Players who Have Lost the Most NBA Finals
List of players who played in at least 2 Finals, ordered by Finals lost.
Notes:
- This list includes players with at least 2 Finals played.
- The Finals included here are those in which the player was on the floor at least 1 second of 1 game. This doesn't take into account players who were injured or were on the bench but did not play at all.
Players who Have Lost the Most NBA Finals
Player |
Finals Lost | Finals Played | Finals Won | Winning % | |
1. | Jerry West | 8 | 9 | 1![]() | .111 |
2. | Elgin Baylor | 7 | 7 | - | .000 |
3. | LeBron James | 6 | 10 | 4![]() | .400 |
4. | Larry Foust | 5 | 5 | - | .000 |
5. | Keith Erickson | 4 | 4 | - | .000 |
Rudy LaRusso | 4 | 4 | - | .000 | |
Steve Mix | 4 | 4 | - | .000 | |
Max Zaslofsky | 4 | 4 | - | .000 | |
Danny Ainge | 4 | 6 | 2![]() | .333 | |
Wilt Chamberlain | 4 | 6 | 2![]() | .333 | |
Mel Counts | 4 | 6 | 2![]() | .333 | |
Magic Johnson | 4 | 9 | 5![]() | .556 | |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 4 | 10 | 6![]() | .600 |
Player |
Finals Lost | Finals Played | Finals Won | Winning % | |
14. | Nathaniel Clifton | 3 | 3 | - | .000 |
Darryl Dawkins | 3 | 3 | - | .000 | |
Harry Gallatin | 3 | 3 | - | .000 | |
Tom Hawkins | 3 | 3 | - | .000 | |
Hot Rod Hundley | 3 | 3 | - | .000 | |
Darrall Imhoff | 3 | 3 | - | .000 | |
Caldwell Jones | 3 | 3 | - | .000 | |
Jim King | 3 | 3 | - | .000 | |
Jim Krebs | 3 | 3 | - | .000 | |
Karl Malone | 3 | 3 | - | .000 | |
Dick McGuire | 3 | 3 | - | .000 | |
Sam Perkins | 3 | 3 | - | .000 | |
Bryon Russell | 3 | 3 | - | .000 | |
Brian Scalabrine | 3 | 3 | - | .000 | |
Eric Snow | 3 | 3 | - | .000 | |
Ernie Vandeweghe | 3 | 3 | - | .000 | |
Gene Wiley | 3 | 3 | - | .000 | |
LeRoy Ellis | 3 | 4 | 1![]() | .250 | |
Julius Erving | 3 | 4 | 1![]() | .250 | |
Gail Goodrich | 3 | 4 | 1![]() | .250 | |
Cliff Hagan | 3 | 4 | 1![]() | .250 | |
Richard Jefferson | 3 | 4 | 1![]() | .250 | |
Kevin Love | 3 | 4 | 1![]() | .250 | |
Kendrick Perkins | 3 | 4 | 1![]() | .250 | |
Bob Pettit | 3 | 4 | 1![]() | .250 | |
Andy Phillip | 3 | 4 | 1![]() | .250 | |
Connie Simmons | 3 | 4 | 1![]() | .250 | |
Tristan Thompson | 3 | 4 | 1![]() | .250 | |
Wes Unseld | 3 | 4 | 1![]() | .250 | |
Dick Barnett | 3 | 5 | 2![]() | .400 | |
J.R. Smith | 3 | 5 | 2![]() | .400 | |
Udonis Haslem | 3 | 6 | 3![]() | .500 | |
Dennis Johnson | 3 | 6 | 3![]() | .500 | |
James Jones | 3 | 6 | 3![]() | .500 | |
James Worthy | 3 | 6 | 3![]() | .500 | |
Andre Iguodala | 3 | 7 | 4![]() | .571 | |
Michael Cooper | 3 | 8 | 5![]() | .625 | |
Derek Fisher | 3 | 8 | 5![]() | .625 |