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NBA impact data · 1950–51 to present

1985–86 NBA Player Rankings

Impact Rate and Season Value rankings for the 1985–86 regular season—the NBA season ending in 1986.

Season ending 1986

Who ranks No. 1 in 1985–86?

Larry Bird ranks No. 1 in hussEyquation Impact Rate for the 1985–86 regular season. This is a model-based impact ranking, not the NBA scoring-leader or standings table. The top ten below compare per-possession impact within this season across 255 qualified players.

The 1985–86 NBA season ended in 1986. If you mean the season that began in 1986, see 1986–87.

  1. #1Larry BirdBOS100.0
  2. #2Michael JordanCHI99.6
  3. #3Magic JohnsonLAL99.2
  4. #4Adrian DantleyUTA98.8
  5. #5Hakeem OlajuwonHOU98.4
  6. #6Isiah ThomasDET98.0
  7. #7Charles BarkleyPHI97.6
  8. #8Paul PresseyMIL97.2
  9. #9Alvin RobertsonSAS96.9
  10. #10Jeff RulandWSB96.5

1985–86 Impact Rate rankings

Exact-input box-score standing on a 0–100 scale within this season.

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1100.0BOSSF29828138.03,11325.615.80.2448.78.4
2100CHISG2218725.145127.51.50.1609.71.3
399.2LALPG26727035.82,57824.012.10.2266.75.7
498.8UTASF30767536.12,74424.612.80.2234.94.8
598.4HOUC23686836.32,46724.29.50.1864.03.8
698.0DETPG24777736.22,79021.28.80.1515.04.9
797.6PHIPF22808036.92,95222.410.80.1765.15.3
897.2MILSF27808033.82,70418.69.80.1745.75.3
996.9SASSG23828235.12,87819.58.60.1434.74.9
1096.5WSBPF27302437.11,11420.03.50.1513.51.5
1196.1LALC38797933.32,62922.710.80.1975.44.9
1295.7MILPG28737235.22,56720.011.70.2194.94.5
1395.3BOSPF28686235.32,39721.611.00.2204.43.9
1494.9PORSG23755834.32,57619.86.70.1244.34.1
1594.5PHOPF26736934.02,48420.58.40.1633.93.7
1694.1UTAPG23823823.61,93517.05.90.1462.42.1
1793.7DENSF32818137.33,02421.79.80.1562.93.7
1893.3GSWPG25828233.72,76420.07.50.1303.53.9
1993SASPG27282330.685618.32.10.1194.01.3
2092.5ATLSF26787839.13,04923.310.80.1704.24.8
2192.1PHIPG29828239.93,27017.910.60.1553.64.6
2291.7ATLPG24535029.61,57117.44.20.1283.42.1
2391.3LALSF24757332.72,45420.49.50.1853.93.6
2490.9DALPG24793927.22,15018.86.20.1383.42.9
2591MILSF235589.250815.21.00.0963.60.7
2690.2DENPG25787733.52,61615.74.50.0821.62.4
2789.8BOSC3380219.31,54617.05.00.1573.02.0
2889.4LACSG29757534.72,60518.95.90.1081.72.5
2989.0SEAC30807834.92,79017.67.80.1342.53.1
3088.6DENPF29696229.12,00718.66.10.1461.31.7
3188.2NJNPG30473934.11,60416.93.30.0992.81.9
3287.8ATLPG2279815.61,22918.53.50.1372.91.5
3387.4PHISG35747433.42,47417.45.90.1142.12.6
3487.0NJNC26817831.22,52519.09.20.1752.52.9
3586.6WSBSF25787832.92,56318.35.60.1040.71.7
3686.2CLESG32757533.82,53519.06.10.1152.32.8
3785.8HOUSG26828229.82,44417.76.30.1241.42.1
3885.4HOUPG32656532.62,12017.45.70.1301.82.0
3985INDPF24191229.956818.20.90.0801.10.5
4084.6WSBC23806026.12,09011.23.90.0890.91.5
4184.3INDC27787435.52,77017.96.20.1071.42.4
4283.9BOSC32818031.72,56718.89.20.1712.12.6
4383.5NJNC2951323.71,20719.54.40.1752.11.2
4483.1SEAPG23822923.21,90113.74.80.1211.91.9
4582.7NYKPG24813525.02,02314.02.10.0501.31.7
4682NYKPF2430620.962713.71.60.1220.10.3
4781.9UTAPG31804425.12,01216.45.20.1241.01.5
4881.5INDC25796530.32,39715.95.90.1181.42.0
4981.1NYKC23505035.41,77117.43.10.0841.11.4
5080.7PORSF2379215.41,21718.53.60.1431.10.9