what nba player has started the most finals games 1984-85 to 1994-95

Between the 1984-85 and 1994-95 seasons, Magic Johnson and James Worthy were tied for the most games by a player as a starter in the NBA Finals, with 27 games.

NAME GP SERIES MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
27
NBA Finals
39.4
20.1
6.7
12.6
1.9
0.1
7.0
13.7
50.9
0.3
1.1
31.0
5.9
6.5
90.3
60.9
1.2
5.5
2.9
1,064
543
180
339
50
3
79
63
2 James Worthy
J. Worthy
27
NBA Finals
39.7
22.2
5.2
3.6
0.9
0.7
9.1
17.9
51.0
0.1
0.5
21.4
3.8
5.5
68.9
54.5
1.9
3.3
1.9
1,072
599
140
96
24
18
52
63
3 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
23
NBA Finals
31.6
18.5
6.4
2.2
0.7
1.5
7.5
14.9
50.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.5
4.8
72.1
54.5
2.0
4.4
2.1
727
426
147
50
15
35
49
79
4 Byron Scott
B. Scott
23
NBA Finals
35.2
12.5
3.5
2.1
1.2
0.2
5.0
11.3
44.1
0.4
1.5
25.7
2.1
2.8
75.4
49.7
0.9
2.6
1.4
810
288
81
48
28
5
33
70
5 Horace Grant
H. Grant
21
NBA Finals
39.3
11.9
9.3
2.5
1.1
1.3
5.1
9.1
56.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.5
62.3
57.8
3.1
6.2
1.2
826
249
196
52
24
28
25
66
6 A.C. Green
A.C. Green
18
NBA Finals
31.3
9.2
7.6
0.4
0.6
0.2
3.4
6.7
50.8
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.4
3.4
70.5
56.2
2.4
5.2
1.2
563
165
136
8
11
3
21
57
7 Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
18
NBA Finals
36.1
12.7
3.2
5.8
1.9
0.2
5.3
10.8
48.7
0.8
1.8
43.8
1.3
1.6
82.8
54.9
0.7
2.4
2.1
650
228
57
105
34
3
37
60
8 Larry Bird
L. Bird
18
NBA Finals
42.4
24.0
9.5
6.7
1.9
0.7
8.8
19.3
45.8
0.8
2.0
38.9
5.6
6.2
90.1
54.6
2.1
7.4
2.6
764
432
171
120
34
13
47
40
9 Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
18
NBA Finals
41.6
18.0
4.9
8.1
1.4
0.5
6.9
16.1
42.9
0.2
1.3
13.0
4.1
4.8
84.9
49.6
1.6
3.3
2.6
748
324
89
145
25
9
47
43
10 Kevin McHale
K. McHale
18
NBA Finals
39.6
24.1
9.4
1.7
0.4
1.8
9.2
15.7
58.5
0.0
0.0
5.8
7.4
77.6
63.6
3.2
6.2
2.8
712
434
169
30
8
32
51
58
11 Robert Parish
R. Parish
18
NBA Finals
33.2
15.5
7.4
1.4
0.8
1.7
6.3
12.7
49.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.9
4.6
64.6
52.6
2.3
5.2
1.8
597
279
134
25
14
31
32
49
12 Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
17
NBA Finals
25.8
6.4
4.0
1.8
0.5
0.3
2.8
6.4
44.4
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.3
54.5
45.9
1.1
2.9
1.2
439
108
68
31
9
5
20
50
13 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
17
NBA Finals
44.0
36.3
6.6
7.9
2.0
0.8
14.4
27.4
52.6
1.4
3.4
42.1
6.1
7.5
80.5
59.1
1.7
4.9
3.4
748
617
113
134
34
13
58
59
14 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
17
NBA Finals
42.8
20.9
8.9
7.4
1.9
0.9
8.1
17.8
45.7
0.2
1.2
15.0
4.5
6.2
72.6
51.1
2.8
6.1
4.1
728
356
152
125
33
15
69
62
15 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
17
NBA Finals
42.5
27.5
10.6
3.4
1.9
3.2
11.0
22.5
48.8
0.1
0.1
100.0
5.4
7.2
74.0
53.4
3.0
7.6
3.1
722
467
181
58
33
54
52
70
16 Joe Dumars
J. Dumars
16
NBA Finals
36.9
19.1
2.3
5.3
0.6
0.1
7.0
14.1
49.6
0.2
0.7
27.3
4.9
5.6
88.8
57.7
0.8
1.6
2.1
590
306
37
84
10
1
33
30
17 Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
16
NBA Finals
32.5
10.3
9.4
2.1
0.8
0.6
3.9
9.1
43.4
0.8
1.9
38.7
1.6
1.7
96.3
52.3
1.7
7.7
0.8
520
164
150
34
12
10
12
65
18 Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
16
NBA Finals
37.2
22.6
4.2
7.9
2.1
0.3
8.3
17.3
48.0
1.1
2.4
46.2
4.8
6.1
78.6
56.4
0.9
3.3
3.8
595
361
67
127
34
5
61
55
19 Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
15
NBA Finals
40.3
24.5
8.3
6.0
1.4
0.5
8.4
18.1
46.3
0.5
3.0
15.6
7.2
8.7
82.4
55.7
2.9
5.3
2.7
604
367
124
90
21
8
41
61
20 Robert Horry
R. Horry
11
NBA Finals
41.1
13.0
7.5
3.7
1.9
1.2
4.3
11.5
37.0
2.0
5.9
33.8
2.5
3.8
64.3
49.1
2.1
5.5
1.4
452
143
83
41
21
13
15
33
21 Kenny Smith
K. Smith
11
NBA Finals
25.7
6.3
1.5
3.5
0.5
0.0
2.3
5.9
38.5
1.2
3.0
39.4
0.5
0.5
100.0
51.0
0.4
1.2
1.5
283
69
17
38
6
0
16
15
22 John Paxson
J. Paxson
11
NBA Finals
31.3
11.7
1.4
3.0
1.2
0.0
5.3
9.0
58.6
0.7
2.0
36.4
0.5
0.5
83.3
63.5
0.2
1.2
0.7
344
129
15
33
13
0
8
24
23 Kevin Duckworth
K. Duckworth
11
NBA Finals
28.5
12.2
6.3
0.8
0.4
0.5
5.1
10.5
48.3
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.9
68.8
51.5
1.3
5.0
2.6
313
134
69
9
4
6
29
46
24 Jerome Kersey
J. Kersey
11
NBA Finals
39.5
16.7
7.9
2.4
1.3
0.4
6.7
14.1
47.7
0.0
0.3
0.0
3.3
4.3
76.6
52.4
3.3
4.6
2.9
434
184
87
26
14
4
32
48
25 Terry Porter
T. Porter
11
NBA Finals
42.6
17.5
3.5
6.4
1.5
0.3
5.2
11.9
43.5
0.9
3.5
26.3
6.2
7.2
86.1
57.9
0.8
2.7
3.5
469
192
39
70
16
3
38
28
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Rockets Rockets
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68
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.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
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Lakers Lakers
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