| Rank | Name | Years Played | Minutes | Championships |
| 1. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1969-70 - 1988-89 | 57446 | 6 |
| 2. | Elvin Hayes | 1968-69 - 1983-84 | 50000 | 1 |
| 3. | Wilt Chamberlain | 1959-60 - 1972-73 | 47859 | 2 |
| 4. | John Havlicek | 1962-63 - 1977-78 | 46471 | 8 |
| 5. | Robert Parish | 1976-77 - 1996-97 | 45704 | 4 |
| 6. | Moses Malone | 1976-77 - 1994-95 | 45071 | 1 |
| 7. | Karl Malone | 1985-86 - 1999-00 | 44608 | 0 |
| 8. | Oscar Robertson | 1960-61 - 1973-74 | 43886 | 1 |
| 9. | Buck Williams | 1981-82 - 1997-98 | 42464 | 0 |
| 10. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1984-85 - 1999-00 | 41299 | 2 |
| Closing in: | ||||
| John Stockton | 1984-85 - 1999-00 | 40526 | 0 | |
| Otis Thorpe | 1984-85 - 1999-00 | 39175 | 1 | |