NBA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Win Shares

Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

Table
  Year-by-Year WS   Active WS   Career WS   Single Season WS
1946-47Bob Feerick 18.59   Joe Fulks* 2.27   Joe Fulks* 2.27   Joe Fulks* 2.27
1947-48Bob Feerick 10.52   Joe Fulks* 4.22   Joe Fulks* 4.22   Connie Simmons 2.47
1948-49George Mikan* 20.86   George Mikan* 4.24   George Mikan* 4.24   George Mikan* 4.24
1949-50George Mikan* 21.13   George Mikan* 7.97   George Mikan* 7.97   George Mikan* 4.24
1950-51George Mikan* 23.43   George Mikan* 9.03   George Mikan* 9.03   George Mikan* 4.24
1951-52Paul Arizin* 16.01   George Mikan* 11.39   George Mikan* 11.39   George Mikan* 4.24
1952-53Neil Johnston* 15.33   George Mikan* 13.37   George Mikan* 13.37   George Mikan* 4.24
1953-54Neil Johnston* 18.30   George Mikan* 16.82   George Mikan* 16.82   George Mikan* 4.24
1954-55Neil Johnston* 15.39   Dolph Schayes* 8.86   George Mikan* 16.82   George Mikan* 4.24
1955-56Neil Johnston* 13.92   George Mikan* 16.97   George Mikan* 16.97   George Mikan* 4.24
1956-57Neil Johnston* 13.68   Dolph Schayes* 10.62   George Mikan* 16.97   George Mikan* 4.24
1957-58Dolph Schayes* 13.73   Dolph Schayes* 11.43   George Mikan* 16.97   George Mikan* 4.24
1958-59Bob Pettit* 14.75   Dolph Schayes* 12.70   George Mikan* 16.97   George Mikan* 4.24
1959-60Wilt Chamberlain* 17.01   Dolph Schayes* 13.28   George Mikan* 16.97   George Mikan* 4.24
1960-61Wilt Chamberlain* 18.83   Dolph Schayes* 13.79   George Mikan* 16.97   George Mikan* 4.24
1961-62Wilt Chamberlain* 23.11   Dolph Schayes* 13.78   George Mikan* 16.97   George Mikan* 4.24
1962-63Wilt Chamberlain* 20.94   Bill Russell* 15.52   George Mikan* 16.97   George Mikan* 4.24
1963-64Wilt Chamberlain* 24.98   Bill Russell* 17.39   Bill Russell* 17.39   George Mikan* 4.24
1964-65Oscar Robertson* 16.95   Bill Russell* 20.72   Bill Russell* 20.72   George Mikan* 4.24
1965-66Wilt Chamberlain* 21.42   Bill Russell* 23.97   Bill Russell* 23.97   George Mikan* 4.24
1966-67Wilt Chamberlain* 21.87   Bill Russell* 24.70   Bill Russell* 24.70   George Mikan* 4.24
1967-68Wilt Chamberlain* 20.38   Bill Russell* 26.35   Bill Russell* 26.35   George Mikan* 4.24
1968-69Willis Reed* 14.69   Bill Russell* 27.76   Bill Russell* 27.76   Jerry West* 4.31
1969-70Jerry West* 15.15   Wilt Chamberlain* 24.95   Bill Russell* 27.76   Jerry West* 4.31
1970-71Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 22.31   Wilt Chamberlain* 25.76   Bill Russell* 27.76   Jerry West* 4.31
1971-72Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 25.37   Wilt Chamberlain* 28.76   Wilt Chamberlain* 28.76   Jerry West* 4.31
1972-73Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 21.86   Wilt Chamberlain* 31.46   Wilt Chamberlain* 31.46   Jerry West* 4.31
1973-74Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 18.45   Jerry West* 26.75   Wilt Chamberlain* 31.46   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.69
1974-75Bob McAdoo* 17.81   John Havlicek* 17.72   Wilt Chamberlain* 31.46   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.69
1975-76Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 17.01   John Havlicek* 18.98   Wilt Chamberlain* 31.46   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.69
1976-77Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 17.81   John Havlicek* 19.27   Wilt Chamberlain* 31.46   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.69
1977-78David Thompson* 12.70   John Havlicek* 19.27   Wilt Chamberlain* 31.46   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.69
1978-79Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 14.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 17.85   Wilt Chamberlain* 31.46   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.69
1979-80Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 14.84   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 21.11   Wilt Chamberlain* 31.46   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.69
1980-81Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 14.26   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 21.55   Wilt Chamberlain* 31.46   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.69
1981-82Moses Malone* 15.42   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 23.03   Wilt Chamberlain* 31.46   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.69
1982-83Moses Malone* 15.10   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 25.13   Wilt Chamberlain* 31.46   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.69
1983-84Adrian Dantley* 14.61   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 28.43   Wilt Chamberlain* 31.46   Larry Bird* 4.72
1984-85Larry Bird* 15.67   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 30.89   Wilt Chamberlain* 31.46   Larry Bird* 4.72
1985-86Larry Bird* 15.81   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 32.47   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 32.47   Larry Bird* 4.72
1986-87Michael Jordan* 16.89   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 34.47   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 34.47   Larry Bird* 4.72
1987-88Michael Jordan* 21.23   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 35.28   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 35.28   Larry Bird* 4.72
1988-89Michael Jordan* 19.80   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 35.56   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 35.56   Larry Bird* 4.72
1989-90Michael Jordan* 18.99   Magic Johnson* 28.85   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 35.56   Larry Bird* 4.72
1990-91Michael Jordan* 20.30   Magic Johnson* 32.16   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 35.56   Michael Jordan* 4.77
1991-92Michael Jordan* 17.73   Larry Bird* 24.83   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 35.56   Michael Jordan* 4.77
1992-93Michael Jordan* 17.24   Michael Jordan* 25.01   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 35.56   Michael Jordan* 4.77
1993-94David Robinson* 19.98   Hakeem Olajuwon* 15.75   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 35.56   Michael Jordan* 4.77
1994-95David Robinson* 17.46   Michael Jordan* 26.33   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 35.56   Michael Jordan* 4.77
1995-96Michael Jordan* 20.43   Magic Johnson* 32.63   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 35.56   Michael Jordan* 4.77
1996-97Michael Jordan* 18.30   Michael Jordan* 34.94   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 35.56   Michael Jordan* 4.77
1997-98Karl Malone* 16.35   Michael Jordan* 39.76   Michael Jordan* 39.76   Michael Jordan* 4.81
1998-99Karl Malone* 9.62   Hakeem Olajuwon* 22.36   Michael Jordan* 39.76   Michael Jordan* 4.81
1999-00Shaquille O'Neal* 18.65   Scottie Pippen* 23.44   Michael Jordan* 39.76   Michael Jordan* 4.81
2000-01Shaquille O'Neal* 14.94   Scottie Pippen* 23.29   Michael Jordan* 39.76   Michael Jordan* 4.81
2001-02Tim Duncan* 17.81   Michael Jordan* 39.76   Michael Jordan* 39.76   Michael Jordan* 4.81
2002-03Tim Duncan* 16.45   Michael Jordan* 39.76   Michael Jordan* 39.76   Tim Duncan* 5.94
2003-04Kevin Garnett* 18.33   Shaquille O'Neal* 27.89   Michael Jordan* 39.76   Tim Duncan* 5.94
2004-05Kevin Garnett* 16.11   Shaquille O'Neal* 28.69   Michael Jordan* 39.76   Tim Duncan* 5.94
2005-06Dirk Nowitzki* 17.72   Shaquille O'Neal* 30.33   Michael Jordan* 39.76   Tim Duncan* 5.94
2006-07Dirk Nowitzki* 16.34   Shaquille O'Neal* 30.35   Michael Jordan* 39.76   Tim Duncan* 5.94
2007-08Chris Paul 17.79   Shaquille O'Neal* 30.66   Michael Jordan* 39.76   Tim Duncan* 5.94
2008-09LeBron James 20.25   Shaquille O'Neal* 30.66   Michael Jordan* 39.76   Tim Duncan* 5.94
2009-10LeBron James 18.46   Shaquille O'Neal* 31.08   Michael Jordan* 39.76   Tim Duncan* 5.94
2010-11LeBron James 15.58   Shaquille O'Neal* 31.08   Michael Jordan* 39.76   Tim Duncan* 5.94
2011-12LeBron James 14.45   Tim Duncan* 30.62   Michael Jordan* 39.76   Tim Duncan* 5.94
2012-13LeBron James 19.30   Tim Duncan* 33.08   Michael Jordan* 39.76   Tim Duncan* 5.94
2013-14Kevin Durant 19.22   Tim Duncan* 36.27   Michael Jordan* 39.76   Tim Duncan* 5.94
2014-15James Harden 16.44   Tim Duncan* 37.47   Michael Jordan* 39.76   Tim Duncan* 5.94
2015-16Stephen Curry 17.87   LeBron James 41.57   LeBron James 41.57   Tim Duncan* 5.94
2016-17James Harden 15.05   LeBron James 45.83   LeBron James 45.83   Tim Duncan* 5.94
2017-18James Harden 15.37   LeBron James 50.99   LeBron James 50.99   Tim Duncan* 5.94
2018-19James Harden 15.19   LeBron James 50.99   LeBron James 50.99   Tim Duncan* 5.94
2019-20James Harden 13.12   LeBron James 55.26   LeBron James 55.26   Tim Duncan* 5.94
2020-21Nikola Jokić 15.62   LeBron James 55.68   LeBron James 55.68   Tim Duncan* 5.94
2021-22Nikola Jokić 15.24   LeBron James 55.68   LeBron James 55.68   Tim Duncan* 5.94
2022-23Nikola Jokić 14.93   LeBron James 57.88   LeBron James 57.88   Tim Duncan* 5.94
2023-24Nikola Jokić 17.05   LeBron James 58.67   LeBron James 58.67   Tim Duncan* 5.94