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Mike Gale
Mike Gale advanced stats and career rankings
73.4 average league finish
612 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Mike Gale ranks #1064 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #68.7. His full-career value ranks #683, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high. Explore Mike Gale's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Mike Gale 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
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
- 66.6
- Qualified seasons
- 6
- All-time rank
- #1064
Every season
Mike Gale 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | GSW | 31 | 75 | 1,793 | -0.27 | 57.5 | #109 | 65.4 | 57th | Strong |
| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | POR/SAS | 30 | 77 | 1,112 | +0.94 | 73.0 | #68 | 70.1 | 57th | Strong |
| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 29 | 67 | 1,474 | +0.24 | 62.8 | #87 | 75.3 | 56th | Strong |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 28 | 82 | 2,121 | +0.39 | 67.8 | #74 | 117.0 | 70th | Strong |
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 27 | 70 | 2,091 | +0.42 | 69.9 | #72 | 115.1 | 72nd | Strong |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 26 | 82 | 2,598 | +0.80 | 73.3 | #66 | 169.2 | 83rd | Strong |
Career movement
Mike Gale's career impact by season
Peak +0.94 in 1980–81 · 6 seasons · 11,189 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.
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.
NBA season number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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