NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Win Shares Per 48 Minutes

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Season Lg Player WS/48 Tm
2023-24 NBA Nikola Jokić .2990 DEN
2022-23 NBA Nikola Jokić .3085 DEN
2021-22 NBA Nikola Jokić .2955 DEN
2020-21 NBA Nikola Jokić .3014 DEN
2019-20 NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo .2788 MIL
2018-19 NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo .2922 MIL
2017-18 NBA James Harden .2891 HOU
2016-17 NBA Kevin Durant .2775 GSW
2015-16 NBA Stephen Curry .3177 GSW
2014-15 NBA Stephen Curry .2881 GSW
2013-14 NBA Kevin Durant .2955 OKC
2012-13 NBA LeBron James .3220 MIA
2011-12 NBA LeBron James .2983 MIA
2010-11 NBA LeBron James .2442 MIA
2009-10 NBA LeBron James .2987 CLE
2008-09 NBA LeBron James .3183 CLE
2007-08 NBA Chris Paul .2840 NOH
2006-07 NBA Dirk Nowitzki* .2780 DAL
2005-06 NBA Dirk Nowitzki* .2753 DAL
2004-05 NBA Dirk Nowitzki* .2479 DAL
2003-04 NBA Kevin Garnett* .2723 MIN
2002-03 NBA Tracy McGrady* .2617 ORL
2001-02 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* .2615 LAL
2000-01 NBA David Robinson* .2457 SAS
1999-00 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* .2830 LAL
1998-99 NBA David Robinson* .2607 SAS
1997-98 NBA David Robinson* .2691 SAS
1996-97 NBA Michael Jordan* .2829 CHI
1995-96 NBA Michael Jordan* .3174 CHI
1994-95 NBA David Robinson* .2727 SAS
1993-94 NBA David Robinson* .2960 SAS
1992-93 NBA Michael Jordan* .2698 CHI
1991-92 NBA Michael Jordan* .2743 CHI
1990-91 NBA Michael Jordan* .3211 CHI
1989-90 NBA Michael Jordan* .2851 CHI
1988-89 NBA Michael Jordan* .2920 CHI
1987-88 NBA Michael Jordan* .3077 CHI
1986-87 NBA Magic Johnson* .2627 LAL
1985-86 NBA Larry Bird* .2438 BOS
1984-85 NBA Larry Bird* .2380 BOS
1983-84 NBA Adrian Dantley* .2350 UTA
1982-83 NBA Moses Malone* .2480 PHI
1981-82 NBA Julius Erving* .2294 PHI
1980-81 NBA Julius Erving* .2311 PHI
1979-80 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .2266 LAL
1978-79 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .2186 LAL
1977-78 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .2571 LAL
1976-77 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .2835 LAL
1975-76 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .2416 LAL
  ABA Julius Erving* .2621 NYA
1974-75 NBA Bob McAdoo* .2416 BUF
  ABA Julius Erving* .2480 NYA
1973-74 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .2495 MIL
  ABA Julius Erving* .2328 NYA
1972-73 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .3225 MIL
  ABA Artis Gilmore* .2534 KEN
1971-72 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .3399 MIL
  ABA Artis Gilmore* .2591 KEN
1970-71 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .3256 MIL
  ABA Zelmo Beaty* .2641 UTS
1969-70 NBA Walt Frazier* .2361 NYK
  ABA Spencer Haywood* .2155 DNR
1968-69 NBA Willis Reed* .2268 NYK
  ABA Connie Hawkins* .2930 MNP
1967-68 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* .2551 PHI
  ABA Connie Hawkins* .2726 PTP
1966-67 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* .2851 PHI
1965-66 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* .2751 PHI
1964-65 NBA Jerry West* .2611 LAL
1963-64 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* .3251 SFW
1962-63 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* .2641 SFW
1961-62 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* .2857 PHW
1960-61 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* .2395 PHW
1959-60 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* .2445 PHW
1958-59 NBA Kenny Sears .2562 NYK
1957-58 NBA Frank Ramsey* .2340 BOS
1956-57 NBA Neil Johnston* .2595 PHW
1955-56 NBA Larry Foust .2639 FTW
1954-55 NBA Larry Foust .2823 FTW
1953-54 NBA Dolph Schayes* .2668 SYR
1952-53 NBA George Mikan* .2640 MNL
1951-52 NBA Vern Mikkelsen* .2696 MNL