most games started by a player including playoffs

LeBron James has the most career starts in the regular-season and playoffs, with 1,931 starts.

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  • Data note: Games Started: player season data complete from 1981-82
NAMEGSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
1,931
1,933
38.2
27.0
7.7
7.4
1.5
0.8
9.9
19.5
50.5
1.6
4.7
34.5
5.6
7.6
73.8
58.9
1.2
6.5
3.5
73,773
52,101
14,854
14,244
2,936
1,479
6,761
3,559
+8760
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
1,664
1,669
37.6
25.0
10.2
3.5
1.4
0.8
9.1
18.0
50.9
0.1
0.2
26.2
6.6
8.9
74.1
57.0
2.4
7.8
3.0
62,759
41,689
17,030
5,858
2,343
1,280
5,074
5,240
+3133
3Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
1,640
1,643
34.5
19.3
10.9
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.5
14.8
50.5
0.0
0.1
17.2
4.3
6.2
69.5
55.0
2.8
8.1
2.4
56,738
31,668
17,950
4,989
1,193
3,588
4,014
4,005
+10000
4Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
1,605
1,667
34.4
21.1
7.8
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.4
15.8
47.0
1.3
3.4
37.9
5.0
5.7
88.0
57.7
1.0
6.8
1.7
57,263
35,223
12,935
4,011
1,359
1,410
2,822
4,008
+6589
5Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1,568
1,605
34.7
17.9
10.1
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.6
49.5
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.4
2.2
7.9
2.2
55,701
28,672
16,196
5,916
2,037
2,223
3,521
3,992
+5211
6Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1,496
1,549
36.3
12.6
6.3
8.6
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.2
39.9
1.4
4.2
34.6
2.2
2.9
78.4
50.6
1.3
5.0
2.9
56,199
19,572
9,783
13,354
2,986
502
4,453
2,920
+3978
7John Stockton
J. Stockton
1,465
1,686
32.1
13.1
2.8
10.5
2.1
0.2
4.7
9.2
51.0
0.6
1.5
37.6
3.2
3.9
82.4
60.3
0.7
2.1
2.8
54,162
22,147
4,659
17,645
3,603
365
4,761
4,481
+3046
8Chris Paul
C. Paul
1,463
1,519
33.8
17.1
4.4
9.1
2.0
0.2
6.1
13.0
47.1
1.4
3.8
37.0
3.5
4.1
86.9
58.1
0.6
3.8
2.3
51,278
26,039
6,736
13,785
3,015
253
3,486
3,645
+6159
9Reggie Miller
R. Miller
1,448
1,533
34.5
18.4
3.0
2.9
1.1
0.2
6.0
12.8
46.9
1.9
4.8
39.4
4.6
5.1
88.8
61.2
0.6
2.4
1.7
52,927
28,251
4,598
4,498
1,651
333
2,666
3,005
+2185
10Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
1,444
1,513
34.4
19.5
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.4
14.5
44.3
1.6
4.4
36.7
5.1
6.4
80.9
56.6
0.8
4.8
2.6
52,109
29,577
8,512
5,287
1,956
850
4,008
4,190
+3505
11Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1,411
1,423
35.1
23.8
11.0
2.5
0.6
2.2
9.4
16.2
57.9
0.0
0.0
4.5
5.0
9.5
52.3
58.2
3.6
7.4
2.8
50,016
33,846
15,607
3,608
856
3,191
3,959
4,915
+5525
12Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1,398
1,566
36.6
25.1
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.8
19.6
44.7
1.4
4.1
33.0
6.2
7.4
83.4
54.8
1.1
4.1
3.0
57,278
39,283
8,166
7,346
2,254
784
4,657
4,013
+4708
13Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1,380
1,383
37.2
27.4
7.0
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.8
50.0
2.0
5.2
38.6
6.5
7.4
88.0
61.9
0.7
6.3
3.2
51,387
37,836
9,656
6,031
1,415
1,564
4,395
2,734
+5795
14Tony Parker
T. Parker
1,364
1,480
31.1
15.9
2.7
5.5
0.8
0.1
6.3
13.1
48.6
0.4
1.3
32.1
2.8
3.7
74.8
54.1
0.4
2.4
2.3
46,037
23,518
4,062
8,179
1,251
117
3,459
2,488
+6271
15Gary Payton
G. Payton
1,362
1,489
35.3
16.1
3.9
6.6
1.8
0.2
6.4
13.9
46.3
0.9
2.7
31.7
2.4
3.3
72.7
52.6
1.0
2.9
2.2
52,598
23,968
5,844
9,777
2,661
317
3,327
3,651
+1913
16Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1,326
1,383
36.1
22.2
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.9
17.2
51.4
0.0
0.1
20.4
4.5
6.3
71.2
55.5
3.3
7.9
3.0
49,971
30,701
15,369
3,516
2,407
4,302
4,091
4,945
+535
17DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
1,315
1,335
34.6
21.1
4.3
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.2
46.8
0.5
1.7
29.7
5.5
6.5
84.4
55.5
0.7
3.6
2.0
46,194
28,168
5,747
5,440
1,328
431
2,628
2,991
-793
18Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
1,301
1,426
31.8
9.8
9.6
2.5
1.1
0.3
3.8
8.1
47.0
0.1
0.2
26.8
2.1
2.8
76.0
52.5
3.1
6.5
2.2
45,388
13,967
13,650
3,500
1,529
426
3,093
4,924
+111
19Al Horford
A. Horford
1,280
1,389
31.4
12.6
7.7
3.2
0.8
1.2
5.2
10.2
50.5
0.9
2.4
37.8
1.4
1.8
76.5
57.2
1.9
5.9
1.4
43,673
17,475
10,759
4,387
1,059
1,603
1,877
2,961
+3643
20Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
1,272
1,362
33.6
16.9
9.2
3.2
0.5
1.6
6.5
12.7
50.7
0.1
0.4
36.3
3.8
5.1
75.2
56.4
2.5
6.7
2.1
45,826
22,992
12,551
4,363
677
2,174
2,888
2,988
+2051
21Ray Allen
R. Allen
1,270
1,471
35.6
18.5
4.0
3.3
1.1
0.2
6.5
14.3
45.1
2.3
5.7
40.0
3.3
3.7
89.3
58.1
0.9
3.1
2.0
52,408
27,254
5,920
4,810
1,615
285
2,983
3,260
+4077
22Mike Conley
M. Conley
1,257
1,350
30.7
13.5
2.9
5.5
1.3
0.2
4.7
10.9
43.4
1.6
4.2
38.6
2.5
3.0
82.4
55.4
0.5
2.4
1.8
41,408
18,275
3,939
7,462
1,776
281
2,411
2,613
+2871
23Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
1,257
1,322
34.6
20.9
9.9
1.9
1.0
2.4
8.2
16.3
50.0
0.0
0.1
18.2
4.5
6.1
73.8
54.9
2.3
7.5
2.9
45,801
27,628
13,042
2,490
1,258
3,197
3,882
4,556
+420
24Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
1,253
1,386
35.5
16.3
6.5
5.2
1.9
0.8
6.3
13.5
46.8
0.8
2.6
32.2
2.8
4.0
70.7
53.4
1.8
4.7
2.8
49,174
22,582
9,077
7,183
2,702
1,132
3,859
4,015
+2254
25Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1,249
1,436
33.3
21.0
6.9
7.9
1.6
0.3
7.6
17.4
43.5
1.2
3.8
30.7
4.8
6.1
77.6
52.4
1.6
5.3
3.9
47,812
30,211
9,930
11,306
2,261
460
5,539
3,695
+2589

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11/18
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