most playoff games started in decade 2010s

Between the 2009-10 and 2018-19 seasons, LeBron James had the most starts in the playoffs, with 179 starts in the 2010s.

Interpreted as:
most playoff games started by a player in decade 2010s
NAMEGSDECADEGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
179
2010s
179
41.5
28.8
9.1
7.0
1.8
1.0
10.5
20.7
50.4
1.6
4.6
34.2
6.3
8.4
74.2
58.8
1.6
7.5
3.6
7,420
5,150
1,626
1,251
321
184
643
422
+925
2Kevin Durant
K. Durant
139
2010s
139
40.3
29.1
7.7
4.0
1.0
1.2
9.8
20.7
47.5
2.2
6.2
35.2
7.3
8.4
86.4
59.7
0.8
6.9
3.2
5,598
4,043
1,071
557
139
163
438
344
+716
3Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
123
2010s
123
37.2
19.3
4.0
2.2
1.0
0.5
7.2
16.2
44.2
3.0
7.3
41.5
1.9
2.2
84.1
56.0
0.6
3.4
1.8
4,570
2,372
486
272
119
66
220
336
+554
4Danny Green
D. Green
118
2010s
124
25.7
8.1
3.3
1.1
1.1
0.8
2.9
7.0
41.4
1.9
4.7
39.7
0.5
0.7
76.8
56.1
0.6
2.7
0.9
3,188
1,009
410
142
133
96
111
256
+341
5Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
111
2010s
111
34.7
19.5
7.7
2.4
1.7
0.6
6.9
13.6
50.6
1.6
3.9
41.1
4.1
4.9
83.5
61.8
1.8
5.9
1.8
3,847
2,164
854
263
187
72
196
245
+615
6Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
111
2010s
116
36.3
20.6
5.2
4.4
1.5
1.0
7.8
16.5
47.3
0.6
1.7
34.4
4.4
5.7
76.1
54.1
1.3
3.9
2.8
4,210
2,384
607
510
172
116
329
275
+229
7Stephen Curry
S. Curry
110
2010s
112
37.8
26.5
5.4
6.3
1.6
0.3
8.7
19.4
45.0
4.2
10.5
40.1
4.8
5.3
90.6
60.9
0.8
4.6
3.5
4,234
2,968
604
704
181
30
390
282
+777
8Draymond Green
D. Green
109
2010s
123
35.6
12.5
9.3
6.1
1.6
1.5
4.4
9.9
44.5
1.2
3.7
31.5
2.5
3.4
73.7
54.9
1.8
7.6
2.6
4,375
1,536
1,149
754
197
180
325
458
+888
9Al Horford
A. Horford
103
2010s
104
34.9
14.5
8.2
3.6
0.8
1.3
5.9
11.7
50.7
0.7
1.7
41.3
1.9
2.4
79.6
56.8
1.9
6.3
1.7
3,630
1,503
851
378
86
130
179
248
-77
10Serge Ibaka
S. Ibaka
102
2010s
133
28.8
10.7
6.5
0.7
0.4
2.1
4.4
8.9
49.5
0.5
1.5
36.2
1.4
1.8
77.6
55.5
1.9
4.6
0.9
3,828
1,426
866
94
58
275
126
420
+226
11Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
98
2010s
98
38.0
25.4
7.0
7.9
1.9
0.3
8.8
21.4
41.1
1.4
4.7
30.2
6.4
7.6
84.2
51.3
1.9
5.1
4.0
3,720
2,489
686
778
184
28
390
284
+235
12Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
91
2010s
91
33.0
15.9
9.3
2.2
0.6
1.6
6.5
12.9
50.1
0.0
0.1
14.3
3.0
4.4
68.9
53.8
2.5
6.8
1.6
3,003
1,448
844
203
57
147
148
223
+456
13Tony Parker
T. Parker
91
2010s
104
31.7
16.8
2.8
5.3
0.8
0.1
6.7
14.5
46.1
0.5
1.4
33.3
2.9
3.9
75.6
51.8
0.4
2.3
2.4
3,298
1,745
286
546
80
9
246
157
+322
14George Hill
G. Hill
90
2010s
113
32.9
12.5
3.3
2.8
0.9
0.3
4.2
9.3
45.4
1.4
3.7
37.0
2.7
3.4
80.1
58.1
0.7
2.6
1.4
3,718
1,413
371
315
107
29
155
268
+252
15Kendrick Perkins
K. Perkins
90
2010s
98
22.4
4.0
5.3
0.7
0.3
0.9
1.5
3.5
44.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.4
66.2
49.2
1.7
3.7
1.5
2,198
396
522
69
32
84
151
304
+20
16Chris Paul
C. Paul
85
2010s
85
36.6
20.7
5.2
8.0
2.2
0.2
7.5
15.7
47.6
1.9
5.1
37.3
3.9
4.5
85.6
58.6
0.7
4.4
2.7
3,113
1,761
438
678
186
16
227
264
+98
17Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
83
2010s
83
37.1
14.9
8.2
3.3
0.9
1.6
5.2
11.7
44.6
0.5
1.3
38.3
4.0
4.9
81.1
53.7
1.7
6.5
1.5
3,079
1,239
680
277
74
129
121
288
+79
18Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
82
2010s
93
33.6
15.8
4.9
2.6
1.0
0.5
5.3
12.5
42.5
1.7
4.4
38.2
3.5
4.1
84.9
55.2
0.5
4.4
2.3
3,127
1,467
459
242
95
50
212
293
+17
19Paul George
P. George
76
2010s
76
39.0
20.1
7.3
3.9
1.7
0.6
6.4
15.2
42.3
2.2
6.2
36.1
5.0
6.2
80.9
56.1
1.0
6.3
3.1
2,967
1,525
551
293
127
42
233
246
+99
20Chris Bosh
C. Bosh
74
2010s
78
34.7
14.9
7.3
1.1
0.8
1.1
5.6
11.6
48.1
0.7
1.6
40.6
3.0
3.8
79.0
55.9
1.9
5.4
1.3
2,710
1,163
566
86
60
89
101
186
+194
21Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
73
2010s
73
37.4
17.0
4.6
6.3
1.4
0.2
5.7
13.5
42.5
2.2
6.2
34.9
3.4
4.2
79.7
55.3
0.8
3.8
2.7
2,729
1,240
334
462
101
14
197
273
+113
22James Harden
J. Harden
73
2010s
116
35.1
22.9
5.4
5.6
1.8
0.5
6.8
16.3
41.9
2.4
7.3
33.0
6.8
7.8
86.8
57.9
0.7
4.7
3.4
4,074
2,654
623
650
205
57
399
360
+253
23Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
70
2010s
70
32.8
14.6
9.0
2.1
1.1
1.0
6.1
12.4
49.0
0.0
0.2
9.1
2.4
2.9
81.5
53.2
1.6
7.4
1.8
2,293
1,022
632
148
80
69
126
208
+230
24Joe Johnson
J. Johnson
70
2010s
87
35.0
15.0
4.2
3.0
0.8
0.1
5.9
13.7
42.8
1.2
4.0
31.2
2.1
2.6
81.2
50.8
0.9
3.3
1.6
3,041
1,307
365
264
66
13
142
153
-185
25Thabo Sefolosha
T. Sefolosha
69
2010s
87
19.6
4.6
2.9
1.1
1.0
0.4
1.7
4.3
39.7
0.6
2.0
27.8
0.6
0.8
77.3
49.2
0.6
2.3
0.6
1,707
396
253
97
83
31
54
140
-183
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