209.8 composite · lower is better
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Al Thornton
Al Thornton advanced stats and career rankings
229.0 average league finish
-103 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Al Thornton ranks #2970 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #273.3. His full-career value ranks #4523, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity. Explore Al Thornton's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Al Thornton 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 Composite209.8
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
- 209.8
- Qualified seasons
- 4
- All-time rank
- #2970
Strongest seasons
Every season
Al Thornton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11Historical Defense Estimate | GSW/WAS | 27 | 71 | 1,383 | -2.97 | 14.8 | #300 | -26.3 | 11th | Strong |
| 2009–10Historical Defense Estimate | LAC/WAS | 26 | 75 | 2,079 | -2.85 | 12.8 | #294 | -34.1 | 6th | Strong |
| 2008–09Historical Defense Estimate | LAC | 25 | 71 | 2,654 | -2.59 | 18.9 | #271 | -29.9 | 10th | Strong |
| 2007–08Historical Defense Estimate | LAC | 24 | 79 | 2,158 | -2.30 | 23.3 | #255 | -12.3 | 21st | Strong |
Career movement
Al Thornton's career impact by season
Peak -2.30 in 2007–08 · 4 seasons · 8,274 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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Early-career comparison
Compare the first 4 seasons
Only the first 4 NBA seasons are compared, so this is a similarity of starts—not a prediction of the full career.
Al ThorntonBruce Seals
NBA season number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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