Top 20 winningest percentages in the NBA

[Spursfanfromafar]

(For players playing atleast 820 games - the equivalent of 10 seasons, both regular season and playoff games) -

Bold includes Spurs players who played "prominently" for them.



Player
Pos
From
To
Games
Wins
Win%


Magic Johnson*
G
1980
1996
1096
798
72.81


Michael Cooper
G
1979
1990
1039
750
72.18


Larry Bird*
F
1980
1992
1061
759
71.54


Manu Ginobili
G
2003
2014
905
644
71.16


Tony Parker
G
2002
2014
1065
748
70.23


Tim Duncan
F
1998
2014
1410
989
70.14


Dennis Rodman*
F
1987
2000
1080
752
69.63


Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
C
1970
1989
1797
1228
68.34


Scottie Pippen*
F
1988
2004
1386
946
68.25


Kevin McHale*
F
1981
1993
1140
772
67.72


Danny Ainge
G
1982
1995
1235
834
67.53


James Worthy*
F
1983
1994
1069
718
67.17


David Robinson*
C
1990
2003
1110
743
66.94


Shaquille O'Neal
C
1993
2011
1423
948
66.62


Robert Horry
F
1993
2008
1351
898
66.47


Wilt Chamberlain*
C
1964
1973
870
577
66.32


Julius Erving*
F
1977
1987
977
647
66.22


Bobby Jones
F
1977
1986
899
595
66.18


Steve Kerr
G
1989
2003
1038
686
66.09


Michael Jordan*
G
1985
2003
1251
825
65.95




If you consider regular season games alone (a minimum of 1000 games) -



Player
Pos
From
To
Games
Wins
Win%


Tim Duncan
F
1998
2014
1199
857
71.48


Danny Ainge
G
1982
1995
1042
719
69.00


Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
C
1970
1989
1560
1074
68.85


Scottie Pippen*
F
1988
2004
1178
810
68.76


Shaquille O'Neal
C
1993
2011
1207
819
67.85


Robert Horry
F
1993
2008
1107
743
67.12


Derek Fisher
G
1997
2014
1226
811
66.15


Michael Jordan*
G
1985
2003
1072
706
65.86


Dennis Johnson*
G
1977
1990
1100
723
65.73


Kobe Bryant
G
1997
2014
1241
811
65.35


Horace Grant
F
1988
2004
1165
758
65.06


Dirk Nowitzki
F
1999
2014
1131
732
64.72


Byron Scott
G
1984
1997
1073
693
64.59


Karl Malone*
F
1986
2004
1476
952
64.50


John Havlicek*
F
1964
1978
1190
766
64.37


Sam Perkins
F
1985
2001
1286
824
64.07


John Stockton*
G
1985
2003
1504
953
63.36


Steve Nash
G
1997
2014
1208
763
63.16


Rasheed Wallace
F
1996
2013
1109
699
63.03


Robert Parish*
C
1977
1997
1611
1014
62.94

[Hoops Czar]

Rodman was a Spur.

[Spursfanfromafar]

Rodman was a Spur.

"prominently"

[Seventyniner]

I'm not surprised that these lists are predominantly composed of Spurs, Celtics, Lakers, and Bulls.

[jiggy_55]

"prominently"

Where do Parker and Manu rank on the regular season win %? I know Manu has played less than 820 regular season games but where is Parker as he has played over 820.

[Spursfanfromafar]

Where do Parker and Manu rank on the regular season win %? I know Manu has played less than 820 regular season games but where is Parker as he has played over 820.

Yes, Parker has played 892 games and his team had won 642 of those, winning % of 71.97% (better than Duncan's) while Ginobili has played 748 games and won 543 of those - 72.59% - the best of the triumverate.

If we consider 820 games as the minimum criteria, the ordering becomes this -



Player
Pos
From
To
Games
Wins
Win%




Magic Johnson*
G
1980
1996
906
670
73.95


Larry Bird*
F
1980
1992
897
660
73.58


Michael Cooper
G
1979
1990
871
635
72.90


Tony Parker
G
2002
2014
892
642
71.97


Tim Duncan
F
1998
2014
1199
857
71.48


Dennis Rodman*
F
1987
2000
911
636
69.81


Kevin McHale*
F
1981
1993
971
674
69.41


Danny Ainge
G
1982
1995
1042
719
69.00


Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
C
1970
1989
1560
1074
68.85


Scottie Pippen*
F
1988
2004
1178
810
68.76


David Robinson*
C
1990
2003
987
673
68.19


Shaquille O'Neal
C
1993
2011
1207
819
67.85


Julius Erving*
F
1977
1987
836
563
67.34


James Worthy*
F
1983
1994
926
622
67.17


Robert Horry
F
1993
2008
1107
743
67.12


Bruce Bowen
F
1997
2009
873
578
66.21


Derek Fisher
G
1997
2014
1226
811
66.15


Steve Kerr
G
1989
2003
910
601
66.04


Michael Jordan*
G
1985
2003
1072
706
65.86


Bryon Russell
F
1994
2006
841
553
65.76

[Tuddy]

Trade em

[SpursRock20]

Hats off to Duncan. 11 more wins and he'll have a 1,000 for his career :wow

Thanks for posting!

[Gospursel]

Just imagine how high those winning percentages would be if they hadn't been so hindered by pop!*. *indicates sarcasm

[JR3]

820 is a random number... makes me wonder who is being left off this list at around 800 games?

[JR3]

Well i guess its not that random considering 82 games in a season / 10 seasons.. but varies quite a bit with playoffs and shortened seasons.

[JR3]

Nice to see so many spurs though!

[EVAY]

Seeing stats like these makes it even more incredible that some fans around here dis any one of our big three at any time.

And yet, every game played, as soon as one makes a mistake or misses a shot, some folks just seem to take delight in trashing them repeatedly.

I was surprised at how low on the list Michael Jordan was.

[PlayNando]

Fk Skull-1 and all his hating.

[Hoops Czar]

"prominently"


Rodman didn't stick out in a way that could be seen or noticed? And Kerr did?

[will_spurs]

Rodman didn't stick out in a way that could be seen or noticed? And Kerr did?

Kerr played 4 seasons in SA and won 2 rings.
Rodman played 2 seasons in SA and... well, that's it.

Kerr is associated with Chicago and SA. Rodman is associated with Detroit and Chicago.

[BillMc]

(For players playing atleast 820 games - the equivalent of 10 seasons, both regular season and playoff games) -

Bold includes Spurs players who played "prominently" for them.



Player
Pos
From
To
Games
Wins
Win%


Magic Johnson*
G
1980
1996
1096
798
72.81


Michael Cooper
G
1979
1990
1039
750
72.18


Larry Bird*
F
1980
1992
1061
759
71.54


Manu Ginobili
G
2003
2014
905
644
71.16


Tony Parker
G
2002
2014
1065
748
70.23


Tim Duncan
F
1998
2014
1410
989
70.14


Dennis Rodman*
F
1987
2000
1080
752
69.63


Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
C
1970
1989
1797
1228
68.34


Scottie Pippen*
F
1988
2004
1386
946
68.25


Kevin McHale*
F
1981
1993
1140
772
67.72


Danny Ainge
G
1982
1995
1235
834
67.53


James Worthy*
F
1983
1994
1069
718
67.17


David Robinson*
C
1990
2003
1110
743
66.94


Shaquille O'Neal
C
1993
2011
1423
948
66.62


Robert Horry
F
1993
2008
1351
898
66.47


Wilt Chamberlain*
C
1964
1973
870
577
66.32


Julius Erving*
F
1977
1987
977
647
66.22


Bobby Jones
F
1977
1986
899
595
66.18


Steve Kerr
G
1989
2003
1038
686
66.09


Michael Jordan*
G
1985
2003
1251
825
65.95




If you consider regular season games alone (a minimum of 1000 games) -



Player
Pos
From
To
Games
Wins
Win%


Tim Duncan
F
1998
2014
1199
857
71.48


Danny Ainge
G
1982
1995
1042
719
69.00


Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
C
1970
1989
1560
1074
68.85


Scottie Pippen*
F
1988
2004
1178
810
68.76


Shaquille O'Neal
C
1993
2011
1207
819
67.85


Robert Horry
F
1993
2008
1107
743
67.12


Derek Fisher
G
1997
2014
1226
811
66.15


Michael Jordan*
G
1985
2003
1072
706
65.86


Dennis Johnson*
G
1977
1990
1100
723
65.73


Kobe Bryant
G
1997
2014
1241
811
65.35


Horace Grant
F
1988
2004
1165
758
65.06


Dirk Nowitzki
F
1999
2014
1131
732
64.72


Byron Scott
G
1984
1997
1073
693
64.59


Karl Malone*
F
1986
2004
1476
952
64.50


John Havlicek*
F
1964
1978
1190
766
64.37


Sam Perkins
F
1985
2001
1286
824
64.07


John Stockton*
G
1985
2003
1504
953
63.36


Steve Nash
G
1997
2014
1208
763
63.16


Rasheed Wallace
F
1996
2013
1109
699
63.03


Robert Parish*
C
1977
1997
1611
1014
62.94




This is great. Thanks for posting! :toast

Where is Kobe on the list that includes playoffs? He must be on it somewhere.

[DAF86]

This is great. Thanks for posting! :toast

Where is Kobe on the list that includes playoffs? He must be on it somewhere.

Don't know, tbh. Remember he had a couple of B2B first round exits and I think that a couple of sweeps too.

[Spursfanfromafar]

This is great. Thanks for posting! :toast

Where is Kobe on the list that includes playoffs? He must be on it somewhere.

Thanks.

Kobe is 23rd on regular season list and 25th on overall list (65.35% and 64.75% respectively) (Haven't taken today's game into consideration though)

[PlayNando]

lolkobewanker

[Spur|n|Austin]

This made it move a 'lil

@Spursfanfromafar (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=15183) :tu

[TampaDude]

Yup...among active players, the Spurs' Big 3 lead the way in win %. Of course, this is not surprising given the Spurs overall success.

[Arcadian]

Wow so technically Duncan is the greatest RS player of all time

[LoneStarState'sPride]

I'm not surprised that these lists are predominantly composed of Spurs, Celtics, Lakers, and Bulls.

Yup

[Lincoln]

You can have your winning percentage but in the end, you couldn't close out a game 6 on the road when you were up


and then the "goat" Duncan missed a 2 foot open layup in the clutch

[SpursFan86]

Where's Bill Russell? Surprised he's not anywhere on here.

[SpursFan86]

Also, any way you could list the top 10 playoff winning %s? I'd be curious to see that.

[Mel_13]

Where's Bill Russell? Surprised he's not anywhere on here.

If the OP used basketball-reference.com to compile his numbers, then a good portion of the Celtics dynasty is outside of the search parameters.

[Spursfanfromafar]

If the OP used basketball-reference.com to compile his numbers, then a good portion of the Celtics dynasty is outside of the search parameters.

Mel is right. The data is from 1963-64 (the earliest available) and in any case, I don't know if the Celtics dynasty played so many games to fit into the criteria.

[Spursfanfromafar]

Nevertheless, data from Elias Sports Bureau quoted by Bill Simmons some years ago allows us to calculate this -

No. of regular season Games played, Win % for Regular Season; No. of overall games played, Win % for Overall:

Sam Jones; 71.8%, 64.9%, 1025, 70.76%
Bill Russell; 963, 71.7%, 1128, 70.56%

That places the Celtics' maestros just below Manu Ginobili and above Tony Parker and Tim Duncan in the all time overall list.