155.2 composite · lower is better
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Donald Royal
Donald Royal advanced stats and career rankings
169.6 average league finish
24 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Donald Royal ranks #2535 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #152.3. His full-career value ranks #1788, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high. Explore Donald Royal's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Donald Royal 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 Composite155.2
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
- 155.2
- Qualified seasons
- 7
- All-time rank
- #2535
Strongest seasons
Every season
Donald Royal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98Historical Defense Estimate | CHH/ORL | 31 | 31 | 323 | -5.05 | — | — | -18.3 | — | Limited |
| 1996–97Historical Defense Estimate | CHH/GSW/ORL | 30 | 62 | 858 | -4.22 | 7.0 | #295 | -36.0 | 8th | Established |
| 1995–96Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 29 | 64 | 963 | -1.87 | 33.2 | #218 | 2.3 | 33rd | Established |
| 1994–95Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 28 | 70 | 1,841 | -2.01 | 33.7 | #206 | -0.2 | 33rd | Strong |
| 1993–94Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 27 | 74 | 1,357 | -0.94 | 47.4 | #154 | 28.5 | 45th | Strong |
| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 26 | 77 | 1,636 | -1.41 | 39.3 | #180 | 19.4 | 41st | Strong |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 25 | 60 | 718 | -1.66 | 36.3 | #185 | 4.9 | 33rd | Established |
| 1989–90Historical Defense Estimate | MIN | 23 | 66 | 746 | -0.32 | 57.5 | #123 | 23.7 | 45th | Established |
Career movement
Donald Royal's career impact by season
Peak -0.32 in 1989–90 · 8 seasons · 8,442 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
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Across-era box estimateWorkload
Career comparison
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NBA season number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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