166.4 composite · lower is better
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Tom McMillen
Tom McMillen advanced stats and career rankings
163.4 average league finish
-113 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Tom McMillen ranks #2657 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #148.7. His full-career value ranks #4567, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity. Explore Tom McMillen's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Tom McMillen 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
- 166.4
- Qualified seasons
- 11
- All-time rank
- #2657
Every season
Tom McMillen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | WSB | 33 | 56 | 863 | -2.93 | 13.8 | #220 | -16.6 | 17th | Established |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | WSB | 32 | 69 | 1,547 | -2.98 | 16.2 | #213 | -31.7 | 11th | Strong |
| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | WSB | 31 | 62 | 1,294 | -2.26 | 23.0 | #192 | -6.7 | 21st | Strong |
| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | ATL | 30 | 61 | 1,364 | -2.43 | 20.6 | #202 | -12.1 | 19th | Strong |
| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | ATL | 29 | 73 | 1,792 | -1.32 | 36.6 | #162 | 24.2 | 37th | Strong |
| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | ATL | 28 | 79 | 1,564 | -3.08 | 11.3 | #221 | -35.1 | 8th | Strong |
| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | ATL | 27 | 53 | 1,071 | -0.50 | 49.8 | #117 | 33.2 | 42nd | Strong |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | ATL | 26 | 82 | 1,392 | -2.83 | 11.5 | #202 | -24.5 | 11th | Strong |
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | ATL | 25 | 68 | 1,683 | -1.96 | 24.6 | #179 | 1.6 | 25th | Strong |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | BUF/NYK | 24 | 76 | 1,492 | -2.98 | 11.1 | #217 | -32.8 | 7th | Strong |
| 1975–76Historical Defense Estimate | BUF | 23 | 50 | 708 | -2.76 | 11.7 | #167 | -12.2 | 16th | Established |
Career movement
Tom McMillen's career impact by season
Peak -0.50 in 1979–80 · 11 seasons · 14,770 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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