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Jud Buechler
Jud Buechler stats, teams and career impact
#770 all-timeCareer averages · 3.3 PPG · 1.8 RPG · 0.8 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Small forward
- Teams in final NBA season
- Orlando Magic and Phoenix Suns
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) · 220 lb (100 kg)
- Born
- June 19, 1968 (58 yrs old)
- College
- Arizona
- NBA seasons
- 12 seasons · 1990–91 to 2001–02
Career summaryJud Buechler was a small forward who played 12 NBA seasons, from 1990–91 through 2001–02.
- Career PPG
- 3.3
- Career RPG
- 1.8
- Career APG
- 0.8
- #71 in 1998–99
- #770 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Jud Buechler ranks #770 all time
Jud Buechler ranks #770 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #58.0. His full-career value ranks #1031, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
720 games · Career Value Rank #1031
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- New Jersey Nets, Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, and Phoenix Suns
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 43.3%FG%
- Three-point
- 36.6%3P%
- Free throw
- 63.3%FT%
720 career games · 8,444 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
Jud Buechler stats by season
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| 2001–02 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.5 | -1.62 | ORL/PHO | 66 | 2 | 10.4 | 37.3% | 35.0% | 50.0% | #211 | 5.0 |
| 2000–01 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | -0.76 | DET | 57 | 3 | 12.9 | 46.3% | 41.6% | 75.0% | #162 | 18.1 |
| 1999–00 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | -1.77 | DET | 58 | 5 | 11.3 | 35.3% | 21.7% | 28.6% | #224 | 3.0 |
| 1998–99 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 1.1 | +1.40 | DET | 50 | 0 | 21.1 | 41.7% | 41.2% | 72.2% | #71 | 64.5 |
| 1997–98 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | +2.94 | CHI | 74 | 0 | 8.2 | 48.3% | 38.5% | 50.0% | #37 | 55.7 |
| 1996–97 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | +0.24 | CHI | 76 | 0 | 9.3 | 36.7% | 33.3% | 35.7% | #113 | 29.6 |
| 1995–96 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | +1.54 | CHI | 74 | 0 | 10.0 | 46.3% | 44.4% | 63.6% | #66 | 49.7 |
| 1994–95 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.9 | +1.02 | CHI | 57 | 0 | 10.6 | 49.2% | 31.3% | 56.4% | #82 | 35.0 |
| 1993–94 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -3.17 | GSW | 36 | 0 | 6.1 | 50.0% | 41.4% | 50.0% | — | -5.3 |
| 1992–93 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 1.3 | -1.42 | GSW | 70 | 9 | 18.4 | 43.7% | 33.9% | 74.7% | #182 | 15.4 |
| 1991–92 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 | -2.55 | GSW/NJN/SAS | 28 | 0 | 10.4 | 40.8% | 0.0% | 57.1% | — | -3.3 |
| 1990–91 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | -1.05 | NJN | 74 | 10 | 11.6 | 41.6% | 25.0% | 65.2% | #162 | 16.8 |
| Career | 3.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | — | CHI/DET/GSW/NJN/ORL/PHO/SAS | 720 | — | 11.7 | 43.3% | 36.6% | 63.3% | — | — |
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.
77.3 composite · lower is better
73.8 average league finish
284 total value
Career standing
How Jud Buechler 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
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score77.3
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
- 318.5
- Qualified seasons
- 10
- All-time rank
- #770
Strongest seasons
Every season
Jud Buechler 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
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| 2001–02Historical Defense Estimate | ORL/PHO | 33 | 66 | 684 | -1.62 | 35.0 | #211 | 5.0 | 32nd | Standard |
| 2000–01Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 32 | 57 | 737 | -0.76 | 50.8 | #162 | 18.1 | 43rd | Standard |
| 1999–00Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 31 | 58 | 657 | -1.77 | 30.3 | #224 | 3.0 | 29th | Standard |
| 1998–99Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 30 | 50 | 1,056 | +1.40 | 74.6 | #71 | 64.5 | 68th | Broad |
| 1997–98Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 29 | 74 | 608 | +2.94 | 88.6 | #37 | 55.7 | 55th | Standard |
| 1996–97Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 28 | 76 | 703 | +0.24 | 64.6 | #113 | 29.6 | 49th | Standard |
| 1995–96Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 27 | 74 | 740 | +1.54 | 80.0 | #66 | 49.7 | 57th | Standard |
| 1994–95Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 26 | 57 | 605 | +1.02 | 73.8 | #82 | 35.0 | 50th | Standard |
| 1993–94Historical Defense Estimate | GSW | 25 | 36 | 218 | -3.17 | — | — | -5.3 | — | Limited |
| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | GSW | 24 | 70 | 1,287 | -1.42 | 38.6 | #182 | 15.4 | 39th | Broad |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | GSW/NJN/SAS | 23 | 28 | 290 | -2.55 | — | — | -3.3 | — | Limited |
| 1990–91Historical Defense Estimate | NJN | 22 | 74 | 859 | -1.05 | 44.7 | #162 | 16.8 | 37th | Standard |
Career movement
Jud Buechler's career impact by season
Peak +2.94 in 1997–98 · 12 seasons · 8,444 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.
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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.
Jud BuechlerBarry Clemens
| NBA season | Jud Buechler | Barry Clemens |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -1.1 | -2.4 |
| 2 | -2.6 | -1.5 |
| 3 | -1.4 | -0.0 |
| 4 | -3.2 | -1.0 |
| 5 | 1.0 | -0.7 |
| 6 | 1.5 | -1.1 |
| 7 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| 8 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| 9 | 1.4 | -1.1 |
| 10 | -1.8 | -1.0 |
| 11 | -0.8 | 0.7 |
| 12 | -1.6 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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