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Ennis Whatley
Ennis Whatley advanced stats and career rankings
92.2 average league finish
215 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Ennis Whatley ranks #1393 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #86.7. His full-career value ranks #1157, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high. Explore Ennis Whatley's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Ennis Whatley 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 Composite79.2
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
- 79.2
- Qualified seasons
- 4
- All-time rank
- #1393
Strongest seasons
Every season
Ennis Whatley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 34 | 3 | 22 | -11.95 | — | — | -4.1 | — | Limited |
| 1994–95Historical Defense Estimate | ATL | 32 | 27 | 292 | -1.54 | — | — | 2.5 | — | Limited |
| 1993–94Historical Defense Estimate | ATL | 31 | 82 | 1,004 | +0.03 | 63.9 | #106 | 39.9 | 50th | Strong |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 29 | 23 | 209 | -1.97 | — | — | 0.1 | — | Limited |
| 1988–89Historical Defense Estimate | LAC | 26 | 8 | 90 | -6.70 | — | — | -9.2 | — | Limited |
| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | ATL | 25 | 5 | 24 | -11.65 | — | — | -4.7 | — | Limited |
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | WSB | 24 | 73 | 1,816 | +0.48 | 71.1 | #75 | 94.1 | 68th | Strong |
| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | CLE/SAS/WSB | 23 | 14 | 107 | -5.99 | — | — | -9.0 | — | Limited |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 22 | 70 | 1,385 | -1.87 | 30.8 | #176 | 3.7 | 32nd | Strong |
| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 21 | 80 | 2,159 | +0.26 | 68.5 | #79 | 101.4 | 67th | Strong |
Career movement
Ennis Whatley's career impact by season
Peak +0.48 in 1986–87 · 10 seasons · 7,108 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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