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0commentsUpdated on 10/06/2026 at 03:00 PM

Michael Jordan1872

The worldwide ranking generated by 29.1k votes

101 / 101

Michael Jordan1872

LeBron James1780

Kobe Bryant1659

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1627

Stephen Curry1626

Shaquille O'Neal1553

Tim Duncan1548

Bill Russell1535

Larry Bird1532

#10

Hakeem Olajuwon1514

#11

Kevin Durant1505

#12

Wilt Chamberlain1484

#13

Magic Johnson1464

#14

Giannis Antetokounmpo1459

#15

Isiah Thomas1452

#16

Dwyane Wade1434

#17

Dirk Nowitzki1408

#18

Allen Iverson1371

#19

Scottie Pippen1366

#20

Kevin Garnett1356

#21

Karl Malone1354

#22

Julius Erving1351

#23

Kawhi Leonard1349

#24

Oscar Robertson1334

#25

James Harden1330

#26

David Robinson1327

#27

Chris Paul1323

#28

Jerry West1315

#29

John Stockton1311

#30

Moses Malone1305

#31

Charles Barkley1281

#32

Patrick Ewing1280

#33

Russell Westbrook1276

#34

Kyrie Irving1270

#35

Paul Pierce1245

#36

Vince Carter1240

#37

Tony Parker1237

#38

Bob Cousy1212

#39

Damian Lillard1211

#40

Gary Payton1210

#41

Reggie Miller1209

#42

John Havlicek1206

#43

Tracy McGrady1205

#44

Anthony Davis1204

#45

Elgin Baylor1202

#46

Steve Nash1201

#47

James Worthy1196

#48

Jason Kidd1192

#49

Dennis Rodman1180

#50

Walt Frazier1157

#51

Kevin McHale1154

#52

Dominique Wilkins1147

#53

Manu Ginobili1138

#54

Dikembe Mutombo1133

#55

Robert Parish1130

#56

Clyde Drexler1129

#57

Ray Allen1129

#58

George Gervin1128

#59

George Mikan1126

#60

Ben Wallace1123

#61

Pau Gasol1112

#62

Bob McAdoo1111

#63

Elvin Hayes1102

#64

Pete Maravich1102

#65

Bob Pettit1100

#66

Carmelo Anthony1096

#67

Rick Barry1094

#68

Willis Reed1082

#69

Klay Thompson1081

#70

Earl Monroe1080

#71

Chris Bosh1067

#72

Alex English1067

#73

Dwight Howard1066

#74

Chris Webber1054

#75

Joe Dumars1052

#76

Nate Thurmond1046

#77

Bill Walton1044

#78

Artis Gilmore1033

#79

Wes Unseld1026

#80

Nate Archibald1024

#81

Adrian Dantley1023

#82

Bob Lanier1022

#83

Dave Cowens1022

#84

Dave DeBusschere1021

#85

Grant Hill1014

#86

Sam Jones1009

#87

Chris Mullin1006

#88

Alonzo Mourning1003

#89

Paul Arizin991

#90

Mitch Richmond971

#91

Bernard King964

#92

Dennis Johnson963

#93

Lenny Wilkens960

#94

Jerry Lucas943

#95

David Thompson943

#96

Gail Goodrich932

#97

Dolph Schayes913

#98

Walt Bellamy897

#99

Hal Greer891

#100

Billy Cunningham852

#101

Dave Bing833

What the community says

Michael Jordan leads with an ELO of 1,872, ahead of LeBron James (1,780) and Kobe Bryant (1,659). Ranked over 29,084 duels between 101 contenders, last updated October 6, 2026.

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How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.