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0commentsUpdated on 08/25/2026 at 11:00 AM

Michael Jordan1791

The worldwide ranking generated by 29k votes

101 / 101

Michael Jordan1791

LeBron James1692

Stephen Curry1633

Kobe Bryant1603

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1573

Shaquille O'Neal1537

Tim Duncan1501

Larry Bird1498

Giannis Antetokounmpo1478

#10

Bill Russell1474

#11

Kevin Durant1463

#12

Hakeem Olajuwon1459

#13

Wilt Chamberlain1447

#14

Dirk Nowitzki1425

#15

Isiah Thomas1423

#16

Magic Johnson1422

#17

Allen Iverson1414

#18

Dwyane Wade1389

#19

Scottie Pippen1387

#20

Kawhi Leonard1386

#21

Chris Paul1367

#22

Kevin Garnett1361

#23

David Robinson1343

#24

Karl Malone1335

#25

Russell Westbrook1331

#26

Julius Erving1322

#27

John Stockton1321

#28

Oscar Robertson1320

Tony Parker1288

Tracy McGrady1271

#33

Jerry West1267

#34

Charles Barkley1266

#35

Vince Carter1264

#36

Damian Lillard1263

#37

Moses Malone1256

#38

Reggie Miller1254

#39

Patrick Ewing1246

#40

Anthony Davis1238

Steve Nash1234

Gary Payton1228

Paul Pierce1224

Carmelo Anthony1211

#45

Dominique Wilkins1197

#46

Dennis Rodman1192

#47

Jason Kidd1187

#48

Dikembe Mutombo1186

#49

Manu Ginobili1174

#50

James Worthy1162

#51

Robert Parish1158

#52

Ben Wallace1157

#53

Ray Allen1155

#54

Chris Bosh1153

#55

Walt Frazier1152

#56

Klay Thompson1148

#57

Kevin McHale1142

#58

Elgin Baylor1141

#59

Chris Webber1141

#60

John Havlicek1134

#61

Pau Gasol1132

#62

Bob Cousy1131

#63

Dwight Howard1127

#64

Earl Monroe1119

#65

Clyde Drexler1112

#66

Alex English1112

#67

Elvin Hayes1094

#68

Bob McAdoo1093

#69

Pete Maravich1092

#70

Artis Gilmore1082

#71

Bob Lanier1079

#72

Rick Barry1073

#73

Bob Pettit1070

#74

Chris Mullin1068

#75

Alonzo Mourning1067

#76

George Mikan1066

#77

Nate Thurmond1066

#78

George Gervin1061

#79

Willis Reed1054

#80

Grant Hill1054

#81

Bill Walton1050

#82

Wes Unseld1040

#83

Adrian Dantley1036

#84

Joe Dumars1019

#85

Bernard King1012

#86

Mitch Richmond1004

#87

Dave DeBusschere999

#88

Nate Archibald993

#89

Dennis Johnson978

#90

David Thompson965

#91

Dave Cowens965

#92

Paul Arizin935

#93

Gail Goodrich928

#94

Lenny Wilkens927

#95

Sam Jones924

#96

Billy Cunningham903

#97

Walt Bellamy900

#98

Jerry Lucas886

#99

Hal Greer879

#100

Dave Bing870

#101

Dolph Schayes842

What the community says

Michael Jordan leads with an ELO of 1,791, ahead of LeBron James (1,692) and Stephen Curry (1,633). Ranked over 29,040 duels between 101 contenders, last updated August 25, 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.