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Brian Cardinal
Brian Cardinal advanced stats and career rankings
102.8 average league finish
186 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Brian Cardinal ranks #1471 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #82.7. His full-career value ranks #1216, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high. Explore Brian Cardinal's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Brian Cardinal ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
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Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Standard deviations across scoring seasons
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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
- 83.1
- Qualified seasons
- 4
- All-time rank
- #1471
Strongest seasons
Every season
Brian Cardinal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 34 | 44 | 277 | -6.01 | — | — | -21.1 | — | Limited |
| 2010–11Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 33 | 56 | 618 | +0.22 | 64.7 | #125 | 26.1 | 43rd | Established |
| 2009–10Historical Defense Estimate | MIN | 32 | 29 | 267 | -5.02 | — | — | -16.1 | — | Limited |
| 2008–09Historical Defense Estimate | MIN | 31 | 64 | 909 | -1.93 | 27.9 | #241 | 1.2 | 28th | Established |
| 2007–08Historical Defense Estimate | MEM | 30 | 37 | 440 | -4.56 | — | — | -22.3 | — | Limited |
| 2006–07Historical Defense Estimate | MEM | 29 | 28 | 313 | +1.23 | — | — | 19.7 | — | Limited |
| 2005–06Historical Defense Estimate | MEM | 28 | 36 | 402 | -2.33 | — | — | -2.4 | — | Limited |
| 2004–05Historical Defense Estimate | MEM | 27 | 58 | 1,433 | +0.80 | 72.3 | #96 | 74.0 | 65th | Strong |
| 2003–04Historical Defense Estimate | GSW | 26 | 76 | 1,634 | +2.97 | 92.1 | #27 | 151.8 | 83rd | Strong |
| 2002–03Historical Defense Estimate | WAS | 25 | 5 | 15 | -11.59 | — | — | -2.6 | — | Limited |
| 2001–02Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 24 | 8 | 43 | -9.41 | — | — | -6.0 | — | Limited |
| 2000–01Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 23 | 15 | 126 | -8.42 | — | — | -15.9 | — | Limited |
Career movement
Brian Cardinal's career impact by season
Peak +2.97 in 2003–04 · 12 seasons · 6,477 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.
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Career comparison
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NBA season number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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