For the 21st season in a row, LeBron James has made an All-NBA Team. He continues to run up the score compared to other legends in that accolade.
James has now made an All-NBA in 95.45 percent of his career seasons, a ridiculous rate considering James has played 22 NBA campaigns. However, that would still put him behind Bob Pettit, who made an All-NBA in each of his 11 seasons. That’s a 100 percent All-NBA rate, for those keeping count.
On the one hand, it’s easier to get an outrageous All-NBA rate when you don’t have a long career. On the other hand, the league had no All-NBA 3rd Teams during Pettit’s era, of which James made four, so Pettit’s All-NBA Team appearances hold on pretty well in their own right.
Below, we have ranked the players with the highest rate of All-NBA appearances in their careers. A lot of active players crack the list, but keep in mind their rate is sure to go down as they age out of NBA stardom.
Not everyone has LeBron’s longevity.
For the record, for this exercise, we’re only listing players with at least five NBA seasons played. That means Alex Groza (two seasons played, two All-NBAs), Frankie Baumholtz (one season, one All-BAA), Ralph Beard (two seasons, two All-NBAs) and Maurice Stokes (three seasons, three All-NBAs) missed the cut here.
1. Bob Pettit: 100 percent
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All-NBA selections: 11
NBA seasons: 11
2. LeBron James: 95.45 percent
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All-NBA selections: 21
NBA seasons: 22
3. George Mikan: 85.71 percent
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All-NBA selections: 6
NBA seasons: 7
3. Jerry West: 85.71 percent
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All-NBA selections: 12
NBA seasons: 14
3. Bob Cousy: 85.71 percent
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All-NBA selections: 12
NBA seasons: 14
6. Bill Russell: 84.62 percent
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All-NBA selections: 11
NBA seasons: 13
7. Dolph Schayes: 80.0 percent
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All-NBA selections: 12
NBA seasons: 15
8. Tim Duncan: 78.95 percent
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All-NBA selections: 15
NBA seasons: 19
9. Larry Bird: 76.92 percent
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All-NBA selections: 10
NBA seasons: 13
9. Magic Johnson: 76.92 percent
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All-NBA selections: 10
NBA seasons: 13
11. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 75.0 percent
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All-NBA selections: 15
NBA seasons: 20
11. Kobe Bryant: 75.0 percent
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All-NBA selections: 15
NBA seasons: 20
11. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 75.0 percent
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All-NBA selections: 9
NBA seasons: 12
14. Karl Malone: 73.68 percent
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All-NBA selections: 14
NBA seasons: 19
15. Shaquille O’Neal: 73.68 percent
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All-NBA selections: 14
NBA seasons: 19
16. Michael Jordan: 73.33 percent
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All-NBA selections: 11
NBA seasons: 15
17. Oscar Robertson: 71.43 percent
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All-NBA selections: 10
NBA seasons: 14
17. Luka Doncic: 71.43 percent
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All-NBA selections: 5
NBA seasons: 7
17. Bob Davies: 71.43 percent
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All-NBA selections: 5
NBA seasons: 7
17. Wilt Chamberlain: 71.43 percent
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All-NBA selections: 10
NBA seasons: 14
17. Elgin Baylor: 71.43 percent
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All-NBA selections: 10
NBA seasons: 14
17. David Robinson: 71.43 percent
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All-NBA selections: 10
NBA seasons: 14
23. George Gervin: 70.0 percent
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All-NBA selections: 7
NBA seasons: 10
23. Nikola Jokic: 70.0 percent
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All-NBA selections: 7
NBA seasons: 10
25. Stephen Curry: 68.75 percent
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All-NBA selections: 11
NBA seasons: 16
25. John Havlicek: 68.75 percent
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All-NBA selections: 11
NBA seasons: 16
25. Charles Barkley: 68.75 percent
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All-NBA selections: 11
NBA seasons: 16
