most career field goals missed total in nba finals

Jerry West has missed the most career shots in the NBA Finals, with 721 misses.

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Data note: Missed Field Goals: player game data complete from 1955-56 · postseason

	NAME	FG MISS	SERIES	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	Jerry West J. West	721	NBA Finals	55	2,380	1,679	277	306			612	1,333	45.9				455	551	82.6	53.3				159		43.3	30.5	5.0	5.6
2	LeBron James L. James	628	NBA Finals	55	2,337	1,562	561	430	93	46	588	1,216	48.4	101	287	35.2	285	390	73.1	56.3	107	454	217	130	-86	42.5	28.4	10.2	7.8	1.7	0.8	3.9
3	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	609	NBA Finals	52	1,602	1,035	473				407	1,016	40.1				221	298	74.2	45.1				209		30.8	19.9	9.1
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	592	NBA Finals	44	1,850	1,161	593				442	1,034	42.7				277	367	75.5	48.6				140		42.0	26.4	13.5
5	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	536	NBA Finals	47	1,872	1,020	350	195	15	3	390	926	42.1				240	283	84.8	48.5	22	65		154		39.8	21.7	7.4	4.1	1.2	0.2
6	Sam Jones S. Jones	536	NBA Finals	64	1,871	1,143	312				458	994	46.1				227	276	82.2	51.2				151		29.2	17.9	4.9
7	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	508	NBA Finals	42	1,639	713	210	397			258	766	33.7				197	256	77.0	40.6				114		39.0	17.0	5.0	9.5
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	496	NBA Finals	56	2,082	1,317	507	181	45	116	544	1,040	52.3	0	1	0.0	229	327	70.0	55.6	124	309	121	196		37.2	23.5	9.1	3.2	0.9	2.2	2.7
9	Bill Russell B. Russell	495	NBA Finals	70	3,185	1,151	1,718				415	910	45.6				321	524	61.3	50.5				225		45.5	16.4	24.5
10	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	475	NBA Finals	37	1,581	937	211	187	65	33	333	808	41.2	48	153	31.4	223	263	84.8	50.7	39	172	123	118	+36	42.7	25.3	5.7	5.1	1.8	0.9	3.3
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	473	NBA Finals	35	1,506	1,176	211	209	62	23	438	911	48.1	42	114	36.8	258	320	80.6	55.9	57	154	99	103	+45	43.0	33.6	6.0	6.0	1.8	0.7	2.8
12	Stephen Curry S. Curry	394	NBA Finals	34	1,327	928	196	204	55	11	300	694	43.2	152	385	39.5	176	192	91.7	59.6	35	161	120	96	+138	39.0	27.3	5.8	6.0	1.6	0.3	3.5
13	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	349	NBA Finals	37	1,483	676	175	228	48	39	253	602	42.0	4	25	16.0	166	205	81.0	48.8	66	109	100	106		40.1	18.3	4.7	6.2	1.3	1.1	2.7
14	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	335	NBA Finals	25	1,037	709	416				241	576	41.8				227	301	75.4	50.0				77		41.5	28.4	16.6
15	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	333	NBA Finals	35	1,470	664	292	207	67	39	246	579	42.5	30	117	25.6	142	190	74.7	50.1	97	195	117	118	+38	42.0	19.0	8.3	5.9	1.9	1.1	3.3
16	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	318	NBA Finals	50	2,044	971	397	584	102	16	339	657	51.6	9	38	23.7	284	325	87.4	60.7	89	308	190	147		40.9	19.4	7.9	11.7	2.0	0.3	3.8
17	Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey	313	NBA Finals	47	1,158	634	224				220	533	41.3				194	238	81.5	49.7				178		24.6	13.5	4.8
18	Larry Bird L. Bird	308	NBA Finals	31	1,326	716	361	187	63	24	260	568	45.8	19	45	42.2	177	203	87.2	54.5	79	282	91	80		42.8	23.1	11.6	6.0	2.0	0.8	2.9
19	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	299	NBA Finals	29	931	574	96				224	523	42.8				126	136	92.6	49.2				65		32.1	19.8	3.3
20	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	285	NBA Finals	33	1,223	610	128	62	26	15	219	504	43.5	106	266	39.8	66	78	84.6	56.7	16	112	42	89	+59	37.1	18.5	3.9	1.9	0.8	0.5	1.3
21	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	284	NBA Finals	34	1,346	708	452	94	27	81	267	551	48.5	0	5	0.0	174	243	71.6	53.8	125	327	96	85	+157	39.6	20.8	13.3	2.8	0.8	2.4	2.8
22	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	277	NBA Finals	29	1,125	693	166	125	53	30	252	529	47.6	14	45	31.1	175	234	74.8	54.8	45	121	85	75	-51	38.8	23.9	5.7	4.3	1.8	1.0	2.9
23	James Worthy J. Worthy	275	NBA Finals	34	1,346	754	171	112	34	20	314	589	53.3	3	15	20.0	123	180	68.3	56.4	66	105	68	88		39.6	22.2	5.0	3.3	1.0	0.6	2.0
24	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	246	NBA Finals	25	926	576	269				201	447	45.0				174	209	83.3	53.4				109		37.0	23.0	10.8
25	Tony Parker T. Parker	233	NBA Finals	29	1,053	479	71	130	18	3	195	428	45.6	19	54	35.2	70	111	63.1	50.2	10	61	70	54	+50	36.3	16.5	2.4	4.5	0.6	0.1	2.4

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