110.5 composite · lower is better
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Cody Zeller
Cody Zeller advanced stats and career rankings
110.6 average league finish
454 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Cody Zeller ranks #1976 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #102.7. His full-career value ranks #827, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high. Explore Cody Zeller's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Cody Zeller 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 Composite110.5
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
- 110.5
- Qualified seasons
- 8
- All-time rank
- #1976
Strongest seasons
Every season
Cody Zeller 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | NOP | 31 | 43 | 320 | -3.44 | — | — | -9.4 | — | Limited |
| 2022–23 | MIA | 30 | 15 | 217 | -4.84 | — | — | -12.4 | — | Limited |
| 2021–22 | POR | 29 | 27 | 355 | -2.11 | — | — | -0.8 | — | Limited |
| 2020–21 | CHO | 28 | 48 | 1,005 | +0.43 | 65.8 | #127 | 50.1 | 57th | Strong |
| 2019–20Historical Defense Estimate | CHO | 27 | 58 | 1,341 | +0.91 | 70.7 | #104 | 77.8 | 66th | Strong |
| 2018–19Historical Defense Estimate | CHO | 26 | 49 | 1,243 | +0.38 | 66.6 | #124 | 60.8 | 61st | Strong |
| 2017–18Historical Defense Estimate | CHO | 25 | 33 | 627 | -1.17 | 37.1 | #228 | 10.7 | 32nd | Established |
| 2016–17Historical Defense Estimate | CHO | 24 | 62 | 1,725 | +0.95 | 75.5 | #90 | 101.3 | 77th | Strong |
| 2015–16Historical Defense Estimate | CHO | 23 | 73 | 1,774 | +0.32 | 66.9 | #121 | 82.1 | 71st | Strong |
| 2014–15Historical Defense Estimate | CHO | 22 | 62 | 1,487 | +0.52 | 69.5 | #114 | 72.7 | 66th | Strong |
| 2013–14Historical Defense Estimate | CHA | 21 | 82 | 1,416 | -1.24 | 35.1 | #225 | 20.8 | 35th | Strong |
Career movement
Cody Zeller's career impact by season
Peak +0.95 in 2016–17 · 11 seasons · 11,510 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
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.
Cody ZellerAndris Biedriņš
NBA season number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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