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Chuck Share
Chuck Share stats, teams and career impact
#295 all-timeCareer averages · 8.3 PPG · 8.4 RPG · 1.4 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Center
- Teams in final NBA season
- Minneapolis Lakers and St. Louis Hawks
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 11 in (211 cm) · 235 lb (107 kg)
- Born
- March 14, 1927
- Died
- June 7, 2012 (85 yrs old)
- College
- Bowling Green
- NBA seasons
- 9 seasons · 1951–52 to 1959–60
Career summaryChuck Share was a center who played 9 NBA seasons, from 1951–52 through 1959–60.
- Career PPG
- 8.3
- Career RPG
- 8.4
- Career APG
- 1.4
- #30 in 1955–56
- #295 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Chuck Share ranks #295 all time
Chuck Share ranks #295 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #33.3. His full-career value ranks #879, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
596 games · Career Value Rank #879
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Fort Wayne Pistons, Milwaukee Hawks, St. Louis Hawks, and Minneapolis Lakers
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 40.0%FG%
- Three-point
- —3P%
- Free throw
- 69.3%FT%
596 career games · 13,023 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 Share stats by season
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| 1959–60 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 1.5 | -2.47 | MNL/STL | 41 | 0 | 15.9 | 39.1% | — | 66.3% | #66 | -7.7 |
| 1958–59 | 6.0 | 9.1 | 1.4 | -0.49 | STL | 72 | 0 | 23.8 | 38.6% | — | 75.5% | #38 | 62.4 |
| 1957–58 | 8.6 | 10.4 | 1.8 | -0.17 | STL | 72 | 0 | 25.3 | 39.6% | — | 64.8% | #38 | 83.2 |
| 1956–57 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 1.1 | -0.20 | STL | 72 | 0 | 23.2 | 43.9% | — | 68.4% | #32 | 67.9 |
| 1955–56 | 13.6 | 10.8 | 1.8 | -0.01 | STL | 72 | 0 | 27.4 | 43.0% | — | 69.5% | #30 | 89.6 |
| 1954–55 | 11.9 | 9.9 | 1.2 | -0.37 | MLH | 69 | 0 | 24.4 | 40.7% | — | 71.3% | #38 | 57.4 |
| 1953–54 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 1.2 | -0.35 | FTW/MLH | 68 | 0 | 23.2 | 38.1% | — | 68.4% | #41 | 45.9 |
| 1952–53 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 1.1 | -1.85 | FTW | 67 | 0 | 15.6 | 35.8% | — | 73.5% | #75 | 2.9 |
| 1951–52 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 1.0 | -1.65 | FTW | 63 | 0 | 14.0 | 32.2% | — | 61.9% | #69 | 5.8 |
| Career | 8.3 | 8.4 | 1.4 | — | FTW/MLH/MNL/STL | 596 | — | 21.9 | 40.0% | — | 69.3% | — | — |
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.
37.4 composite · lower is better
35.2 average league finish
407 total value
Career standing
How Chuck Share 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 Score37.4
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
- —
- Qualified seasons
- 9
- All-time rank
- #295
Strongest seasons
Every season
Chuck Share 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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| 1959–60Historical Defense Estimate | MNL/STL | 32 | 41 | 651 | -2.47 | 16.7 | #66 | -7.7 | 22nd | Modeled |
| 1958–59Historical Defense Estimate | STL | 31 | 72 | 1,713 | -0.49 | 53.8 | #38 | 62.4 | 63rd | Modeled |
| 1957–58Historical Defense Estimate | STL | 30 | 72 | 1,824 | -0.17 | 51.3 | #38 | 83.2 | 55th | Modeled |
| 1956–57Historical Defense Estimate | STL | 29 | 72 | 1,673 | -0.20 | 60.8 | #32 | 67.9 | 57th | Modeled |
| 1955–56Historical Defense Estimate | STL | 28 | 72 | 1,975 | -0.01 | 61.3 | #30 | 89.6 | 61st | Modeled |
| 1954–55Historical Defense Estimate | MLH | 27 | 69 | 1,685 | -0.37 | 51.3 | #38 | 57.4 | 53rd | Modeled |
| 1953–54Historical Defense Estimate | FTW/MLH | 26 | 68 | 1,576 | -0.35 | 51.2 | #41 | 45.9 | 49th | Modeled |
| 1952–53Historical Defense Estimate | FTW | 25 | 67 | 1,044 | -1.85 | 21.3 | #75 | 2.9 | 20th | Modeled |
| 1951–52Historical Defense Estimate | FTW | 24 | 63 | 882 | -1.65 | 28.4 | #69 | 5.8 | 27th | Modeled |
Career movement
Chuck Share's career impact by season
Peak -0.01 in 1955–56 · 9 seasons · 13,023 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 impactMinutesModeled estimate
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 ShareBob Ferry
| NBA season | Chuck Share | Bob Ferry |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -1.6 | -3.0 |
| 2 | -1.9 | -0.0 |
| 3 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
| 4 | -0.4 | -1.0 |
| 5 | -0.0 | -0.1 |
| 6 | -0.2 | -2.3 |
| 7 | -0.2 | -1.1 |
| 8 | -0.5 | -0.7 |
| 9 | -2.5 | -2.2 |
| 10 | Did not play | -8.2 |
NBA season number
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