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Derrick Coleman
Derrick Coleman advanced stats and career rankings
22.0 average league finish
1,993 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Derrick Coleman ranks #269 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #14.7. His full-career value ranks #182, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high. Explore Derrick Coleman's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Derrick Coleman 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
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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
- 31.0
- Qualified seasons
- 13
- All-time rank
- #269
Strongest seasons
Every season
Derrick Coleman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 37 | 5 | 50 | -10.50 | — | — | -7.7 | — | Limited |
| 2003–04Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 36 | 34 | 843 | -1.93 | 32.6 | #224 | 1.2 | 32nd | Established |
| 2002–03Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 35 | 64 | 1,742 | -0.06 | 62.3 | #121 | 64.3 | 62nd | Strong |
| 2001–02Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 34 | 58 | 2,080 | +0.52 | 69.3 | #100 | 97.0 | 72nd | Strong |
| 2000–01Historical Defense Estimate | CHH | 33 | 34 | 683 | -0.28 | 58.1 | #138 | 21.9 | 46th | Established |
| 1999–00Historical Defense Estimate | CHH | 32 | 74 | 2,347 | +2.57 | 89.4 | #35 | 209.7 | 90th | Strong |
| 1998–99Historical Defense Estimate | CHH | 31 | 37 | 1,178 | -0.99 | 42.0 | #161 | 22.2 | 44th | Strong |
| 1997–98Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 30 | 59 | 2,135 | +0.86 | 73.8 | #84 | 114.9 | 76th | Strong |
| 1996–97Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 29 | 57 | 2,102 | +0.89 | 72.5 | #88 | 120.8 | 77th | Strong |
| 1995–96Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 28 | 11 | 294 | -3.33 | — | — | -7.5 | — | Limited |
| 1994–95Historical Defense Estimate | NJN | 27 | 56 | 2,103 | +2.82 | 90.3 | #31 | 195.0 | 87th | Strong |
| 1993–94Historical Defense Estimate | NJN | 26 | 77 | 2,778 | +4.63 | 96.2 | #12 | 366.5 | 97th | Strong |
| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | NJN | 25 | 76 | 2,759 | +4.67 | 96.6 | #11 | 367.9 | 97th | Strong |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | NJN | 24 | 65 | 2,207 | +3.12 | 93.1 | #21 | 230.6 | 89th | Strong |
| 1990–91Historical Defense Estimate | NJN | 23 | 74 | 2,602 | +1.65 | 79.7 | #60 | 196.5 | 86th | Strong |
Career movement
Derrick Coleman's career impact by season
Peak +4.67 in 1992–93 · 15 seasons · 25,903 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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