158.3 composite · lower is better
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Greg Ostertag
Greg Ostertag advanced stats and career rankings
152.0 average league finish
244 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Greg Ostertag ranks #2571 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #139.7. His full-career value ranks #1106, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high. Explore Greg Ostertag's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Greg Ostertag 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
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
- 158.3
- Qualified seasons
- 11
- All-time rank
- #2571
Every season
Greg Ostertag 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 32 | 60 | 807 | -0.79 | 50.9 | #162 | 17.9 | 43rd | Established |
| 2004–05Historical Defense Estimate | SAC | 31 | 56 | 556 | -1.72 | 34.1 | #227 | 3.0 | 32nd | Established |
| 2003–04Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 30 | 78 | 2,153 | -0.04 | 61.3 | #129 | 76.0 | 65th | Strong |
| 2002–03Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 29 | 81 | 1,926 | -2.05 | 30.2 | #223 | -1.8 | 30th | Strong |
| 2001–02Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 28 | 74 | 1,107 | -1.15 | 43.0 | #185 | 17.8 | 43rd | Strong |
| 2000–01Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 27 | 81 | 1,491 | -1.52 | 37.9 | #204 | 13.4 | 40th | Strong |
| 1999–00Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 26 | 81 | 1,606 | -0.56 | 47.8 | #168 | 43.3 | 51st | Strong |
| 1998–99Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 25 | 48 | 1,340 | -0.02 | 54.0 | #128 | 48.2 | 56th | Strong |
| 1997–98Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 24 | 63 | 1,288 | -2.01 | 26.8 | #233 | -0.3 | 27th | Strong |
| 1996–97Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 23 | 77 | 1,818 | -0.99 | 45.6 | #173 | 34.4 | 49th | Strong |
| 1995–96Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 22 | 57 | 661 | -2.60 | 25.5 | #243 | -7.5 | 28th | Established |
Career movement
Greg Ostertag's career impact by season
Peak -0.02 in 1998–99 · 11 seasons · 14,753 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.
Career comparison
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