List of National Basketball Association career games played leaders


This is a list of basketball players who are the leaders in career games played in the National Basketball Association.
^Active NBA player
*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration
§Eligible for Hall of Fame in 2020

RankPlayerTeamSeasonsGames played
1*Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls211,611
2*Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers201,560
3†Toronto Raptors, New Jersey Nets, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks221,541
4†Dallas Mavericks211,522
5*Utah Jazz191,504
6*Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers191,476
7*Minnesota Timberwolves, Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Minnesota211,462
8Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets, Houston, San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta, Dallas Mavericks211,424
9†Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks191,410
10*San Antonio Spurs191,392
11*Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, New Jersey Nets, Dallas, New York Knicks191,391
12*Indiana Pacers181,389
13Portland Trail Blazers, Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, New Jersey Nets181,380
14*Los Angeles Lakers201,346
15†Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Clippers191,343
16*Seattle SuperSonics, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat171,335
17*Buffalo Braves, Houston Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Bullets, Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia, San Antonio Spurs191,329
18Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Phoenix Suns191,326
19New Jersey Nets, Portland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks171,307
20§Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers, Denver, Washington Wizards, Sacramento Kings, Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs171,304
21*San Diego/Houston Rockets, Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets, Houston161,303
22*Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle SuperSonics, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat181,300
23New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets, Indiana, Toronto Raptors, New York, Utah Jazz, Houston Rockets171,296
24Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Utah Jazz, L.A. Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Dallas Mavericks, Oklahoma City181,287
25Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, Seattle SuperSonics, Indiana Pacers171,286
26Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Chicago, Washington Wizards, Houston Rockets191,282
27Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, L.A. Lakers, Miami Heat161,278
28†Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Miami Heat, Utah Jazz, Houston Rockets171,276
29Portland Trail Blazers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs171,274
30*Boston Celtics161,270
31^Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, Cleveland, Los Angeles Lakers171,258
32Kansas City/Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Detroit Pistons, Vancouver Grizzlies, Sacramento, Washington Wizards, Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets171,257
33†San Antonio Spurs, Charlotte Hornets181,254
33St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, Seattle SuperSonics161,254
35*Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors181,238
36Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs, Milwaukee Bucks181,226
37^Philadelphia 76ers, Utah Jazz, Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah, Milwaukee Bucks171,224
38*Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix, Los Angeles Lakers191,217
39Dallas Mavericks, Seattle SuperSonics, Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, Seattle171,209
40Washington Bullets/Wizards, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, Dallas, Denver, Charlotte Bobcats, Portland Trail Blazers, Miami Heat191,208
41*Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics191,207
42Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, Dallas, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers161,199
42Kansas City/Sacramento Kings, Phoenix Suns, Seattle SuperSonics, Charlotte Hornets, Indiana Pacers, Houston Rockets171,199
44*Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Houston Rockets181,196
45*Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks151,193
46San Diego Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs, Milwaukee, Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors181,183
46*New York Knicks, Seattle SuperSonics, Orlando Magic171,183
48†New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs, Golden State Warriors, Utah Jazz, Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets171,181
49*Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Chicago171,178
50Los Angeles Lakers, Indiana Pacers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers, L.A. Lakers, Portland Trail Blazers, Chicago Bulls191,168