NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Value Over Replacement Player

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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

NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player VORP
1.LeBron James 131.34
2.Michael Jordan* 104.43
3.Karl Malone* 102.52
4.Kevin Garnett 93.97
5.Charles Barkley* 93.53
6.Tim Duncan 89.31
7.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 86.03
8.David Robinson* 80.87
9.Julius Erving* 79.90
10.Larry Bird* 79.74
11.Chris Paul 78.94
12.Jason Kidd* 78.19
13.Magic Johnson* 77.40
14.Hakeem Olajuwon* 77.14
15.Clyde Drexler* 75.55
16.Shaquille O'Neal* 73.97
17.Kobe Bryant 72.07
18.Scottie Pippen* 69.56
19.Dirk Nowitzki 66.29
20.John Stockton* 65.90
21.Reggie Miller* 63.19
22.Gary Payton* 63.04
23.Russell Westbrook 61.97
24.Paul Pierce 61.54
25.James Harden 61.53
26.Artis Gilmore* 59.33
27.Dwyane Wade 58.43
28.Ray Allen* 58.07
29.Pau Gasol 56.83
30.Kevin Durant 55.75
31.Vince Carter 54.85
32.Shawn Marion 52.14
33.Stephen Curry 51.22
34.Tracy McGrady* 50.64
35.Larry Nance 47.91
36.Ben Wallace 47.56
37.Manu Ginóbili 47.13
38.Moses Malone* 46.71
39.Chris Webber 45.87
40.Andre Iguodala 45.47
41.Vlade Divac* 45.27
42.Elton Brand 45.20
43.Eddie Jones 45.06
44.Horace Grant 44.40
45.Allen Iverson* 44.06
46.Adrian Dantley* 43.97
47.Bobby Jones* 43.92
48.Jeff Hornacek 43.18
49.Grant Hill* 42.53
50.Andrei Kirilenko 42.41
51.Jack Sikma* 42.00
52.Bob Lanier* 41.94
53.Dominique Wilkins* 41.80
54.Robert Parish* 41.47
55.Patrick Ewing* 40.93
56.Dwight Howard 40.31
57.Kyle Lowry 39.73
58.Alvan Adams 39.31
59.Mookie Blaylock 38.88
60.Chris Mullin* 38.66
61.Dikembe Mutombo* 38.21
62.Chauncey Billups 37.61
63.Rasheed Wallace 37.48
64.Isiah Thomas* 37.48
65.Alvin Robertson 37.32
66.Shane Battier 37.05
67.Paul Millsap 36.92
68.Marc Gasol 36.53
69.Dennis Rodman* 36.48
70.Lamar Odom 36.31
71.Terry Porter 35.93
72.Hersey Hawkins 35.68
73.Marcus Camby 35.62
74.Dan Majerle 35.62
75.Alex English* 35.61
76.Charles Oakley 35.28
77.Detlef Schrempf 34.96
78.Buck Williams 34.81
79.Al Horford 34.57
80.Tim Hardaway 34.56
81.Bill Laimbeer 34.40
82.Rashard Lewis 34.14
83.Baron Davis 34.13
84.Jason Terry 34.06
85.Maurice Cheeks* 33.90
86.Sidney Moncrief* 33.86
87.Kevin McHale* 33.86
88.Fat Lever 33.67
89.Marques Johnson 33.62
90.Wes Unseld* 32.81
91.Blake Griffin 32.30
92.Otis Thorpe 32.21
93.George Gervin* 32.19
94.Ron Harper 32.00
95.Robert Horry 31.98
96.Andre Miller 31.74
97.Anthony Mason 31.69
98.Sam Perkins 31.40
99.George McGinnis* 31.34
100.Steve Nash* 31.24
101.Dan Issel* 31.22
102.Damian Lillard 30.96
103.Rod Strickland 30.91
104.Doc Rivers 30.30
105.Paul George 30.25
106.Derek Harper 30.22
107.Kawhi Leonard 30.12
108.Josh Smith 29.92
109.Metta World Peace 29.87
110.Sam Lacey 29.68
111.Michael Finley 29.23
112.Cedric Maxwell 28.76
113.Clifford Robinson 28.72
114.Dale Davis 28.65
115.P.J. Brown 28.62
116.LaMarcus Aldridge 28.61
117.Anthony Davis 28.51
118.James Worthy* 28.47
119.Joakim Noah 28.42
120.Bo Outlaw 28.36
121.Larry Johnson 28.32
122.Steve Francis 28.21
123.Kevin Johnson 27.96
124.Carmelo Anthony 27.88
125.Bernard King* 27.52
126.Tyson Chandler 27.51
127.Chris Bosh 27.45
128.Derrick McKey 27.32
129.Shawn Kemp 27.27
130.Gerald Wallace 27.25
131.Brent Barry 27.24
132.Anfernee Hardaway 27.24
133.Mark Jackson 27.14
134.Jimmy Butler 26.78
135.Nicolas Batum 26.74
136.Giannis Antetokounmpo 26.58
137.Jerome Kersey 26.57
138.Bob McAdoo* 26.51
139.Joe Johnson 26.43
140.Trevor Ariza 26.28
141.Dave Cowens* 26.22
142.Micheal Ray Richardson 25.93
143.Rick Barry* 25.82
144.Mike Conley 25.81
145.Dan Roundfield 25.79
146.David West 25.76
147.Tony Parker 25.71
148.Nate McMillan 25.70
149.Kyrie Irving 25.67
150.Stephon Marbury 25.56
151.Brad Miller 25.46
152.Gus Williams 25.45
153.Kevin Love 25.40
154.Sam Cassell 25.39
155.Doug Christie 25.39
156.Hot Rod Williams 25.14
157.Mitch Richmond* 24.97
158.Terry Cummings 24.88
159.DeAndre Jordan 24.75
160.Toni Kukoč 24.66
161.Steve Smith 24.42
162.Jason Richardson 24.37
163.Nenê Hilário 24.36
164.Tree Rollins 24.26
165.Gilbert Arenas 24.09
166.Alonzo Mourning* 24.02
167.Kemba Walker 23.94
168.Peja Stojaković 23.92
169.Deron Williams 23.79
170.Terrell Brandon 23.69
171.Dennis Johnson* 23.59
172.Nick Anderson 23.53
173.Elvin Hayes* 23.32
174.Christian Laettner 23.24
175.Brad Daugherty 23.07
176.Danny Ainge 23.03
177.Rodney McCray 22.95
178.Mark Aguirre 22.73
179.Mark Price 22.71
180.Luol Deng 22.59
181.Rajon Rondo 22.54
182.DeMarcus Cousins 22.48
183.Mark Eaton 22.43
184.David Lee 22.27
185.A.C. Green 22.18
186.Carlos Boozer 22.09
187.John Wall 22.06
188.Glen Rice 22.05
189.Nikola Jokić 21.99
190.Paul Pressey 21.96
191.Michael Cage 21.93
192.Mickey Johnson 21.91
193.Antoine Walker 21.90
194.Rudy Gobert 21.77
195.Derrick Coleman 21.73
196.Latrell Sprewell 21.70
197.Danny Manning 21.67
198.Andrew Bogut 21.58
199.Draymond Green 21.53
200.Hedo Türkoğlu 21.41
201.Bill Walton* 21.40
202.Mike Bibby 21.15
203.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 21.13
204.Kyle Korver 21.11
205.Walt Frazier* 20.88
206.Karl-Anthony Towns 20.82
207.Amir Johnson 20.82
208.Darrell Armstrong 20.78
209.Dale Ellis 20.48
210.Danny Green 20.34
211.Mike Miller 20.33
212.Don Buse 20.18
213.Richard Jefferson 19.83
214.Rich Kelley 19.83
215.Randy Smith 19.63
216.Boris Diaw 19.49
217.George Hill 19.41
218.Greg Ballard 19.35
219.Joe Dumars* 19.32
220.Tyrone Corbin 19.23
221.Rudy Gay 19.17
222.Donyell Marshall 19.13
223.Thaddeus Young 19.07
224.Walter Davis 18.97
225.Caldwell Jones 18.91
226.James Posey 18.84
227.Tom Gugliotta 18.73
228.Byron Scott 18.64
229.T.R. Dunn 18.47
230.Grant Long 18.47
231.Bryon Russell 18.47
232.Reggie Theus 18.40
233.Mychal Thompson 18.22
234.Jrue Holiday 18.16
235.Michael Cooper 18.15
236.Kenny Anderson 18.04
237.Michael Adams 18.03
238.Paul Westphal* 17.96
239.Gordon Hayward 17.91
240.Bob Dandridge 17.81
241.John Drew 17.69
242.Rick Fox 17.62
243.Brook Lopez 17.59
244.Wesley Matthews 17.51
245.Ray Williams 17.44
246.Antawn Jamison 17.39
247.Eric Bledsoe 17.25
248.Billy Knight 17.18
249.Greg Monroe 17.16
250.David Thompson* 17.02

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player VORP
1.Julius Erving* 28.29
2.Artis Gilmore* 19.76
3.Bobby Jones* 11.88
4.George McGinnis* 11.83
5.James Silas 10.27
6.Don Buse 9.47
7.Billy Paultz 9.31
8.Dan Issel* 9.18
9.George Gervin* 8.92
10.Caldwell Jones 8.55
11.Ron Boone 7.93
12.Brian Taylor 7.83
13.Wil Jones 6.99
14.Jim Eakins 6.86
15.Marvin Barnes 6.35
16.Ted McClain 5.89
17.Billy Knight 5.87
18.Coby Dietrick 5.85
19.Ralph Simpson 5.69
20.Dave Robisch 5.57
21.Louie Dampier* 4.96
22.Mike Gale 4.84
23.Tom Owens 4.49
24.Darnell Hillman 4.49
25.Fatty Taylor 4.41
26.Mike Green 4.38
27.David Thompson* 4.30
28.Mack Calvin 3.86
29.Larry Kenon 3.79
30.Jimmy Jones 3.68
31.Willie Wise 3.67
32.Swen Nater 3.47
33.Moses Malone* 3.43
34.Warren Jabali 3.34
35.Maurice Lucas 3.32
36.Joe Caldwell 3.03
37.Rich Jones 3.02
38.Freddie Lewis 2.67
39.George Thompson 2.51
40.Dave Twardzik 2.48
41.Jan van Breda Kolff 2.43
42.Roger Brown* 2.40
43.Julius Keye 2.34
44.Chuck Williams 2.28
45.Byron Beck 2.23
46.Kim Hughes 2.21
47.Randy Denton 2.10
48.Gerald Govan 2.09
49.M.L. Carr 1.94
50.Tim Bassett 1.86
51.Travis Grant 1.84
52.Zelmo Beaty* 1.83
53.Goo Kennedy 1.83
54.Al Skinner 1.80
55.Ronald Thomas 1.77
56.Red Robbins 1.71
57.Billy Cunningham* 1.50
58.Mark Olberding 1.24
59.Bill Keller 1.24
60.Gene Littles 1.18
61.Jim Chones 1.02
62.George Carter 1.01
63.Bo Lamar .99
64.Charles Edge .91
65.George Irvine .87
66.George Adams .82
67.Lee Davis .81
68.Collis Jones .79
69.Jim Bradley .72
70.Donnie Freeman .68
71.Mel Daniels* .66
72.Ed Manning .65
73.Don Chaney .39
74.George Karl .38
75.Walter Simon .33
76.Allan Bristow .33
77.Marvin Webster .32
78.Wendell Ladner .32
79.Joe Hamilton .31
80.Gus Gerard .28
81.Willie Sojourner .26
82.Jim O'Brien .26
83.Len Elmore .21
84.John Williamson .20
85.Bob Warren .19
86.Chuck Terry .18
87.Don Adams .16
88.Bob Netolicky .11
89.Gene Moore .09
90.David Vaughn .09
91.Mike D'Antoni .06
92.Jim Ard .06
93.Collis Temple .05
94.Milt Williams .04
95.Roger Brown .03
96.Jerry Chambers .02
97.Dwaine Dillard .02
98.Tom Ingelsby .01
99.Roy Ebron .01
100.Bob Lackey .01
101.Dennis Van Zant .00
102.Stan Love -0.00
103.Kenneth Gardner -0.01
104.Paul Ruffner -0.01
105.Harry Rogers -0.01
106.Rich Rinaldi -0.01
107.Flynn Robinson -0.01
108.Art Williams -0.01
109.Skip Wise -0.01
110.Willie Long -0.02
111.Paul Stovall -0.02
112.Reggie Royals -0.02
113.Simmie Hill -0.03
114.Jimmy Conner -0.03
115.Ron King -0.03
116.Billy James -0.03
117.Goose Ligon -0.03
118.Jim McDaniels -0.04
119.Larry Cannon -0.04
120.Mike Lewis -0.05
121.Greg Lee -0.06
122.Gary Gregor -0.06
123.Oliver Taylor -0.06
124.Bill Newton -0.07
125.Erwin Mueller -0.08
126.Patrick McFarland -0.08
127.Bob Arnzen -0.08
128.Dan Roundfield -0.08
129.Jimmie Baker -0.08
130.Nathaniel Barnett -0.09
131.Jerry Pender -0.09
132.Rick Darnell -0.09
133.Bernie Williams -0.10
134.Mo Layton -0.10
135.William Franklin -0.11
136.John Roche -0.12
137.Roy McPipe -0.13
138.John Beasley -0.13
139.Johnny Baum -0.14
140.Hank Williams -0.15
141.Wayne Pack -0.17
142.Aulcie Perry -0.18
143.Claude Terry -0.18
144.Skeeter Swift -0.18
145.George Bucci -0.19
146.Ken Smith -0.21
147.Joe Reaves -0.21
148.Rudy Hackett -0.22
149.Allen Murphy -0.22
150.Bob Nash -0.24
151.Mike Jackson -0.24
152.Terry Driscoll -0.24
153.Donald Washington -0.25
154.Lloyd Batts -0.26
155.Steve Green -0.26
156.Bernie Fryer -0.29
157.Scott English -0.30
158.Ticky Burden -0.30
159.Marv Roberts -0.30
160.Dennis Wuycik -0.35
161.Lamar Green -0.37
162.Lionel Billingy -0.41
163.Glen Combs -0.44
164.Monte Towe -0.45
165.Mike Flynn -0.46
166.Bill Higgins -0.48
167.Larry Miller -0.51
168.Henry Ward -0.51
169.Mel Bennett -0.51
170.Johnny Neumann -0.52
171.Charles Jordan -0.53
172.Wilbert Robinson -0.54
173.Mike Barr -0.56
174.Billy Shepherd -0.58
175.Billy Schaeffer -0.58
176.Joby Wright -0.60
177.George Lehmann -0.64
178.Darrell Elston -0.64
179.Rick Mount -0.69
180.Clyde Dickey -0.70
181.Fly Williams -0.72
182.Stew Johnson -0.79
183.Ronnie Robinson -0.83
184.Al Smith -0.85
185.Billy Harris -0.98
186.Bruce Seals -0.98
187.Wali Jones -0.99
188.Cincinnatus Powell -1.14
189.Jimmy O'Brien -1.15
190.Jimmy Foster -1.34
191.Bill Melchionni -1.34
192.Bird Averitt -1.37
193.Larry Finch -1.64
194.Steve Jones -2.01
195.Kevin Joyce -2.69
196.Barry Parkhill -3.58

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player VORP
1.LeBron James 131.34
2.Michael Jordan* 104.43
3.Karl Malone* 102.52
4.Kevin Garnett 93.97
5.Charles Barkley* 93.53
6.Tim Duncan 89.31
7.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 86.03
8.David Robinson* 80.87
9.Larry Bird* 79.74
10.Chris Paul 78.94
11.Jason Kidd* 78.19
12.Magic Johnson* 77.40
13.Hakeem Olajuwon* 77.14
14.Clyde Drexler* 75.55
15.Shaquille O'Neal* 73.97
16.Kobe Bryant 72.07
17.Scottie Pippen* 69.56
18.Dirk Nowitzki 66.29
19.John Stockton* 65.90
20.Reggie Miller* 63.19
21.Gary Payton* 63.04
22.Russell Westbrook 61.97
23.Paul Pierce 61.54
24.James Harden 61.53
25.Dwyane Wade 58.43
26.Ray Allen* 58.07
27.Pau Gasol 56.83
28.Kevin Durant 55.75
29.Vince Carter 54.85
30.Shawn Marion 52.14
31.Julius Erving* 51.60
32.Stephen Curry 51.22
33.Tracy McGrady* 50.64
34.Larry Nance 47.91
35.Ben Wallace 47.56
36.Manu Ginóbili 47.13
37.Chris Webber 45.87
38.Andre Iguodala 45.47
39.Vlade Divac* 45.27
40.Elton Brand 45.20
41.Eddie Jones 45.06
42.Horace Grant 44.40
43.Allen Iverson* 44.06
44.Adrian Dantley* 43.97
45.Moses Malone* 43.28
46.Jeff Hornacek 43.18
47.Grant Hill* 42.53
48.Andrei Kirilenko 42.41
49.Jack Sikma* 42.00
50.Bob Lanier* 41.94
51.Dominique Wilkins* 41.80
52.Robert Parish* 41.47
53.Patrick Ewing* 40.93
54.Dwight Howard 40.31
55.Kyle Lowry 39.73
56.Artis Gilmore* 39.57
57.Alvan Adams 39.31
58.Mookie Blaylock 38.88
59.Chris Mullin* 38.66
60.Dikembe Mutombo* 38.21
61.Chauncey Billups 37.61
62.Rasheed Wallace 37.48
63.Isiah Thomas* 37.48
64.Alvin Robertson 37.32
65.Shane Battier 37.05
66.Paul Millsap 36.92
67.Marc Gasol 36.53
68.Dennis Rodman* 36.48
69.Lamar Odom 36.31
70.Terry Porter 35.93
71.Hersey Hawkins 35.68
72.Marcus Camby 35.62
73.Dan Majerle 35.62
74.Alex English* 35.61
75.Charles Oakley 35.28
76.Detlef Schrempf 34.96
77.Buck Williams 34.81
78.Al Horford 34.57
79.Tim Hardaway 34.56
80.Bill Laimbeer 34.40
81.Rashard Lewis 34.14
82.Baron Davis 34.13
83.Jason Terry 34.06
84.Maurice Cheeks* 33.90
85.Sidney Moncrief* 33.86
86.Kevin McHale* 33.86
87.Fat Lever 33.67
88.Marques Johnson 33.62
89.Wes Unseld* 32.81
90.Blake Griffin 32.30
91.Otis Thorpe 32.21
92.Bobby Jones* 32.03
93.Ron Harper 32.00
94.Robert Horry 31.98
95.Andre Miller 31.74
96.Anthony Mason 31.69
97.Sam Perkins 31.40
98.Steve Nash* 31.24
99.Damian Lillard 30.96
100.Rod Strickland 30.91
101.Doc Rivers 30.30
102.Paul George 30.25
103.Derek Harper 30.22
104.Kawhi Leonard 30.12
105.Josh Smith 29.92
106.Metta World Peace 29.87
107.Sam Lacey 29.68
108.Michael Finley 29.23
109.Cedric Maxwell 28.76
110.Clifford Robinson 28.72
111.Dale Davis 28.65
112.P.J. Brown 28.62
113.LaMarcus Aldridge 28.61
114.Anthony Davis 28.51
115.James Worthy* 28.47
116.Joakim Noah 28.42
117.Bo Outlaw 28.36
118.Larry Johnson 28.32
119.Steve Francis 28.21
120.Kevin Johnson 27.96
121.Carmelo Anthony 27.88
122.Bernard King* 27.52
123.Tyson Chandler 27.51
124.Chris Bosh 27.45
125.Derrick McKey 27.32
126.Shawn Kemp 27.27
127.Gerald Wallace 27.25
128.Brent Barry 27.24
129.Anfernee Hardaway 27.24
130.Mark Jackson 27.14
131.Jimmy Butler 26.78
132.Nicolas Batum 26.74
133.Giannis Antetokounmpo 26.58
134.Jerome Kersey 26.57
135.Bob McAdoo* 26.51
136.Joe Johnson 26.43
137.Trevor Ariza 26.28
138.Dave Cowens* 26.22
139.Micheal Ray Richardson 25.93
140.Dan Roundfield 25.88
141.Rick Barry* 25.82
142.Mike Conley 25.81
143.David West 25.76
144.Tony Parker 25.71
145.Nate McMillan 25.70
146.Kyrie Irving 25.67
147.Stephon Marbury 25.56
148.Brad Miller 25.46
149.Gus Williams 25.45
150.Kevin Love 25.40
151.Sam Cassell 25.39
152.Doug Christie 25.39
153.Hot Rod Williams 25.14
154.Mitch Richmond* 24.97
155.Terry Cummings 24.88
156.DeAndre Jordan 24.75
157.Toni Kukoč 24.66
158.Steve Smith 24.42
159.Jason Richardson 24.37
160.Nenê Hilário 24.36
161.Tree Rollins 24.26
162.Gilbert Arenas 24.09
163.Alonzo Mourning* 24.02
164.Kemba Walker 23.94
165.Peja Stojaković 23.92
166.Deron Williams 23.79
167.Terrell Brandon 23.69
168.Dennis Johnson* 23.59
169.Nick Anderson 23.53
170.Elvin Hayes* 23.32
171.George Gervin* 23.27
172.Christian Laettner 23.24
173.Brad Daugherty 23.07
174.Danny Ainge 23.03
175.Rodney McCray 22.95
176.Mark Aguirre 22.73
177.Mark Price 22.71
178.Luol Deng 22.59
179.Rajon Rondo 22.54
180.DeMarcus Cousins 22.48
181.Mark Eaton 22.43
182.David Lee 22.27
183.A.C. Green 22.18
184.Carlos Boozer 22.09
185.John Wall 22.06
186.Glen Rice 22.05
187.Dan Issel* 22.04
188.Nikola Jokić 21.99
189.Paul Pressey 21.96
190.Michael Cage 21.93
191.Mickey Johnson 21.91
192.Antoine Walker 21.90
193.Rudy Gobert 21.77
194.Derrick Coleman 21.73
195.Latrell Sprewell 21.70
196.Danny Manning 21.67
197.Andrew Bogut 21.58
198.Draymond Green 21.53
199.Hedo Türkoğlu 21.41
200.Bill Walton* 21.40
201.Mike Bibby 21.15
202.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 21.13
203.Kyle Korver 21.11
204.Walt Frazier* 20.88
205.Karl-Anthony Towns 20.82
206.Amir Johnson 20.82
207.Darrell Armstrong 20.78
208.Dale Ellis 20.48
209.Danny Green 20.34
210.Mike Miller 20.33
211.Richard Jefferson 19.83
212.Rich Kelley 19.83
213.Randy Smith 19.63
214.George McGinnis* 19.50
215.Boris Diaw 19.49
216.George Hill 19.41
217.Greg Ballard 19.35
218.Joe Dumars* 19.32
219.Tyrone Corbin 19.23
220.Rudy Gay 19.17
221.Donyell Marshall 19.13
222.Thaddeus Young 19.07
223.Walter Davis 18.97
224.James Posey 18.84
225.Tom Gugliotta 18.73
226.Byron Scott 18.64
227.T.R. Dunn 18.47
228.Grant Long 18.47
229.Bryon Russell 18.47
230.Reggie Theus 18.40
231.Mychal Thompson 18.22
232.Jrue Holiday 18.16
233.Michael Cooper 18.15
234.Kenny Anderson 18.04
235.Michael Adams 18.03
236.Paul Westphal* 17.96
237.Gordon Hayward 17.91
238.Bob Dandridge 17.81
239.John Drew 17.69
240.Rick Fox 17.62
241.Brook Lopez 17.59
242.Wesley Matthews 17.51
243.Ray Williams 17.44
244.Antawn Jamison 17.39
245.Eric Bledsoe 17.25
246.Greg Monroe 17.16
247.Yao Ming* 16.96
248.Goran Dragić 16.94
249.Kendall Gill 16.94
250.Steve Mix 16.90
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