NBA · career shape
2,327 careers classified by the shape of their season-by-season value. Within each arc, careers are ranked by total career value (VAL).
Elite for nearly their entire career — rare consistency at a high level over 8+ seasons.
The classic build → peak → decline arc — rose to a dominant peak, then faded.
One or two seasons that define the entire career — brief but incandescent.
Peaked in the first third of their career — came in fast and hot.
Peaked in the back half of their career — got better with age.
A varied career arc that doesn't conform to a single pattern.
Rankings as of 2026-09-29, as declared by the corpus that produced them.