NBA & ABA Single Season Leaders and Records for Defensive Win Shares

Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.

NBA/ABA Leaders

NBA/ABA Leaders Table
Rank Player DWS Season
1. Bill Russell* 15.96 1963-64
2. Bill Russell* 14.41 1964-65
3. Bill Russell* 12.55 1962-63
4. Bill Russell* 11.64 1961-62
5. Bill Russell* 11.37 1965-66
6. Bill Russell* 11.33 1960-61
7. Wilt Chamberlain* 10.73 1967-68
8. Wilt Chamberlain* 10.58 1963-64
9. Bill Russell* 9.87 1968-69
10. Dave Cowens* 9.85 1972-73
11. Artis Gilmore* 9.81 1972-73
12. Bill Russell* 9.22 1966-67
13. Mel Daniels* 9.11 1967-68
14. Ben Wallace* 9.08 2003-04
15. Bill Russell* 8.93 1959-60
16. Hakeem Olajuwon* 8.74 1989-90
17. Wilt Chamberlain* 8.50 1965-66
18. Artis Gilmore* 8.27 1974-75
19. Bill Russell* 8.19 1958-59
20. Elvin Hayes* 8.16 1974-75
21. Elvin Hayes* 8.07 1973-74
22. Patrick Ewing* 8.05 1992-93
23. Wilt Chamberlain* 8.02 1959-60
24. Patrick Ewing* 7.98 1993-94
25. George Mikan* 7.97 1951-52
26. Kevin Garnett* 7.96 2003-04
27. Hakeem Olajuwon* 7.95 1992-93
28. Hakeem Olajuwon* 7.92 1993-94
29. Wilt Chamberlain* 7.90 1971-72
30. Artis Gilmore* 7.90 1973-74
31. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.89 1973-74
32. Ben Wallace* 7.85 2002-03
33. Bill Russell* 7.84 1967-68
34. Hakeem Olajuwon* 7.81 1988-89
35. Dwight Howard* 7.68 2010-11
36. Bill Russell* 7.68 1957-58
37. David Robinson* 7.64 1990-91
38. Paul Silas 7.62 1972-73
39. Dwight Howard* 7.56 2008-09
40. Wilt Chamberlain* 7.51 1972-73
41. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.49 1972-73
42. Spencer Haywood* 7.48 1969-70
43. Willis Reed* 7.45 1969-70
44. George Mikan* 7.43 1950-51
45. Julius Erving* 7.36 1974-75
46. Julius Erving* 7.24 1973-74
47. Ben Wallace* 7.24 2001-02
48. Tim Duncan* 7.20 2003-04
49. David Robinson* 7.19 1995-96
50. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.19 1975-76
51. John Havlicek* 7.18 1972-73
52. David Robinson* 7.18 1989-90
53. Tim Duncan* 7.17 1997-98
54. Artis Gilmore* 7.15 1971-72
55. Dwight Howard* 7.13 2009-10
56. Tim Duncan* 7.09 2001-02
57. Gerald Govan 7.09 1971-72
58. Bob Lanier* 7.08 1973-74
59. Tim Duncan* 7.07 2000-01
60. Elvin Hayes* 7.06 1970-71
61. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.06 1971-72
62. Gerald Govan 7.04 1970-71
63. Wilt Chamberlain* 7.03 1966-67
64. Dennis Rodman* 7.00 1991-92
65. Shaquille O'Neal* 6.99 1999-00
66. Wes Unseld* 6.98 1968-69
67. K.C. Jones* 6.95 1963-64
68. Tim Duncan* 6.94 2002-03
69. Patrick Ewing* 6.94 1991-92
70. Dan Issel* 6.92 1972-73
71. Dave Cowens* 6.91 1971-72
72. George Mikan* 6.90 1952-53
73. Tim Duncan* 6.88 2005-06
74. Patrick Ewing* 6.87 1996-97
75. David Robinson* 6.87 1991-92
76. Ben Wallace* 6.86 2005-06
77. Wes Unseld* 6.82 1972-73
78. Charles Oakley 6.81 1993-94
79. Maurice Stokes* 6.81 1956-57
80. Tim Duncan* 6.78 2006-07
81. Mark Eaton 6.75 1984-85
82. Jack Sikma* 6.74 1981-82
83. Nate Thurmond* 6.74 1972-73
84. David Robinson* 6.74 1994-95
85. Scottie Pippen* 6.73 1994-95
86. Ben Wallace* 6.72 2004-05
87. Walt Frazier* 6.69 1970-71
88. Dave Cowens* 6.68 1973-74
89. Tom Boerwinkle 6.66 1971-72
90. David Robinson* 6.66 1993-94
91. Dikembe Mutombo* 6.64 1996-97
92. Vern Mikkelsen* 6.63 1951-52
93. Joakim Noah 6.63 2013-14
94. Les Hunter 6.61 1967-68
95. Karl Malone* 6.60 1988-89
96. Ben Wallace* 6.60 2006-07
97. Wes Unseld* 6.60 1974-75
98. Jim Pollard* 6.59 1951-52
99. George Mikan* 6.57 1953-54
100. Mark Eaton 6.55 1988-89
101. John Havlicek* 6.51 1971-72
102. LeBron James 6.51 2008-09
103. Patrick Ewing* 6.50 1994-95
104. Elvin Hayes* 6.49 1971-72
105. Bob Pettit* 6.48 1960-61
106. Willis Reed* 6.48 1970-71
107. Wilt Chamberlain* 6.48 1960-61
108. Dikembe Mutombo* 6.45 1993-94
109. Dwight Howard* 6.45 2007-08
110. David Robinson* 6.43 1992-93
111. David Robinson* 6.43 1999-00
112. Gerald Govan 6.41 1969-70
113. Dave DeBusschere* 6.41 1970-71
114. Shawn Marion 6.40 2000-01
115. Walt Frazier* 6.39 1969-70
116. Paul George 6.38 2013-14
117. Tim Duncan* 6.37 1999-00
118. Nate Thurmond* 6.35 1971-72
119. Dolph Schayes* 6.32 1953-54
120. John Havlicek* 6.32 1968-69
121. Hakeem Olajuwon* 6.32 1987-88
122. Clifford Ray 6.32 1971-72
123. Jermaine O'Neal 6.31 2003-04
124. Bob Cousy* 6.29 1960-61
125. Paul George 6.28 2012-13
126. Sam Lacey 6.26 1974-75
127. Kevin Garnett* 6.25 2007-08
128. Jo Jo White* 6.24 1972-73
129. Michael Jordan* 6.23 1995-96
130. Tim Duncan* 6.23 2007-08
131. K.C. Jones* 6.21 1964-65
132. Rick Mahorn 6.20 1982-83
133. Larry Bird* 6.17 1985-86
134. Elvin Hayes* 6.17 1969-70
135. Gerald Wallace 6.16 2009-10
136. Tom Sanders* 6.14 1963-64
137. Patrick Ewing* 6.13 1995-96
138. Larry Bird* 6.10 1980-81
139. Karl Malone* 6.09 1987-88
140. Julius Erving* 6.07 1980-81
141. Michael Jordan* 6.07 1987-88
142. Nate Thurmond* 6.06 1968-69
143. Shawn Kemp 6.06 1995-96
144. Karl Malone* 6.06 1993-94
145. John Havlicek* 6.05 1963-64
146. Kevin Garnett* 6.04 2004-05
147. Paul Millsap 6.04 2015-16
148. Scottie Pippen* 6.02 1993-94
149. George McGinnis* 6.02 1973-74
150. Shawn Kemp 6.02 1993-94
151. Hakeem Olajuwon* 6.02 1986-87
152. Julius Erving* 6.01 1975-76
153. David Robinson* 6.00 1997-98
154. Wilt Chamberlain* 6.00 1961-62
155. Wes Unseld* 6.00 1969-70
156. Moses Malone* 5.98 1982-83
157. Ben Wallace* 5.98 2000-01
158. Rudy Gobert 5.98 2016-17
159. Zelmo Beaty* 5.97 1970-71
160. Shaquille O'Neal* 5.97 1992-93
161. Elvin Hayes* 5.96 1968-69
162. John Havlicek* 5.95 1970-71
163. Shawn Marion 5.94 2005-06
164. Buck Williams 5.93 1982-83
165. Bob Cousy* 5.93 1959-60
166. Dennis Rodman* 5.92 1997-98
167. Marcus Camby 5.92 2007-08
168. Shawn Kemp 5.92 1997-98
169. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5.92 1976-77
170. Kevin Garnett* 5.91 2005-06
171. Grant Hill* 5.90 1996-97
172. Elvin Hayes* 5.89 1975-76
173. Wes Unseld* 5.88 1970-71
174. Jerry Sloan* 5.87 1971-72
175. Andre Drummond 5.86 2018-19
176. Maurice Stokes* 5.86 1955-56
177. Rudy Gobert 5.85 2023-24
178. Artis Gilmore* 5.85 1975-76
179. DeAndre Jordan 5.85 2013-14
180. Julius Erving* 5.84 1971-72
181. Dave Cowens* 5.84 1970-71
182. Elvin Hayes* 5.84 1972-73
183. Jason Kidd* 5.84 2002-03
184. Dwight Howard* 5.83 2006-07
185. Jason Kidd* 5.81 2001-02
186. John Stockton* 5.81 1988-89
187. Charles Oakley 5.80 1996-97
188. Dave DeBusschere* 5.80 1969-70
189. George Mikan* 5.80 1949-50
190. Kevin Garnett* 5.80 2002-03
191. Red Robbins 5.79 1969-70
192. Karl Malone* 5.78 1994-95
193. Shawn Marion 5.77 2002-03
194. Dave DeBusschere* 5.76 1972-73
195. Bob Pettit* 5.76 1962-63
196. Mel Daniels* 5.75 1972-73
197. Walt Frazier* 5.75 1972-73
198. Tim Duncan* 5.75 2004-05
199. Jack Sikma* 5.74 1978-79
200. Andre Drummond 5.73 2017-18
201. David Robinson* 5.73 2000-01
202. Norm Van Lier 5.72 1972-73
203. Hakeem Olajuwon* 5.72 1990-91
204. Rudy Gobert 5.70 2018-19
205. Larry Bird* 5.70 1981-82
206. Grant Hill* 5.69 1995-96
207. Clifford Ray 5.69 1973-74
208. Elgin Baylor* 5.68 1960-61
209. Dolph Schayes* 5.68 1954-55
210. Paul Pierce* 5.67 2007-08
211. Larry Kenon 5.66 1974-75
212. LeBron James 5.66 2006-07
213. Stan Miasek 5.65 1946-47
214. Hakeem Olajuwon* 5.64 1994-95
215. Dave Cowens* 5.64 1975-76
216. Hakeem Olajuwon* 5.64 1991-92
217. Bob Cousy* 5.64 1961-62
218. Jason Kidd* 5.63 2005-06
219. Clifford Ray 5.63 1972-73
220. Alonzo Mourning* 5.63 1999-00
221. Larry Nance 5.62 1982-83
222. Hakeem Olajuwon* 5.62 1996-97
223. Michael Jordan* 5.62 1991-92
224. Anthony Mason 5.62 2000-01
225. Larry Bird* 5.62 1983-84
226. Larry Bird* 5.61 1979-80
227. Luol Deng 5.61 2006-07
228. Rasho Nesterović 5.61 2003-04
229. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5.61 1978-79
230. Patrick Ewing* 5.59 1990-91
231. Alonzo Mourning* 5.59 1996-97
232. K.C. Jones* 5.59 1965-66
233. Karl Malone* 5.58 1990-91
234. Paul Pierce* 5.57 2001-02
235. Kevin Garnett* 5.57 2010-11
236. Larry Bird* 5.57 1982-83
237. Gary Payton* 5.57 1995-96
238. Mookie Blaylock 5.57 1996-97
239. Charles Oakley 5.57 1997-98
240. Tom Boerwinkle 5.56 1970-71
241. Frankie Brian 5.56 1949-50
242. Nate Thurmond* 5.55 1966-67
243. Kevin Garnett* 5.55 1999-00
244. Tom Heinsohn* 5.55 1961-62
245. Bobby Jones* 5.54 1976-77
246. Mel Hutchins 5.54 1952-53
247. Marcus Camby 5.52 2000-01
248. Scottie Pippen* 5.52 1991-92
249. Tyson Chandler 5.52 2004-05
250. Tom Sanders* 5.51 1964-65

NBA Leaders

NBA Leaders Table
Rank Player DWS Season
1. Bill Russell* 15.96 1963-64
2. Bill Russell* 14.41 1964-65
3. Bill Russell* 12.55 1962-63
4. Bill Russell* 11.64 1961-62
5. Bill Russell* 11.37 1965-66
6. Bill Russell* 11.33 1960-61
7. Wilt Chamberlain* 10.73 1967-68
8. Wilt Chamberlain* 10.58 1963-64
9. Bill Russell* 9.87 1968-69
10. Dave Cowens* 9.85 1972-73
11. Bill Russell* 9.22 1966-67
12. Ben Wallace* 9.08 2003-04
13. Bill Russell* 8.93 1959-60
14. Hakeem Olajuwon* 8.74 1989-90
15. Wilt Chamberlain* 8.50 1965-66
16. Bill Russell* 8.19 1958-59
17. Elvin Hayes* 8.16 1974-75
18. Elvin Hayes* 8.07 1973-74
19. Patrick Ewing* 8.05 1992-93
20. Wilt Chamberlain* 8.02 1959-60
21. Patrick Ewing* 7.98 1993-94
22. George Mikan* 7.97 1951-52
23. Kevin Garnett* 7.96 2003-04
24. Hakeem Olajuwon* 7.95 1992-93
25. Hakeem Olajuwon* 7.92 1993-94
26. Wilt Chamberlain* 7.90 1971-72
27. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.89 1973-74
28. Ben Wallace* 7.85 2002-03
29. Bill Russell* 7.84 1967-68
30. Hakeem Olajuwon* 7.81 1988-89
31. Dwight Howard* 7.68 2010-11
32. Bill Russell* 7.68 1957-58
33. David Robinson* 7.64 1990-91
34. Paul Silas 7.62 1972-73
35. Dwight Howard* 7.56 2008-09
36. Wilt Chamberlain* 7.51 1972-73
37. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.49 1972-73
38. Willis Reed* 7.45 1969-70
39. George Mikan* 7.43 1950-51
40. Ben Wallace* 7.24 2001-02
41. Tim Duncan* 7.20 2003-04
42. David Robinson* 7.19 1995-96
43. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.19 1975-76
44. John Havlicek* 7.18 1972-73
45. David Robinson* 7.18 1989-90
46. Tim Duncan* 7.17 1997-98
47. Dwight Howard* 7.13 2009-10
48. Tim Duncan* 7.09 2001-02
49. Bob Lanier* 7.08 1973-74
50. Tim Duncan* 7.07 2000-01
51. Elvin Hayes* 7.06 1970-71
52. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.06 1971-72
53. Wilt Chamberlain* 7.03 1966-67
54. Dennis Rodman* 7.00 1991-92
55. Shaquille O'Neal* 6.99 1999-00
56. Wes Unseld* 6.98 1968-69
57. K.C. Jones* 6.95 1963-64
58. Tim Duncan* 6.94 2002-03
59. Patrick Ewing* 6.94 1991-92
60. Dave Cowens* 6.91 1971-72
61. George Mikan* 6.90 1952-53
62. Tim Duncan* 6.88 2005-06
63. Patrick Ewing* 6.87 1996-97
64. David Robinson* 6.87 1991-92
65. Ben Wallace* 6.86 2005-06
66. Wes Unseld* 6.82 1972-73
67. Charles Oakley 6.81 1993-94
68. Maurice Stokes* 6.81 1956-57
69. Tim Duncan* 6.78 2006-07
70. Mark Eaton 6.75 1984-85
71. Jack Sikma* 6.74 1981-82
72. Nate Thurmond* 6.74 1972-73
73. David Robinson* 6.74 1994-95
74. Scottie Pippen* 6.73 1994-95
75. Ben Wallace* 6.72 2004-05
76. Walt Frazier* 6.69 1970-71
77. Dave Cowens* 6.68 1973-74
78. Tom Boerwinkle 6.66 1971-72
79. David Robinson* 6.66 1993-94
80. Dikembe Mutombo* 6.64 1996-97
81. Vern Mikkelsen* 6.63 1951-52
82. Joakim Noah 6.63 2013-14
83. Karl Malone* 6.60 1988-89
84. Ben Wallace* 6.60 2006-07
85. Wes Unseld* 6.60 1974-75
86. Jim Pollard* 6.59 1951-52
87. George Mikan* 6.57 1953-54
88. Mark Eaton 6.55 1988-89
89. John Havlicek* 6.51 1971-72
90. LeBron James 6.51 2008-09
91. Patrick Ewing* 6.50 1994-95
92. Elvin Hayes* 6.49 1971-72
93. Bob Pettit* 6.48 1960-61
94. Willis Reed* 6.48 1970-71
95. Wilt Chamberlain* 6.48 1960-61
96. Dikembe Mutombo* 6.45 1993-94
97. Dwight Howard* 6.45 2007-08
98. David Robinson* 6.43 1992-93
99. David Robinson* 6.43 1999-00
100. Dave DeBusschere* 6.41 1970-71
101. Shawn Marion 6.40 2000-01
102. Walt Frazier* 6.39 1969-70
103. Paul George 6.38 2013-14
104. Tim Duncan* 6.37 1999-00
105. Nate Thurmond* 6.35 1971-72
106. Dolph Schayes* 6.32 1953-54
107. John Havlicek* 6.32 1968-69
108. Hakeem Olajuwon* 6.32 1987-88
109. Clifford Ray 6.32 1971-72
110. Jermaine O'Neal 6.31 2003-04
111. Bob Cousy* 6.29 1960-61
112. Paul George 6.28 2012-13
113. Sam Lacey 6.26 1974-75
114. Kevin Garnett* 6.25 2007-08
115. Jo Jo White* 6.24 1972-73
116. Michael Jordan* 6.23 1995-96
117. Tim Duncan* 6.23 2007-08
118. K.C. Jones* 6.21 1964-65
119. Rick Mahorn 6.20 1982-83
120. Larry Bird* 6.17 1985-86
121. Elvin Hayes* 6.17 1969-70
122. Gerald Wallace 6.16 2009-10
123. Tom Sanders* 6.14 1963-64
124. Patrick Ewing* 6.13 1995-96
125. Larry Bird* 6.10 1980-81
126. Karl Malone* 6.09 1987-88
127. Julius Erving* 6.07 1980-81
128. Michael Jordan* 6.07 1987-88
129. Nate Thurmond* 6.06 1968-69
130. Shawn Kemp 6.06 1995-96
131. Karl Malone* 6.06 1993-94
132. John Havlicek* 6.05 1963-64
133. Kevin Garnett* 6.04 2004-05
134. Paul Millsap 6.04 2015-16
135. Scottie Pippen* 6.02 1993-94
136. Shawn Kemp 6.02 1993-94
137. Hakeem Olajuwon* 6.02 1986-87
138. David Robinson* 6.00 1997-98
139. Wilt Chamberlain* 6.00 1961-62
140. Wes Unseld* 6.00 1969-70
141. Moses Malone* 5.98 1982-83
142. Ben Wallace* 5.98 2000-01
143. Rudy Gobert 5.98 2016-17
144. Shaquille O'Neal* 5.97 1992-93
145. Elvin Hayes* 5.96 1968-69
146. John Havlicek* 5.95 1970-71
147. Shawn Marion 5.94 2005-06
148. Buck Williams 5.93 1982-83
149. Bob Cousy* 5.93 1959-60
150. Dennis Rodman* 5.92 1997-98
151. Marcus Camby 5.92 2007-08
152. Shawn Kemp 5.92 1997-98
153. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5.92 1976-77
154. Kevin Garnett* 5.91 2005-06
155. Grant Hill* 5.90 1996-97
156. Elvin Hayes* 5.89 1975-76
157. Wes Unseld* 5.88 1970-71
158. Jerry Sloan* 5.87 1971-72
159. Andre Drummond 5.86 2018-19
160. Maurice Stokes* 5.86 1955-56
161. Rudy Gobert 5.85 2023-24
162. DeAndre Jordan 5.85 2013-14
163. Dave Cowens* 5.84 1970-71
164. Elvin Hayes* 5.84 1972-73
165. Jason Kidd* 5.84 2002-03
166. Dwight Howard* 5.83 2006-07
167. Jason Kidd* 5.81 2001-02
168. John Stockton* 5.81 1988-89
169. Charles Oakley 5.80 1996-97
170. Dave DeBusschere* 5.80 1969-70
171. George Mikan* 5.80 1949-50
172. Kevin Garnett* 5.80 2002-03
173. Karl Malone* 5.78 1994-95
174. Shawn Marion 5.77 2002-03
175. Dave DeBusschere* 5.76 1972-73
176. Bob Pettit* 5.76 1962-63
177. Walt Frazier* 5.75 1972-73
178. Tim Duncan* 5.75 2004-05
179. Jack Sikma* 5.74 1978-79
180. Andre Drummond 5.73 2017-18
181. David Robinson* 5.73 2000-01
182. Norm Van Lier 5.72 1972-73
183. Hakeem Olajuwon* 5.72 1990-91
184. Rudy Gobert 5.70 2018-19
185. Larry Bird* 5.70 1981-82
186. Grant Hill* 5.69 1995-96
187. Clifford Ray 5.69 1973-74
188. Elgin Baylor* 5.68 1960-61
189. Dolph Schayes* 5.68 1954-55
190. Paul Pierce* 5.67 2007-08
191. LeBron James 5.66 2006-07
192. Stan Miasek 5.65 1946-47
193. Hakeem Olajuwon* 5.64 1994-95
194. Dave Cowens* 5.64 1975-76
195. Hakeem Olajuwon* 5.64 1991-92
196. Bob Cousy* 5.64 1961-62
197. Jason Kidd* 5.63 2005-06
198. Clifford Ray 5.63 1972-73
199. Alonzo Mourning* 5.63 1999-00
200. Larry Nance 5.62 1982-83
201. Hakeem Olajuwon* 5.62 1996-97
202. Michael Jordan* 5.62 1991-92
203. Anthony Mason 5.62 2000-01
204. Larry Bird* 5.62 1983-84
205. Larry Bird* 5.61 1979-80
206. Luol Deng 5.61 2006-07
207. Rasho Nesterović 5.61 2003-04
208. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5.61 1978-79
209. Patrick Ewing* 5.59 1990-91
210. Alonzo Mourning* 5.59 1996-97
211. K.C. Jones* 5.59 1965-66
212. Karl Malone* 5.58 1990-91
213. Paul Pierce* 5.57 2001-02
214. Kevin Garnett* 5.57 2010-11
215. Larry Bird* 5.57 1982-83
216. Gary Payton* 5.57 1995-96
217. Mookie Blaylock 5.57 1996-97
218. Charles Oakley 5.57 1997-98
219. Tom Boerwinkle 5.56 1970-71
220. Frankie Brian 5.56 1949-50
221. Nate Thurmond* 5.55 1966-67
222. Kevin Garnett* 5.55 1999-00
223. Tom Heinsohn* 5.55 1961-62
224. Bobby Jones* 5.54 1976-77
225. Mel Hutchins 5.54 1952-53
226. Marcus Camby 5.52 2000-01
227. Scottie Pippen* 5.52 1991-92
228. Tyson Chandler 5.52 2004-05
229. Tom Sanders* 5.51 1964-65
230. Elton Brand 5.51 2005-06
231. Artis Gilmore* 5.50 1976-77
232. Elvin Hayes* 5.50 1976-77
233. Giannis Antetokounmpo 5.50 2018-19
234. Wilt Chamberlain* 5.50 1964-65
235. Kawhi Leonard 5.49 2015-16
236. Alonzo Mourning* 5.48 1995-96
237. Dikembe Mutombo* 5.47 1992-93
238. DeAndre Jordan 5.47 2015-16
239. Sam Jones* 5.46 1964-65
240. Donyell Marshall 5.46 2003-04
241. Jeff Ruland 5.46 1982-83
242. Charles Barkley* 5.46 1985-86
243. George McGinnis* 5.46 1975-76
244. Andre Drummond 5.45 2015-16
245. Dikembe Mutombo* 5.45 2001-02
246. Dennis Rodman* 5.44 1993-94
247. Caldwell Jones 5.44 1979-80
248. Christian Laettner 5.44 1996-97
249. Nate Thurmond* 5.44 1974-75
250. Tracy McGrady* 5.43 2004-05

ABA Leaders

ABA Leaders Table
Rank Player DWS Season
1. Artis Gilmore* 9.81 1972-73
2. Mel Daniels* 9.11 1967-68
3. Artis Gilmore* 8.27 1974-75
4. Artis Gilmore* 7.90 1973-74
5. Spencer Haywood* 7.48 1969-70
6. Julius Erving* 7.36 1974-75
7. Julius Erving* 7.24 1973-74
8. Artis Gilmore* 7.15 1971-72
9. Gerald Govan 7.09 1971-72
10. Gerald Govan 7.04 1970-71
11. Dan Issel* 6.92 1972-73
12. Les Hunter 6.61 1967-68
13. Gerald Govan 6.41 1969-70
14. George McGinnis* 6.02 1973-74
15. Julius Erving* 6.01 1975-76
16. Zelmo Beaty* 5.97 1970-71
17. Artis Gilmore* 5.85 1975-76
18. Julius Erving* 5.84 1971-72
19. Red Robbins 5.79 1969-70
20. Mel Daniels* 5.75 1972-73
21. Larry Kenon 5.66 1974-75
22. Billy Cunningham* 5.42 1972-73
23. Mel Daniels* 5.42 1970-71
24. Red Robbins 5.41 1970-71
25. Billy Paultz 5.37 1974-75
26. Donnie Freeman 5.36 1967-68
27. Julius Keye 5.35 1972-73
28. George McGinnis* 5.23 1972-73
29. Sam Smith 5.21 1967-68
30. Wil Jones 5.13 1974-75
31. Dan Issel* 5.12 1971-72
32. Moses Malone* 5.11 1974-75
33. George McGinnis* 5.03 1974-75
34. Goose Ligon 4.97 1969-70
35. Trooper Washington 4.96 1968-69
36. Wil Jones 4.96 1971-72
37. Larry Jones 4.93 1967-68
38. Warren Jabali 4.91 1972-73
39. Dan Issel* 4.91 1974-75
40. Billy Paultz 4.90 1973-74
41. Mel Daniels* 4.89 1971-72
42. Willie Wise 4.82 1970-71
43. Bobby Jones* 4.77 1975-76
44. Bobby Jones* 4.72 1974-75
45. Larry Kenon 4.72 1973-74
46. Mel Daniels* 4.68 1969-70
47. Brian Taylor 4.67 1974-75
48. Louie Dampier* 4.66 1972-73
49. Wendell Ladner 4.64 1970-71
50. Dave Robisch 4.59 1972-73
51. Don Buse 4.57 1975-76
52. Julius Keye 4.55 1971-72
53. Gene Moore 4.52 1969-70
54. Jimmy Jones 4.45 1970-71
55. Len Elmore 4.45 1975-76
56. Walt Simon 4.42 1972-73
57. Mel Daniels* 4.41 1973-74
58. Billy Paultz 4.38 1975-76
59. Mike Gale 4.37 1973-74
60. Larry Jones 4.37 1969-70
61. Mel Daniels* 4.36 1968-69
62. Swen Nater 4.35 1974-75
63. Caldwell Jones 4.34 1973-74
64. Julius Keye 4.30 1970-71
65. Swen Nater 4.28 1973-74
66. Dan Issel* 4.27 1973-74
67. Caldwell Jones 4.26 1975-76
68. Rich Jones 4.26 1971-72
69. Doug Moe 4.24 1967-68
70. Red Robbins 4.24 1968-69
71. Gene Moore 4.23 1972-73
72. Ervin Inniger 4.21 1967-68
73. Darnell Hillman 4.15 1973-74
74. Errol Palmer 4.14 1967-68
75. Connie Hawkins* 4.13 1967-68
76. Dave Robisch 4.11 1971-72
77. Ron Perry 4.07 1967-68
78. Larry Brown* 4.00 1967-68
79. Maurice Lucas 3.96 1975-76
80. Marvin Barnes 3.95 1974-75
81. Goose Ligon 3.95 1967-68
82. Ted McClain 3.94 1973-74
83. Louie Dampier* 3.94 1974-75
84. Mike Green 3.91 1974-75
85. Louie Dampier* 3.87 1971-72
86. Byron Beck 3.85 1969-70
87. Jimmy Jones 3.84 1968-69
88. Goose Ligon 3.84 1968-69
89. Dan Issel* 3.84 1975-76
90. Wil Jones 3.83 1970-71
91. Kim Hughes 3.83 1975-76
92. Art Heyman 3.79 1968-69
93. Chuck Williams 3.79 1972-73
94. Wendell Ladner 3.77 1971-72
95. Louie Dampier* 3.77 1969-70
96. Ted McClain 3.77 1974-75
97. George Gervin* 3.76 1974-75
98. Jeff Congdon 3.76 1969-70
99. Darnell Hillman 3.73 1972-73
100. Louie Dampier* 3.71 1968-69
101. Al Smith 3.69 1972-73
102. Jim Eakins 3.66 1971-72
103. Caldwell Jones 3.65 1974-75
104. Skip Thoren 3.65 1968-69
105. Wayne Hightower 3.65 1967-68
106. Roger Brown* 3.65 1970-71
107. Doug Moe 3.62 1969-70
108. Rich Jones 3.62 1973-74
109. Skip Thoren 3.60 1967-68
110. Red Robbins 3.60 1967-68
111. Coby Dietrick 3.55 1973-74
112. Connie Hawkins* 3.55 1968-69
113. Stew Johnson 3.55 1972-73
114. Roger Brown* 3.54 1969-70
115. Zelmo Beaty* 3.52 1971-72
116. Willie Wise 3.52 1971-72
117. Larry Kenon 3.49 1975-76
118. Willie Murrell 3.47 1967-68
119. Marvin Barnes 3.45 1975-76
120. Byron Beck 3.40 1972-73
121. George Gervin* 3.40 1973-74
122. David Vaughn 3.40 1974-75
123. Art Becker 3.39 1967-68
124. Jackie Moreland 3.38 1968-69
125. Ralph Simpson 3.37 1974-75
126. Willie Wise 3.37 1969-70
127. Randy Mahaffey 3.36 1969-70
128. Cincy Powell 3.36 1971-72
129. Ralph Simpson 3.35 1972-73
130. Brian Taylor 3.35 1973-74
131. Bob Verga 3.35 1969-70
132. Warren Davis 3.34 1971-72
133. Sam Smith 3.32 1969-70
134. Bob Netolicky 3.30 1970-71
135. Mike Lewis 3.30 1970-71
136. Bob Netolicky 3.30 1969-70
137. Wendell Ladner 3.28 1973-74
138. James Silas 3.28 1973-74
139. Gerald Govan 3.26 1972-73
140. Roger Brown* 3.26 1971-72
141. Gene Moore 3.26 1968-69
142. Roger Brown* 3.24 1968-69
143. Gerald Govan 3.24 1974-75
144. Willie Wise 3.24 1972-73
145. Ralph Simpson 3.23 1971-72
146. George Gervin* 3.19 1975-76
147. Charlie Scott* 3.19 1971-72
148. Larry Brown* 3.19 1971-72
149. Jimmy Jones 3.18 1967-68
150. Jackie Moreland 3.18 1967-68
151. Randy Denton 3.17 1971-72
152. Jim Chones 3.17 1973-74
153. Bob Netolicky 3.15 1971-72
154. Wil Jones 3.15 1975-76
155. Jimmy Jones 3.14 1969-70
156. Will Frazier 3.13 1967-68
157. George Peeples 3.12 1969-70
158. Leary Lentz 3.12 1967-68
159. Steve Jones 3.12 1971-72
160. Gary Keller 3.11 1967-68
161. Gerald Govan 3.10 1968-69
162. Mike Lewis 3.10 1968-69
163. Randy Mahaffey 3.10 1967-68
164. Ron Boone 3.10 1970-71
165. Gene Littles 3.09 1969-70
166. Fatty Taylor 3.09 1971-72
167. Don Sidle 3.08 1969-70
168. Charlie Williams 3.07 1971-72
169. Glen Combs 3.07 1970-71
170. Bob Netolicky 3.07 1968-69
171. Mike Gale 3.06 1972-73
172. Warren Davis 3.05 1969-70
173. Zelmo Beaty* 3.05 1972-73
174. Byron Beck 3.05 1970-71
175. Wayne Hightower 3.05 1970-71
176. Larry Miller 3.04 1972-73
177. Freddie Lewis 3.03 1970-71
178. Freddie Lewis 3.03 1968-69
179. Mike Lewis 3.01 1969-70
180. Julius Erving* 3.01 1972-73
181. Louie Dampier* 3.01 1967-68
182. Joe Caldwell 3.01 1973-74
183. Dave Robisch 3.00 1975-76
184. Ed Johnson 3.00 1969-70
185. Bird Averitt 3.00 1974-75
186. George McGinnis* 2.98 1971-72
187. Julius Keye 2.97 1973-74
188. Steve Jones 2.97 1969-70
189. Ralph Simpson 2.97 1975-76
190. David Thompson* 2.95 1975-76
191. Les Hunter 2.95 1969-70
192. Joe Caldwell 2.95 1972-73
193. Jim Eakins 2.93 1974-75
194. Ron Boone 2.93 1974-75
195. Steve Jones 2.93 1970-71
196. Donnie Freeman 2.92 1968-69
197. Freddie Lewis 2.91 1971-72
198. Steve Jones 2.88 1968-69
199. Levern Tart 2.87 1969-70
200. Roger Brown* 2.87 1967-68
201. Ollie Taylor 2.86 1972-73
202. Bill Keller 2.85 1972-73
203. Grant Simmons 2.84 1967-68
204. Ron Franz 2.83 1968-69
205. Jimmy Jones 2.83 1971-72
206. Jim Caldwell 2.82 1967-68
207. Ira Harge 2.82 1970-71
208. Tom Owens 2.82 1972-73
209. Darnell Hillman 2.81 1974-75
210. Don Buse 2.81 1973-74
211. Darnell Hillman 2.80 1975-76
212. Byron Beck 2.79 1971-72
213. Art Heyman 2.78 1967-68
214. Willie Somerset 2.78 1967-68
215. Charlie Scott* 2.77 1970-71
216. Warren Jabali 2.77 1971-72
217. Mack Calvin 2.76 1969-70
218. Jimmy Jones 2.75 1972-73
219. Rich Jones 2.75 1975-76
220. Fatty Taylor 2.75 1974-75
221. Maurice Lucas 2.74 1974-75
222. Merv Jackson 2.73 1970-71
223. Byron Beck 2.72 1967-68
224. Les Hunter 2.72 1968-69
225. Dave Robisch 2.72 1973-74
226. Gerald Govan 2.72 1973-74
227. Louie Dampier* 2.72 1973-74
228. Darel Carrier 2.72 1967-68
229. Dan Anderson 2.70 1967-68
230. Larry Cannon 2.70 1970-71
231. Julian Hammond 2.69 1969-70
232. Marv Roberts 2.69 1972-73
233. Mike Gale 2.68 1974-75
234. Roger Brown* 2.67 1972-73
235. Art Becker 2.66 1971-72
236. Gerald Govan 2.66 1967-68
237. Walt Simon 2.66 1969-70
238. Ron Boone 2.66 1972-73
239. Larry Jones 2.65 1968-69
240. Jim McDaniels 2.65 1971-72
241. James Silas 2.65 1975-76
242. Tom Hoover 2.65 1967-68
243. Warren Jabali 2.65 1968-69
244. Bill Melchionni 2.65 1969-70
245. Fatty Taylor 2.64 1973-74
246. Trooper Washington 2.64 1969-70
247. Swen Nater 2.64 1975-76
248. Freddie Lewis 2.63 1972-73
249. John Williamson 2.63 1973-74
250. Bill Keller 2.62 1970-71