player with most games started in career while playing less than 279 games

Cade Cunningham has the most starts when playing <279 games, with 272 starts.

Interpreted as:
player with most regular-season games started in career while playing less than 279 games
NAMEGSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
272
272
33.8
22.5
5.4
8.0
1.1
0.7
8.4
18.6
44.9
1.9
5.7
34.0
3.8
4.5
84.0
54.5
0.8
4.6
3.8
9,186
6,119
1,476
2,164
307
179
1,030
778
+8
2Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
270
270
34.5
22.3
7.4
4.8
0.8
0.6
7.6
17.0
44.9
1.4
4.4
31.7
5.7
7.7
74.3
54.8
1.1
6.3
3.0
9,313
6,031
2,000
1,292
218
154
805
554
-238
3Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
269
276
31.0
23.8
6.4
4.1
1.0
0.6
9.1
15.5
59.1
0.1
0.4
32.4
5.4
7.8
69.5
63.0
2.2
4.2
2.7
8,555
6,581
1,768
1,119
279
172
734
624
+319
4Keegan Murray
K. Murray
253
256
32.7
13.3
5.6
1.5
0.9
0.8
5.0
11.2
44.7
2.2
6.1
36.5
1.0
1.3
80.7
56.5
1.5
4.1
0.8
8,373
3,411
1,430
374
225
206
211
595
+121
5Clark Kellogg
C. Kellogg
241
260
32.7
18.9
9.5
2.9
1.5
0.4
7.7
15.5
49.7
0.1
0.3
33.8
3.4
4.5
75.7
54.0
3.3
6.3
2.8
8,514
4,918
2,482
764
381
105
731
858
6Jalen Duren
J. Duren
239
276
27.0
13.5
10.3
2.1
0.7
0.9
5.5
8.4
65.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.6
3.7
71.5
67.8
3.5
6.8
1.8
7,457
3,736
2,848
569
188
254
487
820
-73
7Jalen Williams
J. Williams
235
248
30.9
18.0
4.6
4.5
1.3
0.5
7.0
13.7
50.9
1.3
3.5
37.4
2.7
3.4
80.8
59.2
0.8
3.8
1.9
7,671
4,464
1,140
1,105
333
135
459
589
+1015
8Andrew Nembhard
A. Nembhard
232
265
28.1
11.1
2.7
5.2
1.0
0.1
4.2
9.3
45.7
1.2
3.4
34.4
1.5
1.8
80.9
55.3
0.5
2.2
1.8
7,437
2,954
716
1,384
263
38
476
597
-385
9Jalen Suggs
J. Suggs
230
268
26.7
12.6
3.4
3.8
1.4
0.6
4.5
10.6
42.3
1.7
5.2
33.1
2.0
2.5
79.2
54.1
0.7
2.7
2.3
7,154
3,384
922
1,010
388
166
623
710
-17
10Truck Robinson
T. Robinson
212
222
33.1
13.0
8.7
1.9
0.6
0.4
5.4
10.9
49.2
0.0
0.0
100.0
2.3
3.5
64.9
52.3
2.6
6.1
2.5
7,341
2,889
1,932
421
144
82
557
676
11Toumani Camara
T. Camara
209
230
30.5
10.9
5.3
2.0
1.2
0.5
4.0
8.9
44.8
1.8
4.9
36.7
1.1
1.6
72.7
56.9
1.9
3.4
1.5
7,018
2,509
1,214
463
276
118
337
641
-271
12Michael Dickerson
M. Dickerson
206
212
35.3
15.4
2.9
2.6
1.0
0.4
5.8
13.3
43.2
1.4
3.4
40.2
2.5
3.2
78.4
52.2
0.8
2.0
1.9
7,490
3,257
609
553
213
85
407
551
-538
13Lionel Hollins
L. Hollins
195
249
25.2
9.3
2.0
4.7
1.2
0.2
3.9
8.5
45.6
0.0
0.2
15.4
1.5
2.1
73.6
49.5
0.4
1.6
2.2
6,267
2,320
510
1,168
305
45
538
566
14Nikola Pekovic
N. Pekovic
194
271
24.9
12.6
6.7
0.7
0.5
0.6
4.8
9.4
51.8
0.0
0.0
2.9
3.8
76.0
57.0
3.0
3.7
1.5
6,744
3,405
1,807
199
140
151
414
632
-125
15Phil Ford
P. Ford
184
255
23.0
7.3
1.5
4.8
0.7
0.1
2.9
6.3
46.4
0.0
0.2
16.7
1.4
1.7
81.8
51.5
0.3
1.2
1.9
5,872
1,853
372
1,212
180
13
480
626
16Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
183
183
28.9
16.5
8.3
2.1
0.7
2.1
6.0
11.3
53.4
1.4
3.9
36.9
3.0
3.8
78.5
63.4
1.7
6.6
1.6
5,287
3,017
1,520
378
119
392
294
427
+1394
17Smush Parker
S. Parker
183
274
25.8
9.0
2.4
2.9
1.2
0.2
3.3
7.8
42.6
1.1
3.1
34.5
1.3
1.9
70.8
52.4
0.4
2.0
1.8
7,069
2,469
659
791
336
44
496
606
-263
18Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
179
272
27.5
9.4
5.1
4.0
1.9
0.4
4.0
8.2
48.8
0.6
2.1
29.8
0.8
1.3
61.4
53.8
1.5
3.6
1.5
7,491
2,555
1,393
1,080
506
122
406
541
+303
19Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
179
185
26.9
12.9
5.6
2.8
0.9
0.7
5.2
9.4
55.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.5
72.0
58.8
1.6
4.1
2.2
4,971
2,391
1,043
510
164
131
411
564
20Landry Fields
L. Fields
176
255
23.6
6.8
4.3
1.6
0.8
0.2
2.7
5.7
47.3
0.5
1.4
33.2
1.0
1.4
66.6
53.9
1.0
3.3
1.1
6,010
1,731
1,092
419
212
45
270
310
+130
21Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
172
181
30.4
23.4
11.0
3.5
1.1
3.5
8.4
17.3
48.4
2.2
6.3
34.2
4.5
5.6
81.7
59.4
2.1
9.0
3.1
5,499
4,238
1,997
642
206
627
564
414
+642
22Jared Sullinger
J. Sullinger
172
269
24.3
10.8
7.5
1.8
0.7
0.6
4.4
10.0
43.6
0.5
1.9
27.2
1.5
2.1
72.3
49.3
2.5
4.9
1.2
6,532
2,893
2,006
477
180
161
332
784
+191
23Dino Radja
D. Radja
172
224
32.6
16.7
8.4
1.6
0.9
1.3
6.8
13.6
49.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.3
73.5
53.8
2.2
6.2
2.2
7,308
3,733
1,883
356
201
282
495
745
-69
24Jaden Ivey
J. Ivey
169
218
27.9
14.8
3.5
4.0
0.8
0.4
5.2
12.0
43.0
1.6
4.6
35.5
2.8
3.8
74.9
54.1
1.0
2.5
2.6
6,089
3,233
767
870
169
83
557
566
-1028
25Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
166
256
26.8
14.2
7.4
4.0
1.0
0.6
5.5
11.1
49.7
1.0
3.1
33.5
2.2
2.9
75.1
57.6
1.1
6.3
2.0
6,866
3,644
1,895
1,036
253
150
501
473
+137
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1
Pistons Pistons
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0