Cleveland Cavs coaching records; Mike Brown first in winning percentage

Cleveland Cavs coaching records: Mike Brown has the best winning percentage and ranks third in victories among the 17 coaches in Cavs history.

PD filesCavs coaches George Karl, Bill Fitch, Lenny Wilkens and Mike Fratello.Cavs coaching records
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CLEVELAND, Ohio - Mike Brown, the 17th coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, has the best winning percentage of any coach in team history and ranks third in victories.

Only three Cavs coaches have compiled winning records. They are Brown (.663), Lenny Wilkens (.551) and Mike Fratello (.539).

Wilkens leads the club in victories with 316, followed by Fitch with 304 and Brown with 272.

Most Cavs coaches have also coached elsewhere. They include three of the winningest coaches in the history of the NBA.

Wilkens has 1,332 victories with six teams, George Karl 986 victories with five teams and Fitch 944 victories with five teams.

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Coach	Cavs Record				Pro Record
	Years	W	L	Pct.	Teams	W	L	Pct.
Bill Fitch	1970-79	304	434	0.412	5	944	1,106	0.460
Stan Albeck	1979-80	37	45	0.451	5	344	311	0.525
Bill Musselman	1980-82	27	67	0.287	4	85	210	0.288
Don Delaney	1980-82	7	19	0.269	1	7	19	0.269
Bob Kloppenburg	1981-82	0	3	0.000	2	3	9	0.250
Chuck Daly	1981-82	9	32	0.220	4	638	437	0.593
Tom Nissalke	1982-84	51	113	0.311	7	371	508	0.422
George Karl	1984-86	61	88	0.409	5	986	671	0.595
Gene Littles	1985-86	4	11	0.267	2	44	111	0.284
Lenny Wilkens	1986-93	316	258	0.551	6	1,332	1,155	0.536
Mike Fratello	1993-99	248	212	0.539	3	667	548	0.549
Randy Wittman	1999-01	62	102	0.378	2	100	207	0.326
John Lucas	2001-03	37	87	0.298	3	173	258	0.401
Keith Smart	2002-03	9	31	0.225	1	9	31	0.225
Paul Silas	2003-05	69	77	0.473	4	355	400	0.470
Brendan Malone	2004-05	8	10	0.444	2	29	71	0.290
Mike Brown	2005-10	272	138	0.663	1	272	138	0.663

Sources: Cleveland Cavs; basketball-reference.com