player with most games started in career

LeBron James has the most career starts, with 1,586 starts.

Interpreted as:
player with most regular-season games started in career
NAMEGSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
1,586
1,588
37.7
26.9
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
59,907
42,769
11,886
11,764
2,373
1,167
5,546
2,817
+7378
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
1,220
1,232
34.7
21.2
4.3
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.0
0.5
1.7
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.8
0.7
3.6
2.0
42,739
26,140
5,355
5,047
1,233
404
2,429
2,753
-144
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
16Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1,160
1,163
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
42,706
31,616
8,045
5,092
1,202
1,311
3,680
2,221
+4968
17Charles 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
18Tony 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
19Pau 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
20Ray 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
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
1,136
1,211
30.8
13.8
2.9
5.6
1.3
0.2
4.8
11.0
43.7
1.6
4.2
38.7
2.5
3.0
82.6
55.6
0.5
2.4
1.8
37,317
16,655
3,522
6,739
1,625
249
2,204
2,329
+2723
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
1,114
1,282
33.2
21.0
7.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.6
17.2
43.9
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.7
1.6
5.4
3.9
42,513
26,906
8,952
10,234
2,019
414
4,983
3,270
+2741
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28.9

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RPG

8.7

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APG

6.9

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117.0

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DRTG

115.1

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1.9

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35.4

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
27
19
.587
7.0
5
24
19
.558
8.5
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
25
20
.556
8.5
7
23
20
.535
9.5
8
23
22
.511
10.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
1/23
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/24
@
7:00 PM
Mon
1/26
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/28
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/30
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

25 - 20

94

Final

87

CHA Hornets

16 - 28

Wed 21 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
32
10
.762
2
27
16
.628
5.5
3
26
18
.591
7.0
4
27
19
.587
7.0
5
24
19
.558
8.5
6
25
20
.556
8.5
7
23
20
.535
9.5
8
23
22
.511
10.5
9
22
22
.500
11.0
10
21
25
.457
13.0
11
18
25
.419
14.5
12
17
28
.378
16.5
13
12
30
.286
20.0
14
10
33
.233
22.5
15
10
35
.222
23.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
37
8
.822
2
31
14
.689
6.0
3
30
15
.667
7.0
4
26
16
.619
9.5
5
27
17
.614
9.5
6
26
17
.605
10.0
7
27
18
.600
10.0
8
25
21
.543
12.5
9
23
22
.511
14.0
10
20
24
.455
16.5
11
18
24
.429
17.5
12
19
26
.422
18.0
13
15
30
.333
22.0
14
12
33
.267
25.0
15
10
36
.217
27.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
12/26
@
112-103
Fri
12/26
@
123-107
Fri
12/26
@
127-114
Sat
12/27
@
127-141
Sat
12/27
@
104-129

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
1/23
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/23
@
7:30 PM
Fri
1/23
@
7:30 PM
Fri
1/23
@
7:30 PM
Fri
1/23
@
8:00 PM