New York Knicks
1 roto title · 75 seasons (1951-52–2025-26)
The New York Knicks have won the Roto Champ exactly once, in 1957-58, across 75 seasons of play. That was 68 seasons ago, and it remains the only time the franchise has topped the standings. Their average finish is 13.3 all time, against 16.3 over the last ten seasons, a step down from the franchise norm.
The best single roto season in franchise history belongs to Patrick Ewing in 1989-90, worth a 15.3 z-score. He owns 10 of the franchise’s 50 best seasons outright.
Roto championships
Roto finish by season
Where New York Knicks placed in each season’s Roto Champ standings (1st at the top). Gold dots are championship seasons; hover a point for detail.
Season by season
Where they finished each year, with a link to that season’s qualifying roster (top 10 by minutes).
| Season | Finish | Roster |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 6th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2024-25 | 5th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2023-24 | 11th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2022-23 | 10th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2021-22 | 19th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2020-21 | 17th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2019-20 | 25th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2018-19 | 29th of 30 | View roster → |
All-Franchise Team
New York Knicks’ all-time First, Second, and Third teams by z-score: 2 guards, 2 forwards, a center.
🏆 First Team
Second Team
Third Team
Who just missed
- GJosh Hart4 seasons25.3
- C-FKarl-Anthony Towns2 seasons24.7
- F-CJulius Randle5 seasons23.9
- GJohn Starks8 seasons23.7
- GStephon Marbury5 seasons22.1
- C-FMitchell Robinson8 seasons20.8
- GRay Williams5 seasons20.7
- FWillie Naulls6 seasons20.6
- GEarl Monroe8 seasons19.6
- F-GOG Anunoby3 seasons19.6
Closest to making it, by z-score. Position full: rated above someone who did make a team, but every slot at their position was already taken.
Best roto seasons
The franchise’s top individual player-seasons by z-score, all-time.
| # | Player | Season | Z |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYK1989-90 | 15.3 | |
28.6PTS10.9REB2.2AST1.0STL4.0BLK0.03PM55.1%FG%77.5%FT%3.4TO | |||
| 2 | NYK2024-25 | 13.1 | |
24.4PTS12.8REB3.1AST1.0STL0.7BLK2.03PM52.6%FG%82.9%FT%2.7TO | |||
| 3 | NYK1988-89 | 12.7 | |
22.7PTS9.3REB2.4AST1.5STL3.5BLK0.03PM56.7%FG%74.6%FT%3.3TO | |||
| 4 | NYK2013-14 | 12.1 | |
27.4PTS8.1REB3.1AST1.2STL0.7BLK2.23PM45.2%FG%84.8%FT%2.6TO | |||
| 5 | NYK2025-26 | 11.6 | |
20.1PTS11.9REB3.0AST0.9STL0.5BLK1.53PM50.1%FG%85.8%FT%2.5TO | |||
| 6 | NYK1993-94 | 11.2 | |
24.5PTS11.2REB2.3AST1.1STL2.7BLK0.13PM49.6%FG%76.5%FT%3.3TO | |||
| 7 | NYK1991-92 | 11.2 | |
24.0PTS11.2REB1.9AST1.1STL3.0BLK0.03PM52.2%FG%73.8%FT%2.5TO | |||
| 8 | NYK2009-10 | 11.2 | |
20.2PTS11.7REB3.6AST1.0STL0.5BLK0.03PM54.5%FG%81.2%FT%2.3TO | |||
| 9 | NYK2004-05 | 11.0 | |
21.7PTS3.0REB8.1AST1.5STL0.1BLK1.43PM46.2%FG%83.4%FT%2.8TO | |||
| 10 | NYK2023-24 | 10.9 | |
28.7PTS3.6REB6.7AST0.9STL0.2BLK2.73PM47.9%FG%84.7%FT%2.4TO | |||
| 11 | NYK1990-91 | 10.9 | |
26.6PTS11.2REB3.0AST1.0STL3.2BLK0.03PM51.4%FG%74.5%FT%3.6TO | |||
| 12 | NYK2010-11 | 10.5 | |
25.3PTS8.2REB2.6AST0.9STL1.9BLK0.13PM50.2%FG%79.2%FT%3.2TO | |||
