Michael and Wilt Lead List of 17 best Statistical Players of All-Time

Players With 100 Career Win Shares, PER Over 21, and Win Shares Per 48 Over .200:

Kareem
Wilt
Karl Malone
Michael Jordan
John Stockton
Oscar Robertson
Shaq
David Robinson
Tim Duncan
Charles Barkley
Dirk
Jerry West
Magic
Bird
Bob Pettit
LeBron James
George Mikan


(Notably absent - Hakeem, Garnett and Kobe all do not have a WS/48 above .200).

If you then take these 17 guys and give them points for where they rank in the top 17 for each category of WS, PER and WS/48 (give 17 points for being first, 1 point for being 17th), the 5 best guys are:

Michael Jordan - 47 points
Wilt - 43 points
Kareem and David Robinson (tie) - 38 points
LeBron James - 31 points

Those are your 5 greatest statistical players of all time, with longevity figured in.

Guys who the stats do not support:
Bird - bottom 40% on the list in every category
Magic - everyone always assumes he is a top 5 player; he was not top 5 in any category

Was it Stockton or was it Malone?  Stats say it was Malone.  He played longer and played better.

Guys Who the Stats Favor - David Robinson (4th best overall, great in PER and WS/48)
Shaq, Duncan, Charles - all very close to LeBron for 5th

Special case - George Mikan was an unbelievable player.  #3 and #2 overall in PER and WS/48.  But he played so few years that he ranks 17th on this list in total Win Shares.  So you could ignore longevity and say he was a top 3 overall player, but then you'd have to go through and pick out the best, for example, 7 seasons for everyone and compare them to Mikan's career.  I don't feel like doing that, so we are stuck with giving Mikan a big negative grade for playing so few seasons.  Even with a "1" for longevity, he ends up just behind Shaq at 6, tied with Duncan at #7.

6-10
Shaq
Duncan and Mikan (tie)
Charles
Karl Malone

11-15
Magic
Bob Pettit
Stockton, Oscar, Dirk (3-way tie)

16 and 17
Jerry West
Larry Bird


HM

The 101 Best Win Shares Per 48 Individual NBA Seasons of All-Time

1.	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	.3399	1971-72	MIL
2.	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	.3256	1970-71	MIL
3.	Wilt Chamberlain*	.3251	1963-64	SFW
4.	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	.3225	1972-73	MIL
5.	Michael Jordan*	.3211	1990-91	CHI
6.	LeBron James	.3183	2008-09	CLE
7.	Michael Jordan*	.3174	1995-96	CHI
8.	Michael Jordan*	.3077	1987-88	CHI
9.	LeBron James	.2987	2009-10	CLE
10.	LeBron James	.2983	2011-12	MIA
11.	David Robinson*	.2960	1993-94	SAS
12.	Chris Paul	.2925	2008-09	NOH
13.	Michael Jordan*	.2920	1988-89	CHI
14.	David Robinson*	.2903	1995-96	SAS
15.	Wilt Chamberlain*	.2857	1961-62	PHW
16.	Michael Jordan*	.2851	1989-90	CHI
17.	Wilt Chamberlain*	.2851	1966-67	PHI
18.	Chris Paul	.2840	2007-08	NOH
19.	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	.2835	1976-77	LAL
20.	Shaquille O'Neal	.2830	1999-00	LAL
21.	Michael Jordan*	.2829	1996-97	CHI
22.	Larry Foust	.2823	1954-55	FTW
23.	Oscar Robertson*	.2785	1963-64	CIN
24.	Chris Paul	.2785	2011-12	LAC
25.	Dirk Nowitzki	.2780	2006-07	DAL
26.	Dirk Nowitzki	.2753	2005-06	DAL
27.	Wilt Chamberlain*	.2751	1965-66	PHI
28.	Michael Jordan*	.2743	1991-92	CHI
29.	David Robinson*	.2727	1994-95	SAS
30.	Kevin Garnett	.2723	2003-04	MIN
31.	Magic Johnson*	.2704	1989-90	LAL
32.	Michael Jordan*	.2698	1992-93	CHI
33.	Vern Mikkelsen*	.2696	1951-52	MNL
34.	Charles Barkley*	.2691	1989-90	PHI
35.	David Robinson*	.2691	1997-98	SAS
36.	Chet Walker*	.2685	1971-72	CHI
37.	George Mikan*	.2683	1951-52	MNL
38.	Karl Malone*	.2676	1996-97	UTA
39.	Magic Johnson*	.2673	1988-89	LAL
40.	Dolph Schayes*	.2668	1953-54	SYR
41.	Neil Johnston*	.2666	1953-54	PHW
42.	Kevin Garnett	.2650	2007-08	BOS
43.	David Robinson*	.2642	1990-91	SAS
44.	Wilt Chamberlain*	.2641	1962-63	SFW
45.	George Mikan*	.2640	1952-53	MNL
46.	Larry Foust	.2639	1955-56	FTW
47.	Magic Johnson*	.2627	1986-87	LAL
48.	Amare Stoudemire	.2619	2007-08	PHO
49.	Tracy McGrady	.2617	2002-03	ORL
50.	Shaquille O'Neal	.2615	2001-02	LAL
51.	Paul Arizin*	.2614	1951-52	PHW
52.	Jerry West*	.2611	1964-65	LAL
53.	David Robinson*	.2607	1998-99	SAS
54.	David Robinson*	.2596	1991-92	SAS
55.	Neil Johnston*	.2595	1956-57	PHW
56.	Karl Malone*	.2591	1997-98	UTA
57.	Charles Barkley*	.2579	1990-91	PHI
58.	Neil Johnston*	.2576	1955-56	PHW
59.	Chauncey Billups	.2574	2007-08	DET
60.	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	.2571	1977-78	LAL
61.	Tim Duncan	.2569	2001-02	SAS
62.	Kenny Sears	.2562	1958-59	NYK
63.	Jerry West*	.2555	1965-66	LAL
64.	Wilt Chamberlain*	.2551	1967-68	PHI
65.	Shaquille O'Neal	.2545	1998-99	LAL
66.	Chauncey Billups	.2543	2005-06	DET
67.	Neil Johnston*	.2532	1954-55	PHW
68.	Charles Barkley*	.2531	1987-88	PHI
69.	Karl Malone*	.2521	1998-99	UTA
70.	Ed Macauley*	.2521	1951-52	BOS
71.	Shaquille O'Neal	.2518	1993-94	ORL
72.	Ed Macauley*	.2515	1953-54	BOS
73.	Magic Johnson*	.2515	1990-91	LAL
74.	Shaquille O'Neal	.2501	2002-03	LAL
75.	Charles Barkley*	.2500	1988-89	PHI
76.	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	.2495	1973-74	MIL
77.	Tim Duncan	.2487	2003-04	SAS
78.	George Mikan*	.2487	1953-54	MNL
79.	Karl Malone*	.2485	1999-00	UTA
80.	Dirk Nowitzki	.2485	2002-03	DAL
81.	Tim Duncan	.2483	2002-03	SAS
82.	Moses Malone*	.2480	1982-83	PHI
83.	Dirk Nowitzki	.2479	2004-05	DAL
84.	Kevin Garnett	.2477	2004-05	MIN
85.	Michael Jordan*	.2471	1986-87	CHI
86.	Wilt Chamberlain*	.2467	1972-73	LAL
87.	Bob Pettit*	.2465	1958-59	STL
88.	Manu Ginobili	.2459	2006-07	SAS
89.	David Robinson*	.2457	2000-01	SAS
90.	Shaquille O'Neal	.2453	2000-01	LAL
91.	Karl Malone*	.2448	1989-90	UTA
92.	Tim Duncan	.2446	2004-05	SAS
93.	Wilt Chamberlain*	.2445	1959-60	PHW
94.	LeBron James	.2442	2010-11	MIA
95.	Larry Bird*	.2438	1985-86	BOS
96.	Larry Bird*	.2434	1986-87	BOS
97.	Larry Bird*	.2430	1987-88	BOS
98.	Amare Stoudemire	.2427	2004-05	PHO
99.	Charles Barkley*	.2423	1992-93	PHO
100.	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	.2416	1975-76	LAL
101.	Bob McAdoo*	.2416	1974-75	BUF I went to 101 so I could get Bob McAdoo (my childhood hero) on the list.