NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Box Plus/Minus

Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

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  Year-by-Year BPM   Active BPM   Career BPM   Single Season BPM
1973-74Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.53               Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.53
1974-75Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.64               Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.64
1975-76Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8.54               Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8.54
1976-77Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.38               Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.38
1977-78Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.32   Bob McAdoo* 3.99   Bob McAdoo* 3.99   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.38
1978-79Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.60   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8.28   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8.28   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.38
1979-80Julius Erving* 7.57   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8.12   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8.12   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.38
1980-81Julius Erving* 7.48   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.88   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.88   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.38
1981-82Julius Erving* 7.68   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.59   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.59   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.38
1982-83Larry Bird* 7.51   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.32   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.32   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.38
1983-84Larry Bird* 7.62   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6.97   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6.97   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.38
1984-85Larry Bird* 8.80   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6.83   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6.83   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.38
1985-86Larry Bird* 8.73   Larry Bird* 6.87   Larry Bird* 6.87   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.38
1986-87Michael Jordan* 10.80   Larry Bird* 7.18   Larry Bird* 7.18   Michael Jordan* 10.80
1987-88Michael Jordan* 12.96   Larry Bird* 7.35   Larry Bird* 7.35   Michael Jordan* 12.96
1988-89Michael Jordan* 11.88   Larry Bird* 7.33   Larry Bird* 7.33   Michael Jordan* 12.96
1989-90Michael Jordan* 11.22   Michael Jordan* 10.83   Michael Jordan* 10.83   Michael Jordan* 12.96
1990-91Michael Jordan* 12.01   Michael Jordan* 11.01   Michael Jordan* 11.01   Michael Jordan* 12.96
1991-92Michael Jordan* 9.75   Michael Jordan* 10.84   Michael Jordan* 10.84   Michael Jordan* 12.96
1992-93Michael Jordan* 11.24   Michael Jordan* 10.89   Michael Jordan* 10.89   Michael Jordan* 12.96
1993-94David Robinson* 11.87   David Robinson* 8.59   Michael Jordan* 10.89   Michael Jordan* 12.96
1994-95David Robinson* 9.19   Michael Jordan* 10.72   Michael Jordan* 10.72   Michael Jordan* 12.96
1995-96Michael Jordan* 10.50   Michael Jordan* 10.70   Michael Jordan* 10.70   Michael Jordan* 12.96
1996-97Michael Jordan* 8.90   Michael Jordan* 10.53   Michael Jordan* 10.53   Michael Jordan* 12.96
1997-98David Robinson* 8.26   Michael Jordan* 10.20   Michael Jordan* 10.20   Michael Jordan* 12.96
1998-99Shaquille O'Neal* 7.09   David Robinson* 8.53   Michael Jordan* 10.20   Michael Jordan* 12.96
1999-00Shaquille O'Neal* 9.31   David Robinson* 8.29   Michael Jordan* 10.20   Michael Jordan* 12.96
2000-01Shaquille O'Neal* 7.67   David Robinson* 8.04   Michael Jordan* 10.20   Michael Jordan* 12.96
2001-02Shaquille O'Neal* 8.02   Michael Jordan* 9.81   Michael Jordan* 9.81   Michael Jordan* 12.96
2002-03Tracy McGrady* 10.50   Michael Jordan* 9.21   Michael Jordan* 9.21   Michael Jordan* 12.96
2003-04Kevin Garnett* 10.15   Shaquille O'Neal* 6.36   Michael Jordan* 9.21   Michael Jordan* 12.96
2004-05Kevin Garnett* 9.50   Tracy McGrady* 6.36   Michael Jordan* 9.21   Michael Jordan* 12.96
2005-06LeBron James 9.06   Kevin Garnett* 6.35   Michael Jordan* 9.21   Michael Jordan* 12.96
2006-07Dirk Nowitzki* 8.34   Kevin Garnett* 6.27   Michael Jordan* 9.21   Michael Jordan* 12.96
2007-08LeBron James 10.86   LeBron James 7.71   Michael Jordan* 9.21   Michael Jordan* 12.96
2008-09LeBron James 13.24   LeBron James 8.59   Michael Jordan* 9.21   LeBron James 13.24
2009-10LeBron James 11.81   LeBron James 9.02   Michael Jordan* 9.21   LeBron James 13.24
2010-11LeBron James 8.06   LeBron James 8.90   Michael Jordan* 9.21   LeBron James 13.24
2011-12LeBron James 10.90   LeBron James 9.07   Michael Jordan* 9.21   LeBron James 13.24
2012-13LeBron James 11.71   LeBron James 9.32   LeBron James 9.32   LeBron James 13.24
2013-14Kevin Durant 10.21   LeBron James 9.28   LeBron James 9.28   LeBron James 13.24
2014-15Stephen Curry 9.91   LeBron James 9.13   Michael Jordan* 9.21   LeBron James 13.24
2015-16Stephen Curry 11.94   LeBron James 9.12   Michael Jordan* 9.21   LeBron James 13.24
2016-17Russell Westbrook 11.10   LeBron James 9.01   Michael Jordan* 9.21   LeBron James 13.24
2017-18James Harden 9.92   LeBron James 8.99   Michael Jordan* 9.21   LeBron James 13.24
2018-19James Harden 10.95   LeBron James 8.95   Michael Jordan* 9.21   LeBron James 13.24
2019-20Giannis Antetokounmpo 11.51   LeBron James 8.93   Michael Jordan* 9.21   LeBron James 13.24
2020-21Nikola Jokić 12.09   LeBron James 8.91   Michael Jordan* 9.21   LeBron James 13.24
2021-22Nikola Jokić 13.72   Nikola Jokić 8.90   Michael Jordan* 9.21   Nikola Jokić 13.72
2022-23Nikola Jokić 13.01   Nikola Jokić 9.42   Nikola Jokić 9.42   Nikola Jokić 13.72
2023-24Nikola Jokić 13.23   Nikola Jokić 9.92   Nikola Jokić 9.92   Nikola Jokić 13.72
2024-25Nikola Jokić 15.16   Nikola Jokić 10.02   Nikola Jokić 10.02   Nikola Jokić 15.16

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