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NBA impact data · 1950–51 to present

1988–89 NBA Player Rankings

Impact Rate and Season Value rankings for the 1988–89 regular season—the NBA season ending in 1989.

Season ending 1989

Who ranks No. 1 in 1988–89?

Michael Jordan ranks No. 1 in hussEyquation Impact Rate for the 1988–89 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 264 qualified players.

The 1988–89 NBA season ended in 1989. If you mean the season that began in 1989, see 1989–90.

  1. #1Michael JordanCHI100.0
  2. #2Magic JohnsonLAL99.6
  3. #3John StocktonUTA99.2
  4. #4Clyde DrexlerPOR98.9
  5. #5Charles BarkleyPHI98.5
  6. #6Fat LeverDEN98.1
  7. #7Hakeem OlajuwonHOU97.7
  8. #8Karl MaloneUTA97.3
  9. #9John WilliamsWSB97.0
  10. #10Ron HarperCLE96.6

1988–89 Impact Rate rankings

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

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1100.0CHISG25818140.23,25531.119.80.29211.911.4
299.6LALPG29777737.52,88626.916.10.2679.48.3
399.2UTAPG26828238.73,17122.915.60.2368.38.3
498.9PORSG26787839.33,06423.612.60.1976.56.6
598.5PHIPF25797939.13,08827.016.10.2507.57.4
698.1DENSG28717138.72,74520.69.20.1615.25.0
797.7HOUC26828236.93,02425.212.40.1975.55.7
897.3UTAPF25808039.13,12624.415.20.2335.45.9
997.0WSBSF2282129.42,41318.86.90.1364.64.0
1096.6CLESG25828234.82,85119.810.20.1714.74.8
1196.2GSWSF25828237.73,09321.910.60.1654.04.7
1295.8CLEPG24757436.42,72820.611.30.1994.54.5
1395.4ATLPG27767632.42,46218.48.50.1674.84.2
1495.1CLEPF29737234.62,52619.910.30.1973.93.8
1594.7DENPG26777736.22,78717.58.30.1432.93.4
1694.3NYKC26808036.22,89622.110.90.1814.54.8
1793.9SASSG26656535.22,28717.24.40.0932.52.6
1893.5DALPG27818136.62,96818.38.00.1303.23.9
1993.2PHOPG22818139.23,17920.512.20.1844.25.0
2092.8BOSC35808035.52,84021.610.50.1773.33.8
2192.4NJNPG29826330.92,53217.26.20.1182.32.7
2292DALPF2419631.159122.22.00.1662.20.6
2391.6ATLSF29808037.52,99721.810.40.1663.44.1
2491.3PORPG25818138.33,10217.79.20.1422.33.3
2590.9NYKPG23727234.42,47718.37.20.1403.53.4
2690.5BOS / SACPG29735432.62,37718.06.70.1352.52.7
2790.1SACPF25803628.22,25715.74.80.1021.92.2
2889.7SASSF22817933.82,73816.64.90.0851.32.3
2989.4CLEPF26821025.92,12517.67.70.1732.22.3
3089.0MILC33808032.32,58715.88.10.1512.83.2
3189SEAPG3574811.484216.61.90.1092.40.9
3288.2SEASG28828238.93,19019.710.80.1632.73.8
3387.8CHHPG24792122.21,75515.32.60.0701.11.4
3487.5SEAPG24757431.22,34114.54.40.0902.12.4
3587CHHSG2448016.981318.30.90.0520.90.6
3686.7CLESG2782422.81,86713.74.60.1182.01.9
3786.3MILPG31625025.71,59416.45.00.1512.61.9
3885.9CLEC23787836.22,82118.59.60.1642.02.9
3985.6LALSF27818136.52,96019.09.70.1583.03.7
4085.2MILSG30676232.42,17015.04.80.1052.22.3
4184.8PORSF26767635.72,71616.66.80.1211.42.3
4284.4HOUPG28828234.02,78816.47.70.1332.22.9
4384.0SAC / BOSPF25803325.12,01217.26.10.1451.51.8
4483.7BOSPF31787436.92,87620.310.10.1682.13.0
4583.3GSWPF2981123.31,88715.55.90.1501.21.5
4683SEASG2656013.273717.61.60.1071.50.7
4782.5CHHPF30757529.82,23316.14.80.1040.31.3
4882.1PHOSG25787331.92,48716.37.70.1492.73.0
4981.7ATLC33818035.52,87821.210.70.1781.82.7
5081.4DETC31818132.62,64016.69.00.1643.23.4