fair or not athletes tend to be judged
on how many championships they won and
these guys could not get the job done he
had said all he wanted was to have them
say he was the greatest hitter of all
time but of course nothing with Ted
Williams could ever have been that
simple welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 athletes who never won a
championship always working to improve
his play ourselves studied top players
in the game I just wanted to know how
the best got there for this list we’re
only looking at those players that have
officially retired as those who are
still playing obviously still have a
chance to win Alex Ovechkin on the toe
drag right to the cooker
we’re also excluding soccer players
because they have a number of different
championships and are not including
those players who were caught cheating
number ten Allen Iverson
you
nicknamed the answer Iverson was an
essential member of the Philadelphia
76ers for ten years but never could
solve the problem of winning a
championship his best chance came in
2001 when he averaged 31.1 points per
game won the NBA Most Valuable Player
Award and led the 76ers to the final
against the Los Angeles Lakers despite
putting up 35 or more points in four of
the series five games ai and his Sixers
were defeated by the Lakers to add
insult to injury Iverson’s only Olympic
appearance was in 2004 as part of the
only United States men’s basketball team
to not win the gold medal since 1988
number nine Elgin Baylor Baylor was one
of those players who drew the short
straw and played for the Lakers in the
wrong era although Los Angeles dominated
the early 2000s in terms of titles the
team could not win the big one in the
1960s although they sure made it to the
finals enough know we would get a play
against ourselves no playing against
ourselves they have 18 Baylor spent
almost his entire playing career with
the Lakers where he was named an
all-star 11 times and won the NBA Most
Valuable Player Award in 1959 he
appeared in eight yes eight NBA Finals
but was never on the winning side as the
Lakers were defeated each time with
seven of the losses coming against the
Boston Celtics
feldick’s have done it again number
eight ken griffey jr.
had griffeys career not been plagued by
injuries he may have gone down as the
greatest baseball player of all time
over the course of his 22-year career
Griffey hits 630 home runs 110 Gold
Glove awards and was named an all-star
13 times trips a deep goodbye homerun
hitting the facade despite his success
he never made it further than the
American League Championship Series
although it’s hard to blame Griffey his
showing in the 1995 ALDS when he hit
five home runs and helped Seattle rally
against the Yankees after being down two
to nothing in the series is one of the
greatest postseason performances of all
time way back he has done it again
goodbye homerun number seven Charles
Barkley also known as the round mound of
rebound Barkley dominated the paint with
his physical play and is widely regarded
as one of the greatest power forwards in
NBA history he finished with a career
average of 22 point 1 points per game
and eleven point seven rebounds per game
and was named an all-star 11 times
unfortunately in his only NBA Finals
appearance Barkley Suns were defeated by
Michael Jordan’s Bulls in six games he
was however an important member of the
United States dream team which won
Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 96 but
as a professional
there was no crown for Sir Charles
number six
Ty Cobb Cobbs last MLB appearance was in
1928 meaning there aren’t too many
people alive who had the pleasure of
watching him play to sum up Cobb said
approximately 90 different MLB records
during his career including stealing
home 54 times and finished with a career
batting average of 367 he won the
American League batting title 12
different times and the Triple Crown in
1909 Cobb led the Detroit Tigers to
three straight World Series appearances
from 1907 to 1909 but was on the losing
side of all three including dropping two
straight to the brace yourselves
Chicago Cubs
number five Karl Malone despite the fact
that they quickly became one of the most
impressive pairings in the NBA Malone
and his teammate John Stockton were
never able to lead the Utah Jazz to a
championship we elected to go with
Malone for this list because the power
forward was named NBA MVP twice finished
his career with the second most points
in NBA history and had his own line of
sneakers he also finished with a record
95 playoff losses Michael Jordan’s Bulls
defeated Malone’s Jazz in the finals
twice in the late 90s and the mailman’s
last-ditch attempt at a one-year stint
with the Lakers in 2003 2004 also came
up short at the hands of the Detroit
Pistons Wallace Wow
number 4 Marcel Gyan Gyan recorded a 94
point campaign to lead the team in both
goals and assists as difficult as it is
to win a Stanley Cup almost all the
greatest hockey players have their name
engraved on the trophy at least once
Zeon is one of the few who does not
despite playing for 18 years and scoring
731 goals he never played in a Stanley
Cup final played on teams that were not
always real successful we’re not
high-profile teams were not well
respected teams around the country
regardless Zeon remains one of the
greatest players in history scoring over
100 points in eight different seasons
which ranks third all-time behind only
Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux he also
helped Canada win the 1976 Canada Cup
playing on a powerful line with Bobby
Hull and Phil Esposito but a
championship was something Zeon never
experienced in the NHL unfortunately I
don’t think Marcel has been given the
credit he deserves for the career he had
and probably because he played in Los
Angeles number three
Barry Sanders the NFL has seen some
great running backs over the years and
while OJ Simpson is definitely one of
the more famous examples to never have
won a Super Bowl
Sanders stats are even more impressive
he was named to the Pro Bowl every year
he played
named NFL MVP in 1997 when he rushed for
over 2000 yards and finished his career
with over 15,000 rushing yards ranking
third all-time unfortunately
Sanders was a member of the Detroit
Lions squad who won a total of one
playoff game during his 10-year career
if you were winning would you stay you
know I don’t know many people believe
that Sanders retired far too early but
considering how dreadful the Lions were
in the early 2000s he may have made the
right decision but I knew that when that
gets flame um blew out it just wasn’t
there anymore to continue going out and
being the type of player that I was it
was time to go number two Ted Williams
on the ball field in the batter’s box
nothing was beyond or beneath his notice
he had to be perfect like many athletes
on our list Teddy ballgame had the bad
luck of playing on the wrong team at the
wrong time entering the MLB in 1939 the
kid played all 19 years of his career
with the Boston Red Sox while the team
suffered through the infamous 86 year
long curse of the Bambino Williams
accomplishments during that time are too
many to list he won the Triple Crown
twice was named an all-star 19 times and
won two league MVP awards he also served
three years in the US Navy and Marine
Corps during World War two but a World
Series victory was not in the cards
in fact his only World Series appearance
came in 1946 when an injury to his elbow
left him ineffective before we unveil
our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions 2002
the quarterback Jim Kelly
our Chuck led the team in scoring for
nine straight seasons and became the
Jets first 50 goal scorer
number one Dan Marino legacy I guess
it’s just that I was a competitor and I
would love to compete and hated to lose
Marino played 17 years as quarterback
for the Miami Dolphins and came to be
known for his strong arm and speedy
release he broke multiple passing
records in only a second season and led
the Dolphins to a Super Bowl appearance
that season against the San Francisco
49ers although his team lost Marino
looked poised to win several Super Bowls
before he retired but he never made it
back to the big show
a beloved pop culture figure as well as
a star athlete number 13 still holds a
dozen NFL records and finished his
career ahead of the 2000 season with
over 60,000 passing yards but he will
forever be known as the best quarterback
in NFL history to never win a Super Bowl
no that’s the that’s the one thing
that’s to regret is not to know what it
feels like to walk off the last game in
a year and know that you’re you know
Super Bowl champ do you agree with our
list I don’t know I get hit me head a
lot
who is your favorite athlete to never
win a championship for more great top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
on the scoreboard
on how many championships they won and
these guys could not get the job done he
had said all he wanted was to have them
say he was the greatest hitter of all
time but of course nothing with Ted
Williams could ever have been that
simple welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 athletes who never won a
championship always working to improve
his play ourselves studied top players
in the game I just wanted to know how
the best got there for this list we’re
only looking at those players that have
officially retired as those who are
still playing obviously still have a
chance to win Alex Ovechkin on the toe
drag right to the cooker
we’re also excluding soccer players
because they have a number of different
championships and are not including
those players who were caught cheating
number ten Allen Iverson
you
nicknamed the answer Iverson was an
essential member of the Philadelphia
76ers for ten years but never could
solve the problem of winning a
championship his best chance came in
2001 when he averaged 31.1 points per
game won the NBA Most Valuable Player
Award and led the 76ers to the final
against the Los Angeles Lakers despite
putting up 35 or more points in four of
the series five games ai and his Sixers
were defeated by the Lakers to add
insult to injury Iverson’s only Olympic
appearance was in 2004 as part of the
only United States men’s basketball team
to not win the gold medal since 1988
number nine Elgin Baylor Baylor was one
of those players who drew the short
straw and played for the Lakers in the
wrong era although Los Angeles dominated
the early 2000s in terms of titles the
team could not win the big one in the
1960s although they sure made it to the
finals enough know we would get a play
against ourselves no playing against
ourselves they have 18 Baylor spent
almost his entire playing career with
the Lakers where he was named an
all-star 11 times and won the NBA Most
Valuable Player Award in 1959 he
appeared in eight yes eight NBA Finals
but was never on the winning side as the
Lakers were defeated each time with
seven of the losses coming against the
Boston Celtics
feldick’s have done it again number
eight ken griffey jr.
had griffeys career not been plagued by
injuries he may have gone down as the
greatest baseball player of all time
over the course of his 22-year career
Griffey hits 630 home runs 110 Gold
Glove awards and was named an all-star
13 times trips a deep goodbye homerun
hitting the facade despite his success
he never made it further than the
American League Championship Series
although it’s hard to blame Griffey his
showing in the 1995 ALDS when he hit
five home runs and helped Seattle rally
against the Yankees after being down two
to nothing in the series is one of the
greatest postseason performances of all
time way back he has done it again
goodbye homerun number seven Charles
Barkley also known as the round mound of
rebound Barkley dominated the paint with
his physical play and is widely regarded
as one of the greatest power forwards in
NBA history he finished with a career
average of 22 point 1 points per game
and eleven point seven rebounds per game
and was named an all-star 11 times
unfortunately in his only NBA Finals
appearance Barkley Suns were defeated by
Michael Jordan’s Bulls in six games he
was however an important member of the
United States dream team which won
Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 96 but
as a professional
there was no crown for Sir Charles
number six
Ty Cobb Cobbs last MLB appearance was in
1928 meaning there aren’t too many
people alive who had the pleasure of
watching him play to sum up Cobb said
approximately 90 different MLB records
during his career including stealing
home 54 times and finished with a career
batting average of 367 he won the
American League batting title 12
different times and the Triple Crown in
1909 Cobb led the Detroit Tigers to
three straight World Series appearances
from 1907 to 1909 but was on the losing
side of all three including dropping two
straight to the brace yourselves
Chicago Cubs
number five Karl Malone despite the fact
that they quickly became one of the most
impressive pairings in the NBA Malone
and his teammate John Stockton were
never able to lead the Utah Jazz to a
championship we elected to go with
Malone for this list because the power
forward was named NBA MVP twice finished
his career with the second most points
in NBA history and had his own line of
sneakers he also finished with a record
95 playoff losses Michael Jordan’s Bulls
defeated Malone’s Jazz in the finals
twice in the late 90s and the mailman’s
last-ditch attempt at a one-year stint
with the Lakers in 2003 2004 also came
up short at the hands of the Detroit
Pistons Wallace Wow
number 4 Marcel Gyan Gyan recorded a 94
point campaign to lead the team in both
goals and assists as difficult as it is
to win a Stanley Cup almost all the
greatest hockey players have their name
engraved on the trophy at least once
Zeon is one of the few who does not
despite playing for 18 years and scoring
731 goals he never played in a Stanley
Cup final played on teams that were not
always real successful we’re not
high-profile teams were not well
respected teams around the country
regardless Zeon remains one of the
greatest players in history scoring over
100 points in eight different seasons
which ranks third all-time behind only
Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux he also
helped Canada win the 1976 Canada Cup
playing on a powerful line with Bobby
Hull and Phil Esposito but a
championship was something Zeon never
experienced in the NHL unfortunately I
don’t think Marcel has been given the
credit he deserves for the career he had
and probably because he played in Los
Angeles number three
Barry Sanders the NFL has seen some
great running backs over the years and
while OJ Simpson is definitely one of
the more famous examples to never have
won a Super Bowl
Sanders stats are even more impressive
he was named to the Pro Bowl every year
he played
named NFL MVP in 1997 when he rushed for
over 2000 yards and finished his career
with over 15,000 rushing yards ranking
third all-time unfortunately
Sanders was a member of the Detroit
Lions squad who won a total of one
playoff game during his 10-year career
if you were winning would you stay you
know I don’t know many people believe
that Sanders retired far too early but
considering how dreadful the Lions were
in the early 2000s he may have made the
right decision but I knew that when that
gets flame um blew out it just wasn’t
there anymore to continue going out and
being the type of player that I was it
was time to go number two Ted Williams
on the ball field in the batter’s box
nothing was beyond or beneath his notice
he had to be perfect like many athletes
on our list Teddy ballgame had the bad
luck of playing on the wrong team at the
wrong time entering the MLB in 1939 the
kid played all 19 years of his career
with the Boston Red Sox while the team
suffered through the infamous 86 year
long curse of the Bambino Williams
accomplishments during that time are too
many to list he won the Triple Crown
twice was named an all-star 19 times and
won two league MVP awards he also served
three years in the US Navy and Marine
Corps during World War two but a World
Series victory was not in the cards
in fact his only World Series appearance
came in 1946 when an injury to his elbow
left him ineffective before we unveil
our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions 2002
the quarterback Jim Kelly
our Chuck led the team in scoring for
nine straight seasons and became the
Jets first 50 goal scorer
number one Dan Marino legacy I guess
it’s just that I was a competitor and I
would love to compete and hated to lose
Marino played 17 years as quarterback
for the Miami Dolphins and came to be
known for his strong arm and speedy
release he broke multiple passing
records in only a second season and led
the Dolphins to a Super Bowl appearance
that season against the San Francisco
49ers although his team lost Marino
looked poised to win several Super Bowls
before he retired but he never made it
back to the big show
a beloved pop culture figure as well as
a star athlete number 13 still holds a
dozen NFL records and finished his
career ahead of the 2000 season with
over 60,000 passing yards but he will
forever be known as the best quarterback
in NFL history to never win a Super Bowl
no that’s the that’s the one thing
that’s to regret is not to know what it
feels like to walk off the last game in
a year and know that you’re you know
Super Bowl champ do you agree with our
list I don’t know I get hit me head a
lot
who is your favorite athlete to never
win a championship for more great top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
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