NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Playoff Leaders and Records for Usage Pct

Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.
Usage Pct since 1977-78 (1967-68 for ABA)

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Year Lg Player Usg% Tm
2023 NBA Trae Young 34.34 ATL
2022 NBA Luka Dončić 40.37 DAL
2021 NBA Luka Dončić 40.43 DAL
2020 NBA Donovan Mitchell 37.49 UTA
2019 NBA James Harden 37.10 HOU
2018 NBA Russell Westbrook 38.99 OKC
2017 NBA Russell Westbrook 46.98 OKC
2016 NBA Russell Westbrook 34.32 OKC
2015 NBA LeBron James 37.59 CLE
2014 NBA Russell Westbrook 34.31 OKC
2013 NBA Carmelo Anthony 37.99 NYK
2012 NBA Carmelo Anthony 36.21 NYK
2011 NBA Derrick Rose 35.22 CHI
2010 NBA Dwyane Wade* 34.03 MIA
2009 NBA Tony Parker* 39.13 SAS
2008 NBA Tracy McGrady* 36.04 HOU
2007 NBA Tracy McGrady* 35.74 HOU
2006 NBA Vince Carter* 33.78 NJN
2005 NBA Tracy McGrady* 34.71 HOU
2004 NBA Paul Pierce* 33.26 BOS
2003 NBA Allen Iverson* 36.69 PHI
2002 NBA Allen Iverson* 35.48 PHI
2001 NBA Karl Malone* 38.45 UTA
2000 NBA Karl Malone* 32.33 UTA
1999 NBA Allen Iverson* 33.07 PHI
1998 NBA Michael Jordan* 36.59 CHI
1997 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 35.62 LAL
1996 NBA Karl Malone* 34.88 UTA
1995 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 35.86 HOU
1994 NBA Scottie Pippen* 31.92 CHI
1993 NBA Michael Jordan* 38.03 CHI
1992 NBA Michael Jordan* 37.09 CHI
1991 NBA Michael Jordan* 32.69 CHI
1990 NBA Michael Jordan* 36.05 CHI
1989 NBA Michael Jordan* 35.39 CHI
1988 NBA Dominique Wilkins* 35.77 ATL
1987 NBA Dominique Wilkins* 33.19 ATL
1986 NBA Dominique Wilkins* 32.79 ATL
1985 NBA Rolando Blackman 30.48 DAL
1984 NBA Dan Issel* 34.46 DEN
1983 NBA Andrew Toney 30.37 PHI
1982 NBA Walter Davis* 31.47 PHO
1981 NBA Andrew Toney 31.85 PHI
1980 NBA Walter Davis* 29.20 PHO
1979 NBA Gus Williams 31.07 SEA
1978 NBA George Gervin* 32.83 SAS
1976 ABA Julius Erving* 28.25 NYA
1975 ABA George McGinnis* 35.97 INA
1974 ABA Bo Lamar 31.60 SDA
1973 ABA Ralph Simpson 33.48 DNR
1972 ABA Rick Barry* 29.85 NYA
1970 ABA Rick Barry* 32.21 WSA
1969 ABA Les Hunter 26.98 MMF
1968 ABA Wayne Hightower 27.57 DNR