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Bill Hanzlik
Bill Hanzlik stats, teams and career impact
#1120 all-timeCareer averages · 7.2 PPG · 2.8 RPG · 2.8 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Small forward
- Final NBA team
- Denver Nuggets
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) · 185 lb (84 kg)
- Born
- December 6, 1957 (68 yrs old)
- College
- Notre Dame
- NBA seasons
- 10 seasons · 1980–81 to 1989–90
Career summaryBill Hanzlik was a small forward who played 10 NBA seasons, from 1980–81 through 1989–90.
- Career PPG
- 7.2
- Career RPG
- 2.8
- Career APG
- 2.8
- #60 in 1985–86
- #1120 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Bill Hanzlik ranks #1120 all time
Bill Hanzlik ranks #1120 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #89.7. His full-career value ranks #898, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
748 games · Career Value Rank #898
NBA honorsAll-DefenseContext only; honors are not model inputs.
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Seattle SuperSonics and Denver Nuggets
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 43.4%FG%
- Three-point
- 21.3%3P%
- Free throw
- 78.1%FT%
748 career games · 15,534 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
Bill Hanzlik stats by season
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| 1989–90 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 | -0.55 | DEN | 81 | 0 | 19.8 | 45.2% | 19.4% | 74.3% | #137 | 50.9 |
| 1988–89 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 2.1 | -2.42 | DEN | 41 | 0 | 17.1 | 43.7% | 20.0% | 78.2% | #199 | -6.6 |
| 1987–88 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | -2.14 | DEN | 77 | 0 | 17.3 | 38.0% | 18.8% | 79.1% | #185 | -4.2 |
| 1986–87 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | +0.14 | DEN | 73 | 10 | 27.3 | 41.2% | 27.5% | 78.6% | #93 | 94.3 |
| 1985–86 | 12.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | +1.19 | DEN | 79 | 0 | 25.1 | 44.7% | 19.5% | 78.5% | #60 | 140.6 |
| 1984–85 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | -1.88 | DEN | 80 | 1 | 20.9 | 42.1% | 6.7% | 75.6% | #179 | 4.4 |
| 1983–84 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 3.1 | -1.38 | DEN | 80 | 14 | 18.4 | 43.1% | 25.0% | 80.7% | #160 | 20.9 |
| 1982–83 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | -2.27 | DEN | 82 | 8 | 18.9 | 42.8% | 14.3% | 78.1% | #193 | -9.7 |
| 1981–82 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 2.3 | -0.37 | SEA | 81 | 76 | 24.4 | 46.8% | 0.0% | 78.4% | #116 | 67.2 |
| 1980–81 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 1.5 | -0.62 | SEA | 74 | 0 | 17.0 | 47.8% | 20.0% | 79.3% | #129 | 36.4 |
| Career | 7.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | — | DEN/SEA | 748 | — | 20.8 | 43.4% | 21.3% | 78.1% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
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.
106.0 composite · lower is better
107.0 average league finish
394 total value
Career standing
How Bill Hanzlik 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 Score106.0
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
- #1120
Strongest seasons
Every season
Bill Hanzlik 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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| 1989–90Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 32 | 81 | 1,605 | -0.55 | 52.6 | #137 | 50.9 | 53rd | Broad |
| 1988–89Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 31 | 41 | 701 | -2.42 | 24.7 | #199 | -6.6 | 27th | Standard |
| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 30 | 77 | 1,334 | -2.14 | 26.4 | #185 | -4.2 | 26th | Broad |
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 29 | 73 | 1,990 | +0.14 | 64.1 | #93 | 94.3 | 68th | Broad |
| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 28 | 79 | 1,982 | +1.19 | 76.8 | #60 | 140.6 | 76th | Broad |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 27 | 80 | 1,673 | -1.88 | 29.6 | #179 | 4.4 | 32nd | Broad |
| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 26 | 80 | 1,469 | -1.38 | 35.9 | #160 | 20.9 | 39th | Broad |
| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 25 | 82 | 1,547 | -2.27 | 24.1 | #193 | -9.7 | 23rd | Broad |
| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | SEA | 24 | 81 | 1,974 | -0.37 | 54.7 | #116 | 67.2 | 58th | Broad |
| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | SEA | 23 | 74 | 1,259 | -0.62 | 48.4 | #129 | 36.4 | 45th | Broad |
Career movement
Bill Hanzlik's career impact by season
Peak +1.19 in 1985–86 · 10 seasons · 15,534 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
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Bill HanzlikMaurice Harkless
| NBA season | Bill Hanzlik | Maurice Harkless |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -0.6 | -0.5 |
| 2 | -0.4 | 0.2 |
| 3 | -2.3 | -3.0 |
| 4 | -1.4 | -0.9 |
| 5 | -1.9 | -0.9 |
| 6 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| 7 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| 8 | -2.1 | -1.5 |
| 9 | -2.4 | -2.6 |
| 10 | -0.6 | -2.8 |
NBA season number
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