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Eddie Miles
Eddie Miles stats, teams and career impact
#359 all-timeCareer averages · 13.4 PPG · 3.1 RPG · 2.0 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Shooting guard
- Final NBA team
- New York Knicks
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) · 195 lb (88 kg)
- Born
- July 5, 1940 (86 yrs old)
- College
- Seattle University
- NBA seasons
- 9 seasons · 1963–64 to 1971–72
Career summaryEddie Miles was a shooting guard who played 9 NBA seasons, from 1963–64 through 1971–72.
- Career PPG
- 13.4
- Career RPG
- 3.1
- Career APG
- 2.0
- #25 in 1965–66
- #359 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Eddie Miles ranks #359 all time
Eddie Miles ranks #359 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #29.7. His full-career value ranks #731, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
605 games · Career Value Rank #731
NBA honorsAll-StarContext only; honors are not model inputs.
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, and New York Knicks
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 44.0%FG%
- Three-point
- —3P%
- Free throw
- 74.7%FT%
605 career games · 15,681 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
Eddie Miles stats by season
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| 1971–72 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -7.92 | NYK | 42 | 0 | 4.7 | 35.9% | — | 88.9% | — | -26.4 |
| 1970–71 | 9.9 | 2.7 | 1.7 | -1.60 | BAL | 63 | 0 | 24.5 | 42.6% | — | 80.3% | #121 | 14.8 |
| 1969–70 | 13.0 | 3.8 | 1.8 | -1.62 | BAL/DET | 47 | 0 | 27.6 | 44.0% | — | 76.0% | #103 | 11.5 |
| 1968–69 | 13.3 | 3.5 | 2.3 | -1.50 | DET | 80 | 0 | 28.1 | 44.9% | — | 66.7% | #97 | 27.1 |
| 1967–68 | 18.5 | 3.5 | 2.8 | +0.33 | DET | 76 | 0 | 30.3 | 47.5% | — | 76.4% | #44 | 136.2 |
| 1966–67 | 17.6 | 3.7 | 2.2 | -0.02 | DET | 81 | 0 | 29.9 | 42.7% | — | 77.2% | #32 | 121.4 |
| 1965–66 | 19.6 | 3.8 | 2.8 | +0.72 | DET | 80 | 0 | 34.9 | 44.7% | — | 74.1% | #25 | 195.1 |
| 1964–65 | 13.7 | 3.4 | 2.1 | +0.16 | DET | 76 | 0 | 27.3 | 44.2% | — | 74.4% | #32 | 111.2 |
| 1963–64 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | -4.06 | DET | 60 | 0 | 13.5 | 35.3% | — | 71.3% | #88 | -40.4 |
| Career | 13.4 | 3.1 | 2.0 | — | BAL/DET/NYK | 605 | — | 25.9 | 44.0% | — | 74.7% | — | — |
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.
43.4 composite · lower is better
44.2 average league finish
550 total value
Career standing
How Eddie Miles 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 Score43.4
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
- 112.0
- Qualified seasons
- 8
- All-time rank
- #359
Strongest seasons
Every season
Eddie Miles 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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| 1971–72Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 31 | 42 | 198 | -7.92 | — | — | -26.4 | — | Modeled |
| 1970–71Historical Defense Estimate | BAL | 30 | 63 | 1,541 | -1.60 | 28.1 | #121 | 14.8 | 28th | Modeled |
| 1969–70Historical Defense Estimate | BAL/DET | 29 | 47 | 1,295 | -1.62 | 27.7 | #103 | 11.5 | 30th | Modeled |
| 1968–69Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 28 | 80 | 2,252 | -1.50 | 27.8 | #97 | 27.1 | 32nd | Modeled |
| 1967–68Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 27 | 76 | 2,303 | +0.33 | 64.2 | #44 | 136.2 | 69th | Modeled |
| 1966–67Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 26 | 81 | 2,419 | -0.02 | 69.0 | #32 | 121.4 | 72nd | Modeled |
| 1965–66Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 25 | 80 | 2,788 | +0.72 | 74.2 | #25 | 195.1 | 85th | Modeled |
| 1964–65Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 24 | 76 | 2,074 | +0.16 | 65.2 | #32 | 111.2 | 69th | Modeled |
| 1963–64Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 23 | 60 | 811 | -4.06 | 5.4 | #88 | -40.4 | 8th | Modeled |
Career movement
Eddie Miles's career impact by season
Peak +0.72 in 1965–66 · 9 seasons · 15,681 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 impactMinutesModeled estimate
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
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.
Eddie MilesNate Williams
| NBA season | Eddie Miles | Nate Williams |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -4.1 | -1.5 |
| 2 | 0.2 | -1.1 |
| 3 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| 4 | -0.0 | 1.4 |
| 5 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| 6 | -1.5 | -1.1 |
| 7 | -1.6 | -0.7 |
| 8 | -1.6 | -0.7 |
| 9 | -7.9 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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