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Walt Frazier
Walt Frazier advanced stats and career rankings
4.0 average league finish
3,675 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Walt Frazier ranks #40 all time. 4 top-five finishes and 7 top-ten finishes give him a strong blend of peak and staying power. His full-career value ranks #54, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity. Explore Walt Frazier's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Walt Frazier ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
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- Best 3 weight
- 63.3%
- Score
- 6.1
- Qualified seasons
- 11
- All-time rank
- #40
Strongest seasons
Every season
Walt Frazier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 34 | 3 | 27 | -10.03 | — | — | -4.8 | — | Limited |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 33 | 12 | 279 | -2.93 | — | — | -5.5 | — | Limited |
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 32 | 51 | 1,664 | +2.33 | 87.7 | #30 | 155.5 | 78th | Strong |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 31 | 76 | 2,687 | +0.62 | 70.0 | #74 | 158.7 | 81st | Strong |
| 1975–76Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 30 | 59 | 2,427 | +2.23 | 87.2 | #25 | 222.6 | 86th | Strong |
| 1974–75Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 29 | 78 | 3,204 | +3.70 | 95.2 | #10 | 391.9 | 97th | Strong |
| 1973–74Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 28 | 80 | 3,338 | +2.99 | 96.6 | #7 | 358.9 | 98th | Strong |
| 1972–73Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 27 | 78 | 3,181 | +4.52 | 98.3 | #4 | 457.3 | 99th | Modeled |
| 1971–72Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 26 | 77 | 3,126 | +5.05 | 99.4 | #2 | 495.9 | 98th | Modeled |
| 1970–71Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 25 | 80 | 3,455 | +3.69 | 97.0 | #6 | 459.2 | 98th | Modeled |
| 1969–70Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 24 | 77 | 3,040 | +4.31 | 97.2 | #5 | 456.6 | 98th | Modeled |
| 1968–69Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 23 | 80 | 2,949 | +3.83 | 98.5 | #3 | 402.3 | 97th | Modeled |
| 1967–68Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 22 | 74 | 1,588 | +1.26 | 83.3 | #21 | 126.5 | 65th | Modeled |
Career movement
Walt Frazier's career impact by season
Peak +5.05 in 1971–72 · 13 seasons · 30,965 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.
Era-centered box impactMinutesModeled estimate
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Career comparison
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