Jeff Ruland
C · 8 seasons · 1981-82 – 1992-93
Two lenses, two verdicts. Jeff Ruland ranks 1080th by career totals and 670th per game. No season of his scores higher than 1983-84, at +5.7, 25th that season and 2531st of 24,555 player-seasons on record. On the credit side, field-goal percentage (+10.3), rebounds (+5.9) and points (+1.1). On the debit side, turnovers (-5.1), free-throw percentage (-4.4) and steals (-3.6). Switching basis moves him 410 places, which is the whole argument about availability in a single figure. 1986-87 is the sharpest single case: -3.6 on totals against +1.5 per game, off 5 games.
Season totals
Every Season
Best Season
5.69
1983-84 · #2,531 all-time
Career Z
-0.1
summed
Avg / Season
-0.01
longevity-neutral
Seasons
8
| Season ↑ | Tm | GP | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | WAS | 82 | 3.41 | #50 | #4,842 |
| 1982-83 | WAS | 79 | 4.45 | #49 | #3,670 |
| 1983-84★ | WAS | 75 | 5.69 | #25 | #2,531 |
| 1984-85 | WAS | 37 | -1.34 | #168 | #13,032 |
| 1985-86 | WAS | 30 | -0.60 | #156 | #11,555 |
| 1986-87 | PHL | 5 | -3.62 | #265 | #19,049 |
| 1991-92 | PHL | 13 | -3.89 | #324 | #19,971 |
| 1992-93 | DET | 11 | -4.21 | #366 | #21,463 |
★ Best season by Z (season totals)