Individual Records are divided as follows:
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^ topNational Basketball Association (NBA) Individual Records - Service
Service | ||
Career - Most Seasons | ||
Player | Seasons |
Team |
Robert Parish | 21 |
Golden State 1976-77 to 1979-80, Boston 1980-81 to 1993-94, Charlotte 1994-95 to 1995-96, Chicago 1996-97 |
Kareen Abdul-Jabbar | 20 |
Milwaukee 1969-70 to 1974-75, LA Lakers 1975-76 to 1988-89 |
Moses Malone | 19 |
Buffalo 1976-77, Houston 1976-77 to 1981-82, Philadelphia 1982-83 to 1985-86, Washington 1986-87 to 1987-88, Atlanta 1988-89 to 1990-91, Milwaukee 1991-92 to 1992-93, Philadelphia 1993-94, San Antonio 1994-95 |
James Edward | 19 |
Los Angeles 1977-78, Indiana 1977-78 to 1980-81, Cleveland 1981-82 to 1982-83, Phoenix 1982-83 to 1987-88, Detroit 1987-88 to 1990-91, LA Clippers 1991-92, LA Lakers 1992-93 to 1993-94, Portland 1994-95, Chicago 1995-96 |
Most Games Career | ||
Player | Games |
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Robert Parish | 1,611 |
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1,560 |
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John Stockton | 1,422 |
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Karl Malone | 1,353 |
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Moses Malone | 1,329 |
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Most Consecutive Games Career | ||
Player | Games |
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A.C. Green | 1,192 |
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Randy Smith | 906 |
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John Kerr | 844 |
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Most Games Season | ||
Player | Games |
Season |
Walt Bellamy | 88 |
New York, Detroit, 1968-69 |
Tom Henderson | 87 |
Atlanta,Washington, 1976-77 |
McCoy McLemore | 86 |
Cleveland, Mikwaukee, 1970-71 |
Garfield Heard | 86 |
Buffalo, Phoenix, 1975-76 |
Most Seasons Leading League, Minutes | ||
Wilt Chamberlin | 8 |
Philadelphia, 1959-60 to 1961-62, San Francisco, 1962-63 to 1963-64, Philadelphia, 1965-66 to 1967-68 |
Elin Hayes | 4 |
San Diego, 1968-69 to 1969-70, Capital, 1973-74, Washington, 1976-77 |
Michael Jordon | 3 |
Chicago, 1986-87 to 1988-99 |
Michael Finley | 3 |
Dallas 1997-98, 1999-00 to 2001-02 |
Most consecutive seasons leading league, minutes | ||
Wilt Camberlin | 5 |
Philadelphia 1959-60 to 1961-62, San Francisco, 1962-63 to 1963-64 |
Wilt Chamerlin | 3 |
Philadelphia, 1965-66 to 1967-68 |
Michael Jordon | 3 |
Chicago, 1986-87 to 1988-99 |
Most minutes, career | ||
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 57,446 |
Milwaukee, 1969-70-1974-75; L.A. Lakers, 1975-76-1988-89 |
Karl Malone | 50,543 |
Utah, 1985-86-2001-02 |
Elvin Hayes | 50,000 |
San Diego, 1968-69 to 1970-71, Houston, 1971-72, Baltimore, 1972-73, Capital, 1973-74, Washington, 1974-75 to 1980-81, Houston, 1981-82 to 1983-84 |
Wilt Chamberlin | 47,859 |
Philadelphia 1959-60 to 1961-62, San Francisco, 1962-63 to 1963-64, Philadelphia, 1964-65 to 1967-68, Los Angeles, 1968-69 to 1972-73 |
Highest average, minutes per game, career | ||
Wilt Chamberlain | 45.8 |
Philadelphia, 1959-60-1961-62; San Francisco, 1962-63-1964-65; Philadelphia, 1964-65-1967-68; Los Angeles, 1968-69-1972-73 (47,859/1,045) |
Bill Russell | 42.3 |
Boston, 1956-57 - 1968-69 (40,726/963) |
Oscar Robertson | 42.2 |
Cinncinati, 1960-61 - 1969-70, Milwaukee, 1970-71 - 1973-74 (43,866/1,040) |
Most minutes, season | ||
Wilt Chamberlain | 3,882 |
Philadelphia, 1961-62 |
Wilt Chamberlain | 3,836 |
Philadelphia, 1967-68 |
Wilt Chamberlain | 3,806 |
San Francisco, 1962-63 |
Highest average, minutes per game, season | ||
Wilt Chamberlain | 48.5 |
Philadelphia, 1961-62 |
Wilt Chamberlain | 47.8 |
Philadelphia, 1960-61 |
Wilt Chamberlain | 47.6 |
San Francisco, 1962-63 |
Most minutes, rookie, season | ||
Elin Hayes | 3,695 |
San Diego, 1968-69 |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 3.534 |
Milwaukee, 1969-70 |
Walt Bellamy | 3,344 |
Chicago, 1961-62 |
Most minutes, game | ||
Dave Ellis | 69 |
Seattle at Milwaukee, November 9, 1989 (5 OT) |
Xavier McDaniel | 68 |
Seattle at Milwaukee, November 9, 1989 (5 OT) |
Most complete games, season | ||
Wilt Chamberlain | 79 |
Philadelphia, 1961-62 |
Most consecutive complete games, season | ||
Wilt Chamberlain | 47 |
Philadelphia, January 5-March 14, 1962 |