Sports Facts : Players With Most Seasons Ever As A Pro (MLB, NBA, NHL, NFL

[Peter_Spaeth]

Not all in the NHL, but Jaromir Jagr has played hockey forever.

[tiger8mush]

Thanks for sharing those stats.

Wonder if those also the career leaders for most games played, but guessing MLB is a positional player.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by tiger8mush

Thanks for sharing those stats.

Wonder if those also the career leaders for most games played, but guessing MLB is a positional player.

Must be Rose.

[tiger8mush]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Must be Rose.

Correct!

MLB most games played:
Rose - 3562
Yaz - 3308
Aaron - 3298
Rickey - 3081
Pujols - 3080

NBA most games played:
Parish - 1611
Kareem - 1560
Vince Carter - 1541
Dirk - 1522
LeBron - 1505

NFL most games played:
Morten Andersen - 382
Adam Vinatieri - 365
Gary Anderson - 353
Jeff Feagles - 352
George Blanda - 340

NHL most games played:
Patrick Marleau - 1779
Gordie Howe - 1767
Mark Messier - 1756
Jaromir Jagr - 1733
Ron Francis - 1731

[D. Bergin]

Gordie also had 6 full seasons in the WHA, which wasn't a joke league. Then at age 51, played a full 80 game season in the NHL when the Whalers were absorbed into the league, and had a +/- rating of +9 on a below average team.

[Michael B]

Going by number of seasons can be a bit misleading, especially if they played only a few games at the end or beginning of a season. Chelios is a good example of that. He played for the U.S. at the 1984 Olympics (a former co-worker was a teammate). The games ended February 19 and he played 12 games for Montreal at the end of the season. His last season he played 7 games for Atlanta before retiring.

[KJA]

Isn't Cap Anson tied with Ryan at 27 seasons?

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Not all in the NHL, but Jaromir Jagr has played hockey forever.

WOW, from 1988 to Now. That is amazing he is doing anything at 52 after that much playing time.