30.3 composite · lower is better
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Bob Gross
Bob Gross advanced stats and career rankings
29.2 average league finish
992 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Bob Gross ranks #248 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #22.3. His full-career value ranks #463, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity. Explore Bob Gross's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Bob Gross 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 Composite30.3
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
- 30.3
- Qualified seasons
- 7
- All-time rank
- #248
Strongest seasons
Every season
Bob Gross 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | SDC | 29 | 27 | 373 | -2.37 | — | — | -2.9 | — | Limited |
| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 28 | 59 | 1,377 | +1.65 | 85.4 | #38 | 105.3 | 72nd | Strong |
| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 27 | 82 | 1,934 | +1.82 | 83.9 | #41 | 158.4 | 79th | Strong |
| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 26 | 62 | 1,581 | -0.56 | 48.9 | #119 | 46.8 | 48th | Strong |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 25 | 53 | 1,441 | +1.23 | 77.1 | #53 | 100.4 | 65th | Strong |
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 24 | 72 | 2,163 | +2.59 | 90.7 | #23 | 215.7 | 88th | Strong |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 23 | 82 | 2,232 | +2.16 | 88.5 | #29 | 208.7 | 89th | Strong |
| 1975–76Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 22 | 76 | 1,474 | +2.82 | 92.6 | #15 | 159.3 | 78th | Strong |
Career movement
Bob Gross's career impact by season
Peak +2.82 in 1975–76 · 8 seasons · 12,575 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
Across-era box estimateWorkload
Career comparison
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NBA season number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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