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Nikola Mirotić
Nikola Mirotić stats, teams and career impact
#743 all-timeCareer averages · 12.3 PPG · 5.9 RPG · 1.3 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Power forward
- Teams in final NBA season
- Milwaukee Bucks and New Orleans Pelicans
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) · 250 lb (113 kg)
- Born
- February 11, 1991 (35 yrs old)
- NBA seasons
- 5 seasons · 2014–15 to 2018–19
Career summaryNikola Mirotić was a power forward who played 5 NBA seasons, from 2014–15 through 2018–19.
- Career PPG
- 12.3
- Career RPG
- 5.9
- Career APG
- 1.3
- #28 in 2017–18
- #743 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Nikola Mirotić ranks #743 all time
Nikola Mirotić ranks #743 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #37.7. His full-career value ranks #646, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
319 games · Career Value Rank #646
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Pelicans, and Milwaukee Bucks
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 42.3%FG%
- Three-point
- 35.9%3P%
- Free throw
- 80.8%FT%
319 career games · 7,718 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
Nikola Mirotić stats by season
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| 2018–19 | 15.2 | 7.4 | 1.2 | +1.51 | MIL/NOP | 46 | 25 | 27.1 | 43.9% | 36.5% | 84.7% | #76 | 93.9 |
| 2017–18 | 15.6 | 7.4 | 1.5 | +3.33 | CHI/NOP | 55 | 14 | 27.2 | 44.7% | 37.7% | 81.8% | #28 | 165.1 |
| 2016–17 | 10.6 | 5.5 | 1.1 | +1.69 | CHI | 70 | 15 | 24.0 | 41.3% | 34.2% | 77.3% | #63 | 123.1 |
| 2015–16 | 11.8 | 5.5 | 1.5 | +2.32 | CHI | 66 | 38 | 24.9 | 40.7% | 39.0% | 80.7% | #45 | 141.8 |
| 2014–15 | 10.2 | 4.9 | 1.2 | +2.59 | CHI | 82 | 3 | 20.2 | 40.5% | 31.6% | 80.3% | #40 | 146.8 |
| Career | 12.3 | 5.9 | 1.3 | — | CHI/MIL/NOP | 319 | — | 24.2 | 42.3% | 35.9% | 80.8% | — | — |
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.
75.5 composite · lower is better
50.4 average league finish
671 total value
Career standing
How Nikola Mirotić 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 Score75.5
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
- 5
- All-time rank
- #743
Strongest seasons
Every season
Nikola Mirotić 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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| 2018–19Historical Defense Estimate | MIL/NOP | 27 | 46 | 1,245 | +1.51 | 79.6 | #76 | 93.9 | 71st | Broad |
| 2017–18Historical Defense Estimate | CHI/NOP | 26 | 55 | 1,494 | +3.33 | 92.5 | #28 | 165.1 | 88th | Broad |
| 2016–17Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 25 | 70 | 1,679 | +1.69 | 82.9 | #63 | 123.1 | 81st | Broad |
| 2015–16Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 24 | 66 | 1,646 | +2.32 | 87.9 | #45 | 141.8 | 83rd | Broad |
| 2014–15Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 23 | 82 | 1,654 | +2.59 | 89.5 | #40 | 146.8 | 84th | Broad |
Career movement
Nikola Mirotić's career impact by season
Peak +3.33 in 2017–18 · 5 seasons · 7,718 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
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.
Nikola MirotićTrey Murphy III
| NBA season | Nikola Mirotić | Trey Murphy III |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.6 | -0.2 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| 5 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
NBA season number
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