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Reggie Theus
Reggie Theus stats, teams and career impact
#681 all-timeCareer averages · 18.5 PPG · 3.3 RPG · 6.3 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Shooting guard
- Final NBA team
- New Jersey Nets
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) · 190 lb (86 kg)
- Born
- October 13, 1957 (69 yrs old)
- College
- UNLV
- NBA seasons
- 13 seasons · 1978–79 to 1990–91
Career summaryReggie Theus was a shooting guard who played 13 NBA seasons, from 1978–79 through 1990–91.
- Career PPG
- 18.5
- Career RPG
- 3.3
- Career APG
- 6.3
- #58 in 1985–86
- #681 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Reggie Theus ranks #681 all time
Reggie Theus ranks #681 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #62.0. His full-career value ranks #305, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
1,026 games · Career Value Rank #305
NBA honors2× All-StarContext only; honors are not model inputs.
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Chicago Bulls, Kansas City Kings, Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks, Orlando Magic, and New Jersey Nets
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 47.1%FG%
- Three-point
- 25.2%3P%
- Free throw
- 82.6%FT%
1,026 career games · 34,603 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
Reggie Theus stats by season
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| 1990–91 | 18.6 | 2.8 | 4.7 | -0.19 | NJN | 81 | 81 | 36.5 | 46.8% | 36.1% | 85.1% | #126 | 110.4 |
| 1989–90 | 18.9 | 2.9 | 5.4 | -0.85 | ORL | 76 | 71 | 30.9 | 43.9% | 24.8% | 85.3% | #146 | 58.5 |
| 1988–89 | 15.8 | 3.0 | 4.7 | -0.06 | ATL | 82 | 82 | 30.7 | 46.6% | 29.3% | 85.1% | #102 | 99.8 |
| 1987–88 | 21.6 | 3.2 | 6.3 | -0.41 | SAC | 73 | 73 | 36.3 | 47.0% | 27.1% | 83.1% | #117 | 89.0 |
| 1986–87 | 20.3 | 3.4 | 8.8 | +0.72 | SAC | 79 | 76 | 36.4 | 47.2% | 21.8% | 86.7% | #65 | 164.6 |
| 1985–86 | 18.3 | 3.7 | 9.6 | +1.28 | SAC | 82 | 82 | 35.6 | 48.0% | 17.1% | 82.7% | #58 | 203.7 |
| 1984–85 | 16.4 | 3.3 | 8.0 | +0.08 | KCK | 82 | 80 | 31.0 | 48.7% | 13.2% | 86.3% | #99 | 115.3 |
| 1983–84 | 12.2 | 2.1 | 5.8 | -1.14 | CHI/KCK | 61 | 35 | 24.6 | 41.9% | 16.7% | 76.2% | #148 | 27.3 |
| 1982–83 | 23.8 | 3.7 | 5.9 | +1.13 | CHI | 82 | 81 | 34.8 | 47.8% | 23.1% | 80.1% | #63 | 197.6 |
| 1981–82 | 18.4 | 3.8 | 5.8 | -0.84 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 34.6 | 46.9% | 25.0% | 80.8% | #145 | 68.2 |
| 1980–81 | 18.9 | 3.5 | 5.2 | +0.74 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 34.4 | 49.5% | 20.0% | 80.9% | #77 | 161.8 |
| 1979–80 | 20.2 | 4.0 | 6.3 | +0.24 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 36.9 | 48.3% | 26.7% | 83.8% | #88 | 143.9 |
| 1978–79 | 16.3 | 2.8 | 5.2 | -2.14 | CHI | 82 | 0 | 33.6 | 48.0% | — | 76.1% | #177 | -8.4 |
| Career | 18.5 | 3.3 | 6.3 | — | ATL/CHI/KCK/NJN/ORL/SAC | 1026 | — | 33.7 | 47.1% | 25.2% | 82.6% | — | — |
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.
70.9 composite · lower is better
70.2 average league finish
1,432 total value
Career standing
How Reggie Theus 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 Score70.9
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
- 255.0
- Qualified seasons
- 13
- All-time rank
- #681
Strongest seasons
Every season
Reggie Theus 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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| 1990–91Historical Defense Estimate | NJN | 33 | 81 | 2,955 | -0.19 | 57.0 | #126 | 110.4 | 72nd | Broad |
| 1989–90Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 32 | 76 | 2,350 | -0.85 | 49.5 | #146 | 58.5 | 56th | Broad |
| 1988–89Historical Defense Estimate | ATL | 31 | 82 | 2,517 | -0.06 | 61.6 | #102 | 99.8 | 69th | Broad |
| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | SAC | 30 | 73 | 2,653 | -0.41 | 53.6 | #117 | 89.0 | 66th | Broad |
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | SAC | 29 | 79 | 2,872 | +0.72 | 75.0 | #65 | 164.6 | 82nd | Broad |
| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | SAC | 28 | 82 | 2,919 | +1.28 | 77.6 | #58 | 203.7 | 89th | Broad |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | KCK | 27 | 82 | 2,543 | +0.08 | 61.3 | #99 | 115.3 | 72nd | Broad |
| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | CHI/KCK | 26 | 61 | 1,498 | -1.14 | 40.7 | #148 | 27.3 | 42nd | Broad |
| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 25 | 82 | 2,856 | +1.13 | 75.5 | #63 | 197.6 | 83rd | Broad |
| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 24 | 82 | 2,838 | -0.84 | 43.3 | #145 | 68.2 | 59th | Broad |
| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 23 | 82 | 2,820 | +0.74 | 69.4 | #77 | 161.8 | 81st | Broad |
| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 22 | 82 | 3,029 | +0.24 | 62.3 | #88 | 143.9 | 78th | Broad |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 21 | 82 | 2,753 | -2.14 | 22.5 | #177 | -8.4 | 19th | Broad |
Career movement
Reggie Theus's career impact by season
Peak +1.28 in 1985–86 · 13 seasons · 34,603 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.
Reggie TheusGail Goodrich
| NBA season | Reggie Theus | Gail Goodrich |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -2.1 | -2.7 |
| 2 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| 3 | 0.7 | -1.0 |
| 4 | -0.8 | 0.8 |
| 5 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
| 6 | -1.1 | -0.8 |
| 7 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 8 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| 9 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| 10 | -0.4 | 1.0 |
| 11 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| 12 | -0.9 | -0.2 |
| 13 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| 14 | Did not play | -1.5 |
NBA season number
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