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Dennis Smith Jr.
Dennis Smith Jr. advanced stats and career rankings
227.4 average league finish
78 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Dennis Smith Jr. ranks #2867 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #196.7. His full-career value ranks #1507, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high. Explore Dennis Smith Jr.'s advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Dennis Smith Jr. ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
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Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Standard deviations across scoring seasons
Career Composite194.1
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
- 194.1
- Qualified seasons
- 6
- All-time rank
- #2867
Strongest seasons
Every season
Dennis Smith Jr. 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 | BRK | 26 | 56 | 1,059 | -0.13 | 54.6 | #169 | 40.0 | 50th | Strong |
| 2022–23 | CHO | 25 | 54 | 1,390 | -1.06 | 41.8 | #221 | 27.5 | 46th | Strong |
| 2021–22 | POR | 24 | 37 | 638 | -0.51 | 48.2 | #200 | 19.5 | 38th | Established |
| 2020–21 | DET/NYK | 23 | 23 | 420 | +0.83 | — | — | 24.2 | — | Limited |
| 2019–20Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 22 | 34 | 537 | -4.91 | 2.3 | #345 | -32.1 | 8th | Established |
| 2018–19Historical Defense Estimate | DAL/NYK | 21 | 53 | 1,508 | -2.33 | 22.3 | #287 | -10.3 | 19th | Strong |
| 2017–18Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 20 | 69 | 2,049 | -1.78 | 28.3 | #260 | 8.8 | 30th | Strong |
Career movement
Dennis Smith Jr.'s career impact by season
Peak +0.83 in 2020–21 · 7 seasons · 7,601 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
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