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Antoine Walker
Antoine Walker stats, teams and career impact
#565 all-timeCareer averages · 17.5 PPG · 7.7 RPG · 3.5 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Power forward
- Final NBA team
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) · 224 lb (102 kg)
- Born
- August 12, 1976 (50 yrs old)
- College
- Kentucky
- NBA seasons
- 12 seasons · 1996–97 to 2007–08
Career summaryAntoine Walker was a power forward who played 12 NBA seasons, from 1996–97 through 2007–08.
- Career PPG
- 17.5
- Career RPG
- 7.7
- Career APG
- 3.5
- #28 in 2000–01
- #565 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Antoine Walker ranks #565 all time
Antoine Walker ranks #565 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #45.0. His full-career value ranks #272, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
893 games · Career Value Rank #272
NBA honors3× All-StarContext only; honors are not model inputs.
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, and Minnesota Timberwolves
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 41.4%FG%
- Three-point
- 32.5%3P%
- Free throw
- 63.3%FT%
893 career games · 31,531 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Antoine Walker stats by season
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| 2007–08 | 8.0 | 3.7 | 1.0 | -2.05 | MIN | 46 | 1 | 19.4 | 36.3% | 32.4% | 53.0% | #242 | -0.9 |
| 2006–07 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 1.7 | -3.40 | MIA | 78 | 15 | 23.3 | 39.7% | 27.5% | 43.8% | #302 | -47.8 |
| 2005–06 | 12.2 | 5.1 | 2.0 | -0.72 | MIA | 82 | 19 | 26.8 | 43.5% | 35.8% | 62.8% | #159 | 53.8 |
| 2004–05 | 19.1 | 9.0 | 3.4 | -0.27 | ATL/BOS | 77 | 77 | 38.4 | 42.2% | 32.3% | 53.9% | #145 | 97.9 |
| 2003–04 | 14.0 | 8.3 | 4.5 | -0.11 | DAL | 82 | 82 | 34.6 | 42.8% | 26.9% | 55.4% | #133 | 104.4 |
| 2002–03 | 20.1 | 7.2 | 4.8 | +0.28 | BOS | 78 | 78 | 41.5 | 38.8% | 32.3% | 61.5% | #99 | 139.6 |
| 2001–02 | 22.1 | 8.8 | 5.0 | +2.54 | BOS | 81 | 81 | 42.0 | 39.4% | 34.4% | 74.1% | #37 | 297.8 |
| 2000–01 | 23.4 | 8.9 | 5.5 | +3.43 | BOS | 81 | 81 | 41.9 | 41.3% | 36.7% | 71.6% | #28 | 356.1 |
| 1999–00 | 20.5 | 8.0 | 3.7 | +0.57 | BOS | 82 | 82 | 36.6 | 43.0% | 25.6% | 69.9% | #103 | 152.3 |
| 1998–99 | 18.7 | 8.5 | 3.1 | +1.41 | BOS | 42 | 41 | 36.9 | 41.2% | 36.9% | 55.9% | #70 | 100.8 |
| 1997–98 | 22.4 | 10.2 | 3.3 | +1.33 | BOS | 82 | 82 | 39.9 | 42.3% | 31.2% | 64.5% | #73 | 211.8 |
| 1996–97 | 17.5 | 9.0 | 3.2 | -1.14 | BOS | 82 | 68 | 36.2 | 42.5% | 32.7% | 63.1% | #175 | 50.9 |
| Career | 17.5 | 7.7 | 3.5 | — | ATL/BOS/DAL/MIA/MIN | 893 | — | 35.3 | 41.4% | 32.5% | 63.3% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
61.4 composite · lower is better
61.4 average league finish
1,517 total value
Career standing
How Antoine Walker ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score61.4
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- 327.0
- Qualified seasons
- 12
- All-time rank
- #565
Strongest seasons
Every season
Antoine Walker advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 2007–08Historical Defense Estimate | MIN | 31 | 46 | 892 | -2.05 | 27.2 | #242 | -0.9 | 27th | Standard |
| 2006–07Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 30 | 78 | 1,818 | -3.40 | 9.9 | #302 | -47.8 | 4th | Broad |
| 2005–06Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 29 | 82 | 2,199 | -0.72 | 51.8 | #159 | 53.8 | 59th | Broad |
| 2004–05Historical Defense Estimate | ATL/BOS | 28 | 77 | 2,955 | -0.27 | 58.0 | #145 | 97.9 | 72nd | Broad |
| 2003–04Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 27 | 82 | 2,840 | -0.11 | 60.1 | #133 | 104.4 | 73rd | Broad |
| 2002–03Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 26 | 78 | 3,235 | +0.28 | 69.2 | #99 | 139.6 | 79th | Broad |
| 2001–02Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 25 | 81 | 3,406 | +2.54 | 88.9 | #37 | 297.8 | 93rd | Broad |
| 2000–01Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 24 | 81 | 3,396 | +3.43 | 91.7 | #28 | 356.1 | 95th | Broad |
| 1999–00Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 23 | 82 | 3,003 | +0.57 | 68.1 | #103 | 152.3 | 82nd | Broad |
| 1998–99Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 22 | 42 | 1,549 | +1.41 | 75.0 | #70 | 100.8 | 81st | Broad |
| 1997–98Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 21 | 82 | 3,268 | +1.33 | 77.3 | #73 | 211.8 | 89th | Broad |
| 1996–97Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 20 | 82 | 2,970 | -1.14 | 44.9 | #175 | 50.9 | 57th | Broad |
Career movement
Antoine Walker's career impact by season
Peak +3.43 in 2000–01 · 12 seasons · 31,531 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
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Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Antoine WalkerTom Gugliotta
| NBA season | Antoine Walker | Tom Gugliotta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -1.1 | 0.2 |
| 2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 3 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 4 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| 5 | 3.4 | 2.1 |
| 6 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| 7 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 8 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| 9 | -0.3 | -1.7 |
| 10 | -0.7 | -2.4 |
| 11 | -3.4 | -2.5 |
| 12 | -2.1 | -2.9 |
| 13 | Did not play | -2.3 |
NBA season number
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