Last updated Jul 22, 2026
NBA impact data · 1950–51 to present
1969–70 NBA Player Rankings
Advanced NBA stats and player impact rankings for the 1969–70 regular season.
1969–70 Impact Rate rankings
A backtested impact estimate from the statistics recorded in that era, with uncertainty ranges.
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| 1 | 100.0 | Jerry West | LAL | PG | 31 | 74 | — | 42.0 | 3,106 | 24.6 | 15.2 | 0.234 | — | — | |
| 2 | 99.3 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | MIL | C | 22 | 82 | — | 43.1 | 3,534 | 22.5 | 13.8 | 0.187 | — | — | |
| 3 | 98.6 | Elgin Baylor | LAL | SF | 35 | 54 | — | 41.0 | 2,213 | 20.8 | 7.8 | 0.168 | — | — | |
| 4 | 98 | Wilt Chamberlain | LAL | C | 33 | 12 | — | 42.1 | 505 | 24.8 | 2.3 | 0.221 | — | — | |
| 5 | 97.2 | Walt Frazier | NYK | PG | 24 | 77 | 77 | 39.5 | 3,040 | 21.1 | 15.0 | 0.236 | — | — | |
| 6 | 96.5 | John Havlicek | BOS | SG | 29 | 81 | — | 41.6 | 3,369 | 20.0 | 10.6 | 0.151 | — | — | |
| 7 | 95.7 | Oscar Robertson | CIN | PG | 31 | 69 | — | 41.5 | 2,865 | 21.5 | 11.4 | 0.191 | — | — | |
| 8 | 95.0 | Connie Hawkins | PHO | SF | 27 | 81 | — | 40.9 | 3,312 | 19.7 | 10.2 | 0.147 | — | — | |
| 9 | 94.3 | Willis Reed | NYK | C | 27 | 81 | 81 | 38.1 | 3,089 | 20.3 | 14.6 | 0.227 | — | — | |
| 10 | 93.6 | Wes Unseld | BAL | C | 23 | 82 | — | 39.4 | 3,234 | 17.8 | 11.1 | 0.164 | — | — | |
| 11 | 92.9 | Nate Thurmond | SFW | C | 28 | 43 | — | 44.6 | 1,919 | 18.2 | 3.7 | 0.093 | — | — | |
| 12 | 92.2 | Jerry Lucas | CIN / SFW | PF | 29 | 67 | — | 36.1 | 2,420 | 17.9 | 7.9 | 0.157 | — | — | |
| 13 | 91.5 | Billy Cunningham | PHI | SF | 26 | 81 | — | 39.4 | 3,194 | 21.0 | 10.3 | 0.155 | — | — | |
| 14 | 90.8 | Elvin Hayes | SDR | C | 24 | 82 | — | 44.7 | 3,665 | 18.3 | 8.5 | 0.111 | — | — | |
| 15 | 90.1 | Chet Walker | CHI | SF | 29 | 78 | — | 34.9 | 2,726 | 18.8 | 9.8 | 0.172 | — | — | |
| 16 | 89.4 | Art Williams | SDR | PG | 30 | 80 | — | 19.3 | 1,545 | 15.2 | 3.1 | 0.096 | — | — | |
| 17 | 88.7 | Bill Bridges | ATL | PF | 30 | 82 | — | 39.9 | 3,269 | 15.9 | 6.6 | 0.097 | — | — | |
| 18 | 87.9 | Lou Hudson | ATL | SF | 25 | 80 | — | 38.6 | 3,091 | 19.0 | 11.1 | 0.172 | — | — | |
| 19 | 87.2 | Jeff Mullins | SFW | SG | 27 | 74 | — | 38.7 | 2,861 | 17.0 | 6.8 | 0.114 | — | — | |
| 20 | 86.5 | Darrall Imhoff | PHI | C | 31 | 79 | — | 31.3 | 2,474 | 15.5 | 8.2 | 0.159 | — | — | |
| 21 | 85.8 | Lenny Wilkens | SEA | PG | 32 | 75 | — | 37.4 | 2,802 | 17.3 | 4.9 | 0.084 | — | — | |
| 22 | 85.1 | Clem Haskins | CHI | SG | 26 | 82 | — | 39.2 | 3,214 | 16.5 | 6.1 | 0.092 | — | — | |
| 23 | 84.4 | Gus Johnson | BAL | PF | 31 | 78 | — | 37.4 | 2,919 | 16.3 | 5.9 | 0.097 | — | — | |
| 24 | 83.7 | Johnny Green | CIN | PF | 36 | 78 | — | 29.2 | 2,278 | 18.4 | 8.4 | 0.177 | — | — | |
| 25 | 83.0 | Bob Dandridge | MIL | SF | 22 | 81 | — | 30.4 | 2,461 | 15.2 | 6.0 | 0.116 | — | — | |
| 26 | 82.3 | Flynn Robinson | MIL | PG | 28 | 81 | — | 34.1 | 2,762 | 19.3 | 9.3 | 0.162 | — | — | |
| 27 | 81.6 | Tom Boerwinkle | CHI | C | 24 | 81 | — | 28.8 | 2,335 | 15.3 | 4.4 | 0.090 | — | — | |
| 28 | 80.9 | Joe Caldwell | ATL | SG | 28 | 82 | — | 34.8 | 2,857 | 17.3 | 7.9 | 0.132 | — | — | |
| 29 | 80 | Bob Portman | SFW | SG | 22 | 60 | — | 13.6 | 813 | 14.6 | 1.2 | 0.068 | — | — | |
| 30 | 79.4 | Jim Barnett | SDR | SG | 25 | 80 | — | 26.3 | 2,105 | 16.0 | 5.4 | 0.122 | — | — | |
| 31 | 78.7 | Dave Bing | DET | PG | 26 | 70 | — | 33.3 | 2,334 | 21.3 | 5.3 | 0.109 | — | — | |
| 32 | 78.0 | John Block | SDR | PF | 25 | 82 | — | 26.2 | 2,152 | 15.5 | 5.1 | 0.113 | — | — | |
| 33 | 77.3 | Cazzie Russell | NYK | SF | 25 | 78 | 18 | 20.0 | 1,563 | 16.9 | 5.2 | 0.161 | — | — | |
| 34 | 76.6 | Happy Hairston | DET / LAL | PF | 27 | 70 | — | 34.7 | 2,427 | 18.4 | 8.8 | 0.174 | — | — | |
| 35 | 75.9 | Dick Snyder | PHO / SEA | 25 | 82 | — | 29.7 | 2,437 | 14.3 | 6.2 | 0.121 | — | — | ||
| 36 | 75.2 | Don Kojis | SDR | SF | 31 | 56 | — | 28.2 | 1,578 | 14.8 | 3.2 | 0.097 | — | — | |
| 37 | 74.5 | Bob Love | CHI | PF | 27 | 82 | — | 38.1 | 3,123 | 16.1 | 8.6 | 0.132 | — | — | |
| 38 | 73.8 | Don Nelson | BOS | PF | 29 | 82 | — | 27.1 | 2,224 | 18.5 | 8.3 | 0.180 | — | — | |
| 39 | 73.0 | Bob Weiss | CHI | PG | 27 | 82 | — | 31.0 | 2,544 | 12.5 | 3.6 | 0.068 | — | — | |
| 40 | 72.3 | Walt Hazzard | ATL | PG | 27 | 82 | — | 33.6 | 2,757 | 15.7 | 5.0 | 0.088 | — | — | |
| 41 | 71.6 | Jack Marin | BAL | SF | 25 | 82 | — | 35.9 | 2,947 | 16.0 | 8.3 | 0.136 | — | — | |
| 42 | 70.9 | Jim Davis | ATL | C | 28 | 82 | — | 32.0 | 2,623 | 14.4 | 4.3 | 0.079 | — | — | |
| 43 | 70.2 | Terry Dischinger | DET | SF | 29 | 75 | — | 23.4 | 1,754 | 15.5 | 4.8 | 0.130 | — | — | |
| 44 | 69.5 | Bob Boozer | SEA | PF | 32 | 82 | — | 31.1 | 2,549 | 15.2 | 5.9 | 0.111 | — | — | |
| 45 | 68.8 | Archie Clark | PHI | PG | 28 | 76 | — | 36.5 | 2,772 | 16.3 | 8.1 | 0.140 | — | — | |
| 46 | 68.1 | Greg Smith | MIL | PF | 23 | 82 | — | 28.9 | 2,368 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 0.111 | — | — | |
| 47 | 67.4 | Earl Monroe | BAL | PG | 25 | 82 | — | 37.2 | 3,051 | 17.3 | 8.3 | 0.130 | — | — | |
| 48 | 66.7 | Ray Scott | BAL | PF | 31 | 73 | — | 19.1 | 1,393 | 15.1 | 2.5 | 0.086 | — | — | |
| 49 | 66.0 | Dave DeBusschere | NYK | PF | 29 | 79 | 79 | 33.3 | 2,627 | 14.8 | 6.6 | 0.120 | — | — | |
| 50 | 65.2 | Tom Meschery | SEA | SF | 31 | 80 | — | 28.7 | 2,294 | 13.6 | 4.4 | 0.092 | — | — |
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Season summary
1969–70 NBA advanced stats leaders
Jerry West ranks first in 1969–70 Impact Rate at 100.0, ahead of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar by 0.7 points. The ranking compares 50 qualified players within this season.
- #1Jerry West100.0
- #2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar99.3
- #3Elgin Baylor98.6