Bob Hopkins
C · 4 seasons · 1956-57 – 1959-60
Two lenses, two verdicts. Bob Hopkins ranks 1365th by career totals and 1729th per game. No season of his scores higher than 1958-59, at -0.2, 33rd that season and 10772nd of 24,555 player-seasons on record. On the credit side, free-throw percentage (+0.3), rebounds (+0.1) and field-goal percentage (+0.1). On the debit side, assists (-2.8) and points (-0.8). The 364-place difference between his two bases is not noise: it is what he was worth per night set against how many nights he played.