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Steve Mix

Steve Mix stats, teams and career impact

#158 all-timeCareer averages · 10.6 PPG · 5.3 RPG · 1.8 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Position
Small forward
Teams in final NBA season
Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks
Height / weight
6 ft 7 in (201 cm) · 215 lb (98 kg)
Born
December 30, 1947 (78 yrs old)
College
Toledo
NBA seasons
13 seasons · 1969–70 to 1982–83

Career summarySteve Mix was a small forward who played 13 NBA seasons, from 1969–70 through 1982–83.

Career PPG
10.6
Career RPG
5.3
Career APG
1.8
Best-Season Impact Rank
#10 in 1978–79
Career Impact Rank
#158 all-time
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Career overview

Why Steve Mix ranks #158 all time

Steve Mix ranks #158 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #15.0. His full-career value ranks #266, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.

Peak#10 in 1978–79

Best league finish

Sustained excellence1 top-ten finish

450+ minutes required per season

Career breadth13 seasons

787 games · Career Value Rank #266

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
Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Milwaukee Bucks

Career shooting

NBA regular season
Field goal
49.8%FG%
Three-point
28.6%3P%
Free throw
80.3%FT%

787 career games · 18,827 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

Steve Mix stats by season

Start with scoring and impact, then switch views for shooting or the full advanced picture. Career percentages use total makes and attempts.

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1982–836.02.41.2+0.71LAL/MIL582013.948.4%25.0%85.2%#7645.7
1981–827.23.01.2+1.00PHI75016.550.6%25.0%79.1%#6177.6
1980–8110.83.71.6+2.71PHI72118.450.1%0.0%83.3%#20134.5
1979–8011.63.61.8+2.52PHI81519.051.6%40.0%83.1%#27149.6
1978–799.34.01.6+3.63PHI74117.153.8%—80.1%#10158.9
1977–789.23.62.1+0.23PHI822022.252.0%—79.5%#8191.5
1976–7710.55.02.0+1.53PHI75926.152.3%—81.7%#38155.9
1975–7613.98.22.7+1.91PHI816337.549.9%—81.8%#28266.2
1974–7515.610.92.2+1.66PHI464638.048.1%—77.6%#24137.9
1973–7414.910.51.9+2.56PHI828236.247.5%—79.2%#15305.2
1971–724.62.90.5-7.92DET8013.031.9%—58.3%—-14.5
1970–718.34.71.0-0.07DET35020.944.6%—76.4%#6432.7
1969–706.63.60.8-2.28DET18015.348.0%—59.0%—-1.8
Career10.65.31.8—DET/LAL/MIL/PHI787—23.949.8%28.6%80.3%——

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.
Best 5#169

19.2 average league finish

Career Value Rank#266

1,539 total value

Career standing

How Steve Mix ranks all time

These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.

Number-one seasons0

Best in the league

Top-five seasons0

Elite finishes

Top-ten seasons1

Upper-tier finishes

Top-10 Impact Margin1.8

Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons

Career Composite Score20.5

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
—
Qualified seasons
11
All-time rank
#158
Strongest seasons

Every season

Steve Mix 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
1982–83Historical Defense EstimateLAL/MIL3558809+0.7170.4#7645.750thStandard
1981–82Historical Defense EstimatePHI34751,235+1.0076.4#6177.661stBroad
1980–81Historical Defense EstimatePHI33721,327+2.7192.3#20134.574thBroad
1979–80Historical Defense EstimatePHI32811,543+2.5288.7#27149.679thBroad
1978–79Historical Defense EstimatePHI31741,269+3.6396.0#10158.978thBroad
1977–78Historical Defense EstimatePHI30821,819+0.2366.1#8191.563rdBroad
1976–77Historical Defense EstimatePHI29751,958+1.5384.8#38155.981stBroad
1975–76Historical Defense EstimatePHI28813,039+1.9185.6#28266.293rdBroad
1974–75Historical Defense EstimatePHI27461,748+1.6687.7#24137.974thBroad
1973–74Historical Defense EstimatePHI26822,969+2.5692.0#15305.294thBroad
1971–72Historical Defense EstimateDET248104-7.92——-14.5—Modeled
1970–71Historical Defense EstimateDET2335731-0.0762.3#6432.738thModeled
1969–70Historical Defense EstimateDET2218276-2.28——-1.8—Modeled

Career movement

Steve Mix's career impact by season

Peak +3.63 in 1978–79 · 13 seasons · 18,827 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 impactMinutesModeled estimate
—’73
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload

Career comparison

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Era-centered box impactEstimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average · dashed marker means the player did not play
Steve Mix and Doug Christie era-centered impact values by NBA season number
NBA seasonSteve MixDoug Christie
1-2.3-2.5
2-0.1-0.0
3-7.9-12.2
42.60.6
51.72.4
61.92.2
71.52.6
80.22.7
93.62.1
102.51.8
112.73.0
121.00.7
130.7-1.5
14Did not play-4.9
15Did not play-8.3

NBA season number

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How to read this page

Impact Rate shows how strong a player was compared with everyone else that season. Season Value adds how much he played; completed player-profile rows instead show each season's fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. Career Impact Rank rewards a high peak, a long prime, and repeated seasons near the top. Older seasons use clearly labeled estimates where the NBA did not record today's full set of statistics. Read how every ranking works →