15.8 composite · lower is better
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Artis Gilmore
Artis Gilmore advanced stats and career rankings
10.8 average league finish
2,813 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Artis Gilmore ranks #107 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #8.3. His #99 full-career value adds a meaningful longevity advantage. Explore Artis Gilmore's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Artis Gilmore 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 Composite15.8
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
- 15.8
- Qualified seasons
- 12
- All-time rank
- #107
Strongest seasons
Every season
Artis Gilmore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | BOS/CHI | 38 | 71 | 893 | -5.25 | 1.2 | #248 | -58.5 | 3rd | Established |
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 37 | 82 | 2,405 | -0.06 | 62.5 | #97 | 99.0 | 69th | Strong |
| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 36 | 71 | 2,395 | +0.44 | 67.7 | #83 | 126.4 | 73rd | Strong |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 35 | 81 | 2,756 | +1.89 | 84.6 | #40 | 232.2 | 89th | Strong |
| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 34 | 64 | 2,034 | +1.25 | 80.2 | #50 | 146.5 | 79th | Strong |
| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 33 | 82 | 2,797 | +2.37 | 88.9 | #29 | 263.3 | 91st | Strong |
| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 32 | 82 | 2,796 | +3.92 | 94.5 | #15 | 341.5 | 95th | Strong |
| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 31 | 82 | 2,832 | +3.44 | 94.8 | #14 | 323.0 | 96th | Strong |
| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 30 | 48 | 1,568 | +2.44 | 88.3 | #28 | 147.7 | 78th | Strong |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 29 | 82 | 3,265 | +3.95 | 97.4 | #7 | 416.3 | 99th | Strong |
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 28 | 82 | 3,067 | +3.84 | 95.3 | #12 | 378.5 | 97th | Strong |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 27 | 82 | 2,877 | +4.63 | 97.9 | #6 | 397.6 | 98th | Strong |
Career movement
Artis Gilmore's career impact by season
Peak +4.63 in 1976–77 · 12 seasons · 29,685 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
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NBA season number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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