most nba championships by player before 1983

Before 1982-83, Bill Russell won the most championships, with 11 championships.

NAMEChampsGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bill Russell
B. Russell
11
963
42.3
15.1
22.5
4.3
5.9
13.4
44.0
3.3
5.8
56.1
47.1
40,726
14,522
21,620
4,100
2,592
2Sam Jones
S. Jones
10
871
27.9
17.7
4.9
2.5
7.2
15.8
45.6
3.3
4.1
80.3
50.3
24,285
15,411
4,305
2,209
1,735
3John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
8
1,270
36.6
20.8
6.3
4.8
1.2
0.3
8.3
18.8
43.9
4.2
5.2
81.5
49.2
1.5
3.5
2.5
46,471
26,395
8,007
6,114
476
117
204
3,281
4Tom Sanders
T. Sanders
8
916
24.2
9.6
6.3
1.1
3.7
8.7
42.8
2.1
2.8
76.7
48.2
22,164
8,766
5,798
1,026
3,044
5K.C. Jones
K.C. Jones
8
676
25.9
7.4
3.5
4.3
2.8
7.3
38.7
1.7
2.7
64.7
43.5
17,501
5,011
2,399
2,908
1,816
6Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
8
654
29.4
18.6
8.8
2.0
7.3
18.0
40.5
4.0
5.1
79.0
46.0
19,254
12,194
5,749
1,318
2,454
7Frank Ramsey
F. Ramsey
7
623
24.6
13.4
5.5
1.8
4.7
11.8
39.9
4.0
4.9
80.4
47.9
15,330
8,378
3,410
1,134
2,158
8Jim Loscutoff
J. Loscutoff
6
511
18.5
6.2
5.6
0.7
2.6
7.6
34.5
1.0
1.5
65.3
37.6
9,431
3,156
2,848
353
1,497
9Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
6
924
35.3
18.4
5.2
7.5
6.7
17.8
37.5
5.0
6.2
80.3
44.6
30,165
16,960
4,786
6,955
2,242
10Larry Siegfried
L. Siegfried
5
550
24.8
10.8
2.8
3.5
3.9
9.5
40.9
3.0
3.5
85.4
48.8
13,632
5,960
1,567
1,950
1,307
11Don Nelson
D. Nelson
5
1,053
20.6
10.3
4.9
1.4
0.3
0.1
3.8
8.0
48.0
2.7
3.6
76.5
54.4
1.2
3.1
21,685
10,898
5,192
1,526
65
35
2,451
12Slater Martin
S. Martin
5
745
35.9
9.8
3.4
4.2
3.5
9.7
36.4
2.8
3.7
76.2
43.6
21,889
7,337
2,302
3,160
2,238
13George Mikan
G. Mikan
5
439
34.4
23.1
13.4
2.8
8.1
20.0
40.4
7.0
8.9
78.2
48.3
8,350
10,156
4,167
1,245
1,862
14Jim Pollard
J. Pollard
5
438
35.4
13.2
7.8
3.2
5.2
14.6
36.0
2.7
3.5
75.0
40.8
9,391
5,762
2,487
1,417
1,145
15Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
4
711
32.0
17.8
3.9
3.0
6.7
15.7
42.6
4.4
5.0
88.3
49.7
21,793
12,665
2,793
2,101
1,925
16Vern Mikkelsen
V. Mikkelsen
4
699
32.5
14.4
9.4
2.2
5.1
12.6
40.3
4.2
5.5
76.6
47.8
18,443
10,063
5,940
1,515
2,812
17Pep Saul
P. Saul
4
384
23.0
5.6
2.0
1.6
2.0
5.7
36.0
1.5
2.1
73.9
42.7
6,219
2,152
683
596
687
18Jamaal Wilkes
J. Wilkes
3
618
34.4
18.4
7.0
2.6
1.4
0.3
7.8
15.8
49.5
0.0
0.1
11.8
2.8
3.6
76.0
52.9
2.1
4.9
2.3
21,260
11,357
4,311
1,598
886
199
859
1,786
19Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
3
1,011
40.1
27.8
13.7
4.3
1.1
3.3
11.4
20.5
55.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.9
6.9
71.5
59.0
2.9
9.8
3.3
40,567
28,088
13,826
4,308
779
2,310
1,266
3,083
20Paul Silas
P. Silas
3
1,254
27.9
9.4
9.9
2.1
0.6
0.2
3.4
7.9
43.2
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.8
67.3
48.9
3.6
5.6
1.4
34,989
11,782
12,357
2,572
358
138
333
3,105
21Willie Naulls
W. Naulls
3
716
28.8
15.8
9.1
1.6
6.3
15.6
40.6
3.1
3.9
81.2
45.7
20,620
11,305
6,508
1,112
2,216
22Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
3
704
27.1
17.0
9.5
1.6
6.8
15.3
44.3
3.4
4.5
75.7
49.1
19,075
11,947
6,663
1,097
2,289
23Gene Conley
G. Conley
3
351
16.5
5.9
6.3
0.6
2.4
6.4
37.1
1.1
1.7
65.7
41.2
5,791
2,069
2,212
201
1,123
24Bob Harrison
B. Harrison
3
615
26.9
7.2
2.5
2.7
2.9
8.2
35.2
1.4
2.0
69.3
39.4
12,926
4,418
1,358
1,672
2,035
25Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
2
192
37.3
18.9
8.7
8.5
2.7
0.5
7.1
13.4
53.3
0.1
0.4
20.8
4.6
5.8
78.0
59.3
2.7
6.0
3.8
7,157
3,632
1,667
1,623
522
102
734
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