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World B. Free

World B. Free stats, teams and career impact

#269 all-timeCareer averages · 20.3 PPG · 2.7 RPG · 3.7 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Position
Shooting guard
Final NBA team
Houston Rockets
Height / weight
6 ft 3 in (191 cm) · 190 lb (86 kg)
Born
December 9, 1953 (72 yrs old)
College
Guilford College
NBA seasons
13 seasons · 1975–76 to 1987–88

Career summaryWorld B. Free was a shooting guard who played 13 NBA seasons, from 1975–76 through 1987–88.

Career PPG
20.3
Career RPG
2.7
Career APG
3.7
Best-Season Impact Rank
#22 in 1984–85
Career Impact Rank
#269 all-time
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Career overview

Why World B. Free ranks #269 all time

World B. Free ranks #269 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #26.0. His full-career value ranks #248, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.

Peak#21 in 1979–80

Best league finish

Sustained excellence12 ranked seasons

450+ minutes required per season

Career breadth13 seasons

886 games · Career Value Rank #248

NBA honorsAll-Star · All-NBAContext only; honors are not model inputs.

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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources

Full team history

Teams
Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers, Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Houston Rockets

Career shooting

NBA regular season
Field goal
45.6%FG%
Three-point
33.7%3P%
Free throw
75.3%FT%

886 career games · 26,893 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

World B. Free 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.

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1987–886.40.81.0-4.66HOU58011.840.9%22.9%80.0%#241-38.5
1986–875.80.91.5-8.29PHI20214.331.7%22.2%76.6%—-36.3
1985–8623.42.94.2+1.82CLE757533.845.5%42.0%78.0%#36204.9
1984–8522.53.04.5+3.07CLE715031.745.9%36.8%74.9%#22242.2
1983–8422.32.93.0+1.82CLE757131.744.5%31.9%78.4%#35184.1
1982–8323.92.84.0+0.92CLE/GSW736936.145.6%33.3%73.8%#68159.1
1981–8222.93.25.4-0.31GSW787835.844.8%17.9%74.0%#11099.9
1980–8124.12.45.6+0.55GSW65036.544.6%16.1%81.4%#84127.2
1979–8030.23.54.2+3.03SDC68038.047.4%36.0%75.3%#21274.6
1978–7928.83.94.4+1.90SDC78037.948.1%—75.6%#37254.8
1977–7815.72.84.0+0.32PHI76527.045.5%—73.1%#77107.3
1976–7716.33.03.4-1.19PHI783728.945.7%—72.0%#15041.0
1975–768.31.81.5-1.68PHI71515.844.8%—60.2%#1328.0
Career20.32.73.7—CLE/GSW/HOU/PHI/SDC886—30.445.6%33.7%75.3%——

Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.

What these measures mean
Era-centered box impact
Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
Impact Rate Rank
The player's place among qualified players in one season.
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.
Best 5#262

30.2 average league finish

Career Value Rank#248

1,628 total value

Career standing

How World B. Free ranks all time

These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.

Number-one seasons0

Best in the league

Top-five seasons0

Elite finishes

Top-ten seasons0

Upper-tier finishes

Top-10 Impact Margin0.0

Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons

Career Composite Score34.5

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
—
Qualified seasons
12
All-time rank
#269
Strongest seasons

Every season

World B. Free 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
1987–88Historical Defense EstimateHOU3458682-4.664.0#241-38.59thStandard
1986–87Historical Defense EstimatePHI3320285-8.29——-36.3—Limited
1985–86Historical Defense EstimateCLE32752,535+1.8286.2#36204.990thBroad
1984–85Historical Defense EstimateCLE31712,249+3.0791.7#22242.290thBroad
1983–84Historical Defense EstimateCLE30752,375+1.8286.3#35184.185thBroad
1982–83Historical Defense EstimateCLE/GSW29732,638+0.9273.5#68159.179thBroad
1981–82Historical Defense EstimateGSW28782,796-0.3157.1#11099.970thBroad
1980–81Historical Defense EstimateGSW27652,370+0.5566.5#84127.273rdBroad
1979–80Historical Defense EstimateSDC26682,585+3.0391.3#21274.694thBroad
1978–79Historical Defense EstimateSDC25782,954+1.9084.1#37254.889thBroad
1977–78Historical Defense EstimatePHI24762,050+0.3267.8#77107.370thBroad
1976–77Historical Defense EstimatePHI23782,253-1.1938.7#15041.049thBroad
1975–76Historical Defense EstimatePHI22711,121-1.6830.3#1328.031stBroad

Career movement

World B. Free's career impact by season

Peak +3.07 in 1984–85 · 13 seasons · 26,893 minutes

The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.

Era-centered box impactMinutes
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload

Career comparison

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Era-centered box impactEstimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average · dashed marker means the player did not play
World B. Free and John Starks era-centered impact values by NBA season number
NBA seasonWorld B. FreeJohn Starks
1-1.7-3.5
2-1.21.0
30.32.4
41.92.2
53.01.7
60.60.7
7-0.30.9
80.91.5
91.80.5
103.11.5
111.8-0.4
12-8.3-3.4
13-4.7-6.0

NBA season number

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How to read this page

Impact 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 →