169.0 composite · lower is better
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Etan Thomas
Etan Thomas advanced stats and career rankings
198.4 average league finish
7 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Etan Thomas ranks #2677 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #170.3. His full-career value ranks #1939, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high. Explore Etan Thomas's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Etan Thomas 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 Composite169.0
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
- 169.0
- Qualified seasons
- 6
- All-time rank
- #2677
Strongest seasons
Every season
Etan Thomas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11Historical Defense Estimate | ATL | 32 | 13 | 82 | -7.92 | — | — | -9.0 | — | Limited |
| 2009–10Historical Defense Estimate | OKC | 31 | 23 | 321 | -6.24 | — | — | -26.4 | — | Limited |
| 2008–09Historical Defense Estimate | WAS | 30 | 26 | 306 | -5.26 | — | — | -18.9 | — | Limited |
| 2006–07Historical Defense Estimate | WAS | 28 | 65 | 1,246 | -1.18 | 41.3 | #197 | 20.1 | 41st | Strong |
| 2005–06Historical Defense Estimate | WAS | 27 | 71 | 1,121 | -2.18 | 28.0 | #237 | -4.0 | 28th | Strong |
| 2004–05Historical Defense Estimate | WAS | 26 | 47 | 976 | -2.98 | 15.5 | #291 | -18.6 | 15th | Established |
| 2003–04Historical Defense Estimate | WAS | 25 | 79 | 1,901 | -0.54 | 55.6 | #148 | 53.2 | 60th | Strong |
| 2002–03Historical Defense Estimate | WAS | 24 | 38 | 513 | -2.47 | 23.6 | #244 | -4.4 | 27th | Established |
| 2001–02Historical Defense Estimate | WAS | 23 | 47 | 618 | -0.67 | 48.9 | #166 | 15.1 | 40th | Established |
Career movement
Etan Thomas's career impact by season
Peak -0.54 in 2003–04 · 9 seasons · 7,084 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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Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
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NBA season number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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