non·start·er 
/ˌnɑ:nˈstɑɚtɚ/ noun
plural non·start·ers /ˌnɑ:nˈstɑɚtɚ/ noun [count] 1 informal : someone or something that will not be effective or successful — usually singular ▪ Tax reform appears to be a nonstarter this year. ▪ As a candidate, he's a nonstarter. [=he has no chance to succeed as a candidate] ▪ She acknowledges that the proposal may be a political nonstarter. 2 US, sports : a player who is not chosen to play at the beginning of games : a player who is not one of the starters on a team
▪ She's the leading scorer among the team's nonstarters.
▪ She's the leading scorer among the team's nonstarters.
