Yahoo Sports The NBA stars with the best winning percentages ever
A few days ago, we updated our list of players boasting the best winning percentages in NBA history. As usual, it featured considerable star power, but also included players who were more passengers than leaders in their teams’ victories. Consequently, we decided to filter out players without All-Star appearances, focusing solely on the big-name guys.
The Top 50 of this refined ranking includes 12 players currently in the NBA, though only one in the Top 51.
(Only players with at least 250 NBA regular season games are listed).
Magic Johnson: 73.95 percent
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Record: 670-236
Career stats: 19.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 11.2 apg, 52.0 FG%
Larry Bird: 73.58 percent
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Record: 660-237
Career stats: 24.3 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 6.3 apg, 49.6 FG%
Kawhi Leonard: 73.48 percent
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Record: 460-166
Career stats: 19.6 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 3.0 apg, 49.5 FG%
Tom Heinsohn: 72.63 percent
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Record: 475-179
Career stats: 18.6 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 2.0 apg, 40.5 FG%
Manu Ginobili: 72.09 percent
Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 762-295
Career stats: 13.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.8 apg, 44.7 FG%
Tim Duncan: 71.91 percent
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Record: 1,001-391
Career stats: 19.0 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 3.0 apg, 50.6 FG%
Sam Jones: 71.76 percent
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Record: 625-246
Career stats: 17.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.5 apg, 45.6 FG%
Bill Russell: 71.65 percent
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Record: 690-273
Career stats: 15.1 ppg, 22.5 rpg, 4.3 apg, 44.0 FG%
Tony Parker: 71.13 percent
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Record: 892-362
Career stats: 15.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg,5.6 apg, 49.1 FG%
Dennis Rodman: 69.81 percent
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Record: 636-275
Career stats: 7.3 ppg, 13.1 rpg, 1.8 apg, 52.1 FG%
Kevin McHale: 69.41 percent
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Record: 674-297
Career stats: 17.9 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.7 apg, 55.4 FG%
Klay Thompson: 69.40 percent
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Record: 449-198
Career stats: 19.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.3 apg, 45.5 FG%
Danny Ainge: 69.0 percent
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Record: 719-323
Career stats: 11.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 4.0 apg, 46.9 FG%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 68.85 percent
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Record: 1,074-486
Career stats: 24.6 ppg, 11.2 rpg, 3.6 apg, 55.9 FG%
Scottie Pippen: 68.76 percent
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Record: 810-368
Career stats: 16.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 5.2 apg, 47.3 FG%
David Robinson: 68.19 percent
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Record: 673-314
Career stats: 21.1 ppg, 10.6 rpg, 2.5 apg, 51.8 FG%
Shaquille O'Neal: 67.85 percent
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Record: 819-388
Career stats: 23.7 ppg, 10.9 rpg, 2.5 apg, 58.2 FG%
Andrew Toney: 67.52 percent
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Record: 316-152
Career stats: 15.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 4.2 apg, 50.0 FG%
Bobby Jones: 67.44 percent
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Record: 522-252
Career stats: 12.1 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.7 apg, 56.0 FG%
Draymond Green: 67.37 percent
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Record: 510-247
Career stats: 8.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 5.6 apg, 44.9 FG%
Julius Erving: 67.34 percent
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Record: 563-273
Career stats: 24.2 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 4.2 apg, 50.6 FG%
James Worthy: 67.17 percent
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Record: 622-304
Career stats: 17.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 3.0 apg, 52.1 FG%
George Mikan: 66.51 percent
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Record: 292-147
Career stats: 23.1 ppg, 13.4 rpg, 2.8 apg, 40.4 FG%
Michael Jordan: 65.86 percent
AP Photo/John Swart
Record: 706-366
Career stats: 30.1 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 5.3 apg, 49.7 FG%
Jim Pollard: 65.75 percent
Record: 288-150
Career stats: 13.2 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 3.2 apg, 36.0 FG%
Dennis Johnson: 65.73 percent
AP Photo/F. Carter Smith
Record: 723-377
Career stats: 14.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 5.0 apg, 44.5 FG%
Dan Majerle: 65.65 percent
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Record: 627-328
Career stats: 11.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.9 apg, 43.1 FG%
Bob Cousy: 65.48 percent
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Record: 605-319
Career stats: 18.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 7.5 apg, 37.5 FG%
Fred VanVleet: 65.23 percent
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Record: 227-121
Career stats: 14.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 5.3 apg, 40.2 FG%
Stephen Curry: 65.15 percent
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Record: 574-307
Career stats: 24.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 6.5 apg, 47.5 FG%
James Harden: 65.10 percent
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Record: 651-349
Career stats: 24.7 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 7.0 apg, 44.2 FG%
Horace Grant: 65.06 percent
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Record: 758-407
Career stats: 11.2 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 2.2 apg, 50.9 FG%
LeBron James: 65.00 percent
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Record: 923-497
Career stats: 27.2 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 7.3 apg, 50.5 FG%
Joel Embiid: 64.94 percent
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Record: 213-115
Career stats: 27.2 ppg, 11.2 rpg, 3.4 apg, 50.1 FG%
Josh Howard: 64.89 percent
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Record: 329-178
Career stats: 14.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.6 apg, 44.8 FG%
John Havlicek: 64.88 percent
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Record: 824-446
Career stats: 20.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 4.8 apg, 43.9 FG%
Ben Simmons: 64.73 percent
Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 178-97
Career stats: 14.7 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 7.5 apg, 56.0 FG%
Chris Paul: 64.58 percent
Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 784-430
Career stats: 17.9 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 9.5 apg, 47.2 FG%
Pascal Siakam: 64.50 percent
Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 258-142
Career stats: 17.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 3.5 apg, 48.7 FG%
Karl Malone: 64.50 percent
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Record: 952-524
Career stats: 25.0 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 3.6 apg, 51.6 FG%
Wilt Chamberlain: 64.31 percent
Darryl Norenberg-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 672-373
Career stats: 30.1 ppg, 22.9 rpg, 4.4 apg, 54.0 FG%
Kevin Johnson: 64.22 percent
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Record: 472-263
Career stats: 17.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 9.1 apg, 49.3 FG%
Jamaal Wilkes: 64.13 percent
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Record: 531-297
Career stats: 17.7 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 2.5 apg, 49.9 FG%
Andrew Bynum: 63.88 percent
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Record: 267-151
Career stats: 11.5 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.2 apg, 55.6 FG%
Jerry West: 63.84 percent
Darryl Norenberg-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 595-337
Career stats: 27.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 6.7 apg, 47.4 FG%
John Stockton: 63.36 percent
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Record: 953-551
Career stats: 13.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 10.5 apg, 51.5 FG%
Sidney Moncrief: 63.36 percent
Record: 486-281
Career stats: 15.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 3.6 apg, 50.2 FG%
Dave Cowens: 63.32 percent
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Record: 485-281
Career stats: 17.6 ppg, 13.6 rpg, 3.8 apg, 46.0 FG%
Bill Gabor: 63.19 percent
Record: 194-113
Career stats: 9.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 2.0 apg, 34.4 FG%
Donovan Mitchell: 63.19 percent
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Record: 218-127
Career stats: 19.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 4.5 apg, 44.8 FG%
