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Hot Rod Williams

Hot Rod Williams stats, teams and career impact

#268 all-timeCareer averages · 11.0 PPG · 6.8 RPG · 1.8 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Position
Power forward
Final NBA team
Dallas Mavericks
Height / weight
6 ft 11 in (211 cm) · 215 lb (98 kg)
Born
August 9, 1962
Died
December 11, 2015 (53 yrs old)
College
Tulane
NBA seasons
13 seasons · 1986–87 to 1998–99

Career summaryHot Rod Williams was a power forward who played 13 NBA seasons, from 1986–87 through 1998–99.

Career PPG
11.0
Career RPG
6.8
Career APG
1.8
Best-Season Impact Rank
#19 in 1991–92
Career Impact Rank
#268 all-time
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Career overview

Why Hot Rod Williams ranks #268 all time

Hot Rod Williams ranks #268 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #24.3. His full-career value ranks #237, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.

Peak#19 in 1991–92

Best league finish

Sustained excellence12 ranked seasons

450+ minutes required per season

Career breadth13 seasons

887 games · Career Value Rank #237

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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources

Full team history

Teams
Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns, and Dallas Mavericks

Career shooting

NBA regular season
Field goal
48.0%FG%
Three-point
10.5%3P%
Free throw
72.6%FT%

887 career games · 26,327 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

Hot Rod Williams stats by season

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1998–991.23.30.6-2.26DAL251116.133.3%—70.0%—-1.9
1997–983.64.40.7-0.21PHO713018.847.0%—69.9%#13645.4
1996–978.08.31.5+0.01PHO686631.449.0%0.0%67.2%#11883.6
1995–967.36.01.0-1.62PHO625826.645.3%0.0%73.1%#20612.2
1994–9512.66.92.6+1.09CLE747335.745.2%20.0%68.5%#80144.0
1993–9413.77.62.5+1.35CLE767235.047.8%—72.8%#57170.3
1992–9311.06.22.3-0.22CLE671330.747.0%—71.6%#12372.1
1991–9211.97.62.5+3.39CLE801230.450.3%0.0%75.2%#19259.5
1990–9111.76.72.3+0.57CLE431430.146.3%0.0%65.2%#8765.7
1989–9016.88.12.0+3.33CLE822933.949.3%—73.9%#25292.7
1988–8911.65.81.3+2.36CLE821025.950.9%25.0%74.8%#29189.0
1987–8810.96.61.3+0.97CLE775027.447.7%0.0%75.6%#59126.6
1986–8714.67.91.9+2.02CLE808033.948.5%0.0%74.5%#32230.1
Career11.06.81.8—CLE/DAL/PHO887—29.748.0%10.5%72.6%——

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#281

32.4 average league finish

Career Value Rank#237

1,689 total value

Career standing

How Hot Rod Williams 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 seasons0

Elite finishes

Top-ten seasons0

Upper-tier finishes

Top-10 Impact Margin0.0

Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons

Career Composite Score34.5

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
12
All-time rank
#268
Strongest seasons

Every season

Hot Rod Williams 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
1998–99Historical Defense EstimateDAL3625403-2.26——-1.9—Limited
1997–98Historical Defense EstimatePHO35711,333-0.2157.4#13645.450thBroad
1996–97Historical Defense EstimatePHO34682,137+0.0163.0#11883.666thBroad
1995–96Historical Defense EstimatePHO33621,652-1.6236.9#20612.240thBroad
1994–95Historical Defense EstimateCLE32742,641+1.0974.4#80144.079thBroad
1993–94Historical Defense EstimateCLE31762,660+1.3580.8#57170.383rdBroad
1992–93Historical Defense EstimateCLE30672,055-0.2258.6#12372.161stBroad
1991–92Historical Defense EstimateCLE29802,432+3.3993.8#19259.591stBroad
1990–91Historical Defense EstimateCLE28431,293+0.5770.4#8765.760thBroad
1989–90Historical Defense EstimateCLE27822,776+3.3391.6#25292.792ndBroad
1988–89Historical Defense EstimateCLE26822,125+2.3689.4#29189.085thBroad
1987–88Historical Defense EstimateCLE25772,106+0.9776.8#59126.677thBroad
1986–87Historical Defense EstimateCLE24802,714+2.0287.9#32230.190thBroad

Career movement

Hot Rod Williams's career impact by season

Peak +3.39 in 1991–92 · 13 seasons · 26,327 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
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
Hot Rod Williams and Bailey Howell era-centered impact values by NBA season number
NBA seasonHot Rod WilliamsBailey Howell
12.0-0.0
21.01.6
32.41.9
43.33.8
50.63.2
63.41.4
7-0.21.0
81.41.4
91.11.1
10-1.61.9
110.0-1.5
12-0.2-0.2
13-2.3Did not play

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 →