List of NBA All-Star vote leaders

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

LeBron James playing with the Los Angeles Lakers
LeBron James led the voting 10 times and is considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time.

This article lists all-time leading ballot leaders achieved in the NBA All-Star Game fan ballot.

Yearly leaders[edit]

head shot of Michael Jordan
Hall of Famer Michael Jordan led the voting 9 times and is considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
Dr J dunks
Hall of Famer Julius Erving led the voting 4 times, largely because of his flashy moves.
Vince Carter with the Raptors
Vince Carter was a fan favorite for the all-star game in his prime for his high flying dunks. He led the voting 4 times throughout his career.
Kobe Bryant at a game
Kobe Bryant won the 1997 slam dunk contest and was always a fan favorite. He led the voting 4 times and is considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
^ Denotes players who are still active in the NBA
* Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player
Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[a]
§ 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2024[1]
bold Denotes the player won the All-Star Game MVP award that year
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player led the ballots
Season Player Position Nationality Team No. of votes
1975[2] Bob McAdoo* Center  United States Buffalo Braves 98,325
1976[3] Rick Barry* Forward  United States Golden State Warriors 135,471
1977[4] David Thompson* Forward  United States Denver Nuggets 319,047
1978[5] Julius Erving* Forward  United States Philadelphia 76ers 396,503
1979[6] George Gervin* Guard  United States San Antonio Spurs 427,540
1980[7] George Gervin* (2) Guard  United States San Antonio Spurs 286,463
1981[8] Julius Erving* (2) Forward  United States Philadelphia 76ers 304,600
1982[9] Julius Erving* (3) Forward  United States Philadelphia 76ers 432,230
1983[10] Julius Erving* (4) Forward  United States Philadelphia 76ers 707,012
1984[11] Moses Malone* Center  United States Philadelphia 76ers 927,779
1985[12] Magic Johnson* Guard  United States Los Angeles Lakers 957,447
1986[13] Magic Johnson* (2) Guard  United States Los Angeles Lakers 1,060,892
1987[14] Michael Jordan* Guard  United States Chicago Bulls 1,141,733
1988[15] Michael Jordan* (2) Guard  United States Chicago Bulls 1,121,285
1989[16] Michael Jordan* (3) Guard  United States Chicago Bulls 1,003,062
1990[17] Michael Jordan* (4) Guard  United States Chicago Bulls 321,114
1991[18] Michael Jordan* (5) Guard  United States Chicago Bulls 1,217,429
1992[19] Michael Jordan* (6) Guard  United States Chicago Bulls 1,049,573
1993[20] Michael Jordan* (7) Guard  United States Chicago Bulls 1,035,824
1994[21] Charles Barkley* Forward  United States Phoenix Suns 794,936
1995[22] Grant Hill* Forward  United States Detroit Pistons 1,289,585
1996[23] Grant Hill* (2) Forward  United States Detroit Pistons 1,358,004
1997[24] Michael Jordan* (8) Guard  United States Chicago Bulls 2,451,136
1998[25] Michael Jordan* (9) Guard  United States Chicago Bulls 1,028,235
2000[26] Vince Carter§ Forward  United States Toronto Raptors 1,911,973
2001[27] Vince Carter§ (2) Forward  United States Toronto Raptors 1,717,687
2002[28] Vince Carter§ (3) Forward  United States Toronto Raptors 1,470,176
2003[29] Kobe Bryant* Guard  United States Los Angeles Lakers 1,474,386
2004[30] Vince Carter§ (4) Forward  United States Toronto Raptors 2,127,183
2005[31] Yao Ming* Center  China Houston Rockets 2,558,278
2006[32] Yao Ming* (2) Center  China Houston Rockets 1,990,303
2007[33] LeBron James^ Forward  United States Cleveland Cavaliers 2,516,049
2008[34] Kevin Garnett* Forward  United States Boston Celtics 2,399,148
2009[35] Dwight Howard Center  United States Orlando Magic 3,150,181
2010[36] LeBron James^ (2) Forward  United States Cleveland Cavaliers 2,549,693
2011[37] Kobe Bryant* (2) Guard  United States Los Angeles Lakers 2,380,016
2012[38] Dwight Howard (2) Center  United States Orlando Magic 1,600,390
2013[39] Kobe Bryant* (3) Guard  United States Los Angeles Lakers 1,591,437
2014[40] LeBron James^ (3) Forward  United States Miami Heat 1,416,419
2015[41] Stephen Curry^ Guard  United States Golden State Warriors 1,513,324
2016[42] Kobe Bryant* (4) Forward  United States Los Angeles Lakers 1,891,614
2017[43] LeBron James^ (4) Forward  United States Cleveland Cavaliers 1,893,751
2018[44] LeBron James^ (5) Forward  United States Cleveland Cavaliers 2,638,294
2019[45] LeBron James^ (6) Forward  United States Los Angeles Lakers 4,620,809
2020[46] LeBron James^ (7) Forward  United States Los Angeles Lakers 6,275,459
2021[47] LeBron James^ (8) Forward  United States Los Angeles Lakers 5,922,554
2022[48] LeBron James^ (9) Forward  United States Los Angeles Lakers 9,128,231
2023 LeBron James^ (10) Forward  United States Los Angeles Lakers 7,418,116
2024 Giannis Antetokounmpo^ Forward  Greece Milwaukee Bucks 5,427,874
  1. ^ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.

Multi-time leaders[edit]

Times led Player Years
10 LeBron James 2007, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
9 Michael Jordan 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998
4 Julius Erving 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983
Vince Carter 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004
Kobe Bryant 2003, 2011, 2013, 2016
2 George Gervin 1979, 1980
Magic Johnson 1985, 1986
Grant Hill 1995, 1996
Yao Ming 2005, 2006
Dwight Howard 2009, 2012

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2024 Hall of Fame Candidates". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "1975 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "1976 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  4. ^ "1977 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "1978 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "1979 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  7. ^ "1980 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  8. ^ "1981 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  9. ^ "1982 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  10. ^ "1983 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  11. ^ "1984 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  12. ^ "1985 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  13. ^ "1986 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  14. ^ "1987 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  15. ^ "1988 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  16. ^ "1989 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  17. ^ "1990 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  18. ^ "1991 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  19. ^ "1992 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  20. ^ "1993 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  21. ^ "1994 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  22. ^ "1995 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  23. ^ "1996 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  24. ^ "1997 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  25. ^ "1998 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  26. ^ "2000 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  27. ^ "2001 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  28. ^ "2002 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  29. ^ "2003 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  30. ^ "2004 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  31. ^ "2005 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  32. ^ "2006 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  33. ^ "2007 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  34. ^ "2008 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  35. ^ "2009 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  36. ^ "2010 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  37. ^ "2011 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  38. ^ "2012 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  39. ^ "2013 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  40. ^ "2014 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  41. ^ "2015 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  42. ^ "2016 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  43. ^ "2017 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  44. ^ "2018 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  45. ^ "2019 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  46. ^ "2021 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  47. ^ "2021 NBA All-Star Game Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  48. ^ "2022 NBA All-Star Game Voting".