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Vladimir Stepania
Vladimir Stepania stats, teams and career impact
#2397 all-timeCareer averages · 4.1 PPG · 4.4 RPG · 0.3 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Center
- Final NBA team
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Height / weight
- 7 ft 0 in (213 cm) · 236 lb (107 kg)
- Born
- May 8, 1976 (50 yrs old)
- NBA seasons
- 6 seasons · 1998–99 to 2003–04
Career summaryVladimir Stepania was a center who played 6 NBA seasons, from 1998–99 through 2003–04.
- Career PPG
- 4.1
- Career RPG
- 4.4
- Career APG
- 0.3
- #215 in 2002–03
- #2397 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Vladimir Stepania ranks #2397 all time
Vladimir Stepania ranks #2397 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #235.3. His full-career value ranks #4365, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
270 games · Career Value Rank #4365
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Seattle SuperSonics, New Jersey Nets, Miami Heat, and Portland Trail Blazers
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 42.5%FG%
- Three-point
- 13.3%3P%
- Free throw
- 53.6%FT%
270 career games · 3,726 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
Vladimir Stepania 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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 0.5 | -2.62 | POR | 42 | 2 | 10.8 | 41.7% | — | 61.1% | #266 | -5.0 |
| 2002–03 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 0.3 | -1.79 | MIA | 79 | 6 | 20.2 | 43.3% | — | 53.0% | #215 | 6.1 |
| 2001–02 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 0.2 | -1.85 | MIA | 67 | 4 | 13.2 | 47.0% | 50.0% | 48.1% | #225 | 2.4 |
| 2000–01 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 0.6 | -4.72 | NJN | 29 | 0 | 9.7 | 31.8% | 25.0% | 73.5% | — | -14.6 |
| 1999–00 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.1 | -9.99 | SEA | 30 | 1 | 6.7 | 36.7% | 0.0% | 47.2% | — | -31.4 |
| 1998–99 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 0.5 | -6.88 | SEA | 23 | 6 | 13.6 | 42.4% | 0.0% | 52.5% | — | -28.5 |
| Career | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.3 | — | MIA/NJN/POR/SEA | 270 | — | 13.8 | 42.5% | 13.3% | 53.6% | — | — |
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.
258.6 composite · lower is better
271.2 average league finish
-71 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 Vladimir Stepania 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 Score258.6
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
- 325.0
- Qualified seasons
- 3
- All-time rank
- #2397
Strongest seasons
Every season
Vladimir Stepania 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 27 | 42 | 453 | -2.62 | 19.9 | #266 | -5.0 | 24th | Standard |
| 2002–03Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 26 | 79 | 1,594 | -1.79 | 32.7 | #215 | 6.1 | 33rd | Broad |
| 2001–02Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 25 | 67 | 884 | -1.85 | 30.7 | #225 | 2.4 | 30th | Standard |
| 2000–01Historical Defense Estimate | NJN | 24 | 29 | 280 | -4.72 | — | — | -14.6 | — | Limited |
| 1999–00Historical Defense Estimate | SEA | 23 | 30 | 202 | -9.99 | — | — | -31.4 | — | Limited |
| 1998–99Historical Defense Estimate | SEA | 22 | 23 | 313 | -6.88 | — | — | -28.5 | — | Limited |
Career movement
Vladimir Stepania's box impact by season
Peak box impact -1.79 points per 100 possessions in 2002–03 · 6 seasons · 3,726 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.
Box impact · points per 100 possessionsMinutes
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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.
Vladimir StepaniaGeorge Wilson
| NBA season | Vladimir Stepania | George Wilson |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -6.9 | -12.0 |
| 2 | -10.0 | -5.9 |
| 3 | -4.7 | -4.2 |
| 4 | -1.8 | -3.7 |
| 5 | -1.8 | -1.2 |
| 6 | -2.6 | -3.0 |
| 7 | Did not play | -2.9 |
NBA season number
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