Last updated Jul 22, 2026
NBA impact data · 1950–51 to present
1963–64 NBA Player Rankings
Advanced NBA stats and player impact rankings for the 1963–64 regular season.
1963–64 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 | 27 | 80 | — | 46.1 | 3,689 | 31.6 | 25.0 | 0.325 | — | — | |
| 2 | 98.9 | Oscar Robertson | CIN | PG | 25 | 79 | — | 45.1 | 3,559 | 27.6 | 20.6 | 0.278 | — | — | |
| 3 | 97.8 | Jerry West | LAL | PG | 25 | 72 | — | 40.4 | 2,906 | 24.2 | 14.0 | 0.232 | — | — | |
| 4 | 96.7 | Bill Russell | BOS | C | 29 | 78 | — | 44.6 | 3,482 | 19.3 | 17.3 | 0.238 | — | — | |
| 5 | 95.7 | Bob Pettit | STL | PF | 31 | 80 | — | 41.2 | 3,296 | 23.6 | 14.9 | 0.217 | — | — | |
| 6 | 94.6 | Bailey Howell | DET | SF | 27 | 77 | — | 35.1 | 2,700 | 21.1 | 9.8 | 0.175 | — | — | |
| 7 | 93.5 | Elgin Baylor | LAL | SF | 29 | 78 | — | 40.6 | 3,164 | 21.1 | 7.2 | 0.109 | — | — | |
| 8 | 92.4 | Sam Jones | BOS | SG | 30 | 76 | — | 31.3 | 2,381 | 17.6 | 8.9 | 0.180 | — | — | |
| 9 | 91.3 | Red Kerr | PHI | C | 31 | 80 | — | 36.7 | 2,938 | 17.1 | 4.9 | 0.080 | — | — | |
| 10 | 90.2 | Hal Greer | PHI | SG | 27 | 80 | — | 39.5 | 3,157 | 17.7 | 8.1 | 0.124 | — | — | |
| 11 | 89.1 | Terry Dischinger | BAL | SF | 23 | 80 | — | 35.2 | 2,816 | 19.6 | 11.3 | 0.193 | — | — | |
| 12 | 88.0 | Jerry Lucas | CIN | PF | 23 | 79 | — | 41.4 | 3,273 | 18.9 | 12.7 | 0.187 | — | — | |
| 13 | 87.0 | Walt Bellamy | BAL | C | 24 | 80 | — | 42.4 | 3,394 | 23.3 | 14.4 | 0.203 | — | — | |
| 14 | 85.9 | Ray Scott | DET | PF | 25 | 80 | — | 37.0 | 2,964 | 16.9 | 3.4 | 0.055 | — | — | |
| 15 | 84.8 | Tom Meschery | SFW | SF | 25 | 80 | — | 30.3 | 2,422 | 14.8 | 7.5 | 0.148 | — | — | |
| 16 | 83.7 | John Havlicek | BOS | SF | 23 | 80 | — | 32.3 | 2,587 | 16.9 | 7.7 | 0.142 | — | — | |
| 17 | 82.6 | Tom Heinsohn | BOS | PF | 29 | 76 | — | 26.8 | 2,040 | 17.0 | 6.2 | 0.147 | — | — | |
| 18 | 81.5 | Nate Thurmond | SFW | PF | 22 | 76 | — | 25.9 | 1,966 | 12.1 | 3.5 | 0.085 | — | — | |
| 19 | 80.4 | Tom Sanders | BOS | PF | 25 | 80 | — | 29.6 | 2,370 | 12.7 | 7.6 | 0.154 | — | — | |
| 20 | 79.3 | Billy McGill | BAL / NYK | C | 24 | 74 | — | 24.1 | 1,784 | 18.7 | 4.6 | 0.124 | — | — | |
| 21 | 78.3 | Lenny Wilkens | STL | PG | 26 | 78 | — | 32.4 | 2,526 | 12.5 | 5.0 | 0.094 | — | — | |
| 22 | 77.2 | Cliff Hagan | STL | SF | 32 | 77 | — | 29.6 | 2,279 | 16.9 | 6.0 | 0.126 | — | — | |
| 23 | 76.1 | Rudy LaRusso | LAL | PF | 26 | 79 | — | 34.8 | 2,746 | 14.1 | 5.5 | 0.096 | — | — | |
| 24 | 75.0 | K.C. Jones | BOS | PG | 31 | 80 | — | 30.3 | 2,424 | 10.4 | 5.8 | 0.114 | — | — | |
| 25 | 73.9 | Chet Walker | PHI | SF | 23 | 76 | — | 36.5 | 2,775 | 15.2 | 5.4 | 0.094 | — | — | |
| 26 | 72.8 | Willie Naulls | BOS | SF | 29 | 78 | — | 18.1 | 1,409 | 14.4 | 3.9 | 0.132 | — | — | |
| 27 | 71.7 | Bill Bridges | STL | PF | 24 | 80 | — | 24.4 | 1,949 | 13.1 | 2.6 | 0.064 | — | — | |
| 28 | 70.7 | Tom Gola | NYK | SG | 31 | 74 | — | 29.1 | 2,156 | 11.6 | 1.7 | 0.039 | — | — | |
| 29 | 69.6 | Johnny Green | NYK | PF | 30 | 80 | — | 26.7 | 2,134 | 18.1 | 2.6 | 0.057 | — | — | |
| 30 | 68.5 | Paul Neumann | PHI | PG | 26 | 74 | — | 26.7 | 1,973 | 14.3 | 4.2 | 0.103 | — | — | |
| 31 | 67.4 | Bob Ferry | DET | C | 26 | 74 | — | 20.6 | 1,522 | 16.2 | 2.7 | 0.086 | — | — | |
| 32 | 66.3 | Al Attles | SFW | PG | 27 | 70 | — | 26.9 | 1,883 | 12.6 | 5.3 | 0.136 | — | — | |
| 33 | 65.2 | Zelmo Beaty | STL | C | 24 | 59 | — | 32.6 | 1,922 | 14.0 | 4.8 | 0.121 | — | — | |
| 34 | 64.1 | Gus Johnson | BAL | PF | 25 | 78 | — | 36.5 | 2,847 | 16.3 | 3.5 | 0.060 | — | — | |
| 35 | 63.0 | Guy Rodgers | SFW | PG | 28 | 79 | — | 34.1 | 2,695 | 12.4 | 4.0 | 0.071 | — | — | |
| 36 | 62.0 | Richie Guerin | NYK / STL | SG | 31 | 80 | — | 29.6 | 2,366 | 14.7 | 6.3 | 0.127 | — | — | |
| 37 | 61 | John Rudometkin | NYK | SF | 23 | 52 | — | 13.4 | 696 | 16.5 | 1.6 | 0.108 | — | — | |
| 38 | 59.8 | Gene Wiley | LAL | C | 26 | 78 | — | 19.4 | 1,510 | 10.4 | 2.8 | 0.090 | — | — | |
| 39 | 58.7 | Dick Barnett | LAL | SG | 27 | 78 | — | 33.6 | 2,620 | 15.7 | 6.5 | 0.119 | — | — | |
| 40 | 57.6 | Len Chappell | PHI / NYK | PF | 23 | 79 | — | 31.7 | 2,505 | 16.7 | 3.6 | 0.069 | — | — | |
| 41 | 56.5 | Wayne Hightower | SFW | PF | 24 | 79 | — | 32.1 | 2,536 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 0.077 | — | — | |
| 42 | 55 | Kenny Sears | SFW | SF | 30 | 51 | — | 10.2 | 519 | 12.1 | 1.8 | 0.165 | — | — | |
| 43 | 54.3 | Larry Costello | PHI | PG | 32 | 45 | — | 25.3 | 1,137 | 15.1 | 3.5 | 0.147 | — | — | |
| 44 | 53.3 | Rod Thorn | BAL | SG | 22 | 75 | — | 34.6 | 2,594 | 12.9 | 2.9 | 0.053 | — | — | |
| 45 | 52.2 | Frank Ramsey | BOS | SG | 32 | 75 | — | 16.4 | 1,227 | 12.6 | 3.2 | 0.125 | — | — | |
| 46 | 51.1 | Wayne Embry | CIN | C | 26 | 80 | — | 36.4 | 2,915 | 15.1 | 6.3 | 0.104 | — | — | |
| 47 | 50.0 | Dave Budd | NYK | SF | 25 | 73 | — | 14.1 | 1,031 | 11.3 | 0.9 | 0.041 | — | — | |
| 48 | 48.9 | Art Heyman | NYK | SG | 22 | 75 | — | 29.8 | 2,236 | 14.7 | 2.7 | 0.059 | — | — | |
| 49 | 47.8 | Bob Boozer | CIN / NYK | SF | 26 | 81 | — | 29.4 | 2,379 | 14.4 | 2.8 | 0.056 | — | — | |
| 50 | 46.7 | Jackie Moreland | DET | PF | 25 | 78 | — | 22.8 | 1,780 | 12.1 | 2.3 | 0.062 | — | — |
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Season summary
1963–64 NBA advanced stats leaders
Wilt Chamberlain ranks first in 1963–64 Impact Rate at 100.0, ahead of Oscar Robertson by 1.1 points. The ranking compares 50 qualified players within this season.
- #1Wilt Chamberlain100.0
- #2Oscar Robertson98.9
- #3Jerry West97.8