136.8 composite · lower is better
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Rory White
Rory White advanced stats and career rankings
150.8 average league finish
-21 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Rory White ranks #2308 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #171.7. His full-career value ranks #3387, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity. Explore Rory White's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Rory White 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
- 136.8
- Qualified seasons
- 4
- All-time rank
- #2308
Every season
Rory White 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | LAC | 27 | 68 | 1,545 | -2.51 | 22.7 | #199 | -16.8 | 19th | Strong |
| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | LAC | 26 | 75 | 1,761 | -1.56 | 34.3 | #168 | 16.6 | 36th | Strong |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | LAC | 25 | 80 | 1,106 | -3.04 | 15.8 | #214 | -24.2 | 16th | Strong |
| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | MIL/PHO/SDC | 24 | 36 | 372 | -3.08 | — | — | -8.4 | — | Limited |
| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | PHO | 23 | 65 | 626 | -1.07 | 41.9 | #148 | 12.3 | 34th | Established |
Career movement
Rory White's career impact by season
Peak -1.07 in 1982–83 · 5 seasons · 5,410 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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