NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Combined (Regular Season + Playoffs) Leaders and Records for Offensive Win Shares

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

Table
Season Lg Player Tot OWS Reg OWS Play OWS Tm
2024-25 NBA Nikola Jokić 13.24 12.68 0.56 DEN
2023-24 NBA Nikola Jokić 13.84 11.97 1.87 DEN
2022-23 NBA Nikola Jokić 14.85 11.18 3.68 DEN
2021-22 NBA Nikola Jokić 11.40 10.77 0.63 DEN
2020-21 NBA Nikola Jokić 13.36 12.17 1.19 DEN
2019-20 NBA James Harden 11.61 9.92 1.69 HOU
2018-19 NBA James Harden 12.37 11.43 0.94 HOU
2017-18 NBA LeBron James 15.16 10.97 4.19 CLE
2016-17 NBA LeBron James 13.05 9.85 3.20 CLE
2015-16 NBA Stephen Curry 15.06 13.81 1.25 GSW
2014-15 NBA Chris Paul 14.85 12.86 1.99 LAC
2013-14 NBA Kevin Durant 16.32 14.79 1.53 OKC
2012-13 NBA LeBron James 18.32 14.61 3.71 MIA
2011-12 NBA LeBron James 14.18 9.97 4.21 MIA
2010-11 NBA LeBron James 12.66 10.30 2.36 MIA
2009-10 NBA LeBron James 14.82 13.30 1.52 CLE
2008-09 NBA LeBron James 17.42 13.74 3.68 CLE
2007-08 NBA Chris Paul 15.58 13.20 2.38 NOH
2006-07 NBA Dirk Nowitzki* 12.36 11.85 0.51 DAL
2005-06 NBA Dirk Nowitzki* 17.28 13.47 3.81 DAL
2004-05 NBA Amar'e Stoudemire 13.69 11.26 2.43 PHO
2003-04 NBA Peja Stojaković 11.97 11.35 0.62 SAC
2002-03 NBA Tracy McGrady* 14.09 13.24 0.85 ORL
2001-02 NBA Tim Duncan* 11.87 10.72 1.15 SAS
2000-01 NBA Ray Allen* 14.68 11.49 3.19 MIL
1999-00 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 15.25 11.66 3.59 LAL
1998-99 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 8.07 7.17 0.90 LAL
1997-98 NBA Michael Jordan* 14.08 10.45 3.63 CHI
1996-97 NBA Michael Jordan* 15.76 13.29 2.47 CHI
1995-96 NBA Michael Jordan* 17.57 14.20 3.36 CHI
1994-95 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 11.69 9.65 2.04 ORL
1993-94 NBA David Robinson* 13.52 13.33 0.19 SAS
1992-93 NBA Michael Jordan* 15.34 12.00 3.34 CHI
1991-92 NBA Michael Jordan* 14.55 12.11 2.44 CHI
1990-91 NBA Michael Jordan* 18.09 14.86 3.23 CHI
1989-90 NBA Michael Jordan* 17.38 14.68 2.70 CHI
1988-89 NBA Michael Jordan* 17.42 14.61 2.81 CHI
1987-88 NBA Michael Jordan* 16.46 15.16 1.30 CHI
1986-87 NBA Magic Johnson* 14.64 12.06 2.58 LAL
1985-86 NBA Larry Bird* 12.35 9.64 2.71 BOS
1984-85 NBA Larry Bird* 11.96 10.45 1.51 BOS
1983-84 NBA Adrian Dantley* 14.69 12.97 1.72 UTA
1982-83 NBA Kiki Vandeweghe 11.30 10.46 0.84 DEN
1981-82 NBA Moses Malone* 12.09 11.73 0.37 HOU
1980-81 NBA Adrian Dantley* 12.32 12.32 0.00 UTA
1979-80 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.75 9.54 2.21 LAL
1978-79 NBA Moses Malone* 10.81 10.61 0.21 HOU
1977-78 NBA David Thompson* 11.60 10.76 0.84 DEN
1976-77 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 14.22 11.90 2.33 LAL
1975-76 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.82 9.82 0.00 LAL
1975-76 ABA Julius Erving* 14.56 11.71 2.85 NYA
1974-75 NBA Bob McAdoo* 13.57 12.73 0.84 BUF
1974-75 ABA Julius Erving* 10.36 10.22 0.15 NYA
1973-74 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 13.72 10.55 3.17 MIL
1973-74 ABA Julius Erving* 10.96 9.24 1.72 NYA
1972-73 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 14.30 14.37 -0.07 MIL
1972-73 ABA Dan Issel* 11.25 8.85 2.40 KEN
1971-72 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 18.38 18.31 0.07 MIL
1971-72 ABA Artis Gilmore* 13.49 12.63 0.86 KEN
1970-71 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 18.96 17.01 1.95 MIL
1970-71 ABA Zelmo Beaty* 12.49 10.06 2.42 UTS
1969-70 NBA Jerry West* 14.11 11.48 2.64 LAL
1969-70 ABA Roger Brown* 11.83 9.76 2.07 INA
1968-69 NBA Oscar Robertson* 12.23 12.23 0.00 CIN
1968-69 ABA Jimmy Jones 14.64 12.23 2.40 NOB
1967-68 NBA Oscar Robertson* 11.51 11.51 0.00 CIN
1967-68 ABA Connie Hawkins* 17.15 13.74 3.42 PTP
1966-67 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 16.66 14.83 1.83 PHI
1965-66 NBA Jerry West* 17.11 14.41 2.71 LAL
1964-65 NBA Jerry West* 16.70 14.82 1.89 LAL
1963-64 NBA Oscar Robertson* 18.23 16.20 2.03 CIN
1962-63 NBA Oscar Robertson* 16.11 14.07 2.04 CIN
1961-62 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 18.84 17.11 1.73 PHW
1960-61 NBA Oscar Robertson* 13.03 13.03 0.00 CIN
1959-60 NBA Cliff Hagan* 10.68 9.27 1.41 STL
1958-59 NBA Bob Pettit* 11.98 11.27 0.72 STL
1957-58 NBA George Yardley* 11.25 10.16 1.09 DET
1956-57 NBA Neil Johnston* 11.34 11.59 -0.25 PHW
1955-56 NBA Neil Johnston* 12.05 11.22 0.83 PHW
1954-55 NBA Neil Johnston* 11.46 11.46 0.00 PHW
1953-54 NBA Neil Johnston* 15.35 15.35 0.00 PHW
1952-53 NBA Neil Johnston* 13.00 13.00 0.00 PHW
1951-52 NBA Paul Arizin* 15.38 14.78 0.60 PHW
1950-51 NBA George Mikan* 16.81 16.00 0.81 MNL
1949-50 NBA Alex Groza 18.69 16.50 2.19 INO
1948-49 BAA George Mikan* 21.25 17.64 3.62 MNL
1947-48 BAA Ed Sadowski 9.53 8.88 0.64 BOS
1946-47 BAA Bob Feerick 14.94 14.06 0.89 WSC