Which Athletes Won the Most Games in Sports History?

Jordan. Mayweather. Ronaldo. Williams. Gretsky. While opinions differ about which of these athletes are truly the GOATS of their individual sports, these two names come up again and again in conversations about the most dominant stars across disciplines. We've broken down the top athletes across the four major-league American sports based on the sheer number of championships they've brought to their home cities.

NHL and NBA

Henri Richard of the Montreal Canadiens tops the list with 11 wins in his storied career, including a five-year Stanley Cup streak from 1956 through 1960. Two of Richard's teammates are next on the list with 10 championships - Jean Believeau and Yvan Cournoyer - followed by Claude Provost with nine championships, then Serge Savard and Jacques Lemaire with eight each. Red Kelly matched their eight championships, including four with the Red Wings.

Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics also had 11 championships, even though he only played for 13 years. Sam Jones, another Celtics player, has 10 championship wins and averaged 27 points per game. Several other members of this NBA dynasty have 8 wins each, including Tom Heinsohn, Satch Sanders, K.C. Jones and John Havlicek.

MLB and NFL

The Yankees' Yogi Berra has 10 championship wins under his belt, including a five-time World Series streak (1949 through 1953). Joe DiMaggio, another Yankee, played in 10 World Series and won nine times. Phil Rizzuto and Bill Dickey, two more Yankees players, joined the team for eight championships each.

Recent retiree Tom Brady has the most Super Bowl wins with seven during his career with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.