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Fat Lever

Fat Lever stats, teams and career impact

#66 all-timeCareer averages · 13.9 PPG · 6.0 RPG · 6.2 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Position
Point guard
Final NBA team
Dallas Mavericks
Height / weight
6 ft 3 in (191 cm) · 170 lb (77 kg)
Born
August 18, 1960 (66 yrs old)
College
Arizona State
NBA seasons
11 seasons · 1982–83 to 1993–94

Career summaryFat Lever was a point guard who played 11 NBA seasons, from 1982–83 through 1993–94.

Career PPG
13.9
Career RPG
6.0
Career APG
6.2
Best-Season Impact Rank
#4 in 1986–87
Career Impact Rank
#66 all-time
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Career overview

Why Fat Lever ranks #66 all time

Fat Lever ranks #66 all time. 4 top-ten finishes give him a sustained run near the top of the league. His full-career value ranks #74, making peak performance the stronger part of his case.

Peak#4 in 1986–87

Best league finish

Sustained excellence1 top-five finish

4 top-ten finishes

Career breadth11 seasons

752 games · Career Value Rank #74

NBA honors2× All-Star · All-NBA · All-DefenseContext only; honors are not model inputs.

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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources

Full team history

Teams
Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets, and Dallas Mavericks

Career shooting

NBA regular season
Field goal
44.7%FG%
Three-point
31.0%3P%
Free throw
77.1%FT%

752 career games · 23,814 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

Fat Lever stats by season

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1993–946.93.52.6+1.74DAL815424.040.8%35.1%76.5%#40143.5
1991–9211.25.23.5+1.79DAL31528.538.7%32.7%75.0%#4766.0
1990–917.33.83.0-5.65DAL4021.539.1%0.0%78.6%—-6.2
1989–9018.39.36.5+5.94DEN797935.844.3%41.4%80.4%#10493.5
1988–8919.89.37.9+6.45DEN717138.745.7%34.8%78.5%#6519.8
1987–8818.98.17.8+6.23DEN828237.347.3%21.1%78.5%#6553.4
1986–8718.98.98.0+6.66DEN828237.246.9%23.9%78.2%#4585.2
1985–8613.85.47.5+2.65DEN787733.544.1%31.6%72.5%#26270.6
1984–8512.85.07.5+3.32DEN828231.243.0%25.0%77.0%#19305.3
1983–849.72.74.6+1.99POR812224.844.7%20.0%74.3%#30169.0
1982–837.82.85.3+1.94POR814524.943.1%33.3%73.0%#38167.4
Career13.96.06.2—DAL/DEN/POR752—31.744.7%31.0%77.1%——

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.
Best 5#75

9.0 average league finish

Career Value Rank#74

3,267 total value

Career standing

How Fat Lever ranks all time

These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.

Number-one seasons0

Best in the league

Top-five seasons1

Elite finishes

Top-ten seasons4

Upper-tier finishes

Top-10 Impact Margin10.1

Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons

Career Composite Score9.9

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
—
Qualified seasons
10
All-time rank
#66
Strongest seasons

Every season

Fat Lever 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
1993–94Historical Defense EstimateDAL33811,947+1.7486.6#40143.579thBroad
1991–92Historical Defense EstimateDAL3131884+1.7984.1#4766.060thStandard
1990–91Historical Defense EstimateDAL30486-5.65——-6.2—Limited
1989–90Historical Defense EstimateDEN29792,832+5.9496.9#10493.597thBroad
1988–89Historical Defense EstimateDEN28712,745+6.4598.1#6519.898thBroad
1987–88Historical Defense EstimateDEN27823,061+6.2398.0#6553.498thBroad
1986–87Historical Defense EstimateDEN26823,054+6.6698.8#4585.299thBroad
1985–86Historical Defense EstimateDEN25782,616+2.6590.2#26270.693rdBroad
1984–85Historical Defense EstimateDEN24822,559+3.3292.9#19305.394thBroad
1983–84Historical Defense EstimatePOR23812,010+1.9988.3#30169.084thBroad
1982–83Historical Defense EstimatePOR22812,020+1.9485.4#38167.480thBroad

Career movement

Fat Lever's career impact by season

Peak +6.66 in 1986–87 · 11 seasons · 23,814 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 impactMinutes
—’93
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload

Career comparison

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Era-centered box impactEstimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average · dashed marker means the player did not play
Fat Lever and Mookie Blaylock era-centered impact values by NBA season number
NBA seasonFat LeverMookie Blaylock
11.9-1.0
22.00.3
33.31.9
42.73.8
56.76.5
66.26.0
76.55.5
85.96.5
9-5.62.1
101.83.3
111.72.5
12Did not play3.2
13Did not play-2.7

NBA season number

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How to read this page

Impact Rate shows how strong a player was compared with everyone else that season. Season Value adds how much he played; completed player-profile rows instead show each season's fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. Career Impact Rank rewards a high peak, a long prime, and repeated seasons near the top. Older seasons use clearly labeled estimates where the NBA did not record today's full set of statistics. Read how every ranking works →