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Most playoff wins by an NBA player

LeBron James has the most career playoff wins by a single NBA player with 183 entering the 2024-25 season.

LeBron James leads the NBA in playoff wins, playoff games played and playoff series wins.

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LeBron James — the all-time leader in postseason points, field goals, free throws, steals and minutes — also holds the NBA record for most individual playoff wins with 183 entering the 2024-25 season. James notched his 162nd career playoff victory on Sept. 8, 2020, surpassing Derek Fisher’s previous record of 161 for the most in NBA history.

James is the only active player on the Top 10 list for most career playoff wins, which features seven Hall of Famers in Tim Duncan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tony Parker, Scottie Pippen, Kobe Bryant, Manu Ginobili and Shaquille O’Neal.

1. LeBron James: 183 career playoff wins

2. Derek Fisher: 161 career playoff wins

3. Tim Duncan: 157 career playoff wins

4. Robert Horry: 155 career playoff wins

5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 154 career playoff wins

6. Tony Parker: 137 career playoff wins

7. Scottie Pippen: 136 career playoff wins

8. Kobe Bryant: 135 career playoff wins

9. Manu Ginobili: 135 career playoff wins

10. Shaquille O’Neal: 129 career playoff wins


Those same 10 players also lead the list for the most playoff games played in NBA history, with James, Fisher, Duncan, Robert Horry, Abdul-Jabbar and Parker again holding the top six spots, respectively.

1. LeBron James: 287 layoff games played

2. Derek Fisher: 259 playoff games played

3. Tim Duncan: 251 playoff games played

4. Robert Horry: 244 playoff games played

5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 237 playoff games played

6. Tony Parker: 226 playoff games played

7. Kobe Bryant: 220 playoff games played

8. Manu Ginobili: 218 playoff games played

9. Shaquille O’Neal: 216 playoff games played

10. Scottie Pippen: 208 playoff games played


In terms of most individual playoff series wins in NBA history (with a minimum of one game played in each series), James and Fisher again lead the pack, followed by Horry — a seven-time champion — and a familiar list of NBA legends.

  • LeBron James: 41 playoff series wins
  • Derek Fisher: 40 playoff series wins
  • Robert Horry: 39 playoff series wins
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 37 playoff series wins
  • Tim Duncan: 35 playoff series wins
  • Kobe Bryant: 33 playoff series wins
  • Scottie Pippen: 33 playoff series wins
  • Magic Johnson: 32 playoff series wins
  • Shaquille O’Neal: 32 playoff series wins
  • Michael Jordan: 30 playoff series wins
  • Tony Parker: 30 playoff series wins

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