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Truck Robinson
Truck Robinson stats, teams and career impact
#907 all-timeCareer averages · 15.5 PPG · 9.4 RPG · 1.7 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Power forward
- Final NBA team
- New York Knicks
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) · 225 lb (102 kg)
- Born
- October 4, 1951 (75 yrs old)
- College
- Tennessee State
- NBA seasons
- 11 seasons · 1974–75 to 1984–85
Career summaryTruck Robinson was a power forward who played 11 NBA seasons, from 1974–75 through 1984–85.
- Career PPG
- 15.5
- Career RPG
- 9.4
- Career APG
- 1.7
- #72 in 1975–76
- #907 all-time
Career overview
Why Truck Robinson ranks #907 all time
Truck Robinson ranks #907 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #77.3. His full-career value ranks #583, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
772 games · Career Value Rank #583
NBA honors2× All-Star · All-NBAContext only; honors are not model inputs.
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Washington Bullets, Atlanta Hawks, New Orleans Jazz, Phoenix Suns, and New York Knicks
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 48.3%FG%
- Three-point
- 100.0%3P%
- Free throw
- 66.2%FT%
772 career games · 25,141 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
Truck Robinson 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.
Box impact is an estimate in points per 100 possessions, not the 0–100 Impact Rate score. Zero is league average; higher is better. Rate rank is a league place: No. 1 is best.
Swipe for PPG · RPG · APG · Box impact · Team · G · GS · MPG →
| pts/100 · higher is better | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984–85 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | -9.91 | NYK | 2 | 1 | 17.5 | 40.0% | — | 0.0% | — | -5.7 |
| 1983–84 | 10.8 | 8.4 | 1.4 | -2.74 | NYK | 65 | 63 | 32.8 | 48.9% | — | 64.6% | #207 | -32.6 |
| 1982–83 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 1.8 | -2.04 | NYK | 81 | 76 | 30.0 | 46.2% | — | 58.7% | #187 | -2.1 |
| 1981–82 | 19.1 | 9.7 | 2.4 | +0.36 | PHO | 74 | 72 | 37.1 | 51.3% | 100.0% | 68.7% | #82 | 134.0 |
| 1980–81 | 18.8 | 9.6 | 2.5 | -0.24 | PHO | 82 | 82 | 37.7 | 50.5% | — | 62.9% | #113 | 118.2 |
| 1979–80 | 17.3 | 9.4 | 1.7 | -1.24 | PHO | 82 | 82 | 33.0 | 51.2% | — | 66.7% | #142 | 45.0 |
| 1978–79 | 21.1 | 11.6 | 1.6 | -0.17 | NOJ/PHO | 69 | 0 | 36.8 | 49.1% | — | 70.1% | #98 | 105.3 |
| 1977–78 | 22.7 | 15.7 | 2.1 | -0.48 | NOJ | 82 | 82 | 44.4 | 44.4% | — | 64.0% | #111 | 124.4 |
| 1976–77 | 19.0 | 10.8 | 1.8 | +0.52 | ATL/WSB | 77 | 0 | 36.1 | 47.8% | — | 73.0% | #78 | 153.1 |
| 1975–76 | 11.2 | 6.8 | 1.4 | -0.11 | WSB | 82 | 0 | 25.1 | 45.4% | — | 67.2% | #72 | 84.3 |
| 1974–75 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 0.5 | -0.17 | WSB | 76 | 0 | 13.1 | 48.6% | — | 52.2% | #86 | 40.2 |
| Career | 15.5 | 9.4 | 1.7 | — | ATL/NOJ/NYK/PHO/WSB | 772 | — | 32.6 | 48.3% | 100.0% | 66.2% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
What these measures mean
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average, from the historical box-score model. Zero is league average; higher is better. Historical defense estimates are included where labeled. This is not the live model's lineup-adjusted estimate.
- Impact Rate
- A 0–100 score comparing performance within one season. Higher is better. This is a score, not points per possession.
- Impact estimate
- The season model's final estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, before conversion to the 0–100 Impact Rate score. It includes lineup evidence where available. Zero is league average; higher is better.
- Impact Rate rank
- The player's place among qualified players in that season's Impact Rate ranking. No. 1 is best. This is a rank, not an impact score.
- 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.
87.1 composite · lower is better
83.2 average league finish
764 total value
- Impact Rate
- 0–100 score within one season. Higher is better.
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, from the historical model. Zero is average; higher is better.
Career standing
How Truck Robinson 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
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
- 241.5
- Qualified seasons
- 10
- All-time rank
- #907
Every season
Truck Robinson 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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| pts/100 · higher is better | 0–100 · higher is better | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 33 | 2 | 35 | -9.91 | — | — | -5.7 | — | Limited |
| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 32 | 65 | 2,135 | -2.74 | 16.9 | #207 | -32.6 | 8th | Broad |
| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 31 | 81 | 2,426 | -2.04 | 26.5 | #187 | -2.1 | 26th | Broad |
| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | PHO | 30 | 74 | 2,745 | +0.36 | 68.1 | #82 | 134.0 | 80th | Broad |
| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | PHO | 29 | 82 | 3,088 | -0.24 | 54.8 | #113 | 118.2 | 70th | Broad |
| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | PHO | 28 | 82 | 2,710 | -1.24 | 39.0 | #142 | 45.0 | 47th | Broad |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | NOJ/PHO | 27 | 69 | 2,537 | -0.17 | 57.3 | #98 | 105.3 | 67th | Broad |
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | NOJ | 26 | 82 | 3,638 | -0.48 | 53.4 | #111 | 124.4 | 73rd | Broad |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | ATL/WSB | 25 | 77 | 2,777 | +0.52 | 68.3 | #78 | 153.1 | 79th | Broad |
| 1975–76Historical Defense Estimate | WSB | 24 | 82 | 2,055 | -0.11 | 62.2 | #72 | 84.3 | 62nd | Broad |
| 1974–75Historical Defense Estimate | WSB | 23 | 76 | 995 | -0.17 | 54.5 | #86 | 40.2 | 45th | Standard |
Career movement
Truck Robinson's box impact by season
Peak box impact +0.52 points per 100 possessions in 1976–77 · 11 seasons · 25,141 minutes
Box impact estimates points per 100 possessions above each season's league average. Zero is average; higher is better. Rank labels show Impact Rate league places, not ranks on this chart's box-impact scale.
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 | Truck Robinson | Jim Washington |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -0.2 | -3.4 |
| 2 | -0.1 | -1.7 |
| 3 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 4 | -0.5 | 0.5 |
| 5 | -0.2 | -0.7 |
| 6 | -1.2 | -0.2 |
| 7 | -0.2 | -1.2 |
| 8 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
| 9 | -2.0 | -0.6 |
| 10 | -2.7 | -1.5 |
| 11 | -9.9 | -11.0 |
NBA season number
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94career similarity score
91/100 closest-season score · 1976–77 ↔ 2008–09Impact 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 →