NBA All-Time Games Played Leaders
Who is the player with the most games played in the NBA? Here is the NBA All-Time Games Played Record and Leaders
Being part of the NBA Games Played leaders is not something for everyone, as it requires many sacrifices, a lot of perseverance and even a bit of luck in avoiding injuries.
Record for Games Played
The NBA record for games played is 1,611 games and belongs to Robert Parish, who played a total of 21 seasons in the league.
Parish was drafted by the Warriors in 1976, but he’s known to everyone for the 14 years (1980-1994) and 3 rings performed in the Boston Celtics of Larry Bird and Kevin McHale. After 2 years in Charlotte he won his fourth title with the Michael Jordan’s Bulls.
Despite having the record for games played, he is only 18th in the minutes played ranking.
NBA Games Played Leaders
| Rank | Player | Seasons | Games Played |
| 1 | Robert Parish | 21 | 1,611 |
| 2 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 20 | 1,560 |
| 3 | Vince Carter | 22 | 1,541 |
| 4 | Dirk Nowitzki | 21 | 1,522 |
| 5 | John Stockton | 19 | 1,504 |
| 6 | Karl Malone | 19 | 1,476 |
| 7 | Kevin Garnett | 21 | 1,462 |
| 8 | Kevin Willis | 21 | 1,424 |
| 9 | Jason Terry | 19 | 1,410 |
| 10 | Tim Duncan | 19 | 1,392 |
| 11 | Jason Kidd | 19 | 1,391 |
| 12 | Reggie Miller | 18 | 1,389 |
| 13 | Clifford Robinson | 18 | 1,380 |
| 14 | Kobe Bryant | 20 | 1,346 |
| 15 | Paul Pierce | 19 | 1,343 |
| 16 | Gary Payton | 17 | 1,335 |
| 17 | Moses Malone | 19 | 1,329 |
| 18 | Jamal Crawford | 20 | 1,327 |
| 19 | Buck Williams | 17 | 1,307 |
| 20 | LeBron James | 18 | 1,305 |