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Bobby Phills
Bobby Phills stats, teams and career impact
#1045 all-timeCareer averages · 11.0 PPG · 3.1 RPG · 2.7 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Shooting guard
- Final NBA team
- Charlotte Hornets
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) · 210 lb (95 kg)
- Born
- December 20, 1969
- Died
- January 12, 2000 (30 yrs old)
- College
- Southern University and A&M College
- NBA seasons
- 9 seasons · 1991–92 to 1999–00
Career summaryBobby Phills was a shooting guard who played 9 NBA seasons, from 1991–92 through 1999–00.
- Career PPG
- 11.0
- Career RPG
- 3.1
- Career APG
- 2.7
- #42 in 1995–96
- #1045 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Bobby Phills ranks #1045 all time
Bobby Phills ranks #1045 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #74.3. His full-career value ranks #714, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
467 games · Career Value Rank #714
NBA honorsAll-DefenseContext only; honors are not model inputs.
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 44.3%FG%
- Three-point
- 39.0%3P%
- Free throw
- 73.8%FT%
467 career games · 13,426 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
Bobby Phills stats by season
Start with scoring and impact, then switch views for shooting or the full advanced picture. Career percentages use total makes and attempts.
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| 1999–00 | 13.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 | +0.58 | CHH | 28 | 9 | 29.5 | 45.4% | 33.0% | 72.3% | #102 | 41.7 |
| 1998–99 | 14.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | +0.69 | CHH | 43 | 43 | 36.6 | 43.3% | 39.5% | 68.5% | #101 | 79.2 |
| 1997–98 | 10.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | -0.81 | CHH | 62 | 61 | 30.4 | 44.6% | 38.6% | 75.7% | #171 | 41.8 |
| 1996–97 | 12.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | +1.14 | CLE | 69 | 65 | 34.4 | 42.8% | 39.4% | 71.8% | #80 | 129.0 |
| 1995–96 | 14.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | +2.49 | CLE | 72 | 69 | 35.1 | 46.7% | 44.1% | 77.5% | #42 | 195.0 |
| 1994–95 | 11.0 | 3.3 | 2.3 | -0.64 | CLE | 80 | 79 | 31.3 | 41.4% | 34.5% | 77.9% | #152 | 60.0 |
| 1993–94 | 8.3 | 2.9 | 1.8 | -0.20 | CLE | 72 | 53 | 21.3 | 47.1% | 8.3% | 72.0% | #126 | 52.8 |
| 1992–93 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -7.08 | CLE | 31 | 0 | 4.5 | 46.3% | 40.0% | 60.0% | — | -13.9 |
| 1991–92 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -9.14 | CLE | 10 | 0 | 6.5 | 42.9% | 0.0% | 63.6% | — | -9.2 |
| Career | 11.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | — | CHH/CLE | 467 | — | 28.7 | 44.3% | 39.0% | 73.8% | — | — |
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.
98.8 composite · lower is better
90.2 average league finish
576 total value
Career standing
How Bobby Phills 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 Score98.8
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
- —
- Qualified seasons
- 7
- All-time rank
- #1045
Strongest seasons
Every season
Bobby Phills 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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| 1999–00Historical Defense Estimate | CHH | 30 | 28 | 825 | +0.58 | 68.4 | #102 | 41.7 | 49th | Standard |
| 1998–99Historical Defense Estimate | CHH | 29 | 43 | 1,574 | +0.69 | 63.8 | #101 | 79.2 | 74th | Broad |
| 1997–98Historical Defense Estimate | CHH | 28 | 62 | 1,887 | -0.81 | 46.4 | #171 | 41.8 | 47th | Broad |
| 1996–97Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 27 | 69 | 2,375 | +1.14 | 75.0 | #80 | 129.0 | 78th | Broad |
| 1995–96Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 26 | 72 | 2,530 | +2.49 | 87.4 | #42 | 195.0 | 86th | Broad |
| 1994–95Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 25 | 80 | 2,500 | -0.64 | 51.1 | #152 | 60.0 | 57th | Broad |
| 1993–94Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 24 | 72 | 1,531 | -0.20 | 57.0 | #126 | 52.8 | 55th | Broad |
| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 23 | 31 | 139 | -7.08 | — | — | -13.9 | — | Limited |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 22 | 10 | 65 | -9.14 | — | — | -9.2 | — | Limited |
Career movement
Bobby Phills's career impact by season
Peak +2.49 in 1995–96 · 9 seasons · 13,426 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
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Bobby PhillsJeremy Lamb
| NBA season | Bobby Phills | Jeremy Lamb |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -9.1 | -8.2 |
| 2 | -7.1 | -0.7 |
| 3 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
| 4 | -0.6 | 1.1 |
| 5 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| 6 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| 7 | -0.8 | 1.6 |
| 8 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 9 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| 10 | Did not play | -0.3 |
NBA season number
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