5 Players with the most minutes played in NBA history

#2 Karl Malone

Karl Malone

Karl Malone is the second-highest scorer in NBA history. He was drafted by the Utah Jazz and played there for 18 seasons.

Malone played in a total of 1476 games and logged 54,852 minutes in his NBA career. He averaged 25 points and 10 rebounds for his career.

The Hall of Famer was selected as the regular season MVP on two occasions but failed to win a championship in his amazing NBA career. He also made it to the All-NBA team on 14 occasions.

Malone retired in his 19th season playing for the Los Angeles Lakers in 2003-04.

---

#1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem is the highest scorer in NBA history

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the greatest scorer in the history of the NBA. He played at the center position during the era of the Showtime Lakers, and he leads the league with 6 regular season MVPs. He also made it to 19 All-Star games and received 15 All-NBA selections.

Abdul-Jabbar started his career with the Milwaukee Bucks, and moved to the Lakers in the 1975-76 season. He won a total of 5 NBA championships.

Abdul-Jabbar played in 1560 games and logged 57,446 minutes in his NBA career. He averaged 24.6 points and 11.2 rebounds per game for his career.

Abdul-Jabbar retired after the 1988-89 season with the Lakers.