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John Wallace
John Wallace advanced stats and career rankings
233.8 average league finish
-52 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
John Wallace ranks #2910 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #211.7. His full-career value ranks #4166, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity. Explore John Wallace's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How John Wallace ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
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Upper-tier finishes
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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
- 201.0
- Qualified seasons
- 6
- All-time rank
- #2910
Strongest seasons
Every season
John Wallace 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 29 | 37 | 368 | -4.34 | — | — | -15.8 | — | Limited |
| 2001–02Historical Defense Estimate | PHO | 27 | 46 | 490 | -2.42 | 22.9 | #250 | -3.9 | 26th | Established |
| 2000–01Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 26 | 40 | 527 | -3.71 | 13.5 | #284 | -17.8 | 20th | Established |
| 1999–00Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 25 | 60 | 798 | -4.66 | 4.4 | #307 | -39.4 | 8th | Established |
| 1998–99Historical Defense Estimate | TOR | 24 | 48 | 812 | -1.56 | 32.6 | #187 | 6.6 | 32nd | Established |
| 1997–98Historical Defense Estimate | TOR | 23 | 82 | 2,361 | -1.41 | 36.3 | #203 | 26.9 | 39th | Strong |
| 1996–97Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 22 | 68 | 787 | -2.58 | 22.8 | #245 | -8.6 | 26th | Established |
Career movement
John Wallace's career impact by season
Peak -1.41 in 1997–98 · 7 seasons · 6,143 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.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
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Across-era box estimateWorkload
Career comparison
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