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Ryan Anderson
Ryan Anderson stats, teams and career impact
#464 all-timeCareer averages · 12.3 PPG · 5.3 RPG · 0.9 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Power forward
- Final NBA team
- Houston Rockets
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) · 240 lb (109 kg)
- Born
- May 6, 1988 (38 yrs old)
- College
- California
- NBA seasons
- 12 seasons · 2008–09 to 2019–20
Career summaryRyan Anderson was a power forward who played 12 NBA seasons, from 2008–09 through 2019–20.
- Career PPG
- 12.3
- Career RPG
- 5.3
- Career APG
- 0.9
- #18 in 2011–12
- #464 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Ryan Anderson ranks #464 all time
Ryan Anderson ranks #464 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #32.7. His full-career value ranks #550, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
649 games · Career Value Rank #550
NBA honorsMost ImprovedContext only; honors are not model inputs.
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- New Jersey Nets, Orlando Magic, New Orleans Hornets, New Orleans Pelicans, Houston Rockets, Miami Heat, and Phoenix Suns
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 42.2%FG%
- Three-point
- 38.0%3P%
- Free throw
- 85.4%FT%
649 career games · 16,769 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
Ryan Anderson stats by season
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| 2019–20 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -12.80 | HOU | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | 28.6% | 20.0% | — | — | -3.3 |
| 2018–19 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | -7.04 | MIA/PHO | 25 | 8 | 12.9 | 30.4% | 22.5% | 75.0% | — | -33.9 |
| 2017–18 | 9.3 | 5.0 | 0.9 | -1.22 | HOU | 66 | 50 | 26.1 | 43.1% | 38.6% | 77.4% | #230 | 27.2 |
| 2016–17 | 13.6 | 4.6 | 0.9 | -1.25 | HOU | 72 | 72 | 29.4 | 41.8% | 40.3% | 86.0% | #210 | 32.9 |
| 2015–16 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 1.1 | +0.12 | NOP | 66 | 7 | 30.4 | 42.7% | 36.6% | 87.3% | #128 | 86.0 |
| 2014–15 | 13.7 | 4.8 | 0.9 | -0.46 | NOP | 61 | 5 | 27.5 | 39.9% | 34.0% | 85.4% | #177 | 49.1 |
| 2013–14 | 19.8 | 6.5 | 0.8 | +1.53 | NOP | 22 | 14 | 36.1 | 43.8% | 40.9% | 95.2% | #58 | 53.9 |
| 2012–13 | 16.2 | 6.4 | 1.2 | +1.56 | NOH | 81 | 22 | 30.9 | 42.3% | 38.2% | 84.4% | #67 | 164.2 |
| 2011–12 | 16.1 | 7.7 | 0.9 | +3.83 | ORL | 61 | 61 | 32.2 | 43.9% | 39.3% | 87.7% | #18 | 212.2 |
| 2010–11 | 10.6 | 5.5 | 0.8 | +3.36 | ORL | 64 | 14 | 22.3 | 43.0% | 39.3% | 81.2% | #22 | 145.1 |
| 2009–10 | 7.7 | 3.2 | 0.6 | +1.17 | ORL | 63 | 6 | 14.5 | 43.6% | 37.0% | 86.6% | #69 | 55.3 |
| 2008–09 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 0.8 | -0.94 | NJN | 66 | 30 | 19.9 | 39.3% | 36.5% | 84.5% | #186 | 26.0 |
| Career | 12.3 | 5.3 | 0.9 | — | HOU/MIA/NJN/NOH/NOP/ORL/PHO | 649 | — | 25.8 | 42.2% | 38.0% | 85.4% | — | — |
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.
53.7 composite · lower is better
46.8 average league finish
815 total value
Career standing
How Ryan Anderson 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 Score53.7
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
- 352.5
- Qualified seasons
- 10
- All-time rank
- #464
Strongest seasons
Every season
Ryan Anderson 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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| 2019–20Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 31 | 2 | 14 | -12.80 | — | — | -3.3 | — | Limited |
| 2018–19Historical Defense Estimate | MIA/PHO | 30 | 25 | 322 | -7.04 | — | — | -33.9 | — | Limited |
| 2017–18Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 29 | 66 | 1,725 | -1.22 | 36.6 | #230 | 27.2 | 42nd | Broad |
| 2016–17Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 28 | 72 | 2,116 | -1.25 | 42.4 | #210 | 32.9 | 50th | Broad |
| 2015–16Historical Defense Estimate | NOP | 27 | 66 | 2,008 | +0.12 | 65.0 | #128 | 86.0 | 72nd | Broad |
| 2014–15Historical Defense Estimate | NOP | 26 | 61 | 1,675 | -0.46 | 52.4 | #177 | 49.1 | 57th | Broad |
| 2013–14Historical Defense Estimate | NOP | 25 | 22 | 795 | +1.53 | 83.5 | #58 | 53.9 | 56th | Standard |
| 2012–13Historical Defense Estimate | NOH | 24 | 81 | 2,503 | +1.56 | 81.1 | #67 | 164.2 | 84th | Broad |
| 2011–12Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 23 | 61 | 1,964 | +3.83 | 95.0 | #18 | 212.2 | 94th | Broad |
| 2010–11Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 22 | 64 | 1,424 | +3.36 | 94.0 | #22 | 145.1 | 83rd | Broad |
| 2009–10Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 21 | 63 | 911 | +1.17 | 79.8 | #69 | 55.3 | 57th | Standard |
| 2008–09Historical Defense Estimate | NJN | 20 | 66 | 1,312 | -0.94 | 44.4 | #186 | 26.0 | 43rd | Broad |
Career movement
Ryan Anderson's career impact by season
Peak +3.83 in 2011–12 · 12 seasons · 16,769 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
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.
Ryan AndersonTerry Tyler
| NBA season | Ryan Anderson | Terry Tyler |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -0.9 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| 3 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 2.9 |
| 5 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 6 | 1.5 | -0.9 |
| 7 | -0.5 | -0.2 |
| 8 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| 9 | -1.3 | -0.9 |
| 10 | -1.2 | -0.9 |
| 11 | -7.0 | -2.0 |
| 12 | -12.8 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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