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NBA impact data · 1950–51 to present

1979–80 NBA Player Rankings

Impact Rate and Season Value rankings for the 1979–80 regular season—the NBA season ending in 1980.

Season ending 1980

Who ranks No. 1 in 1979–80?

Julius Erving ranks No. 1 in hussEyquation Impact Rate for the 1979–80 regular season. This is a model-based impact ranking, not the NBA scoring-leader or standings table. The top ten below compare per-possession impact within this season across 232 qualified players.

The 1979–80 NBA season ended in 1980. If you mean the season that began in 1980, see 1980–81.

  1. #1Julius ErvingPHI100.0
  2. #2Kareem Abdul-JabbarLAL99.6
  3. #3Marques JohnsonMIL99.1
  4. #4Gus WilliamsSEA98.7
  5. #5Magic JohnsonLAL98.3
  6. #6Ray WilliamsNYK97.8
  7. #7Paul WestphalPHO97.4
  8. #8Mickey JohnsonIND97.0
  9. #9Dan IsselDEN96.5
  10. #10Larry BirdBOS96.1

1979–80 Impact Rate rankings

Exact-input box-score standing on a 0–100 scale within this season.

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1100.0PHISF29787836.12,81225.412.50.2137.66.8
299.6LALC3282—38.33,14325.314.80.2277.27.3
399.1MILSF2377—34.92,68622.011.50.2065.14.8
498.7SEAPG26828236.22,96920.611.60.1874.75.0
598.3LALSG2077—36.32,79520.610.50.1804.84.8
697.8NYKPG25828231.52,58221.68.20.1523.93.9
797.4PHOSG29828232.52,66521.110.50.1893.94.0
897.0INDPF27826132.32,64720.37.30.1322.83.2
996.5DENC31828235.82,93822.211.50.1883.33.9
1096.1BOSPF23828236.02,95520.511.20.1824.54.8
1195.7PHOC2575—28.92,16819.27.00.1553.63.1
1295.2ATLC2482—25.92,12318.99.20.2084.03.2
1394.8UTASF2468—39.32,67424.310.50.1893.73.8
1494.4PHIPF2881326.22,12518.58.10.1833.32.8
1593.9SASSG2778—37.62,93424.010.60.1733.94.4
1693.5DET / MILC3163—33.82,13120.47.40.1683.12.8
1793.1PHOSF2575—30.82,30921.38.30.1733.63.3
1892.6KCKC3181—29.82,41214.95.60.1123.63.4
1992.2NYKSG24828237.33,06017.86.00.0943.13.9
2091.8WSBC33828236.32,97315.48.40.1352.53.3
2191.3SDCSG2668—38.02,58522.78.00.1483.13.3
2290.9WSBSF2582—29.72,43818.16.90.1362.02.5
2390.5DENSF2459—17.31,02016.73.10.1452.01.0
2490.0ATLPF2681—32.02,58819.79.10.1692.93.2
2589.6PHIPG23797933.22,62315.97.90.1452.42.9
2689.2DENSG2539—31.81,23919.03.00.1161.61.1
2788.7PHISF3281519.01,54319.55.50.1722.41.7
2888.3CHIC3048—32.71,56819.95.60.1722.91.9
2987.9BOSSF24808034.32,74419.012.20.2143.53.8
3087.4KCKSG2482—35.22,88518.58.60.1432.13.0
3187.0MILPG2567—25.21,69016.54.40.1251.71.6
3286.6MILSG2277—20.21,55715.94.90.1501.51.4
3386.1SEAC24828234.12,79316.58.60.1481.82.7
3485.7PORPF2880—33.22,65718.29.10.1651.92.6
3585.3INDSF27754325.51,91018.05.80.1451.41.6
3684.8ATLSG2479—33.22,62218.08.20.1502.83.2
3784.4INDSG22823824.72,02713.53.10.0731.01.5
3884.0HOUC24828238.33,14024.111.90.1832.13.2
3983.5GSWSF24828234.72,84916.26.80.1141.82.7
4083.1SEAPF2476—29.52,24316.87.50.1611.62.0
4182.7CLEPG2876—31.92,42215.36.10.1201.92.4
4282.3SEASG2581—36.32,93715.97.40.1201.32.5
4381.8PORSF2577—16.71,28618.73.80.1411.51.1
4481.4KCKSF2768—34.52,34716.97.10.1451.52.1
4581.0ATLPF2982—22.61,85316.26.00.1552.11.9
4680.5SEASG3180—21.31,70116.44.90.1381.41.4
4780.1NJNSG3178—32.22,51017.76.50.1241.32.1
4879.7CLEC3082—32.62,67017.28.60.1541.82.6
4979.2NJNPG25828232.42,65714.44.10.0740.61.8
5078.8PORC3076—30.82,33718.16.90.1421.11.9