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NBA impact data · 1950–51 to present
1986–87 NBA Player Rankings
Advanced NBA stats and player impact rankings for the 1986–87 regular season.
1986–87 Impact Rate rankings
Exact-input box-score standing on a 0–100 scale within this season.
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| 1 | 100.0 | CHI | SG | 23 | 82 | 82 | 40.0 | 3,281 | 29.8 | 16.9 | 0.247 | 10.8 | 10.6 | ||
| 2 | 99.6 | BOS | SF | 30 | 74 | 73 | 40.6 | 3,005 | 26.4 | 15.2 | 0.243 | 9.4 | 8.6 | ||
| 3 | 99.2 | LAL | PG | 27 | 80 | 80 | 36.3 | 2,904 | 27.0 | 15.9 | 0.263 | 8.8 | 8.0 | ||
| 4 | 98.8 | DEN | PG | 26 | 82 | 82 | 37.2 | 3,054 | 20.8 | 9.7 | 0.153 | 5.0 | 5.4 | ||
| 5 | 98.4 | HOU | C | 24 | 75 | 75 | 36.8 | 2,760 | 23.8 | 10.9 | 0.189 | 5.8 | 5.4 | ||
| 6 | 98.0 | UTA | PG | 24 | 82 | 2 | 22.7 | 1,858 | 19.0 | 6.7 | 0.174 | 5.3 | 3.4 | ||
| 7 | 97.7 | PHI | PF | 23 | 68 | 62 | 40.3 | 2,740 | 25.1 | 12.0 | 0.210 | 6.7 | 6.0 | ||
| 8 | 97.3 | ATL | PG | 25 | 82 | 82 | 31.6 | 2,590 | 19.9 | 10.3 | 0.191 | 6.0 | 5.3 | ||
| 9 | 96.9 | PHO | PF | 27 | 69 | 67 | 37.2 | 2,569 | 22.2 | 10.2 | 0.190 | 5.0 | 4.5 | ||
| 10 | 96 | UTA | SF | 24 | 69 | 5 | 10.9 | 753 | 18.3 | 2.6 | 0.168 | 3.9 | 1.1 | ||
| 11 | 96.1 | BOS | PF | 29 | 77 | 77 | 39.7 | 3,060 | 24.0 | 14.8 | 0.232 | 5.1 | 5.5 | ||
| 12 | 95.7 | DAL | PG | 25 | 77 | 76 | 33.2 | 2,556 | 20.0 | 9.4 | 0.177 | 5.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 13 | 95.3 | ATL | SF | 27 | 79 | 79 | 37.6 | 2,969 | 23.5 | 12.2 | 0.197 | 5.5 | 5.6 | ||
| 14 | 94.9 | POR | SG | 24 | 82 | 82 | 38.0 | 3,114 | 20.2 | 10.3 | 0.158 | 4.9 | 5.4 | ||
| 15 | 94.5 | SAS | SG | 24 | 81 | 78 | 33.3 | 2,697 | 18.5 | 5.3 | 0.094 | 3.0 | 3.4 | ||
| 16 | 94.1 | GSW | PG | 26 | 82 | 82 | 37.4 | 3,064 | 20.2 | 10.0 | 0.157 | 4.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 17 | 93.8 | WSB | C | 31 | 73 | 70 | 34.1 | 2,488 | 23.8 | 9.4 | 0.182 | 2.8 | 3.0 | ||
| 18 | 93.4 | MIL | PG | 33 | 43 | 40 | 31.6 | 1,358 | 19.4 | 4.3 | 0.152 | 3.7 | 2.0 | ||
| 19 | 93.0 | MIL | PF | 25 | 82 | 77 | 33.8 | 2,770 | 20.5 | 8.8 | 0.152 | 3.3 | 3.7 | ||
| 20 | 92.6 | MIL | SF | 28 | 61 | 60 | 33.7 | 2,057 | 16.7 | 5.5 | 0.129 | 3.5 | 2.9 | ||
| 21 | 92.2 | PHI | PG | 30 | 68 | 68 | 38.6 | 2,624 | 18.3 | 7.9 | 0.145 | 3.2 | 3.4 | ||
| 22 | 91.8 | CLE | SG | 23 | 82 | 82 | 37.4 | 3,064 | 17.2 | 4.2 | 0.066 | 1.8 | 3.0 | ||
| 23 | 91.4 | HOU | SF | 25 | 81 | 81 | 38.7 | 3,136 | 15.7 | 9.4 | 0.144 | 2.6 | 3.7 | ||
| 24 | 91.0 | DEN | SF | 33 | 82 | 82 | 37.6 | 3,085 | 20.5 | 8.1 | 0.126 | 1.9 | 3.1 | ||
| 25 | 90.6 | WSB | SF | 20 | 78 | 6 | 22.7 | 1,773 | 15.5 | 3.5 | 0.096 | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 26 | 90.2 | UTA | PG | 32 | 81 | 80 | 25.8 | 2,090 | 15.9 | 5.6 | 0.128 | 1.5 | 1.9 | ||
| 27 | 89.8 | IND | C | 26 | 81 | 81 | 34.1 | 2,761 | 15.9 | 9.0 | 0.156 | 1.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 28 | 89.5 | SEA | PG | 22 | 71 | 50 | 27.8 | 1,972 | 14.1 | 4.1 | 0.099 | 2.6 | 2.3 | ||
| 29 | 89.1 | DET | PG | 25 | 81 | 81 | 37.2 | 3,013 | 18.8 | 7.6 | 0.121 | 3.3 | 4.0 | ||
| 30 | 88.7 | DAL | SF | 27 | 80 | 80 | 33.3 | 2,663 | 22.1 | 8.9 | 0.160 | 3.1 | 3.4 | ||
| 31 | 88.3 | IND | PG | 24 | 82 | 82 | 31.1 | 2,549 | 15.8 | 7.0 | 0.131 | 1.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 32 | 87.9 | CLE | PF | 24 | 80 | 80 | 33.9 | 2,714 | 16.2 | 7.5 | 0.132 | 1.4 | 2.3 | ||
| 33 | 87.5 | PHI | SG | 36 | 60 | 60 | 32.0 | 1,918 | 17.0 | 3.5 | 0.088 | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 34 | 87.1 | NYK | SG | 27 | 70 | 15 | 24.2 | 1,691 | 15.4 | 3.4 | 0.096 | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 35 | 87 | MIL | SG | 29 | 39 | 30 | 25.4 | 992 | 15.9 | 2.9 | 0.142 | 1.7 | 0.9 | ||
| 36 | 86.3 | SEA | SG | 26 | 82 | 76 | 37.5 | 3,073 | 19.0 | 9.3 | 0.145 | 2.4 | 3.4 | ||
| 37 | 85.9 | MIL | SG | 27 | 79 | 31 | 31.7 | 2,505 | 18.5 | 9.4 | 0.180 | 2.0 | 2.5 | ||
| 38 | 85.5 | WSB | PG | 24 | 63 | 0 | 20.7 | 1,303 | 14.3 | 2.7 | 0.099 | 1.2 | 1.0 | ||
| 39 | 85.2 | DEN | PG | 25 | 81 | 25 | 24.9 | 2,020 | 15.8 | 3.8 | 0.090 | 0.4 | 1.3 | ||
| 40 | 84.8 | UTA | PF | 23 | 82 | 82 | 34.8 | 2,857 | 18.0 | 6.9 | 0.116 | 0.3 | 1.7 | ||
| 41 | 84.4 | LAL | SF | 25 | 82 | 82 | 34.4 | 2,819 | 18.4 | 9.3 | 0.158 | 2.6 | 3.3 | ||
| 42 | 84.0 | POR | SF | 24 | 82 | 8 | 25.5 | 2,088 | 16.9 | 6.4 | 0.147 | 2.0 | 2.1 | ||
| 43 | 83.6 | UTA | SG | 28 | 76 | 10 | 24.3 | 1,843 | 15.0 | 2.5 | 0.066 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ||
| 44 | 83 | MIL | SG | 29 | 68 | 2 | 13.2 | 900 | 10.3 | 1.7 | 0.090 | 1.5 | 0.8 | ||
| 45 | 82.8 | DET | C | 29 | 82 | 82 | 34.8 | 2,854 | 17.4 | 10.5 | 0.176 | 2.3 | 3.0 | ||
| 46 | 82.4 | SAS | PF | 29 | 79 | 78 | 32.7 | 2,587 | 15.2 | 6.2 | 0.115 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ||
| 47 | 82.0 | LAC | PF | 25 | 80 | 76 | 36.5 | 2,922 | 17.1 | 7.2 | 0.119 | -0.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 48 | 81.6 | PHO | SG | 32 | 79 | 79 | 33.5 | 2,646 | 19.3 | 5.8 | 0.105 | 1.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 49 | 81.3 | SAC | PF | 24 | 82 | 82 | 36.0 | 2,956 | 18.0 | 9.0 | 0.146 | 1.2 | 2.4 | ||
| 50 | 80.9 | POR | PG | 23 | 80 | 80 | 33.9 | 2,714 | 16.2 | 6.8 | 0.120 | 1.9 | 2.7 |
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Season summary
1986–87 NBA advanced stats leaders
Michael Jordan ranks first in 1986–87 Impact Rate at 100.0, ahead of Larry Bird by 0.4 points. The ranking compares 50 qualified players within this season.
- #1Michael Jordan100.0
- #2Larry Bird99.6
- #3Magic Johnson99.2