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Nick Anderson
Nick Anderson stats, teams and career impact
#202 all-timeCareer averages · 14.4 PPG · 5.1 RPG · 2.6 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Shooting guard
- Final NBA team
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) · 205 lb (93 kg)
- Born
- January 20, 1968 (58 yrs old)
- College
- Illinois
- NBA seasons
- 13 seasons · 1989–90 to 2001–02
Career summaryNick Anderson was a shooting guard who played 13 NBA seasons, from 1989–90 through 2001–02.
- Career PPG
- 14.4
- Career RPG
- 5.1
- Career APG
- 2.6
- #7 in 1997–98
- #202 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Nick Anderson ranks #202 all time
Nick Anderson ranks #202 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #18.0. His #195 full-career value adds a meaningful longevity advantage.
450+ minutes required per season
800 games · Career Value Rank #195
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Orlando Magic, Sacramento Kings, and Memphis Grizzlies
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 44.6%FG%
- Three-point
- 35.6%3P%
- Free throw
- 66.7%FT%
800 career games · 24,922 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
Nick Anderson 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.
Box impact is an estimate in points per 100 possessions, not the 0–100 Impact Rate score. Zero is league average; higher is better. Rate rank is a league place: No. 1 is best.
Swipe for PPG · RPG · APG · Box impact · Team · G · GS · MPG →
| pts/100 · higher is better | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | -5.92 | MEM | 15 | 0 | 14.6 | 27.6% | 27.1% | 55.6% | — | -16.3 |
| 2000–01 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | -4.98 | SAC | 21 | 0 | 8.0 | 24.6% | 25.6% | — | — | -9.9 |
| 1999–00 | 10.8 | 4.7 | 1.7 | +0.12 | SAC | 72 | 72 | 29.1 | 39.1% | 33.2% | 48.7% | #127 | 91.7 |
| 1998–99 | 14.9 | 5.9 | 1.9 | +2.61 | ORL | 47 | 39 | 33.6 | 39.5% | 34.7% | 61.1% | #39 | 134.7 |
| 1997–98 | 15.3 | 5.1 | 2.1 | +5.05 | ORL | 58 | 44 | 29.3 | 45.5% | 36.0% | 63.8% | #7 | 217.5 |
| 1996–97 | 12.0 | 4.8 | 2.9 | +2.53 | ORL | 63 | 61 | 34.3 | 39.7% | 35.3% | 40.4% | #42 | 180.2 |
| 1995–96 | 14.7 | 5.4 | 3.6 | +3.41 | ORL | 77 | 77 | 35.3 | 44.2% | 39.1% | 69.2% | #25 | 281.2 |
| 1994–95 | 15.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | +3.62 | ORL | 76 | 76 | 34.1 | 47.6% | 41.5% | 70.4% | #22 | 288.1 |
| 1993–94 | 15.8 | 5.9 | 3.6 | +2.35 | ORL | 81 | 81 | 34.7 | 47.8% | 32.2% | 67.2% | #32 | 242.3 |
| 1992–93 | 19.9 | 6.0 | 3.4 | +1.69 | ORL | 79 | 76 | 37.0 | 44.9% | 35.3% | 74.1% | #52 | 216.3 |
| 1991–92 | 19.9 | 6.4 | 2.7 | +1.36 | ORL | 60 | 59 | 36.7 | 46.3% | 35.3% | 66.7% | #62 | 151.2 |
| 1990–91 | 14.1 | 5.5 | 1.5 | +0.09 | ORL | 70 | 42 | 28.2 | 46.7% | 29.3% | 66.8% | #109 | 85.3 |
| 1989–90 | 11.5 | 3.9 | 1.5 | -0.34 | ORL | 81 | 9 | 22.0 | 49.4% | 5.9% | 70.5% | #125 | 64.3 |
| Career | 14.4 | 5.1 | 2.6 | — | MEM/ORL/SAC | 800 | — | 31.2 | 44.6% | 35.6% | 66.7% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
Film evidence
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Iconic-play archive
Nick Anderson strips Michael Jordan
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What these measures mean
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average, from the historical box-score model. Zero is league average; higher is better. Historical defense estimates are included where labeled. This is not the live model's lineup-adjusted estimate.
- Impact Rate
- A 0–100 score comparing performance within one season. Higher is better. This is a score, not points per possession.
- Impact estimate
- The season model's final estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, before conversion to the 0–100 Impact Rate score. It includes lineup evidence where available. Zero is league average; higher is better.
- Impact Rate rank
- The player's place among qualified players in that season's Impact Rate ranking. No. 1 is best. This is a rank, not an impact score.
- 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.
26.8 composite · lower is better
25.0 average league finish
1,927 total value
- Impact Rate
- 0–100 score within one season. Higher is better.
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, from the historical model. Zero is average; higher is better.
Career standing
How Nick Anderson 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 Score26.8
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
- 297.0
- Qualified seasons
- 11
- All-time rank
- #202
Strongest seasons
Every season
Nick Anderson 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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| pts/100 · higher is better | 0–100 · higher is better | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02Historical Defense Estimate | MEM | 34 | 15 | 219 | -5.92 | — | — | -16.3 | — | Limited |
| 2000–01Historical Defense Estimate | SAC | 33 | 21 | 169 | -4.98 | — | — | -9.9 | — | Limited |
| 1999–00Historical Defense Estimate | SAC | 32 | 72 | 2,094 | +0.12 | 60.6 | #127 | 91.7 | 69th | Broad |
| 1998–99Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 31 | 47 | 1,581 | +2.61 | 86.2 | #39 | 134.7 | 88th | Broad |
| 1997–98Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 30 | 58 | 1,701 | +5.05 | 98.1 | #7 | 217.5 | 90th | Broad |
| 1996–97Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 29 | 63 | 2,163 | +2.53 | 87.0 | #42 | 180.2 | 84th | Broad |
| 1995–96Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 28 | 77 | 2,717 | +3.41 | 92.6 | #25 | 281.2 | 95th | Broad |
| 1994–95Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 27 | 76 | 2,588 | +3.62 | 93.2 | #22 | 288.1 | 94th | Broad |
| 1993–94Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 26 | 81 | 2,811 | +2.35 | 89.3 | #32 | 242.3 | 90th | Broad |
| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 25 | 79 | 2,920 | +1.69 | 82.7 | #52 | 216.3 | 87th | Broad |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 24 | 60 | 2,203 | +1.36 | 78.9 | #62 | 151.2 | 80th | Broad |
| 1990–91Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 23 | 70 | 1,971 | +0.09 | 62.9 | #109 | 85.3 | 66th | Broad |
| 1989–90Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 22 | 81 | 1,785 | -0.34 | 56.8 | #125 | 64.3 | 59th | Broad |
Career movement
Nick Anderson's box impact by season
Peak box impact +5.05 points per 100 possessions in 1997–98 · 13 seasons · 24,922 minutes
Box impact estimates points per 100 possessions above each season's league average. Zero is average; higher is better. Rank labels show Impact Rate league places, not ranks on this chart's box-impact scale.
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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.
Nick AndersonBradley Beal
| NBA season | Nick Anderson | Bradley Beal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -0.3 | 0.8 |
| 2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| 3 | 1.4 | -0.1 |
| 4 | 1.7 | 0.1 |
| 5 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| 6 | 3.6 | 2.0 |
| 7 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| 8 | 2.5 | 4.3 |
| 9 | 5.0 | 3.5 |
| 10 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| 11 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 12 | -5.0 | -0.0 |
| 13 | -5.9 | -0.5 |
| 14 | Did not play | -10.9 |
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