Last updated Jul 22, 2026
NBA impact data · 1950–51 to present
1985–86 NBA Player Rankings
Advanced NBA stats and player impact rankings for the 1985–86 regular season.
1985–86 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 | 29 | 82 | 81 | 38.0 | 3,113 | 25.6 | 15.8 | 0.244 | 8.7 | 8.4 | |
| 2 | 100 | Michael Jordan | CHI | SG | 22 | 18 | 7 | 25.1 | 451 | 27.5 | 1.5 | 0.160 | 9.7 | 1.3 | |
| 3 | 99.2 | Magic Johnson | LAL | PG | 26 | 72 | 70 | 35.8 | 2,578 | 24.0 | 12.1 | 0.226 | 6.7 | 5.7 | |
| 4 | 98.8 | Adrian Dantley | UTA | SF | 30 | 76 | 75 | 36.1 | 2,744 | 24.6 | 12.8 | 0.223 | 4.9 | 4.8 | |
| 5 | 98.4 | Hakeem Olajuwon | HOU | C | 23 | 68 | 68 | 36.3 | 2,467 | 24.2 | 9.5 | 0.186 | 4.0 | 3.8 | |
| 6 | 98.0 | Isiah Thomas | DET | PG | 24 | 77 | 77 | 36.2 | 2,790 | 21.2 | 8.8 | 0.151 | 5.0 | 4.9 | |
| 7 | 97.6 | Charles Barkley | PHI | PF | 22 | 80 | 80 | 36.9 | 2,952 | 22.4 | 10.8 | 0.176 | 5.1 | 5.3 | |
| 8 | 97.2 | Paul Pressey | MIL | SF | 27 | 80 | 80 | 33.8 | 2,704 | 18.6 | 9.8 | 0.174 | 5.7 | 5.3 | |
| 9 | 96.9 | Alvin Robertson | SAS | SG | 23 | 82 | 82 | 35.1 | 2,878 | 19.5 | 8.6 | 0.143 | 4.7 | 4.9 | |
| 10 | 96.5 | Jeff Ruland | WSB | PF | 27 | 30 | 24 | 37.1 | 1,114 | 20.0 | 3.5 | 0.151 | 3.5 | 1.5 | |
| 11 | 96.1 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | LAL | C | 38 | 79 | 79 | 33.3 | 2,629 | 22.7 | 10.8 | 0.197 | 5.4 | 4.9 | |
| 12 | 95.7 | Sidney Moncrief | MIL | PG | 28 | 73 | 72 | 35.2 | 2,567 | 20.0 | 11.7 | 0.219 | 4.9 | 4.5 | |
| 13 | 95.3 | Kevin McHale | BOS | PF | 28 | 68 | 62 | 35.3 | 2,397 | 21.6 | 11.0 | 0.220 | 4.4 | 3.9 | |
| 14 | 94.9 | Clyde Drexler | POR | SG | 23 | 75 | 58 | 34.3 | 2,576 | 19.8 | 6.7 | 0.124 | 4.3 | 4.1 | |
| 15 | 94.5 | Larry Nance | PHO | PF | 26 | 73 | 69 | 34.0 | 2,484 | 20.5 | 8.4 | 0.163 | 3.9 | 3.7 | |
| 16 | 94.1 | John Stockton | UTA | PG | 23 | 82 | 38 | 23.6 | 1,935 | 17.0 | 5.9 | 0.146 | 2.4 | 2.1 | |
| 17 | 93.7 | Alex English | DEN | SF | 32 | 81 | 81 | 37.3 | 3,024 | 21.7 | 9.8 | 0.156 | 2.9 | 3.7 | |
| 18 | 93.3 | Sleepy Floyd | GSW | PG | 25 | 82 | 82 | 33.7 | 2,764 | 20.0 | 7.5 | 0.130 | 3.5 | 3.9 | |
| 19 | 93 | Johnny Moore | SAS | PG | 27 | 28 | 23 | 30.6 | 856 | 18.3 | 2.1 | 0.119 | 4.0 | 1.3 | |
| 20 | 92.5 | Dominique Wilkins | ATL | SF | 26 | 78 | 78 | 39.1 | 3,049 | 23.3 | 10.8 | 0.170 | 4.2 | 4.8 | |
| 21 | 92.1 | Maurice Cheeks | PHI | PG | 29 | 82 | 82 | 39.9 | 3,270 | 17.9 | 10.6 | 0.155 | 3.6 | 4.6 | |
| 22 | 91.7 | Doc Rivers | ATL | PG | 24 | 53 | 50 | 29.6 | 1,571 | 17.4 | 4.2 | 0.128 | 3.4 | 2.1 | |
| 23 | 91.3 | James Worthy | LAL | SF | 24 | 75 | 73 | 32.7 | 2,454 | 20.4 | 9.5 | 0.185 | 3.9 | 3.6 | |
| 24 | 90.9 | Derek Harper | DAL | PG | 24 | 79 | 39 | 27.2 | 2,150 | 18.8 | 6.2 | 0.138 | 3.4 | 2.9 | |
| 25 | 91 | Jerry Reynolds | MIL | SF | 23 | 55 | 8 | 9.2 | 508 | 15.2 | 1.0 | 0.096 | 3.6 | 0.7 | |
| 26 | 90.2 | Fat Lever | DEN | PG | 25 | 78 | 77 | 33.5 | 2,616 | 15.7 | 4.5 | 0.082 | 1.6 | 2.4 | |
| 27 | 89.8 | Bill Walton | BOS | C | 33 | 80 | 2 | 19.3 | 1,546 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 0.157 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| 28 | 89.4 | Marques Johnson | LAC | SG | 29 | 75 | 75 | 34.7 | 2,605 | 18.9 | 5.9 | 0.108 | 1.7 | 2.5 | |
| 29 | 89.0 | Jack Sikma | SEA | C | 30 | 80 | 78 | 34.9 | 2,790 | 17.6 | 7.8 | 0.134 | 2.5 | 3.1 | |
| 30 | 88.6 | Calvin Natt | DEN | PF | 29 | 69 | 62 | 29.1 | 2,007 | 18.6 | 6.1 | 0.146 | 1.3 | 1.7 | |
| 31 | 88.2 | Michael Ray Richardson | NJN | PG | 30 | 47 | 39 | 34.1 | 1,604 | 16.9 | 3.3 | 0.099 | 2.8 | 1.9 | |
| 32 | 87.8 | Spud Webb | ATL | PG | 22 | 79 | 8 | 15.6 | 1,229 | 18.5 | 3.5 | 0.137 | 2.9 | 1.5 | |
| 33 | 87.4 | Julius Erving | PHI | SG | 35 | 74 | 74 | 33.4 | 2,474 | 17.4 | 5.9 | 0.114 | 2.1 | 2.6 | |
| 34 | 87.0 | Mike Gminski | NJN | C | 26 | 81 | 78 | 31.2 | 2,525 | 19.0 | 9.2 | 0.175 | 2.5 | 2.9 | |
| 35 | 86.6 | Cliff Robinson | WSB | SF | 25 | 78 | 78 | 32.9 | 2,563 | 18.3 | 5.6 | 0.104 | 0.7 | 1.7 | |
| 36 | 86.2 | World B. Free | CLE | SG | 32 | 75 | 75 | 33.8 | 2,535 | 19.0 | 6.1 | 0.115 | 2.3 | 2.8 | |
| 37 | 85.8 | Lewis Lloyd | HOU | SG | 26 | 82 | 82 | 29.8 | 2,444 | 17.7 | 6.3 | 0.124 | 1.4 | 2.1 | |
| 38 | 85.4 | John Lucas | HOU | PG | 32 | 65 | 65 | 32.6 | 2,120 | 17.4 | 5.7 | 0.130 | 1.8 | 2.0 | |
| 39 | 85 | Clark Kellogg | IND | PF | 24 | 19 | 12 | 29.9 | 568 | 18.2 | 0.9 | 0.080 | 1.1 | 0.5 | |
| 40 | 84.6 | Manute Bol | WSB | C | 23 | 80 | 60 | 26.1 | 2,090 | 11.2 | 3.9 | 0.089 | 0.9 | 1.5 | |
| 41 | 84.3 | Herb Williams | IND | C | 27 | 78 | 74 | 35.5 | 2,770 | 17.9 | 6.2 | 0.107 | 1.4 | 2.4 | |
| 42 | 83.9 | Robert Parish | BOS | C | 32 | 81 | 80 | 31.7 | 2,567 | 18.8 | 9.2 | 0.171 | 2.1 | 2.6 | |
| 43 | 83.5 | Darryl Dawkins | NJN | C | 29 | 51 | 3 | 23.7 | 1,207 | 19.5 | 4.4 | 0.175 | 2.1 | 1.2 | |
| 44 | 83.1 | Danny Young | SEA | PG | 23 | 82 | 29 | 23.2 | 1,901 | 13.7 | 4.8 | 0.121 | 1.9 | 1.9 | |
| 45 | 82.7 | Darrell Walker | NYK | PG | 24 | 81 | 35 | 25.0 | 2,023 | 14.0 | 2.1 | 0.050 | 1.3 | 1.7 | |
| 46 | 82 | Chris McNealy | NYK | PF | 24 | 30 | 6 | 20.9 | 627 | 13.7 | 1.6 | 0.122 | 0.1 | 0.3 | |
| 47 | 81.9 | Rickey Green | UTA | PG | 31 | 80 | 44 | 25.1 | 2,012 | 16.4 | 5.2 | 0.124 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |
| 48 | 81.5 | Steve Stipanovich | IND | C | 25 | 79 | 65 | 30.3 | 2,397 | 15.9 | 5.9 | 0.118 | 1.4 | 2.0 | |
| 49 | 81.1 | Patrick Ewing | NYK | C | 23 | 50 | 50 | 35.4 | 1,771 | 17.4 | 3.1 | 0.084 | 1.1 | 1.4 | |
| 50 | 80.7 | Jerome Kersey | POR | SF | 23 | 79 | 2 | 15.4 | 1,217 | 18.5 | 3.6 | 0.143 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
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Season summary
1985–86 NBA advanced stats leaders
Larry Bird ranks first in 1985–86 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
- #3Magic Johnson99.2