Fame share
Combined across every stint with each team.
- Seattle SuperSonics69%
- Boston Celtics14%
- Phoenix Suns7.3%
- New York Knicks7.2%
- New Jersey Nets2.1%
Total legacy per season
Every season’s full on-court fame - rewarding not just winning a title, but how dominantly a team won it, on top of stats and awards.
5226SEAPHXNYKBOSNJNPEAK · 52 · 1986-87 · SEA
1985-861986-871997-98
Career teams - the connection strand
Every teammate on these rosters is a possible link.
Career
15.6PPG
6.1RPG
2.0APG
870Games
12Seasons
0Titles
Peak season: 1986-87 - 52 fame points.
Draft: Round 1, No. 4 overall (1985).
Season-by-season log · 13 seasons
| Season | Team(s) | GP | PPG | RPG | APG | Fame Earned | Awards | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | SEA (31-51) | 82 | 17.1 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 32 | All-Rookie | - |
| 1986-87 | SEA (39-43) | 82 | 23.0 | 8.6 | 2.5 | 52 | - | Lost Conf Finals |
| 1987-88 | SEA (44-38) | 78 | 21.4 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 43 | All-Star | Lost First Round |
| 1988-89 | SEA (47-35) | 82 | 20.5 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 28 | - | Lost Conf Semis |
| 1989-90 | SEA (41-41) | 69 | 21.3 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 29 | - | - |
| 1990-91 | SEA (41-41)PHX (55-27) | 81 | 17.0 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 27 | - | Lost First Round |
| 1991-92 | NYK (51-31) | 82 | 13.7 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 20 | - | Lost Conf Semis |
| 1992-93 | BOS (48-34) | 82 | 13.5 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 20 | - | Lost First Round |
| 1993-94 | BOS (32-50) | 82 | 11.3 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 11 | - | - |
| 1994-95 | BOS (35-47) | 68 | 8.6 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 8 | - | Lost First Round |
| 1995-96 | Did not play - no connections this season, even if rostered | |||||||
| 1996-97 | NJN (26-56) | 62 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 4 | - | - |
| 1997-98 | NJN (43-39) | 20 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2 | - | Lost First Round |
The Award Wall
The Fame Recipe
Fame shape
What built this fame
Base fame · 553.60
Career Stats20490th
Longevity6990th
Draft Bonus6085th
Peak Bonus18093rd
Honors4169th
Rings00th
How it adds up
Base fame553.60
× Recency 1.09+50.93
× Young Superstar 1.03+19.34
+ Team Context+89.64
= Final fame741.73
Percentile vs every real NBA career - 1st (lowest) to 100th (best) per axis.
Teammates · strongest connections
How the game ranks teammates - career fame weighted by time played together. Long-time running mates rise; one-off cameos fall.
Tom ChambersSEA, PHX · 4 seasons · 4.0 together292connectionDale EllisSEA · 5 seasons · 4.3 together241connectionNate McMillanSEA · 5 seasons · 4.3 together210connectionRick FoxBOS · 3 seasons · 3.0 together203connectionDerrick McKeySEA · 4 seasons · 3.3 together175connectionRobert ParishBOS · 2 seasons · 2.0 together171connectionAlton ListerSEA · 3 seasons · 3.0 together112connectionOlden PolyniceSEA · 4 seasons · 3.3 together110connectionMichael CageSEA, NJN · 4 seasons · 2.8 together99connectionSedale ThreattSEA · 4 seasons · 2.9 together95connection
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Patrick Ewing (1986-2002)NYK · 1 season · 1.0 together93connectionSherman DouglasBOS, NJN · 4 seasons · 3.4 together91connectionKevin McHaleBOS · 1 season · 1.0 together89connectionDee Brown (1991-2002)BOS · 3 seasons · 3.0 together84connectionDominique WilkinsBOS · 1 season · 1.0 together76connectionShawn KempSEA · 2 seasons · 1.3 together65connectionJack SikmaSEA · 1 season · 1.0 together63connectionAvery JohnsonSEA · 2 seasons · 2.0 together57connectionKevin JohnsonPHX · 1 season · 1.0 together50connectionDanny YoungSEA · 3 seasons · 3.0 together49connectionCharles OakleyNYK · 1 season · 1.0 together45connectionMark JacksonNYK · 1 season · 1.0 together45connectionDino RadjaBOS · 2 seasons · 2.0 together43connectionDan MajerlePHX · 1 season · 1.0 together43connectionMaurice LucasSEA · 1 season · 1.0 together40connectionJeff HornacekPHX · 1 season · 1.0 together38connectionSam CassellNJN · 2 seasons · 1.0 together38connectionKendall GillNJN · 2 seasons · 1.4 together37connectionGary PaytonSEA · 1 season · 0.3 together37connectionAnthony MasonNYK · 1 season · 1.0 together34connectionKurt RambisPHX · 1 season · 1.0 together32connectionGerald Henderson (1980-1992)SEA · 2 seasons · 1.1 together30connectionJohn StarksNYK · 1 season · 1.0 together30connectionKerry KittlesNJN · 2 seasons · 1.4 together29connectionClemon JohnsonSEA · 2 seasons · 2.0 together27connectionDana BarrosSEA · 2 seasons · 1.3 together27connectionKevin GambleBOS · 2 seasons · 2.0 together27connectionJohn LucasSEA · 1 season · 1.0 together25connectionJoe KleineBOS, NJN · 2 seasons · 1.6 together25connectionKiki VandewegheNYK · 1 season · 1.0 together24connectionDavid WesleyBOS · 1 season · 1.0 together23connectionGreg AnthonyNYK · 1 season · 1.0 together21connectionMark WestPHX · 1 season · 1.0 together21connectionShawn BradleyNJN · 1 season · 0.9 together21connectionGeorge Johnson (1973-1986)SEA · 1 season · 0.9 together20connectionReggie LewisBOS · 1 season · 1.0 together20connectionGerald WilkinsNYK · 1 season · 1.0 together19connectionCedric CeballosPHX · 1 season · 1.0 together18connectionRicky SobersSEA · 1 season · 1.0 together18connectionEd PinckneyBOS · 2 seasons · 1.2 together17connectionJim JacksonNJN · 1 season · 0.7 together17connectionPervis EllisonBOS · 1 season · 1.0 together17connectionTim McCormickSEA, NYK · 2 seasons · 1.5 together16connectionRuss SchoeneSEA · 3 seasons · 3.0 together16connectionEric MontrossBOS, NJN · 2 seasons · 1.7 together15connectionAndrew LangPHX · 1 season · 1.0 together15connectionJayson WilliamsNJN · 2 seasons · 1.4 together15connectionKevin EdwardsNJN · 2 seasons · 1.2 together14connectionTim PerryPHX · 1 season · 1.0 together13connectionFrank BrickowskiSEA · 1 season · 0.9 together13connectionBlue EdwardsBOS · 1 season · 0.7 together12connectionQuintin DaileySEA · 2 seasons · 1.0 together12connectionDanny VranesSEA · 1 season · 1.0 together12connectionTony MassenburgNJN · 1 season · 1.0 together11connectionKeith Van HornNJN · 1 season · 0.4 together11connectionAl WoodSEA · 1 season · 1.0 together11connectionBrad SellersSEA · 1 season · 1.0 together11connectionSam VincentSEA · 1 season · 1.0 together10connectionEddie Johnson (1978-1987)SEA · 1 season · 0.5 together10connectionEddie Johnson (1982-1999)SEA, PHX · 1 season · 0.3 together10connectionRicky PierceSEA · 1 season · 0.3 together10connectionJerry ReynoldsSEA · 1 season · 1.0 together10connectionRobert PackNJN · 1 season · 0.8 together8connectionBenoit BenjaminSEA · 1 season · 0.3 together8connectionJames DonaldsonNYK · 1 season · 0.3 together7connectionSteve JohnsonSEA · 1 season · 0.5 together7connectionKhalid ReevesNJN · 1 season · 1.0 together7connectionDerek StrongBOS · 1 season · 1.0 together7connectionDave CorzineSEA · 1 season · 0.3 together7connectionJoe Barry CarrollPHX · 1 season · 0.2 together7connectionChris GatlingNJN · 2 seasons · 0.5 together7connectionLucious HarrisNJN · 1 season · 0.4 together7connectionEd NealyPHX · 1 season · 1.0 together6connectionNegele KnightPHX · 1 season · 1.0 together6connectionAlaa AbdelnabyBOS · 2 seasons · 1.3 together6connectionDavid BenoitNJN · 1 season · 0.4 together6connectionAcie EarlBOS · 2 seasons · 1.7 together6connectionKevin WilliamsSEA · 2 seasons · 2.0 together5connectionGreg MinorBOS · 1 season · 1.0 together5connectionReggie Williams (1988-1997)NJN · 1 season · 0.2 together5connectionRony SeikalyNJN · 1 season · 0.2 together4connectionTerence StansburySEA · 1 season · 1.0 together4connectionEd O'BannonNJN · 1 season · 1.0 together4connectionJohn BagleyBOS · 1 season · 0.2 together4connectionRod HigginsSEA · 1 season · 0.3 together4connectionJay HumphriesBOS · 1 season · 0.1 together4connectionLorenzo WilliamsBOS · 1 season · 0.5 together4connectionJack HaleyNJN · 2 seasons · 0.8 together3connectionMichael PhelpsSEA · 2 seasons · 2.0 together2connectionDon MacLeanNJN · 1 season · 0.2 together2connectionLloyd DanielsNJN · 1 season · 0.4 together2connectionYinka DareNJN · 2 seasons · 1.1 together2connectionGreg BallardSEA · 1 season · 0.0 together2connectionJim FarmerSEA · 1 season · 0.8 together2connectionChris CorchianiBOS · 1 season · 1.0 together1connectionKenny BattlePHX, BOS · 2 seasons · 0.4 together1connectionVincent AskewNJN · 1 season · 0.0 together1connectionJoe WolfBOS · 1 season · 0.0 together1connectionBrian QuinnettNYK · 1 season · 0.5 together1connectionTodd LichtiBOS · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionBrian EvansNJN · 1 season · 0.4 together1connectionJimmy OliverBOS · 1 season · 1.0 together1connectionDavid Vaughn (1996-1999)NJN · 1 season · 0.3 together1connectionKennard WinchesterNYK · 1 season · 0.3 together1connectionAdrian CaldwellNJN · 1 season · 0.4 together1connectionTony HarrisBOS · 2 seasons · 0.2 together1connectionCurtis KitchenSEA · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionJames BlackwellBOS · 1 season · 0.2 together1connectionMarcus WebbBOS · 1 season · 0.2 together1connectionAlex StivrinsSEA · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionCarlton McKinneyNYK · 1 season · 0.0 together1connectionPatrick EddieNYK · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionMatt WenstromBOS · 1 season · 0.2 together1connectionEvric GrayNJN · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionTony DawsonBOS · 1 season · 0.0 together1connectionBrian MartinSEA · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionMike ChampionSEA · 1 season · 0.0 together1connectionIan LockhartPHX · 1 season · 0.0 together1connectionBart KofoedBOS · 1 season · 0.2 together0connectionRobert WerdannNJN · 1 season · 0.1 together0connectionDavid PopeSEA · 1 season · 0.2 together0connectionScott MeentsSEA · 2 seasons · 0.9 together0connection
Quick Answers
What teams did Xavier McDaniel play for?
Xavier McDaniel played for the Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, and New Jersey Nets.
What team is Xavier McDaniel most known for?
Xavier McDaniel is most known for the Seattle SuperSonics (69%), Boston Celtics (14%), and Phoenix Suns (7%) - ranked by share of Xavier McDaniel's on-court Tetherball fame.
How many championships did Xavier McDaniel win?
Xavier McDaniel did not win an NBA championship.
What was Xavier McDaniel's most famous season?
Xavier McDaniel's most famous season was 1986-87, earning 52 fame points - 82 games, 23.0 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 37.0 minutes per game.
What were Xavier McDaniel's career stats?
Xavier McDaniel averaged 15.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game over 870 career games.
When did Xavier McDaniel play in the NBA?
Xavier McDaniel played from 1985-86 to 1997-98, spanning 12 NBA seasons, with a break in 1995-96.
Where was Xavier McDaniel drafted?
Xavier McDaniel was selected with the #4 overall pick (Round 1) in the 1985 NBA Draft.
How famous is Xavier McDaniel?
Xavier McDaniel has a Tetherball fame score of 742, ranked #473 of 5,416 rated players - rated Common.
Who was Xavier McDaniel's most famous teammate?
Xavier McDaniel's most famous teammate was Gary Payton, sharing 1 season together.
Who were Xavier McDaniel's most connected teammates?
Xavier McDaniel's most connected teammates were Tom Chambers, Dale Ellis, and Nate McMillan - the strongest teammate connections of Xavier McDaniel's career, led by Tom Chambers over 4 shared seasons.
What awards did Xavier McDaniel win?
Xavier McDaniel's major honors include:
- All-Star
- All-Rookie 1st Team
Career fame
741.73
Common#473 in fame
Xavier McDaniel
More famous than 91% of all other NBA careers. A household name - the most-recognised tier in the game.
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