Here are my rankings for the top 50 players in the league. They use the same scoring system as I did for all of the individual position lists, I just compiled them and found the 50 players with the highest score. Here’s the list in increasing order of ranking:
50. PG Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs
Stats: 16.7 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 5.7 APG
49. PF Kenneth Faried, Denver Nuggets
Stats: 13.7 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 1.2 APG
48. C Marc Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies
Stats: 14.6 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 3.6 APG
47. PG Jrue Holiday, New Orleans Pelicans
Stats: 14.3 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 7.9 APG
46. PF Greg Monroe, Detroit Pistons
Stats: 15.2 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 2.1 APG
45. C DeAndre Jordan, Los Angeles Clippers
Stats: 10.4 PPG, 13.6 RPG, 0.9 APG
44. PG Kemba Walker, Charlotte Bobcats
Stats: 17.7 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 6.1 APG
43. PF Ryan Anderson, New Orleans Pelicans
Stats: 19.8 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 0.8 APG
42. C Nikola Vucevic, Orlando Magic
Stats: 14.2 PPG, 11.0 RPG, 1.8 APG
41. PG Michael Carter-Williams, Philadelphia 76ers
Stats: 16.7 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 6.3 APG
40. SG Monta Ellis, Dallas Mavericks
Stats: 19.0 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 5.7 APG
39. PF Serge Ibaka, Oklahoma City Thunder
Stats: 15.1 PPG, 8.8 RPG, 1.0 APG
38. PG Mike Conley, Memphis Grizzlies
Stats: 17.2 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 6.0 APG
37. C Nikola Pekovic, Minnesota Timberwolves
Stats: 17.4 PPG, 8.7 RPG, 0.9 APG
36. SF Rudy Gay, Sacramento Kings/Toronto Raptors
Stats: 20.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 2.9 APG
35. PF Zach Randolph, Memphis Grizzlies
Stats: 17.4 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 2.5 APG
34. PG Eric Bledsoe, Phoenix Suns
Stats: 17.7 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 5.5 APG
33. PF David Lee, Golden State Warriors
Stats: 18.2 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 2.1 APG
32. PG Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers
Stats: 20.7 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 5.6 APG
31. PF Paul Millsap, Atlanta Hawks
Stats: 17.9 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 3.1 APG
30. SG DeMar DeRozan, Toronto Raptors
Stats: 22.7 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 4.0 APG
29. PG Ty Lawson, Denver Nuggets
Stats: 17.6 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 8.8 APG
28. C Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls
Stats: 12.6 PPG, 11.3 RPG, 5.4 APG
27. PF Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
Stats: 15.1 PPG, 9.7 RPG, 3.0 APG
26. C Pau Gasol, Los Angeles Lakers
Stats: 17.4 PPG, 9.7 RPG, 3.4 APG
25. PG Isaiah Thomas, Sacramento Kings
Stats: 20.3 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 6.3 APG
24. C Andre Drummond, Detroit Pistons
Stats: 13.5 PPG, 13.2 RPG, 0.4 APG
23. PG Kyle Lowry, Toronto Raptors
Stats: 17.9 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 7.4 APG
22. SG Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat
Stats: 19.0 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 4.7 APG
21. PG Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers
Stats: 20.8 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 6.1 APG
20. SG Goran Dragic, Phoenix Suns
Stats: 20.3 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 5.9 APG
19. C Al Horford, Atlanta Hawks
Stats: 18.6 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 2.6 APG
18. PG John Wall, Washington Wizards
Stats: 19.3 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 8.8 APG
17. SF Paul George, Indiana Pacers
Stats: 21.7 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 3.5 APG
16. PF Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks
Stats: 21.7 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 2.7 APG
15. C Brook Lopez, Brooklyn Nets
Stats: 20.7 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 0.9 APG
14. C Dwight Howard, Houston Rockets
Stats: 18.3 PPG, 12.2 RPG, 1.8 APG
13. C Al Jefferson, Charlotte Bobcats
Stats: 21.8 PPG, 10.8 RPG, 2.1 APG
12. PF LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland Trail Blazers
Stats: 23.2 PPG, 11.1 RPG, 2.6 APG
11. PG Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder
Stats: 21.8 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 6.9 APG
10. SG James Harden, Houston Rockets
Stats: 25.4 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 6.1 APG
9. PF Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans
Stats: 20.8 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 1.6 APG
8. PF Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers
Stats: 24.1 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 3.9 APG
7. PG Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
Stats: 24.0 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 8.5 APG
6. PG Chris Paul, Los Angeles Clippers
Stats: 19.1 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 10.7 APG
5. SF Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks
Stats: 27.4 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 3.1 APG
4. C DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento Kings
Stats: 22.7 PPG, 11.7 RPG, 2.9 APG
3. PF Kevin Love, Cleveland Cavaliers
Stats: 26.1 PPG, 12.5 RPG, 4.4 APG
2. SF LeBron James, Miami Heat
Stats: 27.1 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 6.4 APG
1. SF Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
Stats: 32.0 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 5.5 APG
Position Breakdown
Centers: 12 players
Power Forwards: 13 players
Small Forwards: 5 players
Shooting Guards: 5 players
Point Guards: 15 players
Despite the fact that there are only five small forwards in the entire list, three of them are in the top 5 players list. The likely reason for that is because small forwards are mainly based on scoring and aren’t as likely to have super high assist or rebound numbers…they’re more balanced in those categories. Centers and power forwards tend to get a lot of rebounds and point guards tend to get a lot of assists, giving them an advantage in terms of this top 50 list. Of course, PER is also a factor and no player has an advantage there, so that’s what evens it out. There were also only five shooting guards, and the first one doesn’t appear till #10 on the list, James Harden. The reason for the lack of them is the same reason as for small forwards, but the top of the group are less dominant than the small forwards.
