Top 20 Best Athletes Who NEVER Won a Championship

[@jessicasass9460]

John Stocton. Record for most steals. Record for most assists. 10X All Star. 2 Olympic Gold Medals. You didn't need to pick between Stockton and Malone. They should both be on this list.

[@AndrewCox-wl6br]

Spell his name right, and maybe they'll think about it.

[@williambicknell2578]

Stockton is underrated dude put up some crazy stat lines

[@charlesquentin934]

Overrated

[@markula_4040]

@@charlesquentin934As much as your opinion?

[@charlesquentin934]

@@markula_4040 overrated

[@RebelliousEra]

Charles Barkley is the Roddy Piper of the NBA. Never needed a Championship to get over.

[@teamsteed1]

Whose Roddy Piper?

[@CrazyAnimeGamer2]

​@@teamsteed1someone might have told you already but Rowdy Roddy Piper is a hall of fame professional wrestler. Great heel. Didn't need a world title run to prove himself.

[@teamsteed1]

@@CrazyAnimeGamer2 Thanks for telling me.

[@CrazyAnimeGamer2]

@@teamsteed1 No problem.

[@slapshot68]

Piper was a champ during the WCW days

[@reggiebrown9508]

I stopped being a baseball fan when Ken Griffey jr retired, that swing was pure heaven.

[@dsworld8721]

Same here, I lost so much interest in baseball after he started getting injured.

[@Scubamike4499]

Everytime I played baseball on video games in the 90s, yeah, I'm picking mariners

[@grbhighlights9401]

Having neither Randy Moss or Terrell Owens is a crime

[@KOsully12]

And Larry Fitzgerald

[@lukeconverse6632]

Barry sanders also

[@benjaminjones9035]

@@lukeconverse6632Barry was on here bruh

[@lukeconverse6632]

@@benjaminjones9035 oh ok. Didn’t watch all of it

[@sneakero1ogist]

Dan Fouts, Ladainian Tomlinson either

[@MrGUnit27]

A list like this almost deserves to be a top 50, since there are so many great athletes that didn't win championships. They couldn't even mention guys like Joe Thornton, Philip Rivers, Vince Carter, Randy Moss and Jarome Iginla

[@Suarez05]

Plus Taylor Twellman

[@49ers_red_and_gold2]

Patrick Ewing deserves a ring just for the simple fact that the New York Knicks haven't done anything since he retired.

[@ifogclbcphcohcphvphcphcohc3529]

Nah they have a chance to win the chip this year

[@aceassn716]

Well they choked in 94

[@RhaegarTargaryen1st]

Wes Welker: 0-4 in Super Bowl games. 0-2 with the Patriots during the Brady-Belichick era, 0-1 with the Denver Broncos under Peyton Manning and 0-1 with the San Francisco 49ers as a coach.

[@patrickr.5900]

Ouch !!

[@nolimitomo]

he’s good but not great enough compared to the players on the list

[@villebryant4346]

where's dominique wilkins, fran tarkenton, eric dickerson, george garvin, tony gwynn, tracy mcgrady, bruce mattews, reggie miller, randy moss, bruce smith, ladainian tomlinson

[@danwindler9400]

I think they on the honorable mention list

[@Suarez05]

Plus Taylor Twellman

[@ARIXANDRE]

The 1982 Brazilian Football Squad was probably the best ever but they never won a World Cup. 😢

[@alspaz]

mate, that's not an American team in an American sport. Clearly that does not count.

[@vampirefox7]

where the hell is randy moss

[@RhaegarTargaryen1st]

With Wes Welker.

[@CelebrityGamerTV]

@@RhaegarTargaryen1stWelker? Ha!

[@patrickr.5900]

He is on the ESPN pregame show on Sunday mornings during the NFL season. Thanks for asking. LOL

[@straighttalkwithkyle7947]

Guys, your very first one you got wrong. Butkus was a middle linebacker not a defensive lineman.

[@CelebrityGamerTV]

Dick Butkus and Ernie Banks were two Chicago legends that deserved a championship.

[@aceassn716]

Gayle Sayers

[@CelebrityGamerTV]

@@aceassn716 Totally. There was an episode of A Football Life for Butkus and Sayers and someone said “shame on you Chicago Bears” for never bringing them to a championship.

[@NotMeNaNaNa]

The biggest tragedy of Griffey is he not only never won a ring, but never even played in a WS despite being on a team with all-time greats at SP (Johnson), SS(ARod), DH(E Martinez) and solid pieces in Buehner and T Martinez. Adding insult to injury the year after he was traded the M’s won a record 116 games… and still didn’t make the WS 😢

[@scottlemiere2024]

ARod wasn't really ARod when he was in Seattle. They traded him off like they always do with young all-stars.

[@NotMeNaNaNa]

@@scottlemiere2024 you mean he wasn’t a 50HR guy. He was still a 30/30 guy who had all the other advanced stats to make him a Top SS. Also they didn’t trade him, he was just wooed by the biggest contract offer at the time to go to the Rangers when he became a free agent.

[@patrickr.5900]

Pay attention much?@@scottlemiere2024

[@corymorimacori1059]

“You used to float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, now you double dribble balls that nobody can see.” Michael Jordan

[@salvatoresultana4058]

“You’re the only Bull that’s uglier than Rodman” - Muhammad Ali

[@joezegers]

@@salvatoresultana4058 Alright let’s talk about athletic achievements You and I have so many world records between us 184, that’s plenty of them AND I SET 183 OF THEM -Wayne Gretzky

[@ravellxivrobinson4979]

Nobody ever mentions how Butkus won DPOY on a 1&11 team.

[@TheMILVSCR]

It's amazing how AI carried the sixers, doing everything he could to win a championship. Dude was a monster.

[@williamsummerson1204]

Griffey Jr. is the most talented and athletic baseball player that I'd ever seen. Barry Sanders is my favorite football player of all time.

[@ArcadianGenesis]

I don't think Bonds should be excluded. He played during the PED era, and his performance should be evaluated relative to his competition.

[@jimbo9208]

cheater never wins

[@ArcadianGenesis]

@@jimbo9208 If everyone of your peers has the same advantage, is it still cheating?

[@jimbo9208]

@@ArcadianGenesis but they did not when he played

[@markjackson6431]

even if you exclude 1999 to 2007….his 1986 to 1998 accomplishments are hall of fame worthy and won of the best to never win the World Series….

[@9HighFlyer9]

Should Lance Armstrong get his Tour wins back? Everyone else was doping.

[@SpooksDinat]

Even though he has really officially retired, goaltender Carey Price of the Canadiens de Montréal unfortunately never won a Stanley Cup in his career, only making it to the finals once in the Pandemic shortened NHL 2021 Season.

[@BadCompanyBravo]

Whoever was lead on this subject y’all did yall thing 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@marcus813]

Ken Griffey Jr. was my favorite player to watch when I was growing up despite not being a Mariners fan. I remember playing that Super NES video game that he put his name on.

[@TheWill.Suttie45]

Fact that Terrell Owens isn’t on the list is nuts

[@ROCKONplaceboforever]

Awesome job 🔥

[@benmurawski]

Great video!

[@heygreedoniceshot1972]

What, No Tony Gwynn?! San Diego Padres Legend!!!!

[@dollymamabeauty6114]

So Many others could be included on this list, but overall you nailed it!

[@moviegeek8586]

How in the world do you leave off Rod Carew, Fran Tarkenton & Phillip Rivers?

[@TimLoyalToWifeHaterFreeZoneA]

Love It WatchMojo.

[@MADBD619]

For most of the athletes that are never here with us right now, you’ll always have a permanent place in our hearts for all your hard work and determination simply by trying your best at what you’re good at. For most of the athletes that are here with us now? Who knows. Your day in the sunlight will soon come if you work your butt off in order to one day attain it!

[@AndrewCox-wl6br]

Everyone knows that Dan Marino would be a two-time Super Bowl champion if it wasnt for the fendish Ray Finkle and the assault of the Philadelphia Eagles mascot drawing a personal foul🤦🤷

[@epl3595]

LACES OUT!

[@princep.2326]

😂😂😂😂

[@alexgillespie9603]

Technically Elgin Baylor won a championship but he retired halfway through the season when his lakers went on to win but he denied his ring

[@markjackson6431]

WTF are you talking about? Elgin Baylor ACCEPTED that ring. how could he have denied in 1972 when in 2013 he put up for auction? this is how misinformation starts 😂

[@HarrisaSports]

@@markjackson6431 so is he considered an NBA champion then? Like he shouldn't be included on this list?

[@markjackson6431]

@@HarrisaSports it’s all semantics. if you count it then that’s fine. others may not. like Frank Thomas isn’t considering a World Series champion because he didn’t play in the 2005 post season because of injuries. but he was still given a ring for begin on the team. imo….you received the ring, then you’re a champion.

[@mmarston332]

What about Kenny Lofton, Jim Thome, and/or Omar Vizquel?

[@dannygonzales3331]

Jim Thome😂😂😂

[@patrickr.5900]

They were on a team that hasn't won since 1948. Might have something to do with it.

[@DJBERNYT]

excluding Bonds is wild

[@kevindagame]

Surprised Randy Moss isn't on here

[@kristerjonsson1879]

Bruce Smith, Mats Sundin, Anthony Munoz, Henrik Lundqvist, Bruce Matthews, Calvin Johnson... this list could be extended a LOT.

[@MetalGod999]

What's up, Watch Mojo? Great video about superstar athletes who never won a championship. However, I'd like to make a video suggestion: Greatest Coaches in Pro Sports History.

[@VisuallyImpairedGamer1987]

I know it is spanning all of the major North-American Sports, but I'm genuinely surprised Jerome Iginla didn't make this list.

[@exile220ify]

How does hall-of-famer Jarome Iginla not make this list???

[@jasondousett3620]

Exactly. Jeeezuzzzzz 🤦‍♂️

[@Scubamike4499]

When i saw barry sanders, i immediately thought: Calvin Johnson? Also, brett hull for hockey

[@dannygonzales3331]

Hull won one with the Dallas Stars

[@Scubamike4499]

@@dannygonzales3331 Oops, some hockey fan I am. Only think of him with blues

[@dragynknyght11]

Tony Gwynn is easily the biggest snub for this list. He was one of the top 3-4 hitters of all time with insane stats vs a lot of the HOF pitchers of his era nabbing 8 batting titles and 5 gold gloves. Was legit expecting him in the top five or so range for this list.

[@hometoswift]

How didn’t Larry Fitzgerald make the list…

[@NotMeNaNaNa]

Ugh and literally by the tips of Santonio Holmes’ toes. A guy who wore out his welcome among Steeler fans despite one of the most iconic catches in NFL history vs Larry Legend who is and always will be beloved in the valley for what he did both on and off the field. Honorable mention to Antrel Rolle for getting in his way to prevent him tackling Harrison on his pick-6 AND being the guy burned on Holmes catch 😡

[@patrickr.5900]

Not sure both of Holmes' toes were touching the ground on that catch.@@NotMeNaNaNa

[@NotMeNaNaNa]

@@patrickr.5900 they were. I was rooting for the Cards to win and conceded at the moment that it was a catch. I’m more bitter that as obnoxious as Steelers fans are about their 6 rings that they lost to both Cowboys(making their 90’s team officially a dynasty) and Packers(validating Aaron Rodgers with his 1 and hopefully only ring).

[@christopherharvie8716]

I’d love to see this expanded to a world wide list. It’d be mostly soccer players and then you’d have to determine it you’re discussing club titles. One non-soccer player I can think of is Bob Skipton of the VFL/ AFL won the Brownlow’s (the equivalent of a MVP) and won 9 club champion titles (for which the award is now named after). Played one final, which the Swans lost. Never even got close to a Premiership.

[@TheGoofygoobr]

Paul Kariya for sure! Youngest Hobey Baker winner, NCAA title, world championship, gold medal, but no Stanley cup

[@FleaRHCP97]

missed opportunity to show Pippen's monstrous dunk on Ewing

[@TheSmartSneakerhead]

Seeing this list is why being in the HOF means more than championships. All of these players are legendary talents and things just didnt hapoen to fall their way championship-wise. Many have won rings. Few make the HOF

[@Bobcat1438]

If there was an Australian version of this, then Nathan Buckley who both played for then coached the Collingwood team in Aussie Rules Football would be near the top of the list. He won just about every reward there is in his sport, but he never won a championship in his playing career between 1993 and 2007. The closest his team got was in 2002 when Collingwood lost the final by less than two goals and Nathan was even rewarded the medal for being the best player on that day. As coach the closest his team got to winning a championship was in 2018 by less than one goal in the final.

[@49ers_red_and_gold2]

Let's Go! San Francisco 49ers 🔥

[@dannygonzales3331]

Steve Nash is my favorite basketball player of all time and I wish I lived in a universe where he won a ring. Thanks Tim Donaghy

[@sneakero1ogist]

It’s kinda dope growing up as a kid it was who was better? Gates or Gonzales now it’s Kelce or Kittle

[@salvatoresultana4058]

What a stupid reason to exclude Barry Bonds.

[@straighttalkwithkyle7947]

actions have consequences and cheaters get punished. Part of the punishment is a legacy so tarnished that people are not going to include him in things like this.

[@allisontucker9874]

Please do a top 10 Toby Keith songs, and honor and memory of Toby Keith

[@whitemamba24xe98]

Not having Barry Bonds on this list is absurd! Regardless of whatever drugs he was taking, he’s still one of the greatest athletes to never win a championship

[@jimbo9208]

but would he of been the same without drugs

[@whitemamba24xe98]

@@jimbo9208 He still would’ve been a great player. Look at his production from 1987-2000, before he got noticeably bigger. He was easily a hall of famer before steroids. The one big difference was instead of being a 5 tool player, he traded that for ungodly power which lead to his increased home run totals

[@Mr_fubar]

Fran Tarkenton. 3 Super Bowl losses. When he retired he held the record for most attempts, completions, yards and touchdowns.

[@djh2367]

You have Dominique Wilkins in the video but not on the list?! Are you crazy?!

[@cliffpadilla5871]

Mattingly's best chance to win the WS was in 1994. Unfortunately, the strike robbed him of that opportunity.

[@mrlogan-ut2te]

Great top twenty accept for one thing, there’s no unable mentions.

[@corbz273]

I was really hoping they would've included Henrik Lundqvist from the New York Rangers on here

[@PARTYBURGER821]

1 lucky cup run and 20 years of hyped up mediocre play doesnt meet the qualifications

[@Nyrfan30]

@@PARTYBURGER821he was the only reason the rangers went as far as they did all those years. Plus, he was so consistent for 15 years. How can you say he was mediocre? He’s a first ballot hall of famer, he definitely wasn’t mediocre.

[@PARTYBURGER821]

@@Nyrfan30 brought then as far as what though?! lol having him as a top ten goalie all time is being extremely nice lol nd havin him over marc andre fluery is ridiculous lol, nd tbh im not even justbsayin this cause ima devils fan but as “consistent” as he was he didnt really show up in the playoffs like ever and he was a major reason u guys barely even won one game against the kings in 2014 cup, a basically about to retire out of his prime broduer played better against the kings in our cups loss

[@Nyrfan30]

@@PARTYBURGER821 Lundqvist has the best record in game 7s, 6-2. He had at least 30 wins in 11 of his first 12 seasons. He was a 5 time Vezina finalist. This is the definition of consistency. Not his fault that the team never helped him out. He kept them in every game. When the rangers beat the Canadiens, the clinching game was 1-0 and Dominic Moore scored the only goal. The “big guns” would always disappear. Fleury was great and they are both top 10 goalies, but fleury heavily benefited from being on those stacked Penguins teams. Lundqvist never had teams like that.

[@corbz273]

@mudshark1154 Okay Devils fan

[@BrandonKohout]

Dan Marino and Barry Sanders

[@arcticwolf137]

Steve Largent is often forgotten in conversations like this.

[@ismaelnunez3888]

TONY GWYNN, RYNE SANDBERG, BILLY WILLIAMS, JUAN MARICHAL, WILLIE MCCOVEY other notable MLB players and hall of famers who never won a championship ring

[@brettcox2222]

How did you put all these good baseball players but miss Tony Gwynn? You've got to be kidding me

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content guys

[@StanHalen1936]

Love your content guys

[@rightlydivided]

as a huge Fins fan since 72, Marino's story is heartbreaking. Jim Kelly would be too if he was not a direct rival lol

[@mbry1]

Technically Elgin Baylor is an NBA Champion the season LA won the Finals Baylor played the first 9 games of the season before he retired

[@Ysoserious1]

This list is debatable, but the Top 2 is Dan Marino and Barry Sanders

[@TheSmartSneakerhead]

Barry Sanders left because they couldnt win. My favorite rb and nfl player of all time.

[@RandomRay1]

Larry Fitzgerald should've been an honorable mention

[@vladimiryv47]

Thumbnail has both my of teams and the GOATS from them. The pain 😭😭

[@cba_2442]

Mark Martin, Carl Edwards and Helio Castroneves need to be on this list.

[@stone1andonly]

You forgot the legacy of the Petty family: After Lee and Richard accounted for numerous titles, Kyle never came close to even sniffing a title, and Kyle's son Adam died tragically before his true potential could blossom.

[@emondmi]

The only knock on Mattingly's career was those untrimmed sideburns.

[@big8dog887]

Larry Fitzgerald - #2 all time in both receptions and receiving yards, 6th in touchdowns.

[@J24J]

The NBA is littered with the broken championship dreams of those players who were in the game when MJ played.

[@guysnightlab]

No San Diego LOVE, No Tony Gwyn( Padres), LT, Gates, Phillip Rivers ( Chargers) its a shame none of these 4 have at least 1 in there respective sport!

[@maxmarangella9412]

@WatchMojo No Cal Ripken Jr.? That’s criminal!

[@thepaulyisreel3370]

Ripken won in 1983

[@vicentecordova4928]

Not having Larry Fitzgerald on this list is crazy

[@33Lanceman]

What about the late great Tony Gwynn.

[@Bluestar-bh3bf]

Now do top 20 best athletes to win championships

[@NiqueSmith]

Dick Buckus & Ernie Banks are the only players in Chicago never won a Championship 🏆 for the Bears & Cubs respectly. But made in Pro Football & Baseball Hall of Fames.

[@mrmortimer710]

Latrell Sprewell, Fran Tarkenton, Jim Marshall, Reggie Miller, should have been on that list.

[@polarstar]

I'll go off the board and point out Lee Westwood, as the best golfer who has never won a major.

[@multiyapples]

Great choices.

[@scottlemiere2024]

Griffey had a 22 year career and only played about 15 of them due to injury. And Sanders should have been number 1.

[@TheTlin82180]

lol …the Barry bonds disclaimer

[@e93sports80]

Do Professional athletes who won only one championship.

[@anthonymatute6057]

Charles Barkley is the “nearly man” of the NBA

[@NandoA130]

Its sad that Mike Trout may end up being on this list one day because he chose to be loyal to the Angels

[@paulsimovich9157]

It's a tragedy...pure and simple

[@patrickr.5900]

Getting paid $43m a season might have something to do with it.

[@NandoA130]

@patrickr.5900 it does, but baseball technically doesn't have a salary cap. Arte Moreno is just a horrible owner and is meddlesome. That's why they can have star players and still fail to reach above .500

[@patrickr.5900]

I agree with your comment. Pretty much common knowledge in MLB. If I had a nice house in Newport Beach and somebody was willing to pay me $43m a season on a over $400m contract, I would probably do the same. @@NandoA130

[@CommentBotHater]

KZbin completely free of pornographic bots when 🤔 (Top x things KZbin needs to improve on when)

[@Smeck-gq1rj]

Well, it's one future I will always stand living in.

[@LoveOfTheHalflingsLeaf]

No disrespect to Don Mattingly (who isn’t in the HOF), but there are many more deserving baseball players, such as Gwynn, Carew, Killebrew, Fergie Jenkins, Ichiro Suzuki, Sandberg, Marichal. These guys are HOFers. I wonder why Jim Kelly was picked over Bruce Smith, who is arguably one of the top-five DEs in NFL history. Agreed with the suggestions that Randy Moss and Terrell Owens should be on this list. Jarome Iginla was the first hockey player to pop into my head.

[@c.e.anderson558]

8 clicked on this just to see Dan Marinos release. Dont blink.

[@cliffpadilla5871]

Bo Jackson's NFL career was cut short due to injury.

[@ElvisRose_]

I think it is less about who deserved to win a championship and more about the fact that in the NFL QB's greatness is judged by how many rings they do or do not have yet that is judging a single player by an entire team's effort. So a lot of QBs have been left out of the conversation because they did not have the team to get to the game and win or on the flip side, some QBs who are perhaps not as great do have rings on their fingers because they were on a championship team. The Super Bowl is a team award and rings are given to the players on the team for winning the game not just the QB; it's not a valid way to judge QB play.

[@patrickr.5900]

Trent Dilfer comes to mind.

[@chrishollister80]

Crazy that Ted Williams never won a World Series.

[@ColinButler-dq7pj]

Henrik Lundqvist should’ve been on this list

[@PARTYBURGER821]

lol i lucky cup run and 20 years of mediocre play doesn’t qualify someone as best to never win lmfaoooo

[@ColinButler-dq7pj]

He was one of the greatest goalies of all time just look at how he carried the team that averaged 1-2 goals a game in 2013-2014 and 2014-2015

[@PARTYBURGER821]

@@ColinButler-dq7pj carried to what though lmfaoooo cancun?!, carried to the golf course?! having him on the top ten all time list is being nice extremely nice the fact hea over marc andre fluery is a crime

[@ColinButler-dq7pj]

Fleury actually won 3 cups and the king was always let down by his team just look at how the defense choked vs the kings in the finals, the lightning in game 7 in 2015, and the sens in 2017

[@PARTYBURGER821]

@@ColinButler-dq7pj yea i know thats why he fluery should be above him and what? lol

[@wolf17238]

In the movie Little Nicky, Dan Marino was willing to give his soul to the devil for a championship.

[@NotMeNaNaNa]

In a better movie, his 38-16 loss in Super Bowl 19 was instead a close game where the winning FG was shanked due to the laces being in 😜

[@brandonmoore462]

​@@NotMeNaNaNaFinkle.. Einhorn 😂😂

[@wolf17238]

@@brandonmoore462 "That's it! Einhorn is Finkle! Finkle is Einhorn! Einhorn is a man! Oh my God Einhorn is a man!!! 🤢🤮"

[@NotMeNaNaNa]

@@brandonmoore462 do you have any more gum? - Dan Marino 🤣 Ironically this ended up being the ending line to Sandler’s musical number in Billy Madison which came out a year after Ace Ventura 😉

[@wolf17238]

@@brandonmoore462 "That's it! Einhorn is Finkle! Finkle is Einhorn! Einhorn is a man! Oh my God Einhorn is a man!!!"

[@senor_clyde6214]

Griffey should be #1 on this list.

[@josephharrison5639]

Two from nascar Mark Martin, finished second several times to Dale sr jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson. Most wins without a championship I know he hasn’t retired yet but I don’t see him winning a championship (watch this age) Denny Hamlin, 50 wins, 3 Daytona 500s and several final four appearances with no championships

[@wobblertv8083]

Football was Bo Jacksons hobby 😮

[@megalon73]

Members of the Los Angeles Rams defense (Deacon Jones, Merlin Olsen, Rosey Grier, and Lamar Lundy). Known as "The Fearsome Foursome" should have won SuperBowls together, Cause they were much better then The Offence of The LA RAMS.

[@jithe3rd]

The real reason why Jim Kelly didn't win one super bowl, is because he lost 4 of them.

[@brianvanasse7627]

As a patriots fan I’m glad Jim Kelly and Dan Marino never won a Super Bowl