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Bobby Brown
Bobby Brown stats, teams and career impact
#2892 all-timeCareer averages · 4.4 PPG · 0.7 RPG · 1.5 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Shooting guard
- Final NBA team
- Houston Rockets
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) · 175 lb (79 kg)
- Born
- September 24, 1984 (42 yrs old)
- College
- Cal State Fullerton
- NBA seasons
- 4 seasons · 2008–09 to 2017–18
Career summaryBobby Brown was a shooting guard who played 4 NBA seasons, from 2008–09 through 2017–18.
- Career PPG
- 4.4
- Career RPG
- 0.7
- Career APG
- 1.5
- #326 in 2008–09
- #2892 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Bobby Brown ranks #2892 all time
Bobby Brown ranks #2892 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #329.8. His full-career value ranks #4571, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
158 games · Career Value Rank #4571
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Minnesota Timberwolves, Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Clippers, New Orleans Hornets, and Houston Rockets
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 37.9%FG%
- Three-point
- 31.7%3P%
- Free throw
- 80.6%FT%
158 career games · 1,688 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
Bobby Brown stats by season
Start with scoring and impact, then switch views for shooting or the full advanced picture. Career percentages use total makes and attempts.
Box impact is an estimate in points per 100 possessions, not the 0–100 Impact Rate score. Zero is league average; higher is better. Rate rank is a league place: No. 1 is best.
Swipe for PPG · RPG · APG · Box impact · Team · G · GS · MPG →
| pts/100 · higher is better | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -9.96 | HOU | 20 | 0 | 5.8 | 32.8% | 27.5% | 50.0% | — | -18.6 |
| 2016–17 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -8.11 | HOU | 25 | 0 | 4.9 | 38.3% | 40.0% | 100.0% | — | -15.6 |
| 2009–10 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | -4.58 | LAC/NOH | 45 | 0 | 11.5 | 37.1% | 26.5% | 86.7% | #327 | -25.8 |
| 2008–09 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 | -4.98 | MIN/SAC | 68 | 2 | 13.7 | 39.2% | 34.6% | 79.1% | #326 | -54.1 |
| Career | 4.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | — | HOU/LAC/MIN/NOH/SAC | 158 | — | 10.7 | 37.9% | 31.7% | 80.6% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
What these measures mean
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average, from the historical box-score model. Zero is league average; higher is better. Historical defense estimates are included where labeled. This is not the live model's lineup-adjusted estimate.
- Impact Rate
- A 0–100 score comparing performance within one season. Higher is better. This is a score, not points per possession.
- Impact estimate
- The season model's final estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, before conversion to the 0–100 Impact Rate score. It includes lineup evidence where available. Zero is league average; higher is better.
- Impact Rate rank
- The player's place among qualified players in that season's Impact Rate ranking. No. 1 is best. This is a rank, not an impact score.
- 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.
331.6 composite · lower is better
332.5 average league finish
-114 total value
- Impact Rate
- 0–100 score within one season. Higher is better.
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, from the historical model. Zero is average; higher is better.
Career standing
How Bobby Brown 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 Score331.6
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
- 336.5
- Qualified seasons
- 2
- All-time rank
- #2892
Strongest seasons
Every season
Bobby Brown 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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| pts/100 · higher is better | 0–100 · higher is better | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 33 | 20 | 115 | -9.96 | — | — | -18.6 | — | Limited |
| 2016–17Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 32 | 25 | 123 | -8.11 | — | — | -15.6 | — | Limited |
| 2009–10Historical Defense Estimate | LAC/NOH | 25 | 45 | 519 | -4.58 | 3.0 | #327 | -25.8 | 8th | Standard |
| 2008–09Historical Defense Estimate | MIN/SAC | 24 | 68 | 931 | -4.98 | 2.4 | #326 | -54.1 | 2nd | Standard |
Career movement
Bobby Brown's box impact by season
Peak box impact -4.58 points per 100 possessions in 2009–10 · 4 seasons · 1,688 minutes
Box impact estimates points per 100 possessions above each season's league average. Zero is average; higher is better. Rank labels show Impact Rate league places, not ranks on this chart's box-impact scale.
Box impact · points per 100 possessionsMinutes
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Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Early-career comparison
Compare the first 4 seasons
Both players are limited to their first 4 seasons. Later seasons never affect the selection or score, and the result is not a career prediction.
Bobby BrownAnthony Roberts
| NBA season | Bobby Brown | Anthony Roberts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -5.0 | -3.9 |
| 2 | -4.6 | -2.9 |
| 3 | -8.1 | -4.9 |
| 4 | -10.0 | -6.6 |
NBA season number · first 4 seasons only
Similar starts
Players with starts similar to Bobby Brown
The start-similarity percentile compares era-relative impact, season-relative workload, trajectory, debut age, and role across exactly 4 seasons and 1,881 eligible starts. Higher means closer; it is not a probability or forecast.
SF · All-Time Career #2066
Anthony Roberts
95.9start similarity percentile
Impact: closeWorkload: very closeTrend: very closeAge: closeRole: close
Medium evidence · first 4 seasonsClosest early-season pairing · 2008–09 ↔ 1977–78SG · All-Time Career #1205Mike Evans
86.8start similarity percentile
Impact: closeWorkload: very closeTrend: closeAge: very closeRole: very close
Medium evidence · first 4 seasonsClosest early-season pairing · 2008–09 ↔ 1979–80SG · All-Time Career #1278Pat Riley
82.2start similarity percentile
Impact: differentWorkload: very closeTrend: closeAge: closeRole: very close
Medium evidence · first 4 seasonsClosest early-season pairing · 2008–09 ↔ 1970–71Impact 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 →