184.5 composite · lower is better
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Willie Burton
Willie Burton advanced stats and career rankings
225.8 average league finish
-76 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Willie Burton ranks #2805 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #202.3. His full-career value ranks #4391, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity. Explore Willie Burton's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Willie Burton 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
Career Composite184.5
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
- 184.5
- Qualified seasons
- 5
- All-time rank
- #2805
Strongest seasons
Every season
Willie Burton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99Historical Defense Estimate | CHH | 30 | 3 | 18 | -11.80 | — | — | -3.3 | — | Limited |
| 1997–98Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 29 | 13 | 43 | -7.51 | — | — | -4.4 | — | Limited |
| 1996–97Historical Defense Estimate | ATL | 28 | 24 | 380 | -6.08 | — | — | -28.0 | — | Limited |
| 1994–95Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 26 | 53 | 1,564 | -0.76 | 48.2 | #161 | 36.6 | 50th | Strong |
| 1993–94Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 25 | 53 | 697 | -2.21 | 23.0 | #225 | -2.9 | 25th | Established |
| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 24 | 26 | 451 | -5.03 | 2.7 | #288 | -27.0 | 13th | Established |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 23 | 68 | 1,585 | -2.28 | 23.9 | #221 | -9.2 | 22nd | Strong |
| 1990–91Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 22 | 76 | 1,928 | -2.96 | 19.9 | #234 | -38.3 | 12th | Strong |
Career movement
Willie Burton's career impact by season
Peak -0.76 in 1994–95 · 8 seasons · 6,666 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 impactMinutes
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Across-era box estimateWorkload
Career comparison
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NBA season number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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