Statistics and praise aside, the most important thing for NBA players is winning the playoffs, as long as they solidify their legacy.
Ring culture may raise eyebrows for some, but overall it makes sense why elite-level NBA players are expected to win. After all, the NBA is a sport where single players can change the fate of a team, at least more than any other sport.
Today we’re looking at NBA players with the highest playoff win rate (lowest: 100 postseason games) ever. Some of this list, as a whole, can be astounding as the first one.
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record: 77-35
Playoff career statistics: 9.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.7 APG, 45.0 fg%
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record: 116-53
Playoff career statistics: 6.4 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 1.2 apg, 49.0 fg%
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record: 115-53
Playoff career statistics: 9.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 4.2 apg, 46.8 fg%
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record: 108-50
Playoff career statistics: 19.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.2 apg, 40.5 3p%
Winslow Townson-USA Today Sports
record: 86-40
Playoff career statistics: 6.4 ppg, 2.6 RPG, 2.4 APG, 50.7 FG%
Troy Taormina-Imagn Images
record: 110-52
Playoff career statistics: 11.5 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 6.1 apg, 44.7 fg%
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record: 128-62
Playoff career statistics: 19.5 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 12.3 apg, 50.6 fg%
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record: 96-47
Playoff career statistics: 21.1 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 3.2 apg, 54.4 fg%
Troy Taormina-Imagn Images
record: 102-50
Playoff career statistics: 27.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 6.2 apg, 39.7 3p%
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record: 93-46
Playoff career statistics: 5.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 0.9 apg, 57.4 fg%
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record: 72-36
Playoff career statistics: 3.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.3 apg, 52.7 fg%
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record: 70-35
Playoff career statistics: 7.9 ppg, 1.4 RPG, 2.4 APG, 47.1 FG%
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record: 119-60
Playoff career statistics: 33.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 5.7 APG, 48.7 fg%
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record: 89-45
Playoff career statistics: 6.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 0.8 apg, 50.5 fg%
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record: 85-43
Playoff career statistics: 4.3 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 1.2 apg, 42.6 fg%
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record: 69-35
Playoff career statistics: 19.8 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 2.1 apg, 40.2 fg%
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record: 120-63
Playoff career statistics: 13.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.1 apg, 48.2 fg%
Ronald Martinez/Getty Images
record: 136-72
Playoff career statistics: 17.5 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 5.0 APG, 44.4 fg%
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record: 111-59
Playoff career statistics: 11.2 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2.1 APG, 53.0 fg%
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record: 154-83
Playoff career statistics: 24.3 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 3.2 apg, 53.3 fg%
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record: 100-54
Playoff career statistics: 18.9 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.3 apg, 44.7 fg%
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record: 107-58
Playoff career statistics: 16.2 ppg, 24.9 rpg, 4.7 apg, 43.0 fg%
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record: 71-40
Playoff career statistics: 6.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.2 apg, 44.4 fg%
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record: 67-38
Playoff career statistics: 6.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.8 apg, 36.7 fg%
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record: 74-42
Playoff career statistics: 12.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.6 APG, 45.3 fg%
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record: 155-89
Playoff career statistics: 7.9 ppg, 5.6 RPG, 2.4 APG, 42.6 FG%
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record: 94-54
Playoff career statistics: 3.7 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 0.3 APG, 40.4 fg%
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record: 70-41
Playoff career statistics: 20.4 ppg, 4.7 RPG, 8.9 APG, 44.1 FG%
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record: 70-41
Playoff career statistics: 9.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 0.8 apg, 46.8 fg%
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record: 75-44
Playoff career statistics: 6.3 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 2.6 apg, 49.4 fg%
Trevor Ruszkowski-Immagn Images
record: 184-108
Playoff career statistics: 28.4 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 7.2 apg, 49.7 fg%
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record: 78-46
Playoff career statistics: 8.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.3 APG, 48.2 fg%
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record: 71-42
Playoff career statistics: 12.0 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 1.7 apg, 46.8 fg%
Manny Rubio-Usa Today Sports
record: 108-64
Playoff career statistics: 22.0 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 4.8 APG, 43.6 fg%
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record: 74-44
Playoff career statistics: 11.3 ppg, 5.6 RPG, 2.2 APG, 47.6 FG%
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record: 157-94
Playoff career statistics: 20.6 ppg, 11.4 rpg, 3.0 apg, 50.1 fg%
record: 81-49
Playoff career statistics: 8.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.0 apg, 43.6 fg%
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record: 161-98
Playoff career statistics: 8.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.2 APG, 42.2 fg%
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record: 105-64
Playoff career statistics: 7.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.2 APG, 38.8 3p%
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record: 95-58
Playoff career statistics: 8.6 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 0.8 apg, 47.5 fg%
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Immagn Images
record: 90-55
Playoff career statistics: 21.4 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 3.0 apg, 51.3 fg%
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record: 135-83
Playoff career statistics: 14.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.8 apg, 43.3 fg%
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record: 135-85
Playoff career statistics: 25.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 4.7 APG, 44.8 fg%
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record: 69-44
Playoff career statistics: 16.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.2 apg, 46.5 fg%
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record: 68-44
Playoff career statistics: 15.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 4.6 APG, 46.2 fg%
Troy Wayyrynen-Immagn Images
record: 71-46
Playoff career statistics: 24.2 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 4.9 APG, 44.0 fg%
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record: 77-50
Playoff career statistics: 5.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.0 apg, 39.5 fg%
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record: 137-89
Playoff career statistics: 17.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 5.1 apg, 46.1 fg%
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record: 107-70
Playoff career statistics: 9.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.5 apg, 45.8 fg%
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record: 61-40
Playoff career statistics: 7.2 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 2.0 APG, 43.6 fg%
