best games by centers in the nba finals

Bill Russell has the most career games by a center in the NBA Finals, with 70 games.

NAMEGPSERIESMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bill Russell
B. Russell
70
NBA Finals
45.5
16.4
24.5
5.9
13.0
45.6
4.6
7.5
61.3
50.5
3,185
1,151
1,718
225
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
56
NBA Finals
37.2
23.5
9.1
3.2
0.9
2.2
9.7
18.6
52.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.8
70.0
55.6
2.4
5.9
2.7
2,082
1,317
507
181
45
116
121
196
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
35
NBA Finals
47.3
18.6
24.6
3.8
7.5
13.5
55.9
3.5
9.4
37.7
52.9
1,657
652
862
134
101
4Robert Parish
R. Parish
31
NBA Finals
32.9
15.4
8.4
1.3
1.0
1.7
6.3
13.1
48.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.7
4.4
63.0
51.2
2.8
5.6
2.1
1,020
477
260
40
32
54
65
108
5George Mikan
G. Mikan
31
NBA Finals
23.9
7.8
8.4
10.5
79.4
741
145
6Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
30
NBA Finals
42.3
28.8
13.1
3.4
0.5
2.1
11.3
18.8
60.2
0.0
0.0
6.2
12.7
48.4
59.0
4.0
9.1
3.4
1,268
865
393
103
16
62
101
109
+34
7Connie Simmons
C. Simmons
25
NBA Finals
14.1
4.8
13.3
35.8
4.6
6.6
70.1
43.7
353
102
8Larry Foust
L. Foust
23
NBA Finals
12.4
4.2
4.0
4.9
80.5
285
73
9Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
23
NBA Finals
11.0
4.5
12.3
36.7
1.9
2.8
68.8
40.5
252
69
10Tristan Thompson
T. Thompson
22
NBA Finals
31.7
8.5
9.0
0.9
0.4
0.8
3.5
6.3
55.4
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.7
55.9
56.7
3.7
5.4
0.7
698
187
199
20
9
18
16
54
-101
11Greg Kite
G. Kite
21
NBA Finals
7.8
1.0
1.7
0.6
0.2
0.3
0.4
1.1
37.5
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.3
66.7
41.3
0.7
1.0
0.2
163
22
35
12
4
7
5
43
12Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
20
NBA Finals
23.5
12.2
4.8
0.8
0.7
1.4
5.0
10.7
46.9
0.1
0.2
50.0
2.1
3.1
67.7
50.8
1.2
3.6
2.2
470
244
95
15
13
27
44
75
13Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
20
NBA Finals
41.3
11.4
14.1
4.1
0.9
0.5
4.7
10.0
47.2
2.0
3.3
59.1
49.8
3.7
9.2
1.3
825
227
282
82
14
8
15
68
14Arnie Risen
A. Risen
20
NBA Finals
19.2
12.4
9.6
4.1
10.7
38.3
4.2
6.5
64.6
45.7
249
248
191
91
15Nathaniel Clifton
N. Clifton
19
NBA Finals
9.4
3.3
10.1
32.5
2.9
4.6
63.2
39.0
179
85
16Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
18
NBA Finals
41.1
17.3
10.4
3.2
0.7
1.7
6.2
11.8
52.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.8
6.8
71.3
58.5
3.2
7.3
1.7
739
311
188
57
12
30
31
56
+28
17Luc Longley
L. Longley
18
NBA Finals
23.9
7.8
4.2
1.6
0.7
1.1
3.3
5.9
55.1
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.9
65.7
57.6
1.7
2.5
2.1
431
141
75
29
12
19
37
64
+19
18Darryl Dawkins
D. Dawkins
18
NBA Finals
24.2
13.1
5.4
1.1
0.8
1.9
5.3
10.1
52.7
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.4
4.1
60.3
55.1
1.3
4.1
2.7
436
236
97
19
14
35
32
69
19Caldwell Jones
C. Jones
18
NBA Finals
30.0
6.9
8.4
1.1
0.5
2.3
2.7
6.0
45.4
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.2
69.2
49.9
1.9
6.5
1.0
540
125
151
20
9
42
12
76
20Darrall Imhoff
D. Imhoff
18
NBA Finals
18.8
4.0
6.3
1.7
1.4
3.6
38.5
1.2
1.9
62.9
44.8
339
72
114
31
50
21Kendrick Perkins
K. Perkins
17
NBA Finals
20.7
4.8
5.2
0.5
0.3
0.5
1.7
3.4
50.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
1.9
69.7
55.8
2.0
3.2
1.2
351
81
88
8
5
8
20
51
-32
22Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
17
NBA Finals
25.8
6.4
4.0
1.8
0.5
0.3
2.8
6.4
44.4
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.3
54.5
45.9
1.1
2.9
1.2
439
108
68
31
9
5
20
50
23Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
17
NBA Finals
42.5
27.5
10.6
3.4
1.9
3.2
11.0
22.5
48.8
0.1
0.1
100.0
5.4
7.2
74.0
53.4
3.0
7.6
3.1
722
467
181
58
33
54
52
70
24Bill Walton
B. Walton
17
NBA Finals
21.6
9.7
9.4
2.5
0.5
1.6
4.4
7.6
56.9
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.4
73.9
58.9
2.2
7.2
1.0
367
165
159
42
9
27
11
48
25Jim Krebs
J. Krebs
17
NBA Finals
24.4
7.3
7.3
3.2
8.2
38.8
0.9
1.1
84.2
42.1
415
124
124
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