112.4 composite · lower is better
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Rusty LaRue
Rusty LaRue advanced stats and career rankings
107.8 average league finish
-37 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Rusty LaRue ranks #2002 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #163.0. His full-career value ranks #3932, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity. Explore Rusty LaRue's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Rusty LaRue 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
- 112.4
- Qualified seasons
- 2
- All-time rank
- #2002
Every season
Rusty LaRue 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04Historical Defense Estimate | GSW | 30 | 4 | 22 | -12.09 | — | — | -4.2 | — | Limited |
| 2001–02Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 28 | 33 | 542 | -3.36 | 13.9 | #279 | -13.9 | 20th | Established |
| 1999–00Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 26 | 4 | 129 | -6.59 | — | — | -11.0 | — | Limited |
| 1998–99Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 25 | 43 | 732 | -1.52 | 33.3 | #185 | 6.4 | 32nd | Established |
| 1997–98Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 24 | 14 | 140 | -7.67 | — | — | -14.7 | — | Limited |
Career movement
Rusty LaRue's career impact by season
Peak -1.52 in 1998–99 · 5 seasons · 1,565 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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