Last updated Jul 22, 2026
NBA impact data · 1950–51 to present
1982–83 NBA Player Rankings
Advanced NBA stats and player impact rankings for the 1982–83 regular season.
1982–83 Impact Rate rankings
Exact-input box-score standing on a 0–100 scale within this season.
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| 1 | 100.0 | Larry Bird | BOS | PF | 26 | 79 | 79 | 37.7 | 2,982 | 24.1 | 14.0 | 0.225 | 7.5 | 7.2 | |
| 2 | 99.6 | Magic Johnson | LAL | SG | 23 | 79 | 79 | 36.8 | 2,907 | 23.0 | 12.5 | 0.207 | 7.2 | 6.8 | |
| 3 | 99.2 | Julius Erving | PHI | SF | 32 | 72 | 72 | 33.6 | 2,421 | 23.1 | 10.9 | 0.217 | 6.5 | 5.2 | |
| 4 | 98.8 | Sidney Moncrief | MIL | SG | 25 | 76 | 76 | 35.7 | 2,710 | 22.6 | 13.2 | 0.233 | 5.4 | 5.1 | |
| 5 | 98 | Adrian Dantley | UTA | SF | 27 | 22 | 22 | 40.3 | 887 | 24.4 | 4.3 | 0.232 | 4.8 | 1.5 | |
| 6 | 98.0 | Alex English | DEN | SF | 29 | 82 | 82 | 36.4 | 2,988 | 24.1 | 10.3 | 0.166 | 4.6 | 5.0 | |
| 7 | 97.6 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | LAL | C | 35 | 79 | 79 | 32.3 | 2,554 | 23.6 | 10.9 | 0.205 | 4.5 | 4.2 | |
| 8 | 97.2 | Marques Johnson | MIL | SF | 26 | 80 | 80 | 35.7 | 2,853 | 21.1 | 10.7 | 0.180 | 4.5 | 4.7 | |
| 9 | 96.8 | Gus Williams | SEA | PG | 29 | 80 | 80 | 34.5 | 2,761 | 20.5 | 8.5 | 0.148 | 4.2 | 4.3 | |
| 10 | 96.4 | Robert Parish | BOS | C | 29 | 78 | 76 | 31.5 | 2,459 | 23.0 | 10.8 | 0.211 | 4.3 | 3.9 | |
| 11 | 96.0 | Maurice Cheeks | PHI | PG | 26 | 79 | 79 | 31.2 | 2,465 | 18.6 | 9.4 | 0.183 | 4.7 | 4.2 | |
| 12 | 95.7 | Terry Cummings | SDC | PF | 21 | 70 | 69 | 36.2 | 2,531 | 22.8 | 8.7 | 0.164 | 3.0 | 3.2 | |
| 13 | 95.3 | Larry Nance | PHO | PF | 23 | 82 | 82 | 35.5 | 2,914 | 18.7 | 10.5 | 0.172 | 3.5 | 4.0 | |
| 14 | 94.9 | Bill Walton | SDC | C | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33.3 | 1,099 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 0.086 | 2.9 | 1.4 | |
| 15 | 94.5 | Bobby Jones | PHI | PF | 31 | 74 | 0 | 23.6 | 1,749 | 16.4 | 6.4 | 0.175 | 4.0 | 2.7 | |
| 16 | 94.1 | Moses Malone | PHI | C | 27 | 78 | 78 | 37.5 | 2,922 | 25.1 | 15.1 | 0.248 | 3.7 | 4.2 | |
| 17 | 93.7 | Tree Rollins | ATL | C | 27 | 80 | 80 | 30.9 | 2,472 | 15.4 | 7.3 | 0.142 | 2.7 | 3.0 | |
| 18 | 93.3 | Jeff Ruland | WSB | C | 24 | 79 | 47 | 36.2 | 2,862 | 19.4 | 10.1 | 0.169 | 2.8 | 3.5 | |
| 19 | 92.9 | Bernard King | NYK | SF | 26 | 68 | 68 | 32.5 | 2,207 | 20.3 | 7.5 | 0.163 | 3.5 | 3.1 | |
| 20 | 92.5 | Greg Ballard | WSB | SF | 28 | 78 | 78 | 36.4 | 2,840 | 16.8 | 7.9 | 0.133 | 2.5 | 3.2 | |
| 21 | 92.1 | Jack Sikma | SEA | C | 27 | 75 | 71 | 34.2 | 2,564 | 19.6 | 9.8 | 0.183 | 2.5 | 2.9 | |
| 22 | 91.7 | Rickey Green | UTA | PG | 28 | 78 | 78 | 35.7 | 2,783 | 17.2 | 6.6 | 0.114 | 2.0 | 2.8 | |
| 23 | 91.3 | Alvan Adams | PHO | C | 28 | 80 | 75 | 30.6 | 2,447 | 16.8 | 6.5 | 0.128 | 2.5 | 2.8 | |
| 24 | 90.9 | Mike Woodson | KCK | SG | 24 | 81 | 3 | 30.0 | 2,426 | 18.9 | 7.8 | 0.153 | 3.4 | 3.3 | |
| 25 | 90.5 | Jim Paxson | POR | SG | 25 | 81 | 81 | 33.8 | 2,740 | 20.1 | 10.2 | 0.178 | 3.0 | 3.5 | |
| 26 | 90.1 | Johnny Moore | SAS | PG | 24 | 77 | 73 | 33.1 | 2,552 | 17.5 | 6.6 | 0.123 | 3.0 | 3.2 | |
| 27 | 89.7 | Walter Davis | PHO | SG | 28 | 80 | 79 | 31.1 | 2,491 | 19.1 | 8.1 | 0.156 | 2.3 | 2.7 | |
| 28 | 89.3 | Isiah Thomas | DET | PG | 21 | 81 | 81 | 38.2 | 3,093 | 18.9 | 7.4 | 0.115 | 1.9 | 3.0 | |
| 29 | 88.9 | Artis Gilmore | SAS | C | 33 | 82 | 82 | 34.1 | 2,797 | 21.2 | 11.0 | 0.189 | 2.8 | 3.4 | |
| 30 | 88.5 | Dan Roundfield | ATL | PF | 29 | 77 | 76 | 36.5 | 2,811 | 18.8 | 7.4 | 0.127 | 1.7 | 2.6 | |
| 31 | 88.1 | Vinnie Johnson | DET | SG | 26 | 82 | 51 | 30.6 | 2,511 | 17.6 | 7.7 | 0.147 | 2.1 | 2.6 | |
| 32 | 87.7 | Kiki Vandeweghe | DEN | PF | 24 | 82 | 79 | 35.5 | 2,909 | 21.8 | 11.0 | 0.182 | 2.4 | 3.2 | |
| 33 | 87.4 | Bill Cartwright | NYK | C | 25 | 82 | 82 | 30.1 | 2,468 | 19.0 | 10.1 | 0.197 | 2.8 | 3.0 | |
| 34 | 87.0 | Buck Williams | NJN | PF | 22 | 82 | 82 | 36.1 | 2,961 | 18.6 | 11.4 | 0.185 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| 35 | 86.6 | Dan Issel | DEN | C | 34 | 80 | 80 | 30.4 | 2,431 | 21.6 | 8.4 | 0.165 | 2.1 | 2.5 | |
| 36 | 86.2 | Don Collins | WSB | SF | 24 | 65 | 21 | 24.2 | 1,575 | 15.5 | 3.5 | 0.108 | 1.8 | 1.5 | |
| 37 | 85.8 | Allen Leavell | HOU | PG | 25 | 79 | 76 | 32.9 | 2,602 | 15.8 | 3.8 | 0.071 | 0.8 | 1.8 | |
| 38 | 85.4 | Fat Lever | POR | PG | 22 | 81 | 45 | 24.9 | 2,020 | 14.8 | 4.4 | 0.104 | 1.9 | 2.0 | |
| 39 | 85.0 | Darnell Valentine | POR | PG | 23 | 47 | 36 | 27.6 | 1,298 | 17.3 | 3.4 | 0.124 | 2.0 | 1.3 | |
| 40 | 84.6 | Sly Williams | NYK | PF | 25 | 68 | 6 | 20.4 | 1,385 | 18.2 | 3.8 | 0.132 | 2.2 | 1.5 | |
| 41 | 84.2 | Clark Kellogg | IND | PF | 21 | 81 | 81 | 34.1 | 2,761 | 20.3 | 6.8 | 0.119 | 0.9 | 2.0 | |
| 42 | 83.8 | Kyle Macy | PHO | PG | 25 | 82 | 9 | 22.4 | 1,836 | 16.1 | 6.4 | 0.168 | 1.9 | 1.8 | |
| 43 | 83.4 | Kelly Tripucka | DET | SF | 23 | 58 | 58 | 38.8 | 2,252 | 19.8 | 7.1 | 0.151 | 1.9 | 2.2 | |
| 44 | 83.0 | Mike Gminski | NJN | C | 23 | 80 | 1 | 15.7 | 1,255 | 18.4 | 4.3 | 0.166 | 2.1 | 1.3 | |
| 45 | 82.6 | Calvin Natt | POR | SF | 26 | 80 | 80 | 36.0 | 2,879 | 19.0 | 9.8 | 0.164 | 1.8 | 2.8 | |
| 46 | 82.2 | Terry Tyler | DET | SF | 26 | 82 | 56 | 31.0 | 2,543 | 15.1 | 5.8 | 0.110 | 1.6 | 2.3 | |
| 47 | 81.8 | Brad Davis | DAL | PG | 27 | 79 | 78 | 29.4 | 2,323 | 17.9 | 7.3 | 0.152 | 2.0 | 2.3 | |
| 48 | 81.4 | Michael Cooper | LAL | SG | 26 | 82 | 3 | 26.2 | 2,148 | 13.5 | 5.2 | 0.116 | 1.9 | 2.1 | |
| 49 | 81.0 | Bill Laimbeer | DET | C | 25 | 82 | 82 | 35.0 | 2,871 | 16.6 | 8.5 | 0.142 | 1.3 | 2.4 | |
| 50 | 80.6 | Herb Williams | IND | C | 24 | 78 | 74 | 32.2 | 2,513 | 17.4 | 3.5 | 0.067 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
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Season summary
1982–83 NBA advanced stats leaders
Larry Bird ranks first in 1982–83 Impact Rate at 100.0, ahead of Magic Johnson by 0.4 points. The ranking compares 50 qualified players within this season.
- #1Larry Bird100.0
- #2Magic Johnson99.6
- #3Julius Erving99.2