Sunday, December 5, 2010

Who has the highest Vertical Leap in NBA history?

This is a list of the highest vertical leapers the NBA as seen.
(All measurements are from players in their prime and are from reliable sources, though none of these numbers are official NBA stats.

Players:
  1. Jamario Moon - 47 inches
  2. Spud Webb - 46 inches
  3. Michael Jordan - 44 inches
  4. Lebron James - 44 inches
  5. JR Smith - 44 inches
  6. Dee Brown - 44 inches
  7. Harold Miner - 44 inches
  8. Shawn Kemp - 44 inches
  9. Shannon Brown - 44 inches
  10. Nate Robinson - 43.5 inches
  11. Vince Carter - 43 inches
  12. Steve Francis - 43 inches
  13. Dominque Wilkins - 42 inches
  14. Jordan Farmar - 42 inches
  15. Dr J. Erving - 41 inches
  16. Allen Iverson - 41 inches
  17. Rudy Gay - 40 inches
  18. Amar'e Stoudemire - 40 inches
  19. Larry Nance - 40 inches
  20. Josh Smith - 39.5 inches
  21. Gerald Green* - 39 inches
  22. DeMar DeRozan 38.5 inches
  23. Kobe Bryant - 38 inches
  24. Desmond Mason - 38 inches
  25. Dwight Howard - 38 inches
  26. Ty Lawson - 36.5 inches
  27. Ralph Sampson - 36 inches
  28. Blake Griffin - 35.5 inches
  29. Andre Igoudala - 34.5 inches
others



  • Shaquille O'neal - 32 inches






  •  Magic Johnson - 30 inche






  • Karl Malone - 28 inches





  • I'm currently researching the following players




  • Gerald Wallace






  • Dwayne Wade






  • Tracy Mcgrady






  • Stromile Swift






  • Trevor Ariza 






  • Richard Jefferson






  • David Thompson





  • * Earl Manigault is rumored to have a 52-inch vertical leap as he would often take dollar bills off the top of backboards.

    * Gerald  Green's vertical is rumored to be at 48 inches (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Green#cite_note-19)










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