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Mike Gminski

Mike Gminski stats, teams and career impact

#595 all-timeCareer averages · 11.7 PPG · 6.9 RPG · 1.3 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Position
Center
Teams in final NBA season
Charlotte Hornets and Milwaukee Bucks
Height / weight
6 ft 11 in (211 cm) · 250 lb (113 kg)
Born
August 3, 1959 (67 yrs old)
College
Duke
NBA seasons
14 seasons · 1980–81 to 1993–94

Career summaryMike Gminski was a center who played 14 NBA seasons, from 1980–81 through 1993–94.

Career PPG
11.7
Career RPG
6.9
Career APG
1.3
Best-Season Impact Rank
#34 in 1985–86
Career Impact Rank
#595 all-time
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Career overview

Why Mike Gminski ranks #595 all time

Mike Gminski ranks #595 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #47.3. His full-career value ranks #515, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.

Peak#34 in 1985–86

Best league finish

Sustained excellence12 ranked seasons

450+ minutes required per season

Career breadth14 seasons

938 games · Career Value Rank #515

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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources

Full team history

Teams
New Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, Charlotte Hornets, and Milwaukee Bucks

Career shooting

NBA regular season
Field goal
46.5%FG%
Three-point
12.2%3P%
Free throw
84.3%FT%

938 career games · 24,058 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

Mike Gminski stats by season

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1993–943.02.60.4-4.75CHH/MIL29710.735.0%—77.8%—-17.1
1992–932.72.50.2-4.81CHH3407.450.6%—90.0%—-14.7
1991–925.83.40.9-1.78CHH351014.345.2%33.3%75.0%#1942.3
1990–9110.67.31.2-1.74CHH/PHI807927.444.2%14.3%81.0%#20111.7
1989–9013.78.51.6-1.04PHI818132.845.7%17.6%82.1%#15951.4
1988–8917.29.41.7-0.03PHI828233.447.7%0.0%87.1%#100110.9
1987–8816.910.01.7-0.28NJN/PHI818136.644.8%0.0%90.6%#112103.0
1986–8716.48.81.4-0.67NJN726631.645.7%—84.6%#12764.2
1985–8616.58.21.6+2.02NJN817831.251.7%0.0%89.3%#34218.7
1984–8512.87.82.0+0.67NJN815429.946.5%0.0%84.1%#64135.8
1983–847.65.31.1-0.29NJN82220.251.3%0.0%79.9%#11160.7
1982–837.54.80.8+1.78NJN80115.750.0%0.0%77.8%#44102.8
1981–825.22.90.6+0.01NJN64611.644.1%—82.2%#9432.0
1980–8113.27.51.3-1.47NJN56028.242.3%0.0%76.7%#16018.2
Career11.76.91.3—CHH/MIL/NJN/PHI938—25.646.5%12.2%84.3%——

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.
Best 5#651

67.2 average league finish

Career Value Rank#515

880 total value

Career standing

How Mike Gminski ranks all time

These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.

Number-one seasons0

Best in the league

Top-five seasons0

Elite finishes

Top-ten seasons0

Upper-tier finishes

Top-10 Impact Margin0.0

Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons

Career Composite Score63.9

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
—
Qualified seasons
12
All-time rank
#595
Strongest seasons

Every season

Mike Gminski 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
1993–94Historical Defense EstimateCHH/MIL3429309-4.75——-17.1—Limited
1992–93Historical Defense EstimateCHH3334251-4.81——-14.7—Limited
1991–92Historical Defense EstimateCHH3235499-1.7833.2#1942.330thStandard
1990–91Historical Defense EstimateCHH/PHI31802,196-1.7431.3#20111.734thBroad
1989–90Historical Defense EstimatePHI30812,659-1.0444.9#15951.453rdBroad
1988–89Historical Defense EstimatePHI29822,739-0.0362.4#100110.972ndBroad
1987–88Historical Defense EstimateNJN/PHI28812,961-0.2855.6#112103.072ndBroad
1986–87Historical Defense EstimateNJN27722,272-0.6750.8#12764.261stBroad
1985–86Historical Defense EstimateNJN26812,525+2.0287.0#34218.791stBroad
1984–85Historical Defense EstimateNJN25812,418+0.6775.1#64135.877thBroad
1983–84Historical Defense EstimateNJN24821,655-0.2955.6#11160.751stBroad
1982–83Historical Defense EstimateNJN23801,255+1.7883.0#44102.867thBroad
1981–82Historical Defense EstimateNJN2264740+0.0163.4#9432.042ndStandard
1980–81Historical Defense EstimateNJN21561,579-1.4735.9#16018.236thBroad

Career movement

Mike Gminski's career impact by season

Peak +2.02 in 1985–86 · 14 seasons · 24,058 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
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload

Career comparison

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Era-centered box impactEstimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average · dashed marker means the player did not play
Mike Gminski and James Donaldson era-centered impact values by NBA season number
NBA seasonMike GminskiJames Donaldson
1-1.51.0
20.01.5
31.80.7
4-0.30.1
50.7-1.0
62.0-0.1
7-0.70.9
8-0.3-0.2
9-0.00.1
10-1.0-1.7
11-1.7-1.9
12-1.8-2.8
13-4.8-6.5
14-4.7-3.0

NBA season number

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How to read this page

Impact Rate shows how strong a player was compared with everyone else that season. Season Value adds how much he played; completed player-profile rows instead show each season's fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. Career Impact Rank rewards a high peak, a long prime, and repeated seasons near the top. Older seasons use clearly labeled estimates where the NBA did not record today's full set of statistics. Read how every ranking works →