player with most games started in career while playing less than 1471 games

Kevin Garnett has the most career starts with fewer than 1,471 games played, with 1,425 starts.

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NAMEGSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kevin 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
2Tim 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
47,369
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
3Jason 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
50,110
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
4,003
2,572
+3868
4Chris 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
45,834
23,058
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
5Reggie 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
6Paul 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
7DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
1,252
1,271
34.5
21.1
4.3
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.5
16.0
47.0
0.5
1.7
30.1
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.8
0.7
3.6
2.0
43,805
26,786
5,447
5,206
1,256
417
2,484
2,824
-404
8Gary 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
47,116
21,813
5,269
8,966
2,445
285
3,030
3,217
+1928
9Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1,208
1,211
36.7
27.1
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.3
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.0
39.1
6.4
7.3
88.1
62.2
0.6
6.2
3.2
44,416
32,805
8,311
5,310
1,242
1,358
3,829
2,299
+5151
10Kobe 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
48,638
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
11Shaquille 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
12Hakeem 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
13,747
3,058
2,163
3,825
3,668
4,381
+564
13Charles 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
12,206
3,217
1,352
384
2,781
4,420
+171
14Tony 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
38,278
19,473
3,396
7,036
1,053
98
2,865
2,059
+5690
15Pau 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
41,002
20,894
11,305
3,925
606
1,941
2,638
2,632
+1826
16Ray 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
17Mike Conley
M. Conley
1,144
1,230
30.6
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
37,618
16,727
3,550
6,784
1,640
257
2,216
2,357
+2723
18Buck Williams
B. Williams
1,140
1,307
12.8
10.0
4.9
0.0
3.0
4.6
66.4
16,784
13,019
+155
19Russell 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
43,023
27,176
9,025
10,351
2,038
418
5,038
3,304
+2583
20Patrick 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
3,534
4,034
+412
21Carmelo 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
22Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
1,108
1,189
29.7
15.4
5.9
1.4
0.6
1.8
5.9
11.8
49.5
1.0
2.9
35.3
2.7
3.3
79.6
57.8
1.9
4.1
1.5
35,372
18,279
7,058
1,720
682
2,156
1,822
3,051
+1029
23Mark 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
24Al Horford
A. Horford
1,091
1,191
31.1
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
76.3
57.3
1.9
5.9
1.4
37,030
15,117
9,196
3,756
898
1,357
1,617
2,476
+3564
25Joe 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

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