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Chuck Person
Chuck Person stats, teams and career impact
#1168 all-timeCareer averages · 14.7 PPG · 5.1 RPG · 2.8 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Small forward
- Final NBA team
- Seattle SuperSonics
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) · 220 lb (100 kg)
- Born
- June 27, 1964 (62 yrs old)
- College
- Auburn
- NBA seasons
- 13 seasons · 1986–87 to 1999–00
Career summaryChuck Person was a small forward who played 13 NBA seasons, from 1986–87 through 1999–00.
- Career PPG
- 14.7
- Career RPG
- 5.1
- Career APG
- 2.8
- #78 in 1995–96
- #1168 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Chuck Person ranks #1168 all time
Chuck Person ranks #1168 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #94.0. His full-career value ranks #753, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
943 games · Career Value Rank #753
NBA honorsROYContext 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
- Indiana Pacers, Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs, Charlotte Hornets, and Seattle SuperSonics
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 45.8%FG%
- Three-point
- 36.2%3P%
- Free throw
- 72.3%FT%
943 career games · 28,941 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
Chuck Person stats by season
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| 1999–00 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | -6.07 | SEA | 37 | 0 | 9.2 | 30.1% | 25.3% | 50.0% | — | -26.9 |
| 1998–99 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 1.2 | -2.26 | CHH | 50 | 21 | 19.8 | 38.8% | 35.0% | 75.0% | #220 | -4.8 |
| 1997–98 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 1.4 | -2.06 | SAS | 61 | 11 | 23.9 | 35.9% | 34.4% | 75.7% | #236 | -1.7 |
| 1995–96 | 10.9 | 5.2 | 1.3 | +1.15 | SAS | 80 | 16 | 26.6 | 43.7% | 41.0% | 64.4% | #78 | 130.4 |
| 1994–95 | 10.8 | 3.2 | 1.3 | -1.56 | SAS | 81 | 1 | 25.1 | 42.3% | 38.7% | 64.7% | #188 | 17.5 |
| 1993–94 | 11.6 | 3.3 | 2.4 | -2.12 | MIN | 77 | 37 | 26.4 | 42.2% | 36.8% | 75.9% | #218 | -4.9 |
| 1992–93 | 16.8 | 5.6 | 4.4 | -1.59 | MIN | 78 | 75 | 38.3 | 43.3% | 35.5% | 64.9% | #190 | 24.2 |
| 1991–92 | 18.5 | 5.3 | 4.7 | -0.96 | IND | 81 | 81 | 36.1 | 48.0% | 37.3% | 67.5% | #155 | 62.5 |
| 1990–91 | 18.4 | 5.2 | 3.0 | -1.35 | IND | 80 | 79 | 32.1 | 50.4% | 34.0% | 72.1% | #178 | 34.4 |
| 1989–90 | 19.7 | 5.8 | 3.0 | -0.83 | IND | 77 | 73 | 35.2 | 48.7% | 37.2% | 78.1% | #143 | 63.9 |
| 1988–89 | 21.6 | 6.5 | 3.6 | -1.88 | IND | 80 | 79 | 37.6 | 48.9% | 30.7% | 79.2% | #182 | 7.4 |
| 1987–88 | 17.0 | 6.8 | 3.9 | -0.92 | IND | 79 | 71 | 35.5 | 45.9% | 33.3% | 67.0% | #138 | 61.6 |
| 1986–87 | 18.8 | 8.3 | 3.6 | +0.71 | IND | 82 | 78 | 36.0 | 46.8% | 35.5% | 74.7% | #66 | 164.8 |
| Career | 14.7 | 5.1 | 2.8 | — | CHH/IND/MIN/SAS/SEA | 943 | — | 30.7 | 45.8% | 36.2% | 72.3% | — | — |
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.
112.5 composite · lower is better
116.0 average league finish
528 total value
Career standing
How Chuck Person 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 Score112.5
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
- 292.0
- Qualified seasons
- 12
- All-time rank
- #1168
Strongest seasons
Every season
Chuck Person 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 | SEA | 35 | 37 | 340 | -6.07 | — | — | -26.9 | — | Limited |
| 1998–99Historical Defense Estimate | CHH | 34 | 50 | 990 | -2.26 | 20.7 | #220 | -4.8 | 20th | Standard |
| 1997–98Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 33 | 61 | 1,455 | -2.06 | 25.9 | #236 | -1.7 | 26th | Broad |
| 1995–96Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 31 | 80 | 2,131 | +1.15 | 76.3 | #78 | 130.4 | 75th | Broad |
| 1994–95Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 30 | 81 | 2,033 | -1.56 | 39.5 | #188 | 17.5 | 43rd | Broad |
| 1993–94Historical Defense Estimate | MIN | 29 | 77 | 2,029 | -2.12 | 25.4 | #218 | -4.9 | 23rd | Broad |
| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | MIN | 28 | 78 | 2,985 | -1.59 | 35.9 | #190 | 24.2 | 44th | Broad |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 27 | 81 | 2,923 | -0.96 | 46.7 | #155 | 62.5 | 59th | Broad |
| 1990–91Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 26 | 80 | 2,566 | -1.35 | 39.2 | #178 | 34.4 | 48th | Broad |
| 1989–90Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 25 | 77 | 2,714 | -0.83 | 50.5 | #143 | 63.9 | 58th | Broad |
| 1988–89Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 24 | 80 | 3,012 | -1.88 | 31.2 | #182 | 7.4 | 33rd | Broad |
| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 23 | 79 | 2,807 | -0.92 | 45.2 | #138 | 61.6 | 58th | Broad |
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 22 | 82 | 2,956 | +0.71 | 74.6 | #66 | 164.8 | 83rd | Broad |
Career movement
Chuck Person's career impact by season
Peak +1.15 in 1995–96 · 13 seasons · 28,941 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
—’97
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.
Chuck PersonTim Thomas
| NBA season | Chuck Person | Tim Thomas |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| 2 | -0.9 | -0.3 |
| 3 | -1.9 | -1.7 |
| 4 | -0.8 | 0.8 |
| 5 | -1.4 | -2.3 |
| 6 | -1.0 | -2.2 |
| 7 | -1.6 | -0.8 |
| 8 | -2.1 | -2.8 |
| 9 | -1.6 | -2.4 |
| 10 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| 11 | -2.1 | -0.7 |
| 12 | -2.3 | -1.6 |
| 13 | -6.1 | -1.4 |
NBA season number
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