Within the NBA, successful is most necessary. It helps gamers construct manufacturers and legacies, and offers followers one thing to cheer for.
That’s to not say gamers who lose often don’t construct notoriety… it simply may not be for the explanations they need to be remembered.
When wanting on the gamers who’ve the worst win charges ever (minimal: 250 appearances), a couple of names stand out, however none extra so than Shareef Abdur-Rahim. He spent 12 years within the league, was chosen to the All-Star Sport as soon as, and performed in only one playoff sequence throughout his complete NBA profession.
Beneath, try the 50 worst win percentages for gamers in NBA historical past.

Invoice Streicher-USA TODAY Sports activities
Report: 52-212
Profession stats: 7.7 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.1 apg, 41.3 FG%


Getty Pictures
Report: 87-308
Profession stats: 12.5 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 1.6 apg, 47.5 FG%


Rocky Widner/NBAE through Getty Pictures
Report: 70-226
Profession stats: 8.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.4 apg, 42.5 FG%


Getty Pictures
Report: 66-189
Profession stats: 9.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.5 apg, 40.4 FG%


Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports activities
Report: 76-215
Profession stats: 11.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.8 apg, 41.6 FG%
Report: 71-193
Profession stats: 6.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.0 apg, 43.9 FG%


Brian Bahr /Allsport
Report: 78-211
Profession stats: 9.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.2 apg, 43.5 FG%


Rocky Widner/NBAE through Getty Pictures
Report: 70-183
Profession stats: 6.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 0.7 apg, 40.6 FG%


Rocky Widner/NBAE through Getty Pictures
Report: 78-203
Profession stats: 7.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 0.6 apg, 40.1 FG%


Lou Capozzola/NBAE through Getty Pictures
Report: 139-357
Profession stats: 5.1 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 3.6 apg, 41.5 FG%


Dick Raphael/NBAE through Getty Pictures
Report: 74-186
Profession stats: 18.9 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 2.9 apg, 49.7 FG%


Noah Graham/NBAE through Getty Pictures
Report: 85-211
Profession stats: 11.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.2 apg, 45.2 FG%


Rocky Widner/NBAE through Getty Pictures
Report: 195-481
Profession stats: 9.6 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.9 apg, 48.1 FG%
Report: 79-192
Profession stats: 12.6 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.8 apg, 32.9 FG%


Andy Jacobs/NBAE through Getty Pictures
Report: 145-351
Profession stats: 8.8 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 5.1 apg, 48.3 FG%


Tim de Frisco /Allsport
Report: 142-338
Profession stats: 6.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 0.6 apg, 47.2 FG%


Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE through Getty Pictures
Report: 79-188
Profession stats: 7.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.9 apg, 41.7 FG%
Report: 84-189
Profession stats: 6.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.1 apg, 39.7 FG%


NBA Photographs/NBAE through Getty Pictures
Report: 78-175
Profession stats: 5.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.4 apg, 48.8 FG%


Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports activities
Report: 96-213
Profession stats: 8.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.2 apg, 54.5 FG%


Ken Blaze-Imagn Pictures
Report: 90-199
Profession stats: 12.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 0.9 apg, 51.8 FG%


Invoice Streicher-Imagn Pictures
Report: 91-201
Profession stats: 11.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.5 apg, 47.4 FG%


Vernon Biever/NBAE through Getty Pictures
Report: 115-254
Profession stats: 4.6 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.0 apg, 42.5 FG%


Dick Raphael/NBAE through Getty Pictures
Report: 102-225
Profession stats: 8.5 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 3.0 apg, 42.5 FG%


Joe Murphy/NBAE through Getty Pictures
Report: 178-386
Profession stats: 7.4 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 3.5 apg, 39.0 FG%


Jonathan Daniel /Allsport
Report: 127-275
Profession stats: 8.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 2.6 apg, 41.1 FG%


Christian Petersen/Getty Pictures
Report: 107-230
Profession stats: 4.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.6 apg, 44.4 FG%


Tim de Frisco /Allsport
Report: 203-436
Profession stats: 11.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 6.5 apg, 44.4 FG%


Mike Powell/Getty Pictures
Report: 95-204
Profession stats: 9.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.1 apg, 43.7 FG%


Neil Leifer /Sports activities Illustrated through Getty Pictures
Report: 112-240
Profession stats: 7.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.0 apg, 46.0 FG%


Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports activities
Report: 155-332
Profession stats: 10.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.5 apg, 44.5 FG%


Rob Grey-Imagn Pictures
Report: 130-277
Profession stats: 18.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.7 apg, 47.0 FG%
Report: 130-277
Profession stats: 18.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.7 apg, 47.0 FG%


USA TODAY Sports activities
Report: 89-188
Profession stats: 7.8 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 3.2 apg, 41.6 FG%


Getty Pictures
Report: 161-340
Profession stats: 7.7 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 2.9 apg, 45.2 FG%


Invoice Streicher-USA TODAY Sports activities
Report: 94-198
Profession stats: 14.1 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.8 apg, 40.8 FG%


Ken Levine/Getty Pictures
Report: 170-358
Profession stats: 14.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.3 apg, 45.4 FG%


Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE through Getty Pictures
Report: 100-210
Profession stats: 7.0 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 1.3 apg, 44.7 FG%


Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports activities
Report: 111-231
Profession stats: 2.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.2 apg, 41.9 FG%


Otto Greule Jr/Getty Pictures
Report: 221-459
Profession stats: 6.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 0.6 apg, 49.7 FG%


Matt Krohn-Imagn Pictures
Report: 100-207
Profession stats: 8.6 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1.3 apg, 50.7 FG%


Fernando Medina/NBAE through Getty Pictures
Report: 93-192
Profession stats: 6.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 0.4 apg, 46.7 FG%


RVR Photographs-USA TODAY Sports activities
Report: 100-203
Profession stats: 5.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 0.6 apg, 48.3 FG%


Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Pictures
Report: 165-334
Profession stats: 4.5 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 2.1 apg, 41.2 FG%


Rocky Widner/NBAE through Getty Pictures
Report: 275-555
Profession stats: 18.1 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 2.5 apg, 47.2 FG%


Getty Pictures
Report: 194-390
Profession stats: 4.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.8 apg, 44.1 FG%


Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports activities
Report: 134-269
Profession stats: 7.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 0.8 apg, 55.3 FG%


Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE through Getty Pictures
Report: 110-220
Profession stats: 6.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.3 apg, 41.7 FG%


Ezra Shaw/Getty Pictures
Report: 100-200
Profession stats: 5.8 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 2.5 apg, 40.1 FG%


Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports activities
Report: 107-213
Profession stats: 7.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.7 apg, 39.3 FG%