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Durability score combines heavy minutes with age-adjusted availability. Players who log big minutes -- especially older veterans -- rank highest on the Iron Man index.
The best ability is availability. Players like LeBron James and Kevin Durant demonstrate remarkable durability by maintaining heavy minutes loads deep into their careers. Our durability score rewards high MPG and gives bonus points for older players still logging starter minutes.
Durability Score = MPG x 2.5 + age bonus (for players 30+). The age bonus rewards veterans who continue to play heavy minutes, as injury risk increases with age.
A.C. Green holds the NBA record for consecutive games played at 1,192. Karl Malone, John Stockton, and Robert Parish are among the all-time iron men for total games played.
Modern load management strategies aim to preserve player health over a full season. While it reduces regular-season games played, it may extend peak performance years and reduce injury risk in playoffs.
Maintaining heavy minutes at age 33+ is significantly harder than at 25. The body recovers slower, injury risk increases, and fewer players can sustain starter-level workloads. The age bonus reflects this difficulty.