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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.
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 | LAL | SG | 21 | 37 | — | 37.1 | 1,371 | 25.7 | 6.4 | 0.225 | 8.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 2 | 99.6 | PHI | SF | 30 | 82 | 82 | 35.0 | 2,874 | 25.1 | 13.8 | 0.231 | 7.5 | 6.9 | ||
| 3 | 99.2 | LAL | C | 33 | 80 | — | 37.2 | 2,976 | 25.5 | 14.3 | 0.230 | 6.1 | 6.1 | ||
| 4 | 98.8 | MIL | SF | 24 | 76 | — | 33.4 | 2,542 | 22.0 | 11.2 | 0.211 | 5.6 | 4.9 | ||
| 5 | 98.4 | PHO | C | 26 | 75 | — | 27.4 | 2,054 | 20.3 | 7.7 | 0.180 | 5.1 | 3.7 | ||
| 6 | 98.0 | BOS | C | 27 | 82 | 82 | 28.0 | 2,298 | 25.2 | 10.9 | 0.228 | 5.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 7 | 97.6 | UTA | SF | 25 | 80 | — | 42.7 | 3,417 | 24.3 | 13.6 | 0.191 | 4.3 | 5.4 | ||
| 8 | 97.2 | PHI | PF | 29 | 81 | 0 | 25.3 | 2,046 | 20.1 | 9.2 | 0.217 | 4.7 | 3.5 | ||
| 9 | 96.8 | BOS | PF | 24 | 82 | 82 | 39.5 | 3,239 | 19.9 | 10.8 | 0.160 | 4.3 | 5.2 | ||
| 10 | 96.4 | MIL | SG | 23 | 80 | — | 30.2 | 2,417 | 18.0 | 9.9 | 0.196 | 3.8 | 3.5 | ||
| 11 | 96.0 | MIL | C | 32 | 67 | — | 26.2 | 1,753 | 19.7 | 6.8 | 0.185 | 3.9 | 2.6 | ||
| 12 | 95.6 | PHI | PG | 24 | 81 | 81 | 29.8 | 2,415 | 16.4 | 8.5 | 0.169 | 4.0 | 3.7 | ||
| 13 | 95.2 | HOU | C | 25 | 80 | — | 40.6 | 3,245 | 25.1 | 13.7 | 0.202 | 3.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 14 | 94.8 | CHI | C | 31 | 82 | 82 | 34.5 | 2,832 | 21.7 | 12.3 | 0.208 | 4.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 15 | 94.4 | NYK | PG | 26 | 79 | 79 | 34.7 | 2,742 | 19.0 | 7.2 | 0.127 | 3.0 | 3.5 | ||
| 16 | 94.0 | NYK | SG | 25 | 79 | 79 | 40.2 | 3,175 | 17.1 | 6.9 | 0.104 | 3.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 17 | 93.5 | SAS | SG | 28 | 82 | 82 | 33.7 | 2,765 | 22.9 | 10.5 | 0.182 | 2.9 | 3.5 | ||
| 18 | 93.1 | KCK | SG | 25 | 71 | — | 36.5 | 2,593 | 20.3 | 8.2 | 0.152 | 2.4 | 2.9 | ||
| 19 | 92.7 | DET | SF | 24 | 82 | — | 31.1 | 2,549 | 17.2 | 6.4 | 0.121 | 2.3 | 2.8 | ||
| 20 | 92.3 | PHI | SF | 33 | 72 | 1 | 18.4 | 1,327 | 19.7 | 5.5 | 0.201 | 3.0 | 1.7 | ||
| 21 | 91.9 | ATL | PF | 27 | 63 | — | 33.8 | 2,128 | 20.7 | 7.0 | 0.159 | 3.1 | 2.7 | ||
| 22 | 91.5 | KCK | C | 32 | 82 | — | 27.2 | 2,228 | 13.5 | 4.0 | 0.086 | 2.6 | 2.6 | ||
| 23 | 91.1 | IND | SG | 28 | 82 | 70 | 29.1 | 2,385 | 19.9 | 8.4 | 0.170 | 2.2 | 2.5 | ||
| 24 | 90.7 | PHO | C | 27 | 81 | — | 20.8 | 1,686 | 14.4 | 4.3 | 0.121 | 2.3 | 1.9 | ||
| 25 | 90.3 | SDC | PG | 29 | 80 | — | 28.9 | 2,312 | 15.9 | 7.1 | 0.146 | 2.3 | 2.5 | ||
| 26 | 89.9 | PHO | SF | 25 | 82 | — | 17.4 | 1,423 | 13.4 | 4.3 | 0.144 | 2.3 | 1.6 | ||
| 27 | 89.5 | WSB | SF | 26 | 82 | — | 31.8 | 2,610 | 16.7 | 6.9 | 0.127 | 2.2 | 2.8 | ||
| 28 | 89.1 | BOS | SF | 25 | 81 | 81 | 33.7 | 2,730 | 17.6 | 11.0 | 0.193 | 3.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 29 | 88.7 | DEN | C | 32 | 80 | — | 33.0 | 2,641 | 21.7 | 10.5 | 0.190 | 2.7 | 3.1 | ||
| 30 | 88.3 | SEA | SG | 32 | 78 | — | 25.5 | 1,986 | 18.3 | 5.2 | 0.127 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 31 | 87.9 | PHO | PG | 26 | 79 | — | 33.1 | 2,615 | 17.0 | 8.4 | 0.154 | 1.8 | 2.5 | ||
| 32 | 87.5 | POR | PF | 29 | 73 | — | 29.0 | 2,120 | 17.4 | 6.8 | 0.153 | 1.7 | 2.0 | ||
| 33 | 87.1 | SEA | PG | 24 | 81 | — | 28.5 | 2,311 | 16.8 | 5.9 | 0.122 | 1.9 | 2.3 | ||
| 34 | 86.7 | IND | SG | 23 | 82 | 24 | 22.8 | 1,867 | 13.7 | 3.9 | 0.100 | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 35 | 86.3 | PHO | SG | 26 | 78 | — | 28.0 | 2,182 | 18.4 | 7.1 | 0.157 | 1.9 | 2.1 | ||
| 36 | 85.9 | SEA | C | 25 | 82 | 82 | 35.6 | 2,920 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 0.132 | 1.4 | 2.5 | ||
| 37 | 85.5 | HOU | SF | 25 | 82 | 82 | 36.1 | 2,963 | 16.4 | 7.2 | 0.116 | 2.1 | 3.0 | ||
| 38 | 85.1 | GSW | SF | 24 | 81 | — | 36.0 | 2,914 | 19.9 | 9.1 | 0.150 | 2.8 | 3.6 | ||
| 39 | 84.7 | WSB | C | 34 | 63 | — | 32.3 | 2,032 | 13.5 | 5.5 | 0.130 | 1.7 | 1.9 | ||
| 40 | 84.3 | DEN | SF | 27 | 81 | — | 38.2 | 3,093 | 19.7 | 8.3 | 0.129 | 2.2 | 3.2 | ||
| 41 | 83.9 | POR | SF | 27 | 82 | — | 23.6 | 1,934 | 14.0 | 4.4 | 0.110 | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 42 | 83.5 | NYK | PF | 23 | 67 | 57 | 29.5 | 1,976 | 16.6 | 5.1 | 0.124 | 1.7 | 1.9 | ||
| 43 | 83.1 | POR | SG | 24 | 77 | — | 20.3 | 1,560 | 19.3 | 3.6 | 0.111 | 1.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 44 | 82.7 | SAS | C | 32 | 82 | 82 | 23.6 | 1,935 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 0.112 | 1.6 | 1.8 | ||
| 45 | 82.3 | WSB | PG | 30 | 81 | — | 31.8 | 2,577 | 16.2 | 6.4 | 0.119 | 1.7 | 2.4 | ||
| 46 | 81.9 | SDC | SG | 24 | 82 | — | 24.1 | 1,976 | 20.2 | 4.0 | 0.096 | 1.2 | 1.6 | ||
| 47 | 81 | WSB | SG | 24 | 26 | — | 19.4 | 504 | 13.7 | 0.8 | 0.074 | 1.4 | 0.4 | ||
| 48 | 81.0 | SAS | PF | 27 | 82 | — | 23.5 | 1,930 | 13.8 | 4.9 | 0.122 | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 49 | 80.6 | DEN | PF | 25 | 73 | — | 14.8 | 1,077 | 16.3 | 3.1 | 0.136 | 1.7 | 1.0 | ||
| 50 | 80.2 | 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.
- #1Magic Johnson100.0
- #2Julius Erving99.6
- #3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar99.2