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Decide what greatness means to you. Weight regular-season and playoff career totals, averages, shooting, and advanced stats alongside accolades and peak seasons. Missing historical stats are omitted from the score.
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- 11984–2003, Chicago Bulls6 titles5 MVP11 All-League30.1 PPG27.9 PERBiggest factors: Best season: BPM (+4.2), MVP awards (+4.2), Career points per game (ppg) (+4.0)68.3
- 22003–2026, Cleveland Cavaliers4 titles4 MVP21 All-League26.8 PPG26.7 PERBiggest factors: Best season: BPM (+4.2), Career points per game (ppg) (+3.5), Best season: win shares (+3.5)66.7
- 31959–1973, Los Angeles Lakers2 titles4 MVP10 All-League30.1 PPG26.2 PERBiggest factors: Best season: win shares (+8.9), Best season: PER (+6.2), Career points per game (ppg) (+5.6)65.1
- 41969–1989, Los Angeles Lakers6 titles6 MVP15 All-League24.6 PPG24.6 PERBiggest factors: MVP awards (+5.0), Best season: win shares (+4.5), Career total win shares (+3.2)65.1
- 51979–1996, Los Angeles Lakers5 titles3 MVP10 All-League19.5 PPG24.1 PERBiggest factors: Best season: BPM (+3.4), Career win shares per 48 minutes (+2.8), Best season: win shares (+2.7)53.1
- 62015–2026, Denver Nuggets1 titles3 MVP7 All-League22.2 PPG28.8 PERBiggest factors: Best season: BPM (+4.5), Career player efficiency rating (per) (+3.2), Career box plus/minus (bpm) (+3.2)51.3
- 7Tim DuncanHOF1997–2016, San Antonio Spurs5 titles2 MVP15 All-League19.0 PPG24.2 PERBiggest factors: Best season: win shares (+3.0), Best season: BPM (+2.9), Career win shares per 48 minutes (+2.7)51.1
- 8Bill RussellHOF1956–1969, Boston Celtics11 titles5 MVP11 All-League15.1 PPG18.9 PERBiggest factors: Best season: win shares (+5.7), Championships (+5.0), MVP awards (+4.2)51.0
- 91971–1987, Philadelphia 76ers3 titles4 MVP12 All-League24.2 PPG23.5 PERBiggest factors: Best season: BPM (+3.5), MVP awards (+3.3), Career points per game (ppg) (+3.1)50.9
- 101992–2011, Los Angeles Lakers4 titles1 MVP14 All-League23.7 PPG26.4 PERBiggest factors: Best season: BPM (+3.2), Best season: win shares (+3.1), Career points per game (ppg) (+3.0)50.5
- 111989–2003, San Antonio Spurs2 titles1 MVP10 All-League21.1 PPG26.2 PERBiggest factors: Best season: BPM (+3.9), Best season: win shares (+3.4), Career win shares per 48 minutes (+3.1)50.0
- 12Larry BirdHOF1979–1992, Boston Celtics3 titles3 MVP10 All-League24.3 PPG23.5 PERBiggest factors: Best season: BPM (+3.2), Career points per game (ppg) (+3.1), Playoff career points per game (ppg) (+2.7)49.9
- 132007–2026, Oklahoma City Thunder2 titles1 MVP11 All-League27.1 PPG24.6 PERBiggest factors: Career points per game (ppg) (+3.6), Playoff career points per game (ppg) (+3.4), Best season: BPM (+3.4)49.7
- 142005–2026, Los Angeles Clippers11 All-League16.8 PPG23.5 PERBiggest factors: Best season: BPM (+3.6), Best season: win shares (+3.1), Career win shares per 48 minutes (+2.8)48.8
- 152009–2026, Golden State Warriors4 titles2 MVP11 All-League24.8 PPG23.4 PERBiggest factors: Best season: BPM (+3.9), Career points per game (ppg) (+3.2), Playoff career points per game (ppg) (+3.1)48.6
- 16Kobe BryantHOF1996–2016, Los Angeles Lakers5 titles1 MVP15 All-League25.0 PPG22.9 PERBiggest factors: Career points per game (ppg) (+3.3), Playoff career points per game (ppg) (+3.0), Best season: BPM (+2.7)48.3
- 171984–2002, Houston Rockets2 titles1 MVP12 All-League21.8 PPG23.6 PERBiggest factors: Playoff career points per game (ppg) (+3.0), Career points per game (ppg) (+2.7), Best season: BPM (+2.7)47.9
- 18Karl MaloneHOF1985–2004, Utah Jazz2 MVP14 All-League25.0 PPG23.9 PERBiggest factors: Career points per game (ppg) (+3.3), Best season: BPM (+2.9), Playoff career points per game (ppg) (+2.8)47.7
- 19Bob PettitHOF1954–1965, St. Louis Hawks1 titles2 MVP11 All-League26.4 PPG25.4 PERBiggest factors: Best season: PER (+5.1), Career points per game (ppg) (+4.8), Best season: win shares (+4.8)46.7
- 202009–2026, Houston Rockets1 MVP8 All-League24.0 PPG23.5 PERBiggest factors: Best season: BPM (+3.6), Career points per game (ppg) (+3.1), Best season: PER (+2.9)46.3
- 212013–2026, Milwaukee Bucks1 titles2 MVP9 All-League24.1 PPG26.1 PERBiggest factors: Best season: BPM (+3.8), Best season: PER (+3.2), Playoff career points per game (ppg) (+3.1)46.2
- 22George MikanHOF1948–1956, Minneapolis Lakers5 titles6 All-League23.1 PPG27.1 PERBiggest factors: Best season: win shares (+8.2), Best season: PER (+5.3), Career win shares per 48 minutes (+4.3)45.7
- 231995–2016, Minnesota Timberwolves1 titles1 MVP9 All-League17.8 PPG22.7 PERBiggest factors: Best season: BPM (+3.4), Best season: win shares (+3.1), Best season: VORP (+2.7)44.9
- 241984–2000, Philadelphia 76ers1 MVP11 All-League22.1 PPG24.6 PERBiggest factors: Best season: BPM (+3.2), Best season: win shares (+2.9), Career points per game (ppg) (+2.8)43.4
- 25Elgin BaylorHOF1958–1972, Los Angeles Lakers10 All-League27.4 PPG22.7 PERBiggest factors: Career points per game (ppg) (+5.0), Best season: PER (+5.0), Best season: win shares (+4.7)42.8
- 261984–2003, Utah Jazz11 All-League13.1 PPG21.8 PERBiggest factors: Best season: BPM (+3.1), Career win shares per 48 minutes (+2.7), Best season: win shares (+2.5)42.6
- 272012–2026, New Orleans Pelicans1 titles5 All-League24.0 PPG26.7 PERBiggest factors: Best season: BPM (+3.2), Career points per game (ppg) (+3.1), Playoff career points per game (ppg) (+3.0)41.8
- 281998–2019, Dallas Mavericks1 titles1 MVP12 All-League20.7 PPG22.4 PERBiggest factors: Best season: win shares (+3.0), Playoff career points per game (ppg) (+2.9), Best season: BPM (+2.9)41.3
- 29Dwyane WadeHOF2003–2019, Miami Heat3 titles8 All-League22.0 PPG23.5 PERBiggest factors: Best season: BPM (+3.5), Best season: PER (+2.8), Career points per game (ppg) (+2.8)40.7
- 302018–2026, Dallas Mavericks5 All-League29.2 PPG25.9 PERBiggest factors: Career points per game (ppg) (+3.9), Playoff career points per game (ppg) (+3.6), Best season: BPM (+3.3)40.5
- 31Jerry WestHOF1960–1974, Los Angeles Lakers1 titles12 All-League27.0 PPG22.9 PERBiggest factors: Best season: win shares (+4.0), Career points per game (ppg) (+3.6), Playoff career points per game (ppg) (+3.4)40.1
- 321960–1974, Cincinnati Royals1 titles1 MVP11 All-League25.7 PPG23.2 PERBiggest factors: Best season: win shares (+3.5), Career points per game (ppg) (+3.4), Career win shares per 48 minutes (+2.6)39.7
- 33Moses MaloneHOF1974–1995, Houston Rockets1 titles3 MVP8 All-League20.3 PPG22.0 PERBiggest factors: Career points per game (ppg) (+2.5), Playoff career points per game (ppg) (+2.5), MVP awards (+2.5)39.7
- 342016–2026, Philadelphia 76ers1 MVP5 All-League27.6 PPG28.0 PERBiggest factors: Best season: BPM (+3.8), Career points per game (ppg) (+3.7), Best season: PER (+3.4)39.7
- 352011–2026, San Antonio Spurs2 titles6 All-League20.7 PPG23.6 PERBiggest factors: Best season: BPM (+3.2), Career win shares per 48 minutes (+2.7), Career points per game (ppg) (+2.6)39.6
- 362008–2026, Oklahoma City Thunder1 MVP9 All-League20.9 PPG21.3 PERBiggest factors: Best season: BPM (+3.7), Best season: PER (+2.9), Career points per game (ppg) (+2.6)39.5
- 372018–2026, Oklahoma City Thunder1 titles1 MVP3 All-League25.3 PPG24.4 PERBiggest factors: Best season: BPM (+3.8), Career points per game (ppg) (+3.3), Playoff career points per game (ppg) (+3.0)39.5
- 381971–1988, Chicago Bulls1 titles1 MVP5 All-League18.8 PPG21.4 PERBiggest factors: Best season: win shares (+3.4), Career win shares per 48 minutes (+2.5), Best season: PER (+2.3)38.7
- 391987–2004, Chicago Bulls6 titles7 All-League16.1 PPG18.6 PERBiggest factors: Championships (+2.7), Best season: BPM (+2.7), Best season: win shares (+2.0)38.3
- 40Rick BarryHOF1965–1980, Golden State Warriors2 titles10 All-League24.8 PPG21.1 PERBiggest factors: Career points per game (ppg) (+3.2), Playoff career points per game (ppg) (+2.8), Best season: PER (+2.7)37.8
- 41Bob CousyHOF1950–1970, Boston Celtics6 titles1 MVP12 All-League18.4 PPG19.9 PERBiggest factors: Best season: PER (+3.1), Career points per game (ppg) (+3.1), Championships (+2.7)37.6
- 422004–2022, Orlando Magic1 titles8 All-League15.7 PPG21.3 PERBiggest factors: Best season: win shares (+2.3), Career win shares per 48 minutes (+2.3), Best season: PER (+2.2)37.5
- 431996–2010, Philadelphia 76ers1 MVP7 All-League26.7 PPG20.9 PERBiggest factors: Career points per game (ppg) (+3.5), Playoff career points per game (ppg) (+3.5), Best season: BPM (+2.3)37.4
- 441949–1964, Syracuse Nationals1 titles12 All-League18.5 PPG22.1 PERBiggest factors: Best season: win shares (+4.7), Best season: PER (+4.2), Career win shares per 48 minutes (+3.5)37.3
- 451983–1998, Portland Trail Blazers1 titles5 All-League20.4 PPG21.1 PERBiggest factors: Best season: BPM (+3.0), Career points per game (ppg) (+2.5), Playoff career points per game (ppg) (+2.3)36.1
- 46Jason KiddHOF1994–2013, New Jersey Nets1 titles6 All-League12.6 PPG17.9 PERBiggest factors: Best season: BPM (+2.4), Career assists per game (apg) (+1.9), Career win shares per 48 minutes (+1.9)35.7
- 47Paul ArizinHOF1950–1962, Philadelphia Warriors1 titles4 All-League22.8 PPG19.8 PERBiggest factors: Best season: win shares (+5.2), Best season: PER (+4.3), Career points per game (ppg) (+4.1)35.4
- 481997–2012, Houston Rockets7 All-League19.6 PPG22.1 PERBiggest factors: Best season: BPM (+3.5), Best season: PER (+2.8), Best season: win shares (+2.6)35.4
- 492011–2026, Chicago Bulls5 All-League18.4 PPG21.8 PERBiggest factors: Best season: BPM (+3.0), Career win shares per 48 minutes (+2.6), Best season: PER (+2.4)34.7
- 502012–2025, Portland Trail Blazers7 All-League25.1 PPG22.2 PERBiggest factors: Career points per game (ppg) (+3.3), Playoff career points per game (ppg) (+2.9), Best season: BPM (+2.7)34.4