James Hardy
F · 4 seasons · 1978-79 – 1981-82
Two lenses, two verdicts. James Hardy ranks 1409th by career totals and 1111th per game. His best year was 1981-82: +0.6 roto value, 113th that season and 9206th of 24,555 player-seasons on record. He banked roto value in turnovers (+2.2), blocks (+2.2) and rebounds (+0.8) and gave it back in points (-2.5), assists (-2.3) and steals (-1.2). The 298-place difference between his two bases is not noise: it is what he was worth per night set against how many nights he played.