Denver Nuggets (2012–2013) Golden State Warriors (2013–2019, 2021–2023) Miami Heat (2020–2021)	19	1,231
42	Pau Gasol*	PF/C	Memphis Grizzlies (2001–2008) Los Angeles Lakers (2008–2014) Chicago Bulls (2014–2016) San Antonio Spurs (2016–2019) Milwaukee Bucks (2019)	18	1,226
43	Jeff Green^	PF/SF	Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder (2007–2011) Boston Celtics (2011, 2012–2015) Memphis Grizzlies (2015–2016) Los Angeles Clippers (2016) Orlando Magic (2016–2017) Cleveland Cavaliers (2017–2018) Washington Wizards (2018–2019) Utah Jazz (2019) Houston Rockets (2020, 2023–present) Brooklyn Nets (2020–2021) Denver Nuggets (2021–2023)	17	1,217
	Steve Nash*	PG	Phoenix Suns (1996–1998, 2004–2012) Dallas Mavericks (1998–2004) Los Angeles Lakers (2012–2015)	19
45	Dale Ellis	SF/SG	Dallas Mavericks (1983–1986) Seattle SuperSonics (1986–1991, 1997–1999) Milwaukee Bucks (1991–1992, 1999–2000) San Antonio Spurs (1992–1994) Denver Nuggets (1994–1997) Charlotte Hornets (2000)	17	1,209
46	Juwan Howard	PF	Washington Bullets/Wizards (1994–2001) Dallas Mavericks (2001–2002, 2007–2008) Denver Nuggets (2002–2003, 2008) Orlando Magic (2003–2004) Houston Rockets (2004–2007) Charlotte Bobcats (2008–2009) Portland Trail Blazers (2009–2010) Miami Heat (2010–2013)	19	1,208
47	Shaquille O'Neal*	C	Orlando Magic (1992–1996) Los Angeles Lakers (1996–2004) Miami Heat (2004–2008) Phoenix Suns (2008–2009) Cleveland Cavaliers (2009–2010) Boston Celtics (2010–2011)	19	1,207
48	Derek Harper	PG	Dallas Mavericks (1983–1994, 1996–1997) New York Knicks (1994–1996) Orlando Magic (1997–1998) Los Angeles Lakers (1999)	16	1,199
	Eddie Johnson	SF	Kansas City / Sacramento Kings (1981–1987) Phoenix Suns (1987–1990) Seattle SuperSonics (1990–1993) Charlotte Hornets (1993–1994) Indiana Pacers (1995–1997) Houston Rockets (1997–1999)	17
50	Dikembe Mutombo*	C	Denver Nuggets (1991–1996) Atlanta Hawks (1996–2001) Philadelphia 76ers (2001–2002) New Jersey Nets (2002–2003) New York Knicks (2003–2004) Houston Rockets (2004–2009)	18	1,196

See also

• Sports portal

• List of NBA regular season records
• List of NBA career minutes played leaders
• List of NBA seasons played leaders
• List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise
• List of oldest and youngest NBA players

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