most 20 points game started by a player including playoffs

LeBron James has 1,547 starts in the regular-season and playoffs when scoring 20+ points in his career.

Interpreted as:
most 20 or more points game started by a player including playoffs
NAME GS PTS GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 LeBron James
L. James
1,547
45,547
1,547
39.0
29.4
7.9
7.4
1.6
0.8
10.7
20.6
52.1
1.8
5.0
36.4
6.1
8.2
74.4
60.7
1.3
6.7
3.5
60,332
12,273
11,400
2,443
1,242
5,423
2,940
+8432
2 Karl Malone
K. Malone
1,288
36,252
1,288
39.0
28.1
10.8
3.6
1.5
0.8
10.3
19.5
52.7
0.1
0.2
27.8
7.5
9.9
75.4
58.9
2.7
8.1
3.1
50,270
13,916
4,599
1,872
1,059
3,958
4,119
+2946
3 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1,086
36,015
1,099
39.6
32.8
6.4
5.4
2.4
0.9
12.3
24.2
50.6
0.6
1.9
33.9
7.6
9.1
83.8
58.1
1.6
4.7
2.8
43,476
6,990
5,929
2,669
964
3,112
3,008
+1655
4 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1,081
33,372
1,108
39.5
30.1
5.7
5.0
1.6
0.5
10.5
22.5
46.8
1.6
4.6
35.4
7.4
8.8
83.7
57.0
1.2
4.5
3.1
43,769
6,353
5,489
1,751
580
3,489
2,966
+4845
5 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1,115
32,843
1,116
38.1
29.4
7.4
4.5
1.1
1.2
10.1
19.8
51.0
2.1
5.4
39.5
7.0
8.0
88.3
63.0
0.7
6.7
3.2
42,530
8,212
4,978
1,199
1,314
3,616
2,291
+5456
6 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
969
27,709
974
38.1
28.4
12.2
2.8
0.7
2.5
11.3
19.0
59.2
0.0
0.0
5.0
5.9
11.0
53.8
59.6
4.0
8.1
2.9
37,112
11,855
2,747
634
2,434
2,797
3,327
+4599
7 Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
969
26,162
970
38.1
27.0
8.9
2.7
0.9
0.9
9.4
18.7
50.6
1.6
3.6
43.0
6.5
7.4
89.0
61.6
1.2
7.7
1.9
36,995
8,624
2,651
888
918
1,891
2,474
+6022
8 James Harden
J. Harden
802
25,334
837
37.4
30.3
6.2
8.1
1.7
0.6
9.0
19.4
46.3
3.5
9.1
38.7
8.8
10.1
86.8
63.5
0.8
5.3
4.1
31,296
5,162
6,756
1,427
535
3,469
2,210
+4769
9 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
835
24,886
840
35.8
29.6
5.1
6.4
1.5
0.3
10.0
20.0
49.7
4.8
10.7
45.1
4.8
5.3
91.3
66.2
0.7
4.4
3.2
30,051
4,283
5,409
1,293
224
2,707
1,892
+6756
10 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
854
23,769
857
39.3
27.7
12.3
2.9
1.9
3.5
11.0
20.4
54.1
0.0
0.1
21.0
5.6
7.7
73.4
58.3
3.7
8.6
3.2
33,676
10,529
2,498
1,654
2,958
2,763
3,213
+392
11 Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
825
23,734
850
37.4
27.9
6.7
3.0
1.1
0.5
10.0
20.8
47.9
1.6
4.0
39.2
6.4
7.8
82.4
57.6
1.8
4.9
2.7
31,830
5,723
2,571
959
459
2,300
2,561
+2791
12 Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
783
23,690
799
38.3
29.6
7.3
2.8
0.7
11.0
22.7
48.5
0.8
6.8
8.3
82.5
56.2
30,589
5,870
2,222
520
1,601
-60
13 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
757
23,301
761
42.9
30.6
3.9
6.3
2.3
0.2
10.6
24.0
44.4
1.4
4.1
34.1
7.9
10.1
78.9
54.0
0.8
3.0
3.6
32,629
2,939
4,788
1,752
134
2,747
1,501
+1899
14 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
728
21,033
750
36.3
28.0
7.7
8.6
1.7
0.3
10.0
21.2
47.1
1.5
4.5
34.5
6.5
8.1
80.3
56.5
1.7
6.0
4.3
27,211
5,778
6,414
1,298
251
3,202
2,005
+2661
15 Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
717
20,528
740
37.5
27.7
5.2
5.9
1.7
1.0
10.0
19.4
51.5
0.7
2.1
33.3
7.0
9.0
78.5
59.3
1.4
3.8
3.3
27,739
3,857
4,347
1,283
747
2,473
1,793
+3456
16 Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
749
20,414
750
38.6
27.2
11.1
2.2
1.1
2.9
10.7
20.0
53.4
0.0
0.1
23.0
5.9
7.7
75.8
58.2
2.7
8.4
3.2
28,975
8,348
1,654
815
2,152
2,433
2,717
+539
17 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
727
20,345
739
39.8
27.5
12.6
4.2
1.8
0.9
9.7
17.0
57.0
0.7
2.3
29.3
7.4
9.9
74.7
64.3
4.4
8.2
3.3
29,382
9,336
3,128
1,294
696
2,440
2,317
+451
18 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
696
20,275
696
37.1
29.1
4.5
6.9
1.0
0.3
9.3
20.0
46.6
3.7
9.3
40.2
6.8
7.4
90.7
62.5
0.6
3.8
2.9
25,836
3,102
4,788
718
209
2,004
1,353
+2439
19 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
774
19,981
776
38.7
25.7
12.4
3.2
0.8
2.5
9.9
18.2
54.4
0.0
0.2
17.8
5.9
8.3
71.9
59.0
3.3
9.1
2.8
30,002
9,622
2,472
621
1,911
2,182
2,131
+5124
20 Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
738
19,924
741
38.7
26.9
6.6
3.9
1.6
0.6
8.7
18.0
48.3
2.2
5.1
42.0
7.3
8.9
82.0
61.2
1.0
5.7
3.0
28,653
4,918
2,920
1,150
473
2,249
2,223
+2866
21 DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
727
19,821
728
37.1
27.2
4.8
4.5
1.1
0.3
9.7
19.3
50.2
0.7
2.1
34.0
7.2
8.4
85.7
59.3
0.7
4.1
2.0
27,037
3,487
3,267
793
239
1,490
1,661
+1364
22 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
629
19,142
629
35.1
30.4
11.7
5.7
1.2
1.3
11.2
19.5
57.4
0.8
2.7
29.6
7.3
10.5
69.2
63.1
2.3
9.4
3.4
22,084
7,329
3,616
767
819
2,137
1,924
+3571
23 Alex English
A. English
635
18,654
642
37.1
29.1
5.5
4.7
12.0
22.6
53.1
0.0
5.0
5.9
84.6
57.6
2.7
23,802
3,555
3,022
1,716
1,814
24 Larry Bird
L. Bird
610
17,982
625
40.4
28.8
10.2
6.7
11.1
21.4
52.1
0.9
2.2
40.6
5.6
6.2
89.6
59.7
25,228
6,357
4,166
1,559
25 Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
650
17,684
668
38.4
26.5
7.1
6.3
2.3
0.8
9.9
19.2
51.5
1.0
2.8
36.4
5.7
7.1
80.0
59.3
2.9
4.2
2.9
25,647
4,753
4,176
1,506
510
1,940
2,131
+436
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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
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32
.610
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48
34
.585
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
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Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
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Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
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Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
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19.0
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1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
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Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
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Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
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44
38
.537
20.0