league leaders in usage rate all-time since 1980

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a usage of 24.2 percent since 1979-80.

NAMEUSG%GPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
24.2
787
32.6
20.6
7.6
2.8
0.7
2.0
8.5
14.9
57.2
0.0
0.0
5.6
3.6
4.9
74.3
60.6
2.0
5.6
2.6
25,675
16,246
5,980
2,220
584
1,594
2,037
2,258
2Tom Abernethy
T. Abernethy
12.7
106
14.3
4.0
2.3
1.0
0.4
0.1
1.7
3.6
47.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.0
66.3
50.3
0.8
1.5
0.4
1,520
425
239
106
42
15
47
152
3Alvan Adams
A. Adams
21.5
689
26.1
12.5
6.2
3.9
1.3
0.7
5.2
10.2
50.4
0.0
0.0
13.3
2.2
2.7
81.1
54.8
1.8
4.4
2.4
17,991
8,644
4,288
2,655
877
479
1,681
2,192
4Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
17.4
340
31.5
12.1
1.9
7.1
0.9
0.1
4.2
9.0
47.4
0.1
0.3
22.4
3.6
4.6
78.0
55.3
0.5
1.5
2.7
10,700
4,130
656
2,399
304
35
926
738
5Dennis Awtrey
D. Awtrey
8.5
83
15.5
2.4
2.9
1.2
0.3
0.3
0.9
2.0
45.2
0.0
0.0
0.6
1.0
64.6
50.1
0.8
2.0
0.8
1,288
203
237
102
25
25
66
179
6Gus Bailey
G. Bailey
11.3
20
9.0
1.9
1.4
1.3
0.4
0.2
0.8
1.8
45.7
0.1
0.1
100.0
0.3
0.7
38.5
46.7
0.3
1.1
0.6
180
38
28
26
7
4
11
18
7James Bailey
J. Bailey
20.9
595
19.5
8.8
5.0
0.8
0.5
0.9
3.4
7.1
48.4
0.0
0.0
7.7
1.9
2.8
70.3
53.0
1.7
3.3
1.8
11,625
5,246
2,988
488
305
521
1,057
1,978
8Greg Ballard
G. Ballard
20.2
644
30.4
13.9
6.4
2.4
1.2
0.3
5.9
12.5
47.4
0.1
0.4
33.8
1.9
2.4
79.9
51.3
1.8
4.6
1.4
19,585
8,942
4,142
1,555
789
213
898
1,550
9Mike Bantom
M. Bantom
19.2
235
28.6
11.9
5.6
2.7
1.0
0.8
4.9
10.0
48.8
0.0
0.1
20.0
2.2
3.2
66.8
52.2
2.2
3.4
2.3
6,721
2,807
1,323
633
228
195
535
824
10Marvin Barnes
M. Barnes
12.8
20
14.4
3.2
3.9
0.9
0.3
0.6
1.2
3.0
40.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.6
50.0
43.2
1.7
2.2
0.9
287
64
77
18
5
12
18
52
11Rick Barry
R. Barry
21.6
72
25.2
12.0
3.3
3.7
1.1
0.4
4.5
10.7
42.2
1.0
3.1
33.0
2.0
2.1
93.5
51.7
0.7
2.5
2.1
1,816
866
236
268
80
28
152
182
12Tim Bassett
T. Bassett
11.6
12
13.7
2.8
2.8
1.2
0.7
0.0
1.0
2.8
35.3
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.3
66.7
41.9
0.9
1.8
0.8
164
34
33
14
8
0
9
27
13Billy Ray Bates
B. Ray Bates
28.8
187
17.8
11.7
1.7
1.9
0.8
0.1
4.8
10.1
47.4
0.2
0.6
30.3
2.0
2.5
79.6
52.5
0.8
0.9
1.5
3,328
2,197
313
352
151
16
274
265
14Ron Behagen
R. Behagen
18.3
6
10.7
3.8
2.3
1.2
0.0
0.7
1.5
3.8
39.1
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.0
83.3
44.9
1.0
1.3
0.7
64
23
14
7
0
4
4
14
15Kent Benson
K. Benson
16.5
529
23.2
8.8
5.7
1.7
0.8
0.9
3.7
7.5
49.2
0.0
0.1
20.6
1.4
1.8
77.9
53.0
1.8
3.9
1.5
12,299
4,630
3,002
900
447
451
794
1,478
16Del Beshore
D. Beshore
18.4
68
12.8
3.6
0.9
2.0
0.9
0.1
1.3
3.7
35.2
0.1
0.4
38.5
0.9
1.3
66.7
42.3
0.2
0.7
1.5
869
244
63
139
58
5
104
105
17Henry Bibby
H. Bibby
16.9
155
20.3
6.9
1.8
3.3
0.7
0.1
2.4
6.0
39.6
0.3
0.9
29.3
1.9
2.5
76.3
48.8
0.6
1.2
1.4
3,147
1,074
282
507
109
8
223
246
18Larry Bird
L. Bird
26.5
897
38.4
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
19Otis Birdsong
O. Birdsong
24.4
541
31.3
17.8
2.9
3.3
1.2
0.2
7.6
15.1
50.7
0.1
0.3
27.4
2.4
3.8
63.5
53.1
1.2
1.6
2.1
16,910
9,610
1,543
1,805
659
114
1,146
1,349
20Ron Boone
R. Boone
20.9
133
26.6
10.6
2.3
3.5
1.0
0.1
4.2
9.7
43.9
0.2
0.7
33.7
1.9
2.2
86.2
49.9
0.5
1.8
2.3
3,538
1,410
311
470
130
11
308
358
21Lawrence Boston
L. Boston
20.7
13
9.6
4.3
3.0
0.2
0.3
0.2
1.8
4.0
46.2
0.0
0.0
0.6
1.0
61.5
48.5
1.5
1.5
0.6
125
56
39
2
4
2
8
25
22Tom Boswell
T. Boswell
17.7
117
20.0
8.3
4.3
1.5
0.3
0.3
3.2
5.7
56.2
0.1
0.1
54.5
1.9
2.5
75.5
61.4
1.5
2.8
1.7
2,338
976
506
177
38
37
194
328
23Winford Boynes
W. Boynes
22.1
108
17.2
7.7
1.9
1.2
0.8
0.3
3.2
7.2
43.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
1.8
78.0
48.2
0.7
1.2
1.5
1,859
833
208
132
82
35
165
211
24Alonzo Bradley
A. Bradley
24.8
22
4.4
1.9
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.8
2.2
35.4
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.3
0.4
66.7
39.5
0.1
0.2
0.4
96
41
6
3
3
0
8
9
25Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
15.2
600
17.0
5.2
1.8
1.9
1.6
0.3
2.0
4.6
44.0
0.2
0.6
29.2
1.0
1.3
73.0
50.0
0.5
1.3
1.1
10,192
3,131
1,098
1,147
940
182
682
1,220
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