Most dominant Win Share seasons

[Dr Positivity]

I did an exercise of comparing the leader in Win Shares every season, to the average of players ranked 2-5 in that season. This gives us an estimate of how significant their lead in Win Shares is over the other elite players.

1974-2022 (steals and blocks era)

1976 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.56
1977 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.521
2021 Nikola Jokic 1.515
2004 Kevin Garnett 1.452
1988 Michael Jordan 1.432
1975 Bob McAdoo 1.413
1994 David Robinson 1.379
1974 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.373
2014 Kevin Durant 1.371
2010 Lebron James 1.36
2013 Lebron James 1.35
2000 Shaquille O'Neal 1.348
1996 Michael Jordan 1.342
2002 Tim Duncan 1.338
2009 Lebron James 1.336
1986 Larry Bird 1.328
1991 Michael Jordan 1.31
2012 Lebron James 1.306
2022 Nikola Jokic 1.299
2016 Stephen Curry 1.279
1995 David Robinson 1.277
1997 Michael Jordan 1.262
1985 Larry Bird 1.256
1992 Michael Jordan 1.255
1989 Michael Jordan 1.253
2008 Chris Paul 1.245
2007 Dirk Nowitzki 1.244
1980 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.223
1998 Karl Malone 1.197
1984 Adrian Dantley 1.187
2020 James Harden 1.18
1983 Moses Malone 1.18
1982 Moses Malone 1.176
1990 Michael Jordan 1.173
1993 Michael Jordan 1.17
1987 Michael Jordan 1.166
2019 James Harden 1.152
2006 Dirk Nowitzki 1.142
2018 James Harden 1.132
2005 Kevin Garnett 1.126
1999 Karl Malone 1.116
2015 James Harden 1.116
2011 Lebron James 1.114
1979 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.108
2017 James Harden 1.095
2001 Shaquille O'Neal 1.088
1981 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.067
1978 David Thompson 1.058
2003 Tim Duncan 1.051

1955-2022

1968 Wilt Chamberlain 1.759
1972 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.752
1971 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.664
1967 Wilt Chamberlain 1.564
1976 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.56
1973 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.531
1962 Wilt Chamberlain 1.53
1966 Wilt Chamberlain 1.529
1977 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.521
2021 Nikola Jokic 1.515
1964 Wilt Chamberlain 1.488
2004 Kevin Garnett 1.452
1988 Michael Jordan 1.432
1975 Bob McAdoo 1.413
1963 Wilt Chamberlain 1.403
1960 Wilt Chamberlain 1.393
1994 David Robinson 1.379
1974 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.373
2014 Kevin Durant 1.371
2010 Lebron James 1.36
2013 Lebron James 1.35
2000 Shaquille O'Neal 1.348
1961 Wilt Chamberlain 1.343
1996 Michael Jordan 1.342
2002 Tim Duncan 1.338
2009 Lebron James 1.336
1986 Larry Bird 1.328
1955 Neil Johnston 1.316
1991 Michael Jordan 1.31
2012 Lebron James 1.306
2022 Nikola Jokic 1.299
2016 Stephen Curry 1.279
1995 David Robinson 1.277
1997 Michael Jordan 1.262
1985 Larry Bird 1.256
1992 Michael Jordan 1.255
1989 Michael Jordan 1.253
2008 Chris Paul 1.245
2007 Dirk Nowitzki 1.244
1980 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.223
1998 Karl Malone 1.197
1958 Dolph Schayes 1.191
1984 Adrian Dantley 1.187
1983 Moses Malone 1.18
2020 James Harden 1.18
1982 Moses Malone 1.176
1990 Michael Jordan 1.173
1957 Neil Johnston 1.171
1993 Michael Jordan 1.17
1987 Michael Jordan 1.166
1959 Bob Pettit 1.165
2019 James Harden 1.152
2006 Dirk Nowitzki 1.142
1956 Neil Johnston 1.139
2018 James Harden 1.132
1969 Willis Reed 1.131
2005 Kevin Garnett 1.126
1999 Karl Malone 1.116
2015 James Harden 1.116
2011 Lebron James 1.114
1970 Jerry West 1.109
1979 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.108
1965 Oscar Robertson 1.104
2017 James Harden 1.095
2001 Shaquille O'Neal 1.088
1981 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.067
1978 David Thompson 1.058
2003 Tim Duncan 1.051

2023 Jokic is on pace for 1.37.

[Dr Positivity]

Jokic in 21 is so high partly cause he played all games. Giannis never leads the league in WS cause of minutes played, he is WS/48 leader in his two MVP seasons. This also allows Harden to lead in WS 4 times in a row and 5 of 6 years which only the ATGs are supposed to do, but all of them are by smaller margins.

Kareem keeping up with Wilt is impressive considering the latter's minutes.