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Michael Carter-Williams
Michael Carter-Williams stats, teams and career impact
#1301 all-timeCareer averages · 10.2 PPG · 4.3 RPG · 4.3 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Point guard
- Final NBA team
- Orlando Magic
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) · 205 lb (93 kg)
- Born
- October 10, 1991 (35 yrs old)
- College
- Syracuse
- NBA seasons
- 9 seasons · 2013–14 to 2022–23
Career summaryMichael Carter-Williams was a point guard who played 9 NBA seasons, from 2013–14 through 2022–23.
- Career PPG
- 10.2
- Career RPG
- 4.3
- Career APG
- 4.3
- #62 in 2013–14
- #1301 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Michael Carter-Williams ranks #1301 all time
Michael Carter-Williams ranks #1301 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #84.0. His full-career value ranks #893, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
395 games · Career Value Rank #893
NBA honorsROYContext only; honors are not model inputs.
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls, Charlotte Hornets, Houston Rockets, and Orlando Magic
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 40.2%FG%
- Three-point
- 25.6%3P%
- Free throw
- 70.5%FT%
395 career games · 9,942 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 Carter-Williams 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.
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| 2022–23 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | -10.73 | ORL | 4 | 0 | 11.0 | 42.9% | 33.3% | 57.1% | — | -8.0 |
| 2020–21 | 8.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | -2.87 | ORL | 31 | 25 | 25.8 | 38.9% | 24.6% | 61.3% | #322 | -14.3 |
| 2019–20 | 7.2 | 3.3 | 2.4 | +1.81 | ORL | 45 | 0 | 18.5 | 42.7% | 29.3% | 83.2% | #60 | 65.3 |
| 2018–19 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +0.51 | HOU/ORL | 28 | 1 | 13.3 | 37.4% | 26.3% | 60.4% | — | 19.0 |
| 2017–18 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | -1.39 | CHO | 52 | 2 | 16.1 | 33.2% | 23.7% | 82.0% | #240 | 10.4 |
| 2016–17 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 2.5 | -2.07 | CHI | 45 | 19 | 18.8 | 36.6% | 23.4% | 75.3% | #258 | -1.2 |
| 2015–16 | 11.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | -0.27 | MIL | 54 | 37 | 30.5 | 45.2% | 27.3% | 65.4% | #154 | 56.1 |
| 2014–15 | 14.6 | 5.3 | 6.7 | +0.31 | MIL/PHI | 66 | 63 | 32.6 | 39.6% | 23.5% | 69.4% | #130 | 98.3 |
| 2013–14 | 16.7 | 6.2 | 6.3 | +1.44 | PHI | 70 | 70 | 34.5 | 40.5% | 26.4% | 70.3% | #62 | 171.6 |
| Career | 10.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | — | CHI/CHO/HOU/MIL/ORL/PHI | 395 | — | 25.2 | 40.2% | 25.6% | 70.5% | — | — |
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.
127.2 composite · lower is better
129.2 average league finish
397 total value
Career standing
How Michael Carter-Williams 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 Score127.2
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
- 365.0
- Qualified seasons
- 7
- All-time rank
- #1301
Strongest seasons
Every season
Michael Carter-Williams 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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| 2022–23 | ORL | 31 | 4 | 44 | -10.73 | — | — | -8.0 | — | Limited |
| 2020–21 | ORL | 29 | 31 | 800 | -2.87 | 12.8 | #322 | -14.3 | 15th | Standard |
| 2019–20Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 28 | 45 | 833 | +1.81 | 83.2 | #60 | 65.3 | 60th | Standard |
| 2018–19Historical Defense Estimate | HOU/ORL | 27 | 28 | 372 | +0.51 | — | — | 19.0 | — | Limited |
| 2017–18Historical Defense Estimate | CHO | 26 | 52 | 835 | -1.39 | 33.8 | #240 | 10.4 | 31st | Standard |
| 2016–17Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 25 | 45 | 846 | -2.07 | 29.2 | #258 | -1.2 | 30th | Standard |
| 2015–16Historical Defense Estimate | MIL | 24 | 54 | 1,649 | -0.27 | 57.9 | #154 | 56.1 | 59th | Broad |
| 2014–15Historical Defense Estimate | MIL/PHI | 23 | 66 | 2,149 | +0.31 | 65.1 | #130 | 98.3 | 75th | Broad |
| 2013–14Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 22 | 70 | 2,414 | +1.44 | 82.3 | #62 | 171.6 | 88th | Broad |
Career movement
Michael Carter-Williams's career impact by season
Peak +1.81 in 2019–20 · 9 seasons · 9,942 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
—’22
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 Carter-WilliamsSteve Colter
| NBA season | Michael Carter-Williams | Steve Colter |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.4 | -0.6 |
| 2 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| 3 | -0.3 | -1.5 |
| 4 | -2.1 | -0.1 |
| 5 | -1.4 | 1.0 |
| 6 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| 7 | 1.8 | -3.3 |
| 8 | -2.9 | -0.6 |
| 9 | -10.7 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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