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Alvin Robertson
Alvin Robertson stats, teams and career impact
#127 all-timeCareer averages · 14.0 PPG · 5.2 RPG · 5.0 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Shooting guard
- Final NBA team
- Toronto Raptors
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) · 185 lb (84 kg)
- Born
- July 22, 1962 (64 yrs old)
- College
- Arkansas
- NBA seasons
- 10 seasons · 1984–85 to 1995–96
Career summaryAlvin Robertson was a shooting guard who played 10 NBA seasons, from 1984–85 through 1995–96.
- Career PPG
- 14.0
- Career RPG
- 5.2
- Career APG
- 5.0
- #9 in 1985–86
- #127 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Alvin Robertson ranks #127 all time
Alvin Robertson ranks #127 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #11.7. His #118 full-career value adds a meaningful longevity advantage.
450+ minutes required per season
779 games · Career Value Rank #118
NBA honors4× All-Star · All-NBA · 6× All-Defense · DPOY · Most ImprovedContext only; honors are not model inputs.
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- San Antonio Spurs, Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons, and Toronto Raptors
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 47.7%FG%
- Three-point
- 29.5%3P%
- Free throw
- 74.3%FT%
779 career games · 24,669 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Alvin Robertson stats by season
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| 1995–96 | 9.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | +0.31 | TOR | 77 | 69 | 32.2 | 47.0% | 27.2% | 67.7% | #114 | 111.1 |
| 1992–93 | 9.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | +1.48 | DET/MIL | 69 | 54 | 29.1 | 45.8% | 32.8% | 65.6% | #58 | 138.0 |
| 1991–92 | 12.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | +1.91 | MIL | 82 | 79 | 30.0 | 43.0% | 31.9% | 76.3% | #44 | 191.7 |
| 1990–91 | 13.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | +4.28 | MIL | 81 | 81 | 32.1 | 48.5% | 36.5% | 75.7% | #18 | 326.8 |
| 1989–90 | 14.2 | 6.9 | 5.5 | +4.48 | MIL | 81 | 81 | 32.1 | 50.3% | 15.4% | 74.1% | #15 | 343.8 |
| 1988–89 | 17.3 | 5.9 | 6.0 | +3.63 | SAS | 65 | 65 | 35.2 | 48.3% | 20.0% | 72.3% | #17 | 279.4 |
| 1987–88 | 19.6 | 6.1 | 6.8 | +3.76 | SAS | 82 | 82 | 36.3 | 46.5% | 28.4% | 74.8% | #11 | 373.3 |
| 1986–87 | 17.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 | +3.95 | SAS | 81 | 78 | 33.3 | 46.6% | 27.1% | 75.3% | #15 | 340.1 |
| 1985–86 | 17.0 | 6.3 | 5.5 | +4.73 | SAS | 82 | 82 | 35.1 | 51.4% | 27.6% | 79.5% | #9 | 418.8 |
| 1984–85 | 9.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | +0.95 | SAS | 79 | 9 | 21.3 | 49.8% | 36.4% | 73.4% | #56 | 107.8 |
| Career | 14.0 | 5.2 | 5.0 | — | DET/MIL/SAS/TOR | 779 | — | 31.7 | 47.7% | 29.5% | 74.3% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
Film evidence
Alvin Robertson highlights
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Historic performance
Alvin Robertson's quadruple-double
Alvin Robertson's historic performance adds visual context to the numbers on this page, especially the steals, passing and all-around activity behind a rare quadruple-double. The vetted footage complements the season tables and impact model.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
17.0 composite · lower is better
13.4 average league finish
2,631 total value
Career standing
How Alvin Robertson 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
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score17.0
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- —
- Qualified seasons
- 10
- All-time rank
- #127
Strongest seasons
Every season
Alvin Robertson advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 1995–96Historical Defense Estimate | TOR | 33 | 77 | 2,478 | +0.31 | 65.2 | #114 | 111.1 | 73rd | Broad |
| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | DET/MIL | 30 | 69 | 2,006 | +1.48 | 80.7 | #58 | 138.0 | 78th | Broad |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | MIL | 29 | 82 | 2,463 | +1.91 | 85.1 | #44 | 191.7 | 85th | Broad |
| 1990–91Historical Defense Estimate | MIL | 28 | 81 | 2,598 | +4.28 | 94.2 | #18 | 326.8 | 94th | Broad |
| 1989–90Historical Defense Estimate | MIL | 27 | 81 | 2,599 | +4.48 | 95.1 | #15 | 343.8 | 94th | Broad |
| 1988–89Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 26 | 65 | 2,287 | +3.63 | 93.9 | #17 | 279.4 | 92nd | Broad |
| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 25 | 82 | 2,978 | +3.76 | 96.0 | #11 | 373.3 | 97th | Broad |
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 24 | 81 | 2,697 | +3.95 | 94.5 | #15 | 340.1 | 95th | Broad |
| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 23 | 82 | 2,878 | +4.73 | 96.9 | #9 | 418.8 | 98th | Broad |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 22 | 79 | 1,685 | +0.95 | 78.3 | #56 | 107.8 | 69th | Broad |
Career movement
Alvin Robertson's career impact by season
Peak +4.73 in 1985–86 · 10 seasons · 24,669 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
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Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
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Alvin RobertsonSidney Moncrief
| NBA season | Alvin Robertson | Sidney Moncrief |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
| 3 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 5.6 |
| 5 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 6 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 7 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 8 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 9 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 10 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| 11 | Did not play | -0.8 |
NBA season number
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