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1981–82 NBA Player Rankings
Advanced NBA stats and player impact rankings for the 1981–82 regular season.
1981–82 Impact Rate rankings
Exact-input box-score standing on a 0–100 scale within this season.
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| 1 | 100.0 | PHI | SF | 31 | 81 | 81 | 34.4 | 2,789 | 25.9 | 13.3 | 0.229 | 7.7 | 6.8 | ||
| 2 | 99.6 | LAL | SG | 22 | 78 | 77 | 38.3 | 2,991 | 22.9 | 12.9 | 0.207 | 7.2 | 7.0 | ||
| 3 | 99.2 | BOS | PF | 25 | 77 | 58 | 38.0 | 2,923 | 22.6 | 12.5 | 0.205 | 6.6 | 6.4 | ||
| 4 | 98.8 | SEA | PG | 28 | 80 | 80 | 36.0 | 2,876 | 21.8 | 10.2 | 0.171 | 5.1 | 5.2 | ||
| 5 | 98.4 | LAL | C | 34 | 76 | 76 | 35.2 | 2,677 | 23.4 | 10.7 | 0.192 | 5.0 | 4.7 | ||
| 6 | 98.0 | HOU | C | 26 | 81 | 81 | 42.0 | 3,398 | 26.8 | 15.4 | 0.218 | 4.5 | 5.5 | ||
| 7 | 97.6 | MIL | SG | 24 | 80 | 80 | 37.3 | 2,980 | 20.1 | 13.4 | 0.216 | 4.8 | 5.1 | ||
| 8 | 97.2 | SEA | C | 26 | 82 | 82 | 37.2 | 3,049 | 20.6 | 12.6 | 0.199 | 3.9 | 4.5 | ||
| 9 | 96.9 | PHI | PG | 25 | 79 | 79 | 31.6 | 2,498 | 18.3 | 8.6 | 0.166 | 4.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 10 | 96.5 | SAS | SG | 29 | 79 | 79 | 35.7 | 2,817 | 24.2 | 10.7 | 0.182 | 3.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 11 | 96.1 | PHO | C | 27 | 79 | 75 | 30.3 | 2,393 | 18.6 | 7.2 | 0.144 | 3.6 | 3.4 | ||
| 12 | 95.7 | PHI | PF | 30 | 76 | 73 | 28.7 | 2,181 | 19.3 | 8.2 | 0.181 | 4.1 | 3.3 | ||
| 13 | 95.3 | UTA | SF | 26 | 81 | 81 | 39.8 | 3,222 | 24.2 | 12.6 | 0.187 | 4.1 | 5.0 | ||
| 14 | 94.9 | NJN | SG | 27 | 82 | 69 | 33.3 | 2,732 | 19.0 | 7.9 | 0.139 | 3.6 | 3.9 | ||
| 15 | 94.5 | CHI | C | 32 | 82 | 82 | 34.1 | 2,796 | 22.4 | 12.1 | 0.208 | 4.3 | 4.4 | ||
| 16 | 94.1 | BOS | C | 28 | 80 | 78 | 31.7 | 2,534 | 22.6 | 10.0 | 0.190 | 3.8 | 3.7 | ||
| 17 | 93.7 | IND | PG | 31 | 82 | 78 | 30.8 | 2,529 | 14.8 | 7.1 | 0.135 | 2.6 | 2.9 | ||
| 18 | 93.3 | WSB | SF | 27 | 79 | 79 | 37.3 | 2,946 | 17.9 | 9.4 | 0.154 | 3.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 19 | 92.9 | DEN | SF | 28 | 82 | 82 | 36.8 | 3,015 | 22.2 | 9.5 | 0.152 | 3.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 20 | 92.5 | SAS | PG | 23 | 79 | 78 | 29.0 | 2,294 | 17.0 | 5.8 | 0.122 | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 21 | 92.1 | DET | PF | 25 | 82 | 0 | 24.3 | 1,989 | 16.9 | 5.5 | 0.133 | 2.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 22 | 91.7 | NYK | PG | 26 | 82 | 79 | 37.1 | 3,044 | 17.7 | 5.5 | 0.086 | 2.7 | 3.6 | ||
| 23 | 91.3 | DAL | SG | 24 | 82 | 1 | 21.4 | 1,755 | 17.2 | 5.2 | 0.142 | 2.2 | 1.9 | ||
| 24 | 90.9 | MIL | SF | 25 | 60 | 52 | 31.7 | 1,900 | 18.0 | 6.2 | 0.158 | 2.9 | 2.3 | ||
| 25 | 90.6 | NYK | SF | 24 | 60 | 27 | 25.4 | 1,521 | 18.6 | 4.2 | 0.133 | 2.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 26 | 90.2 | MIL | C | 33 | 74 | 72 | 26.8 | 1,986 | 17.4 | 6.6 | 0.160 | 2.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 27 | 89.8 | PHO | PG | 24 | 82 | 72 | 34.7 | 2,845 | 15.7 | 9.2 | 0.156 | 2.0 | 2.9 | ||
| 28 | 89.4 | ATL | C | 26 | 79 | 39 | 25.5 | 2,018 | 14.7 | 6.4 | 0.153 | 2.6 | 2.3 | ||
| 29 | 89.0 | HOU | PG | 24 | 79 | 61 | 27.2 | 2,150 | 16.4 | 4.8 | 0.107 | 2.1 | 2.2 | ||
| 30 | 88.6 | NJN / KCK | SG | 23 | 83 | 74 | 28.1 | 2,331 | 17.6 | 5.7 | 0.117 | 2.1 | 2.4 | ||
| 31 | 88.2 | POR | SF | 25 | 75 | 71 | 34.7 | 2,599 | 19.0 | 9.3 | 0.171 | 2.3 | 2.8 | ||
| 32 | 87.8 | ATL | PF | 28 | 61 | 58 | 36.3 | 2,217 | 19.5 | 6.5 | 0.141 | 2.3 | 2.4 | ||
| 33 | 87.4 | PHO | SG | 27 | 80 | 77 | 36.7 | 2,937 | 16.7 | 8.1 | 0.132 | 1.3 | 2.5 | ||
| 34 | 87.0 | POR | C | 27 | 79 | 78 | 39.6 | 3,129 | 19.2 | 8.2 | 0.125 | 2.3 | 3.4 | ||
| 35 | 86.6 | KCK | SG | 26 | 81 | 11 | 23.4 | 1,892 | 17.2 | 4.3 | 0.110 | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 36 | 86.2 | IND | C | 23 | 82 | 75 | 27.8 | 2,277 | 16.1 | 4.6 | 0.097 | 0.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 37 | 85.8 | UTA | PG | 27 | 81 | 73 | 34.8 | 2,822 | 17.4 | 5.7 | 0.096 | 1.4 | 2.4 | ||
| 38 | 85.4 | POR | SF | 28 | 59 | 24 | 23.3 | 1,377 | 13.8 | 3.1 | 0.108 | 1.8 | 1.3 | ||
| 39 | 85.0 | DEN | C | 33 | 81 | 81 | 30.5 | 2,472 | 23.1 | 9.8 | 0.190 | 2.2 | 2.6 | ||
| 40 | 84.6 | SEA | C | 24 | 82 | 1 | 20.9 | 1,710 | 16.0 | 5.6 | 0.156 | 1.2 | 1.4 | ||
| 41 | 84.3 | MIL | SF | 27 | 65 | 7 | 18.3 | 1,187 | 16.7 | 4.2 | 0.171 | 1.7 | 1.1 | ||
| 42 | 83.9 | WSB | PG | 28 | 79 | 53 | 24.6 | 1,940 | 15.2 | 3.9 | 0.095 | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 43 | 83.5 | GSW | SF | 25 | 79 | 77 | 36.2 | 2,861 | 19.8 | 8.7 | 0.147 | 2.2 | 3.1 | ||
| 44 | 83 | DET | PF | 25 | 48 | 19 | 16.7 | 802 | 17.5 | 2.4 | 0.143 | 1.6 | 0.7 | ||
| 45 | 82.7 | WSB | C | 23 | 82 | 0 | 27.0 | 2,214 | 18.8 | 7.8 | 0.170 | 1.3 | 1.9 | ||
| 46 | 82.3 | ATL | PF | 31 | 49 | 42 | 26.9 | 1,317 | 14.5 | 3.2 | 0.118 | 1.8 | 1.3 | ||
| 47 | 81.9 | DAL | SF | 22 | 51 | 20 | 28.8 | 1,468 | 17.3 | 1.9 | 0.061 | 0.7 | 1.0 | ||
| 48 | 81.5 | BOS | SF | 26 | 78 | 73 | 33.2 | 2,590 | 16.0 | 9.1 | 0.169 | 2.2 | 2.7 | ||
| 49 | 81.1 | WSB | SG | 23 | 79 | 18 | 20.4 | 1,609 | 15.1 | 3.4 | 0.101 | 1.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 50 | 80.7 | PHO | SF | 26 | 81 | 38 | 21.5 | 1,740 | 11.7 | 3.8 | 0.106 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
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Season summary
1981–82 NBA advanced stats leaders
Julius Erving ranks first in 1981–82 Impact Rate at 100.0, ahead of Magic Johnson by 0.4 points. The ranking compares 50 qualified players within this season.
- #1Julius Erving100.0
- #2Magic Johnson99.6
- #3Larry Bird99.2