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Best Point Guards Year-By-Year

This is my rankings of the best Point Guards in the NBA each season over the past 30 seasons. This is based not only on the season stats, but also considering playoff performances as well.

1990:

Best Point Guard – Magic Johnson

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
22.3	11.5	6.6	.480

Runner Up – John Stockton

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
17.2	14.5	2.6	.514

1991:

Best Point Guard – Magic Johnson

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
19.4	12.5	7.0	.477

Runner Up – John Stockton

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
17.2	14.2	2.9	.507

 

1992:

Best Point Guard – John Stockton

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
15.8	13.7	3.3	.482

Runner Up – Tim Hardaway

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
23.4	10.0	2.8	.461

 

1993:

Best Point Guard – John Stockton

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
15.1	12.0	2.9	.486

Runner Up – Tim Hardaway

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
21.5	10.6	4.0	.447

 

1994:

Best Point Guard – John Stockton

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
15.1	12.6	3.1	.528

Runner Up – Gary Payton

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
16.5	6.0	3.3	.504

 

1995:

Best Point Guard – John Stockton

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
14.7	12.3	3.1	.542

Runner Up – Penny Hardaway

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
20.9	7.2	4.4	.512

 

1996:

Best Point Guard – Penny Hardaway

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
21.7	7.1	4.3	.513

Runner Up – John Stockton

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
14.7	11.2	2.8	.538

1996:

Best Point Guard – Penny Hardaway

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
21.7	7.1	4.3	.513

Runner Up – John Stockton

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
14.7	11.2	2.8	.538

 

1997:

Best Point Guard – Gary Payton

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
21.8	7.1	4.6	.476

Runner Up – Tim Hardaway

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
20.3	8.6	3.4	.415

 

1998:

Best Point Guard – Gary Payton

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
19.2	8.3	4.6	.453

Runner Up – Tim Hardaway

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
18.9	8.3	3.7	.431

 

1999:

Best Point Guard – Jason Kidd

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
16.9	10.8	6.8	.444

Runner Up – Gary Payton

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
21.7	8.7	4.9	.434

2000:

Best Point Guard – Gary Payton

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
24.2	6.5	5.2	.448

Runner Up – Jason Kidd

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
14.3	10.1	5.8	.409

2001:

Best Point Guard – Jason Kidd

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
16.9	9.8	6.4	.411

Runner Up – Gary Payton

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
23.1	8.1	4.6	.456

2002:

Best Point Guard – Jason Kidd

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
14.7	9.9	7.3	.391

Runner Up – Gary Payton

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
22.1	9.0	4.8	.467

2003:

Best Point Guard – Jason Kidd

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
18.7	8.9	6.3	.414

Runner Up – Gary Payton

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
20.4	8.3	4.2	.454

2004:

Best Point Guard – Jason Kidd

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
15.5	9.2	6.4	.384

Runner Up – Steve Nash

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
14.5	8.8	3.2	.470

2005:

Best Point Guard – Steve Nash

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
15.5	9.2	6.4	.384

Runner Up – Allen Iverson*

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
30.7	7.9	4.0	.424

2006:

Best Point Guard – Steve Nash

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
18.8	10.5	4.2	.512

Runner Up – Allen Iverson*

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
33.0	7.4	3.2	.447

2007:

Best Point Guard – Steve Nash

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
18.6	11.6	3.5	.532

Runner Up – Jason Kidd

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
13.0	9.2	8.2	.456

2008:

Best Point Guard – Chris Paul

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
21.1	11.6	4.0	.488

Runner Up – Steve Nash

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
16.9	11.1	3.5	.504

2009:

Best Point Guard – Chris Paul

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
22.8	11.0	5.5	.503

Runner Up – Deron Williams

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
19.4	10.7	2.9	.471

2010:

Best Point Guard – Steve Nash

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
16.5	11.0	3.3	.507

Runner Up – Chris Paul

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
18.7	10.7	4.0	.493

2011:

Best Point Guard – Derrick Rose

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
25.0	7.7	4.1	.445

Runner Up – Steve Nash

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
14.7	11.4	3.5	.492

2012:

Best Point Guard – Chris Paul

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
19.8	9.1	3.6	.478

Runner Up – Russell Westbrook

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
23.6	5.5	4.6	.457

2013:

Best Point Guard – Chris Paul

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
16.9	9.7	3.7	.481

Runner Up – Russell Westbrook

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
23.2	3.9	5.2	.438

2014:

Best Point Guard – Chris Paul

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
19.1	10.7	4.3	.467

Runner Up – Stephen Curry

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
24.0	8.5	4.3	.471

2015:

Best Point Guard – Stephen Curry

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
19.1	10.2	4.6	.485

Runner Up – Chris Paul

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
23.8	7.7	4.3	.487

2016:

Best Point Guard – Stephen Curry

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
30.1	6.7	5.4	.504

Runner Up – Russell Westbrook

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
23.5	10.4	7.8	.454

2017:

Best Point Guard – Russell Westbrook

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
31.6	10.4	10.7	.425

Runner Up – Stephen Curry

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
25.3	6.6	4.5	.468

2018:

Best Point Guard – Russell Westbrook

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
25.4	10.3	10.1	.449

Runner Up – Damian Lillard

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
26.9	6.6	4.5	.439

2019:

Best Point Guard – Stephen Curry

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
27.3	5.2	5.3	.472

Runner Up – Damian Lillard

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
25.8	6.9	4.6	.444

2020:

Best Point Guard – Luka Dončić

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
28.8	8.8	9.4	.463

Runner Up – Damian Lillard

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
30.0	8.0	4.3	.463

2021:

Best Point Guard – Stephen Curry

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
32.0	5.8	5.5	.482

Runner Up – Luka Dončić

PPG	APG	RPG	FG%
27.7	8.6	8.0	.479

 

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