what is a high usage rate in basketball all time

Luka Dončić has the highest career usage percentage, at 35.8 percent.

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  • Assumption:10,000+ MIN
  • Data note: Usage Percentage: player season data complete from 1977-78
NAMEUSG%MINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
35.8
18,395
525
35.0
29.4
8.5
8.2
1.3
0.5
9.9
21.0
46.9
3.2
9.1
35.4
6.5
8.5
75.8
59.4
0.9
7.6
4.0
15,446
4,459
4,314
683
245
2,087
1,210
+1588
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
34.9
15,954
501
31.8
27.4
10.7
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.0
18.1
49.8
1.2
3.5
33.4
8.2
9.9
83.1
61.1
2.2
8.5
3.4
13,741
5,377
1,849
440
792
1,688
1,475
+2704
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
33.2
41,011
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
4Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
31.8
48,637
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
5Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
31.8
37,584
914
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
6Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
31.5
21,015
622
33.8
25.0
4.3
4.8
1.4
0.3
8.8
19.5
45.4
3.0
8.3
36.6
4.3
5.1
84.2
57.5
0.8
3.6
2.7
15,571
2,704
3,001
860
199
1,685
1,502
+3012
7Trae Young
T. Young
31.5
17,474
511
34.2
24.9
3.4
9.7
1.0
0.2
7.9
18.2
43.2
2.6
7.4
35.1
6.6
7.6
87.2
57.9
0.6
2.8
4.2
12,745
1,757
4,982
532
78
2,131
901
-240
8Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
31.3
35,773
1,054
33.9
22.0
4.7
5.4
1.5
0.8
8.0
16.7
48.0
0.5
1.8
29.3
5.4
7.1
76.5
55.4
1.2
3.5
3.2
23,165
4,933
5,701
1,620
885
3,326
2,328
+2827
9DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
31.3
19,508
654
29.8
19.6
10.2
3.0
1.3
1.1
7.0
15.2
46.0
0.7
2.0
33.1
5.0
6.7
73.7
53.9
2.6
7.6
3.3
12,802
6,664
1,979
874
742
2,149
2,421
-554
10LeBron James
L. James
31.2
61,357
1,632
37.6
26.7
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
43,591
12,167
12,081
2,430
1,192
5,677
2,882
+7509
11Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
30.9
43,025
1,301
33.1
20.9
6.9
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
27,176
9,025
10,351
2,038
418
5,038
3,304
+2583
12John Drew
J. Drew
30.7
14,500
510
28.4
20.4
5.7
1.6
1.3
0.2
7.2
15.4
46.9
0.0
0.2
17.5
5.9
7.8
75.8
54.1
2.4
3.3
2.7
10,399
2,917
803
645
95
1,402
1,831
13George Gervin
G. Gervin
30.7
23,831
709
33.6
26.5
4.4
2.8
1.2
0.8
10.3
20.3
50.8
0.1
0.5
29.7
5.8
6.8
84.5
56.8
1.5
3.0
3.0
18,813
3,153
1,976
836
566
2,137
2,045
14Ja Morant
J. Morant
30.5
10,473
331
31.6
22.3
4.6
7.4
1.0
0.3
8.1
17.3
46.6
1.3
4.3
31.3
4.9
6.3
77.4
55.7
0.9
3.7
3.4
7,394
1,523
2,450
339
92
1,113
563
+811
15Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
30.2
38,113
1,074
35.5
24.8
6.7
2.5
1.3
0.6
9.3
20.1
46.1
0.7
2.1
31.9
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
2.7
3.9
2.5
26,668
7,169
2,677
1,378
642
2,669
2,061
-392
16Devin Booker
D. Booker
30.2
25,668
748
34.3
24.6
4.0
5.3
0.9
0.3
8.5
18.4
46.4
2.1
6.0
35.2
5.4
6.2
87.4
58.2
0.6
3.4
3.0
18,401
2,994
3,963
641
212
2,263
2,172
+151
17Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
29.9
29,662
907
32.7
24.1
10.0
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.9
16.0
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.5
5.8
8.4
69.0
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
21,873
9,030
4,543
1,005
1,100
2,742
2,648
+3093
18Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
29.9
15,534
446
34.8
24.6
5.2
4.1
1.3
0.6
8.6
19.1
45.3
3.0
8.1
37.0
4.4
5.5
80.2
57.4
0.7
4.5
2.9
10,987
2,338
1,840
595
285
1,287
896
+1006
19Kevin Durant
K. Durant
29.8
44,520
1,214
36.7
27.1
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.3
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.0
39.1
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.2
0.6
6.2
3.2
32,870
8,330
5,329
1,242
1,359
3,840
2,306
+5169
20Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
29.6
43,514
1,260
34.5
22.5
6.2
2.7
1.0
0.5
8.0
18.0
44.7
1.4
3.9
35.5
5.0
6.2
81.4
54.3
1.6
4.6
2.4
28,289
7,808
3,422
1,223
644
3,052
3,543
+1528
21Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
29.6
17,982
543
33.1
25.4
4.7
5.3
1.4
0.8
8.9
17.5
50.7
1.4
3.9
35.9
6.3
7.3
86.4
61.4
0.7
4.0
2.3
13,807
2,558
2,869
773
434
1,252
1,207
+2110
22Karl Malone
K. Malone
29.3
54,852
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
23Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
29.3
41,918
1,207
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
24Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
29.3
30,658
938
32.7
19.6
5.6
4.4
1.2
0.9
7.2
16.4
43.5
1.2
3.4
33.8
4.1
5.5
74.6
51.9
1.4
4.2
2.2
18,381
5,276
4,161
1,136
807
2,029
1,661
+1155
25Stephen Curry
S. Curry
29.2
36,566
1,079
33.9
24.8
4.6
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.4
91.3
62.7
0.6
4.0
3.1
26,806
5,010
6,782
1,611
283
3,325
2,398
+6348

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3
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.769
1.0
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9
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1.5
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2.5
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