most games played by a player without a single career game started

LeBron James has started 1,571 times in his career.

Interpreted as:
most games played by a player without a single career regular-season game started
NAMEGSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
1,571
1,573
37.8
27.0
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
59,417
42,406
11,793
11,662
2,355
1,158
5,500
2,798
+7381
2Vince Carter
V. Carter
982
1,541
30.1
16.7
4.3
3.1
1.0
0.6
6.0
13.8
43.5
1.5
4.0
37.1
3.1
3.9
79.8
53.6
1.1
3.2
1.7
46,367
25,728
6,606
4,714
1,530
888
2,590
3,995
+1817
3Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
1,460
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
4.8
5.4
87.9
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
51,368
31,560
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
4John Stockton
J. Stockton
1,300
1,504
31.8
13.1
2.7
10.5
2.2
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.5
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.6
60.8
0.6
2.1
2.8
47,764
19,711
4,051
15,806
3,265
315
4,244
3,942
+2941
5Karl Malone
K. Malone
1,471
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,852
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
6Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1,425
1,462
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
7.8
2.2
50,418
26,071
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
7Kevin Willis
K. Willis
891
1,424
26.9
12.1
8.4
0.9
0.7
0.5
5.0
10.2
48.7
0.0
0.1
21.1
2.1
3.0
71.3
52.5
2.9
5.5
1.8
38,362
17,253
11,901
1,328
958
751
2,520
4,172
-825
8Jason Terry
J. Terry
679
1,410
29.8
13.4
2.3
3.8
1.1
0.2
4.9
11.1
44.4
1.6
4.3
38.0
2.0
2.3
84.5
55.4
0.4
2.0
1.7
42,034
18,881
3,274
5,415
1,603
275
2,415
2,577
+1718
9Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
1,389
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,368
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
10Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1,350
1,391
36.0
12.6
6.3
8.7
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.2
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.2
2.8
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
50,111
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
4,003
2,572
+3868
11Reggie Miller
R. Miller
1,304
1,389
34.3
18.2
3.0
3.0
1.1
0.2
5.9
12.6
47.1
1.8
4.7
39.5
4.5
5.1
88.8
61.4
0.6
2.4
1.7
47,619
25,279
4,182
4,141
1,505
299
2,409
2,730
+2015
12Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
844
1,380
30.8
14.2
4.6
2.2
1.0
1.0
5.4
12.2
43.8
0.9
2.5
35.6
2.6
3.7
68.9
51.2
1.3
3.2
1.8
42,561
19,591
6,306
3,094
1,402
1,390
2,502
4,175
+704
13Chris Paul
C. Paul
1,314
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,836
23,058
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
14Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1,198
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
48,637
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
15Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
1,285
1,343
34.2
19.7
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.6
4.3
36.8
5.2
6.4
80.6
56.8
0.8
4.8
2.6
45,880
26,397
7,527
4,708
1,752
745
3,532
3,643
+3345
16Gary Payton
G. Payton
1,233
1,335
35.3
16.3
3.9
6.7
1.8
0.2
6.5
14.0
46.6
0.8
2.7
31.7
2.4
3.4
72.9
52.8
1.0
2.9
2.3
47,117
21,813
5,269
8,966
2,445
285
3,030
3,217
+1928
17Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
433
1,327
29.4
14.6
2.2
3.4
0.9
0.2
5.1
12.4
41.0
1.7
4.8
34.8
2.8
3.2
86.2
52.9
0.4
1.9
1.9
38,994
19,419
2,948
4,541
1,179
271
2,476
2,008
-1252
18Buck Williams
B. Williams
1,140
1,307
32.5
12.8
10.0
1.3
0.8
0.8
4.9
8.9
54.9
0.0
0.0
16.7
3.0
4.6
66.4
58.7
3.5
6.5
2.1
42,464
16,784
13,017
1,646
1,080
1,100
2,784
4,267
+155
19Andre Miller
A. Miller
939
1,304
30.9
12.5
3.7
6.5
1.2
0.2
4.6
10.0
46.1
0.1
0.7
21.7
3.1
3.8
80.7
53.2
1.1
2.6
2.4
40,268
16,278
4,795
8,524
1,546
227
3,121
2,882
+810
20Ray Allen
R. Allen
1,149
1,300
35.6
18.9
4.1
3.4
1.1
0.2
6.6
14.6
45.2
2.3
5.7
40.0
3.4
3.8
89.4
58.0
0.9
3.1
2.1
46,344
24,505
5,272
4,361
1,451
244
2,709
2,858
+3491
21Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
1,092
1,296
30.2
9.6
3.8
8.0
1.2
0.1
3.7
8.3
44.7
0.6
1.7
33.2
1.7
2.2
77.0
52.2
1.0
2.8
2.4
39,121
12,489
4,963
10,334
1,608
117
3,155
2,230
+402
22Derek Fisher
D. Fisher
731
1,287
25.4
8.3
2.1
3.0
1.1
0.1
2.9
7.2
39.9
1.0
2.6
37.4
1.6
1.9
81.7
51.4
0.3
1.7
1.1
32,719
10,713
2,658
3,804
1,352
98
1,473
2,684
+4164
23Sam Perkins
S. Perkins
757
1,286
28.5
11.9
6.0
1.5
0.9
0.7
4.3
9.3
45.9
0.7
1.8
36.2
2.7
3.3
81.1
55.2
1.8
4.2
1.2
36,598
15,324
7,666
1,975
1,105
933
1,586
3,177
+1069
24Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
1,159
1,282
31.4
9.7
9.5
2.5
1.1
0.3
3.8
8.0
47.1
0.1
0.2
25.3
2.1
2.7
76.1
52.6
3.1
6.5
2.2
40,280
12,417
12,205
3,217
1,351
384
2,785
4,421
+171
25A.C. Green
A.C. Green
832
1,278
28.6
9.6
7.4
1.1
0.8
0.4
3.6
7.2
49.4
0.1
0.4
25.4
2.4
3.3
73.4
55.7
2.6
4.8
1.1
36,552
12,331
9,473
1,400
1,033
546
1,434
2,436
-378
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PPG

30.7

Mitchell

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RPG

9.3

Mobley

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APG

5.5

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ORTG

116.3

11th

DRTG

114.7

14th

NETRTG

1.6

11th

3P%

33.9

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
16
12
.571
6.0
6
17
13
.567
6.0
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15
14
.517
7.5
8
15
14
.517
7.5
9
15
15
.500
8.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/22
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7:00 PM
Tue
12/23
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7:30 PM
Thu
12/25
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12:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM
Mon
12/29
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
CHI Bulls

12 - 15

136

Final

125

CLE Cavaliers

15 - 14

Fri 19 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
22
6
.786
2
20
8
.714
2.0
3
17
11
.607
5.0
4
16
11
.593
5.5
5
16
12
.571
6.0
6
17
13
.567
6.0
7
15
14
.517
7.5
8
15
14
.517
7.5
9
15
15
.500
8.0
10
13
15
.464
9.0
11
11
18
.379
11.5
12
9
19
.321
13.0
13
8
19
.296
13.5
14
6
22
.214
16.0
15
5
22
.185
16.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
25
3
.893
2
21
7
.750
4.0
3
20
7
.741
4.5
4
19
8
.704
5.5
5
19
10
.655
6.5
6
17
9
.654
7.0
7
15
13
.536
10.0
8
14
15
.483
11.5
9
13
15
.464
12.0
10
12
16
.429
13.0
11
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18
.379
14.5
12
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17
.370
14.5
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18.0
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.241
18.5
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NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
11/19
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126-135
Wed
11/19
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123-114
Wed
11/19
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96-137
Thu
11/20
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109-120
Thu
11/20
@
113-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/22
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7:00 PM
Mon
12/22
@
7:30 PM
Mon
12/22
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8:00 PM
Mon
12/22
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9:00 PM
Mon
12/22
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9:30 PM