153.8 composite · lower is better
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Brandon Knight
Brandon Knight advanced stats and career rankings
169.0 average league finish
228 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Brandon Knight ranks #2521 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #100.3. His full-career value ranks #1138, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high. Explore Brandon Knight's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Brandon Knight 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 Composite153.8
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
- 153.8
- Qualified seasons
- 8
- All-time rank
- #2521
Strongest seasons
Every season
Brandon Knight 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | DAL | 30 | 5 | 65 | -9.30 | — | — | -9.4 | — | Limited |
| 2019–20Historical Defense Estimate | CLE/DET | 28 | 25 | 462 | -3.82 | 6.3 | #331 | -17.2 | 14th | Established |
| 2018–19Historical Defense Estimate | CLE/HOU | 27 | 39 | 736 | -4.70 | 2.4 | #360 | -40.0 | 5th | Established |
| 2016–17Historical Defense Estimate | PHO | 25 | 54 | 1,140 | -3.68 | 7.7 | #336 | -40.1 | 6th | Strong |
| 2015–16Historical Defense Estimate | PHO | 24 | 52 | 1,870 | -0.33 | 55.6 | #162 | 64.0 | 64th | Strong |
| 2014–15Historical Defense Estimate | MIL/PHO | 23 | 63 | 2,035 | +1.98 | 85.7 | #54 | 159.3 | 86th | Strong |
| 2013–14Historical Defense Estimate | MIL | 22 | 72 | 2,400 | +0.85 | 75.7 | #85 | 130.6 | 80th | Strong |
| 2012–13Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 21 | 75 | 2,365 | -2.28 | 21.1 | #277 | -12.5 | 17th | Strong |
| 2011–12Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 20 | 66 | 2,129 | -2.18 | 22.4 | #267 | -7.1 | 20th | Strong |
Career movement
Brandon Knight's career impact by season
Peak +1.98 in 2014–15 · 9 seasons · 13,202 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
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Across-era box estimateWorkload
Career comparison
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