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Chris Andersen
Chris Andersen stats, teams and career impact
#580 all-timeCareer averages · 5.4 PPG · 5.0 RPG · 0.5 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Center
- Final NBA team
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) · 245 lb (111 kg)
- Born
- July 7, 1978 (48 yrs old)
- College
- Blinn College
- NBA seasons
- 15 seasons · 2001–02 to 2016–17
Career summaryChris Andersen was a center who played 15 NBA seasons, from 2001–02 through 2016–17.
- Career PPG
- 5.4
- Career RPG
- 5.0
- Career APG
- 0.5
- #42 in 2004–05
- #580 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Chris Andersen ranks #580 all time
Chris Andersen ranks #580 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #50.7. His full-career value ranks #676, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
695 games · Career Value Rank #676
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Denver Nuggets, New Orleans Hornets, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, Miami Heat, Memphis Grizzlies, and Cleveland Cavaliers
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 53.2%FG%
- Three-point
- 22.1%3P%
- Free throw
- 65.4%FT%
695 career games · 12,273 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
Chris Andersen stats by season
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| 2016–17 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 0.4 | -7.41 | CLE | 12 | 0 | 9.5 | 40.9% | 0.0% | 71.4% | — | -12.4 |
| 2015–16 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 0.4 | +0.33 | MEM/MIA | 27 | 15 | 14.9 | 52.8% | 28.6% | 69.4% | — | 18.2 |
| 2014–15 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 0.7 | +0.72 | MIA | 60 | 20 | 18.9 | 58.0% | 30.8% | 66.7% | #107 | 58.2 |
| 2013–14 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 0.3 | +0.21 | MIA | 72 | 0 | 19.4 | 64.4% | 25.0% | 71.0% | #123 | 58.7 |
| 2012–13 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 0.4 | -0.29 | MIA | 42 | 0 | 14.9 | 57.7% | 66.7% | 67.7% | #157 | 20.1 |
| 2011–12 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 0.2 | +1.40 | DEN | 32 | 1 | 15.2 | 54.6% | — | 61.0% | #84 | 32.4 |
| 2010–11 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 0.4 | +1.70 | DEN | 45 | 0 | 16.3 | 59.9% | 0.0% | 63.7% | #60 | 54.0 |
| 2009–10 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 0.4 | +1.12 | DEN | 76 | 0 | 22.3 | 56.6% | 0.0% | 69.5% | #74 | 104.5 |
| 2008–09 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 0.4 | +1.77 | DEN | 71 | 1 | 20.6 | 54.8% | 20.0% | 71.8% | #50 | 108.0 |
| 2007–08 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.0 | -9.98 | NOH | 5 | 0 | 6.8 | 28.6% | — | 50.0% | — | -5.1 |
| 2005–06 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 0.2 | -1.76 | NOK | 32 | 2 | 17.8 | 57.1% | — | 47.6% | #213 | 2.5 |
| 2004–05 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 1.1 | +2.39 | NOH | 67 | 2 | 21.3 | 53.4% | 0.0% | 68.9% | #42 | 114.5 |
| 2003–04 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 0.5 | +0.87 | DEN | 71 | 0 | 14.5 | 44.3% | 0.0% | 58.9% | #87 | 57.5 |
| 2002–03 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 0.5 | -0.53 | DEN | 59 | 3 | 15.4 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 55.0% | #146 | 25.3 |
| 2001–02 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 0.3 | -4.01 | DEN | 24 | 1 | 10.9 | 33.8% | 0.0% | 78.6% | — | -9.9 |
| Career | 5.4 | 5.0 | 0.5 | — | CLE/DEN/MEM/MIA/NOH/NOK | 695 | — | 17.7 | 53.2% | 22.1% | 65.4% | — | — |
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.
62.5 composite · lower is better
62.0 average league finish
627 total value
Career standing
How Chris Andersen 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 Score62.5
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
- 11
- All-time rank
- #580
Strongest seasons
Every season
Chris Andersen 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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| 2016–17Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 38 | 12 | 114 | -7.41 | — | — | -12.4 | — | Limited |
| 2015–16Historical Defense Estimate | MEM/MIA | 37 | 27 | 402 | +0.33 | — | — | 18.2 | — | Limited |
| 2014–15Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 36 | 60 | 1,132 | +0.72 | 71.4 | #107 | 58.2 | 61st | Broad |
| 2013–14Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 35 | 72 | 1,396 | +0.21 | 64.6 | #123 | 58.7 | 59th | Broad |
| 2012–13Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 34 | 42 | 624 | -0.29 | 55.4 | #157 | 20.1 | 38th | Standard |
| 2011–12Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 33 | 32 | 486 | +1.40 | 75.8 | #84 | 32.4 | 50th | Standard |
| 2010–11Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 32 | 45 | 732 | +1.70 | 83.2 | #60 | 54.0 | 59th | Standard |
| 2009–10Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 31 | 76 | 1,695 | +1.12 | 78.3 | #74 | 104.5 | 74th | Broad |
| 2008–09Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 30 | 71 | 1,460 | +1.77 | 85.3 | #50 | 108.0 | 74th | Broad |
| 2007–08Historical Defense Estimate | NOH | 29 | 5 | 34 | -9.98 | — | — | -5.1 | — | Limited |
| 2005–06Historical Defense Estimate | NOK | 27 | 32 | 570 | -1.76 | 35.4 | #213 | 2.5 | 33rd | Standard |
| 2004–05Historical Defense Estimate | NOH | 26 | 67 | 1,430 | +2.39 | 88.0 | #42 | 114.5 | 77th | Broad |
| 2003–04Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 25 | 71 | 1,029 | +0.87 | 74.0 | #87 | 57.5 | 62nd | Broad |
| 2002–03Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 24 | 59 | 907 | -0.53 | 54.4 | #146 | 25.3 | 45th | Standard |
| 2001–02Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 23 | 24 | 262 | -4.01 | — | — | -9.9 | — | Limited |
Career movement
Chris Andersen's career impact by season
Peak +2.39 in 2004–05 · 15 seasons · 12,273 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
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Career comparison
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Chris AndersenJaVale McGee
| NBA season | Chris Andersen | JaVale McGee |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -4.0 | -1.5 |
| 2 | -0.5 | -0.5 |
| 3 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| 4 | 2.4 | 0.8 |
| 5 | -1.8 | 0.5 |
| 6 | -10.0 | -9.7 |
| 7 | 1.8 | -4.2 |
| 8 | 1.1 | -1.7 |
| 9 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 10 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| 11 | -0.3 | 1.6 |
| 12 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| 13 | 0.7 | -2.0 |
| 14 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| 15 | -7.4 | -4.0 |
| 16 | Did not play | -2.6 |
NBA season number
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