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Ranking LeBron James Top 10 Playoff Records

By Tevin Williams

Mar 31, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) reacts after a dunk in the second quarter against the Brooklyn Nets at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 31, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) reacts after a dunk in the second quarter against the Brooklyn Nets at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 9, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) reacts after a play during the first quarter against the Golden State Warriors in game four of the Finals for the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 9, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) reacts after a play during the first quarter against the Golden State Warriors in game four of the Finals for the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

#7: 1st All-Time In Playoff Win Shares And Box Plus/Minus

These two records were combined because they are somewhat related.

To the uninitiated, win shares is a metric that estimates the number of wins a player produces for his team. The number is found by adding a player’s offensive win shares and defensive win shares together.

Box plus/minus is a metric that takes into account how a team performs with a certain player on the court, as well as when they’re off the court, and then calculates the impact that player has on his team’s success.

LeBron James ranks number one all-time in postseason win shares at 45.81. Michael Jordan and Tim Duncan finish at second and third all time at 39.76 and 37.84 respectively. That’s a fancy way of saying that James’ efforts contribute to more of his teams wins than any other player ever.

The King also edges out Michael Jordan in postseason box plus/minus. James sits atop of the list at 10.75, followed by Jordan (10.12), and Chris Paul (8.48). We’ve all pondered if LeBron could carry any team in the NBA to the playoffs, and this stat might give us an answer. Throughout James’ postseason career, his presence on the floor has made a bigger difference on the score of the game than any player we’ve seen.