Last updated Jul 22, 2026
NBA impact data · 1950–51 to present
1987–88 NBA Player Rankings
Advanced NBA stats and player impact rankings for the 1987–88 regular season.
1987–88 Impact Rate rankings
Exact-input box-score standing on a 0–100 scale within this season.
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| 1 | 100.0 | Michael Jordan | CHI | SG | 24 | 82 | 82 | 40.4 | 3,311 | 31.7 | 21.2 | 0.308 | 13.0 | 12.5 | |
| 2 | 99.6 | John Stockton | UTA | PG | 25 | 82 | 79 | 34.7 | 2,842 | 23.2 | 14.1 | 0.238 | 8.5 | 7.6 | |
| 3 | 99.2 | Larry Bird | BOS | SF | 31 | 76 | 75 | 39.0 | 2,965 | 27.8 | 15.0 | 0.243 | 8.8 | 8.1 | |
| 4 | 98.8 | Charles Barkley | PHI | PF | 24 | 80 | 80 | 39.6 | 3,170 | 27.6 | 16.7 | 0.253 | 7.4 | 7.5 | |
| 5 | 98.4 | Clyde Drexler | POR | SG | 25 | 81 | 80 | 37.8 | 3,060 | 24.1 | 13.2 | 0.207 | 7.0 | 7.0 | |
| 6 | 98.0 | Fat Lever | DEN | SG | 27 | 82 | 82 | 37.3 | 3,061 | 20.5 | 10.4 | 0.163 | 5.1 | 5.5 | |
| 7 | 97.6 | Magic Johnson | LAL | PG | 28 | 72 | 70 | 36.6 | 2,637 | 23.1 | 10.9 | 0.199 | 6.0 | 5.3 | |
| 8 | 97.2 | Hakeem Olajuwon | HOU | C | 25 | 79 | 79 | 35.8 | 2,825 | 23.4 | 10.7 | 0.182 | 4.4 | 4.6 | |
| 9 | 96.8 | Doc Rivers | ATL | PG | 26 | 80 | 80 | 31.3 | 2,502 | 20.4 | 8.3 | 0.159 | 4.9 | 4.4 | |
| 10 | 96.4 | Chris Mullin | GSW | SF | 24 | 60 | 55 | 33.9 | 2,033 | 19.8 | 5.1 | 0.121 | 3.2 | 2.7 | |
| 11 | 96.0 | Alvin Robertson | SAS | SG | 25 | 82 | 82 | 36.3 | 2,978 | 18.9 | 5.8 | 0.094 | 2.9 | 3.7 | |
| 12 | 95.6 | Patrick Ewing | NYK | C | 25 | 82 | 82 | 31.0 | 2,546 | 21.9 | 8.1 | 0.154 | 4.2 | 4.0 | |
| 13 | 95.2 | Larry Nance | PHO / CLE | PF | 28 | 67 | 60 | 35.6 | 2,383 | 20.3 | 8.0 | 0.161 | 3.5 | 3.3 | |
| 14 | 94.8 | Mark Aguirre | DAL | SF | 28 | 77 | 77 | 33.9 | 2,610 | 21.9 | 8.8 | 0.163 | 3.8 | 3.9 | |
| 15 | 94.4 | Dominique Wilkins | ATL | SF | 28 | 78 | 76 | 37.8 | 2,948 | 23.7 | 9.8 | 0.160 | 4.3 | 4.7 | |
| 16 | 94.0 | Nate McMillan | SEA | PG | 23 | 82 | 82 | 29.9 | 2,453 | 15.9 | 6.5 | 0.127 | 3.3 | 3.3 | |
| 17 | 93.6 | Otis Smith | DEN / GSW | SG | 24 | 72 | 18 | 21.5 | 1,549 | 18.4 | 3.6 | 0.111 | 1.9 | 1.5 | |
| 18 | 93.2 | Paul Pressey | MIL | SG | 29 | 75 | 75 | 33.1 | 2,484 | 17.0 | 7.1 | 0.136 | 3.0 | 3.2 | |
| 19 | 92.8 | Michael Adams | DEN | PG | 25 | 82 | 75 | 33.9 | 2,778 | 15.6 | 7.5 | 0.130 | 2.5 | 3.1 | |
| 20 | 92.4 | Byron Scott | LAL | SG | 26 | 81 | 81 | 37.6 | 3,048 | 19.2 | 10.7 | 0.168 | 3.4 | 4.2 | |
| 21 | 92.0 | Derek Harper | DAL | PG | 26 | 82 | 82 | 37.0 | 3,032 | 18.1 | 9.1 | 0.145 | 3.5 | 4.2 | |
| 22 | 91.6 | Maurice Cheeks | PHI | PG | 31 | 79 | 79 | 36.3 | 2,871 | 18.0 | 8.3 | 0.138 | 3.4 | 3.9 | |
| 23 | 91 | Carey Scurry | UTA / NYK | SF | 25 | 33 | 0 | 13.8 | 455 | 12.9 | 0.9 | 0.095 | 2.8 | 0.6 | |
| 24 | 90.8 | Terry Porter | POR | PG | 24 | 82 | 82 | 36.5 | 2,991 | 18.1 | 9.8 | 0.157 | 3.2 | 4.0 | |
| 25 | 90.4 | Kevin McHale | BOS | PF | 30 | 64 | 63 | 37.3 | 2,390 | 21.9 | 10.2 | 0.205 | 3.5 | 3.3 | |
| 26 | 90.0 | Ron Harper | CLE | SG | 24 | 57 | 52 | 32.1 | 1,830 | 16.6 | 3.5 | 0.092 | 2.3 | 2.0 | |
| 27 | 89.6 | Jack Sikma | MIL | PF | 32 | 82 | 82 | 35.6 | 2,923 | 17.4 | 9.4 | 0.154 | 2.3 | 3.2 | |
| 28 | 89.2 | Alex English | DEN | SF | 34 | 80 | 80 | 35.2 | 2,818 | 19.8 | 7.6 | 0.129 | 2.0 | 2.9 | |
| 29 | 88.8 | Mark Price | CLE | PG | 23 | 80 | 79 | 32.8 | 2,626 | 17.6 | 7.8 | 0.143 | 2.2 | 2.8 | |
| 30 | 88.4 | Karl Malone | UTA | PF | 24 | 82 | 82 | 39.0 | 3,198 | 20.7 | 10.1 | 0.152 | 1.5 | 2.9 | |
| 31 | 88.0 | Vern Fleming | IND | PG | 25 | 80 | 80 | 34.2 | 2,733 | 17.5 | 8.4 | 0.148 | 2.8 | 3.3 | |
| 32 | 87.6 | Mark Jackson | NYK | PG | 22 | 82 | 80 | 39.6 | 3,249 | 15.7 | 7.6 | 0.113 | 2.7 | 3.9 | |
| 33 | 87.2 | Dale Ellis | SEA | SG | 27 | 75 | 73 | 37.2 | 2,790 | 19.3 | 9.0 | 0.155 | 2.5 | 3.2 | |
| 34 | 86.8 | Danny Schayes | DEN | PF | 28 | 81 | 74 | 26.7 | 2,166 | 18.4 | 8.8 | 0.195 | 0.9 | 1.6 | |
| 35 | 86.4 | Jeff Hornacek | PHO | SG | 24 | 82 | 49 | 27.4 | 2,243 | 15.9 | 5.0 | 0.106 | 1.4 | 1.9 | |
| 36 | 86.0 | Otis Thorpe | SAC | PF | 25 | 82 | 82 | 37.5 | 3,072 | 18.7 | 8.1 | 0.126 | 0.9 | 2.2 | |
| 37 | 85.6 | Jerome Kersey | POR | SF | 25 | 79 | 75 | 36.6 | 2,888 | 17.3 | 8.6 | 0.144 | 1.8 | 2.8 | |
| 38 | 85.2 | Isiah Thomas | DET | PG | 26 | 81 | 81 | 36.1 | 2,927 | 18.2 | 7.6 | 0.124 | 3.0 | 3.7 | |
| 39 | 84.8 | John Lucas | MIL | PG | 34 | 81 | 22 | 21.8 | 1,766 | 16.1 | 3.9 | 0.106 | 2.0 | 1.8 | |
| 40 | 84.4 | Moses Malone | WSB | C | 32 | 79 | 78 | 34.1 | 2,692 | 21.1 | 9.2 | 0.163 | 1.6 | 2.5 | |
| 41 | 84.0 | Sidney Moncrief | MIL | SG | 30 | 56 | 51 | 25.5 | 1,428 | 15.2 | 3.7 | 0.123 | 0.9 | 1.1 | |
| 42 | 83.6 | Rodney McCray | HOU | SF | 26 | 81 | 80 | 33.2 | 2,689 | 15.1 | 7.6 | 0.135 | 1.6 | 2.5 | |
| 43 | 83.2 | James Worthy | LAL | SF | 26 | 75 | 72 | 35.4 | 2,655 | 18.2 | 7.9 | 0.143 | 2.3 | 2.9 | |
| 44 | 82.8 | Kiki Vandeweghe | POR | SF | 29 | 37 | 7 | 28.1 | 1,038 | 19.8 | 3.8 | 0.176 | 1.7 | 1.0 | |
| 45 | 82.4 | Rod Higgins | GSW | SF | 28 | 68 | 67 | 32.2 | 2,188 | 16.3 | 5.7 | 0.124 | 0.9 | 1.6 | |
| 46 | 82.0 | Adrian Dantley | DET | SF | 32 | 69 | 50 | 31.1 | 2,144 | 19.9 | 9.4 | 0.210 | 3.5 | 2.9 | |
| 47 | 81.6 | Quintin Dailey | LAC | SG | 27 | 67 | 7 | 19.1 | 1,282 | 16.8 | 1.3 | 0.050 | -0.1 | 0.6 | |
| 48 | 81.2 | Danny Ainge | BOS | SG | 28 | 81 | 81 | 37.3 | 3,018 | 15.9 | 8.6 | 0.136 | 2.4 | 3.3 | |
| 49 | 80.8 | Michael Cage | LAC | PF | 26 | 72 | 70 | 36.9 | 2,660 | 16.4 | 6.7 | 0.121 | -0.6 | 0.9 | |
| 50 | 80.4 | Kevin Johnson | CLE / PHO | PG | 21 | 80 | 28 | 24.0 | 1,917 | 15.5 | 4.0 | 0.101 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
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Season summary
1987–88 NBA advanced stats leaders
Michael Jordan ranks first in 1987–88 Impact Rate at 100.0, ahead of John Stockton by 0.4 points. The ranking compares 50 qualified players within this season.
- #1Michael Jordan100.0
- #2John Stockton99.6
- #3Larry Bird99.2