Yahoo Sports NBA stars with the best winning percentages in the Finals
While his play and success in the NBA Finals are basically unmatched, Michael Jordan is not the star with the best winning percentage in championship series. He’s not really that close either.
For this exercise, we looked up NBA All-Stars with at least two Finals played to determine who boasts the best winning record. A bunch of role players who made the All-Star Game at some point in their careers came ahead of MJ.
As always, you can check the full list below.
1. Mark Aguirre
Record: 8-1 (88.89 percent)
1. David West
Record: 8-1 (88.89 percent)
3. Willie Naulls
Record: 10-3 (76.92 percent)
4. David Robinson
Record: 8-3 (72.73 percent)
4. Willis Reed
Record: 8-3 (72.73 percent)
6. BJ Armstrong
Record: 12-5 (70.59 percent)
6. Bill Cartwright
Record: 12-5 (70.59 percent)
8. Isiah Thomas
Record: 11-5 (68.75 percent)
8. Joe Dumars
Record: 11-5 (68.75 percent)
8. Bill Laimbeer
Record: 11-5 (68.75 percent)
8. Sam Cassell
Record: 11-5 (68.75 percent)
12. Michael Jordan
Record: 24-11 (68.57 percent)
12. Scottie Pippen
Record: 24-11 (68.57 percent)
14. Tim Duncan
Record: 23-11 (67.65 percent)
15. Kevin Durant
Record: 10-5 (66.67 percent)
15. Dennis Rodman
Record: 22-11 (66.67 percent)
15. Bob Harrison
Record: 12-6 (66.67 percent)
15. Andrew Bynum
Record: 8-4 (66.67 percent)
15. Jon McGlocklin
Record: 6-3 (66.67 percent)
20. John Havlicek
Record: 31-16 (65.96 percent)
21. Sam Jones
Record: 42-22 (65.63 percent)
22. Tony Parker
Record: 19-10 (65.52 percent)
22. Jim Pollard
Record: 19-10 (65.52 percent)
22. Manu Ginobili
Record: 19-10 (65.52 percent)
25. Tom Heinsohn
Record: 34-18 (65.38 percent)
26. George Mikan
Record: 20-11 (64.52 percent)
27. Bill Russell
Record: 45-25 (64.29 percent)
28. Oscar Robertson
Record: 7-4 (63.64 percent)
29. Klay Thompson
Record: 21-12 (63.64 percent)
29. Draymond Green
Record: 21-12 (63.64 percent)
31. Kobe Bryant
Record: 23-14 (62.16 percent)
32. Bill Sharman
Record: 18-11 (62.07 percent)
33. Bob Cousy
Record: 26-16 (61.90 percent)
34. Stephen Curry
Record: 21-13 (61.76 percent)
35. Dave Cowens
Record: 8-5 (61.54 percent)
