Stats and accolades aside, arguably the most important thing for NBA players as far as cementing their legacies is to win in the playoffs – and at the highest level.
Ring Culture may be frowned upon by some, but overall, it makes sense why elite-level NBA players are expected to win. After all, the NBA is a sport in which a single player can change a team’s fortunes, more so than in other sports, at least.
Today, we are going to take a look at the NBA players with the best playoff winning percentages ever (minimum: 100 postseason games played). A few on this list, like who is first overall, you might find kind of surprising.
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Record: 77-35
Playoff career stats: 9.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.7 apg, 45.0 FG%
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Record: 116-53
Playoff career stats: 6.4 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 1.2 apg, 49.0 FG%
Rick Stewart/Getty Images
Record: 115-53
Playoff career stats: 9.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 4.2 apg, 46.8 FG%
Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 108-50
Playoff career stats: 19.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.2 apg, 40.5 3P%
Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 86-40
Playoff career stats: 6.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.4 apg, 50.7 FG%
Troy Taormina-Imagn Images
Record: 110-52
Playoff career stats: 11.5 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 6.1 apg, 44.7 FG%
Tim DeFrisco/Allsport/Getty Images
Record: 128-62
Playoff career stats: 19.5 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 12.3 apg, 50.6 FG%
Otto Greule Jr/Allsport/Getty Images
Record: 96-47
Playoff career stats: 21.1 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 3.2 apg, 54.4 FG%
Troy Taormina-Imagn Images
Record: 102-50
Playoff career stats: 27.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 6.2 apg, 39.7 3P%
Focus on Sport/Getty Images
Record: 93-46
Playoff career stats: 5.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 0.9 apg, 57.4 FG%
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Record: 72-36
Playoff career stats: 3.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.3 apg, 52.7 FG%
Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images
Record: 70-35
Playoff career stats: 7.9 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 2.4 apg, 47.1 FG%
USA TODAY Sports
Record: 119-60
Playoff career stats: 33.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 5.7 apg, 48.7 FG%
Stephen Dunn/Getty Images
Record: 89-45
Playoff career stats: 6.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 0.8 apg, 50.5 FG%
Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
Record: 85-43
Playoff career stats: 4.3 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 1.2 apg, 42.6 FG%
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Record: 69-35
Playoff career stats: 19.8 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 2.1 apg, 40.2 FG%
Stephen Dunn /Allsport
Record: 120-63
Playoff career stats: 13.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.1 apg, 48.2 FG%
Ronald Martinez/Getty Images
Record: 136-72
Playoff career stats: 17.5 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 5.0 apg, 44.4 FG%
Robert Laberge/Getty Images
Record: 111-59
Playoff career stats: 11.2 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2.1 apg, 53.0 FG%
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Record: 154-83
Playoff career stats: 24.3 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 3.2 apg, 53.3 FG%
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 100-54
Playoff career stats: 18.9 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.3 apg, 44.7 FG%
Focus on Sport/Getty Images
Record: 107-58
Playoff career stats: 16.2 ppg, 24.9 rpg, 4.7 apg, 43.0 FG%
Tom Hauck/Getty Images
Record: 71-40
Playoff career stats: 6.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.2 apg, 44.4 FG%
Walter Iooss Jr. /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images
Record: 67-38
Playoff career stats: 6.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.8 apg, 36.7 FG%
Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images
Record: 74-42
Playoff career stats: 12.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.6 apg, 45.3 FG%
Ronald Martinez/Getty Images
Record: 155-89
Playoff career stats: 7.9 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.4 apg, 42.6 FG%
Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 94-54
Playoff career stats: 3.7 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 0.3 apg, 40.4 FG%
Focus on Sport/Getty Images
Record: 70-41
Playoff career stats: 20.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 8.9 apg, 44.1 FG%
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Record: 70-41
Playoff career stats: 9.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 0.8 apg, 46.8 FG%
Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images
Record: 75-44
Playoff career stats: 6.3 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 2.6 apg, 49.4 FG%
Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images
Record: 184-108
Playoff career stats: 28.4 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 7.2 apg, 49.7 FG%
Jonathan Daniel /Allsport
Record: 78-46
Playoff career stats: 8.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.3 apg, 48.2 FG%
Rick Stewart/Getty Images
Record: 71-42
Playoff career stats: 12.0 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 1.7 apg, 46.8 FG%
Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 108-64
Playoff career stats: 22.0 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 4.8 apg, 43.6 FG%
Bruce Bennett/Getty Images
Record: 74-44
Playoff career stats: 11.3 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.2 apg, 47.6 FG%
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
Record: 157-94
Playoff career stats: 20.6 ppg, 11.4 rpg, 3.0 apg, 50.1 FG%
Record: 81-49
Playoff career stats: 8.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.0 apg, 43.6 FG%
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 161-98
Playoff career stats: 8.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.2 apg, 42.2 FG%
Jason Miller/Getty Images
Record: 105-64
Playoff career stats: 7.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.2 apg, 38.8 3P%
Stephen Dunn/Getty Images
Record: 95-58
Playoff career stats: 8.6 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 0.8 apg, 47.5 FG%
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
Record: 90-55
Playoff career stats: 21.4 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 3.0 apg, 51.3 FG%
Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images
Record: 135-83
Playoff career stats: 14.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.8 apg, 43.3 FG%
Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images
Record: 135-85
Playoff career stats: 25.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 4.7 apg, 44.8 FG%
Focus on Sport/Getty Images
Record: 69-44
Playoff career stats: 16.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.2 apg, 46.5 FG%
Andrew D. BernsteinNBAE via Getty Images
Record: 68-44
Playoff career stats: 15.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 4.6 apg, 46.2 FG%
Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images
Record: 71-46
Playoff career stats: 24.2 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 4.9 apg, 44.0 FG%
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Record: 77-50
Playoff career stats: 5.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.0 apg, 39.5 FG%
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Record: 137-89
Playoff career stats: 17.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 5.1 apg, 46.1 FG%
Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 107-70
Playoff career stats: 9.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.5 apg, 45.8 FG%
Tim de Frisco /Allsport
Record: 61-40
Playoff career stats: 7.2 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 2.0 apg, 43.6 FG%
