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Mark Jackson New York Knicks · #13

Guard · 6'4", 195 lb · 17th season

Mark Jackson is a retired guard best known with the New York Knicks. Third on the all-time assists list. Career averages: 9.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 8 assists per game.

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New York Knicks · #13 · Guard
Mark Jackson
Season avg2.5 pts · 1.7 reb · 2.8 ast · .340 fg
Career avg9.6 pts · 3.8 reb · 8.0 ast · .440 fg
IMPACTBalladex Impact 59 — Solid starter tierINDEXMark Jackson · New York KnicksIMPACTBalladex Impact 59 — Solid starter tierINDEXMark Jackson · New York Knicks
Scouting report

Mark Jackson — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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retired standout · guard · Impact 59
Mark Jackson is a retired guard best known with the New York Knicks. Third on the all-time assists list. Career averages: 9.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and
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Offense
F
Defense
C+
Feel / IQ
B-
Playmaking
Strong creator
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Scoring
Average scorer
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D
Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Mark Jackson stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Solid starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
59Impact index
146Star score
Career scoring average9.6 ppg
Seasons in the index17
Accolades on file1
1× NBA All-Star
Stat explorer

Mark Jackson — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
2.5 PPG
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Playmaking
2.8 APG
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Rebounding
1.7 RPG
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Shooting
.171 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Mark Jackson

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2004-05  73% confidence
2.0
pts
0.4–3.6
1.5
reb
0.7–2.3
2.4
ast
1.7–3.1
11.9
min
proj
62
gp
health
.393
fg%
~base
.286
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 17-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 2.5 → projected 2.0 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.3
Development (his trend)
-0.2
Age curve
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Live context
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Net vs last season-0.5 PPG
Everything it reads
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17 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 82 / 82 / 42 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Mark Jackson career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
1987-888239.613.64.810.6.432.254
1988-897234.416.94.78.6.467.338
1989-908229.69.93.97.4.437.267
1990-917222.28.82.76.3.492.255
1991-928130.411.33.88.6.491.256
1992-938238.014.44.78.8.486.268
1993-947934.310.94.48.6.452.283
1994-958229.37.63.77.5.422.310
1995-968132.610.03.87.8.473.430
1996-97 (Denver/Indiana)8237.29.94.811.4.426.371
1997-988229.48.33.98.7.416.314
1998-994928.27.63.87.9.419.311
1999-008127.08.13.78.0.432.403
2000-01 (Toronto/New York)8331.27.63.78.0.419.338
2001-028228.98.43.87.4.439.405
2002-03 (Utah)8217.94.72.14.6.398.284
2003-04 (Houston)4213.72.51.72.8.340.171
Career129630.29.63.88.0
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the New York Knicks built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

57–25proj record
#3conf seed
+6.3net rtg
118.7off rtg
112.3def rtg
99%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby.
How his role moves
Projected 57–25, 3rd in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
59 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
1 accolades
1× NBA All-Star
Act IV

The Ballad of Mark Jackson

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

New York Knicks

Turning pro

Drafted 1987 as a Guard.

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Mark Jackson is a retired retired standout. Third on the all-time assists list.

Chapter

He averaged 9.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 8 assists over his career.

Where things stand

A retired standout and New York Knicks name.

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Jackson's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
Height
6' 3"
Weight
195 lbs
College
St. John's
Experience
17th Season
NBA debut
1987
Draft
1987
Jersey
#13
Legacy

Third on the all-time assists list.

The person

A retired retired standout and New York Knicks name.

Retired
New York Knicks
Standout
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FAQ

Mark Jackson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Mark Jackson, answered.

What were Mark Jackson's career averages?
Mark Jackson averaged 9.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 8 assists per game.
Is Mark Jackson retired?
Yes — Mark Jackson is a retired guard.
Mark Jackson career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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