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Joakim Noah
Joakim Noah advanced stats and career rankings
25.0 average league finish
1,645 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Joakim Noah ranks #240 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #15.0. His full-career value ranks #241 across 13 seasons, supporting the same overall standing. Explore Joakim Noah's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Joakim Noah 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 Composite29.2
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
- 29.2
- Qualified seasons
- 11
- All-time rank
- #240
Strongest seasons
Every season
Joakim Noah 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20Historical Defense Estimate | LAC | 34 | 5 | 50 | -9.25 | — | — | -7.7 | — | Limited |
| 2018–19Historical Defense Estimate | MEM | 33 | 42 | 693 | +2.28 | 86.7 | #50 | 59.7 | 61st | Established |
| 2017–18Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 32 | 7 | 40 | -9.00 | — | — | -5.6 | — | Limited |
| 2016–17Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 31 | 46 | 1,015 | -0.05 | 62.0 | #139 | 39.5 | 52nd | Strong |
| 2015–16Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 30 | 29 | 635 | +1.45 | 79.9 | #74 | 43.6 | 54th | Established |
| 2014–15Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 29 | 67 | 2,049 | +1.81 | 84.1 | #60 | 150.8 | 85th | Strong |
| 2013–14Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 28 | 80 | 2,820 | +5.91 | 98.6 | #6 | 419.2 | 99th | Strong |
| 2012–13Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 27 | 66 | 2,426 | +3.66 | 94.9 | #19 | 255.5 | 95th | Strong |
| 2011–12Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 26 | 64 | 1,945 | +3.67 | 94.5 | #20 | 204.8 | 94th | Strong |
| 2010–11Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 25 | 48 | 1,576 | +2.59 | 90.9 | #33 | 136.4 | 80th | Strong |
| 2009–10Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 24 | 64 | 1,925 | +1.97 | 86.3 | #47 | 148.2 | 83rd | Strong |
| 2008–09Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 23 | 80 | 1,938 | +1.05 | 76.6 | #79 | 114.6 | 76th | Strong |
| 2007–08Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 22 | 74 | 1,534 | +0.91 | 73.4 | #89 | 86.3 | 69th | Strong |
Career movement
Joakim Noah's career impact by season
Peak +5.91 in 2013–14 · 13 seasons · 18,646 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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Joakim NoahKristaps Porziņģis
NBA season number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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