NBA impact data · 1950–51 to present

1980–81 NBA Player Rankings

Advanced NBA stats and player impact rankings for the 1980–81 regular season.

Season

1980–81 Impact Rate rankings

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

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1	100.0	Magic Johnson	LAL	SG	21	37	—	37.1	1,371	25.7	6.4	0.225	8.8	3.8
2	99.6	Julius Erving	PHI	SF	30	82	82	35.0	2,874	25.1	13.8	0.231	7.5	6.9
3	99.2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	LAL	C	33	80	—	37.2	2,976	25.5	14.3	0.230	6.1	6.1
4	98.8	Marques Johnson	MIL	SF	24	76	—	33.4	2,542	22.0	11.2	0.211	5.6	4.9
5	98.4	Alvan Adams	PHO	C	26	75	—	27.4	2,054	20.3	7.7	0.180	5.1	3.7
6	98.0	Robert Parish	BOS	C	27	82	82	28.0	2,298	25.2	10.9	0.228	5.4	4.3
7	97.6	Adrian Dantley	UTA	SF	25	80	—	42.7	3,417	24.3	13.6	0.191	4.3	5.4
8	97.2	Bobby Jones	PHI	PF	29	81	0	25.3	2,046	20.1	9.2	0.217	4.7	3.5
9	96.8	Larry Bird	BOS	PF	24	82	82	39.5	3,239	19.9	10.8	0.160	4.3	5.2
10	96.4	Sidney Moncrief	MIL	SG	23	80	—	30.2	2,417	18.0	9.9	0.196	3.8	3.5
11	96.0	Bob Lanier	MIL	C	32	67	—	26.2	1,753	19.7	6.8	0.185	3.9	2.6
12	95.6	Maurice Cheeks	PHI	PG	24	81	81	29.8	2,415	16.4	8.5	0.169	4.0	3.7
13	95.2	Moses Malone	HOU	C	25	80	—	40.6	3,245	25.1	13.7	0.202	3.3	4.3
14	94.8	Artis Gilmore	CHI	C	31	82	82	34.5	2,832	21.7	12.3	0.208	4.3	4.5
15	94.4	Ray Williams	NYK	PG	26	79	79	34.7	2,742	19.0	7.2	0.127	3.0	3.5
16	94.0	Michael Ray Richardson	NYK	SG	25	79	79	40.2	3,175	17.1	6.9	0.104	3.2	4.2
17	93.5	George Gervin	SAS	SG	28	82	82	33.7	2,765	22.9	10.5	0.182	2.9	3.5
18	93.1	Otis Birdsong	KCK	SG	25	71	—	36.5	2,593	20.3	8.2	0.152	2.4	2.9
19	92.7	Terry Tyler	DET	SF	24	82	—	31.1	2,549	17.2	6.4	0.121	2.3	2.8
20	92.3	Steve Mix	PHI	SF	33	72	1	18.4	1,327	19.7	5.5	0.201	3.0	1.7
21	91.9	Dan Roundfield	ATL	PF	27	63	—	33.8	2,128	20.7	7.0	0.159	3.1	2.7
22	91.5	Sam Lacey	KCK	C	32	82	—	27.2	2,228	13.5	4.0	0.086	2.6	2.6
23	91.1	Billy Knight	IND	SG	28	82	70	29.1	2,385	19.9	8.4	0.170	2.2	2.5
24	90.7	Rich Kelley	PHO	C	27	81	—	20.8	1,686	14.4	4.3	0.121	2.3	1.9
25	90.3	Brian Taylor	SDC	PG	29	80	—	28.9	2,312	15.9	7.1	0.146	2.3	2.5
26	89.9	Alvin Scott	PHO	SF	25	82	—	17.4	1,423	13.4	4.3	0.144	2.3	1.6
27	89.5	Greg Ballard	WSB	SF	26	82	—	31.8	2,610	16.7	6.9	0.127	2.2	2.8
28	89.1	Cedric Maxwell	BOS	SF	25	81	81	33.7	2,730	17.6	11.0	0.193	3.5	3.8
29	88.7	Dan Issel	DEN	C	32	80	—	33.0	2,641	21.7	10.5	0.190	2.7	3.1
30	88.3	Fred Brown	SEA	SG	32	78	—	25.5	1,986	18.3	5.2	0.127	2.0	2.0
31	87.9	Dennis Johnson	PHO	PG	26	79	—	33.1	2,615	17.0	8.4	0.154	1.8	2.5
32	87.5	Kermit Washington	POR	PF	29	73	—	29.0	2,120	17.4	6.8	0.153	1.7	2.0
33	87.1	Vinnie Johnson	SEA	PG	24	81	—	28.5	2,311	16.8	5.9	0.122	1.9	2.3
34	86.7	Dudley Bradley	IND	SG	23	82	24	22.8	1,867	13.7	3.9	0.100	1.6	1.7
35	86.3	Walter Davis	PHO	SG	26	78	—	28.0	2,182	18.4	7.1	0.157	1.9	2.1
36	85.9	Jack Sikma	SEA	C	25	82	82	35.6	2,920	18.0	8.0	0.132	1.4	2.5
37	85.5	Robert Reid	HOU	SF	25	82	82	36.1	2,963	16.4	7.2	0.116	2.1	3.0
38	85.1	Bernard King	GSW	SF	24	81	—	36.0	2,914	19.9	9.1	0.150	2.8	3.6
39	84.7	Wes Unseld	WSB	C	34	63	—	32.3	2,032	13.5	5.5	0.130	1.7	1.9
40	84.3	Alex English	DEN	SF	27	81	—	38.2	3,093	19.7	8.3	0.129	2.2	3.2
41	83.9	Bob Gross	POR	SF	27	82	—	23.6	1,934	14.0	4.4	0.110	1.7	1.8
42	83.5	Sly Williams	NYK	PF	23	67	57	29.5	1,976	16.6	5.1	0.124	1.7	1.9
43	83.1	Billy Ray Bates	POR	SG	24	77	—	20.3	1,560	19.3	3.6	0.111	1.3	1.3
44	82.7	George Johnson	SAS	C	32	82	82	23.6	1,935	13.5	4.5	0.112	1.6	1.8
45	82.3	Kevin Porter	WSB	PG	30	81	—	31.8	2,577	16.2	6.4	0.119	1.7	2.4
46	81.9	Freeman Williams	SDC	SG	24	82	—	24.1	1,976	20.2	4.0	0.096	1.2	1.6
47	81	Carlos Terry	WSB	SG	24	26	—	19.4	504	13.7	0.8	0.074	1.4	0.4
48	81.0	Paul Griffin	SAS	PF	27	82	—	23.5	1,930	13.8	4.9	0.122	1.8	1.8
49	80.6	Glen Gondrezick	DEN	PF	25	73	—	14.8	1,077	16.3	3.1	0.136	1.7	1.0
50	80.2	James Edwards	IND	C	25	81	80	29.3	2,375	18.2	7.0	0.141	1.3	2.0

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Season summary

1980–81 NBA advanced stats leaders

Magic Johnson ranks first in 1980–81 Impact Rate at 100.0, ahead of Julius Erving by 0.4 points. The ranking compares 50 qualified players within this season.