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Amir Johnson
Amir Johnson advanced stats and career rankings
87.8 average league finish
727 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Amir Johnson ranks #1770 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #75.0. His full-career value ranks #607, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high. Explore Amir Johnson's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Amir Johnson 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
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
- 96.9
- Qualified seasons
- 12
- All-time rank
- #1770
Every season
Amir Johnson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 31 | 51 | 529 | -2.20 | 24.2 | #280 | -2.3 | 26th | Established |
| 2017–18Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 30 | 74 | 1,171 | +0.51 | 67.6 | #118 | 61.2 | 58th | Strong |
| 2016–17Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 29 | 80 | 1,608 | +0.76 | 74.4 | #94 | 89.5 | 74th | Strong |
| 2015–16Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 28 | 79 | 1,800 | +1.40 | 79.6 | #75 | 125.7 | 80th | Strong |
| 2014–15Historical Defense Estimate | TOR | 27 | 75 | 1,979 | -0.92 | 42.4 | #214 | 41.3 | 53rd | Strong |
| 2013–14Historical Defense Estimate | TOR | 26 | 77 | 2,214 | -0.08 | 58.0 | #146 | 81.4 | 66th | Strong |
| 2012–13Historical Defense Estimate | TOR | 25 | 81 | 2,325 | +0.70 | 72.9 | #96 | 118.2 | 76th | Strong |
| 2011–12Historical Defense Estimate | TOR | 24 | 64 | 1,553 | -0.59 | 48.7 | #177 | 40.8 | 54th | Strong |
| 2010–11Historical Defense Estimate | TOR | 23 | 72 | 1,853 | +0.37 | 66.4 | #119 | 85.0 | 67th | Strong |
| 2009–10Historical Defense Estimate | TOR | 22 | 82 | 1,453 | -1.09 | 40.8 | #200 | 25.8 | 41st | Strong |
| 2008–09Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 21 | 62 | 911 | -1.14 | 41.1 | #197 | 14.2 | 37th | Established |
| 2007–08Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 20 | 62 | 764 | +1.83 | 83.4 | #56 | 53.3 | 55th | Established |
| 2006–07Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 19 | 8 | 124 | -3.02 | — | — | -2.3 | — | Limited |
| 2005–06Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 18 | 3 | 39 | -8.48 | — | — | -4.6 | — | Limited |
Career movement
Amir Johnson's career impact by season
Peak +1.83 in 2007–08 · 14 seasons · 18,323 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.
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.
NBA season number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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