114.1 composite · lower is better
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Ben McDonald
Ben McDonald advanced stats and career rankings
109.4 average league finish
-173 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Ben McDonald ranks #2023 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #165.7. His full-career value ranks #4681, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity. Explore Ben McDonald's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Ben McDonald 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 Composite114.1
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
- 114.1
- Qualified seasons
- 2
- All-time rank
- #2023
Strongest seasons
Every season
Ben McDonald 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–89Historical Defense Estimate | GSW | 26 | 11 | 103 | -6.05 | — | — | -9.3 | — | Limited |
| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | GSW | 25 | 81 | 2,039 | -3.56 | 10.0 | #226 | -67.2 | 2nd | Strong |
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | GSW | 24 | 63 | 1,284 | -4.92 | 4.3 | #246 | -79.3 | 2nd | Strong |
| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 23 | 21 | 266 | -5.02 | — | — | -17.0 | — | Limited |
Career movement
Ben McDonald's career impact by season
Peak -3.56 in 1987–88 · 4 seasons · 3,692 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.
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Across-era box estimateWorkload
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.
Ben McDonaldKenny McIntosh
NBA season number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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The score compares the first 4 seasons by impact, workload, position, and trajectory. It does not claim the careers will finish alike.
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