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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 | CHI | SG | 25 | 81 | 81 | 40.2 | 3,255 | 31.1 | 19.8 | 0.292 | 11.9 | 11.4 | ||
| 2 | 99.6 | LAL | PG | 29 | 77 | 77 | 37.5 | 2,886 | 26.9 | 16.1 | 0.267 | 9.4 | 8.3 | ||
| 3 | 99.2 | UTA | PG | 26 | 82 | 82 | 38.7 | 3,171 | 22.9 | 15.6 | 0.236 | 8.3 | 8.3 | ||
| 4 | 98.9 | POR | SG | 26 | 78 | 78 | 39.3 | 3,064 | 23.6 | 12.6 | 0.197 | 6.5 | 6.6 | ||
| 5 | 98.5 | PHI | PF | 25 | 79 | 79 | 39.1 | 3,088 | 27.0 | 16.1 | 0.250 | 7.5 | 7.4 | ||
| 6 | 98.1 | DEN | SG | 28 | 71 | 71 | 38.7 | 2,745 | 20.6 | 9.2 | 0.161 | 5.2 | 5.0 | ||
| 7 | 97.7 | HOU | C | 26 | 82 | 82 | 36.9 | 3,024 | 25.2 | 12.4 | 0.197 | 5.5 | 5.7 | ||
| 8 | 97.3 | UTA | PF | 25 | 80 | 80 | 39.1 | 3,126 | 24.4 | 15.2 | 0.233 | 5.4 | 5.9 | ||
| 9 | 97.0 | WSB | SF | 22 | 82 | 1 | 29.4 | 2,413 | 18.8 | 6.9 | 0.136 | 4.6 | 4.0 | ||
| 10 | 96.6 | CLE | SG | 25 | 82 | 82 | 34.8 | 2,851 | 19.8 | 10.2 | 0.171 | 4.7 | 4.8 | ||
| 11 | 96.2 | GSW | SF | 25 | 82 | 82 | 37.7 | 3,093 | 21.9 | 10.6 | 0.165 | 4.0 | 4.7 | ||
| 12 | 95.8 | CLE | PG | 24 | 75 | 74 | 36.4 | 2,728 | 20.6 | 11.3 | 0.199 | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 13 | 95.4 | ATL | PG | 27 | 76 | 76 | 32.4 | 2,462 | 18.4 | 8.5 | 0.167 | 4.8 | 4.2 | ||
| 14 | 95.1 | CLE | PF | 29 | 73 | 72 | 34.6 | 2,526 | 19.9 | 10.3 | 0.197 | 3.9 | 3.8 | ||
| 15 | 94.7 | DEN | PG | 26 | 77 | 77 | 36.2 | 2,787 | 17.5 | 8.3 | 0.143 | 2.9 | 3.4 | ||
| 16 | 94.3 | NYK | C | 26 | 80 | 80 | 36.2 | 2,896 | 22.1 | 10.9 | 0.181 | 4.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 17 | 93.9 | SAS | SG | 26 | 65 | 65 | 35.2 | 2,287 | 17.2 | 4.4 | 0.093 | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 18 | 93.5 | DAL | PG | 27 | 81 | 81 | 36.6 | 2,968 | 18.3 | 8.0 | 0.130 | 3.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 19 | 93.2 | PHO | PG | 22 | 81 | 81 | 39.2 | 3,179 | 20.5 | 12.2 | 0.184 | 4.2 | 5.0 | ||
| 20 | 92.8 | BOS | C | 35 | 80 | 80 | 35.5 | 2,840 | 21.6 | 10.5 | 0.177 | 3.3 | 3.8 | ||
| 21 | 92.4 | NJN | PG | 29 | 82 | 63 | 30.9 | 2,532 | 17.2 | 6.2 | 0.118 | 2.3 | 2.7 | ||
| 22 | 92 | DAL | PF | 24 | 19 | 6 | 31.1 | 591 | 22.2 | 2.0 | 0.166 | 2.2 | 0.6 | ||
| 23 | 91.6 | ATL | SF | 29 | 80 | 80 | 37.5 | 2,997 | 21.8 | 10.4 | 0.166 | 3.4 | 4.1 | ||
| 24 | 91.3 | POR | PG | 25 | 81 | 81 | 38.3 | 3,102 | 17.7 | 9.2 | 0.142 | 2.3 | 3.3 | ||
| 25 | 90.9 | NYK | PG | 23 | 72 | 72 | 34.4 | 2,477 | 18.3 | 7.2 | 0.140 | 3.5 | 3.4 | ||
| 26 | 90.5 | BOS / SAC | PG | 29 | 73 | 54 | 32.6 | 2,377 | 18.0 | 6.7 | 0.135 | 2.5 | 2.7 | ||
| 27 | 90.1 | SAC | PF | 25 | 80 | 36 | 28.2 | 2,257 | 15.7 | 4.8 | 0.102 | 1.9 | 2.2 | ||
| 28 | 89.7 | SAS | SF | 22 | 81 | 79 | 33.8 | 2,738 | 16.6 | 4.9 | 0.085 | 1.3 | 2.3 | ||
| 29 | 89.4 | CLE | PF | 26 | 82 | 10 | 25.9 | 2,125 | 17.6 | 7.7 | 0.173 | 2.2 | 2.3 | ||
| 30 | 89.0 | MIL | C | 33 | 80 | 80 | 32.3 | 2,587 | 15.8 | 8.1 | 0.151 | 2.8 | 3.2 | ||
| 31 | 89 | SEA | PG | 35 | 74 | 8 | 11.4 | 842 | 16.6 | 1.9 | 0.109 | 2.4 | 0.9 | ||
| 32 | 88.2 | SEA | SG | 28 | 82 | 82 | 38.9 | 3,190 | 19.7 | 10.8 | 0.163 | 2.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 33 | 87.8 | CHH | PG | 24 | 79 | 21 | 22.2 | 1,755 | 15.3 | 2.6 | 0.070 | 1.1 | 1.4 | ||
| 34 | 87.5 | SEA | PG | 24 | 75 | 74 | 31.2 | 2,341 | 14.5 | 4.4 | 0.090 | 2.1 | 2.4 | ||
| 35 | 87 | CHH | SG | 24 | 48 | 0 | 16.9 | 813 | 18.3 | 0.9 | 0.052 | 0.9 | 0.6 | ||
| 36 | 86.7 | CLE | SG | 27 | 82 | 4 | 22.8 | 1,867 | 13.7 | 4.6 | 0.118 | 2.0 | 1.9 | ||
| 37 | 86.3 | MIL | PG | 31 | 62 | 50 | 25.7 | 1,594 | 16.4 | 5.0 | 0.151 | 2.6 | 1.9 | ||
| 38 | 85.9 | CLE | C | 23 | 78 | 78 | 36.2 | 2,821 | 18.5 | 9.6 | 0.164 | 2.0 | 2.9 | ||
| 39 | 85.6 | LAL | SF | 27 | 81 | 81 | 36.5 | 2,960 | 19.0 | 9.7 | 0.158 | 3.0 | 3.7 | ||
| 40 | 85.2 | MIL | SG | 30 | 67 | 62 | 32.4 | 2,170 | 15.0 | 4.8 | 0.105 | 2.2 | 2.3 | ||
| 41 | 84.8 | POR | SF | 26 | 76 | 76 | 35.7 | 2,716 | 16.6 | 6.8 | 0.121 | 1.4 | 2.3 | ||
| 42 | 84.4 | HOU | PG | 28 | 82 | 82 | 34.0 | 2,788 | 16.4 | 7.7 | 0.133 | 2.2 | 2.9 | ||
| 43 | 84.0 | SAC / BOS | PF | 25 | 80 | 33 | 25.1 | 2,012 | 17.2 | 6.1 | 0.145 | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||
| 44 | 83.7 | BOS | PF | 31 | 78 | 74 | 36.9 | 2,876 | 20.3 | 10.1 | 0.168 | 2.1 | 3.0 | ||
| 45 | 83.3 | GSW | PF | 29 | 81 | 1 | 23.3 | 1,887 | 15.5 | 5.9 | 0.150 | 1.2 | 1.5 | ||
| 46 | 83 | SEA | SG | 26 | 56 | 0 | 13.2 | 737 | 17.6 | 1.6 | 0.107 | 1.5 | 0.7 | ||
| 47 | 82.5 | CHH | PF | 30 | 75 | 75 | 29.8 | 2,233 | 16.1 | 4.8 | 0.104 | 0.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 48 | 82.1 | PHO | SG | 25 | 78 | 73 | 31.9 | 2,487 | 16.3 | 7.7 | 0.149 | 2.7 | 3.0 | ||
| 49 | 81.7 | ATL | C | 33 | 81 | 80 | 35.5 | 2,878 | 21.2 | 10.7 | 0.178 | 1.8 | 2.7 | ||
| 50 | 81.4 | 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