highest usage rate playoffs 2025 starters

Donovan Mitchell had the highest usage percentage by a player as a starter in the 2025 playoffs, at 37.4 percent.

NAMEUSG%SEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
37.4
2024-25
9
32.0
29.6
4.7
3.9
1.9
0.3
9.6
21.6
44.3
3.1
9.3
33.3
7.3
9.9
74.2
57.0
1.2
3.4
1.9
288
266
42
35
17
3
17
18
+45
2Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
36.7
2024-25
5
39.4
29.4
8.4
4.2
0.6
0.8
10.8
24.8
43.5
2.4
5.4
44.4
5.4
8.2
65.9
51.7
2.4
6.0
3.0
197
147
42
21
3
4
15
18
-36
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
35.5
2024-25
5
37.6
33.0
15.4
6.6
1.0
1.0
12.0
19.8
60.6
0.2
1.0
20.0
8.8
12.6
69.8
65.1
3.8
11.6
4.6
188
165
77
33
5
5
23
12
-35
4Derrick Jones Jr.
D. Jones Jr.
34.9
2024-25
1
16.6
12.0
2.0
0.0
1.0
3.0
5.0
10.0
50.0
1.0
4.0
25.0
1.0
4.0
25.0
51.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
17
12
2
0
1
3
1
0
-11
5Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
33.1
2024-25
23
37.0
29.9
5.3
6.5
1.7
0.9
10.1
21.9
46.2
1.4
4.9
28.3
8.3
9.4
87.6
57.4
1.0
4.3
2.6
851
688
123
150
38
20
60
65
+166
6Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
32.9
2024-25
5
41.6
30.2
7.0
5.8
1.0
0.6
9.4
20.8
45.2
3.2
9.2
34.8
8.2
9.2
89.1
60.8
0.4
6.6
4.0
208
151
35
29
5
3
20
16
-24
7Ja Morant
J. Morant
32.8
2024-25
3
27.3
18.3
2.0
5.0
0.7
0.7
7.3
17.7
41.5
1.3
5.3
25.0
2.3
3.7
63.6
47.5
0.3
1.7
2.0
82
55
6
15
2
2
6
3
-16
8Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
32.8
2024-25
18
37.8
29.4
3.4
7.0
0.4
0.3
10.1
21.8
46.1
2.7
7.4
35.8
6.7
7.8
85.1
58.2
0.7
2.8
3.1
680
530
62
126
8
5
55
59
+2
9Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
32.4
2024-25
8
40.2
28.1
11.5
5.4
2.1
0.8
9.3
21.9
42.3
3.6
9.8
37.2
6.0
6.8
88.9
56.6
1.1
10.4
3.3
322
225
92
43
17
6
26
21
+77
10Franz Wagner
F. Wagner
32.3
2024-25
5
38.9
25.8
4.8
5.6
1.2
0.4
10.2
23.0
44.3
1.4
7.4
18.9
4.0
5.2
76.9
51.0
0.6
4.2
2.0
195
129
24
28
6
2
10
16
-46
11Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
31.5
2024-25
6
41.3
25.0
8.3
8.7
1.8
1.3
9.2
21.5
42.6
0.8
4.7
17.9
5.8
7.0
83.3
50.9
1.0
7.3
5.3
248
150
50
52
11
8
32
20
+9
12Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
30.2
2024-25
11
36.6
22.1
7.1
3.9
1.0
0.3
7.8
17.7
44.1
1.9
5.7
33.3
4.5
6.0
75.8
54.2
1.2
5.9
3.5
402
243
78
43
11
3
39
35
+60
13Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
28.6
2024-25
7
36.6
20.9
11.9
5.3
1.9
0.4
8.4
18.7
45.0
0.4
1.1
37.5
3.6
5.7
62.5
49.1
3.0
8.9
2.1
256
146
83
37
13
3
15
26
+33
14Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.5
2024-25
14
40.2
26.2
12.7
8.0
2.0
0.9
9.4
19.1
48.9
1.9
5.1
38.0
5.6
7.2
77.2
58.7
2.1
10.6
3.9
563
367
178
112
28
12
55
48
-11
15Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
28.2
2024-25
15
39.0
25.3
7.8
5.5
1.1
0.7
9.0
19.9
45.3
3.1
8.7
35.4
4.3
5.9
71.9
56.4
1.2
6.6
2.6
585
380
117
82
17
11
39
32
+38
16LeBron James
L. James
27.6
2024-25
5
40.7
25.4
9.0
5.6
2.0
1.8
8.6
17.6
48.9
2.0
5.6
35.7
6.2
8.0
77.5
60.1
2.4
6.6
2.6
204
127
45
28
10
9
13
8
-41
17Darius Garland
D. Garland
27.4
2024-25
5
29.6
18.0
2.2
5.2
0.4
0.0
5.8
13.8
42.0
2.0
7.0
28.6
4.4
4.8
91.7
56.6
0.2
2.0
3.0
148
90
11
26
2
0
15
17
-15
18Stephen Curry
S. Curry
27.3
2024-25
8
35.1
22.6
5.3
5.1
1.0
0.8
7.8
16.3
47.7
4.0
10.0
40.0
3.1
3.5
89.3
63.6
0.3
5.0
3.4
281
181
42
41
8
6
27
13
+26
19Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
27.0
2024-25
7
37.8
25.0
7.6
4.7
1.1
0.7
9.4
17.6
53.7
2.1
5.3
40.5
4.0
5.1
77.8
63.0
1.6
6.0
2.1
265
175
53
33
8
5
15
12
-6
20Jalen Williams
J. Williams
26.5
2024-25
23
34.6
21.4
5.5
4.8
1.4
0.4
7.7
17.2
44.9
1.5
5.0
30.4
4.4
5.6
78.9
54.4
1.0
4.5
1.8
796
492
127
111
32
9
41
50
+110
21Scotty Pippen Jr.
S. Pippen Jr.
26.3
2024-25
4
32.2
18.3
5.5
3.5
1.0
0.3
5.5
14.5
37.9
2.5
7.0
35.7
4.8
4.8
100.0
55.0
1.0
4.5
3.5
129
73
22
14
4
1
14
19
-67
22Desmond Bane
D. Bane
25.6
2024-25
4
34.8
15.3
6.8
3.3
0.8
0.5
5.0
15.8
31.7
1.8
8.0
21.9
3.5
3.8
93.3
43.8
1.3
5.5
3.8
139
61
27
13
3
2
15
9
-66
23Julius Randle
J. Randle
25.6
2024-25
15
35.5
21.7
5.9
4.9
0.8
0.1
7.7
15.3
50.2
2.0
5.2
38.5
4.4
5.0
88.0
62.2
1.8
4.1
3.3
533
326
88
74
12
2
49
45
+40
24Tyler Herro
T. Herro
25.4
2024-25
4
36.0
17.8
3.5
2.8
0.5
0.0
6.8
16.3
41.5
2.3
7.3
31.0
2.0
2.5
80.0
51.2
0.0
3.5
2.3
144
71
14
11
2
0
9
12
-87
25Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
25.2
2024-25
18
35.5
21.4
11.6
1.3
0.7
0.7
7.7
15.8
48.8
1.4
4.1
35.1
4.6
5.4
84.5
58.9
2.1
9.5
2.2
639
386
209
24
13
12
40
78
+19
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1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
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52
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.634
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17
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64
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2
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62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
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.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
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6
49
33
.598
15.0
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Suns Suns - x
45
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.549
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8
42
40
.512
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42
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.512
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