Last updated Jul 22, 2026
NBA impact data · 1950–51 to present
1962–63 NBA Player Rankings
Advanced NBA stats and player impact rankings for the 1962–63 regular season.
1962–63 Impact Rate rankings
A backtested impact estimate from the statistics recorded in that era, with uncertainty ranges.
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| 1 | 100.0 | Wilt Chamberlain | SFW | C | 26 | 80 | — | 47.6 | 3,806 | 31.8 | 20.9 | 0.264 | — | — | |
| 2 | 98.9 | Elgin Baylor | LAL | SF | 28 | 80 | — | 42.1 | 3,370 | 26.6 | 14.4 | 0.205 | — | — | |
| 3 | 97.8 | Oscar Robertson | CIN | PG | 24 | 80 | — | 44.0 | 3,521 | 24.6 | 16.8 | 0.229 | — | — | |
| 4 | 96.7 | Jerry West | LAL | PG | 24 | 55 | — | 39.3 | 2,163 | 21.9 | 8.1 | 0.180 | — | — | |
| 5 | 95.6 | Bob Pettit | STL | PF | 30 | 79 | — | 39.1 | 3,090 | 25.0 | 14.3 | 0.222 | — | — | |
| 6 | 94.5 | Bailey Howell | DET | SF | 26 | 79 | — | 37.6 | 2,971 | 21.6 | 14.0 | 0.226 | — | — | |
| 7 | 93.4 | Bill Russell | BOS | C | 28 | 78 | — | 44.9 | 3,500 | 18.2 | 13.5 | 0.185 | — | — | |
| 8 | 92.3 | Sam Jones | BOS | SG | 29 | 76 | — | 30.6 | 2,323 | 19.1 | 9.6 | 0.198 | — | — | |
| 9 | 91.2 | Cliff Hagan | STL | SF | 31 | 79 | — | 21.7 | 1,716 | 21.2 | 6.5 | 0.183 | — | — | |
| 10 | 90.1 | Terry Dischinger | CHZ | SF | 22 | 57 | — | 40.2 | 2,294 | 20.8 | 9.2 | 0.192 | — | — | |
| 11 | 89.0 | Walt Bellamy | CHZ | C | 23 | 80 | — | 41.3 | 3,306 | 24.9 | 13.7 | 0.199 | — | — | |
| 12 | 87.9 | Red Kerr | SYR | C | 30 | 80 | — | 32.0 | 2,561 | 18.6 | 7.7 | 0.144 | — | — | |
| 13 | 86.8 | John Havlicek | BOS | SF | 22 | 80 | — | 27.5 | 2,200 | 15.4 | 6.4 | 0.139 | — | — | |
| 14 | 85.7 | Hal Greer | SYR | SG | 26 | 80 | — | 32.9 | 2,631 | 17.3 | 8.2 | 0.149 | — | — | |
| 15 | 84.6 | Richie Guerin | NYK | SG | 30 | 79 | — | 34.3 | 2,712 | 18.8 | 7.2 | 0.128 | — | — | |
| 16 | 83.5 | Johnny Green | NYK | PF | 29 | 80 | — | 31.9 | 2,553 | 19.0 | 5.1 | 0.096 | — | — | |
| 17 | 82.4 | Jack Twyman | CIN | SF | 28 | 80 | — | 32.8 | 2,623 | 17.7 | 7.3 | 0.133 | — | — | |
| 18 | 81.3 | Tom Sanders | BOS | SF | 24 | 80 | — | 26.9 | 2,148 | 12.6 | 6.8 | 0.152 | — | — | |
| 19 | 80.2 | Tom Heinsohn | BOS | PF | 28 | 76 | — | 26.4 | 2,004 | 18.7 | 6.8 | 0.163 | — | — | |
| 20 | 79.1 | Dave DeBusschere | DET | SF | 22 | 80 | — | 29.4 | 2,352 | 14.5 | 3.6 | 0.074 | — | — | |
| 21 | 78.0 | Lenny Wilkens | STL | PG | 25 | 75 | — | 34.3 | 2,569 | 12.1 | 4.0 | 0.075 | — | — | |
| 22 | 76.9 | Mike Farmer | STL | SF | 26 | 80 | — | 21.6 | 1,724 | 12.0 | 3.2 | 0.089 | — | — | |
| 23 | 75.8 | John Barnhill | STL | SG | 24 | 77 | — | 35.0 | 2,692 | 11.7 | 4.6 | 0.082 | — | — | |
| 24 | 74.7 | Dave Budd | NYK | SF | 24 | 78 | — | 22.1 | 1,725 | 13.8 | 4.1 | 0.113 | — | — | |
| 25 | 73.6 | Dick Barnett | LAL | SG | 26 | 80 | — | 31.8 | 2,544 | 16.3 | 8.0 | 0.150 | — | — | |
| 26 | 72.5 | Bob Cousy | BOS | PG | 34 | 76 | — | 26.0 | 1,975 | 16.6 | 5.2 | 0.126 | — | — | |
| 27 | 71.4 | Rudy LaRusso | LAL | PF | 25 | 75 | — | 33.4 | 2,505 | 13.6 | 5.4 | 0.103 | — | — | |
| 28 | 70.3 | Chico Vaughn | STL | SG | 22 | 77 | — | 24.0 | 1,845 | 13.2 | 3.4 | 0.090 | — | — | |
| 29 | 69.2 | Ray Scott | DET | PF | 24 | 76 | — | 33.4 | 2,538 | 15.1 | 3.5 | 0.066 | — | — | |
| 30 | 68.1 | Kenny Sears | NYK / SFW | SF | 29 | 77 | — | 14.8 | 1,141 | 13.8 | 3.7 | 0.155 | — | — | |
| 31 | 67.0 | Tom Gola | SFW / NYK | SG | 30 | 73 | — | 36.6 | 2,670 | 12.0 | 4.4 | 0.078 | — | — | |
| 32 | 65.9 | Wayne Embry | CIN | C | 25 | 76 | — | 33.0 | 2,511 | 18.2 | 5.6 | 0.108 | — | — | |
| 33 | 64.8 | Tom Hawkins | CIN | SF | 26 | 79 | — | 21.8 | 1,721 | 14.0 | 2.9 | 0.082 | — | — | |
| 34 | 64 | Billy McGill | CHZ | C | 23 | 60 | — | 9.8 | 590 | 21.5 | 2.2 | 0.176 | — | — | |
| 35 | 62.6 | Dolph Schayes | SYR | PF | 34 | 66 | — | 21.8 | 1,438 | 14.2 | 2.4 | 0.081 | — | — | |
| 36 | 61.5 | Al Butler | NYK | PG | 24 | 74 | — | 20.1 | 1,488 | 13.8 | 2.1 | 0.068 | — | — | |
| 37 | 60.4 | Zelmo Beaty | STL | C | 23 | 80 | — | 24.0 | 1,918 | 14.3 | 5.2 | 0.131 | — | — | |
| 38 | 59.3 | Chet Walker | SYR | SF | 22 | 78 | — | 25.5 | 1,992 | 14.8 | 5.3 | 0.129 | — | — | |
| 39 | 58.2 | K.C. Jones | BOS | PG | 30 | 79 | — | 24.6 | 1,945 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 0.088 | — | — | |
| 40 | 57.1 | Guy Rodgers | SFW | PG | 27 | 79 | — | 41.1 | 3,249 | 12.9 | 2.5 | 0.037 | — | — | |
| 41 | 56.0 | Willie Naulls | NYK / SFW | SF | 28 | 70 | — | 27.2 | 1,901 | 13.4 | 1.8 | 0.046 | — | — | |
| 42 | 54.9 | Frank Selvy | LAL | SG | 30 | 80 | — | 29.6 | 2,369 | 11.5 | 3.6 | 0.074 | — | — | |
| 43 | 53.8 | Jackie Moreland | DET | PF | 24 | 78 | — | 19.4 | 1,516 | 13.9 | 2.5 | 0.078 | — | — | |
| 44 | 52.7 | Paul Neumann | SYR | PG | 25 | 80 | — | 19.8 | 1,581 | 13.4 | 4.6 | 0.139 | — | — | |
| 45 | 51.6 | Frank Ramsey | BOS | SG | 31 | 77 | — | 20.0 | 1,541 | 12.8 | 3.6 | 0.113 | — | — | |
| 46 | 50.5 | Willie Jones | DET | PG | 26 | 79 | — | 18.6 | 1,470 | 13.1 | 1.3 | 0.043 | — | — | |
| 47 | 49.5 | Bob Ferry | DET | C | 25 | 79 | — | 31.4 | 2,479 | 12.6 | 3.1 | 0.061 | — | — | |
| 48 | 48.4 | Gene Wiley | LAL | C | 25 | 75 | — | 19.8 | 1,488 | 7.7 | 1.8 | 0.058 | — | — | |
| 49 | 47 | Larry Staverman | CHZ | PF | 26 | 33 | — | 18.2 | 602 | 13.5 | 1.2 | 0.093 | — | — | |
| 50 | 46.2 | Johnny Cox | CHZ | SG | 26 | 73 | — | 23.1 | 1,685 | 10.3 | 0.5 | 0.015 | — | — |
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Season summary
1962–63 NBA advanced stats leaders
Wilt Chamberlain ranks first in 1962–63 Impact Rate at 100.0, ahead of Elgin Baylor by 1.1 points. The ranking compares 50 qualified players within this season.
- #1Wilt Chamberlain100.0
- #2Elgin Baylor98.9
- #3Oscar Robertson97.8