G · 6 seasons · 1971-72 – 1976-77
Dean Meminger sits 3793rd on the totals basis and 4026th per game, a career that reads differently depending on the question. The peak came in 1974-75, +0.5, 88th that season and 9445th of 24,555 player-seasons on record. The value came from field-goal percentage (+1.3), assists (+0.9) and steals (+0.4). It leaked back out through free-throw percentage (-6.4), rebounds (-2.9) and points (-2.8). He rates 233 places better on totals than per game, and that gap is the durability story in one number.
| Season ↑ | Tm | GP | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | NYK | 78 | -2.32 | #129 | #15,224 |
| 1972-73 | NYK | 80 | -1.10 | #94 | #12,529 |
| 1973-74 | NYK | 78 | -0.64 | #98 | #11,619 |
| 1974-75★ | ATL | 80 | 0.51 | #88 | #9,445 |
| 1975-76 | ATL | 68 | -2.67 | #137 | #16,127 |
| 1976-77 | NYK | 32 | -5.28 | #244 | #24,496 |
★ Best season by Z (season totals)