most started games in career by a player including playoffs

LeBron James has the most career starts in the regular-season and playoffs, with 1,922 starts.

NAMEGSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
1,922
1,924
38.2
27.0
7.7
7.4
1.5
0.8
9.9
19.6
50.5
1.6
4.7
34.6
5.6
7.6
73.8
58.9
1.2
6.5
3.5
73,477
51,961
14,790
14,184
2,923
1,472
6,735
3,541
+8742
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
1,369
1,372
37.2
27.4
7.0
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.9
50.0
2.0
5.2
38.6
6.5
7.4
88.0
61.9
0.7
6.3
3.2
51,010
37,605
9,587
5,993
1,408
1,549
4,358
2,710
+5713
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
1,327
34.7
21.2
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
46,003
28,086
5,730
5,417
1,322
430
2,619
2,973
-757
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
1,380
31.5
12.6
7.8
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
43,527
17,430
10,723
4,370
1,055
1,594
1,871
2,950
+3611
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
22Patrick 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
23Mike Conley
M. Conley
1,256
1,346
30.7
13.6
2.9
5.5
1.3
0.2
4.7
10.9
43.4
1.6
4.2
38.5
2.5
3.0
82.4
55.4
0.5
2.5
1.8
41,376
18,263
3,936
7,460
1,774
280
2,409
2,610
+2876
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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Celtics Celtics
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks
53
29
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4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
52
30
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36
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119.8

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119.4

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109.7

Spurs

111.3

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112.7

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113.0

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8.2

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EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
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16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
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Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
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Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
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Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
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Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0