# List of NBA players with 500 consecutive games played

For basketball players in the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing 500 consecutive regular season games is considered a highly significant achievement. This is often referred to as an "iron man streak".
As of the completion of the 2023–24 NBA season – the 78th regular season of play of the NBA – around 20 players had played at least 500 consecutive regular season games in their NBA career, making it one of the most exclusive 500-clubs in the NBA.
The all-time leader of consecutive games is A.C. Green, who played in 1192 consecutive games during his career. Mikal Bridges is the current active leader, having played exactly 500 games consecutively (as of December 16th, 2024).
Several streaks ended for reasons other than player injury. Could be contract disputes, DNP-CD, suspensions, and other happenings that forced a player to miss a game.
As of the start of the 2024–25 season, there is only one player with active 500 consecutive game streaks: Mikal Bridges, with the closest runner-up, Harrison Barnes, a distant follower with only about 250 straight games played, and no other players coming close to either of them.

## 500 consecutive games played

This is a list of the NBA players who have played at least 500 consecutive regular season games in their NBA career, updated through games played on December 16th, 2024. *If ABA games are also counted, Ron Boone should have 1041 consecutive games played - although only 379 of those came while he was in the NBA.

### Legend

active streak
NBA record at the time streak completed
(C) streak is from the start of their career
| Rank | Name | Games | Start | End | Notes |
| 1 | A.C. Green | 1,192 | 11-19-1986 | 04-18-2001 | Last game missed was when he was a DNP-CD in his sophomore season. He never missed a game due to injury. |
| 2 | Randy Smith | 906 | 02-18-1972 | 03-13-1983 | Missed 6 games in his rookie season for undisclosed reasons (most likely DNP-CD's as they were spread out on random days not connected), with the last one being on February 15th, 1972. In the 1983-84 season, he missed a game while waiting to clear waivers, technically stopping his streak. He then retired following the season. If it had been allowed to continue, he would have had 921 games by the end. |
| 3 | Johnny "Red" Kerr | 844 (C) | 10-31-1954 | 11-05-1965 | First game he ever missed in his entire career was a deliberate DNP-CD by the Baltimore Bullets' first-year coach Paul Seymour, allegedly to "take off the stress" from Kerr, just 10 games into what would become his final season. A game the Bullets coincidentally lost regardless of Kerr's benching, after which Kerr's wife, Betsy, wanted to punch Seymour in the nose. |
| 4 | Michael Cage | 736 | 04-23-1989 | 04-14-1998 | Hamstring injury |
| 5 | Dolph Schayes | 706 | | | |
| 6 | Bill Laimbeer | 685 | 10-24-1980 | 01-27-1989 | Suspension |
| 7 | Harry Gallatin | 682 | | | |
| 8 | Andre Miller | 632 | 01-26-2003 | 12-05-2010 | Suspension |
| 9 (tie) | John Stockton | 609 | 02-13-1990 | 04-20-1997 | Knee injury |
| 9 (tie) | Jack Twyman | 609 | | | |
| 11 | James Donaldson | 586 | 02-18-1981 | 04-06-1988 | Suspension |
| 12 | B.J. Armstrong | 577 | 02-08-1990 | 02-16-1997 | Knee injury |
| 13 | Terry Tyler | 574 (C) | 10-13-1978 | 04-14-1985 | Free agent at start of 1985-1986 season. |
| 14 (tie) | Shandon Anderson | 543 | 01-30-1997 | 01-21-2004 | DNP-CD |
| 14 (tie) | Karl Malone | 543 | 12-18-1991 | 04-08-1998 | Suspension |
| 16 | Otis Thorpe | 542 | 01-04-1986 | 04-19-1992 | Kidney injury |
| 17 | Derek Fisher | 538 | 04-15-2005 | 03-14-2012 | Traded to Houston Rockets, streak ended seeking buyout with team |
| 18 | Jim Chones | 528 | 02-02-1975 | 11-05-1981 | |
| 19 | Hersey Hawkins | 527 | 01-15-1993 | 12-08-1999 | Torn calf muscle |
| 20 | Mikal Bridges | 523 (C) | 10-17-2018 |
| 21 | Mark West | 521 | 04-09-1988 | 12-14-1994 | |
| 22 | Bruce Bowen | 500 | 02-28-2002 | 03-12-2008 | Suspension |

## Honorable Mentions

Tayshaun Prince (496 straight games), Michael Finley (490), Cliff Robinson (461).
Player(s) projected to join the 500 consecutive games played club in the 2024–25 season.