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Clyde Drexler
Clyde Drexler stats, teams and career impact
#36 all-timeCareer averages · 20.4 PPG · 6.1 RPG · 5.6 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Shooting guard
- Final NBA team
- Houston Rockets
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) · 210 lb (95 kg)
- Born
- June 22, 1962 (64 yrs old)
- College
- Houston
- NBA seasons
- 15 seasons · 1983–84 to 1997–98
Career summaryClyde Drexler was a shooting guard who played 15 NBA seasons, from 1983–84 through 1997–98.
- Career PPG
- 20.4
- Career RPG
- 6.1
- Career APG
- 5.6
- #4 in 1991–92
- #36 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Clyde Drexler ranks #36 all time
Clyde Drexler ranks #36 all time. 4 top-five finishes and 8 top-ten finishes give him a strong blend of peak and staying power. His full-career value ranks #26, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
8 top-ten finishes
1,086 games · Career Value Rank #26
NBA honors10× All-Star · 5× All-NBAContext only; honors are not model inputs.
Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 47.2%FG%
- Three-point
- 31.8%3P%
- Free throw
- 78.8%FT%
1,086 career games · 37,537 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
Clyde Drexler stats by season
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| 1997–98 | 18.4 | 4.9 | 5.5 | +3.35 | HOU | 70 | 70 | 35.3 | 42.7% | 31.7% | 80.1% | #23 | 250.8 |
| 1996–97 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | +4.81 | HOU | 62 | 62 | 36.6 | 44.2% | 35.5% | 75.0% | #17 | 295.2 |
| 1995–96 | 19.3 | 7.2 | 5.8 | +4.32 | HOU | 52 | 51 | 38.4 | 43.3% | 33.2% | 78.4% | #19 | 244.9 |
| 1994–95 | 21.8 | 6.3 | 4.8 | +6.80 | HOU/POR | 76 | 75 | 35.9 | 46.1% | 36.0% | 82.4% | #4 | 470.0 |
| 1993–94 | 19.2 | 6.5 | 4.9 | +3.42 | POR | 68 | 68 | 34.3 | 42.8% | 32.4% | 77.7% | #22 | 260.3 |
| 1992–93 | 19.9 | 6.3 | 5.7 | +5.62 | POR | 49 | 49 | 34.1 | 42.9% | 23.3% | 83.9% | #7 | 263.0 |
| 1991–92 | 25.0 | 6.6 | 6.7 | +7.73 | POR | 76 | 76 | 36.2 | 47.0% | 33.7% | 79.4% | #4 | 551.9 |
| 1990–91 | 21.5 | 6.7 | 6.0 | +5.89 | POR | 82 | 82 | 34.8 | 48.2% | 31.9% | 79.4% | #10 | 471.2 |
| 1989–90 | 23.3 | 6.9 | 5.9 | +6.22 | POR | 73 | 73 | 36.8 | 49.4% | 28.3% | 77.4% | #7 | 470.3 |
| 1988–89 | 27.2 | 7.9 | 5.8 | +6.93 | POR | 78 | 78 | 39.3 | 49.6% | 26.0% | 79.9% | #4 | 592.3 |
| 1987–88 | 27.0 | 6.6 | 5.8 | +6.41 | POR | 81 | 80 | 37.8 | 50.6% | 21.2% | 81.1% | #5 | 555.3 |
| 1986–87 | 21.7 | 6.3 | 6.9 | +4.10 | POR | 82 | 82 | 38.0 | 50.2% | 23.4% | 76.0% | #14 | 415.8 |
| 1985–86 | 18.5 | 5.6 | 8.0 | +4.09 | POR | 75 | 58 | 34.3 | 47.5% | 20.0% | 76.9% | #14 | 341.5 |
| 1984–85 | 17.2 | 6.0 | 5.5 | +4.41 | POR | 80 | 43 | 31.9 | 49.4% | 21.6% | 75.9% | #10 | 353.5 |
| 1983–84 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 1.9 | -0.08 | POR | 82 | 3 | 17.2 | 45.1% | 25.0% | 72.8% | #102 | 56.9 |
| Career | 20.4 | 6.1 | 5.6 | — | HOU/POR | 1086 | — | 34.6 | 47.2% | 31.8% | 78.8% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
Film evidence
Clyde Drexler highlights
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Team career retrospective
Clyde Drexler's best Trail Blazers highlights
Portland's official archive shows the long strides, transition play and above-the-rim finishing that powered Drexler's strongest years.
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.
5.6 composite · lower is better
4.8 average league finish
5,593 total value
Career standing
How Clyde Drexler 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 Score5.6
Equal average of Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 league finishes. The overlapping windows make this explicitly peak-weighted. Lower is better.
- Best 3 weight
- 63.3%
- Score
- 5.6
- Qualified seasons
- 15
- All-time rank
- #36
Strongest seasons
Every season
Clyde Drexler 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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| 1997–98Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 35 | 70 | 2,473 | +3.35 | 93.1 | #23 | 250.8 | 93rd | Broad |
| 1996–97Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 34 | 62 | 2,271 | +4.81 | 94.9 | #17 | 295.2 | 93rd | Broad |
| 1995–96Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 33 | 52 | 1,997 | +4.32 | 94.5 | #19 | 244.9 | 91st | Broad |
| 1994–95Historical Defense Estimate | HOU/POR | 32 | 76 | 2,728 | +6.80 | 99.0 | #4 | 470.0 | 99th | Broad |
| 1993–94Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 31 | 68 | 2,334 | +3.42 | 92.8 | #22 | 260.3 | 91st | Broad |
| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 30 | 49 | 1,671 | +5.62 | 98.0 | #7 | 263.0 | 91st | Broad |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 29 | 76 | 2,751 | +7.73 | 99.0 | #4 | 551.9 | 99th | Broad |
| 1990–91Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 28 | 82 | 2,852 | +5.89 | 96.9 | #10 | 471.2 | 98th | Broad |
| 1989–90Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 27 | 73 | 2,683 | +6.22 | 97.9 | #7 | 470.3 | 97th | Broad |
| 1988–89Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 26 | 78 | 3,064 | +6.93 | 98.9 | #4 | 592.3 | 99th | Broad |
| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 25 | 81 | 3,060 | +6.41 | 98.4 | #5 | 555.3 | 98th | Broad |
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 24 | 82 | 3,114 | +4.10 | 94.9 | #14 | 415.8 | 98th | Broad |
| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 23 | 75 | 2,576 | +4.09 | 94.9 | #14 | 341.5 | 96th | Broad |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 22 | 80 | 2,555 | +4.41 | 96.4 | #10 | 353.5 | 96th | Broad |
| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 21 | 82 | 1,408 | -0.08 | 59.3 | #102 | 56.9 | 50th | Broad |
Career movement
Clyde Drexler's career impact by season
Peak +7.73 in 1991–92 · 15 seasons · 37,537 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.
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Career comparison
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Clyde DrexlerManu Ginóbili
| NBA season | Clyde Drexler | Manu Ginóbili |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| 2 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| 3 | 4.1 | 6.6 |
| 4 | 4.1 | 6.2 |
| 5 | 6.4 | 7.3 |
| 6 | 6.9 | 8.1 |
| 7 | 6.2 | 6.9 |
| 8 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
| 9 | 7.7 | 4.9 |
| 10 | 5.6 | 6.8 |
| 11 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| 12 | 6.8 | 3.7 |
| 13 | 4.3 | 1.4 |
| 14 | 4.8 | 2.9 |
| 15 | 3.3 | 1.3 |
| 16 | Did not play | -0.7 |
NBA season number
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