138.2 composite · lower is better
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Aaron James
Aaron James advanced stats and career rankings
165.2 average league finish
-1 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Aaron James ranks #2332 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #154.3. His full-career value ranks #2078, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high. Explore Aaron James's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Aaron James ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Standard deviations across scoring seasons
Career Composite138.2
Equal average of Best 3, Prime 5, and Best 10 league finishes. The overlapping windows make this explicitly peak-weighted. Lower is better.
- Best 3 weight
- 63.3%
- Score
- 138.2
- Qualified seasons
- 5
- All-time rank
- #2332
Strongest seasons
Every season
Aaron James advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MP | Era-centered box impact | Impact Rate | Rate rank | Season Value | Value percentile | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | NOJ | 26 | 73 | 1,417 | -2.73 | 12.8 | #199 | -23.4 | 12th | Strong |
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | NOJ | 25 | 80 | 2,118 | -1.59 | 31.4 | #163 | 19.6 | 33rd | Strong |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | NOJ | 24 | 52 | 1,059 | -1.58 | 32.9 | #164 | 9.9 | 31st | Strong |
| 1975–76Historical Defense Estimate | NOJ | 23 | 75 | 1,346 | -2.66 | 14.4 | #162 | -19.8 | 12th | Strong |
| 1974–75Historical Defense Estimate | NOJ | 22 | 76 | 1,731 | -1.67 | 26.7 | #138 | 12.9 | 27th | Strong |
Career movement
Aaron James's career impact by season
Peak -1.58 in 1976–77 · 5 seasons · 7,671 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. This is separate from the current lineup-context ranking.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
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Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
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NBA season number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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