88.5 composite · lower is better
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Dave Robisch
Dave Robisch advanced stats and career rankings
102.4 average league finish
385 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Dave Robisch ranks #1585 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #77.3. His full-career value ranks #910, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high. Explore Dave Robisch's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Dave Robisch 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
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
- 88.5
- Qualified seasons
- 6
- All-time rank
- #1585
Every season
Dave Robisch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | DEN/KCK/SAS | 34 | 31 | 340 | -5.93 | — | — | -29.6 | — | Limited |
| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 33 | 61 | 711 | -4.23 | 2.8 | #247 | -37.0 | 9th | Established |
| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 32 | 12 | 257 | -1.96 | — | — | 0.3 | — | Limited |
| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | CLE/DEN | 31 | 84 | 2,116 | -0.73 | 46.8 | #133 | 60.5 | 52nd | Strong |
| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 30 | 82 | 2,670 | +1.45 | 79.7 | #48 | 202.5 | 86th | Strong |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 29 | 80 | 1,219 | -1.17 | 35.7 | #147 | 22.3 | 34th | Strong |
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | IND/LAL | 28 | 78 | 1,277 | -0.94 | 46.2 | #128 | 30.1 | 43rd | Strong |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 27 | 80 | 1,966 | +1.10 | 77.4 | #56 | 136.0 | 76th | Strong |
Career movement
Dave Robisch's career impact by season
Peak +1.45 in 1979–80 · 8 seasons · 10,556 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.
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.
NBA season number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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