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Dave Twardzik
Dave Twardzik stats, teams and career impact
#1006 all-timeCareer averages · 9.5 PPG · 2.2 RPG · 3.4 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Point guard
- Final NBA team
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) · 175 lb (79 kg)
- Born
- September 20, 1950 (76 yrs old)
- College
- Old Dominion
- NBA seasons
- 4 seasons · 1976–77 to 1979–80
Career summaryDave Twardzik was a point guard who played 4 NBA seasons, from 1976–77 through 1979–80.
- Career PPG
- 9.5
- Career RPG
- 2.2
- Career APG
- 3.4
- #28 in 1976–77
- #1006 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Dave Twardzik ranks #1006 all time
Dave Twardzik ranks #1006 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #59.7. His full-career value ranks #868, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
280 games · Career Value Rank #868
Head to head
Compare Dave Twardzik with…
Ten suggested matchups, selected from familiar debates, similar careers, and players from the same era. Compare career impact, peak seasons, and the numbers behind the result.
- Mike Gale Similar career path
- Bob Donham Similar career path
- Brent Barry Similar career path
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Portland Trail Blazers
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 55.2%FG%
- Three-point
- 57.1%3P%
- Free throw
- 82.3%FT%
280 career games · 6,921 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
Dave Twardzik stats by season
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| 1979–80 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 4.1 | -0.28 | POR | 67 | 0 | 23.8 | 46.4% | 57.1% | 78.2% | #109 | 56.3 |
| 1978–79 | 10.4 | 1.9 | 2.8 | +0.24 | POR | 64 | 0 | 24.5 | 53.3% | — | 87.3% | #81 | 75.7 |
| 1977–78 | 8.9 | 1.8 | 3.3 | +0.48 | POR | 75 | 0 | 24.3 | 59.2% | — | 78.2% | #70 | 97.9 |
| 1976–77 | 10.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 | +2.28 | POR | 74 | 0 | 26.2 | 61.2% | — | 84.2% | #28 | 186.5 |
| Career | 9.5 | 2.2 | 3.4 | — | POR | 280 | — | 24.7 | 55.2% | 57.1% | 82.3% | — | — |
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.
95.3 composite · lower is better
104.7 average league finish
416 total value
Career standing
How Dave Twardzik 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 Score95.3
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
- 4
- All-time rank
- #1006
Strongest seasons
Every season
Dave Twardzik 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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Career movement
Dave Twardzik's career impact by season
Peak +2.28 in 1976–77 · 4 seasons · 6,921 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
Early-career comparison
Compare the first 4 seasons
Both players are limited to their first 4 seasons. Later seasons never affect the selection or score, and the result is not a career prediction.
Dave TwardzikMike Gale
| NBA season | Dave Twardzik | Mike Gale |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.3 | 0.8 |
| 2 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| 3 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 4 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
NBA season number · first 4 seasons only
Similar starts
Players with starts similar to Dave Twardzik
The start-similarity percentile compares era-relative impact, season-relative workload, trajectory, debut age, and role across exactly 4 seasons and 1,880 eligible starts. Higher means closer; it is not a probability or forecast.
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Mike Gale
99.7start similarity percentile
Impact: very closeWorkload: closeTrend: closeAge: very closeRole: very close
High evidence · first 4 seasonsClosest early-season pairing · 1976–77 ↔ 1977–78SG · All-Time Career #321Bob Donham
99.7start similarity percentile
Impact: very closeWorkload: very closeTrend: closeAge: closeRole: close
Medium evidence · first 4 seasonsClosest early-season pairing · 1976–77 ↔ 1951–52SG · All-Time Career #162Brent Barry
99.7start similarity percentile
Impact: very closeWorkload: very closeTrend: very closeAge: closeRole: close
High evidence · first 4 seasonsClosest early-season pairing · 1976–77 ↔ 1995–96Impact Rate shows how strong a player was compared with everyone else that season. Season Value adds how much he played; completed player-profile rows instead show each season's fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. Career Impact Rank rewards a high peak, a long prime, and repeated seasons near the top. Older seasons use clearly labeled estimates where the NBA did not record today's full set of statistics. Read how every ranking works →