For some athletes, there's no such thing as a day off.
Baltimore Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. had perfect attendance during a 17-season stretch of his 21-year career, amounting to 2,632 games played without missing one.
In 2026, the Colorado Avalanche's Brent Burns played in his 1,000th consecutive game. He joins Phil Kessel as the only NHL players to reach the milestone.
Check out leaders in consecutive games played across the MLB, NFL, NBA and NHL below:
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MLB
Cal Ripken Jr., 2,632
Lou Gehrig, 2,130
Everett Scott, 1,307
Steve Garvey, 1,207
Miguel Tejada, 1,152
NFL
NBA
A.C. Green, 1,192
Randy Smith, 906
Johnny "Red" Kerr, 844
Michael Cage, 736
Dolph Schayes, 706
NHL
Phil Kessel, 1,064
Brent Burns*, 1,007
Keith Yandle, 989
Doug Jarvis, 964
Garry Unger, 914
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