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Michael Brooks
Michael Brooks stats, teams and career impact
#1306 all-timeCareer averages · 12.8 PPG · 6.3 RPG · 2.6 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Small forward
- Final NBA team
- Denver Nuggets
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) · 220 lb (100 kg)
- Born
- August 17, 1958
- Died
- August 22, 2016 (58 yrs old)
- College
- La Salle
- NBA seasons
- 6 seasons · 1980–81 to 1987–88
Career summaryMichael Brooks was a small forward who played 6 NBA seasons, from 1980–81 through 1987–88.
- Career PPG
- 12.8
- Career RPG
- 6.3
- Career APG
- 2.6
- #77 in 1982–83
- #1306 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Michael Brooks ranks #1306 all time
Michael Brooks ranks #1306 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #96.3. His full-career value ranks #948, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
319 games · Career Value Rank #948
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- San Diego Clippers, Indiana Pacers, and Denver Nuggets
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 48.6%FG%
- Three-point
- 15.2%3P%
- Free throw
- 71.4%FT%
319 career games · 9,372 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
Michael Brooks stats by season
Start with scoring and impact, then switch views for shooting or the full advanced picture. Career percentages use total makes and attempts.
Swipe for PPG · RPG · APG · Impact · Team · G · GS · MPG →
| 1987–88 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.8 | -6.90 | DEN | 16 | 0 | 8.3 | 40.8% | — | 75.0% | — | -14.3 |
| 1986–87 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.1 | -6.74 | IND | 10 | 0 | 14.8 | 35.1% | — | 70.0% | — | -14.5 |
| 1983–84 | 11.3 | 7.3 | 1.9 | -0.97 | SDC | 47 | 30 | 29.9 | 47.9% | 0.0% | 68.9% | #140 | 30.6 |
| 1982–83 | 12.2 | 6.4 | 3.2 | +0.71 | SDC | 82 | 26 | 30.0 | 48.4% | 33.3% | 69.7% | #77 | 142.7 |
| 1981–82 | 15.6 | 7.6 | 2.9 | -0.39 | SDC | 82 | 73 | 33.5 | 50.4% | 0.0% | 75.7% | #118 | 93.5 |
| 1980–81 | 14.7 | 5.4 | 2.5 | +0.13 | SDC | 82 | 0 | 30.2 | 47.9% | 0.0% | 70.6% | #94 | 110.1 |
| Career | 12.8 | 6.3 | 2.6 | — | DEN/IND/SDC | 319 | — | 29.4 | 48.6% | 15.2% | 71.4% | — | — |
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.
127.9 composite · lower is better
136.3 average league finish
348 total value
Career standing
How Michael Brooks 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 Score127.9
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
- 252.5
- Qualified seasons
- 4
- All-time rank
- #1306
Strongest seasons
Every season
Michael Brooks 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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| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 29 | 16 | 133 | -6.90 | — | — | -14.3 | — | Limited |
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 28 | 10 | 148 | -6.74 | — | — | -14.5 | — | Limited |
| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | SDC | 25 | 47 | 1,405 | -0.97 | 44.0 | #140 | 30.6 | 45th | Broad |
| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | SDC | 24 | 82 | 2,457 | +0.71 | 70.0 | #77 | 142.7 | 78th | Broad |
| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | SDC | 23 | 82 | 2,750 | -0.39 | 53.9 | #118 | 93.5 | 69th | Broad |
| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | SDC | 22 | 82 | 2,479 | +0.13 | 62.5 | #94 | 110.1 | 68th | Broad |
Career movement
Michael Brooks's career impact by season
Peak +0.71 in 1982–83 · 6 seasons · 9,372 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.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
—’85
—’86
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
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.
Michael BrooksEddie Griffin
| NBA season | Michael Brooks | Eddie Griffin |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| 2 | -0.4 | 0.7 |
| 3 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 4 | -1.0 | -0.7 |
| 5 | -6.7 | -9.2 |
| 6 | -6.9 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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