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Buck Johnson
Buck Johnson advanced stats and career rankings
140.6 average league finish
182 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Buck Johnson ranks #2223 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #125.0. His full-career value ranks #1221, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high. Explore Buck Johnson's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Buck Johnson 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 Composite130.1
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
- 130.1
- Qualified seasons
- 7
- All-time rank
- #2223
Strongest seasons
Every season
Buck Johnson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | WSB | 29 | 73 | 1,287 | -2.83 | 20.3 | #236 | -21.7 | 17th | Strong |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 28 | 80 | 2,202 | -2.44 | 19.7 | #233 | -19.2 | 17th | Strong |
| 1990–91Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 27 | 73 | 2,279 | -1.12 | 43.3 | #166 | 41.4 | 51st | Strong |
| 1989–90Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 26 | 82 | 2,832 | -0.23 | 58.2 | #121 | 105.8 | 70th | Strong |
| 1988–89Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 25 | 67 | 1,850 | -1.01 | 45.6 | #144 | 39.0 | 49th | Strong |
| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 24 | 70 | 879 | -0.25 | 56.4 | #110 | 32.7 | 45th | Established |
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 23 | 60 | 520 | -1.58 | 37.1 | #162 | 4.5 | 34th | Established |
Career movement
Buck Johnson's career impact by season
Peak -0.23 in 1989–90 · 7 seasons · 11,849 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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