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Rickey Green
Rickey Green stats, teams and career impact
#254 all-timeCareer averages · 9.4 PPG · 1.9 RPG · 5.5 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Point guard
- Final NBA team
- Boston Celtics
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) · 170 lb (77 kg)
- Born
- August 18, 1954 (72 yrs old)
- College
- Vincennes University, Michigan
- NBA seasons
- 14 seasons · 1977–78 to 1991–92
Career summaryRickey Green was a point guard who played 14 NBA seasons, from 1977–78 through 1991–92.
- Career PPG
- 9.4
- Career RPG
- 1.9
- Career APG
- 5.5
- #15 in 1983–84
- #254 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Rickey Green ranks #254 all time
Rickey Green ranks #254 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #21.0. His full-career value ranks #293, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
946 games · Career Value Rank #293
NBA honorsAll-StarContext only; honors are not model inputs.
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Golden State Warriors, Detroit Pistons, Utah Jazz, Charlotte Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Boston Celtics
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 46.9%FG%
- Three-point
- 20.7%3P%
- Free throw
- 80.7%FT%
946 career games · 23,271 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
Rickey Green stats by season
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| 1991–92 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 2.6 | -2.75 | BOS | 26 | 0 | 14.1 | 44.7% | 25.0% | 72.2% | — | -5.5 |
| 1990–91 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 5.2 | -2.05 | PHI | 79 | 75 | 28.5 | 46.3% | 22.2% | 83.0% | #208 | -2.3 |
| 1989–90 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 2.6 | -2.70 | IND | 69 | 0 | 13.4 | 43.3% | 9.1% | 84.3% | #225 | -13.1 |
| 1988–89 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 3.0 | -0.01 | CHH/MIL | 63 | 2 | 13.8 | 48.9% | 27.3% | 90.9% | #99 | 35.8 |
| 1987–88 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 3.7 | -0.48 | UTA | 81 | 3 | 13.8 | 42.4% | 21.1% | 90.4% | #120 | 35.9 |
| 1986–87 | 9.6 | 2.0 | 6.7 | +2.39 | UTA | 81 | 80 | 25.8 | 46.7% | 36.8% | 82.7% | #26 | 197.3 |
| 1985–86 | 11.7 | 1.7 | 5.1 | +1.60 | UTA | 80 | 44 | 25.1 | 47.1% | 17.2% | 85.2% | #47 | 155.7 |
| 1984–85 | 13.0 | 2.5 | 7.8 | +2.08 | UTA | 77 | 77 | 31.6 | 47.7% | 30.0% | 86.9% | #32 | 217.0 |
| 1983–84 | 13.2 | 2.8 | 9.2 | +3.33 | UTA | 81 | 81 | 34.2 | 48.6% | 11.8% | 82.1% | #15 | 322.5 |
| 1982–83 | 14.3 | 2.9 | 8.9 | +2.72 | UTA | 78 | 78 | 35.7 | 49.3% | 15.4% | 79.7% | #22 | 293.7 |
| 1981–82 | 14.8 | 3.0 | 7.8 | +1.73 | UTA | 81 | 73 | 34.8 | 49.3% | 0.0% | 76.5% | #37 | 227.6 |
| 1980–81 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | -0.79 | UTA | 47 | 0 | 27.8 | 48.1% | 0.0% | 72.2% | #136 | 32.3 |
| 1978–79 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 2.3 | -3.53 | DET | 27 | 0 | 16.0 | 37.9% | — | 67.2% | — | -14.7 |
| 1977–78 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | -2.35 | GSW | 76 | 0 | 14.4 | 38.1% | — | 60.0% | #192 | -8.4 |
| Career | 9.4 | 1.9 | 5.5 | — | BOS/CHH/DET/GSW/IND/MIL/PHI/UTA | 946 | — | 24.6 | 46.9% | 20.7% | 80.7% | — | — |
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.
32.9 composite · lower is better
26.4 average league finish
1,474 total value
Career standing
How Rickey Green 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 Score32.9
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
- 255.5
- Qualified seasons
- 12
- All-time rank
- #254
Strongest seasons
Every season
Rickey Green 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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| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 37 | 26 | 367 | -2.75 | — | — | -5.5 | — | Limited |
| 1990–91Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 36 | 79 | 2,248 | -2.05 | 28.9 | #208 | -2.3 | 28th | Broad |
| 1989–90Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 35 | 69 | 927 | -2.70 | 22.0 | #225 | -13.1 | 24th | Standard |
| 1988–89Historical Defense Estimate | CHH/MIL | 34 | 63 | 871 | -0.01 | 62.7 | #99 | 35.8 | 47th | Standard |
| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 33 | 81 | 1,116 | -0.48 | 52.4 | #120 | 35.9 | 48th | Broad |
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 32 | 81 | 2,090 | +2.39 | 90.2 | #26 | 197.3 | 88th | Broad |
| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 31 | 80 | 2,012 | +1.60 | 81.9 | #47 | 155.7 | 82nd | Broad |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 30 | 77 | 2,431 | +2.08 | 87.7 | #32 | 217.0 | 87th | Broad |
| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 29 | 81 | 2,768 | +3.33 | 94.4 | #15 | 322.5 | 96th | Broad |
| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 28 | 78 | 2,783 | +2.72 | 91.7 | #22 | 293.7 | 94th | Broad |
| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 27 | 81 | 2,822 | +1.73 | 85.8 | #37 | 227.6 | 90th | Broad |
| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 26 | 47 | 1,307 | -0.79 | 45.6 | #136 | 32.3 | 44th | Broad |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 24 | 27 | 431 | -3.53 | — | — | -14.7 | — | Limited |
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | GSW | 23 | 76 | 1,098 | -2.35 | 19.1 | #192 | -8.4 | 19th | Broad |
Career movement
Rickey Green's career impact by season
Peak +3.33 in 1983–84 · 14 seasons · 23,271 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
—’80
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.
Rickey GreenGoran Dragić
| NBA season | Rickey Green | Goran Dragić |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -2.3 | -4.6 |
| 2 | -3.5 | -1.4 |
| 3 | -0.8 | -1.6 |
| 4 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 5 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 6 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| 7 | 2.1 | 0.7 |
| 8 | 1.6 | -0.3 |
| 9 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| 10 | -0.5 | 0.7 |
| 11 | -0.0 | -0.2 |
| 12 | -2.7 | -0.1 |
| 13 | -2.1 | -1.8 |
| 14 | -2.7 | -3.4 |
| 15 | Did not play | -4.0 |
NBA season number
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