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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
2023–24 NBA season .
Robert Parish has played the most games in NBA history.
Career leaders
Rank
Player
Pos
Team(s)
[c]
Seasons
[d]
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
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar *
C
Milwaukee Bucks (
1969 –
1975 )
Los Angeles Lakers (
1975 –
1989 )
20
1,560
3
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
4
Dirk Nowitzki *
PF
Dallas Mavericks (
1998 –
2019 )
21
1,522
5
John Stockton *
PG
Utah Jazz (
1984 –
2003 )
19
1,504
6
LeBron James ^
SF
Cleveland Cavaliers (
2003 –
2010 ,
2014 –
2018 )
Miami Heat (
2010 –
2014 )
Los Angeles Lakers (
2018 –present)
21
1,492
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
Kobe Bryant *
SG
Los Angeles Lakers (
1996 –
2016 )
20
1,346
16
Paul Pierce *
SF/SG
Boston Celtics (
1998 –
2013 )
Brooklyn Nets (
2013–2014 )
Washington Wizards (
2014–2015 )
Los Angeles Clippers (
2015 –
2017 )
19
1,343
17
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
18
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
19
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
20
Buck Williams
PF
New Jersey Nets (
1981 –
1989 )
Portland Trail Blazers (
1989 –
1996 )
New York Knicks (
1996 –
1998 )
17
1,307
21
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
22
Elvin Hayes *
PF/C
San Diego/Houston Rockets (
1968 –
1972 ,
1981 –
1984 )
Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets (
1972 –
1981 )
16
1,303
23
Ray Allen *
SG
Milwaukee Bucks (
1996 –
2003 )
Seattle SuperSonics (
2003 –
2007 )
Boston Celtics (
2007 –
2012 )
Miami Heat (
2012 –
2014 )
18
1,300
24
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
25
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
26
Sam Perkins
PF
Dallas Mavericks (
1984 –
1990 )
Los Angeles Lakers (
1990 –
1993 )
Seattle SuperSonics (
1993 –
1998 )
Indiana Pacers (
1999 –
2001 )
17
1,286
27
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
28
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
29
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
30
Terry Porter
PG
Portland Trail Blazers (
1985 –
1995 )
Minnesota Timberwolves (
1995 –
1998 )
Miami Heat (
1999 )
San Antonio Spurs (
1999 –
2002 )
17
1,274
31
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 –present)
19
1,272
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
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
40
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
41
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
42
Steve Nash *
PG
Phoenix Suns (
1996 –
1998 ,
2004 –
2012 )
Dallas Mavericks (
1998 –
2004 )
Los Angeles Lakers (
2012 –
2015 )
19
1,217
43
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
44
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
45
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
46
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
1,199
Derek Harper
PG
Dallas Mavericks (
1983 –
1994 ,
1996–1997 )
New York Knicks (
1994 –
1996 )
Orlando Magic (
1997–1998 )
Los Angeles Lakers (
1999 )
16
48
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
49
Alex English *
SF
Milwaukee Bucks (
1976 –
1978 )
Indiana Pacers (
1978 –
1980 )
Denver Nuggets (
1980 –
1990 )
Dallas Mavericks (
1990–1991 )
15
1,193
50
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 )
16
1,185
See also
Notes
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Listed in order of the player's career. Repeated teams indicate multiple stints with that team.
^ For active players, the number listed is the number of seasons that player has completed plus the current season.
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