Games StartedGS
GS stands for games started in basketball. Games in which a player was on the floor for the opening tip.
How GS is calculated
Counted from the announced starting five.
Games started minus games played tells you a rotation role in one subtraction: a full-time starter, a swing man, or a bench scorer.
What counts as a good GS?
Half of the 420 qualified NBA players in 2025-26 were at or below 19. Clearing 70 put a season in the top tenth of the league.
- Median
- 19
- Top 10%
- 70
- Leader
- 82
By position, the median was 21.5 for F, 19 for G and 18.5 for C.
Qualified: non-zero, 2025-26 regular season.
Games Started questions
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