Last updated Jul 22, 2026
NBA impact data · 1950–51 to present
1968–69 NBA Player Rankings
Advanced NBA stats and player impact rankings for the 1968–69 regular season.
1968–69 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 | LAL | C | 32 | 81 | — | 45.3 | 3,669 | 21.9 | 14.7 | 0.192 | — | — | |
| 2 | 99.2 | Jerry West | LAL | SG | 30 | 61 | — | 39.2 | 2,394 | 22.3 | 10.8 | 0.216 | — | — | |
| 3 | 98.5 | Walt Frazier | NYK | PG | 23 | 80 | 55 | 36.9 | 2,949 | 20.2 | 12.7 | 0.207 | — | — | |
| 4 | 97.7 | Willis Reed | NYK | C | 26 | 82 | 82 | 37.9 | 3,108 | 21.4 | 14.7 | 0.227 | — | — | |
| 5 | 97.0 | Bill Russell | BOS | C | 34 | 77 | — | 42.7 | 3,291 | 15.2 | 10.9 | 0.159 | — | — | |
| 6 | 96.2 | Jerry Lucas | CIN | PF | 28 | 74 | — | 41.6 | 3,075 | 20.6 | 9.5 | 0.148 | — | — | |
| 7 | 95.5 | Elgin Baylor | LAL | SF | 34 | 76 | — | 40.3 | 3,064 | 20.7 | 8.5 | 0.133 | — | — | |
| 8 | 94.7 | Oscar Robertson | CIN | PG | 30 | 79 | — | 43.8 | 3,461 | 21.8 | 12.9 | 0.180 | — | — | |
| 9 | 94.0 | Jeff Mullins | SFW | SG | 26 | 78 | — | 37.4 | 2,916 | 18.9 | 10.0 | 0.165 | — | — | |
| 10 | 93.2 | Nate Thurmond | SFW | C | 27 | 71 | — | 45.2 | 3,208 | 18.4 | 6.5 | 0.098 | — | — | |
| 11 | 92.5 | Bob Boozer | CHI | PF | 31 | 79 | — | 36.4 | 2,872 | 19.9 | 11.6 | 0.193 | — | — | |
| 12 | 91.7 | Lenny Wilkens | SEA | PG | 31 | 82 | — | 42.2 | 3,463 | 18.4 | 9.0 | 0.125 | — | — | |
| 13 | 91.0 | Sam Jones | BOS | SG | 35 | 70 | — | 26.0 | 1,820 | 17.6 | 4.9 | 0.128 | — | — | |
| 14 | 90.2 | Lou Hudson | ATL | SF | 24 | 81 | — | 35.4 | 2,869 | 18.7 | 10.1 | 0.168 | — | — | |
| 15 | 89.5 | John Havlicek | BOS | SG | 28 | 82 | — | 38.7 | 3,174 | 17.0 | 7.3 | 0.110 | — | — | |
| 16 | 88.7 | Bill Bridges | ATL | PF | 29 | 80 | — | 36.6 | 2,930 | 15.4 | 6.7 | 0.110 | — | — | |
| 17 | 88.0 | Bailey Howell | BOS | PF | 32 | 78 | — | 32.4 | 2,527 | 19.4 | 11.3 | 0.215 | — | — | |
| 18 | 87.2 | Jerry Sloan | CHI | SG | 26 | 78 | — | 37.7 | 2,939 | 14.9 | 6.4 | 0.104 | — | — | |
| 19 | 86.5 | Wes Unseld | BAL | C | 22 | 82 | — | 36.2 | 2,970 | 18.1 | 10.8 | 0.175 | — | — | |
| 20 | 85.7 | Elvin Hayes | SDR | C | 23 | 82 | — | 45.1 | 3,695 | 18.9 | 9.6 | 0.124 | — | — | |
| 21 | 85.0 | Don Kojis | SDR | SF | 30 | 81 | — | 38.6 | 3,130 | 16.7 | 8.3 | 0.127 | — | — | |
| 22 | 84.2 | Jon McGlocklin | MIL | SG | 25 | 80 | — | 36.1 | 2,888 | 16.7 | 7.9 | 0.132 | — | — | |
| 23 | 83.5 | Flynn Robinson | CHI / MIL | PG | 27 | 83 | — | 31.5 | 2,616 | 18.6 | 6.7 | 0.123 | — | — | |
| 24 | 82.7 | Zelmo Beaty | ATL | C | 29 | 72 | — | 35.8 | 2,578 | 19.1 | 8.4 | 0.156 | — | — | |
| 25 | 82 | Rod Thorn | SEA | SG | 27 | 29 | — | 19.6 | 567 | 17.6 | 1.4 | 0.118 | — | — | |
| 26 | 81.2 | Tom Meschery | SEA | SF | 30 | 82 | — | 32.6 | 2,673 | 14.5 | 4.6 | 0.082 | — | — | |
| 27 | 80.5 | Gus Johnson | BAL | PF | 30 | 49 | — | 34.1 | 1,671 | 17.5 | 5.1 | 0.148 | — | — | |
| 28 | 79.7 | Hal Greer | PHI | SG | 32 | 82 | — | 40.4 | 3,311 | 16.9 | 9.9 | 0.144 | — | — | |
| 29 | 78.9 | Rudy LaRusso | SFW | SF | 31 | 75 | — | 37.1 | 2,782 | 15.9 | 6.3 | 0.109 | — | — | |
| 30 | 78.2 | Gail Goodrich | PHO | PG | 25 | 81 | — | 40.0 | 3,236 | 16.9 | 3.6 | 0.054 | — | — | |
| 31 | 77.4 | John Block | SDR | PF | 24 | 78 | — | 31.9 | 2,489 | 14.5 | 5.5 | 0.107 | — | — | |
| 32 | 76.7 | Chet Walker | PHI | SF | 28 | 82 | — | 33.6 | 2,753 | 16.7 | 9.8 | 0.170 | — | — | |
| 33 | 75.9 | Art Williams | SDR | PG | 29 | 79 | — | 25.2 | 1,987 | 13.1 | 3.4 | 0.083 | — | — | |
| 34 | 75.2 | Jack Marin | BAL | SF | 24 | 82 | — | 33.0 | 2,710 | 15.8 | 8.5 | 0.151 | — | — | |
| 35 | 74.4 | Don Nelson | BOS | SF | 28 | 82 | — | 21.6 | 1,773 | 17.5 | 7.5 | 0.203 | — | — | |
| 36 | 73.7 | Dick Van Arsdale | PHO | SG | 25 | 80 | — | 42.4 | 3,388 | 15.1 | 5.6 | 0.080 | — | — | |
| 37 | 72.9 | Bob Rule | SEA | C | 24 | 82 | — | 37.9 | 3,104 | 18.6 | 7.8 | 0.121 | — | — | |
| 38 | 72.2 | Clem Haskins | CHI | PG | 25 | 79 | — | 36.4 | 2,874 | 14.4 | 5.3 | 0.088 | — | — | |
| 39 | 71.4 | Jim Washington | CHI | SF | 25 | 80 | — | 33.8 | 2,705 | 14.7 | 5.4 | 0.097 | — | — | |
| 40 | 70.7 | Jim Barnett | SDR | SG | 24 | 80 | — | 29.3 | 2,346 | 14.7 | 4.8 | 0.098 | — | — | |
| 41 | 69.9 | Earl Monroe | BAL | SG | 24 | 80 | — | 38.4 | 3,075 | 18.4 | 8.8 | 0.138 | — | — | |
| 42 | 69.2 | Darrall Imhoff | PHI | C | 30 | 82 | — | 28.8 | 2,360 | 13.2 | 5.9 | 0.120 | — | — | |
| 43 | 68.4 | Joe Caldwell | ATL | SG | 27 | 81 | — | 33.6 | 2,720 | 14.5 | 6.7 | 0.118 | — | — | |
| 44 | 67.7 | Ray Scott | BAL | PF | 30 | 82 | — | 26.4 | 2,168 | 14.9 | 4.5 | 0.099 | — | — | |
| 45 | 66.9 | Greg Smith | MIL | PF | 22 | 79 | — | 27.9 | 2,207 | 12.1 | 2.7 | 0.058 | — | — | |
| 46 | 66.2 | Tom Sanders | BOS | SF | 30 | 82 | — | 26.6 | 2,184 | 12.8 | 5.4 | 0.119 | — | — | |
| 47 | 65.4 | Jim Fox | DET / PHO | C | 25 | 76 | — | 31.0 | 2,354 | 13.9 | 3.9 | 0.079 | — | — | |
| 48 | 64.7 | Stu Lantz | SDR | SG | 22 | 73 | — | 18.9 | 1,378 | 11.9 | 3.4 | 0.118 | — | — | |
| 49 | 63.9 | Billy Cunningham | PHI | PF | 25 | 82 | — | 40.8 | 3,345 | 18.7 | 9.0 | 0.129 | — | — | |
| 50 | 63.2 | Walt Bellamy | NYK / DET | C | 29 | 88 | 62 | 35.9 | 3,159 | 18.0 | 10.4 | 0.157 | — | — |
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Season summary
1968–69 NBA advanced stats leaders
Wilt Chamberlain ranks first in 1968–69 Impact Rate at 100.0, ahead of Jerry West by 0.8 points. The ranking compares 50 qualified players within this season.
- #1Wilt Chamberlain100.0
- #2Jerry West99.2
- #3Walt Frazier98.5