most finals appearances in a decade nba

Sam Jones and Bill Russell are tied for the most appearances in the NBA Finals, with 9 appearances in the 1960s.

NAMEDECADESERIESGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Sam Jones
S. Jones
1960s
NBA Finals
55
31.7
19.5
5.0
2.6
7.9
17.0
46.3
3.8
4.6
82.9
51.3
1,742
1,075
273
145
143
2Bill Russell
B. Russell
1960s
NBA Finals
55
46.7
17.5
24.8
4.8
6.4
13.1
48.5
4.8
7.5
63.5
53.3
2,571
963
1,363
265
174
3LeBron James
L. James
2010s
NBA Finals
45
42.9
28.8
10.3
7.8
1.8
0.9
10.8
22.5
48.3
1.8
5.1
35.5
5.3
7.1
74.3
56.2
2.0
8.2
3.8
1,930
1,295
462
352
82
41
173
109
-118
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1980s
NBA Finals
45
34.9
21.8
7.7
2.9
0.9
2.2
8.9
17.3
51.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.7
69.6
55.0
2.3
5.5
2.7
1,569
981
348
132
41
101
121
165
5Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
1980s
NBA Finals
46
30.6
10.3
2.9
3.9
1.3
0.4
3.9
8.7
44.7
0.8
2.0
38.0
1.8
2.2
80.6
53.5
0.8
2.2
1.3
1,406
474
135
178
59
20
60
159
6Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1980s
NBA Finals
45
40.4
19.5
7.9
11.6
2.1
0.4
7.0
13.3
52.4
0.1
0.5
20.8
5.4
6.3
86.3
60.6
1.8
6.1
3.7
1,816
878
357
522
96
16
168
137
7Tom Sanders
T. Sanders
1960s
NBA Finals
43
26.2
10.5
6.4
1.2
4.3
9.3
46.1
1.9
2.6
73.5
50.3
1,126
453
277
50
179
8K.C. Jones
K.C. Jones
1960s
NBA Finals
42
23.0
6.8
2.6
3.7
2.6
6.4
40.3
1.7
2.4
71.0
46.0
964
287
109
155
128
9James Jones
J. Jones
2010s
NBA Finals
25
8.4
2.0
0.8
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.6
1.6
38.5
0.4
1.2
37.9
0.3
0.4
72.7
55.9
0.0
0.8
0.3
209
49
20
4
5
2
7
32
-8
10Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
2000s
NBA Finals
30
43.1
24.6
5.2
5.3
1.7
0.9
8.9
21.5
41.4
1.1
3.5
31.1
5.7
6.8
83.7
50.2
0.9
4.3
3.2
1,293
737
155
160
50
28
96
91
+28
11Derek Fisher
D. Fisher
2000s
NBA Finals
31
28.1
9.3
2.1
2.7
1.1
0.0
3.1
7.1
43.2
1.3
2.9
45.1
1.8
2.4
78.1
57.1
0.5
1.6
1.0
870
288
65
85
34
1
32
92
+82
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1990s
NBA Finals
35
43.0
33.6
6.0
6.0
1.8
0.7
12.5
26.0
48.1
1.2
3.3
36.8
7.4
9.1
80.6
55.9
1.6
4.4
2.8
1,506
1,176
211
209
62
23
99
103
+45
13Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
1990s
NBA Finals
35
42.0
19.0
8.3
5.9
1.9
1.1
7.0
16.5
42.5
0.9
3.3
25.6
4.1
5.4
74.7
50.1
2.8
5.6
3.3
1,470
664
292
207
67
39
117
118
+38
14Kurt Rambis
K. Rambis
1980s
NBA Finals
34
17.1
5.6
5.2
0.6
0.6
0.4
2.3
4.3
53.1
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.7
57.6
54.9
1.7
3.4
1.1
582
190
176
22
19
14
36
92
15John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
1960s
NBA Finals
34
38.1
21.8
7.7
4.0
8.3
19.6
42.4
5.2
6.1
85.4
49.0
1,296
742
263
135
116
16Jerry West
J. West
1960s
NBA Finals
38
43.9
33.0
5.7
4.9
12.1
25.3
47.9
8.8
10.5
83.9
55.2
1,667
1,254
217
185
112
17Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
1960s
NBA Finals
35
29.7
19.3
8.2
1.9
7.9
19.4
40.6
3.5
4.9
71.8
44.6
1,041
674
286
67
136
18Slater Martin
S. Martin
1950s
NBA Finals
38
9.9
3.3
3.4
4.9
68.4
378
148
19Stephen Curry
S. Curry
2010s
NBA Finals
28
39.4
26.5
5.7
6.2
1.5
0.4
8.4
19.9
42.0
4.3
11.2
38.5
5.4
5.9
92.7
58.9
1.2
4.5
3.8
1,102
741
160
174
43
10
105
78
+103
20Draymond Green
D. Green
2010s
NBA Finals
27
38.9
12.7
9.3
6.7
1.8
1.0
4.4
10.3
42.6
1.2
4.0
30.3
2.8
3.6
76.5
53.7
1.3
8.0
2.7
1,051
344
252
182
49
28
72
113
+120
21Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
2010s
NBA Finals
26
32.1
10.7
4.9
3.7
1.1
0.9
4.3
8.7
49.1
1.4
4.0
35.2
0.8
2.1
37.0
55.9
1.2
3.7
1.1
836
279
127
95
29
23
29
56
+145
22Shaun Livingston
S. Livingston
2010s
NBA Finals
28
18.1
6.4
2.5
1.9
0.4
0.2
2.6
4.9
53.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.2
1.3
89.2
58.4
0.6
1.9
0.8
506
179
70
54
10
5
22
50
-11
23Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
2010s
NBA Finals
27
36.8
18.8
4.1
1.9
0.7
0.4
6.8
14.9
45.4
3.2
7.7
41.1
2.1
2.5
82.4
58.7
0.5
3.6
1.3
993
508
110
50
18
12
35
76
+52
24Robert Horry
R. Horry
2000s
NBA Finals
26
29.1
8.3
5.3
2.6
1.1
1.2
2.8
6.0
47.7
1.3
3.0
43.6
1.3
1.6
78.6
62.0
1.6
3.7
1.2
756
215
137
68
28
30
30
80
+116
25Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
2000s
NBA Finals
26
41.8
29.0
13.2
3.0
0.6
2.0
11.4
18.9
60.3
0.0
0.0
6.2
13.1
47.4
58.8
4.2
9.0
3.1
1,088
753
343
78
15
52
80
91
+34

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