most starts in nba by player

LeBron James has the most career starts, with 1,570 starts.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season starts in NBA by player
NAMEGSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
1,570
1,572
37.8
27.0
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
59,379
42,370
11,789
11,659
2,353
1,157
5,497
2,797
+7387
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
1,471
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,852
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
3Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
1,460
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
4.8
5.4
87.9
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
51,368
31,560
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
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
47,368
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
6Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1,350
1,391
36.0
12.6
6.3
8.7
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.2
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.2
2.8
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
50,111
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
4,003
2,572
+3868
7Chris Paul
C. Paul
1,314
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,836
23,058
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
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
9John Stockton
J. Stockton
1,300
1,504
31.8
13.1
2.7
10.5
2.2
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.5
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.6
60.8
0.6
2.1
2.8
47,764
19,711
4,051
15,806
3,265
315
4,244
3,942
+2941
10Paul 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
11Gary 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
47,117
21,813
5,269
8,966
2,445
285
3,030
3,217
+1928
12DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
1,202
1,214
34.7
21.2
4.4
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.0
0.5
1.7
30.4
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.7
0.7
3.7
2.0
42,118
25,784
5,294
4,960
1,205
399
2,407
2,717
-15
13Kobe 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
48,637
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
14Shaquille 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
15Hakeem 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
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
16Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
1,159
1,282
31.4
9.7
9.5
2.5
1.1
0.3
3.8
8.0
47.1
0.1
0.2
25.3
2.1
2.7
76.1
52.6
3.1
6.5
2.2
40,280
12,417
12,205
3,217
1,351
384
2,785
4,421
+171
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
38,279
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
41,001
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
20Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1,142
1,145
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.3
3.2
42,030
31,124
7,932
4,994
1,194
1,294
3,623
2,190
+4888
21Buck Williams
B. Williams
1,140
1,307
32.5
12.8
10.0
1.3
0.8
0.8
4.9
8.9
54.9
0.0
0.0
16.7
3.0
4.6
66.4
58.7
3.5
6.5
2.1
42,464
16,784
13,017
1,646
1,080
1,100
2,784
4,267
+155
22Mike Conley
M. Conley
1,133
1,196
31.0
13.9
2.9
5.6
1.4
0.2
4.9
11.1
43.7
1.6
4.2
38.8
2.5
3.0
82.6
55.7
0.5
2.5
1.8
37,055
16,597
3,498
6,702
1,617
245
2,197
2,312
+2729
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
3,537
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
25Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1,096
1,264
33.2
21.0
7.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.6
17.3
43.9
1.1
3.6
30.7
4.8
6.2
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
41,954
26,583
8,857
10,125
1,991
410
4,918
3,223
+2862
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12/25
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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2
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4.5
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.731
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