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John Salmons

John Salmons stats, teams and career impact

#1292 all-timeCareer averages · 9.3 PPG · 2.9 RPG · 2.4 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Position
Shooting guard
Final NBA team
New Orleans Pelicans
Height / weight
6 ft 6 in (198 cm) · 207 lb (94 kg)
Born
December 12, 1979 (46 yrs old)
College
Miami (FL)
NBA seasons
13 seasons · 2002–03 to 2014–15

Career summaryJohn Salmons was a shooting guard who played 13 NBA seasons, from 2002–03 through 2014–15.

Career PPG
9.3
Career RPG
2.9
Career APG
2.4
Best-Season Impact Rank
#60 in 2009–10
Career Impact Rank
#1292 all-time
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Career overview

Why John Salmons ranks #1292 all time

John Salmons ranks #1292 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #104.3. His full-career value ranks #838, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.

Peak#60 in 2009–10

Best league finish

Sustained excellence12 ranked seasons

450+ minutes required per season

Career breadth13 seasons

895 games · Career Value Rank #838

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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources

Full team history

Teams
Philadelphia 76ers, Sacramento Kings, Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors, and New Orleans Pelicans

Career shooting

NBA regular season
Field goal
43.1%FG%
Three-point
36.6%3P%
Free throw
79.9%FT%

895 career games · 23,672 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

John Salmons stats by season

Start with scoring and impact, then switch views for shooting or the full advanced picture. Career percentages use total makes and attempts.

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2014–152.01.00.6-5.30NOP21012.933.3%30.8%50.0%—-17.0
2013–145.22.11.9-2.76SAC/TOR78822.136.3%38.7%76.9%#300-25.2
2012–138.82.73.0-2.36SAC767230.039.9%37.1%77.3%#280-15.9
2011–127.52.92.0-3.08SAC463227.240.9%29.5%64.4%#302-26.6
2010–1114.03.63.5+0.06MIL737035.041.5%37.9%81.3%#13498.6
2009–1015.43.32.8+1.39CHI/MIL815634.944.1%38.2%83.0%#60184.6
2008–0918.34.23.2+0.16CHI/SAC797437.547.2%41.7%83.0%#119124.9
2007–0812.54.32.6-1.44SAC814131.147.7%32.5%82.3%#21027.6
2006–078.53.33.2-0.46SAC791927.045.6%35.7%77.9%#16065.0
2005–067.52.72.7-2.62PHI822425.142.0%29.9%77.5%#254-24.7
2004–054.12.12.0-0.92PHI58817.140.5%34.1%72.9%#18121.1
2003–045.82.51.7-0.82PHI772420.838.7%34.0%77.2%#16534.6
2002–032.10.90.7-2.36PHI6417.941.4%32.3%74.3%#238-3.5
Career9.32.92.4—CHI/MIL/NOP/PHI/SAC/TOR895—26.443.1%36.6%79.9%——

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#1273

127.6 average league finish

Career Value Rank#838

444 total value

Career standing

How John Salmons 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 Score126.5

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
12
All-time rank
#1292
Strongest seasons

Every season

John Salmons 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
2014–15Historical Defense EstimateNOP3521270-5.30——-17.0—Limited
2013–14Historical Defense EstimateSAC/TOR34781,726-2.7613.3#300-25.28thBroad
2012–13Historical Defense EstimateSAC33762,278-2.3620.3#280-15.916thBroad
2011–12Historical Defense EstimateSAC32461,250-3.0812.2#302-26.67thBroad
2010–11Historical Defense EstimateMIL31732,554+0.0662.1#13498.671stBroad
2009–10Historical Defense EstimateCHI/MIL30812,824+1.3982.4#60184.688thBroad
2008–09Historical Defense EstimateCHI/SAC29792,959+0.1664.6#119124.979thBroad
2007–08Historical Defense EstimateSAC28812,517-1.4436.9#21027.644thBroad
2006–07Historical Defense EstimateSAC27792,135-0.4652.4#16065.060thBroad
2005–06Historical Defense EstimatePHI26822,059-2.6222.9#254-24.717thBroad
2004–05Historical Defense EstimatePHI2558993-0.9247.5#18121.143rdStandard
2003–04Historical Defense EstimatePHI24771,603-0.8250.5#16534.652ndBroad
2002–03Historical Defense EstimatePHI2364504-2.3625.5#238-3.528thStandard

Career movement

John Salmons's career impact by season

Peak +1.39 in 2009–10 · 13 seasons · 23,672 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
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload

Career comparison

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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
John Salmons and Tim Hardaway Jr. era-centered impact values by NBA season number
NBA seasonJohn SalmonsTim Hardaway Jr.
1-2.4-1.6
2-0.8-1.3
3-0.9-0.6
4-2.61.0
5-0.5-0.6
6-1.4-1.3
70.2-0.9
81.4-0.1
90.1-1.7
10-3.1-1.9
11-2.4-3.0
12-2.8-3.0
13-5.3-1.2

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 →