NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Value Over Replacement Player

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

Table
  Year-by-Year VORP   Active VORP   Career VORP   Single Season VORP
1973-74Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8.56   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8.56   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8.56   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8.56
1974-75Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6.68   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 15.24   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 15.24   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8.56
1975-76Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.04   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.28   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.28   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.04
1976-77Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8.67   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 32.94   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 32.94   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.04
1977-78Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6.47   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 39.41   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 39.41   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.04
1978-79Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.66   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 47.08   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 47.08   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.04
1979-80Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.30   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 54.37   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 54.37   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.04
1980-81Julius Erving* 6.86   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 60.46   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 60.46   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.04
1981-82Magic Johnson* 6.96   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 65.18   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 65.18   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.04
1982-83Larry Bird* 7.15   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 69.37   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 69.37   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.04
1983-84Larry Bird* 7.30   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 72.69   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 72.69   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.04
1984-85Larry Bird* 8.66   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 77.46   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 77.46   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.04
1985-86Larry Bird* 8.41   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 82.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 82.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.04
1986-87Michael Jordan* 10.58   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 84.58   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 84.58   Michael Jordan* 10.58
1987-88Michael Jordan* 12.47   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 85.75   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 85.75   Michael Jordan* 12.47
1988-89Michael Jordan* 11.43   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 85.72   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 85.72   Michael Jordan* 12.47
1989-90Michael Jordan* 10.61   Larry Bird* 70.32   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 85.72   Michael Jordan* 12.47
1990-91Michael Jordan* 10.77   Magic Johnson* 78.21   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 85.72   Michael Jordan* 12.47
1991-92Michael Jordan* 9.20   Larry Bird* 77.24   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 85.72   Michael Jordan* 12.47
1992-93Michael Jordan* 10.24   Michael Jordan* 83.99   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 85.72   Michael Jordan* 12.47
1993-94David Robinson* 11.36   Charles Barkley* 60.73   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 85.72   Michael Jordan* 12.47
1994-95David Robinson* 8.67   Michael Jordan* 85.04   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 85.72   Michael Jordan* 12.47
1995-96Michael Jordan* 9.79   Michael Jordan* 94.83   Michael Jordan* 94.83   Michael Jordan* 12.47
1996-97Michael Jordan* 8.61   Michael Jordan* 103.44   Michael Jordan* 103.44   Michael Jordan* 12.47
1997-98Karl Malone* 7.13   Michael Jordan* 110.52   Michael Jordan* 110.52   Michael Jordan* 12.47
1998-99Karl Malone* 4.02   John Stockton* 87.15   Michael Jordan* 110.52   Michael Jordan* 12.47
1999-00Shaquille O'Neal* 9.04   John Stockton* 92.46   Michael Jordan* 110.52   Michael Jordan* 12.47
2000-01Vince Carter* 7.20   John Stockton* 97.73   Michael Jordan* 110.52   Michael Jordan* 12.47
2001-02Tim Duncan* 8.02   Michael Jordan* 113.23   Michael Jordan* 113.23   Michael Jordan* 12.47
2002-03Tracy McGrady* 9.32   Michael Jordan* 116.05   Michael Jordan* 116.05   Michael Jordan* 12.47
2003-04Kevin Garnett* 9.97   Karl Malone* 98.96   Michael Jordan* 116.05   Michael Jordan* 12.47
2004-05Kevin Garnett* 9.09   Shaquille O'Neal* 68.76   Michael Jordan* 116.05   Michael Jordan* 12.47
2005-06LeBron James 9.38   Shaquille O'Neal* 70.91   Michael Jordan* 116.05   Michael Jordan* 12.47
2006-07LeBron James 8.10   Kevin Garnett* 74.15   Michael Jordan* 116.05   Michael Jordan* 12.47
2007-08LeBron James 9.78   Kevin Garnett* 80.13   Michael Jordan* 116.05   Michael Jordan* 12.47
2008-09LeBron James 11.79   Kevin Garnett* 83.58   Michael Jordan* 116.05   Michael Jordan* 12.47
2009-10LeBron James 10.34   Kevin Garnett* 86.45   Michael Jordan* 116.05   Michael Jordan* 12.47
2010-11LeBron James 7.78   Kevin Garnett* 90.24   Michael Jordan* 116.05   Michael Jordan* 12.47
2011-12LeBron James 7.58   Kevin Garnett* 93.18   Michael Jordan* 116.05   Michael Jordan* 12.47
2012-13LeBron James 9.88   Kevin Garnett* 95.49   Michael Jordan* 116.05   Michael Jordan* 12.47
2013-14Kevin Durant 9.61   Kevin Garnett* 95.71   Michael Jordan* 116.05   Michael Jordan* 12.47
2014-15James Harden 8.08   LeBron James 100.22   Michael Jordan* 116.05   Michael Jordan* 12.47
2015-16Stephen Curry 9.49   LeBron James 107.70   Michael Jordan* 116.05   Michael Jordan* 12.47
2016-17Russell Westbrook 9.26   LeBron James 114.43   Michael Jordan* 116.05   Michael Jordan* 12.47
2017-18LeBron James 8.22   LeBron James 122.65   LeBron James 122.65   Michael Jordan* 12.47
2018-19James Harden 9.35   LeBron James 127.58   LeBron James 127.58   Michael Jordan* 12.47
2019-20James Harden 7.29   LeBron James 133.67   LeBron James 133.67   Michael Jordan* 12.47
2020-21Nikola Jokić 8.82   LeBron James 137.52   LeBron James 137.52   Michael Jordan* 12.47
2021-22Nikola Jokić 9.81   LeBron James 142.62   LeBron James 142.62   Michael Jordan* 12.47
2022-23Nikola Jokić 8.79                  
2023-24Nikola Jokić 10.59