73.8 composite · lower is better
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Eric Riley
Eric Riley advanced stats and career rankings
71.2 average league finish
-43 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Eric Riley ranks #1271 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #102.0. His full-career value ranks #4037, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity. Explore Eric Riley's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Eric Riley 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 Composite73.8
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
- 73.8
- Qualified seasons
- 1
- All-time rank
- #1271
Strongest seasons
Every season
Eric Riley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 28 | 35 | 337 | -3.30 | — | — | -8.4 | — | Limited |
| 1997–98Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 27 | 39 | 544 | -2.64 | 19.6 | #256 | -6.5 | 23rd | Established |
| 1995–96Historical Defense Estimate | MIN | 25 | 25 | 310 | -4.24 | — | — | -13.5 | — | Limited |
| 1994–95Historical Defense Estimate | LAC | 24 | 40 | 434 | -2.16 | — | — | -1.4 | — | Limited |
| 1993–94Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 23 | 47 | 219 | -5.16 | — | — | -13.7 | — | Limited |
Career movement
Eric Riley's career impact by season
Peak -2.16 in 1994–95 · 5 seasons · 1,844 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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Eric RileyCharles Pittman
NBA season number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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