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David Robinson
David Robinson advanced stats and career rankings
1.2 average league finish
6,085 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
David Robinson ranks #7 all time. He finished #1 in 4 seasons and in the top five 8 times, giving him an exceptional peak. His full-career value ranks #22, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity. Explore David Robinson's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How David Robinson 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 Composite1.9
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
- 1.9
- Qualified seasons
- 13
- All-time rank
- #7
Strongest seasons
Every season
David Robinson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 37 | 64 | 1,676 | +1.48 | 79.6 | #66 | 109.4 | 74th | Strong |
| 2001–02Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 36 | 78 | 2,303 | +2.96 | 90.7 | #31 | 214.2 | 89th | Strong |
| 2000–01Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 35 | 80 | 2,371 | +4.49 | 95.4 | #16 | 287.4 | 92nd | Strong |
| 1999–00Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 34 | 80 | 2,557 | +5.33 | 97.2 | #10 | 354.3 | 97th | Strong |
| 1998–99Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 33 | 49 | 1,554 | +6.43 | 98.9 | #4 | 241.8 | 97th | Strong |
| 1997–98Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 32 | 73 | 2,457 | +7.94 | 100.0 | #1 | 449.8 | 99th | Strong |
| 1996–97Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 31 | 6 | 147 | +1.54 | — | — | 9.5 | — | Limited |
| 1995–96Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 30 | 82 | 3,019 | +8.56 | 99.7 | #2 | 619.4 | 100th | Strong |
| 1994–95Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 29 | 81 | 3,074 | +8.35 | 100.0 | #1 | 627.1 | 100th | Strong |
| 1993–94Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 28 | 80 | 3,241 | +11.77 | 100.0 | #1 | 837.9 | 100th | Strong |
| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 27 | 82 | 3,211 | +6.19 | 98.3 | #6 | 522.8 | 99th | Strong |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 26 | 68 | 2,564 | +9.73 | 100.0 | #1 | 603.0 | 100th | Strong |
| 1990–91Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 25 | 82 | 3,095 | +8.03 | 99.0 | #4 | 637.8 | 100th | Strong |
| 1989–90Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 24 | 82 | 3,002 | +7.26 | 99.0 | #4 | 570.5 | 99th | Strong |
Career movement
David Robinson's career impact by season
Peak +11.77 in 1993–94 · 14 seasons · 34,271 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.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
Across-era box estimateWorkload
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.
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NBA season number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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