127.6 composite · lower is better
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Fred Saunders
Fred Saunders advanced stats and career rankings
122.2 average league finish
-36 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Fred Saunders ranks #2186 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #187.0. His full-career value ranks #3899, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity. Explore Fred Saunders's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Fred Saunders 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 Composite127.6
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
- 127.6
- Qualified seasons
- 3
- All-time rank
- #2186
Strongest seasons
Every season
Fred Saunders 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | BOS/NOJ | 26 | 56 | 643 | -3.19 | 7.6 | #219 | -17.2 | 13th | Established |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 25 | 68 | 1,051 | -2.80 | 14.4 | #209 | -18.9 | 14th | Strong |
| 1975–76Historical Defense Estimate | PHO | 24 | 17 | 146 | -5.57 | — | — | -11.5 | — | Limited |
| 1974–75Historical Defense Estimate | PHO | 23 | 69 | 1,059 | -1.50 | 29.4 | #133 | 11.5 | 26th | Strong |
Career movement
Fred Saunders's career impact by season
Peak -1.50 in 1974–75 · 4 seasons · 2,899 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.
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Early-career comparison
Compare the first 4 seasons
Only the first 4 NBA seasons are compared, so this is a similarity of starts—not a prediction of the full career.
Fred SaundersJerry Chambers
NBA season number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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