most starts in nba by active player

LeBron James has the most career starts by an active player, with 1,620 starts.

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most regular-season starts in NBA by active player
NAMEGSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
1,620
1,622
37.6
26.8
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.7
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
61,031
43,440
12,095
12,016
2,417
1,185
5,650
2,862
+7508
2DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
1,252
1,264
34.5
21.1
4.3
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.1
47.1
0.5
1.7
30.2
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.8
0.7
3.6
2.0
43,635
26,711
5,434
5,185
1,250
416
2,475
2,808
-384
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1,198
1,201
36.7
27.1
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.1
39.2
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.2
0.7
6.2
3.2
44,076
32,597
8,254
5,280
1,235
1,344
3,799
2,279
+5072
4Mike Conley
M. Conley
1,143
1,226
30.7
13.6
2.9
5.5
1.3
0.2
4.8
10.9
43.6
1.6
4.2
38.7
2.5
3.0
82.6
55.6
0.5
2.4
1.8
37,587
16,715
3,547
6,782
1,638
256
2,214
2,354
+2728
5Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1,133
1,301
33.1
20.9
6.9
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
43,025
27,176
9,025
10,351
2,038
418
5,038
3,304
+2583
6Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
1,105
1,180
29.8
15.4
5.9
1.5
0.6
1.8
5.9
11.9
49.4
1.0
2.9
35.3
2.7
3.3
79.7
57.7
1.9
4.1
1.5
35,156
18,151
7,010
1,711
678
2,147
1,812
3,022
+1029
7Al Horford
A. Horford
1,091
1,183
31.2
12.7
7.7
3.2
0.8
1.1
5.2
10.3
50.7
0.9
2.4
37.6
1.4
1.8
76.4
57.3
1.9
5.9
1.4
36,885
15,077
9,162
3,745
896
1,351
1,611
2,467
+3561
8Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1,061
1,069
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,303
26,528
4,973
6,743
1,602
282
3,308
2,385
+6266
9James Harden
J. Harden
1,007
1,221
34.8
24.0
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.4
7.1
8.2
86.3
60.8
0.7
4.8
3.7
42,449
29,339
6,809
8,873
1,794
683
4,505
2,994
+4709
10Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
1,007
1,090
32.8
15.9
4.2
6.2
1.4
0.5
6.2
13.4
46.1
1.6
4.2
37.0
1.9
2.4
79.0
54.7
1.0
3.2
2.6
35,718
17,287
4,585
6,762
1,526
541
2,819
2,274
+3118
11Harrison Barnes
H. Barnes
984
1,070
30.9
13.6
4.6
1.8
0.7
0.2
4.8
10.4
46.0
1.5
3.8
38.5
2.6
3.2
81.1
57.6
1.0
3.6
1.1
33,023
14,572
4,955
1,887
722
190
1,185
1,547
+393
12Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
957
1,036
31.2
17.1
10.3
2.9
0.8
0.9
7.3
14.6
49.7
1.0
2.7
35.0
1.6
2.0
77.3
55.0
2.5
7.9
1.7
32,320
17,684
10,707
3,025
860
885
1,754
2,484
-1510
13Tobias Harris
T. Harris
913
1,033
31.4
15.9
6.1
2.4
0.8
0.5
6.1
12.7
47.8
1.3
3.7
36.6
2.4
2.9
83.8
56.9
1.0
5.1
1.4
32,474
16,440
6,292
2,450
827
565
1,407
2,033
+964
14Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
900
900
36.2
25.1
4.3
6.7
1.0
0.3
8.1
18.4
43.9
3.1
8.4
37.1
5.8
6.5
89.9
59.0
0.6
3.7
2.8
32,612
22,598
3,845
6,069
874
267
2,541
1,708
+2415
15Paul George
P. George
897
945
33.5
20.5
6.2
3.7
1.7
0.4
7.0
15.9
44.0
2.6
6.8
38.4
3.9
4.5
85.2
57.1
0.8
5.4
2.6
31,651
19,338
5,880
3,502
1,601
417
2,487
2,502
+3473
16Nicolas Batum
N. Batum
877
1,205
28.2
9.6
4.7
3.0
0.9
0.6
3.4
7.8
43.6
1.5
4.1
37.1
1.3
1.5
83.1
56.7
0.9
3.8
1.4
33,930
11,553
5,656
3,612
1,075
720
1,703
2,049
+1642
17Jonas Valančiūnas
J. Valančiūnas
854
1,002
24.4
12.8
9.0
1.4
0.4
0.9
5.1
9.1
56.1
0.2
0.7
34.0
2.3
3.0
79.3
61.6
2.7
6.4
1.6
24,429
12,846
9,052
1,379
393
905
1,604
2,759
+508
18Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
830
895
32.7
24.1
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.5
5.8
8.4
69.1
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
29,272
21,531
8,882
4,484
995
1,088
2,701
2,617
+3110
19Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
822
834
33.5
18.2
4.5
2.3
1.0
0.7
6.8
15.0
45.1
1.5
4.3
36.2
3.1
4.3
72.8
53.9
1.3
3.2
1.8
27,950
15,214
3,754
1,937
818
587
1,528
1,809
-459
20Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
822
934
31.4
18.6
3.4
2.2
0.8
0.5
6.9
15.4
44.8
3.1
7.6
40.9
1.7
2.0
85.8
57.1
0.5
3.0
1.6
29,306
17,346
3,184
2,084
759
465
1,487
1,775
+3702
21Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
813
905
30.7
12.5
11.7
1.4
0.7
2.0
4.7
7.1
65.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.9
63.3
67.2
3.4
8.3
1.6
27,810
11,287
10,572
1,251
634
1,842
1,444
2,408
+3694
22Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
802
907
33.0
18.4
5.4
4.4
1.6
0.4
5.9
12.5
47.4
0.8
2.4
33.0
5.7
6.7
84.4
59.2
1.7
3.7
1.6
29,972
16,658
4,858
3,957
1,455
387
1,459
1,242
+2678
23Anthony Davis
A. Davis
800
807
34.3
24.0
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.5
5.5
7.0
79.3
59.1
2.7
8.0
2.0
27,708
19,385
8,637
2,065
1,055
1,848
1,614
1,882
+879
24DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
798
1,123
25.0
8.5
9.7
0.9
0.5
1.4
3.5
5.1
67.3
0.0
0.0
15.4
1.6
3.3
47.5
64.4
2.9
6.8
1.3
28,066
9,536
10,861
1,056
575
1,577
1,451
2,700
+1023
25Draymond Green
D. Green
794
949
28.6
8.7
6.8
5.6
1.3
1.0
3.2
7.2
44.7
0.9
2.8
32.1
1.4
2.0
71.0
54.1
1.1
5.7
2.3
27,151
8,235
6,462
5,324
1,244
930
2,208
2,733
+4463
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54
28
.659
10.0
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53
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.646
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52
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.634
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.549
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.512
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