most games started by a nba player before 39 years old

LeBron James has the most career starts by a player younger than 39, with 1,448 starts.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season games started by a NBA player before 39 years old
NAMEGSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
1,448
1,450
38.0
27.2
7.5
7.3
1.5
0.8
9.9
19.7
50.5
1.6
4.6
34.6
5.7
7.7
73.5
58.9
1.2
6.3
3.5
55,078
39,380
10,888
10,635
2,227
1,093
5,063
2,633
+7298
2Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1,387
1,424
35.0
18.2
10.2
3.8
1.3
1.4
7.3
14.8
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.6
3.4
4.3
79.0
54.6
2.2
7.9
2.2
49,863
25,949
14,512
5,383
1,831
2,027
3,163
3,491
+4857
3Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
1,363
1,394
34.9
21.7
7.8
2.5
0.8
0.9
7.7
16.2
47.3
1.3
3.3
38.1
5.1
5.8
87.9
57.8
1.0
6.8
1.7
48,673
30,260
10,893
3,496
1,158
1,218
2,425
3,379
+6663
4Karl Malone
K. Malone
1,348
1,353
37.4
25.7
10.3
3.5
1.4
0.8
9.4
18.1
52.0
0.1
0.2
27.8
6.8
9.1
74.1
57.9
2.5
7.8
3.1
50,545
34,707
13,973
4,706
1,901
1,094
4,211
4,257
+2619
5Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
1,329
1,331
34.4
19.5
11.0
3.1
0.7
2.2
7.6
14.9
50.6
0.0
0.1
18.1
4.4
6.3
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.2
2.5
45,832
25,974
14,644
4,062
978
2,942
3,291
3,179
+8484
6Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1,291
1,304
36.6
13.0
6.4
9.0
2.0
0.3
4.6
11.6
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.8
2.3
3.0
78.5
50.6
1.3
5.1
3.0
47,727
16,985
8,349
11,781
2,545
420
3,907
2,426
+3715
7Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
1,278
1,318
34.6
20.0
5.7
3.6
1.3
0.6
6.6
14.7
44.5
1.6
4.4
36.9
5.2
6.5
80.7
56.8
0.8
4.8
2.7
45,602
26,316
7,479
4,698
1,748
740
3,516
3,603
+3317
8Reggie Miller
R. Miller
1,238
1,323
34.4
18.4
3.0
3.0
1.1
0.2
6.0
12.7
47.2
1.9
4.7
39.8
4.5
5.1
88.6
61.5
0.7
2.4
1.8
45,514
24,305
4,026
3,995
1,455
294
2,332
2,621
+1783
9Gary 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
47,116
21,813
5,269
8,966
2,445
285
3,030
3,217
+1928
10Chris Paul
C. Paul
1,232
1,272
34.1
17.5
4.5
9.4
2.1
0.2
6.2
13.2
47.1
1.4
3.7
36.9
3.8
4.3
87.0
58.1
0.6
3.9
2.3
43,314
22,288
5,682
11,894
2,614
200
2,964
3,034
+6109
11Kobe 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
48,638
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
12Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1,197
1,206
34.8
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,912
28,590
13,098
3,026
739
2,732
3,309
4,146
+4889
13DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
1,182
1,194
34.7
21.3
4.4
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.3
46.9
0.5
1.7
30.0
5.5
6.5
84.2
55.6
0.7
3.7
2.0
41,487
25,435
5,237
4,898
1,178
394
2,386
2,670
+188
14Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1,180
1,209
36.1
22.1
11.3
2.5
1.8
3.1
8.8
17.2
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.3
4.5
6.3
71.2
55.4
3.3
7.9
3.0
43,692
26,770
13,606
3,033
2,139
3,793
3,634
4,319
+492
15Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
1,158
1,247
32.0
9.9
9.7
2.6
1.1
0.3
3.9
8.2
47.1
0.1
0.2
25.3
2.1
2.8
76.0
52.6
3.1
6.6
2.2
39,896
12,351
12,130
3,191
1,342
379
2,768
4,355
+136
16Tony Parker
T. Parker
1,151
1,254
30.5
15.5
2.7
5.6
0.8
0.1
6.2
12.6
49.1
0.4
1.3
32.4
2.7
3.6
75.1
54.6
0.4
2.4
2.3
38,278
19,473
3,396
7,036
1,053
98
2,865
2,059
+5690
17Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
1,150
1,226
33.4
17.0
9.2
3.2
0.5
1.6
6.5
12.8
50.7
0.1
0.4
36.8
3.9
5.1
75.3
56.5
2.5
6.7
2.2
41,002
20,894
11,305
3,925
606
1,941
2,638
2,632
+1826
18Ray 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
19Buck Williams
B. Williams
1,140
1,307
12.8
10.0
4.9
0.0
3.0
4.6
66.4
16,784
13,019
+155
20Mike Conley
M. Conley
1,132
1,179
31.2
14.0
2.9
5.6
1.4
0.2
4.9
11.2
43.8
1.6
4.2
38.9
2.5
3.1
82.6
55.7
0.5
2.5
1.9
36,748
16,516
3,472
6,653
1,609
245
2,190
2,287
+2727
21Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1,126
1,129
36.7
27.2
7.0
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.4
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.3
3.2
41,448
30,728
7,861
4,922
1,180
1,279
3,567
2,156
+4781
22John Stockton
J. Stockton
1,122
1,326
32.1
13.2
2.7
10.9
2.2
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.7
0.6
1.5
38.8
3.2
3.9
82.4
61.0
0.6
2.0
2.9
42,547
17,563
3,554
14,404
2,959
272
3,817
3,517
+2472
23Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
1,120
1,260
34.5
22.5
6.2
2.7
1.0
0.5
8.0
18.0
44.7
1.4
3.9
35.5
5.0
6.2
81.4
54.3
1.6
4.6
2.4
43,514
28,289
7,808
3,422
1,223
644
3,052
3,543
+1528
24Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
1,118
1,118
35.5
21.8
10.1
1.9
1.0
2.5
8.5
16.9
50.5
0.0
0.1
15.3
4.7
6.4
74.0
55.4
2.4
7.7
3.1
39,693
24,425
11,344
2,180
1,114
2,849
3,469
3,905
+432
25Joe Johnson
J. Johnson
1,091
1,276
34.7
16.0
4.0
3.9
0.8
0.2
6.1
13.9
44.1
1.6
4.2
37.1
2.2
2.7
80.2
53.0
0.8
3.1
1.9
44,234
20,405
5,059
5,001
1,071
260
2,451
2,252
+833
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Team Rankings

ORTG

112.0

26th

DRTG

111.7

5th

NETRTG

0.3

18th

3P%

34.9

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
Heat Heat
4
3
.571
1.5
6
Knicks Knicks
4
3
.571
1.5
7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
4
3
.571
1.5
8
Raptors Raptors
3
4
.429
2.5
9
Hawks Hawks
3
4
.429
2.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/5
PHI PHI
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Fri
11/7
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sat
11/8
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Mon
11/10
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Wed
11/12
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Last Game
ATL Hawks

3 - 4

109

Final

117

CLE Cavaliers

4 - 3

Sun 2 Nov 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
7
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
1
.833
1.5
3
Lakers Lakers
6
2
.750
1.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
4
2
.667
2.5
5
Rockets Rockets
4
2
.667
2.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
4
3
.571
3.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
5
1
.833
2
Bulls Bulls
5
1
.833
3
Bucks Bucks
5
2
.714
0.5
4
Pistons Pistons
5
2
.714
0.5
5
Heat Heat
4
3
.571
1.5
6
Knicks Knicks
4
3
.571
1.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/4
MIL MIL
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Tue
11/4
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Tue
11/4
ORL ORL
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Tue
11/4
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Tue
11/4
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM