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Don Chaney

Don Chaney stats, teams and career impact

#309 all-timeCareer averages · 8.4 PPG · 3.9 RPG · 2.1 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Position
Shooting guard
Final NBA team
Boston Celtics
Height / weight
6 ft 5 in (196 cm) · 210 lb (95 kg)
Born
March 22, 1946 (80 yrs old)
College
Houston
NBA seasons
11 seasons · 1968–69 to 1979–80

Career summaryDon Chaney was a shooting guard who played 11 NBA seasons, from 1968–69 through 1979–80.

Career PPG
8.4
Career RPG
3.9
Career APG
2.1
Best-Season Impact Rank
#18 in 1972–73
Career Impact Rank
#309 all-time
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Career overview

Why Don Chaney ranks #309 all time

Don Chaney ranks #309 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #21.3. His full-career value ranks #434, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.

Peak#18 in 1972–73

Best league finish

Sustained excellence10 ranked seasons

450+ minutes required per season

Career breadth11 seasons

742 games · Career Value Rank #434

NBA honors5× All-DefenseContext only; honors are not model inputs.

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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources

Full team history

Teams
Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers

Career shooting

NBA regular season
Field goal
43.8%FG%
Three-point
16.7%3P%
Free throw
77.6%FT%

742 career games · 17,406 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

Don Chaney stats by season

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1979–802.81.20.6-3.93BOS6008.735.4%16.7%76.2%#217-21.6
1978–795.92.21.2-2.72BOS65016.542.0%—85.7%#198-17.2
1977–784.82.31.3-2.73BOS/LAL51016.438.7%—84.4%#204-13.4
1976–776.14.13.8+0.09LAL81029.740.8%—74.5%#96110.0
1974–759.54.52.2+1.21BOS82026.942.8%—80.6%#40156.9
1973–7410.44.72.2+0.80BOS81027.946.4%—82.8%#43145.1
1972–7313.15.72.8+2.57BOS79031.548.2%—78.7%#18271.4
1971–7211.95.02.6+1.80BOS79028.847.5%—77.3%#26209.0
1970–7111.55.72.9+2.00BOS81028.345.4%—74.8%#20229.3
1969–705.02.41.1-1.79BOS63013.335.9%—75.2%#1084.4
1968–694.02.30.9-5.30BOS20010.431.9%—40.0%—-16.9
Career8.43.92.1—BOS/LAL742—23.543.8%16.7%77.6%——

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.
Best 5#253

29.4 average league finish

Career Value Rank#434

1,057 total value

Career standing

How Don Chaney ranks all time

These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.

Number-one seasons0

Best in the league

Top-five seasons0

Elite finishes

Top-ten seasons0

Upper-tier finishes

Top-10 Impact Margin0.0

Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons

Career Composite Score38.9

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
183.5
Qualified seasons
10
All-time rank
#309
Strongest seasons

Every season

Don Chaney 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
1979–80Historical Defense EstimateBOS3360523-3.936.5#217-21.614thStandard
1978–79Historical Defense EstimateBOS32651,074-2.7213.2#198-17.215thBroad
1977–78Historical Defense EstimateBOS/LAL3151835-2.7314.0#204-13.415thStandard
1976–77Historical Defense EstimateLAL30812,408+0.0960.9#96110.069thBroad
1974–75Historical Defense EstimateBOS28822,208+1.2179.1#40156.980thBroad
1973–74Historical Defense EstimateBOS27812,258+0.8076.1#43145.175thBroad
1972–73Historical Defense EstimateBOS26792,488+2.5790.1#18271.491stModeled
1971–72Historical Defense EstimateBOS25792,275+1.8084.8#26209.080thModeled
1970–71Historical Defense EstimateBOS24812,289+2.0088.6#20229.387thModeled
1969–70Historical Defense EstimateBOS2363839-1.7924.1#1084.423rdModeled
1968–69Historical Defense EstimateBOS2220209-5.30——-16.9—Modeled

Career movement

Don Chaney's career impact by season

Peak +2.57 in 1972–73 · 11 seasons · 17,406 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
—’76
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload

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Era-centered box impactEstimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average · dashed marker means the player did not play
Don Chaney and Jim Paxson era-centered impact values by NBA season number
NBA seasonDon ChaneyJim Paxson
1-5.3-4.0
2-1.81.5
32.01.2
41.82.6
52.61.5
60.81.2
71.20.1
80.1-1.4
9-2.7-3.3
10-2.7-3.4
11-3.9-4.0

NBA season number

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How to read this page

Impact Rate shows how strong a player was compared with everyone else that season. Season Value adds how much he played; completed player-profile rows instead show each season's fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. Career Impact Rank rewards a high peak, a long prime, and repeated seasons near the top. Older seasons use clearly labeled estimates where the NBA did not record today's full set of statistics. Read how every ranking works →