Last updated Jul 22, 2026
NBA impact data · 1950–51 to present
1984–85 NBA Player Rankings
Advanced NBA stats and player impact rankings for the 1984–85 regular season.
1984–85 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 | SF | 28 | 80 | 77 | 39.5 | 3,161 | 26.5 | 15.7 | 0.238 | 8.8 | 8.7 | |
| 2 | 99.6 | Michael Jordan | CHI | SG | 21 | 82 | 82 | 38.3 | 3,144 | 25.8 | 14.0 | 0.213 | 7.3 | 7.4 | |
| 3 | 99.2 | Isiah Thomas | DET | PG | 23 | 81 | 81 | 38.1 | 3,089 | 22.2 | 11.2 | 0.173 | 6.3 | 6.5 | |
| 4 | 98.8 | Bernard King | NYK | SF | 28 | 55 | 55 | 37.5 | 2,063 | 25.2 | 7.1 | 0.166 | 5.1 | 3.6 | |
| 5 | 98.4 | Magic Johnson | LAL | PG | 25 | 77 | 77 | 36.1 | 2,781 | 23.2 | 12.7 | 0.220 | 6.7 | 6.1 | |
| 6 | 98.0 | Jack Sikma | SEA | C | 29 | 68 | 68 | 35.3 | 2,402 | 20.4 | 8.3 | 0.166 | 4.4 | 3.9 | |
| 7 | 97.6 | Alvan Adams | PHO | PF | 30 | 82 | 69 | 26.0 | 2,136 | 19.8 | 6.8 | 0.152 | 4.0 | 3.2 | |
| 8 | 97.2 | Larry Nance | PHO | PF | 25 | 61 | 55 | 36.1 | 2,202 | 20.6 | 7.9 | 0.173 | 4.4 | 3.5 | |
| 9 | 96.8 | Sidney Moncrief | MIL | PG | 27 | 73 | 72 | 37.5 | 2,734 | 20.1 | 11.2 | 0.197 | 4.8 | 4.7 | |
| 10 | 96.4 | Clyde Drexler | POR | SG | 22 | 80 | 43 | 31.9 | 2,555 | 19.7 | 7.5 | 0.141 | 4.3 | 4.1 | |
| 11 | 96.0 | Michael Ray Richardson | NJN | PG | 29 | 82 | 82 | 38.1 | 3,127 | 19.8 | 8.7 | 0.134 | 4.1 | 4.8 | |
| 12 | 95.7 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | LAL | C | 37 | 79 | 79 | 33.3 | 2,630 | 22.9 | 11.2 | 0.204 | 5.1 | 4.8 | |
| 13 | 95.3 | Doc Rivers | ATL | PG | 23 | 69 | 58 | 30.8 | 2,126 | 18.1 | 6.3 | 0.143 | 3.7 | 3.1 | |
| 14 | 94.9 | Adrian Dantley | UTA | SF | 29 | 55 | 46 | 35.8 | 1,971 | 21.9 | 8.0 | 0.194 | 3.8 | 2.9 | |
| 15 | 94.5 | Calvin Natt | DEN | PF | 28 | 78 | 76 | 34.1 | 2,657 | 21.8 | 10.2 | 0.185 | 3.1 | 3.4 | |
| 16 | 94.1 | Terry Cummings | MIL | PF | 23 | 79 | 78 | 34.5 | 2,722 | 22.1 | 10.7 | 0.189 | 4.3 | 4.3 | |
| 17 | 93.7 | Paul Pressey | MIL | SF | 26 | 80 | 80 | 36.0 | 2,876 | 17.6 | 9.6 | 0.160 | 4.2 | 4.5 | |
| 18 | 93.3 | Johnny Moore | SAS | PG | 26 | 82 | 82 | 32.8 | 2,689 | 18.3 | 7.2 | 0.128 | 3.7 | 3.9 | |
| 19 | 92.9 | Fat Lever | DEN | PG | 24 | 82 | 82 | 31.2 | 2,559 | 16.7 | 5.2 | 0.098 | 2.2 | 2.7 | |
| 20 | 92.5 | Gus Williams | WSB | PG | 31 | 79 | 78 | 37.5 | 2,960 | 17.3 | 5.1 | 0.083 | 2.1 | 3.1 | |
| 21 | 92.1 | Alex English | DEN | SF | 31 | 81 | 81 | 36.1 | 2,924 | 21.6 | 8.9 | 0.146 | 2.7 | 3.5 | |
| 22 | 91.7 | World B. Free | CLE | SG | 31 | 71 | 50 | 31.7 | 2,249 | 19.7 | 6.0 | 0.127 | 3.0 | 2.8 | |
| 23 | 91.3 | Julius Erving | PHI | SF | 34 | 78 | 78 | 32.5 | 2,535 | 20.0 | 7.6 | 0.144 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
| 24 | 90.9 | Maurice Cheeks | PHI | PG | 28 | 78 | 78 | 33.5 | 2,616 | 17.6 | 9.0 | 0.165 | 3.7 | 3.8 | |
| 25 | 91 | Charles Jones | CHI / WSB | PF | 27 | 31 | 4 | 21.5 | 667 | 14.9 | 2.2 | 0.161 | 1.1 | 0.5 | |
| 26 | 90.1 | Hakeem Olajuwon | HOU | C | 22 | 82 | 82 | 35.5 | 2,914 | 21.1 | 10.2 | 0.168 | 2.1 | 3.0 | |
| 27 | 89.7 | Kevin McHale | BOS | PF | 27 | 79 | 31 | 33.6 | 2,653 | 20.7 | 11.0 | 0.199 | 2.5 | 3.0 | |
| 28 | 89.3 | John Lucas | HOU | PG | 31 | 47 | 21 | 24.6 | 1,158 | 17.4 | 3.2 | 0.134 | 2.6 | 1.3 | |
| 29 | 88.9 | Rodney McCray | HOU | SF | 23 | 82 | 82 | 36.6 | 3,001 | 15.5 | 8.5 | 0.137 | 2.7 | 3.6 | |
| 30 | 88.5 | Bill Walton | LAC | C | 32 | 67 | 37 | 24.6 | 1,647 | 17.8 | 3.3 | 0.097 | 2.2 | 1.7 | |
| 31 | 88.1 | Dominique Wilkins | ATL | SF | 25 | 81 | 81 | 37.3 | 3,023 | 20.9 | 7.6 | 0.121 | 2.2 | 3.2 | |
| 32 | 87.7 | Rickey Green | UTA | PG | 30 | 77 | 77 | 31.6 | 2,431 | 16.3 | 6.7 | 0.132 | 1.6 | 2.2 | |
| 33 | 87.4 | Sam Bowie | POR | C | 23 | 76 | 62 | 29.2 | 2,216 | 15.7 | 5.7 | 0.123 | 2.0 | 2.2 | |
| 34 | 87.0 | Bobby Jones | PHI | PF | 33 | 80 | 8 | 20.4 | 1,633 | 15.2 | 4.8 | 0.142 | 2.9 | 2.0 | |
| 35 | 86.6 | Derek Harper | DAL | PG | 23 | 82 | 1 | 27.0 | 2,218 | 15.2 | 5.4 | 0.116 | 2.1 | 2.3 | |
| 36 | 86.2 | Mark Aguirre | DAL | SF | 25 | 80 | 79 | 33.7 | 2,699 | 21.3 | 7.2 | 0.128 | 1.8 | 2.6 | |
| 37 | 85.8 | Clark Kellogg | IND | PF | 23 | 77 | 65 | 31.8 | 2,449 | 18.9 | 6.1 | 0.119 | 1.8 | 2.3 | |
| 38 | 85.4 | Jeff Ruland | WSB | C | 26 | 37 | 36 | 38.8 | 1,436 | 17.0 | 3.3 | 0.111 | 1.4 | 1.3 | |
| 39 | 85.0 | Darren Daye | WSB | SF | 24 | 80 | 8 | 19.7 | 1,573 | 15.7 | 3.8 | 0.117 | 1.1 | 1.2 | |
| 40 | 84.6 | Artis Gilmore | SAS | C | 35 | 81 | 81 | 34.0 | 2,756 | 20.3 | 10.5 | 0.183 | 2.2 | 2.9 | |
| 41 | 84.2 | Mark Eaton | UTA | C | 28 | 82 | 82 | 34.3 | 2,813 | 13.6 | 5.4 | 0.093 | 1.2 | 2.3 | |
| 42 | 83.8 | Dudley Bradley | WSB | SG | 27 | 73 | 24 | 16.9 | 1,232 | 12.2 | 2.4 | 0.093 | 1.5 | 1.1 | |
| 43 | 83.4 | Otis Birdsong | NJN | SG | 29 | 56 | 45 | 32.9 | 1,842 | 18.1 | 4.2 | 0.109 | 1.2 | 1.5 | |
| 44 | 83.0 | John Bagley | CLE | PG | 24 | 81 | 65 | 29.6 | 2,401 | 16.0 | 4.6 | 0.092 | 1.7 | 2.2 | |
| 45 | 82.6 | Bill Laimbeer | DET | C | 27 | 82 | 82 | 35.3 | 2,892 | 18.0 | 9.8 | 0.162 | 1.3 | 2.4 | |
| 46 | 82.2 | Greg Ballard | WSB | SF | 30 | 82 | 77 | 32.5 | 2,664 | 14.3 | 6.0 | 0.109 | 0.6 | 1.7 | |
| 47 | 81.8 | Derek Smith | LAC | SG | 23 | 80 | 80 | 34.5 | 2,762 | 19.1 | 8.0 | 0.139 | 1.4 | 2.4 | |
| 48 | 81.4 | Jim Paxson | POR | SG | 27 | 68 | 57 | 33.1 | 2,253 | 17.3 | 6.5 | 0.138 | 1.5 | 2.0 | |
| 49 | 81 | Frank Johnson | WSB | PG | 26 | 46 | 1 | 20.1 | 925 | 15.0 | 1.9 | 0.101 | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
| 50 | 80.6 | Moses Malone | PHI | C | 29 | 79 | 79 | 37.4 | 2,957 | 22.5 | 11.9 | 0.193 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
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Season summary
1984–85 NBA advanced stats leaders
Larry Bird ranks first in 1984–85 Impact Rate at 100.0, ahead of Michael Jordan by 0.4 points. The ranking compares 50 qualified players within this season.
- #1Larry Bird100.0
- #2Michael Jordan99.6
- #3Isiah Thomas99.2