68.4 composite · lower is better
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Ruben Patterson
Ruben Patterson advanced stats and career rankings
70.2 average league finish
792 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Ruben Patterson ranks #1111 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #51.7. His full-career value ranks #567, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high. Explore Ruben Patterson's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Ruben Patterson 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 Composite68.4
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
- 68.4
- Qualified seasons
- 8
- All-time rank
- #1111
Strongest seasons
Every season
Ruben Patterson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08Historical Defense Estimate | LAC | 32 | 20 | 327 | -2.91 | — | — | -5.7 | — | Limited |
| 2006–07Historical Defense Estimate | MIL | 31 | 81 | 2,508 | +1.13 | 76.6 | #79 | 150.8 | 83rd | Strong |
| 2005–06Historical Defense Estimate | DEN/POR | 30 | 71 | 1,792 | -0.22 | 60.4 | #131 | 59.9 | 62nd | Strong |
| 2004–05Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 29 | 70 | 1,957 | +0.22 | 63.0 | #128 | 81.3 | 67th | Strong |
| 2003–04Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 28 | 73 | 1,651 | +0.15 | 65.0 | #117 | 63.8 | 64th | Strong |
| 2002–03Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 27 | 78 | 1,655 | -1.09 | 45.9 | #173 | 28.1 | 47th | Strong |
| 2001–02Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 26 | 75 | 1,765 | +1.88 | 84.8 | #50 | 127.5 | 79th | Strong |
| 2000–01Historical Defense Estimate | SEA | 25 | 76 | 2,059 | +1.51 | 82.3 | #59 | 137.9 | 80th | Strong |
| 1999–00Historical Defense Estimate | SEA | 24 | 81 | 2,097 | +1.99 | 85.9 | #46 | 162.9 | 83rd | Strong |
| 1998–99Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 23 | 24 | 144 | -7.35 | — | — | -14.7 | — | Limited |
Career movement
Ruben Patterson's career impact by season
Peak +1.99 in 1999–00 · 10 seasons · 15,955 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.
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Career comparison
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NBA season number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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