most games started by a nba player before 40 years old

LeBron James has the most career starts by a player younger than 40, with 1,518 starts.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season games started by a NBA player before 40 years old
NAMEGSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
1,518
1,520
37.9
27.1
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.6
7.6
73.6
58.9
1.2
6.3
3.5
57,578
41,131
11,405
11,261
2,298
1,128
5,319
2,719
+7340
2Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
1,440
1,471
34.4
21.2
7.7
2.5
0.8
0.9
7.5
15.9
47.2
1.3
3.4
38.3
4.9
5.6
87.9
57.8
1.0
6.7
1.7
50,574
31,187
11,331
3,616
1,201
1,263
2,476
3,525
+6608
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
1,429
1,434
37.3
25.4
10.2
3.5
1.4
0.8
9.3
18.0
51.7
0.1
0.2
27.5
6.7
9.0
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
53,481
36,374
14,601
5,085
2,037
1,125
4,421
4,461
+2791
4Kevin 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
5Tim 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
47,369
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
6Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1,350
1,377
36.1
12.7
6.3
8.8
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.3
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.3
2.9
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
49,753
17,478
8,660
12,054
2,663
448
3,994
2,543
+3776
7Chris Paul
C. Paul
1,314
1,354
33.7
17.0
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.8
47.0
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.6
4.1
87.1
58.1
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,606
23,011
5,978
12,499
2,717
222
3,093
3,185
+6113
8Reggie 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
9Paul 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
10Gary 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
11John Stockton
J. Stockton
1,206
1,410
32.0
13.2
2.7
10.7
2.2
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.6
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.5
60.9
0.6
2.1
2.9
45,093
18,623
3,813
15,062
3,103
295
4,030
3,724
+2646
12Kobe 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
13Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1,197
1,207
34.7
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
41,918
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
14Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1,186
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
26,946
13,747
3,058
2,163
3,825
3,668
4,381
+564
15DeMar 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
16Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
1,159
1,275
31.6
9.7
9.6
2.5
1.1
0.3
3.8
8.0
47.1
0.1
0.2
25.3
2.1
2.8
76.1
52.6
3.1
6.5
2.2
40,255
12,408
12,201
3,215
1,352
384
2,780
4,412
+167
17Tony 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
18Pau 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
19Ray 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
20Buck 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
21Mike 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
22Kevin 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
23Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
1,122
1,183
34.3
21.0
9.8
1.9
1.0
2.4
8.2
16.3
50.4
0.0
0.1
15.2
4.6
6.2
74.0
55.3
2.3
7.5
3.0
40,594
24,815
11,607
2,215
1,136
2,894
3,534
4,034
+412
24Carmelo 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
25Mark 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
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Team Rankings

ORTG

112.0

26th

DRTG

111.7

5th

NETRTG

0.3

17th

3P%

34.9

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
Heat Heat
4
3
.571
2.0
6
Knicks Knicks
4
3
.571
2.0
7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
4
3
.571
2.0
8
Raptors Raptors
4
4
.500
2.5
9
Hawks Hawks
4
4
.500
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
8
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
1
.833
2.0
3
Lakers Lakers
6
2
.750
2.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
4
2
.667
3.0
5
Rockets Rockets
4
2
.667
3.0
6
Warriors Warriors
5
3
.625
3.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
6
1
.857
2
76ers 76ers
5
2
.714
1.0
3
Pistons Pistons
5
2
.714
1.0
4
Bucks Bucks
5
3
.625
1.5
5
Heat Heat
4
3
.571
2.0
6
Knicks Knicks
4
3
.571
2.0

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)
Wed
11/5
PHI PHI
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Wed
11/5
BKN BKN
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Wed
11/5
UTA UTA
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Wed
11/5
WAS WAS
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Wed
11/5
MIN MIN
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM