nba player most games starters in all-time

LeBron James has the most games by a player as a starter, with 1,630 games.

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  • Data note: Games Started: player game data complete from 1981-82
NAMEGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
1,630
37.6
26.7
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
61,304
43,555
12,156
12,073
2,429
1,191
5,668
2,878
+7478
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
1,471
37.2
25.1
10.2
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
54,718
36,865
14,933
5,234
2,078
1,142
4,505
4,557
+3010
3Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
1,460
34.6
21.4
7.8
2.5
0.8
0.9
7.6
16.0
47.2
1.3
3.5
38.4
4.9
5.6
87.9
57.8
1.0
6.8
1.7
50,542
31,203
11,349
3,614
1,194
1,259
2,459
3,503
+6658
4Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1,425
34.9
18.1
10.2
3.8
1.3
1.4
7.3
14.7
49.8
0.1
0.4
27.2
3.4
4.3
79.0
54.7
2.2
8.0
2.2
49,698
25,839
14,523
5,402
1,828
2,003
3,136
3,494
+4913
5Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
1,389
34.1
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
69.7
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,304
26,452
15,067
4,223
1,025
3,019
3,377
3,301
+8896
6Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1,350
36.3
12.8
6.3
8.8
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.4
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.8
2.3
2.9
78.6
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
49,039
17,268
8,553
11,934
2,618
436
3,949
2,493
+3674
7Chris Paul
C. Paul
1,314
34.0
17.3
4.4
9.3
2.0
0.2
6.1
13.0
47.0
1.4
3.7
37.1
3.7
4.2
87.1
58.2
0.6
3.8
2.3
44,628
22,693
5,827
12,237
2,672
221
3,041
3,113
+5991
8Reggie Miller
R. Miller
1,304
35.1
18.7
3.1
3.1
1.1
0.2
6.1
12.9
47.0
1.9
4.8
39.6
4.7
5.2
89.0
61.5
0.6
2.5
1.8
45,762
24,446
3,995
4,010
1,449
279
2,304
2,570
+2015
9John Stockton
J. Stockton
1,300
33.6
14.1
2.9
11.2
2.2
0.2
5.0
9.8
51.7
0.6
1.6
38.9
3.4
4.1
83.1
61.1
0.7
2.2
3.0
43,690
18,352
3,713
14,496
2,915
286
3,870
3,415
+2941
10Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
1,285
35.0
20.3
5.7
3.6
1.3
0.6
6.7
14.9
44.6
1.6
4.4
36.9
5.3
6.6
80.6
56.9
0.8
4.9
2.7
44,976
26,075
7,375
4,647
1,733
732
3,480
3,546
+3399
11DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
1,252
34.7
21.2
4.3
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.0
0.5
1.8
30.2
5.5
6.5
84.4
55.8
0.7
3.6
2.0
43,387
26,599
5,404
5,178
1,246
414
2,469
2,786
-375
12Gary Payton
G. Payton
1,233
36.4
17.2
4.1
7.1
1.9
0.2
6.9
14.7
46.7
0.9
2.7
32.0
2.6
3.5
72.9
52.8
1.1
3.0
2.4
44,827
21,221
5,047
8,697
2,370
275
2,938
3,035
+1864
13Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1,210
36.7
27.1
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.0
39.1
6.4
7.3
88.1
62.2
0.6
6.2
3.2
44,419
32,790
8,308
5,309
1,239
1,356
3,828
2,299
+5128
14Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1,198
38.0
26.6
5.6
5.0
1.5
0.5
9.3
20.8
44.9
1.4
4.3
32.8
6.6
7.8
83.9
55.0
1.1
4.4
3.1
45,545
31,897
6,675
6,016
1,827
581
3,741
3,072
+3847
15Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1,197
34.8
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
52.8
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,672
28,414
13,007
3,011
737
2,719
3,287
4,116
+4831
16Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1,186
36.4
22.3
11.3
2.5
1.8
3.2
8.9
17.4
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.8
4.5
6.3
71.4
55.4
3.3
8.0
3.0
43,188
26,482
13,452
3,012
2,116
3,747
3,602
4,268
+429
17Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
1,159
33.2
10.3
10.1
2.7
1.1
0.3
4.0
8.5
47.1
0.1
0.2
25.6
2.2
2.9
76.6
52.6
3.2
6.8
2.3
38,444
11,940
11,658
3,074
1,302
360
2,653
4,119
+181
18Tony Parker
T. Parker
1,151
31.6
16.1
2.8
5.8
0.9
0.1
6.4
13.0
49.3
0.4
1.3
32.6
2.8
3.7
75.3
54.8
0.4
2.4
2.4
36,371
18,547
3,235
6,664
1,011
91
2,728
1,954
+5694
19Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
1,150
34.4
17.6
9.4
3.3
0.5
1.6
6.7
13.2
50.8
0.1
0.4
34.0
4.0
5.3
75.5
56.4
2.6
6.8
2.2
39,591
20,218
10,851
3,780
585
1,877
2,546
2,509
+1759
20Ray Allen
R. Allen
1,149
36.9
20.0
4.2
3.6
1.2
0.2
7.0
15.4
45.3
2.4
5.9
40.0
3.6
4.1
89.4
58.0
1.0
3.2
2.2
42,437
22,943
4,866
4,087
1,330
221
2,519
2,620
+3209
21Mike Conley
M. Conley
1,144
31.5
14.2
3.0
5.7
1.4
0.2
5.0
11.4
43.8
1.7
4.3
39.0
2.5
3.1
82.6
55.7
0.5
2.5
1.9
36,026
16,240
3,386
6,561
1,595
246
2,147
2,247
+2707
22Buck Williams
B. Williams
1,140
13.8
10.7
5.3
0.0
3.3
4.9
66.5
15,763
12,171
+30
23Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1,133
34.3
22.1
7.3
8.3
1.6
0.3
8.0
18.1
44.1
1.2
3.8
31.0
5.0
6.5
77.7
52.9
1.6
5.6
4.1
38,890
25,065
8,234
9,433
1,859
346
4,592
2,957
+2693
24Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
1,122
35.4
21.8
10.1
1.9
1.0
2.5
8.5
16.9
50.5
0.0
0.1
15.3
4.7
6.4
74.0
55.4
2.4
7.7
3.1
39,762
24,445
11,363
2,185
1,119
2,852
3,472
3,914
+464
25Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
1,120
35.7
23.6
6.5
2.9
1.0
0.5
8.5
18.9
44.8
1.3
3.7
34.9
5.4
6.7
81.2
54.1
1.7
4.8
2.6
39,995
26,428
7,292
3,254
1,135
556
2,931
3,223
+1692

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