nba best 18 game start since 2000

Since 1999-00, LeBron James has the most starts, with 1,620 starts.

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NBA best 18 regular-season game start by a player since 2000
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
2Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
1,436
1,475
34.2
21.1
7.7
2.4
0.8
0.9
7.5
15.9
47.2
1.3
3.5
38.3
4.8
5.5
88.0
57.8
1.0
6.7
1.6
50,410
31,175
11,327
3,604
1,181
1,254
2,421
3,496
+6558
3Chris 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
4Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
1,257
1,260
33.5
18.8
10.7
3.1
0.7
2.1
7.3
14.4
50.3
0.0
0.1
19.2
4.2
6.1
69.9
54.9
2.7
8.0
2.3
42,201
23,681
13,543
3,880
925
2,688
2,956
2,903
+8110
5DeMar 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
6Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
1,238
1,295
34.2
19.8
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.5
6.5
14.5
44.6
1.6
4.3
36.7
5.2
6.5
80.9
56.9
0.8
4.8
2.6
44,248
25,606
7,218
4,593
1,670
695
3,419
3,504
+3409
7Kevin 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
8Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1,176
1,176
34.1
18.2
10.4
3.8
1.2
1.3
7.3
14.6
49.9
0.1
0.5
27.7
3.6
4.4
80.0
55.2
2.1
8.3
2.2
40,128
21,432
12,268
4,514
1,451
1,510
2,567
2,797
+4569
9Tony 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
10Pau 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
11Mike 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
12Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1,141
1,146
38.0
27.0
5.6
5.1
1.5
0.5
9.4
21.0
44.8
1.5
4.4
32.9
6.7
7.9
83.9
55.0
1.2
4.4
3.1
43,582
30,888
6,409
5,826
1,749
527
3,584
2,918
+3737
13Russell 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
14Carmelo 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
15Brook 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
16Al 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
17Joe Johnson
J. Johnson
1,091
1,277
34.6
16.0
4.0
3.9
0.8
0.2
6.1
13.9
44.1
1.5
4.2
37.1
2.2
2.7
80.2
53.0
0.8
3.1
1.9
44,236
20,407
5,059
5,001
1,071
260
2,451
2,252
+828
18Dwight Howard
D. Howard
1,078
1,242
31.8
15.7
11.8
1.3
0.9
1.8
5.7
9.7
58.7
0.0
0.1
21.4
4.3
7.6
56.7
60.2
3.3
8.4
2.7
39,435
19,485
14,627
1,676
1,081
2,228
3,302
3,912
+2878
19Shawn Marion
S. Marion
1,062
1,163
34.5
15.2
8.7
1.9
1.5
1.1
6.3
12.9
48.4
0.7
2.1
33.1
2.0
2.5
81.0
54.2
2.3
6.3
1.5
40,097
17,700
10,101
2,198
1,759
1,233
1,750
2,535
+1971
20Stephen 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
21Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1,013
1,044
35.7
12.3
6.4
8.5
1.9
0.3
4.3
10.8
39.9
1.5
4.3
35.5
2.1
2.6
81.2
51.3
1.1
5.3
2.8
37,267
12,860
6,644
8,921
1,958
335
2,872
1,907
+3269
22James 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
23Jrue 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
24Steve Nash
S. Nash
1,002
1,036
33.3
15.6
3.2
9.4
0.8
0.1
5.7
11.4
49.6
1.5
3.4
43.1
2.8
3.1
90.8
61.1
0.5
2.6
3.1
34,452
16,168
3,305
9,716
779
96
3,234
1,647
+4893
25LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
997
1,076
33.7
19.1
8.1
1.9
0.7
1.1
7.7
15.7
49.3
0.2
0.7
32.0
3.4
4.2
81.3
54.4
2.6
5.5
1.5
36,243
20,558
8,736
2,076
758
1,187
1,643
2,598
+2788
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2.0
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54
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.659
10.0
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53
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.646
11.0
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52
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.634
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.549
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.512
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