nba players with the most 65 games started seasons

LeBron James and Karl Malone are tied for playing the most seasons with 65+ games started, with 17 seasons.

Interpreted as:
NBA players with the most 65 or more games started seasons
NAMESEASGSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
17
1,288
1,289
38.2
26.8
7.4
7.5
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.4
1.6
4.4
35.0
5.7
7.7
73.8
58.8
1.2
6.2
3.5
49,237
34,585
9,512
9,669
1,987
951
4,519
2,312
+6417
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
17
1,380
1,385
37.3
25.4
10.2
3.5
1.4
0.8
9.3
18.1
51.7
0.1
0.2
27.6
6.7
9.0
74.0
57.7
2.5
7.8
3.1
51,647
35,210
14,138
4,884
1,973
1,097
4,259
4,328
+2436
3Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
16
1,253
1,255
35.4
22.1
8.0
2.6
0.8
0.9
7.8
16.4
47.5
1.3
3.5
38.6
5.2
5.9
88.1
58.3
1.0
6.9
1.7
44,451
27,774
10,035
3,219
1,062
1,131
2,165
3,085
+6320
4Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
16
1,221
1,223
34.5
19.6
11.1
3.1
0.7
2.2
7.6
15.0
50.7
0.0
0.1
18.7
4.4
6.3
69.7
55.2
2.8
8.2
2.5
42,235
23,995
13,553
3,809
895
2,728
3,048
2,934
+7803
5Reggie Miller
R. Miller
16
1,253
1,257
35.0
18.7
3.1
3.1
1.1
0.2
6.1
12.9
47.2
1.9
4.8
39.6
4.7
5.2
88.9
61.6
0.6
2.5
1.8
43,992
23,537
3,857
3,897
1,415
271
2,232
2,472
+1828
6Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
15
1,159
1,162
36.7
13.2
6.6
9.1
1.9
0.3
4.7
11.7
39.9
1.5
4.2
34.7
2.4
3.0
79.1
50.5
1.3
5.2
3.0
42,665
15,327
7,616
10,543
2,239
376
3,544
2,142
+3321
7Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
14
1,086
1,094
35.6
20.8
5.8
3.7
1.4
0.6
6.8
15.2
44.8
1.6
4.4
36.9
5.6
6.9
80.7
57.1
0.8
5.0
2.8
38,925
22,754
6,390
4,044
1,515
634
3,020
3,066
+3131
8Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
14
1,079
1,079
37.2
20.0
11.0
4.2
1.4
1.5
8.0
16.0
49.9
0.1
0.5
27.8
4.0
5.0
79.2
55.2
2.4
8.6
2.4
40,092
21,616
11,874
4,558
1,459
1,627
2,606
2,649
+4088
9Gary Payton
G. Payton
14
1,130
1,136
36.4
17.4
4.1
7.1
2.0
0.2
7.0
14.8
47.0
0.8
2.6
32.4
2.6
3.5
72.8
53.0
1.1
3.0
2.4
41,301
19,745
4,660
8,072
2,222
260
2,708
2,816
+1985
10John Stockton
J. Stockton
14
1,141
1,144
34.3
14.6
2.9
11.5
2.3
0.2
5.2
10.0
51.9
0.7
1.7
39.0
3.5
4.2
83.2
61.3
0.7
2.2
3.1
39,213
16,652
3,304
13,194
2,652
257
3,491
3,043
+2139
11Buck Williams
B. Williams
14
1,120
1,122
34.4
13.9
10.7
1.4
0.9
0.9
5.3
9.6
55.2
0.0
0.0
11.5
3.3
4.9
66.4
58.9
3.7
7.0
2.3
38,558
15,606
12,033
1,530
983
1,000
2,577
3,783
12DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
13
991
1,003
34.8
21.7
4.4
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.8
16.5
47.4
0.5
1.8
30.5
5.5
6.6
84.2
56.0
0.7
3.7
2.0
34,867
21,718
4,461
4,109
993
350
2,000
2,247
+273
13Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
13
988
998
30.5
15.7
6.0
1.5
0.6
1.9
6.0
12.0
49.5
1.1
3.0
35.3
2.7
3.4
79.7
57.9
1.9
4.2
1.6
30,454
15,672
6,029
1,536
572
1,885
1,601
2,568
+1144
14Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
13
959
959
36.0
24.2
6.5
3.0
1.0
0.5
8.6
19.2
45.0
1.3
3.6
34.8
5.6
6.9
81.3
54.4
1.7
4.8
2.7
34,531
23,206
6,276
2,838
975
479
2,591
2,787
+1682
15Tony Parker
T. Parker
13
957
964
32.1
16.5
2.9
5.8
0.9
0.1
6.6
13.3
49.6
0.5
1.4
33.2
2.9
3.8
75.0
55.1
0.4
2.5
2.4
30,967
15,895
2,799
5,569
884
75
2,331
1,691
+4867
16Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
13
1,019
1,051
32.4
10.5
4.1
8.6
1.4
0.1
4.0
9.0
44.8
0.6
1.8
34.1
1.8
2.3
77.2
52.3
1.1
3.0
2.6
34,100
11,001
4,336
9,002
1,441
101
2,716
1,960
+223
17Robert Parish
R. Parish
13
1,015
1,024
31.9
16.3
10.0
1.5
0.8
1.5
6.7
12.1
55.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.9
4.0
73.2
58.8
3.1
6.9
2.1
32,679
16,693
10,274
1,535
792
1,489
2,189
2,815
18Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
12
901
918
34.8
22.6
7.4
8.6
1.7
0.3
8.0
18.4
43.5
1.1
3.6
30.7
5.4
6.9
78.2
52.6
1.7
5.8
4.1
31,964
20,743
6,827
7,891
1,518
286
3,756
2,382
+2633
19Dwight Howard
D. Howard
12
939
940
34.5
17.3
12.6
1.5
0.9
2.0
6.2
10.6
58.3
0.0
0.1
9.3
4.9
8.5
57.3
60.1
3.6
9.1
2.9
32,440
16,240
11,885
1,377
870
1,878
2,753
3,045
+2569
20Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
12
916
916
38.2
27.7
5.6
5.1
1.5
0.4
9.7
21.4
45.1
1.5
4.6
33.3
6.8
8.1
84.0
55.4
1.1
4.5
3.1
34,995
25,365
5,096
4,674
1,408
411
2,865
2,343
+3087
21Ray Allen
R. Allen
12
937
941
36.9
19.9
4.2
3.5
1.1
0.2
7.0
15.3
45.4
2.4
5.9
40.3
3.6
4.0
89.1
58.1
1.0
3.2
2.1
34,718
18,689
3,963
3,300
1,075
184
2,022
2,169
+2895
22Horace Grant
H. Grant
12
908
911
34.7
11.9
8.6
2.4
1.1
1.0
5.0
9.7
51.5
0.0
0.1
5.8
1.9
2.8
69.4
54.6
3.2
5.4
1.2
31,657
10,835
7,824
2,148
957
928
1,079
2,293
+693
23Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
12
962
977
38.7
30.8
6.3
5.3
2.4
0.9
11.6
23.0
50.4
0.6
1.7
33.0
7.0
8.4
83.8
57.6
1.6
4.7
2.7
37,799
30,052
6,152
5,180
2,362
833
2,682
2,571
+1422
24Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
12
921
922
37.7
24.4
11.9
2.7
1.8
3.4
9.7
18.7
51.6
0.0
0.1
21.2
5.0
7.0
71.4
55.8
3.6
8.3
3.2
34,771
22,463
10,969
2,497
1,690
3,142
2,976
3,474
+382
25James Harden
J. Harden
11
829
829
36.7
27.3
6.1
8.1
1.6
0.6
8.0
18.3
43.7
3.1
8.6
36.1
8.2
9.5
86.4
60.8
0.8
5.2
4.3
30,394
22,593
5,020
6,681
1,357
532
3,539
2,089
+3470
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Magic Magic
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9
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4.0
7
76ers 76ers
12
9
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12/14
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12/17
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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
16
5
.762
4.5
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
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4
Spurs Spurs
15
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Nuggets Nuggets
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14
8
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17
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Knicks Knicks
14
7
.667
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
15
8
.652
2.5
4
Heat Heat
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8
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13
9
.591
4.0
6
Magic Magic
13
9
.591
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MIA MIA
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MIN MIN
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Thu
11/6
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SAC SAC
132-101
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
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7:00 PM
Fri
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@
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7:00 PM
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