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Bill Laimbeer

Bill Laimbeer stats, teams and career impact

#348 all-timeCareer averages · 12.9 PPG · 9.7 RPG · 2.0 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Position
Center
Final NBA team
Detroit Pistons
Height / weight
6 ft 11 in (211 cm) · 245 lb (111 kg)
Born
May 19, 1957 (69 yrs old)
College
Notre Dame
NBA seasons
14 seasons · 1980–81 to 1993–94

Career summaryBill Laimbeer was a center who played 14 NBA seasons, from 1980–81 through 1993–94.

Career PPG
12.9
Career RPG
9.7
Career APG
2.0
Best-Season Impact Rank
#39 in 1989–90
Career Impact Rank
#348 all-time
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Career overview

Why Bill Laimbeer ranks #348 all time

Bill Laimbeer ranks #348 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #37.3. His full-career value ranks #160, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.

Peak#28 in 1983–84

Best league finish

Sustained excellence13 ranked seasons

450+ minutes required per season

Career breadth14 seasons

1,068 games · Career Value Rank #160

NBA honors4× All-StarContext only; honors are not model inputs.

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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources

Full team history

Teams
Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons

Career shooting

NBA regular season
Field goal
49.8%FG%
Three-point
32.6%3P%
Free throw
83.7%FT%

1,068 career games · 33,956 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 Laimbeer stats by season

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1993–949.85.11.3-2.21DET11522.552.2%33.3%84.6%—-1.0
1992–938.75.31.6+0.62DET794124.550.9%37.0%89.4%#8898.3
1991–929.75.62.0-0.34DET814627.647.0%37.6%89.3%#12370.6
1990–9111.09.01.9+0.65DET828132.547.8%29.6%83.7%#84135.3
1989–9012.19.62.1+2.21DET818133.048.4%36.1%85.4%#39221.5
1988–8913.79.62.2+1.53DET818132.649.9%34.9%84.0%#50185.5
1987–8813.510.12.4+0.67DET828235.349.3%33.3%87.4%#73158.1
1986–8715.411.61.8+1.26DET828234.850.1%28.6%89.4%#45195.6
1985–8616.613.11.8+0.98DET828235.349.2%28.6%83.4%#66186.8
1984–8517.512.41.9+1.58DET828235.350.6%22.2%79.7%#45226.4
1983–8417.312.21.8+2.07DET828234.953.0%0.0%86.6%#28251.8
1982–8313.612.13.2+1.63DET828235.049.7%15.4%79.0%#49230.0
1981–829.07.71.3-0.63CLE/DET803422.949.4%30.8%79.3%#13453.1
1980–819.88.62.7+0.35CLE81030.450.3%—76.5%#91121.3
Career12.99.72.0—CLE/DET1068—31.849.8%32.6%83.7%——

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.
Best 5#357

41.2 average league finish

Career Value Rank#160

2,133 total value

Career standing

How Bill Laimbeer ranks all time

These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.

Number-one seasons0

Best in the league

Top-five seasons0

Elite finishes

Top-ten seasons0

Upper-tier finishes

Top-10 Impact Margin0.0

Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons

Career Composite Score42.4

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
256.0
Qualified seasons
13
All-time rank
#348
Strongest seasons

Every season

Bill Laimbeer 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
1993–94Historical Defense EstimateDET3611248-2.21——-1.0—Limited
1992–93Historical Defense EstimateDET35791,933+0.6270.5#8898.371stBroad
1991–92Historical Defense EstimateDET34812,234-0.3457.8#12370.663rdBroad
1990–91Historical Defense EstimateDET33822,668+0.6571.5#84135.378thBroad
1989–90Historical Defense EstimateDET32812,675+2.2186.8#39221.588thBroad
1988–89Historical Defense EstimateDET31812,640+1.5381.4#50185.584thBroad
1987–88Historical Defense EstimateDET30822,897+0.6771.2#73158.182ndBroad
1986–87Historical Defense EstimateDET29822,854+1.2682.8#45195.687thBroad
1985–86Historical Defense EstimateDET28822,891+0.9874.4#66186.886thBroad
1984–85Historical Defense EstimateDET27822,892+1.5882.6#45226.488thBroad
1983–84Historical Defense EstimateDET26822,864+2.0789.1#28251.892ndBroad
1982–83Historical Defense EstimateDET25822,871+1.6381.0#49230.087thBroad
1981–82Historical Defense EstimateCLE/DET24801,829-0.6347.6#13453.151stBroad
1980–81Historical Defense EstimateCLE23812,460+0.3563.7#91121.371stBroad

Career movement

Bill Laimbeer's career impact by season

Peak +2.21 in 1989–90 · 14 seasons · 33,956 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
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload

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Era-centered box impactEstimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average · dashed marker means the player did not play
Bill Laimbeer and Tobias Harris era-centered impact values by NBA season number
NBA seasonBill LaimbeerTobias Harris
10.3-1.2
2-0.60.7
31.60.3
42.11.0
51.61.4
61.02.1
71.31.9
80.70.8
91.51.5
102.22.7
110.6-0.0
12-0.3-0.1
130.60.9
14-2.2-0.7
15Did not play0.2

NBA season number

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How to read this page

Impact Rate shows how strong a player was compared with everyone else that season. Season Value adds how much he played; completed player-profile rows instead show each season's fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. Career Impact Rank rewards a high peak, a long prime, and repeated seasons near the top. Older seasons use clearly labeled estimates where the NBA did not record today's full set of statistics. Read how every ranking works →