which player has most finals games lost since 1960

Since 1959-60, LeBron James and Jerry West are tied for losing the most games in the NBA Finals, with 33 losses.

NAMELSERIESGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
33
NBA Finals
55
42.5
28.4
10.2
7.8
1.7
0.8
10.7
22.1
48.4
1.8
5.2
35.2
5.2
7.1
73.1
56.3
1.9
8.3
3.9
2,337
1,562
561
430
93
46
217
130
-86
2Jerry West
J. West
33
NBA Finals
55
43.3
30.5
5.0
5.6
11.1
24.2
45.9
8.3
10.0
82.6
53.3
2,380
1,679
277
306
159
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
27
NBA Finals
56
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
4Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
26
NBA Finals
50
40.9
19.4
7.9
11.7
2.0
0.3
6.8
13.1
51.6
0.2
0.8
23.7
5.7
6.5
87.4
60.7
1.8
6.2
3.8
2,044
971
397
584
102
16
190
147
5Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
24
NBA Finals
40
42.0
26.8
13.7
3.9
10.2
23.3
43.8
6.4
8.3
76.5
49.6
1,681
1,070
546
154
122
6Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
23
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
7Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
21
NBA Finals
37
28.3
10.4
2.6
4.1
1.2
0.1
4.2
9.0
47.0
0.7
1.8
41.5
1.2
1.6
75.9
53.6
0.7
1.9
1.5
1,048
383
95
150
46
4
56
106
8Derek Fisher
D. Fisher
19
NBA Finals
43
28.2
8.7
2.2
2.4
1.0
0.0
3.0
6.9
42.9
1.1
2.7
41.7
1.7
2.1
81.3
55.9
0.4
1.7
1.0
1,212
376
94
103
45
1
41
127
+110
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
19
NBA Finals
35
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
10Sam Jones
S. Jones
19
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
11Bill Russell
B. Russell
19
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
12James Worthy
J. Worthy
18
NBA Finals
34
39.6
22.2
5.0
3.3
1.0
0.6
9.2
17.3
53.3
0.1
0.4
20.0
3.6
5.3
68.3
56.4
1.9
3.1
2.0
1,346
754
171
112
34
20
68
88
13Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
18
NBA Finals
37
40.1
18.3
4.7
6.2
1.3
1.1
6.8
16.3
42.0
0.2
1.0
16.0
4.5
5.5
81.0
48.8
1.8
2.9
2.7
1,483
676
175
228
48
39
100
106
14Mel Counts
M. Counts
18
NBA Finals
29
15.3
6.8
5.8
0.8
2.7
6.1
44.6
1.3
1.7
78.0
49.5
445
197
168
24
95
15Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
17
NBA Finals
36
27.0
8.5
4.0
3.1
0.9
0.7
3.4
6.9
49.0
1.1
3.2
36.0
0.6
1.5
37.0
55.9
1.0
3.0
0.9
973
305
143
112
31
25
33
75
+70
16Don Nelson
D. Nelson
17
NBA Finals
38
19.9
8.4
5.2
1.1
0.2
0.0
3.2
7.1
45.0
2.0
2.7
74.0
50.7
0.5
3.1
757
319
199
43
2
0
103
17JR Smith
JR Smith
16
NBA Finals
25
30.0
9.7
2.7
1.0
0.9
0.4
3.4
8.9
37.7
2.4
6.2
38.1
0.6
1.1
59.3
51.7
0.4
2.3
0.6
749
243
67
24
22
9
16
71
-112
18Kurt Rambis
K. Rambis
16
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
19Keith Erickson
K. Erickson
16
NBA Finals
25
27.5
7.9
4.4
2.4
0.7
0.2
3.4
8.4
40.5
1.1
1.6
69.2
43.4
0.3
2.2
688
197
111
59
4
1
83
20John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
16
NBA Finals
47
39.8
21.7
7.4
4.1
1.2
0.2
8.3
19.7
42.1
5.1
6.0
84.8
48.5
1.7
5.0
1,872
1,020
350
195
15
3
154
21Rudy LaRusso
R. LaRusso
16
NBA Finals
25
32.3
13.0
7.9
1.8
4.2
10.4
40.5
4.6
6.3
72.8
49.5
808
325
198
44
97
22Tristan Thompson
T. Thompson
15
NBA Finals
22
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
23Richard Jefferson
R. Jefferson
15
NBA Finals
22
26.2
8.0
4.8
1.0
1.0
0.2
3.0
6.5
45.8
0.1
0.7
12.5
2.0
2.9
67.2
51.4
1.2
3.6
1.3
577
175
106
21
22
4
29
58
-41
24A.C. Green
A.C. Green
15
NBA Finals
28
26.3
7.5
6.3
0.4
0.5
0.1
2.8
5.8
47.8
0.1
0.2
33.3
2.0
2.8
70.5
54.0
2.3
4.0
0.9
736
211
177
11
13
3
26
73
-27
25Larry Bird
L. Bird
15
NBA Finals
31
42.8
23.1
11.6
6.0
2.0
0.8
8.4
18.3
45.8
0.6
1.5
42.2
5.7
6.5
87.2
54.5
2.5
9.1
2.9
1,326
716
361
187
63
24
91
80

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Mitchell

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RPG

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Mobley

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APG

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2/24
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Sun
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Last Game
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

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16.5
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18.0
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19.0
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.286
26.5
14
15
41
.268
27.5
15
15
43
.259
28.5
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.759
2
40
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.714
3.0
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.621
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8.5
5
34
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.607
9.0
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