Los Angeles Lakers Coaches Summary
The complete list with the summary of Lakers coaches from John Kundla to Phil Jackson. Including championships won, seasons and records
In 75 NBA seasons, the Lakers have had 29 coaches.
Here you have the summary of Lakers coaches with titles won, total games and seasons, and regular season and playoffs records. You can also review the details and year-by-year records.
In the 2010 season, Phil Jackson became the winningest Lakers coach both in the regular season and in the playoffs. If you include his years with the Bulls he is also the coach with more championships and more playoff wins in NBA history.
History of Lakers Coaches: Summary
Term |
Coach | Titles | Total Games |
Seasons | Regular Season |
Playoffs |
| 1999-00 to 2003-04, 2005-06 to 2010-11 |
Phil Jackson | 5 -  |
1083 | 11 | 610-292 (.676) | 118-63 (.652) |
| 1948-49 to 1958-59 | John Kundla | 5 - |
820 | 11 | 423-302 (.583) | 60-35 (.632) |
| 1981-82 to 1989-90 | Pat Riley | 4 - |
878 | 9 | 533-194 (.733) | 102-49 (.675) |
| 1971-72 to 1975-76 | Bill Sharman | 1 - |
447 | 5 | 246-164 (.600) | 22-15 (.595) |
| 2019-20 to 2021-22 | Frank Vogel | 1 - |
225 | 3 | 127-98 (.564) | 18-9 (.667) |
| 1979-80 to 1981-82 | Paul Westhead | 1 - |
181 | 3 | 112-50 (.691) | 13-6 (.684) |
| 1960-61 to 1966-67 | Fred Schaus | - | 631 | 7 | 315-245 (.563) | 33-38 (.465) |
| 1994-95 to 1998-99 | Del Harris | - | 376 | 5 | 224-116 (.659) | 17-19 (.472) |
| 1976-77 to 1978-79 | Jerry West | - | 268 | 3 | 145-101 (.589) | 8-14 (.364) |
| 1967-68 to 1968-69 | Bill Van Breda Kolff | - | 197 | 2 | 107-57 (.652) | 21-12 (.636) |
| 1990-91 to 1991-92 | Mike Dunleavy | - | 187 | 2 | 101- 63 (.616) | 13-10 (.565) |
| 1969-70 to 1970-71 | Joe Mullaney | - | 194 | 2 | 94-70 (.573) | 16-14 (.533) |
| 2022-23 to 2023-24 | Darvin Ham | - | 185 | 2 | 90-74 (.549) | 9-12 (.429) |
| 2016-17 to 2018-19 | Luke Walton | - | 164 | 2 | 61-103 (.372) | - |
| 2014-15 to 2015-16 | Byron Scott | - | 164 | 2 | 38-126 (.232) | - |
| 2012-13 to 2013-14 | Mike D'Antoni | - | 158 | 2 | 67-87 (.435) | 0-4 (.000) |
| 1992-93 to 1993-94 | Randy Pfund | - | 151 | 2 | 66-80 (.452) | 2-3 (.400) |
| 2011-12 to 2012-13 | Mike Brown | - | 83 | 2 | 42-29 (.592) | 5-7 (.385) |
| 2004-05 | Rudy Tomjanovich | - | 43 | 1 | 24-19 (.558) | - |
| 1999 | Kurt Rambis | - | 45 | 1 | 24-13 (.649) | 3-5 (.375) |
| 1959-60 | Jim Pollard | - | 48 | 1 | 14-25 (.359) | 5-4 (.556) |
| 2004-05 | Frank Hamblen | - | 39 | 1 | 10-29 (.256) | - |
| 1959-60 | John Castellani | - | 36 | 1 | 11-25 (.306) | - |
| 1957-58 | George Mikan | - | 39 | 1 | 9-30 (.231) | - |
| 1979-80 | Jack McKinney | - | 13 | 1 | 9-4 (.692) | - |
| 1993-94 | Magic Johnson | - | 16 | 1 | 5-11 (.313) | - |
| 2012-13 | Bernie Bickerstaff |
- | 5 | 1 | 4-1 (.800) | - |
| 1993-94, 1999 | Bill Bertka | - | 3 | 2 | 2-1 (667) | - |
| 2024-25 to present | JJ Redick | - | - | - | - |