among active players with played who has the highest usage rate in a season

James Harden has the highest usage percentage by an active player in a season, at 40.3 percent in 2018-19.

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NAMEUSG%SEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
40.3
2018-19
78
36.8
36.1
6.6
7.5
2.0
0.7
10.8
24.5
44.2
4.8
13.2
36.8
9.7
11.0
87.9
61.6
0.8
5.8
5.0
2,867
2,818
518
586
158
58
387
244
+357
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
39.3
2023-24
39
33.6
34.7
11.0
5.6
1.2
1.7
11.5
21.8
52.9
1.4
3.6
38.8
10.2
11.6
88.3
64.4
2.4
8.6
3.8
1,309
1,353
430
219
46
66
150
112
+267
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
38.5
2022-23
63
32.1
31.1
11.8
5.7
0.8
0.8
11.2
20.3
55.3
0.7
2.7
27.5
7.9
12.3
64.5
60.5
2.2
9.6
3.9
2,023
1,959
742
359
52
51
246
197
+341
4Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
38.0
2025-26
64
35.8
33.5
7.7
8.3
1.6
0.5
10.8
22.8
47.6
4.0
10.8
36.6
7.9
10.1
78.0
61.6
0.6
7.1
4.0
2,289
2,143
495
530
105
34
255
153
+187
5Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
37.5
2022-23
66
36.2
32.4
8.6
8.0
1.4
0.5
10.9
22.0
49.6
2.8
8.2
34.2
7.8
10.5
74.2
60.9
0.8
7.8
3.6
2,390
2,138
569
529
90
33
236
166
+128
6Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
37.3
2019-20
63
30.4
29.5
13.6
5.6
1.0
1.0
10.9
19.7
55.3
1.4
4.7
30.4
6.3
10.0
63.3
61.3
2.2
11.4
3.7
1,917
1,857
856
354
61
66
230
195
+682
7Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
37.3
2021-22
65
35.4
28.4
9.1
8.7
1.2
0.6
9.9
21.6
45.7
3.1
8.8
35.3
5.6
7.5
74.4
57.1
0.9
8.3
4.5
2,301
1,847
593
568
75
36
292
145
+146
8Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
36.9
2021-22
68
33.8
30.6
11.7
4.2
1.1
1.5
9.8
19.6
49.9
1.4
3.7
37.1
9.6
11.8
81.4
61.6
2.1
9.6
3.1
2,296
2,079
796
284
77
99
214
181
+367
9Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
36.8
2022-23
66
34.6
33.1
10.2
4.2
1.0
1.7
11.0
20.1
54.8
1.0
3.0
33.0
10.0
11.7
85.7
65.5
1.7
8.4
3.4
2,284
2,183
670
274
66
112
226
205
+424
10Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
36.6
2025-26
36
28.9
27.6
9.8
5.4
0.9
0.7
10.4
16.6
62.4
0.4
1.3
33.3
6.4
9.9
65.0
65.8
2.7
7.1
3.2
1,039
993
352
196
34
24
115
86
+96
11Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
36.6
2019-20
61
33.6
28.8
9.4
8.8
1.0
0.2
9.5
20.6
46.3
2.8
8.9
31.6
7.0
9.2
75.8
58.5
1.3
8.1
4.3
2,047
1,759
573
538
62
14
260
153
+253
12Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
36.1
2025-26
71
34.4
28.7
6.9
5.1
1.0
0.4
10.4
21.7
47.7
2.0
5.7
34.7
6.0
7.5
79.5
57.3
1.1
5.8
3.6
2,443
2,038
492
364
72
27
259
191
+321
13James Harden
J. Harden
36.0
2019-20
68
36.5
34.3
6.6
7.5
1.8
0.9
9.9
22.3
44.4
4.4
12.4
35.5
10.2
11.8
86.5
62.6
1.0
5.5
4.5
2,483
2,335
446
512
125
60
308
227
+287
14James Harden
J. Harden
35.9
2017-18
72
35.4
30.4
5.4
8.8
1.8
0.7
9.0
20.1
44.9
3.7
10.0
36.7
8.7
10.1
85.8
61.9
0.6
4.8
4.4
2,551
2,191
389
630
126
50
315
169
+527
15LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
35.9
2024-25
47
32.0
25.2
4.9
7.4
1.1
0.3
8.6
21.3
40.5
3.8
11.2
33.9
4.1
4.9
84.3
53.6
1.0
3.9
3.6
1,505
1,184
232
346
54
13
167
157
-130
16Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
35.9
2023-24
70
37.5
33.9
9.2
9.8
1.4
0.5
11.5
23.6
48.7
4.1
10.6
38.2
6.8
8.7
78.6
61.7
0.8
8.4
4.0
2,624
2,370
647
686
99
38
282
149
+319
17Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
35.9
2020-21
66
34.3
27.7
8.0
8.6
1.0
0.5
9.8
20.5
47.9
2.9
8.3
35.0
5.2
7.1
73.0
58.7
0.8
7.2
4.3
2,262
1,830
527
567
64
36
281
152
+164
18Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
35.0
2020-21
51
31.1
28.5
10.6
2.8
1.0
1.4
9.0
17.6
51.3
1.1
3.0
37.7
9.2
10.7
85.9
63.6
2.2
8.4
3.1
1,585
1,451
539
145
50
69
159
123
+405
19Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
34.9
2024-25
67
34.2
30.4
11.9
6.5
0.9
1.2
11.8
19.7
60.1
0.2
0.9
22.2
6.5
10.6
61.7
62.5
2.2
9.7
3.1
2,289
2,036
798
433
58
78
206
155
+334
20Ja Morant
J. Morant
34.8
2022-23
61
31.9
26.2
5.9
8.1
1.1
0.3
9.3
19.9
46.6
1.5
4.9
30.7
6.1
8.1
74.8
55.7
1.0
4.9
3.4
1,948
1,596
357
493
66
16
206
100
+303
21Trae Young
T. Young
34.8
2019-20
60
35.3
29.6
4.3
9.3
1.1
0.1
9.1
20.8
43.7
3.4
9.5
36.1
8.0
9.3
86.0
59.5
0.5
3.7
4.8
2,120
1,778
255
560
65
8
289
104
-228
22Stephen Curry
S. Curry
34.8
2020-21
63
34.1
32.0
5.5
5.8
1.2
0.1
10.4
21.7
48.2
5.3
12.7
42.1
5.7
6.3
91.6
65.5
0.5
5.0
3.4
2,151
2,015
345
363
77
8
213
119
+242
23Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
34.6
2024-25
76
34.2
32.7
5.0
6.4
1.7
1.0
11.3
21.8
51.9
2.1
5.7
37.5
7.9
8.8
89.8
63.7
0.9
4.1
2.4
2,598
2,484
379
486
131
77
183
164
+918
24Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
34.6
2021-22
67
32.9
29.9
11.6
5.8
1.1
1.4
10.3
18.6
55.3
1.1
3.6
29.3
8.3
11.4
72.2
63.3
2.0
9.6
3.3
2,204
2,002
778
388
72
91
219
212
+397
25Trae Young
T. Young
34.4
2021-22
76
34.9
28.4
3.7
9.7
0.9
0.1
9.4
20.3
46.0
3.1
8.0
38.2
6.6
7.3
90.4
60.3
0.7
3.1
4.0
2,652
2,155
284
737
72
7
303
128
+158
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