170.5 composite · lower is better
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Gary Clark
Gary Clark advanced stats and career rankings
162.8 average league finish
21 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Gary Clark ranks #2689 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #254.7. His full-career value ranks #1816, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high. Explore Gary Clark's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Gary Clark 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 Composite170.5
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
- 170.5
- Qualified seasons
- 3
- All-time rank
- #2689
Strongest seasons
Every season
Gary Clark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | NOP | 27 | 38 | 378 | -0.27 | — | — | 13.2 | — | Limited |
| 2020–21 | DEN/ORL/PHI | 26 | 39 | 654 | -2.97 | 12.0 | #325 | -13.0 | 15th | Established |
| 2019–20Historical Defense Estimate | HOU/ORL | 25 | 42 | 567 | -0.81 | 43.2 | #201 | 14.2 | 33rd | Established |
| 2018–19Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 24 | 51 | 641 | -1.50 | 35.6 | #238 | 6.5 | 32nd | Established |
Career movement
Gary Clark's career impact by season
Peak -0.27 in 2021–22 · 4 seasons · 2,240 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.
Gary ClarkGus Gerard
NBA season number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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The score compares the first 4 seasons by impact, workload, position, and trajectory. It does not claim the careers will finish alike.
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