player with most games started in career while playing less than 603 games

Jayson Tatum has the most starts when playing <603 games, with 601 starts.

Interpreted as:
player with most regular-season games started in career while playing less than 603 games
NAMEGSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
601
601
34.5
23.5
7.4
3.9
1.1
0.6
8.2
17.8
45.8
2.7
7.2
36.8
4.5
5.4
83.9
58.2
0.9
6.5
2.4
20,707
14,132
4,453
2,328
662
387
1,428
1,258
+3763
2Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
546
548
36.5
19.0
9.5
3.7
0.8
0.7
7.0
13.1
53.2
0.0
0.0
14.3
5.0
6.7
74.7
59.0
2.2
7.3
2.8
20,029
10,389
5,227
2,028
422
397
1,511
1,466
3Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
546
591
34.7
24.6
4.9
3.0
0.8
0.1
8.5
15.8
54.0
0.0
0.1
15.6
7.5
9.2
81.8
62.0
2.0
2.9
2.7
20,536
14,521
2,881
1,782
467
67
1,605
1,484
4Steve Francis
S. Francis
543
576
37.6
18.1
5.6
6.0
1.5
0.4
6.2
14.4
42.9
1.0
2.9
34.1
4.8
6.1
79.7
53.3
1.7
3.9
3.5
21,632
10,446
3,215
3,473
846
223
2,030
1,813
+51
5Brandon Ingram
B. Ingram
533
572
33.1
19.8
5.2
4.2
0.7
0.6
7.2
15.4
46.9
1.4
3.9
36.6
3.9
4.9
79.2
56.2
0.7
4.5
2.5
18,918
11,311
2,996
2,414
416
335
1,455
1,346
-261
6Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
523
533
30.3
19.5
7.6
1.9
0.7
1.8
6.8
14.8
46.1
1.9
5.2
36.4
4.0
4.8
83.0
57.7
1.7
5.9
1.6
16,173
10,372
4,055
994
383
947
876
1,587
+952
7Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
521
530
33.1
25.3
4.7
5.3
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.3
50.8
1.4
3.8
36.0
6.3
7.3
86.4
61.6
0.7
4.0
2.3
17,550
13,411
2,503
2,810
761
422
1,223
1,183
+2062
8Dillon Brooks
D. Brooks
521
548
29.6
14.8
3.3
2.0
0.9
0.2
5.5
13.0
42.1
1.9
5.3
35.3
2.0
2.4
81.0
52.5
0.8
2.5
1.5
16,198
8,101
1,797
1,081
506
133
802
1,809
+400
9Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
514
514
35.0
29.2
8.5
8.2
1.3
0.5
9.8
21.0
46.9
3.2
9.0
35.2
6.4
8.5
75.5
59.2
0.9
7.6
4.0
18,000
15,021
4,376
4,230
661
237
2,032
1,181
+1423
10Trae Young
T. Young
498
498
34.1
25.1
3.4
9.8
1.0
0.2
7.9
18.3
43.3
2.6
7.4
35.2
6.6
7.6
87.2
58.0
0.6
2.8
4.2
17,005
12,489
1,717
4,868
518
76
2,090
874
-187
11Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
490
490
31.9
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,609
13,544
5,280
1,808
432
784
1,656
1,451
+2645
12OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby
485
559
30.6
13.3
4.5
1.7
1.3
0.6
5.0
10.4
47.6
1.8
4.8
37.7
1.6
2.1
77.4
58.8
1.1
3.3
1.4
17,078
7,451
2,495
976
741
337
772
1,337
+2002
13Yao Ming
Y. Ming
476
486
32.5
19.0
9.2
1.6
0.4
1.9
7.0
13.3
52.4
0.0
0.0
20.0
5.1
6.1
83.3
59.6
2.5
6.7
2.7
15,818
9,247
4,494
769
189
920
1,311
1,596
+1491
14Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
476
533
30.2
14.8
8.8
1.4
0.5
1.8
5.4
8.6
62.3
0.0
0.0
7.7
4.1
5.7
72.2
66.8
2.6
6.2
2.4
16,076
7,909
4,717
736
258
950
1,302
1,717
15Billy Owens
B. Owens
475
600
29.4
11.7
6.7
2.8
0.9
0.5
4.8
9.9
48.1
0.1
0.5
29.1
2.0
3.2
62.9
51.6
2.4
4.3
2.2
17,619
7,026
4,016
1,704
569
321
1,310
1,761
-464
16Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
466
492
31.3
18.9
7.1
1.5
0.7
0.5
6.5
14.3
45.8
2.6
6.9
37.0
3.4
3.8
87.1
59.4
1.5
5.6
1.4
15,399
9,323
3,490
746
357
243
689
919
-585
17John Collins
J. Collins
466
541
28.8
15.7
7.7
1.4
0.6
1.0
6.1
11.2
54.6
1.1
2.9
36.9
2.4
3.1
78.9
62.7
2.1
5.6
1.5
15,602
8,488
4,172
767
348
530
819
1,623
-621
18Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
463
470
30.3
15.8
10.1
1.5
0.7
1.0
7.0
11.8
59.9
0.1
0.3
23.0
1.7
2.3
74.1
62.0
3.0
7.1
1.6
14,229
7,439
4,742
708
333
450
771
1,208
-162
19Keith Van Horn
K. Van Horn
463
575
31.6
16.0
6.8
1.6
0.8
0.5
5.9
13.3
44.3
1.0
2.9
36.1
3.2
3.8
83.5
53.4
2.0
4.8
2.2
18,150
9,206
3,909
900
472
295
1,262
1,736
+253
20Derrick White
D. White
455
571
29.3
13.4
3.8
4.3
0.9
1.0
4.6
10.6
43.8
2.0
5.6
36.0
2.1
2.5
85.9
57.5
0.7
3.1
1.5
16,705
7,666
2,147
2,479
493
544
828
1,154
+2767
21Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
455
552
35.1
20.7
3.9
5.3
1.6
0.2
6.7
16.0
42.1
2.0
5.6
35.1
5.2
6.5
80.3
54.7
0.8
3.1
3.2
19,351
11,402
2,168
2,909
884
134
1,744
1,683
+24
22Kerry Kittles
K. Kittles
455
507
33.4
14.1
3.9
2.6
1.6
0.4
5.5
12.5
43.9
1.4
3.6
37.8
1.8
2.3
78.0
52.3
1.0
2.9
1.2
16,929
7,165
1,983
1,295
811
221
621
893
+335
23Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
446
455
28.8
18.6
5.6
1.5
1.0
1.9
6.6
14.1
46.7
1.7
4.9
35.1
3.7
4.6
79.3
57.6
1.3
4.3
1.9
13,093
8,449
2,530
696
467
846
869
1,664
+384
24Dejounte Murray
D. Murray
446
517
29.3
15.5
5.8
5.4
1.5
0.3
6.2
13.6
45.4
1.2
3.6
33.9
2.0
2.5
79.3
52.8
0.9
4.9
2.1
15,134
8,037
3,000
2,807
764
142
1,108
934
-303
25RJ Barrett
RJ Barrett
443
444
32.7
18.9
5.5
3.3
0.7
0.3
6.9
15.4
44.7
1.7
4.8
34.5
3.5
5.0
70.0
53.7
0.9
4.6
2.2
14,540
8,391
2,450
1,465
301
126
968
1,044
-520
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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics
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