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Flynn Robinson
Flynn Robinson stats, teams and career impact
#327 all-timeCareer averages · 14.5 PPG · 2.6 RPG · 3.1 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Point guard
- Teams in final NBA season
- Baltimore Bullets and Los Angeles Lakers
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) · 185 lb (84 kg)
- Born
- April 28, 1941
- Died
- May 23, 2013 (72 yrs old)
- College
- Southern Illinois, Casper College, Wyoming
- NBA seasons
- 7 seasons · 1966–67 to 1972–73
Career summaryFlynn Robinson was a point guard who played 7 NBA seasons, from 1966–67 through 1972–73.
- Career PPG
- 14.5
- Career RPG
- 2.6
- Career APG
- 3.1
- #26 in 1969–70
- #327 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Flynn Robinson ranks #327 all time
Flynn Robinson ranks #327 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #24.0. His full-career value ranks #632, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
494 games · Career Value Rank #632
NBA honorsAll-StarContext only; honors are not model inputs.
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, and Baltimore Bullets
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 45.6%FG%
- Three-point
- —3P%
- Free throw
- 84.9%FT%
494 career games · 11,569 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
Flynn Robinson stats by season
Start with scoring and impact, then switch views for shooting or the full advanced picture. Career percentages use total makes and attempts.
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| 1972–73 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | -1.37 | BAL/LAL | 44 | 0 | 14.3 | 46.2% | — | 82.1% | #109 | 9.0 |
| 1971–72 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | -0.07 | LAL | 64 | 0 | 15.7 | 49.0% | — | 86.0% | #65 | 47.3 |
| 1970–71 | 13.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 | -0.09 | CIN | 71 | 0 | 19.3 | 45.8% | — | 85.5% | #66 | 64.6 |
| 1969–70 | 21.8 | 3.2 | 5.5 | +1.23 | MIL | 81 | 0 | 34.1 | 47.7% | — | 89.8% | #26 | 215.2 |
| 1968–69 | 20.0 | 3.7 | 4.5 | +1.10 | CHI/MIL | 83 | 0 | 31.5 | 43.3% | — | 83.9% | #23 | 196.9 |
| 1967–68 | 15.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 | +1.15 | CHI/CIN | 75 | 0 | 27.3 | 44.0% | — | 82.1% | #23 | 155.1 |
| 1966–67 | 8.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | -2.01 | CIN | 76 | 0 | 15.0 | 45.7% | — | 77.9% | #80 | -0.3 |
| Career | 14.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | — | BAL/CHI/CIN/LAL/MIL | 494 | — | 23.4 | 45.6% | — | 84.9% | — | — |
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.
40.6 composite · lower is better
40.6 average league finish
688 total value
Career standing
How Flynn Robinson 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 Score40.6
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
- 7
- All-time rank
- #327
Strongest seasons
Every season
Flynn Robinson 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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| 1972–73Historical Defense Estimate | BAL/LAL | 31 | 44 | 630 | -1.37 | 37.2 | #109 | 9.0 | 32nd | Modeled |
| 1971–72Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 30 | 64 | 1,007 | -0.07 | 61.0 | #65 | 47.3 | 52nd | Modeled |
| 1970–71Historical Defense Estimate | CIN | 29 | 71 | 1,368 | -0.09 | 61.1 | #66 | 64.6 | 52nd | Modeled |
| 1969–70Historical Defense Estimate | MIL | 28 | 81 | 2,762 | +1.23 | 82.3 | #26 | 215.2 | 86th | Modeled |
| 1968–69Historical Defense Estimate | CHI/MIL | 27 | 83 | 2,616 | +1.10 | 83.5 | #23 | 196.9 | 81st | Modeled |
| 1967–68Historical Defense Estimate | CHI/CIN | 26 | 75 | 2,046 | +1.15 | 81.7 | #23 | 155.1 | 74th | Modeled |
| 1966–67Historical Defense Estimate | CIN | 25 | 76 | 1,140 | -2.01 | 21.0 | #80 | -0.3 | 21st | Modeled |
Career movement
Flynn Robinson's career impact by season
Peak +1.23 in 1969–70 · 7 seasons · 11,569 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.
Flynn RobinsonJim Price
| NBA season | Flynn Robinson | Jim Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -2.0 | -1.6 |
| 2 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 3 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 4 | 1.2 | -0.5 |
| 5 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| 6 | -0.1 | -1.4 |
| 7 | -1.4 | -0.6 |
NBA season number
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