most starts in nba by player

LeBron James has the most career starts, with 1,560 starts.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season starts in NBA by player
NAMEGSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
1,560
1,562
37.8
27.0
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.2
6.4
3.5
59,042
42,184
11,731
11,584
2,345
1,150
5,471
2,781
+7389
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
1,356
33.7
17.0
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.8
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.6
4.1
87.1
58.1
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,643
23,015
5,982
12,511
2,721
222
3,096
3,190
+6112
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
12Kobe 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
13Shaquille 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
14Hakeem 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
15DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
1,177
1,189
34.7
21.3
4.4
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.3
46.9
0.5
1.7
30.1
5.5
6.6
84.2
55.6
0.7
3.7
2.0
41,303
25,328
5,217
4,884
1,174
394
2,381
2,662
+198
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
20Buck 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
21Mike Conley
M. Conley
1,128
1,174
31.2
14.0
2.9
5.6
1.4
0.2
4.9
11.3
43.8
1.6
4.2
38.9
2.5
3.1
82.5
55.7
0.5
2.5
1.9
36,618
16,473
3,458
6,626
1,604
242
2,183
2,276
+2699
22Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1,122
1,125
36.7
27.2
7.0
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.4
88.2
62.0
0.7
6.3
3.2
41,320
30,631
7,840
4,912
1,176
1,274
3,557
2,146
+4731
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
25Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
1,092
1,296
30.2
9.6
3.8
8.0
1.2
0.1
3.7
8.3
44.7
0.6
1.7
33.2
1.7
2.2
77.0
52.2
1.0
2.8
2.4
39,121
12,489
4,963
10,334
1,608
117
3,155
2,230
+402
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Team Rankings

ORTG

117.1

13th

DRTG

117.6

22nd

NETRTG

-0.5

16th

3P%

42.0

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
8
Magic Magic
1
1
.500
1.0
9
Heat Heat
1
1
.500
1.0
10
Cavaliers Cavaliers
1
1
.500
1.0
11
Pistons Pistons
1
1
.500
1.0
12
Wizards Wizards
1
1
.500
1.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
10/26
MIL MIL
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Mon
10/27
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Wed
10/29
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
10/31
TOR TOR
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Sun
11/2
ATL ATL
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

1 - 1

131

Final

124

BKN Nets

0 - 2

Fri 24 Oct 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Bucks Bucks
2
0
1.000
2
Knicks Knicks
2
0
1.000
3
Hornets Hornets
1
0
1.000
0.5
4
Bulls Bulls
1
0
1.000
0.5
5
76ers 76ers
1
0
1.000
0.5
6
Raptors Raptors
1
1
.500
1.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Spurs Spurs
2
0
1.000
2
Thunder Thunder
2
0
1.000
3
Warriors Warriors
2
1
.667
0.5
4
Lakers Lakers
1
1
.500
1.0
5
Jazz Jazz
1
1
.500
1.0
6
Clippers Clippers
1
1
.500
1.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/25
CHI CHI
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Sat
10/25
OKC OKC
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Sat
10/25
CHA CHA
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Sat
10/25
IND IND
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Sat
10/25
PHX PHX
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM