HOF Monitor Leaders

About HOF Monitor (Likely HOFer > 135)

This formula provides a handy guide for rating a player's HOF chances. It is NOT meant to be a way to compare players of different eras or even of similar eras, but instead is based on specific stats and awards which seem to push a player towards HOF induction. The best way to get into the HOF is to win an MVP. Every NBA player who has won an MVP is in the HOF. One thing you will notice is that good young players tend to jump out to a quick pace. This score is not cumulative, so a player's score can decrease after bad or average seasons.

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All Time HOF Monitor Scores
1. Kareem Abdul-jabbar833*
2. Michael Jordan731*
3. Wilt Chamberlain639*
4. Bill Russell628*
5. Magic Johnson549*
6. Larry Bird529*
7. Karl Malone501
8. Bob Pettit 460*
9. Moses Malone449*
10. Tim Duncan441
11. Oscar Robertson409*
12. Shaquille O'neal 366
13. Bob Cousy 364*
14. Hakeem Olajuwon338*
15. Kobe Bryant331
16. Jerry West317*
17. Charles Barkley315*
18. Steve Nash309
19. Elgin Baylor308*
20. Julius Erving 295*
21. Kevin Garnett294
22. David Robinson289*
23. Dirk Nowitzki262
24. Allen Iverson 249
25. LeBron James 245
26. John Havlicek 223*
27. Wes Unseld223*
28. Bob McAdoo221*
29. Dolph Schayes 220*
30. Jason Kidd 216
31. George Gervin213*
32. Rick Barry 212*
33. Dave Cowens 208*
34. Elvin Hayes 206*
35. Willis Reed 204*
36. Walt Frazier200*
37. John Stockton194*
38. Jerry Lucas 194*
39. Scottie Pippen189
40. George Mikan 187*
41. Isiah Thomas182*
42. Bill Walton 181*
43. Gary Payton173
44. Nate Archibald 167*
45. Billy Cunningham 165*
46. Clyde Drexler 164*
47. Bill Sharman 162*
48. Neil Johnston 156*
49. Patrick Ewing156*
50. Robert Parish152*
51. Paul Arizin 152*
52. Dave Bing 150*
53. Walt Bellamy 147*
54. Paul Westphal143
55. Pete Maravich143*
56. Dominique Wilkins142*
57. Kevin McHale 141*
58. Artis Gilmore 140
59. Chris Webber139
60. Spencer Haywood138
61. Tracy McGrady 136
62. Bob Lanier 136*
63. Bernard King 135
64. Sam Jones 135*
65. Gail Goodrich134*
66. Dennis Johnson134
67. Tim Hardaway 130
68. Reggie Miller130
69. Hal Greer 130*
70. Lenny Wilkens 129*
71. Alex English 129*
72. Paul Pierce 128
73. David Thompson 128*
74. Nate Thurmond 128*
75. Bailey Howell 127*
76. Ed Macauley 127*
77. Adrian Dantley 126*
78. Earl Monroe 125*
79. Dwyane Wade125
80. Jack Sikma125
81. Anfernee Hardaway125
82. Ray Allen123
83. Bob Davies 123*
84. Larry Nance 122
85. Vince Carter 121
86. Kevin Johnson121
87. Horace Grant 121
88. Buck Williams 121
89. Dan Issel 121*
90. Chris Mullin120
91. Gus Williams 120
92. Sam Cassell119
93. Grant Hill119
94. Dwight Howard 119
95. Mitch Richmond118
96. Maurice Cheeks 118
97. Dennis Rodman118
98. Marques Johnson 118
99. Mark Jackson 117
100. Alonzo Mourning117

*Hall of Fame Member
BOLD - Not yet eligible player

HOF Monitor Scores of current or not yet eligible players
1. Karl Malone501
2. Tim Duncan441
3. Shaquille O'neal 366
4. Kobe Bryant331
5. Steve Nash309
6. Kevin Garnett294
7. Dirk Nowitzki262
8. Allen Iverson 249
9. LeBron James 245
10. Jason Kidd 216
11. Scottie Pippen189
12. Gary Payton173
13. Chris Webber139
14. Tracy McGrady 136
15. Reggie Miller130
16. Paul Pierce 128
17. Dwyane Wade125
18. Anfernee Hardaway125
19. Ray Allen123
20. Vince Carter 121
21. Horace Grant 121
22. Sam Cassell119
23. Grant Hill119
24. Dwight Howard 119
25. Mark Jackson 117
26. Alonzo Mourning117
27. Chris Paul 117
28. Latrell Sprewell116
29. Shawn Marion114
30. Rod Strickland113
31. Elton Brand111
32. Stephon Marbury 111
33. Dikembe Mutombo 109
34. Kevin Willis 108
35. Andre Miller 108
36. Charles Oakley 107
37. Vlade Divac 105
38. Amare Stoudemire 104
39. Chauncey Billups 102
40. Eddie Jones 101
41. Mike Bibby 100
42. Rasheed Wallace 99
43. Shareef Abdur-rahim99
44. Pau Gasol99
45. Baron Davis 98
46. Derrick Coleman 98
47. Tony Parker97
48. Antawn Jamison 97
49. Steve Francis 97
50. Jason Terry 95

HOF Monitor Scores of eligible players not in the HOF
1. Paul Westphal 143
2. Artis Gilmore 140
3. Spencer Haywood 138
4. Bernard King 135
5. Dennis Johnson 134
6. Jack Sikma 125
7. Larry Nance 122
8. Kevin Johnson 121
9. Buck Williams 121
10. Chris Mullin 120
11. Gus Williams 120
12. Mitch Richmond 118
13. Maurice Cheeks 118
14. Dennis Rodman 118
15. Marques Johnson 118
16. Otis Thorpe 117
17. Ron Harper 117
18. Reggie Theus 117
19. Sidney Moncrief 116
20. Bill Laimbeer 116
21. Jeff Hornacek 115
22. George McGinnis 114
23. Paul Silas 114
24. Chet Walker 113
25. Terry Porter 113
26. Mark Price 113
27. Bob Dandridge 112
28. Walter Davis 112
29. Randy Smith 110
30. Jojo White 110
31. Lafayette Lever 110
32. Norm Nixon 109
33. Bill Bridges 109
34. Jamaal Wilkes 109
35. Derek Harper 108
36. Terry Cummings 107
37. Richie Guerin 107
38. Truck Robinson 105
39. Mookie Blaylock 105
40. Dick Van Arsdale 105
41. Alvin Robertson 104
42. Rolando Blackman 104
43. Sam Lacey 104
44. Byron Scott 104
45. Maurice Lucas 104
46. Happy Hairston 103
47. Detlef Schrempf 103
48. A.c. Green 102
49. Tom Chambers 102
50. Alvan Adams 101

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Career and season figures are read off the site’s own statistical tables; anything said about an operator is taken from the terms that operator publishes. A field with no source is left empty rather than filled in.

Updated 1 November 2026