C · 9 seasons · 1975-76 – 1984-85
Joe Meriweather sits 1133rd on the totals basis and 873rd per game, a career that reads differently depending on the question. No season of his scores higher than 1976-77, at +2.6, 74th that season and 5925th of 24,555 player-seasons on record. Career value accumulated in blocks (+9.6), field-goal percentage (+5.2) and rebounds (+3.4), and drained away in assists (-6.0), free-throw percentage (-5.7) and steals (-5.2). He rates 260 places better per game than on totals, and that gap is the durability story in one number. 1981-82 is the sharpest single case: -3.0 on totals against +1.0 per game, off 18 games.
| Season ↑ | Tm | GP | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | HOU | 81 | 1.74 | #71 | #7,263 |
| 1976-77★ | ATL | 73 | 2.61 | #74 | #5,925 |
| 1977-78 | NOJ | 54 | -0.44 | #124 | #11,234 |
| 1979-80 | NYK | 65 | 0.21 | #108 | #9,980 |
| 1980-81 | KCK | 74 | -1.10 | #149 | #12,542 |
| 1981-82 | KCK | 18 | -3.03 | #217 | #17,069 |
| 1982-83 | KCK | 78 | 0.70 | #113 | #9,086 |
| 1983-84 | KCK | 73 | 0.04 | #138 | #10,291 |
| 1984-85 | KCK | 76 | -1.73 | #185 | #13,866 |
★ Best season by Z (season totals)