highest usage rate nba player 1987

Michael Jordan had the highest usage percentage in 1986-87, at 38.2 percent.

  • Regular season
  • Min. 2,000 Minutes Per 82 Team Games
NAMEUSG%SEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38.2
1986-87
82
40.0
37.1
5.2
4.6
2.9
1.5
13.4
27.8
48.2
0.1
0.8
18.2
10.2
11.9
85.7
56.2
2.0
3.2
3.3
3,281
3,041
430
377
236
125
272
237
2Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
32.2
1986-87
79
37.6
29.0
6.3
3.3
1.5
0.6
10.5
22.6
46.3
0.4
1.3
29.2
7.7
9.4
81.8
54.3
2.7
3.6
2.7
2,969
2,294
494
261
117
51
215
149
3Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
31.4
1986-87
80
33.3
25.7
5.3
3.2
1.1
0.4
9.8
19.9
49.5
0.7
1.9
35.3
5.4
7.0
77.0
56.0
2.3
3.1
2.7
2,663
2,056
427
254
84
30
217
243
4Alex English
A. English
29.3
1986-87
82
37.6
28.6
4.2
5.1
0.9
0.3
11.8
23.4
50.3
0.0
0.2
26.7
5.0
5.9
84.4
54.9
1.8
2.4
2.6
3,085
2,345
344
422
73
21
214
216
5Moses Malone
M. Malone
29.2
1986-87
73
34.1
24.1
11.3
1.6
0.8
1.3
8.2
18.0
45.4
0.0
0.2
0.0
7.8
9.5
82.4
54.5
4.7
6.6
2.8
2,488
1,760
824
120
59
92
202
139
6Walter Davis
W. Davis
29.0
1986-87
79
33.5
23.6
3.1
4.6
1.2
0.1
9.9
19.2
51.4
0.3
1.0
25.9
3.6
4.2
86.2
56.2
1.1
1.9
2.9
2,646
1,867
244
364
96
5
226
184
7Ron Harper
R. Harper
28.9
1986-87
82
37.4
22.9
4.8
4.8
2.5
1.0
9.0
19.7
45.5
0.2
1.1
21.3
4.7
6.9
68.4
50.3
2.1
2.7
4.2
3,064
1,874
392
394
209
84
345
247
8Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
27.8
1986-87
81
33.6
21.2
7.3
2.6
1.1
1.5
8.5
18.0
47.2
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.3
78.7
52.1
2.1
5.1
2.8
2,724
1,720
589
214
92
123
226
255
9Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
27.7
1986-87
63
35.0
21.5
8.8
1.7
1.4
2.3
8.4
16.7
50.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.7
6.6
71.3
54.9
2.5
6.3
3.6
2,206
1,356
555
104
89
147
229
248
10Larry Bird
L. Bird
27.5
1986-87
74
40.6
28.1
9.2
7.6
1.8
0.9
10.6
20.2
52.5
1.2
3.0
40.0
5.6
6.1
91.0
61.2
1.7
7.5
3.2
3,005
2,076
682
566
135
70
240
185
11Jeff Malone
J. Malone
27.3
1986-87
80
34.5
22.0
2.7
3.7
0.9
0.2
8.6
18.9
45.7
0.1
0.3
15.4
4.7
5.3
88.5
51.8
0.6
2.1
2.3
2,763
1,758
218
298
75
13
182
154
12Mike Woodson
M. Woodson
26.8
1986-87
74
28.7
17.1
2.2
2.6
1.4
0.2
6.7
15.3
43.7
0.5
1.7
27.6
3.2
3.9
82.8
50.2
0.9
1.3
2.3
2,126
1,262
162
196
100
16
168
201
13Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26.7
1986-87
75
36.8
23.4
11.4
2.9
1.9
3.4
9.0
17.8
50.8
0.0
0.1
20.0
5.3
7.6
70.2
55.4
4.2
7.2
3.0
2,760
1,755
858
220
140
254
228
294
14John Long
J. Long
26.4
1986-87
80
28.3
15.2
2.7
3.2
1.2
0.1
6.1
14.6
41.9
0.2
0.8
28.4
2.7
3.1
89.0
47.6
0.9
1.8
1.9
2,265
1,218
217
258
96
8
153
167
15Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
26.3
1986-87
81
30.3
18.7
4.4
3.1
0.5
0.2
7.5
16.2
46.3
0.5
1.5
31.4
3.3
4.0
82.9
52.3
1.8
2.6
2.0
2,457
1,516
353
251
42
19
163
218
16Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
26.3
1986-87
80
36.3
23.9
6.3
12.2
1.7
0.5
8.5
16.4
52.2
0.1
0.5
20.5
6.7
7.9
84.8
60.2
1.5
4.8
3.8
2,904
1,909
504
977
138
36
300
168
17Karl Malone
K. Malone
26.3
1986-87
82
34.8
21.7
10.4
1.9
1.3
0.7
8.9
17.3
51.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.9
6.6
59.8
53.6
3.4
7.0
2.9
2,857
1,779
855
158
104
60
237
323
18Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
26.1
1986-87
82
33.8
20.8
8.5
2.8
1.6
1.0
8.9
17.4
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.6
66.2
53.6
2.6
5.9
2.1
2,770
1,707
700
229
129
81
172
296
19Xavier McDaniel
X. McDaniel
25.9
1986-87
82
37.0
23.0
8.6
2.5
1.4
0.6
9.8
19.3
50.9
0.0
0.2
21.4
3.4
4.8
69.6
53.8
4.1
4.5
2.9
3,031
1,890
705
207
115
52
234
300
20Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
25.9
1986-87
82
36.8
23.3
6.6
3.0
1.0
0.6
8.0
17.6
45.6
0.7
1.8
37.2
6.5
7.7
84.9
55.4
2.0
4.7
3.3
3,018
1,909
545
245
81
50
268
307
21Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
25.9
1986-87
81
37.2
20.6
3.9
10.0
1.9
0.2
7.7
16.7
46.3
0.2
1.2
19.4
4.9
6.4
76.8
52.8
1.0
2.9
4.2
3,013
1,671
319
813
153
20
343
251
22Vinnie Johnson
V. Johnson
25.8
1986-87
78
27.8
15.7
3.3
3.8
1.2
0.2
6.8
14.8
46.2
0.1
0.2
28.6
2.0
2.6
78.6
49.4
1.6
1.7
1.7
2,166
1,228
257
300
92
16
133
159
23Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
25.3
1986-87
82
37.5
24.9
5.5
2.9
1.3
0.4
9.6
18.5
51.6
1.0
2.9
35.8
4.7
6.0
78.7
58.8
2.3
3.2
2.9
3,073
2,041
447
238
104
32
238
267
24Gerald Wilkins
G. Wilkins
25.2
1986-87
80
34.5
19.1
3.7
4.4
1.1
0.2
7.9
16.3
48.6
0.3
0.9
35.1
2.9
4.2
70.1
52.7
1.5
2.2
2.7
2,758
1,527
294
354
88
18
214
165
25Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
24.9
1986-87
79
38.3
26.9
3.2
2.8
0.7
0.2
10.2
19.6
52.3
0.5
1.0
48.1
5.9
6.7
88.6
59.7
1.1
2.1
1.8
3,029
2,122
251
220
52
17
139
137
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