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Manu Ginóbili
Manu Ginóbili advanced stats and career rankings
3.8 average league finish
3,407 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Manu Ginóbili ranks #33 all time. 5 top-five finishes and 7 top-ten finishes give him a strong blend of peak and staying power. His full-career value ranks #65, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity. Explore Manu Ginóbili's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Manu Ginóbili 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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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
- 5.0
- Qualified seasons
- 16
- All-time rank
- #33
Strongest seasons
Every season
Manu Ginóbili 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 40 | 65 | 1,299 | -0.67 | 45.4 | #198 | 34.1 | 45th | Strong |
| 2016–17Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 39 | 69 | 1,291 | +1.34 | 79.9 | #74 | 84.6 | 73rd | Strong |
| 2015–16Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 38 | 58 | 1,134 | +2.86 | 91.2 | #33 | 107.7 | 75th | Strong |
| 2014–15Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 37 | 70 | 1,587 | +1.44 | 80.8 | #72 | 106.6 | 76th | Strong |
| 2013–14Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 36 | 68 | 1,550 | +3.70 | 94.2 | #21 | 174.8 | 88th | Strong |
| 2012–13Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 35 | 60 | 1,393 | +3.44 | 93.7 | #23 | 148.6 | 83rd | Strong |
| 2011–12Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 34 | 34 | 792 | +6.78 | 99.1 | #4 | 134.6 | 85th | Established |
| 2010–11Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 33 | 80 | 2,426 | +4.92 | 98.3 | #7 | 322.9 | 97th | Strong |
| 2009–10Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 32 | 75 | 2,150 | +6.28 | 98.8 | #5 | 340.1 | 98th | Strong |
| 2008–09Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 31 | 44 | 1,181 | +6.95 | 99.1 | #4 | 194.6 | 90th | Strong |
| 2007–08Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 30 | 74 | 2,299 | +8.13 | 99.4 | #3 | 430.9 | 99th | Strong |
| 2006–07Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 29 | 75 | 2,060 | +7.35 | 99.4 | #3 | 360.3 | 97th | Strong |
| 2005–06Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 28 | 65 | 1,813 | +6.16 | 96.6 | #12 | 272.8 | 92nd | Strong |
| 2004–05Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 27 | 74 | 2,193 | +6.64 | 98.5 | #6 | 350.8 | 97th | Strong |
| 2003–04Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 26 | 77 | 2,260 | +4.17 | 96.4 | #13 | 259.1 | 92nd | Strong |
| 2002–03Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 25 | 69 | 1,431 | +1.14 | 77.4 | #73 | 84.3 | 69th | Strong |
Career movement
Manu Ginóbili's career impact by season
Peak +8.13 in 2007–08 · 16 seasons · 26,859 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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