112.7 composite · lower is better
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Ken Charles
Ken Charles advanced stats and career rankings
139.2 average league finish
122 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Ken Charles ranks #2004 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #116.7. His full-career value ranks #1360, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high. Explore Ken Charles's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Ken Charles 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 Composite112.7
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
- 112.7
- Qualified seasons
- 5
- All-time rank
- #2004
Strongest seasons
Every season
Ken Charles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | ATL | 26 | 21 | 520 | -2.17 | 20.8 | #188 | -1.9 | 22nd | Established |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | ATL | 25 | 82 | 2,487 | -1.44 | 35.4 | #158 | 30.5 | 44th | Strong |
| 1975–76Historical Defense Estimate | BUF | 24 | 81 | 2,247 | -0.84 | 48.4 | #98 | 58.7 | 55th | Strong |
| 1974–75Historical Defense Estimate | BUF | 23 | 79 | 1,690 | -0.75 | 48.1 | #98 | 47.4 | 49th | Strong |
| 1973–74Historical Defense Estimate | BUF | 22 | 59 | 693 | -2.78 | 13.1 | #154 | -12.5 | 14th | Established |
Career movement
Ken Charles's career impact by season
Peak -0.75 in 1974–75 · 5 seasons · 7,637 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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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.
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