What Percent of NBA Players Have Won a Championship?
We all know that winning a championship is the ultimate goal for any NBA player, but just how many players have actually been able to achieve that feat? We break down the numbers to give you a better understanding of the odds.
NBA Championships
Out of the 450 NBA players, only 60 of them have ever won an NBA championship. That means that only 13 percent of NBA players have ever won a championship. This number is even smaller when you look at active NBA players. Only three percent of active NBA players have won a championship.
How many NBA Championships have been won?
Since the NBA was founded in 1947, there have been 73 different Finals champions crowned. The Boston Celtics have been the most successful franchise in league history, winning a total of 17 championships. The Los Angeles Lakers are second on the all-time list with 16 championships to their name, while the Chicago Bulls have won six titles.
In terms of individual players, Robert Horry is the only player in NBA history to win seven championships. He won two titles with the Houston Rockets, three with the Los Angeles Lakers and two with the San Antonio Spurs. Bill Russell, who played for the Celtics during their dynasty in the 1950s and 1960s, is second on the all-time list with 11 championships.
What percent of NBA players have won a Championship?
In order to win an NBA Championship, a team must first make it to the playoffs. The playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held at the end of the regular season, consisting of 16 teams that have qualified. Out of those 16 teams, 8 teams come from each conference (Western and Eastern). From there, the 4 teams with the best records in each conference advance to the Conference Finals. Lastly, the 2 remaining teams face off in the NBA Finals.
So, what percent of NBA players have won a Championship? According to sources, it is around 15%.
NBA Finals
In order to answer this question, we must first look at how many players are on an NBA roster. There are a total of 15 players on an NBA roster. The playoffs consist of 16 teams, which means that there are 240 players total in the playoffs.In order to win a championship, a team must win four out of seven games in the NBA Finals.
How many NBA Finals have been won?
The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.
As of 2019, out of the 74 finals that have been played, the Eastern Conference has won 32 championships, while the Western Conference has won 42 championships. In total, there have been 27 different franchises that have won an NBA championship, with the Boston Celtics having the most titles with 17.
What percent of NBA players have won an NBA Finals?
According to NBC Sports, the percentage of NBA players who have won an NBA Finals is about 26 percent.
Comparison
The graphic below displays the percentage of players on each team who have won an NBA championship. The Chicago Bulls have the highest percentage of players with a championship, while the Charlotte Bobcats have the lowest.
Compare the percentage of players who have won an NBA Championship to the percentage of players who have won an NBA Finals.
According to Basketball Reference, of the 1,471 players who have played in the NBA Finals, only 647 have won a championship. That means that less than 45% of players who have made it to the NBA Finals have won a championship.
In contrast, of the 3,609 players who have played in the NBA, only 785 have won a championship. That means that less than 22% of all NBA players have won a championship.
So while less than half of all players who make it to theNBA Finals win a championship, less than one in four NBA players overall have won a championship.
