On this NBA period tormented by load administration and resting in the course of the common season, it’s uncertain we’re going to see very many Iron Males. For example, a participant who performed in 1,192 consecutive video games seems on this checklist, and it’s laborious to examine a contemporary participant doing that.
Regardless, there’s one energetic participant – a star, at that – who finishes within the Prime 10 of this rating, who you’ll see just under.
At this time, we added up video games performed between the common season and playoffs to rank the gamers who appeared in probably the most video games per season in NBA historical past.
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Finest mark: 103 video games in 1977-78Worst mark: 75 video games in 1988-89Seasons performed: 14
The legendary Dennis Johnson ending first on this train isn’t any shock, because the ball-handling bucket-getter had nice sturdiness in his prime, suiting up in 95.8 p.c of regular-season video games all through his profession and lacking greater than seven video games in a single season simply as soon as in his complete time as a professional. He additionally performed on a number of elite groups, first with the Seattle SuperSonics within the late ’70s, the place he gained his first championship in 1978-79, after which clearly with the Boston Celtics. All these deep playoff runs and all that regular-season motion, sans load administration, led to Johnson enjoying in an entire lot of video games per yr in his profession.
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Finest mark: 101 video games in 1967-68Worst mark: 81 video games in 1969-70Seasons performed: 16
Between the common season and the playoffs, John Havlicek by no means performed in fewer than 81 video games in a single season. That’s much more spectacular when you think about he performed for 16 years. What’s extra, when Havlicek performed, the league was smaller and a staff solely needed to win 12 whole video games within the playoffs to win the championship, so had Havlicek been capable of sustain his stage of sturdiness enjoying a extra fashionable schedule, he would have completed first on this train.
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Finest mark: 99 video games in 1979-80Worst mark: 80 video games in 1983-84Seasons performed: 10
Corridor-of-Fame ahead Bobby Jones performed 10 NBA seasons but in addition performed two extra within the ABA early on in his profession, enjoying 193 mixed video games over two campaigns earlier than even attending to the NBA, so he might rank even larger on this checklist if we have been taking into consideration ABA participation. Regardless of successful only one championship, Jones made the playoffs each single yr of his profession and had varied deep postseason runs, making his sturdiness oh so spectacular.
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Finest mark: 104 video games in 1987-88Worst mark: 65 video games in 1974-75Seasons performed: 20
One of many league’s GOATs, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar performed an astounding 20 seasons within the NBA, making the playoffs 18 instances and getting all the way in which to the Finals an much more spectacular 10 instances, successful six championships in his profession. Meaning he needed to play a ton of video games and even then, he had nice damage luck and sturdiness, sufficient so to rank fourth all-time in video games performed per season.
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Finest mark: 106 video games in 1987-88Worst mark: 50 video games in 1998-99Seasons performed: 16
Each extraordinarily sturdy and boasting nice longevity, one-time All-Star AC Inexperienced even performed 83 video games in a single common season as soon as, which occurred in 1996-97 when he was a part of a mid-season commerce from the Phoenix Suns to the Dallas Mavericks. Inexperienced is the NBA’s Iron Man, proudly owning the report for many video games performed in a row at 1,192. General, Inexperienced missed simply three regular-season video games in his complete profession, which got here in his second season when he nonetheless suited up in 79 video games anyway. Inexperienced would have completed No. 1 on this train if not for the 1998-99 lockout and had he not missed the playoffs that yr he received traded to Dallas.
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Finest mark: 100 video games in 2021-22Worst mark: 69 video games in 2020-21Seasons performed: 7
A contemporary participant ending this excessive up on this rating is kind of spectacular contemplating what groups do to relaxation their stars in the course of the common season today, particularly in relation to star-level gamers. So Boston Celtics ahead Jayson Tatum deserves a lot credit score for rating so excessive on this train. On the similar time, that moreso has to do with the variety of deep playoff runs Tatum and Boston have made of their time collectively, and the decrease pattern measurement on his profession, as a result of Tatum has but to go well with up in all 82 regular-season video games in a single marketing campaign. However, he already has 5 playoff runs wherein he has performed in at the least 17 video games, which actually helps elevate him up this rating.
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Finest mark: 103 video games in 1983-84Worst mark: 54 video games in 1991-92Seasons performed: 12
Los Angeles Lakers legend James Worthy performed in 82 regular-season video games 3 times in his profession and at the least 80 video games 4 different instances. That’s coupled with Worthy participating in so many deep playoff runs with the Lakers dynasty of the ’80s, enjoying at the least 14 playoff video games seven instances in his profession to assist propel him up this checklist regardless of having one yr wherein he performed simply 54 video games between common season and playoffs.
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Finest mark: 102 video games in 1981-82Worst mark: 65 video games in 1986-87Seasons performed: 11
As was the case with Jones, one-time famous person Julius Erving had a ton of ABA mileage that we didn’t contemplate for this train which might have helped him end larger up on this checklist. That’s as a result of, over his first 5 professional seasons within the ABA, Erving was extraordinarily sturdy, enjoying 84 regular-season video games 4 instances in that span and making the playoffs all 5 years. Erving hit double-digit postseason appearances 3 times within the ABA, too, enjoying in a complete of 455 professional video games earlier than even attending to the NBA. Dr. J averaged 91 video games per season within the ABA, and that’s earlier than an equally sturdy profession within the NBA so if something, the enduring Dr. J is being underrated on this train.
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Finest mark: 102 video games in 1996-97Worst mark: 61 video games in 1998-99Seasons performed: 19
An underrated Iron Man, all-time assists chief John Stockton performed in all 82 regular-season video games 16 instances in his 19-year profession. Oh, and a type of different years, he performed in all 50 regular-season video games of the ’99 lockout yr. Moreover that, Stockton performed in 78 regular-season video games in 1989-90. His one down yr so far as sturdiness got here in ’98, later in his prime when he missed 18 regular-season video games. Meaning so far as his regular-season profession is anxious, Stockton suited up in 98.6 p.c of potential regular-season motion, an astounding mark. Stockton additionally made the playoffs all 19 years of his profession however with 9 of these postseason journeys ending within the first spherical, the legendary playmaker doesn’t rank larger on this checklist than he doubtlessly might have with extra deep playoff runs.
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Finest mark: 104 video games in 1977-78Worst mark: 53 video games in 1965-66Seasons performed: 16
After his first three seasons, Paul Silas missed simply 14 common season video games over 13 seasons for a mean of 1 missed recreation per yr. He additionally made the playoffs 14 instances, giving him a excessive games-played-per-season common.
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Finest mark: 104 video games in 1992-93Worst mark: 63 video games in 1981-82Seasons performed: 14
Danny Ainge by no means performed all 82 video games in an everyday season however he did have six seasons the place he performed in at the least 80 regular-season video games. He additionally took half in six Finals runs, additional giving him a lift on this train. Ainge gained two championships in his profession.
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Finest mark: 102 video games in 1996-97Worst mark: 60 video games in 1998-99Seasons performed: 19
Two-time league MVP Karl Malone performed all 82 regular-season video games a powerful 10 instances in his profession. Actually, if we take away his remaining season when he was already 40 years previous, Malone missed simply 10 whole regular-season video games over an 18-season stretch. Like with Stockton, Malone doesn’t rank larger on this train because of varied playoff runs that ended within the first spherical.
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Finest mark: 105 video games in 1983-84Worst mark: 66 video games in 1991-92Seasons performed: 13
Celtics legend Kevin McHale didn’t miss a single regular-season recreation over his first 4 seasons. He had a fifth season in a while wherein he performed all 82 video games as nicely. Regardless of attending to the Finals 5 instances, McHale doesn’t rank larger on this checklist because of damage troubles later in his profession.
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Finest mark: 104 video games in 2003-04Worst mark: 50 video games in 1998-99Seasons performed: 17
If we take away his remaining season in 2006-07, Corridor of Fame level guard Gary Payton missed simply 13 regular-season video games in 16 seasons, an astounding mark. Payton performed each regular-season recreation 10 instances in his profession, although a type of instances was within the ’99 lockout-shortened marketing campaign.
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Finest mark: 96 video games in 1966-67Worst mark: 81 video games in 1963-64Seasons performed: 13
Corridor of Famer Chet Walker performed at the least 80 video games six instances in his profession and by no means performed fewer than 76 video games. He additionally performed double-digit playoff video games 5 instances in his profession, together with in 1966-67 when he gained a championship with the Philadelphia Warriors.
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Finest mark: 102 video games in 1977-78Worst mark: 81 video games in 1980-81Seasons performed: 16
In his 16-year profession, Elvin Hayes missed simply 9 regular-season video games. Meaning he performed in 99.3 p.c of potential video games in his regular-season profession. Hayes had extra All-Star appearances (12) than missed regular-season video games.
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Finest mark: 102 video games in 1996-97Worst mark: 59 video games in 1998-99Seasons performed: 14
In 9 of his 14 seasons, Jeff Hornacek performed at the least 80 video games. He additionally made the playoffs 11 instances and performed double-digit playoff video games eight instances.
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Finest mark: 97 video games in 1974-75Worst mark: 78 video games in 1979-80Seasons performed: 10
Not like Jones and Erving, one-time NBA scoring champion Rick Barry is definitely aided on this train by us not together with his ABA profession, as Barry performed in simply 35 video games in ’69, 52 video games in ’70 and 59 video games in ’71, all throughout his time within the ABA.
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Finest mark: 97 video games in 1967-68Worst mark: 58 video games in 1956-57Seasons performed: 13
11-time NBA champion Invoice Russell performed 75-plus video games 9 instances in his NBA profession. He’s damage on this train because of solely suiting up in 48 regular-season video games in his rookie season, however that wasn’t because of damage however moderately due to his dedication to play within the 1956 Olympics, which didn’t finish till December of that yr.
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Finest mark: 144 video games in 1954-55Worst mark: 54 video games in 1964-65Seasons performed: 11
Corridor of Famer Bob Pettit performed at the least 70 regular-season video games in 10 of his 11 seasons. In his final marketing campaign, 1964-65, Pettit was solely capable of play in 54 mixed video games, nevertheless, which sank him bit on this rating.
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Finest mark: 105 video games in 2002-03Worst mark: 67 video games in 1998-99Seasons performed: 19
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Finest mark: 104 video games in 1977-78Worst mark: 68 video games in 1984-85Seasons performed: 14
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Finest mark: 101 video games in 1967-68Worst mark: 77 video games in 1959-60Seasons performed: 12
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Finest mark: 97 video games in 1991-92Worst mark: 69 video games in 1992-93Seasons performed: 11
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Finest mark: 99 video games in 1968-69Worst mark: 30 video games in 1969-70Seasons performed: 14
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Finest mark: 142 video games in 1952-53Worst mark: 18 video games in 1957-58Seasons performed: 7
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Finest mark: 95 video games in 1977-78Worst mark: 80 video games in 1980-81Seasons performed: 9
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Finest mark: 144 video games in 1954-55Worst mark: 71 video games in 1956-57Seasons performed: 9
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Finest mark: 92 video games in 1968-69Worst mark: 66 video games in 1964-65Seasons performed: 6
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Finest mark: 103 video games in 1983-84Worst mark: 45 video games in 1996-97Seasons performed: 21
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Finest mark: 92 video games in 1961-62Worst mark: 64 video games in 1957-58Seasons performed: 12
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Finest mark: 103 video games in 1999-00Worst mark: 63 video games in 1998-99Seasons performed: 18
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Finest mark: 94 video games in 1978-79Worst mark: 76 video games in 1983-84Seasons performed: 10
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Finest mark: 98 video games in 1977-78Worst mark: 63 video games in 1973-74Seasons performed: 13
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Finest mark: 104 video games in 2017-18Worst mark: 51 video games in 2020-21Seasons performed: 21
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Finest mark: 103 video games in 1989-90Worst mark: 53 video games in 1998-99Seasons performed: 18
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Finest mark: 105 video games in 1987-88Worst mark: 11 video games in 1993-94Seasons performed: 14
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Finest mark: 98 video games in 1986-87Worst mark: 36 video games in 1995-96Seasons performed: 13
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Finest mark: 93 video games in 1961-62Worst mark: 77 video games in 1958-59Seasons performed: 9
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