NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Playoff Leaders and Records for Win Shares

Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.

Table
Year Lg Player WS Tm
2024 NBA Derrick White 2.89 BOS
2023 NBA Nikola Jokić 5.01 DEN
2022 NBA Jimmy Butler 3.82 MIA
2021 NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo 3.73 MIL
2020 NBA Anthony Davis 4.54 LAL
2019 NBA Kawhi Leonard 4.98 TOR
2018 NBA LeBron James 5.16 CLE
2017 NBA LeBron James 4.26 CLE
2016 NBA LeBron James 4.69 CLE
2015 NBA Stephen Curry 3.93 GSW
2014 NBA LeBron James 4.28 MIA
2013 NBA LeBron James 5.20 MIA
2012 NBA LeBron James 5.82 MIA
2011 NBA LeBron James 3.81 MIA
2010 NBA Pau Gasol* 4.25 LAL
2009 NBA LeBron James 4.83 CLE
2008 NBA Kevin Garnett* 4.10 BOS
2007 NBA LeBron James 3.73 CLE
2006 NBA Dirk Nowitzki* 5.39 DAL
2005 NBA Chauncey Billups* 4.59 DET
2004 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 3.86 LAL
2003 NBA Tim Duncan* 5.94 SAS
2002 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 3.81 LAL
2001 NBA Kobe Bryant* 3.76 LAL
2000 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 4.67 LAL
1999 NBA Tim Duncan* 3.71 SAS
1998 NBA Michael Jordan* 4.81 CHI
1997 NBA Michael Jordan* 3.94 CHI
1996 NBA Michael Jordan* 4.68 CHI
1995 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 3.02 ORL
1994 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 4.29 HOU
1993 NBA Charles Barkley* 4.60 PHO
1992 NBA Michael Jordan* 4.13 CHI
1991 NBA Michael Jordan* 4.77 CHI
1990 NBA Michael Jordan* 3.98 CHI
1989 NBA Michael Jordan* 4.04 CHI
1988 NBA Magic Johnson* 3.99 LAL
1987 NBA Magic Johnson* 3.68 LAL
1986 NBA Larry Bird* 4.23 BOS
1985 NBA Magic Johnson* 3.01 LAL
1984 NBA Larry Bird* 4.72 BOS
1983 NBA Moses Malone* 2.84 PHI
1982 NBA Julius Erving* 3.00 PHI
1981 NBA Moses Malone* 3.46 HOU
1980 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.26 LAL
1979 NBA Gus Williams 2.71 SEA
1978 NBA Elvin Hayes* 3.06 WSB
1977 NBA Julius Erving* 3.40 PHI
1976 NBA Dave Cowens* 2.71 BOS
  ABA Julius Erving* 3.69 NYA
1975 NBA Rick Barry* 3.09 GSW
  ABA Artis Gilmore* 3.02 KEN
1974 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.69 MIL
  ABA Julius Erving* 2.98 NYA
1973 NBA Walt Frazier* 3.02 NYK
  ABA Dan Issel* 3.56 KEN
1972 NBA Walt Frazier* 3.33 NYK
  ABA Julius Erving* 2.81 VIR
1971 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.26 MIL
  ABA Dan Issel* 3.32 KEN
1970 NBA Jerry West* 3.19 LAL
  ABA Roger Brown* 3.47 INA
1969 NBA Jerry West* 4.31 LAL
  ABA Roger Brown* 3.36 INA
1968 NBA Jerry West* 3.60 LAL
  ABA Connie Hawkins* 3.98 PTP
1967 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 3.78 PHI
1966 NBA Bill Russell* 3.25 BOS
1965 NBA Bill Russell* 3.34 BOS
1964 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 3.75 SFW
1963 NBA Bill Russell* 2.53 BOS
1962 NBA Bill Russell* 3.60 BOS
1961 NBA Elgin Baylor* 2.78 LAL
1960 NBA Bill Russell* 2.97 BOS
1959 NBA Frank Ramsey* 2.04 BOS
1958 NBA Cliff Hagan* 2.72 STL
1957 NBA Bob Pettit* 1.66 STL
1956 NBA Paul Arizin* 2.23 PHW
1955 NBA Dolph Schayes* 1.83 SYR
1954 NBA George Mikan* 3.46 MNL
1953 NBA George Mikan* 1.97 MNL
1952 NBA George Mikan* 2.37 MNL
1951 NBA Bobby Wanzer* 2.68 ROC
1950 NBA George Mikan* 3.73 MNL
1949 BAA George Mikan* 4.24 MNL
1948 BAA Connie Simmons 2.47 BLB
1947 BAA Joe Fulks* 2.27 PHW