The NBA players with the best winning percentage ever
In the NBA, winners get immortalized over anyone else, pretty much like in every other sport in existence.
As such, we decided to take a look at the NBA players with the best winning percentages in league history.
While Kawhi Leonard had held the top spot for some time, he was eventually dethroned after the 2022-23 regular season by none other than Magic Johnson, and following closely behind is his long-time rival and friend, Larry Bird.
Check out the full rankings below.
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: 73.57 percent
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Record: 462-166
Career stats: 19.6 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 3.0 apg, 49.5 FG%
KC Jones: 73.19 percent
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Record: 494-181
Career stats: 7.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 4.3 apg, 38.7 FG%
Michael Cooper: 72.85 percent
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Record: 636-237
Career stats: 8.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 4.2 apg, 46.9 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
Thomas B. Shea-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
Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 1,001-391
Career stats: 19.0 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 3.0 apg, 50.6 FG%
Sam Jones: 71.76 percent
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 625-246
Career stats: 17.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.5 apg, 45.6 FG%
Bill Russell: 71.65 percent
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 690-273
Career stats: 15.1 ppg, 22.5 rpg, 4.3 apg, 44.0 FG%
Tony Parker: 71.13 percent
Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 892-362
Career stats: 15.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg,5.6 apg, 49.1 FG%
Danny Green: 70.72 percent
David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 587-243
Career stats: 8.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.5 apg, 42.1 FG%
Frank Ramsey: 70.51 percent
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Record: 440-184
Career stats: 13.4 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.8 apg, 39.9 FG%
Jim Loscutoff: 70.25 percent
AP Photo/Gene Herrick
Record: 359-152
Career stats: 6.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 0.7 apg, 34.5 FG%
Dennis Rodman: 69.81 percent
AP Photo/Fred Jewell
Record: 636-275
Career stats: 7.3 ppg, 13.1 rpg, 1.8 apg, 52.1 FG%
Tom Sanders: 69.68 percent
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Record: 639-278
Career stats: 9.6 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.1 apg, 42.8 FG%
Tiago Splitter: 69.58 percent
Record: 247-108
Career stats: 7.9 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.2 apg, 55.5 FG%
Kevin McHale: 69.41 percent
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 674-297
Career stats: 17.9 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.7 apg, 55.4 FG%
Danny Ainge: 69.0 percent
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
AP Photo/John Swart
Record: 810-368
Career stats: 16.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 5.2 apg, 47.3 FG%
David Robinson: 68.19 percent
AP Photo/ Joe Holloway Jr.
Record: 673-314
Career stats: 21.1 ppg, 10.6 rpg, 2.5 apg, 51.8 FG%
Klay Thompson: 68.02 percent
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 487-198
Career stats: 19.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.3 apg, 45.5 FG%
Ronnie Brewer: 67.93 percent
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Record: 341-161
Career stats: 7.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.6 apg, 49.0 FG%
Shaquille O'Neal: 67.85 percent
Jed Jacobsohn /Allsport
Record: 819-388
Career stats: 23.7 ppg, 10.9 rpg, 2.5 apg, 58.2 FG%
Andrew Toney: 67.52 percent
Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 316-152
Career stats: 15.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 4.2 apg, 50.0 FG%
Bobby Jones: 67.44 percent
Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images
Record: 522-252
Career stats: 12.1 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.7 apg, 56.0 FG%
Draymond Green: 67.41 percent
Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 511-247
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%
Robert Horry: 67.12 percent
AP Photo/Ric Francis
Record: 743-364
Career stats: 7.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.1 apg, 42.5 FG%
Arnie Johnson: 66.87 percent
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Record: 222-110
Career stats: 8.7 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 2.2 apg, 41.8 FG%
George Mikan: 66.51 percent
Record: 292-147
Career stats: 23.1 ppg, 13.4 rpg, 2.8 apg, 40.4 FG%
Derek Fisher: 66.28 percent
Jennifer Stewart-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 853-434
Career stats: 8.3 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 3.0 apg, 39.9 FG%
Bruce Bowen: 66.21 percent
Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images
Record: 578-295
Career stats: 6.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.2 apg, 40.9 FG%
Georges Niang: 66.06 percent
Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 253-130
Career stats: 6.5 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 0.8 apg, 43.8 FG%
Steve Kerr: 66.04 percent
Allsport
Record: 601-309
Career stats: 6.0 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 1.8 apg, 47.9 FG%
Vincent Askew: 65.95 percent
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Record: 308-159
Career stats: 7.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.2 apg, 47.9 FG%
Donte DiVincenzo: 65.93 percent
Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 180-93
Career stats: 9.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.8 apg, 42.0 FG%
Michael Jordan: 65.86 percent
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Record: 706-366
Career stats: 30.1 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 5.3 apg, 49.7 FG%
Bryon Russell: 65.76 percent
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Record: 553-288
Career stats: 7.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.3 apg, 43.1 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
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Record: 723-377
Career stats: 14.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 5.0 apg, 44.5 FG%
Dan Majerle: 65.65 percent
Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images
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%
Serge Ibaka: 65.40 percent
Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 601-318
Career stats: 12.0 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 0.8 apg, 51.3 FG%
Stephen Curry: 65.19 percent
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Record: 575-307
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
Jed Jacobsohn/Allsport
Record: 758-407
Career stats: 11.2 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 2.2 apg, 50.9 FG%
James Jones: 65.02 percent
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Record: 461-248
Career stats: 5.2 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.5 apg, 40.1 FG%
