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Coby Dietrick
Coby Dietrick stats, teams and career impact
#1100 all-timeCareer averages · 6.1 PPG · 3.9 RPG · 2.1 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Center
- Final NBA team
- San Antonio Spurs
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) · 220 lb (100 kg)
- Born
- July 23, 1948 (78 yrs old)
- College
- San Jose State
- NBA seasons
- 7 seasons · 1976–77 to 1982–83
Career summaryCoby Dietrick was a center who played 7 NBA seasons, from 1976–77 through 1982–83.
- Career PPG
- 6.1
- Career RPG
- 3.9
- Career APG
- 2.1
- #47 in 1978–79
- #1100 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Coby Dietrick ranks #1100 all time
Coby Dietrick ranks #1100 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #81.3. His full-career value ranks #977, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
480 games · Career Value Rank #977
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- San Antonio Spurs and Chicago Bulls
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 46.8%FG%
- Three-point
- 18.8%3P%
- Free throw
- 74.1%FT%
480 career games · 9,241 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
Coby Dietrick stats by season
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| 1982–83 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -10.37 | SAS | 8 | 0 | 4.3 | 20.0% | — | 0.0% | — | -6.1 |
| 1981–82 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | -0.05 | CHI | 74 | 0 | 13.5 | 46.0% | 0.0% | 70.4% | #96 | 40.2 |
| 1980–81 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.4 | -0.90 | CHI | 82 | 0 | 15.2 | 45.6% | 33.3% | 69.4% | #143 | 28.5 |
| 1979–80 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 2.7 | -0.05 | CHI | 79 | 0 | 23.2 | 45.4% | 11.1% | 76.3% | #101 | 75.8 |
| 1978–79 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 2.6 | +1.42 | SAS | 76 | 0 | 19.6 | 52.3% | — | 79.8% | #47 | 117.2 |
| 1977–78 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 2.7 | -0.85 | SAS | 79 | 0 | 23.7 | 46.0% | — | 78.1% | #125 | 49.0 |
| 1976–77 | 8.4 | 4.5 | 1.8 | -1.54 | SAS | 82 | 0 | 21.6 | 46.0% | — | 71.7% | #162 | 19.1 |
| Career | 6.1 | 3.9 | 2.1 | — | CHI/SAS | 480 | — | 19.3 | 46.8% | 18.8% | 74.1% | — | — |
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.
104.2 composite · lower is better
102.4 average league finish
324 total value
Career standing
How Coby Dietrick 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 Score104.2
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
- —
- Qualified seasons
- 6
- All-time rank
- #1100
Strongest seasons
Every season
Coby Dietrick 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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| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 34 | 8 | 34 | -10.37 | — | — | -6.1 | — | Limited |
| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 33 | 74 | 999 | -0.05 | 62.6 | #96 | 40.2 | 47th | Standard |
| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 32 | 82 | 1,243 | -0.90 | 42.7 | #143 | 28.5 | 42nd | Broad |
| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 31 | 79 | 1,830 | -0.05 | 56.7 | #101 | 75.8 | 57th | Broad |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 30 | 76 | 1,487 | +1.42 | 79.7 | #47 | 117.2 | 70th | Broad |
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 29 | 79 | 1,876 | -0.85 | 47.5 | #125 | 49.0 | 53rd | Broad |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 28 | 82 | 1,772 | -1.54 | 33.7 | #162 | 19.1 | 36th | Broad |
Career movement
Coby Dietrick's career impact by season
Peak +1.42 in 1978–79 · 7 seasons · 9,241 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 impactMinutes
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.
Coby DietrickLloyd Neal
| NBA season | Coby Dietrick | Lloyd Neal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -1.5 | -0.0 |
| 2 | -0.8 | -0.2 |
| 3 | 1.4 | -0.8 |
| 4 | -0.0 | -0.1 |
| 5 | -0.9 | -2.9 |
| 6 | -0.0 | 1.4 |
| 7 | -10.4 | -11.0 |
NBA season number
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