Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sits atop the leaderboard for most regular season wins in NBA history.
Over a career spanning 20 years from 1969 to 1989, the 7-foot-2 center appeared in 1,560 games and recorded 1,074 wins, per Statmuse. The majority of his wins came during his time with the Los Angeles Lakers, a franchise he played 14 seasons for and with whom he won five of his six NBA championships.
Abdul-Jabbar is one of three players who have ever recorded at least 1,000 wins.
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Robert Parish, the NBA's all-time leader for games played, ranks second with 1,014 wins while Tim Duncan slots in at third with 1,001.
Here's a look at the top 10 players who have won the most regular season games in NBA history:
Rank | Player | Games Played | Wins |
1. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1,560 | 1,074 |
2. | Robert Parish | 1,611 | 1,014 |
3. | Tim Duncan | 1,392 | 1,001 |
4. | John Stockton | 1,504 | 953 |
5. | Karl Malone | 1,476 | 952 |
6. | Dirk Nowitzki | 1,522 | 916 |
7. | Tony Parker | 1,254 | 892 |
8. | LeBron James | 1,310 | 869 |
9. | Derek Fisher | 1,287 | 853 |
10. | Kobe Bryant | 1,346 | 836 |
LeBron James, who ranks eighth all-time with 869 wins out of 1,310 games played entering the 2021-22 season, is the only active player among the 10 most winningest players in NBA regular season history. No other active player ranks within the top 25.
By percentage, LA Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard is the winningest player in NBA history among players to have played at least 150 games, having won 74.5 percent of his 576 career regular-season games.
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