# List of NBA All-Star vote leaders

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

## Yearly leaders

| ^ | 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 |
| § | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2024 |
| 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 | Bob McAdoo* | Center | United States | Buffalo Braves | 98,325 |
| 1976 | Rick Barry* | Forward | United States | Golden State Warriors | 135,471 |
| 1977 | David Thompson* | Forward | United States | Denver Nuggets | 319,047 |
| 1978 | Julius Erving* | Forward | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | 396,503 |
| 1979 | George Gervin* | Guard | United States | San Antonio Spurs | 427,540 |
| 1980 | George Gervin* (2) | Guard | United States | San Antonio Spurs | 286,463 |
| 1981 | Julius Erving* (2) | Forward | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | 304,600 |
| 1982 | Julius Erving* (3) | Forward | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | 432,230 |
| 1983 | Julius Erving* (4) | Forward | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | 707,012 |
| 1984 | Moses Malone* | Center | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | 927,779 |
| 1985 | Magic Johnson* | Guard | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | 957,447 |
| 1986 | Magic Johnson* (2) | Guard | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | 1,060,892 |
| 1987 | Michael Jordan* | Guard | United States | Chicago Bulls | 1,141,733 |
| 1988 | Michael Jordan* (2) | Guard | United States | Chicago Bulls | 1,121,285 |
| 1989 | Michael Jordan* (3) | Guard | United States | Chicago Bulls | 1,003,062 |
| 1990 | Michael Jordan* (4) | Guard | United States | Chicago Bulls | 321,114 |
| 1991 | Michael Jordan* (5) | Guard | United States | Chicago Bulls | 1,217,429 |
| 1992 | Michael Jordan* (6) | Guard | United States | Chicago Bulls | 1,049,573 |
| 1993 | Michael Jordan* (7) | Guard | United States | Chicago Bulls | 1,035,824 |
| 1994 | Charles Barkley* | Forward | United States | Phoenix Suns | 794,936 |
| 1995 | Grant Hill* | Forward | United States | Detroit Pistons | 1,289,585 |
| 1996 | Grant Hill* (2) | Forward | United States | Detroit Pistons | 1,358,004 |
| 1997 | Michael Jordan* (8) | Guard | United States | Chicago Bulls | 2,451,136 |
| 1998 | Michael Jordan* (9) | Guard | United States | Chicago Bulls | 1,028,235 |
| 2000 | Vince Carter$^§$ | Forward | United States | Toronto Raptors | 1,911,973 |
| 2001 | Vince Carter$^§$ (2) | Forward | United States | Toronto Raptors | 1,717,687 |
| 2002 | Vince Carter$^§$ (3) | Forward | United States | Toronto Raptors | 1,470,176 |
| 2003 | Kobe Bryant* | Guard | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | 1,474,386 |
| 2004 | Vince Carter$^§$ (4) | Forward | United States | Toronto Raptors | 2,127,183 |
| 2005 | Yao Ming* | Center | China | Houston Rockets | 2,558,278 |
| 2006 | Yao Ming* (2) | Center | China | Houston Rockets | 1,990,303 |
| 2007 | LeBron James^ | Forward | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | 2,516,049 |
| 2008 | Kevin Garnett* | Forward | United States | Boston Celtics | 2,399,148 |
| 2009 | Dwight Howard$^†$ | Center | United States | Orlando Magic | 3,150,181 |
| 2010 | LeBron James^ (2) | Forward | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | 2,549,693 |
| 2011 | Kobe Bryant* (2) | Guard | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | 2,380,016 |
| 2012 | Dwight Howard$^†$ (2) | Center | United States | Orlando Magic | 1,600,390 |
| 2013 | Kobe Bryant* (3) | Guard | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | 1,591,437 |
| 2014 | LeBron James^ (3) | Forward | United States | Miami Heat | 1,416,419 |
| 2015 | Stephen Curry^ | Guard | United States | Golden State Warriors | 1,513,324 |
| 2016 | Kobe Bryant* (4) | Forward | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | 1,891,614 |
| 2017 | LeBron James^ (4) | Forward | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | 1,893,751 |
| 2018 | LeBron James^ (5) | Forward | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | 2,638,294 |
| 2019 | LeBron James^ (6) | Forward | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | 4,620,809 |
| 2020 | LeBron James^ (7) | Forward | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | 6,275,459 |
| 2021 | LeBron James^ (8) | Forward | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | 5,922,554 |
| 2022 | 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 |
| 2025 | Giannis Antetokounmpo^ (2) | Forward | Greece | Milwaukee Bucks | 4,435,266 |
* ↑ 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

| 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 |
| 4 | Vince Carter | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 |
| 4 | Kobe Bryant | 2003, 2011, 2013, 2016 |
| 2 | George Gervin | 1979, 1980 |
| 2 | Magic Johnson | 1985, 1986 |
| 2 | Grant Hill | 1995, 1996 |
| 2 | Yao Ming | 2005, 2006 |
| 2 | Dwight Howard | 2009, 2012 |
| 2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | 2024, 2025 |