Last updated Jul 22, 2026
NBA impact data · 1950–51 to present
1988–89 NBA Player Rankings
Advanced NBA stats and player impact rankings for the 1988–89 regular season.
1988–89 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 | 25 | 81 | 81 | 40.2 | 3,255 | 31.1 | 19.8 | 0.292 | 11.9 | 11.4 | |
| 2 | 99.6 | Magic Johnson | LAL | PG | 29 | 77 | 77 | 37.5 | 2,886 | 26.9 | 16.1 | 0.267 | 9.4 | 8.3 | |
| 3 | 99.2 | John Stockton | UTA | PG | 26 | 82 | 82 | 38.7 | 3,171 | 22.9 | 15.6 | 0.236 | 8.3 | 8.3 | |
| 4 | 98.9 | Clyde Drexler | POR | SG | 26 | 78 | 78 | 39.3 | 3,064 | 23.6 | 12.6 | 0.197 | 6.5 | 6.6 | |
| 5 | 98.5 | Charles Barkley | PHI | PF | 25 | 79 | 79 | 39.1 | 3,088 | 27.0 | 16.1 | 0.250 | 7.5 | 7.4 | |
| 6 | 98.1 | Fat Lever | DEN | SG | 28 | 71 | 71 | 38.7 | 2,745 | 20.6 | 9.2 | 0.161 | 5.2 | 5.0 | |
| 7 | 97.7 | Hakeem Olajuwon | HOU | C | 26 | 82 | 82 | 36.9 | 3,024 | 25.2 | 12.4 | 0.197 | 5.5 | 5.7 | |
| 8 | 97.3 | Karl Malone | UTA | PF | 25 | 80 | 80 | 39.1 | 3,126 | 24.4 | 15.2 | 0.233 | 5.4 | 5.9 | |
| 9 | 97.0 | John Williams | WSB | SF | 22 | 82 | 1 | 29.4 | 2,413 | 18.8 | 6.9 | 0.136 | 4.6 | 4.0 | |
| 10 | 96.6 | Ron Harper | CLE | SG | 25 | 82 | 82 | 34.8 | 2,851 | 19.8 | 10.2 | 0.171 | 4.7 | 4.8 | |
| 11 | 96.2 | Chris Mullin | GSW | SF | 25 | 82 | 82 | 37.7 | 3,093 | 21.9 | 10.6 | 0.165 | 4.0 | 4.7 | |
| 12 | 95.8 | Mark Price | CLE | PG | 24 | 75 | 74 | 36.4 | 2,728 | 20.6 | 11.3 | 0.199 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |
| 13 | 95.4 | Doc Rivers | ATL | PG | 27 | 76 | 76 | 32.4 | 2,462 | 18.4 | 8.5 | 0.167 | 4.8 | 4.2 | |
| 14 | 95.1 | Larry Nance | CLE | PF | 29 | 73 | 72 | 34.6 | 2,526 | 19.9 | 10.3 | 0.197 | 3.9 | 3.8 | |
| 15 | 94.7 | Michael Adams | DEN | PG | 26 | 77 | 77 | 36.2 | 2,787 | 17.5 | 8.3 | 0.143 | 2.9 | 3.4 | |
| 16 | 94.3 | Patrick Ewing | NYK | C | 26 | 80 | 80 | 36.2 | 2,896 | 22.1 | 10.9 | 0.181 | 4.5 | 4.8 | |
| 17 | 93.9 | Alvin Robertson | SAS | SG | 26 | 65 | 65 | 35.2 | 2,287 | 17.2 | 4.4 | 0.093 | 2.5 | 2.6 | |
| 18 | 93.5 | Derek Harper | DAL | PG | 27 | 81 | 81 | 36.6 | 2,968 | 18.3 | 8.0 | 0.130 | 3.2 | 3.9 | |
| 19 | 93.2 | Kevin Johnson | PHO | PG | 22 | 81 | 81 | 39.2 | 3,179 | 20.5 | 12.2 | 0.184 | 4.2 | 5.0 | |
| 20 | 92.8 | Robert Parish | BOS | C | 35 | 80 | 80 | 35.5 | 2,840 | 21.6 | 10.5 | 0.177 | 3.3 | 3.8 | |
| 21 | 92.4 | Lester Conner | NJN | PG | 29 | 82 | 63 | 30.9 | 2,532 | 17.2 | 6.2 | 0.118 | 2.3 | 2.7 | |
| 22 | 92 | Roy Tarpley | DAL | PF | 24 | 19 | 6 | 31.1 | 591 | 22.2 | 2.0 | 0.166 | 2.2 | 0.6 | |
| 23 | 91.6 | Dominique Wilkins | ATL | SF | 29 | 80 | 80 | 37.5 | 2,997 | 21.8 | 10.4 | 0.166 | 3.4 | 4.1 | |
| 24 | 91.3 | Terry Porter | POR | PG | 25 | 81 | 81 | 38.3 | 3,102 | 17.7 | 9.2 | 0.142 | 2.3 | 3.3 | |
| 25 | 90.9 | Mark Jackson | NYK | PG | 23 | 72 | 72 | 34.4 | 2,477 | 18.3 | 7.2 | 0.140 | 3.5 | 3.4 | |
| 26 | 90.5 | Danny Ainge | BOS / SAC | PG | 29 | 73 | 54 | 32.6 | 2,377 | 18.0 | 6.7 | 0.135 | 2.5 | 2.7 | |
| 27 | 90.1 | Harold Pressley | SAC | PF | 25 | 80 | 36 | 28.2 | 2,257 | 15.7 | 4.8 | 0.102 | 1.9 | 2.2 | |
| 28 | 89.7 | Willie Anderson | SAS | SF | 22 | 81 | 79 | 33.8 | 2,738 | 16.6 | 4.9 | 0.085 | 1.3 | 2.3 | |
| 29 | 89.4 | Hot Rod Williams | CLE | PF | 26 | 82 | 10 | 25.9 | 2,125 | 17.6 | 7.7 | 0.173 | 2.2 | 2.3 | |
| 30 | 89.0 | Jack Sikma | MIL | C | 33 | 80 | 80 | 32.3 | 2,587 | 15.8 | 8.1 | 0.151 | 2.8 | 3.2 | |
| 31 | 89 | John Lucas | SEA | PG | 35 | 74 | 8 | 11.4 | 842 | 16.6 | 1.9 | 0.109 | 2.4 | 0.9 | |
| 32 | 88.2 | Dale Ellis | SEA | SG | 28 | 82 | 82 | 38.9 | 3,190 | 19.7 | 10.8 | 0.163 | 2.7 | 3.8 | |
| 33 | 87.8 | Muggsy Bogues | CHH | PG | 24 | 79 | 21 | 22.2 | 1,755 | 15.3 | 2.6 | 0.070 | 1.1 | 1.4 | |
| 34 | 87.5 | Nate McMillan | SEA | PG | 24 | 75 | 74 | 31.2 | 2,341 | 14.5 | 4.4 | 0.090 | 2.1 | 2.4 | |
| 35 | 87 | Dell Curry | CHH | SG | 24 | 48 | 0 | 16.9 | 813 | 18.3 | 0.9 | 0.052 | 0.9 | 0.6 | |
| 36 | 86.7 | Craig Ehlo | CLE | SG | 27 | 82 | 4 | 22.8 | 1,867 | 13.7 | 4.6 | 0.118 | 2.0 | 1.9 | |
| 37 | 86.3 | Sidney Moncrief | MIL | PG | 31 | 62 | 50 | 25.7 | 1,594 | 16.4 | 5.0 | 0.151 | 2.6 | 1.9 | |
| 38 | 85.9 | Brad Daugherty | CLE | C | 23 | 78 | 78 | 36.2 | 2,821 | 18.5 | 9.6 | 0.164 | 2.0 | 2.9 | |
| 39 | 85.6 | James Worthy | LAL | SF | 27 | 81 | 81 | 36.5 | 2,960 | 19.0 | 9.7 | 0.158 | 3.0 | 3.7 | |
| 40 | 85.2 | Paul Pressey | MIL | SG | 30 | 67 | 62 | 32.4 | 2,170 | 15.0 | 4.8 | 0.105 | 2.2 | 2.3 | |
| 41 | 84.8 | Jerome Kersey | POR | SF | 26 | 76 | 76 | 35.7 | 2,716 | 16.6 | 6.8 | 0.121 | 1.4 | 2.3 | |
| 42 | 84.4 | Sleepy Floyd | HOU | PG | 28 | 82 | 82 | 34.0 | 2,788 | 16.4 | 7.7 | 0.133 | 2.2 | 2.9 | |
| 43 | 84.0 | Ed Pinckney | SAC / BOS | PF | 25 | 80 | 33 | 25.1 | 2,012 | 17.2 | 6.1 | 0.145 | 1.5 | 1.8 | |
| 44 | 83.7 | Kevin McHale | BOS | PF | 31 | 78 | 74 | 36.9 | 2,876 | 20.3 | 10.1 | 0.168 | 2.1 | 3.0 | |
| 45 | 83.3 | Rod Higgins | GSW | PF | 29 | 81 | 1 | 23.3 | 1,887 | 15.5 | 5.9 | 0.150 | 1.2 | 1.5 | |
| 46 | 83 | Jerry Reynolds | SEA | SG | 26 | 56 | 0 | 13.2 | 737 | 17.6 | 1.6 | 0.107 | 1.5 | 0.7 | |
| 47 | 82.5 | Kurt Rambis | CHH | PF | 30 | 75 | 75 | 29.8 | 2,233 | 16.1 | 4.8 | 0.104 | 0.3 | 1.3 | |
| 48 | 82.1 | Jeff Hornacek | PHO | SG | 25 | 78 | 73 | 31.9 | 2,487 | 16.3 | 7.7 | 0.149 | 2.7 | 3.0 | |
| 49 | 81.7 | Moses Malone | ATL | C | 33 | 81 | 80 | 35.5 | 2,878 | 21.2 | 10.7 | 0.178 | 1.8 | 2.7 | |
| 50 | 81.4 | Bill Laimbeer | DET | C | 31 | 81 | 81 | 32.6 | 2,640 | 16.6 | 9.0 | 0.164 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
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Season summary
1988–89 NBA advanced stats leaders
Michael Jordan ranks first in 1988–89 Impact Rate at 100.0, ahead of Magic Johnson by 0.4 points. The ranking compares 50 qualified players within this season.
- #1Michael Jordan100.0
- #2Magic Johnson99.6
- #3John Stockton99.2