most games as a starter by active player in nba history

LeBron James has the most career games by an active player as a starter, with 1,620 games.

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most regular-season games as a starter by active player in NBA history
NAMEGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
1,620
37.6
26.8
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.7
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
60,978
43,404
12,084
12,008
2,416
1,184
5,641
2,858
+7477
2DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
1,252
34.7
21.2
4.3
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.0
0.5
1.8
30.2
5.5
6.5
84.4
55.8
0.7
3.6
2.0
43,387
26,599
5,404
5,178
1,246
414
2,469
2,786
-375
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1,198
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.1
39.1
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.2
3.2
44,009
32,539
8,235
5,266
1,232
1,341
3,789
2,273
+5029
4Mike Conley
M. Conley
1,143
31.5
14.2
3.0
5.7
1.4
0.2
5.0
11.4
43.8
1.7
4.3
39.0
2.5
3.1
82.6
55.7
0.5
2.5
1.9
36,016
16,237
3,383
6,560
1,595
246
2,146
2,246
+2718
5Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1,133
34.3
22.1
7.3
8.3
1.6
0.3
8.0
18.1
44.1
1.2
3.8
31.0
5.0
6.5
77.7
52.9
1.6
5.6
4.1
38,890
25,065
8,234
9,433
1,859
346
4,592
2,957
+2693
6Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
1,105
30.5
15.8
6.1
1.5
0.6
1.9
6.0
12.1
49.7
1.0
2.9
35.5
2.7
3.4
79.6
58.0
1.9
4.1
1.6
33,697
17,475
6,690
1,662
641
2,059
1,731
2,842
+1134
7Al Horford
A. Horford
1,091
31.9
13.2
7.9
3.3
0.8
1.2
5.5
10.7
51.0
0.9
2.3
37.9
1.5
1.9
76.3
57.3
1.9
6.0
1.4
34,793
14,418
8,654
3,568
855
1,262
1,539
2,345
+3368
8Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1,061
34.1
24.9
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.5
18.0
47.1
4.0
9.5
42.2
4.0
4.4
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,170
26,435
4,956
6,727
1,596
280
3,298
2,372
+6241
9James Harden
J. Harden
1,007
36.5
26.4
6.0
8.3
1.6
0.6
7.8
17.8
43.8
3.1
8.4
36.3
7.8
9.0
86.5
60.8
0.8
5.3
4.1
36,799
26,611
6,083
8,348
1,565
624
4,166
2,460
+3941
10Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
1,007
33.6
16.1
4.3
6.3
1.4
0.5
6.3
13.6
46.3
1.6
4.3
37.3
1.9
2.4
78.9
54.9
1.0
3.3
2.6
33,808
16,261
4,347
6,376
1,441
518
2,644
2,111
+3035
11Harrison Barnes
H. Barnes
984
31.5
14.1
4.7
1.8
0.7
0.2
4.9
10.7
46.2
1.5
3.9
38.5
2.7
3.3
81.3
57.9
1.0
3.7
1.1
30,979
13,843
4,666
1,774
659
169
1,120
1,407
+201
12Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
957
32.0
17.6
10.6
3.0
0.8
0.9
7.5
15.1
49.8
1.0
2.9
35.0
1.6
2.1
77.9
55.2
2.5
8.1
1.8
30,647
16,887
10,172
2,899
810
821
1,676
2,310
-1651
13Tobias Harris
T. Harris
913
33.0
16.6
6.4
2.6
0.8
0.6
6.3
13.3
47.7
1.4
3.9
36.7
2.5
2.9
84.2
56.9
1.0
5.4
1.4
30,104
15,156
5,800
2,331
762
529
1,301
1,858
+909
14Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
900
36.2
25.1
4.3
6.7
1.0
0.3
8.1
18.4
43.9
3.1
8.4
37.1
5.8
6.5
89.9
59.0
0.6
3.7
2.8
32,610
22,598
3,845
6,069
874
267
2,541
1,708
+2415
15Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
898
34.1
15.8
4.6
6.7
1.4
0.3
5.1
12.0
42.5
2.3
6.1
37.3
3.3
4.0
82.2
57.3
0.8
3.9
2.5
30,581
14,158
4,162
6,044
1,244
292
2,239
2,557
+2828
16Paul George
P. George
897
34.3
21.1
6.4
3.8
1.7
0.4
7.2
16.4
44.0
2.7
7.0
38.5
4.0
4.7
85.4
57.1
0.8
5.5
2.7
30,740
18,947
5,706
3,453
1,555
400
2,431
2,412
+3498
17Nicolas Batum
N. Batum
877
31.1
11.1
5.2
3.6
1.0
0.6
4.0
9.0
43.7
1.6
4.5
36.6
1.5
1.8
83.6
56.3
1.0
4.2
1.7
27,305
9,725
4,537
3,171
850
550
1,490
1,529
+1281
18Jonas Valančiūnas
J. Valančiūnas
854
26.0
13.4
9.6
1.4
0.4
1.0
5.4
9.6
55.9
0.3
0.8
34.1
2.5
3.1
79.1
61.3
2.8
6.8
1.7
22,230
11,479
8,207
1,181
346
829
1,426
2,442
+790
19Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
830
33.5
25.4
10.4
5.3
1.1
1.3
9.3
16.7
55.7
0.6
2.3
28.2
6.1
8.8
69.2
61.5
2.0
8.4
3.2
27,777
21,067
8,608
4,376
952
1,040
2,617
2,491
+3167
20Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
822
33.6
18.3
4.5
2.3
1.0
0.7
6.8
15.1
45.1
1.5
4.3
36.2
3.2
4.3
72.7
53.9
1.3
3.2
1.9
27,652
15,073
3,706
1,918
812
582
1,521
1,782
-404
21Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
822
32.8
19.5
3.6
2.3
0.9
0.5
7.3
16.1
45.0
3.2
7.7
40.9
1.8
2.1
86.0
57.1
0.5
3.1
1.7
26,968
16,028
2,956
1,919
702
437
1,375
1,619
+3774
22Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
813
32.5
13.4
12.4
1.5
0.7
2.1
5.0
7.6
66.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.3
5.2
63.6
67.6
3.6
8.8
1.7
26,437
10,873
10,083
1,195
600
1,713
1,368
2,251
+3767
23Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
802
35.3
20.1
5.8
4.8
1.7
0.5
6.5
13.7
47.5
0.9
2.6
33.2
6.3
7.4
84.6
59.4
1.8
4.0
1.8
28,309
16,131
4,613
3,880
1,402
362
1,409
1,160
+2595
24Anthony Davis
A. Davis
800
34.4
24.1
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.5
5.5
7.0
79.3
59.1
2.7
8.1
2.0
27,499
19,274
8,579
2,057
1,046
1,836
1,598
1,863
+906
25DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
798
29.6
10.1
11.5
1.0
0.6
1.7
4.1
6.0
67.9
0.0
0.0
10.0
1.9
4.1
47.0
64.6
3.4
8.1
1.5
23,636
8,054
9,203
810
505
1,348
1,163
2,157
+1637
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.646
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1
60
22
.732
2
56
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.683
4.0
3
53
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.634
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19
63
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.780
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Spurs Spurs - x
62
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.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
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.549
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.512
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.512
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