Ranking: The NBA stars with the best playoff winning percentage ever (2024)

Ranking: The NBA stars with the best playoff winning percentage ever (1)

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May 31, 2024-by HoopsHype staff

By HoopsHype staff | May 31, 2024

On the court, the ultimate goal for NBA players should be to win at the highest level, and that is in the playoffs.

Today, we’re going to take a look at the NBA All-Stars with the best playoff winning percentages in league history, a list littered with Hall of Famers, including the Top 3 in just about everyone’s GOAT debate: Michael Jordan,LeBron James andKareem Abdul-Jabbar, who have 16 championships between them.

The list also features various sidekicks of those all-time greats, including one who’s in the playoffs right now further cementing his legacy as one of the best point guards ever.

1

Bill Walton: 77.55 percent

Ranking: The NBA stars with the best playoff winning percentage ever (2)

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Record: 38 wins in 49 games
Playoff stats:
10.8 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 3.0 apg, 52.5 FG%, 67.3 FT%
All-Stars: Two
NBA titles: Two

2

George Mikan: 70.0 percent

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Record: 49 wins in 70 games
Playoff stats:
24.0 ppg, 78.8 FT%
All-Stars: Four
NBA titles: Five

3

Jim Pollard: 69.44 percent

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Record: 50 wins in 72 games
Playoff Stats:
13.5 ppg, 74.5 FT%
All-Stars: Four
NBA titles: Five

4

Dennis Rodman: 68.64 percent

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Record: 116 wins in 169 games
Playoff Stats:
6.4 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 1.2 apg, 49.0 FG%, 54.0 FT%
All-Stars: Two
NBA Titles: Five

5

Klay Thompson: 68.35 percent

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Record: 108 wins in 158 games
Playoff stats:
19.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.2 apg, 43.6 FG%, 40.5 3P%
All-Stars: Five
NBA Titles: Four

6

Draymond Green: 68.15 percent

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Record: 107 wins in 157 games
Playoff Stats:
11.6 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 6.2 apg, 44.9 FG%, 30.4 3P%
All-Stars: Four
NBA titles: Four

8

Magic Johnson: 67.37 percent

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Record: 128 wins in 190 games
Playoff stats:
19.5 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 12.3 apg, 50.6 FG%, 23.7 3P%
All-Stars: 12
NBA Titles: Five

9

Stephen Curry: 67.35 percent

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Record: 99 wins in 147 games
Playoff stats:
27.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 6.2 apg, 45.3 FG%, 39.7 3P%
All-Stars: 10
NBA Titles: Four

10

James Worthy: 67.13 percent

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Record: 96 wins in 143 games
Playoff stats:
21.1 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 3.2 apg, 54.4 FG%, 72.7 FT%
All-Stars: Seven
NBA titles: Three

11

BJ Armstrong: 66.67 percent

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Record: 70 wins in 105 games
Playoff stats:
7.9 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 2.4 apg, 47.1 FG%, 45.1 3P%
All-Stars: One
NBA titles: Three

12

Michael Jordan: 66.48 percent

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MPS-USA TODAY Sports

Record: 119 wins in 179 games
Playoff stats:
33.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 5.7 apg, 48.7 FG%, 33.2 3P%
All-Stars: 14
NBA titles: Six

13

Tom Heinsohn: 66.35 percent

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Record: 69 wins in 104 games
Playoff stats:
19.8 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 40.2 FG%, 74.2 FT%
All-Stars: Six
NBA titles: Eight

14

Willie Naulls: 65.71 percent

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Record: 23 wins in 35 games
Playoff stats:
7.1 ppg, 74.6 FT%
All-Stars: Four
NBA titles: Three

15

Scottie Pippen: 65.38 percent

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Record: 136 wins in 208 games
Playoff stats:
17.5 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 5.0 apg, 44.4 FG%, 30.3 3P%
All-Stars: Seven
NBA titles: Six

16

Horace Grant: 65.29 percent

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Record: 111 wins in 170 games
Playoff stats:
11.2 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2.1 apg, 53.0 FG%, 71.4 FT%
All-Stars: One
NBA titles: Four

17

Slater Martin: 65.22 percent

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Record: 60 wins in 92 games
Playoff stats:
10.2 ppg, 72.3 FT%
All-Stars: Seven
NBA titles: Five

18

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 64.98 percent

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Record: 154 wins in 237 games
Playoff stats:
24.3 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 3.2 apg, 53.3 FG%, 74.0 FT%
All-Stars: 19
NBA titles: Six

19

Sam Jones: 64.94 percent

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Record: 100 wins in 154 games
Playoff Stats:
18.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 44.7 FG%, 81.1 FT%
All-Stars: Five
NBA titles: 10

20

Bill Russell: 64.85 percent

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Record: 107 wins in 165 games
Playoff stats:
16.2 ppg, 24.9 rpg, 43.0 FG%, 60.4 FT%
All-Stars: 12
NBA titles: 11

21

Chris Bosh: 64.04 percent

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Record: 57 wins in 89 games
Playoff stats:
15.6 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.3 apg, 47.3 FG%, 38.6 3P%
All-Stars: 11
NBA titles: Two

22

Norm Nixon: 63.79 percent

Ranking: The NBA stars with the best playoff winning percentage ever (23)

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Record: 37 wins in 58 games
Playoff stats:
17.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 8.0 apg, 47.8 FG%, 76.3 FT%
All-Stars: Two
NBA titles: Two

23

LeBron James: 63.76 percent

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Record: 183 wins in 287 games
Playoff stats:
28.4 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 7.2 apg, 49.7 FG%, 33.2 3P%
All-Stars: 20
NBA titles: Four

24

Kevin Love: 63.64 percent

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Record: 56 wins in 88 games
Playoff stats:
12.6 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 1.6 apg, 40.0 FG%, 39.7 3P%
All-Stars: Five
NBA titles: One

25

Isiah Thomas: 63.06 percent

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Record: 70 wins in 111 games
Playoff stats:
20.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 8.9 apg, 44.1 FG%, 34.8 3P%
All-Stars: 12
NBA titles: Two

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