168.2 composite · lower is better
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James Bailey
James Bailey advanced stats and career rankings
169.0 average league finish
-139 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
James Bailey ranks #2674 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #152.7. His full-career value ranks #4637, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity. Explore James Bailey's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How James Bailey 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 Composite168.2
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
- 168.2
- Qualified seasons
- 9
- All-time rank
- #2674
Strongest seasons
Every season
James Bailey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | PHO | 30 | 65 | 869 | -5.68 | 0.8 | #249 | -67.5 | 2nd | Established |
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | NJN | 29 | 34 | 542 | -5.89 | 2.0 | #252 | -44.7 | 5th | Established |
| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 28 | 48 | 1,245 | -2.17 | 24.8 | #192 | -4.5 | 25th | Strong |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 27 | 74 | 1,297 | -5.90 | 1.6 | #250 | -104.8 | 0th | Strong |
| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 26 | 73 | 1,174 | -1.25 | 38.7 | #153 | 19.1 | 37th | Strong |
| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | HOU/NJN | 25 | 75 | 1,765 | -1.52 | 35.6 | #164 | 18.0 | 38th | Strong |
| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | NJN/SEA | 24 | 77 | 1,468 | -1.93 | 23.6 | #195 | 2.3 | 24th | Strong |
| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | SEA | 23 | 82 | 2,539 | -0.88 | 43.5 | #141 | 59.5 | 51st | Strong |
| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | SEA | 22 | 67 | 726 | -3.09 | 10.8 | #207 | -16.8 | 16th | Established |
Career movement
James Bailey's career impact by season
Peak -0.88 in 1980–81 · 9 seasons · 11,625 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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Career comparison
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