which player has the most nba finals appearances of 1960s center

Between the 1959-60 and 1968-69 seasons, Bill Russell had the most appearances by a center in the NBA Finals, with 9 appearances.

NAMESERIESGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bill Russell
B. Russell
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
2Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
NBA Finals
16
20.8
11.2
5.9
2.1
4.6
13.2
35.1
1.9
2.4
81.6
39.3
333
179
95
34
54
3Darrall Imhoff
D. Imhoff
NBA Finals
18
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
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
NBA Finals
18
47.1
18.6
26.9
4.1
7.4
14.1
52.6
3.8
10.5
36.0
49.7
848
334
484
74
49
5Gene Wiley
G. Wiley
NBA Finals
12
30.8
4.9
12.5
1.5
2.2
4.9
44.1
0.6
1.5
38.9
44.1
369
59
150
18
39
6Mel Counts
M. Counts
NBA Finals
8
9.1
4.5
3.4
0.0
1.6
4.8
34.2
1.3
1.3
100.0
42.5
73
36
27
0
23
7Jim Krebs
J. Krebs
NBA Finals
13
25.9
6.2
7.0
1.3
2.6
6.8
38.6
1.0
1.2
81.3
42.6
337
81
91
17
55
8Larry Foust
L. Foust
NBA Finals
7
13.3
3.9
4.1
0.3
1.6
4.4
35.5
0.7
0.7
100.0
40.7
93
27
29
2
18
9Wayne Embry
W. Embry
NBA Finals
5
9.8
2.8
2.2
0.0
1.0
2.8
35.7
0.8
1.6
50.0
40.0
49
14
11
0
9
10Erwin Mueller
E. Mueller
NBA Finals
6
16.8
2.5
4.0
2.0
1.2
2.8
41.2
0.2
0.8
20.0
39.1
101
15
24
12
13
11Clyde Lee
C. Lee
NBA Finals
5
18.2
6.4
7.2
1.4
3.0
8.8
34.1
0.4
1.6
25.0
33.7
91
32
36
7
13
12Bud Olsen
B. Olsen
NBA Finals
2
3.5
2.0
4.0
0.0
1.0
3.5
28.6
0.0
1.0
0.0
25.4
7
4
8
0
2
13Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
NBA Finals
6
47.3
14.2
26.7
3.3
5.7
16.5
34.3
2.8
5.2
54.8
37.7
284
85
160
20
20
14Tom Hoover
T. Hoover
NBA Finals
1
6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
2.0
3.0
66.7
0.0
0.0
66.7
6
4
2
0
2
15John Thompson
J. Thompson
NBA Finals
1
5.0
2.0
2.0
0.0
1.0
3.0
33.3
0.0
0.0
33.3
5
2
2
0
1
16Bill McGill
B. McGill
NBA Finals
2
10.0
3.5
3.0
1.0
1.5
3.0
50.0
0.5
0.5
100.0
54.3
20
7
6
2
6
17Ray Felix
R. Felix
NBA Finals
7
13.6
4.0
4.0
0.7
1.0
3.3
30.4
2.0
3.0
66.7
43.4
95
28
28
5
15
18Wayne Yates
W. Yates
NBA Finals
2
2.5
1.0
2.0
0.0
0.5
2.5
20.0
0.0
0.0
20.0
5
2
4
0
0
19Bob Ferry
B. Ferry
NBA Finals
6
7.3
3.5
2.0
0.0
1.5
2.5
60.0
0.5
1.0
50.0
59.5
44
21
12
0
4
20John Richter
J. Richter
NBA Finals
4
13.3
3.8
3.0
0.3
1.8
5.5
31.8
0.3
1.0
25.0
31.6
53
15
12
1
12

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.778
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.704
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4.5
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.593
5.0
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15
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.577
5.5
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7
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7.0
10
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.444
9.0
11
11
17
.393
10.5
12
9
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.333
12.0
13
7
19
.269
13.5
14
6
21
.222
15.0
15
4
21
.160
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
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.893
2
20
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.769
4.0
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20
7
.741
4.5
4
19
7
.731
5.0
5
16
8
.667
7.0
6
18
10
.643
7.0
7
15
12
.556
9.5
8
13
14
.481
11.5
9
13
15
.464
12.0
10
11
16
.407
13.5
11
11
17
.393
14.0
12
10
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.385
14.0
13
6
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.222
18.5
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.222
18.5
15
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