279.6 composite · lower is better
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Norris Cole
Norris Cole advanced stats and career rankings
333.6 average league finish
-354 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Norris Cole ranks #3156 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #326.0. His full-career value ranks #4786, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity. Explore Norris Cole's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Norris Cole 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
Career Composite279.6
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
- 279.6
- Qualified seasons
- 5
- All-time rank
- #3156
Strongest seasons
Every season
Norris Cole 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17Historical Defense Estimate | OKC | 28 | 13 | 125 | -9.00 | — | — | -17.8 | — | Limited |
| 2015–16Historical Defense Estimate | NOP | 27 | 45 | 1,198 | -3.58 | 8.3 | #334 | -38.3 | 6th | Strong |
| 2014–15Historical Defense Estimate | MIA/NOP | 26 | 75 | 1,831 | -2.59 | 14.6 | #317 | -20.6 | 10th | Strong |
| 2013–14Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 25 | 82 | 2,014 | -3.94 | 5.5 | #327 | -74.2 | 1st | Strong |
| 2012–13Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 24 | 80 | 1,590 | -5.39 | 1.1 | #347 | -102.0 | 0th | Strong |
| 2011–12Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 23 | 65 | 1,260 | -6.25 | 0.3 | #343 | -101.6 | 0th | Strong |
Career movement
Norris Cole's career impact by season
Peak -2.59 in 2014–15 · 6 seasons · 8,018 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.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
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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.
Norris ColeErnie DiGregorio
NBA season number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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