202.6 composite · lower is better
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John Thomas
John Thomas advanced stats and career rankings
224.2 average league finish
-80 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
John Thomas ranks #2927 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #259.0. His full-career value ranks #4407, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity. Explore John Thomas's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How John Thomas 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 Composite202.6
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
- 202.6
- Qualified seasons
- 4
- All-time rank
- #2927
Strongest seasons
Every season
John Thomas 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 | ATL/MEM/NJN | 30 | 16 | 127 | -9.07 | — | — | -16.7 | — | Limited |
| 2004–05Historical Defense Estimate | MIN | 29 | 44 | 521 | -3.04 | 13.7 | #297 | -10.1 | 24th | Established |
| 1999–00Historical Defense Estimate | TOR | 24 | 55 | 477 | -5.78 | 0.6 | #319 | -34.7 | 9th | Established |
| 1998–99Historical Defense Estimate | TOR | 23 | 39 | 593 | -1.32 | 35.9 | #178 | 7.4 | 33rd | Established |
| 1997–98Historical Defense Estimate | BOS/TOR | 22 | 54 | 535 | -4.46 | 5.0 | #302 | -25.5 | 11th | Established |
Career movement
John Thomas's career impact by season
Peak -1.32 in 1998–99 · 5 seasons · 2,253 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
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
John ThomasLamar Stevens
NBA season number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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