
F · 10 seasons · 1984-85 – 1993-94
Two lenses, two verdicts. Ron Anderson ranks 1693rd by career totals and 2225th per game. No season of his scores higher than 1988-89, at +3.1, 82nd that season and 5240th of 24,555 player-seasons on record. Career value accumulated in free-throw percentage (+4.1), turnovers (+2.8) and points (+1.6), and drained away in blocks (-4.8), assists (-3.0) and field-goal percentage (-1.7). He rates 532 places better on totals than per game, and that gap is the durability story in one number.
| Season ↑ | Tm | GP | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | CLE | 36 | -3.54 | #244 | #18,775 |
| 1985-86 | IND | 77 | -0.72 | #160 | #11,780 |
| 1986-87 | IND | 63 | -2.33 | #206 | #15,253 |
| 1987-88 | IND | 74 | -1.28 | #172 | #12,901 |
| 1988-89★ | PHL | 82 | 3.11 | #82 | #5,240 |
| 1989-90 | PHL | 78 | 0.72 | #141 | #9,052 |
| 1990-91 | PHL | 82 | 2.32 | #98 | #6,360 |
| 1991-92 | PHL | 82 | 3.02 | #83 | #5,359 |
| 1992-93 | PHL | 69 | -1.68 | #215 | #13,783 |
| 1993-94 | WAS | 21 | -3.39 | #296 | #18,300 |
★ Best season by Z (season totals)