In the NBA, winners get immortalized over anyone else, pretty much like in every other sport in existence.
As such, we decided to take a look at the NBA players with the best winning percentages in league history.
The player who remains No. 1 in that stat is Kawhi Leonard, which makes sense considering how much winning he has done throughout his career. He’s followed by Magic Johnson and Larry Birdtwo of the greatest players ever who played solely for two of the best franchises in NBA history.
Check out the full rankings below.
Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 429-147
Career stats: 19.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.9 apg, 49.3 FG%
AP Photo / Reed Saxon
Record: 670-236
Career stats: 19.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 11.2 apg, 52.0 FG%
Allsport / Allsport
Record: 660-237
Career stats: 24.3 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 6.3 apg, 49.6 FG%
Walter Ioss Jr. / Sports Illustrated via Getty Images
Record: 494-181
Career stats: 7.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 4.3 apg, 38.7 FG%
(Stephen Dunn / Getty Images)
Record: 636-237
Career stats: 8.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 4.2 apg, 46.9 FG%
Malcolm Emmons- USA TODAY Sports
Record: 475-179
Career stats: 18.6 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 2.0 apg, 40.5 FG%
Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 762-295
Career stats: 13.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.8 apg, 44.7 FG%
Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 1,001-391
Career stats: 19.0 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 3.0 apg, 50.6 FG%
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 625-246
Career stats: 17.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.5 apg, 45.6 FG%
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 690-273
Career stats: 15.1 ppg, 22.5 rpg, 4.3 apg, 44.0 FG%
Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 892-362
Career stats: 15.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 5.6 apg, 49.1 FG%
Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 581-238
Career stats: 8.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.6 apg, 42.1 FG%
NBA Photo Library / NBAE via Getty Images
Record: 440-184
Career stats: 13.4 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.8 apg, 39.9 FG%
AP Photo / Gene Herrick
Record: 359-152
Career stats: 6.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 0.7 apg, 34.5 FG%
AP Photo / Fred Jewell
Record: 636-275
Career stats: 7.3 ppg, 13.1 rpg, 1.8 apg, 52.1 FG%
Dick Raphael / NBAE via Getty Images
Record: 639-278
Career stats: 9.6 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.1 apg, 42.8 FG%
Record: 247-108
Career stats: 7.9 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.2 apg, 55.5 FG%
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 674-297
Career stats: 17.9 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.7 apg, 55.4 FG%
Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 449-198
Career stats: 19.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.3 apg, 45.8 FG%
Record: 719-323
Career stats: 11.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 4.0 apg, 46.9 FG%
Andy Hayt / Sports Illustrated via Getty Images
Record: 1,074-486
Career stats: 24.6 ppg, 11.2 rpg, 3.6 apg, 55.9 FG%
AP Photo / John Swart
Record: 810-368
Career stats: 16.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 5.2 apg, 47.3 FG%
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 470-215
Career stats: 8.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 5.4 apg, 44.1 FG%
AP Photo / Joe Holloway Jr.
Record: 673-314
Career stats: 21.1 ppg, 10.6 rpg, 2.5 apg, 51.8 FG%
Barry Gossage / NBAE via Getty Images
Record: 341-161
Career stats: 7.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.6 apg, 49.0 FG%
Jed Jacobsohn / Allsport
Record: 819-388
Career stats: 23.7 ppg, 10.9 rpg, 2.5 apg, 58.2 FG%
Christian Petersen / Getty Images
Record: 177-85
Career stats: 9.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.6 apg, 41.0 FG%
Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 316-152
Career stats: 15.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 4.2 apg, 50.0 FG%
Dick Raphael / NBAE via Getty Images
Record: 522-252
Career stats: 12.1 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.7 apg, 56.0 FG%
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Network.
Record: 563-273
Career stats: 24.2 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 4.2 apg, 50.6 FG%
Record: 622-304
Career stats: 17.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 3.0 apg, 52.1 FG%
AP Photo / Ric Francis
Record: 743-364
Career stats: 7.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.1 apg, 42.5 FG%
Democrat & Chronicle via AP
Record: 222-110
Career stats: 8.7 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 2.2 apg, 41.8 FG%
Record: 292-147
Career stats: 23.1 ppg, 13.4 rpg, 2.8 apg, 40.4 FG%
Andy Hayt / NBAE via Getty Images
Record: 853-434
Career stats: 8.3 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 3.0 apg, 39.9 FG%
Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 202-103
Career stats: 6.1 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.8 apg, 43.7 FG%
Jed Jacobsohn / Getty Images
Record: 578-295
Career stats: 6.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.2 apg, 40.9 FG%
Allsport
Record: 601-309
Career stats: 6.0 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 1.8 apg, 47.9 FG%
Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 545-281
Career stats: 24.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 6.5 apg, 47.3 FG%
JEFF HAYNES / AFP via Getty Images
Record: 308-159
Career stats: 7.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.2 apg, 47.9 FG%
Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 242-125
Career stats: 4.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.4 apg, 56.7 FG%
USA TODAY Sports
Record: 706-366
Career stats: 30.1 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 5.3 apg, 49.7 FG%
Harry How / Getty Images
Record: 553-288
Career stats: 7.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.3 apg, 43.1 FG%
Record: 288-150
Career stats: 13.2 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 3.2 apg, 36.0 FG%
Focus on Sport / Getty Images
Record: 723-377
Career stats: 14.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 5.0 apg, 44.5 FG%
Nathaniel S. Butler / NBAE via Getty Images
Record: 627-328
Career stats: 11.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.9 apg, 43.1 FG%
AP Photo
Record: 605-319
Career stats: 18.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 7.5 apg, 37.5 FG%
Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 894-472
Career stats: 27.1 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 7.4 apg, 50.5 FG%
Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 590-313
Career stats: 12.1 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 0.8 apg, 51.3 FG%
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 227-121
Career stats: 13.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 4.9 apg, 40.4 FG%
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