153.6 composite · lower is better
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Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman advanced stats and career rankings
146.8 average league finish
-132 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Ben Coleman ranks #2517 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #228.0. His full-career value ranks #4620, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity. Explore Ben Coleman's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Ben Coleman 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 Composite153.6
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
- 153.6
- Qualified seasons
- 3
- All-time rank
- #2517
Strongest seasons
Every season
Ben Coleman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 32 | 9 | 77 | -8.95 | — | — | -10.5 | — | Limited |
| 1989–90Historical Defense Estimate | MIL | 28 | 22 | 305 | -4.63 | — | — | -16.4 | — | Limited |
| 1988–89Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 27 | 58 | 703 | -5.39 | 1.9 | #259 | -48.9 | 6th | Established |
| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | NJN/PHI | 26 | 70 | 1,498 | -3.23 | 14.8 | #214 | -37.3 | 9th | Strong |
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | NJN | 25 | 68 | 1,029 | -2.88 | 18.0 | #211 | -19.3 | 18th | Strong |
Career movement
Ben Coleman's career impact by season
Peak -2.88 in 1986–87 · 5 seasons · 3,612 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
—’91
—’92
—’93
Across-era box estimateWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
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