Best league finish
Menu
Player profile · BOS / MIA / POR / SAC
Kevin Gamble
Kevin Gamble stats, teams and career impact
#1151 all-timeCareer averages · 9.5 PPG · 2.2 RPG · 2.0 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Small forward
- Final NBA team
- Sacramento Kings
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) · 210 lb (95 kg)
- Born
- November 13, 1965 (60 yrs old)
- College
- Iowa
- NBA seasons
- 10 seasons · 1987–88 to 1996–97
Career summaryKevin Gamble was a small forward who played 10 NBA seasons, from 1987–88 through 1996–97.
- Career PPG
- 9.5
- Career RPG
- 2.2
- Career APG
- 2.0
- #89 in 1994–95
- #1151 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Kevin Gamble ranks #1151 all time
Kevin Gamble ranks #1151 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #89.3. His full-career value ranks #824, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
649 games · Career Value Rank #824
Head to head
Compare Kevin Gamble with…
Ten suggested matchups, selected from familiar debates, similar careers, and players from the same era. Compare career impact, peak seasons, and the numbers behind the result.
- Kent Bazemore Similar career path
- Ben Poquette Similar career path
- Mike Bantom Similar career path
- Mike Riordan Similar career path
- Barry Clemens Similar career path
- Allan Bristow Similar career path
- Ken Norman Same-era comparison
- Scott Skiles Same-era comparison
- Vincent Askew Same-era comparison
- Gerald Wilkins Same-era comparison
Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, and Sacramento Kings
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 50.2%FG%
- Three-point
- 36.0%3P%
- Free throw
- 81.0%FT%
649 career games · 14,508 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
Kevin Gamble 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.
Swipe for PPG · RPG · APG · Impact · Team · G · GS · MPG →
| 1996–97 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | -0.08 | SAC | 62 | 2 | 15.4 | 43.0% | 48.2% | 70.0% | #123 | 34.7 |
| 1995–96 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | -3.46 | MIA/SAC | 65 | 13 | 20.4 | 40.1% | 38.6% | 79.2% | #277 | -36.9 |
| 1994–95 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | +0.92 | MIA | 77 | 0 | 15.9 | 48.9% | 39.8% | 78.4% | #89 | 69.0 |
| 1993–94 | 11.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | -1.84 | BOS | 75 | 28 | 25.1 | 45.8% | 24.3% | 81.7% | #204 | 5.8 |
| 1992–93 | 13.3 | 3.0 | 2.8 | +0.90 | BOS | 82 | 58 | 31.0 | 50.7% | 37.4% | 82.6% | #78 | 145.5 |
| 1991–92 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 2.7 | +0.05 | BOS | 82 | 77 | 30.4 | 52.9% | 29.0% | 88.5% | #110 | 102.4 |
| 1990–91 | 15.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | +0.21 | BOS | 82 | 76 | 33.0 | 58.7% | 0.0% | 81.5% | #101 | 123.0 |
| 1989–90 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | -1.41 | BOS | 71 | 10 | 13.9 | 45.5% | 16.7% | 79.4% | #175 | 11.9 |
| 1988–89 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -0.76 | BOS | 44 | 6 | 8.5 | 55.1% | 18.2% | 63.6% | — | 9.5 |
| 1987–88 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -12.24 | POR | 9 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — | -4.2 |
| Career | 9.5 | 2.2 | 2.0 | — | BOS/MIA/POR/SAC | 649 | — | 22.4 | 50.2% | 36.0% | 81.0% | — | — |
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.
109.7 composite · lower is better
100.2 average league finish
461 total value
Career standing
How Kevin Gamble 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 Score109.7
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
- 8
- All-time rank
- #1151
Strongest seasons
Every season
Kevin Gamble 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
Scroll for more columns
| 1996–97Historical Defense Estimate | SAC | 31 | 62 | 953 | -0.08 | 61.4 | #123 | 34.7 | 50th | Standard |
| 1995–96Historical Defense Estimate | MIA/SAC | 30 | 65 | 1,325 | -3.46 | 15.1 | #277 | -36.9 | 10th | Broad |
| 1994–95Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 29 | 77 | 1,223 | +0.92 | 71.5 | #89 | 69.0 | 62nd | Broad |
| 1993–94Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 28 | 75 | 1,880 | -1.84 | 30.2 | #204 | 5.8 | 32nd | Broad |
| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 27 | 82 | 2,541 | +0.90 | 73.9 | #78 | 145.5 | 79th | Broad |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 26 | 82 | 2,496 | +0.05 | 62.3 | #110 | 102.4 | 68th | Broad |
| 1990–91Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 25 | 82 | 2,706 | +0.21 | 65.6 | #101 | 123.0 | 75th | Broad |
| 1989–90Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 24 | 71 | 990 | -1.41 | 39.4 | #175 | 11.9 | 37th | Standard |
| 1988–89Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 23 | 44 | 375 | -0.76 | — | — | 9.5 | — | Limited |
| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 22 | 9 | 19 | -12.24 | — | — | -4.2 | — | Limited |
Career movement
Kevin Gamble's career impact by season
Peak +0.92 in 1994–95 · 10 seasons · 14,508 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
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.
Kevin GambleKent Bazemore
| NBA season | Kevin Gamble | Kent Bazemore |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -12.2 | -4.8 |
| 2 | -0.8 | -2.2 |
| 3 | -1.4 | -1.4 |
| 4 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| 5 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| 6 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| 7 | -1.8 | -1.6 |
| 8 | 0.9 | -3.3 |
| 9 | -3.5 | -1.4 |
| 10 | -0.1 | -4.1 |
NBA season number
Similar career arcs
Players with careers similar to Kevin Gamble
The career-similarity score compares era-centered box impact, peak, prime, workload, career length, position, and experience-aligned trajectory. It describes career shape, not playing style, equal ability, or probability.
SF · All-Time Career #1531
Kent Bazemore
90career similarity score
89/100 closest-season score · 1994–95 ↔ 2017–18PF · All-Time Career #1118Ben Poquette
90career similarity score
88/100 closest-season score · 1994–95 ↔ 1984–85SF · All-Time Career #899Mike Bantom
90career similarity score
86/100 closest-season score · 1994–95 ↔ 1976–77Impact 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 →