Legacy Era
Michael Jordan Era (84-85 to 97-98)
The era opens in 84-85, Michael Jordan's first scoring season, and closes in 97-98, the last. Of all the Legacy Index earned across those 14 seasons, that one career took 20.0% — what follows is how the share accumulated, season by season, against everyone else scoring in the same years.
Compare their career curvesLegacy Index by Season
Legacy Index Comparison
Era Leaders
Legacy Index Earned (84-85 to 97-98)
- 1 Michael JordanThrone 115 20.0% FMVP 6MVP 51st 102nd 1
- 2 Magic JohnsonOld Guard 56 9.8% FMVP 1MVP 31st 7
- 3 Hakeem OlajuwonRival 46 8.0% FMVP 2MVP 11st 62nd 3
- 4 Karl MaloneRival 39 6.8% MVP 11st 102nd 1
- 5 Larry BirdOld Guard 36 6.3% FMVP 1MVP 21st 42nd 1
- 6 Scottie PippenLieutenant 29 5.1% 1st 32nd 2
- 7 Charles BarkleyRival 27 4.7% MVP 11st 52nd 5
- Kareem Abdul-JabbarOld Guard 20 3.5% FMVP 11st 12nd 1
- 8 Isiah ThomasOld Guard 20 3.5% FMVP 11st 22nd 1
- 8 David Robinson 20 3.5% MVP 11st 42nd 2
Everyone who earned at least 3% of the league's Legacy Index during this era appears here. Every number in a row counts these seasons only, so a career that ran past the era shows less here than on its own profile.
Throne is the player the era is named for. Rival took 4.5% or more and peaked in this window; Lieutenant won a title alongside the Throne; Old Guard and Next Wave peaked in an earlier or a later era.