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Bob Houbregs
Bob Houbregs stats, teams and career impact
#292 all-timeCareer averages · 9.3 PPG · 5.5 RPG · 1.8 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Center
- Final NBA team
- Detroit Pistons
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) · 225 lb (102 kg)
- Born
- March 12, 1932
- Died
- May 28, 2014 (82 yrs old)
- College
- Washington
- NBA seasons
- 5 seasons · 1953–54 to 1957–58
Career summaryBob Houbregs was a center who played 5 NBA seasons, from 1953–54 through 1957–58.
- Career PPG
- 9.3
- Career RPG
- 5.5
- Career APG
- 1.8
- #8 in 1955–56
- #292 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Bob Houbregs ranks #292 all time
Bob Houbregs ranks #292 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #24.0. His full-career value ranks #983, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
281 games · Career Value Rank #983
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Baltimore Bullets, Milwaukee Hawks, Boston Celtics, Fort Wayne Pistons, and Detroit Pistons
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 40.4%FG%
- Three-point
- —3P%
- Free throw
- 72.1%FT%
281 career games · 6,725 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
Bob Houbregs stats by season
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| 1957–58 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 1.1 | -3.54 | DET | 17 | 0 | 17.8 | 35.8% | — | 69.8% | — | -11.5 |
| 1956–57 | 11.2 | 6.7 | 1.9 | +1.53 | FTW | 60 | 0 | 26.5 | 43.2% | — | 71.4% | #15 | 126.1 |
| 1955–56 | 11.1 | 5.9 | 2.3 | +2.63 | FTW | 70 | 0 | 21.9 | 43.0% | — | 73.9% | #8 | 152.9 |
| 1954–55 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 1.3 | -1.66 | BLB/BOS/FTW | 64 | 0 | 20.7 | 38.3% | — | 70.9% | #61 | 9.6 |
| 1953–54 | 8.7 | 5.4 | 1.8 | -0.92 | BLB/MLH | 70 | 0 | 28.1 | 37.2% | — | 71.4% | #49 | 40.4 |
| Career | 9.3 | 5.5 | 1.8 | — | BLB/BOS/DET/FTW/MLH | 281 | — | 23.9 | 40.4% | — | 72.1% | — | — |
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.
37.0 composite · lower is better
42.5 average league finish
317 total value
Career standing
How Bob Houbregs 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 Score37.0
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
- 79.5
- Qualified seasons
- 4
- All-time rank
- #292
Strongest seasons
Every season
Bob Houbregs 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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| 1957–58Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 25 | 17 | 302 | -3.54 | — | — | -11.5 | — | Modeled |
| 1956–57Historical Defense Estimate | FTW | 24 | 60 | 1,592 | +1.53 | 82.3 | #15 | 126.1 | 73rd | Modeled |
| 1955–56Historical Defense Estimate | FTW | 23 | 70 | 1,535 | +2.63 | 90.7 | #8 | 152.9 | 79th | Modeled |
| 1954–55Historical Defense Estimate | BLB/BOS/FTW | 22 | 64 | 1,326 | -1.66 | 21.1 | #61 | 9.6 | 20th | Modeled |
| 1953–54Historical Defense Estimate | BLB/MLH | 21 | 70 | 1,970 | -0.92 | 41.5 | #49 | 40.4 | 44th | Modeled |
Career movement
Bob Houbregs's career impact by season
Peak +2.63 in 1955–56 · 5 seasons · 6,725 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 impactMinutesModeled estimate
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
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.
Bob HoubregsJared Sullinger
| NBA season | Bob Houbregs | Jared Sullinger |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -0.9 | -2.1 |
| 2 | -1.7 | -0.7 |
| 3 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
| 4 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 5 | -3.5 | -10.1 |
NBA season number
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