NBA Progressive Playoff 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* 2.24   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2.24   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2.24
1974-75Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6.68   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2.24   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2.24   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2.24
1975-76Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.04   Dave Cowens* 2.56   Dave Cowens* 2.56   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2.24
1976-77Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8.67   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.93   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.93   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2.24
1977-78Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6.47   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.12   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.12   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2.24
1978-79Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.66   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5.04   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5.04   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2.24
1979-80Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.30   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6.74   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6.74   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2.24
1980-81Julius Erving* 6.86   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6.94   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6.94   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2.24
1981-82Magic Johnson* 6.96   Julius Erving* 7.78   Julius Erving* 7.78   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2.24
1982-83Larry Bird* 7.15   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8.87   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8.87   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2.24
1983-84Larry Bird* 7.30   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 10.46   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 10.46   Larry Bird* 2.95
1984-85Larry Bird* 8.66   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.61   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.61   Larry Bird* 2.95
1985-86Larry Bird* 8.41   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 12.45   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 12.45   Larry Bird* 2.95
1986-87Michael Jordan* 10.58   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 13.09   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 13.09   Larry Bird* 2.95
1987-88Michael Jordan* 12.47   Larry Bird* 14.58   Larry Bird* 14.58   Larry Bird* 2.95
1988-89Michael Jordan* 11.43   Magic Johnson* 15.16   Magic Johnson* 15.16   Larry Bird* 2.95
1989-90Michael Jordan* 10.61   Magic Johnson* 16.11   Magic Johnson* 16.11   Larry Bird* 2.95
1990-91Michael Jordan* 10.77   Magic Johnson* 18.10   Magic Johnson* 18.10   Larry Bird* 2.95
1991-92Michael Jordan* 9.20   Larry Bird* 15.35   Magic Johnson* 18.10   Larry Bird* 2.95
1992-93Michael Jordan* 10.24   Michael Jordan* 16.50   Magic Johnson* 18.10   Larry Bird* 2.95
1993-94David Robinson* 11.36   Hakeem Olajuwon* 8.56   Magic Johnson* 18.10   Larry Bird* 2.95
1994-95David Robinson* 8.67   Michael Jordan* 17.55   Magic Johnson* 18.10   Larry Bird* 2.95
1995-96Michael Jordan* 9.79   Michael Jordan* 19.90   Michael Jordan* 19.90   Larry Bird* 2.95
1996-97Michael Jordan* 8.61   Michael Jordan* 22.32   Michael Jordan* 22.32   Larry Bird* 2.95
1997-98Karl Malone* 7.13   Michael Jordan* 24.73   Michael Jordan* 24.73   Larry Bird* 2.95
1998-99Karl Malone* 4.02   Scottie Pippen* 12.80   Michael Jordan* 24.73   Larry Bird* 2.95
1999-00Shaquille O'Neal* 9.04   Scottie Pippen* 13.93   Michael Jordan* 24.73   Larry Bird* 2.95
2000-01Vince Carter* 7.20   Scottie Pippen* 13.94   Michael Jordan* 24.73   Larry Bird* 2.95
2001-02Tim Duncan* 8.02   Michael Jordan* 24.73   Michael Jordan* 24.73   Larry Bird* 2.95
2002-03Tracy McGrady* 9.32   Michael Jordan* 24.73   Michael Jordan* 24.73   Tim Duncan* 3.15
2003-04Kevin Garnett* 9.97   Scottie Pippen* 14.18   Michael Jordan* 24.73   Tim Duncan* 3.15
2004-05Kevin Garnett* 9.09   Shaquille O'Neal* 14.49   Michael Jordan* 24.73   Tim Duncan* 3.15
2005-06LeBron James 9.38   Shaquille O'Neal* 15.06   Michael Jordan* 24.73   Tim Duncan* 3.15
2006-07LeBron James 8.10   Shaquille O'Neal* 15.12   Michael Jordan* 24.73   Tim Duncan* 3.15
2007-08LeBron James 9.78   Shaquille O'Neal* 15.26   Michael Jordan* 24.73   Tim Duncan* 3.15
2008-09LeBron James 11.79   Shaquille O'Neal* 15.26   Michael Jordan* 24.73   Tim Duncan* 3.15
2009-10LeBron James 10.34   Shaquille O'Neal* 15.33   Michael Jordan* 24.73   Tim Duncan* 3.15
2010-11LeBron James 7.78   Shaquille O'Neal* 15.32   Michael Jordan* 24.73   Tim Duncan* 3.15
2011-12LeBron James 7.58   Kobe Bryant* 16.15   Michael Jordan* 24.73   Tim Duncan* 3.15
2012-13LeBron James 9.88   LeBron James 18.01   Michael Jordan* 24.73   Tim Duncan* 3.15
2013-14Kevin Durant 9.61   LeBron James 20.39   Michael Jordan* 24.73   Tim Duncan* 3.15
2014-15James Harden 8.08   LeBron James 22.47   Michael Jordan* 24.73   Tim Duncan* 3.15
2015-16Stephen Curry 9.49   LeBron James 25.17   LeBron James 25.17   Tim Duncan* 3.15
2016-17Russell Westbrook 9.26   LeBron James 27.41   LeBron James 27.41   Tim Duncan* 3.15
2017-18LeBron James 8.22   LeBron James 30.81   LeBron James 30.81   LeBron James 3.40
2018-19James Harden 9.35   LeBron James 30.81   LeBron James 30.81   LeBron James 3.40
2019-20James Harden 7.29   LeBron James 33.26   LeBron James 33.26   LeBron James 3.40
2020-21Nikola Jokić 8.81   LeBron James 33.90   LeBron James 33.90   LeBron James 3.40
2021-22Nikola Jokić 9.81   LeBron James 33.90   LeBron James 33.90   LeBron James 3.40
2022-23Nikola Jokić 8.79   LeBron James 35.40   LeBron James 35.40   LeBron James 3.40
2023-24Nikola Jokić 10.59   LeBron James 36.05   LeBron James 36.05   LeBron James 3.40