NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Playoff Leaders and Records for Offensive Box Plus/Minus

Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.
BPM (OBPM/DBPM) and VORP are calculated for seasons 1973-74 until present

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Year Lg Player OBPM Tm
2023 NBA Nikola Jokić 9.13 DEN
2022 NBA Jimmy Butler 8.30 MIA
2021 NBA Damian Lillard 12.17 POR
2020 NBA Donovan Mitchell 9.26 UTA
2019 NBA Nikola Jokić 8.29 DEN
2018 NBA LeBron James 10.06 CLE
2017 NBA Kawhi Leonard 10.53 SAS
2016 NBA James Harden 7.48 HOU
2015 NBA Stephen Curry 7.69 GSW
2014 NBA LeBron James 8.51 MIA
2013 NBA LeBron James 8.39 MIA
2012 NBA LeBron James 8.07 MIA
2011 NBA Chris Paul 8.02 NOH
2010 NBA Dwyane Wade* 10.41 MIA
2009 NBA LeBron James 12.76 CLE
2008 NBA Chris Paul 8.20 NOH
2007 NBA Antawn Jamison 6.76 WAS
2006 NBA Michael Redd 8.12 MIL
2005 NBA Tracy McGrady* 8.41 HOU
2004 NBA Dirk Nowitzki* 6.86 DAL
2003 NBA Tracy McGrady* 9.58 ORL
2002 NBA Tracy McGrady* 8.06 ORL
2001 NBA Reggie Miller* 9.37 IND
2000 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 7.96 LAL
1999 NBA Grant Hill* 8.31 DET
1998 NBA Michael Jordan* 7.99 CHI
1997 NBA Anfernee Hardaway 8.92 ORL
1996 NBA Michael Jordan* 8.82 CHI
1995 NBA Kevin Johnson 7.86 PHO
1994 NBA Charles Barkley* 6.96 PHO
1993 NBA Michael Jordan* 9.74 CHI
1992 NBA Michael Jordan* 8.31 CHI
1991 NBA Michael Jordan* 10.49 CHI
1990 NBA Michael Jordan* 10.18 CHI
1989 NBA Michael Jordan* 9.05 CHI
1988 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 10.50 HOU
1987 NBA Magic Johnson* 7.26 LAL
1986 NBA Spud Webb 7.43 ATL
1985 NBA Michael Jordan* 7.58 CHI
1984 NBA Bernard King* 8.38 NYK
1983 NBA Bernard King* 7.90 NYK
1982 NBA Gus Williams 7.21 SEA
1981 NBA Marques Johnson 10.96 MIL
1980 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.41 LAL
1979 NBA George Gervin* 6.33 SAS
1978 NBA George Gervin* 7.51 SAS
1977 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.62 LAL
1976 NBA Bob Lanier* 4.97 DET
  ABA Julius Erving* 11.45 NYA
1975 NBA Rick Barry* 6.32 GSW
  ABA George McGinnis* 8.23 INA
1974 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8.30 MIL
  ABA Julius Erving* 7.41 NYA