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Rick Fox
Rick Fox stats, teams and career impact
#839 all-timeCareer averages · 9.6 PPG · 3.8 RPG · 2.8 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Small forward
- Final NBA team
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) · 230 lb (104 kg)
- Born
- July 24, 1969 (57 yrs old)
- College
- UNC
- NBA seasons
- 13 seasons · 1991–92 to 2003–04
Career summaryRick Fox was a small forward who played 13 NBA seasons, from 1991–92 through 2003–04.
- Career PPG
- 9.6
- Career RPG
- 3.8
- Career APG
- 2.8
- #50 in 1996–97
- #839 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Rick Fox ranks #839 all time
Rick Fox ranks #839 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #61.7. His full-career value ranks #582, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
930 games · Career Value Rank #582
Head to head
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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
- 45.0%FG%
- Three-point
- 34.9%3P%
- Free throw
- 77.0%FT%
930 career games · 23,723 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
Rick Fox 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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | -3.33 | LAL | 38 | 34 | 22.3 | 39.2% | 24.6% | 73.3% | #292 | -21.6 |
| 2002–03 | 9.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | -1.07 | LAL | 76 | 75 | 28.7 | 42.2% | 37.5% | 75.4% | #172 | 39.1 |
| 2001–02 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 3.5 | -1.39 | LAL | 82 | 82 | 27.9 | 42.1% | 31.3% | 82.4% | #199 | 26.9 |
| 2000–01 | 9.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | +0.03 | LAL | 82 | 77 | 27.9 | 44.4% | 39.3% | 77.9% | #115 | 89.0 |
| 1999–00 | 6.5 | 2.4 | 1.7 | -0.86 | LAL | 82 | 1 | 18.0 | 41.4% | 32.6% | 80.8% | #184 | 32.7 |
| 1998–99 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -2.15 | LAL | 44 | 1 | 21.5 | 44.8% | 33.7% | 74.2% | #217 | -2.7 |
| 1997–98 | 12.0 | 4.4 | 3.4 | -1.45 | LAL | 82 | 82 | 33.0 | 47.1% | 32.5% | 74.3% | #205 | 28.8 |
| 1996–97 | 15.4 | 5.2 | 3.8 | +2.11 | BOS | 76 | 75 | 34.9 | 45.6% | 36.3% | 78.7% | #50 | 217.6 |
| 1995–96 | 14.0 | 5.6 | 4.6 | +1.36 | BOS | 81 | 81 | 32.0 | 45.4% | 36.4% | 77.2% | #70 | 174.1 |
| 1994–95 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | +1.47 | BOS | 53 | 7 | 19.6 | 48.1% | 41.3% | 77.2% | #65 | 70.5 |
| 1993–94 | 10.8 | 4.3 | 2.6 | -0.22 | BOS | 82 | 53 | 25.6 | 46.7% | 33.0% | 75.7% | #128 | 74.3 |
| 1992–93 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | +0.08 | BOS | 71 | 14 | 15.2 | 48.4% | 17.4% | 80.2% | #107 | 44.4 |
| 1991–92 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 1.6 | -2.22 | BOS | 81 | 5 | 19.0 | 45.9% | 32.9% | 75.5% | #216 | -6.7 |
| Career | 9.6 | 3.8 | 2.8 | — | BOS/LAL | 930 | — | 25.5 | 45.0% | 34.9% | 77.0% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
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.
81.2 composite · lower is better
81.4 average league finish
767 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 Rick Fox 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 Score81.2
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
- 319.0
- Qualified seasons
- 13
- All-time rank
- #839
Strongest seasons
Every season
Rick Fox 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 34 | 38 | 846 | -3.33 | 12.1 | #292 | -21.6 | 13th | Standard |
| 2002–03Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 33 | 76 | 2,181 | -1.07 | 46.2 | #172 | 39.1 | 52nd | Broad |
| 2001–02Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 32 | 82 | 2,289 | -1.39 | 38.7 | #199 | 26.9 | 47th | Broad |
| 2000–01Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 31 | 82 | 2,291 | +0.03 | 65.1 | #115 | 89.0 | 72nd | Broad |
| 1999–00Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 30 | 82 | 1,473 | -0.86 | 42.8 | #184 | 32.7 | 47th | Broad |
| 1998–99Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 29 | 44 | 944 | -2.15 | 21.7 | #217 | -2.7 | 22nd | Standard |
| 1997–98Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 28 | 82 | 2,709 | -1.45 | 35.6 | #205 | 28.8 | 41st | Broad |
| 1996–97Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 27 | 76 | 2,650 | +2.11 | 84.5 | #50 | 217.6 | 88th | Broad |
| 1995–96Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 26 | 81 | 2,588 | +1.36 | 78.8 | #70 | 174.1 | 83rd | Broad |
| 1994–95Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 25 | 53 | 1,039 | +1.47 | 79.3 | #65 | 70.5 | 64th | Broad |
| 1993–94Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 24 | 82 | 2,096 | -0.22 | 56.4 | #128 | 74.3 | 63rd | Broad |
| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 23 | 71 | 1,082 | +0.08 | 64.1 | #107 | 44.4 | 52nd | Broad |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 22 | 81 | 1,535 | -2.22 | 25.6 | #216 | -6.7 | 23rd | Broad |
Career movement
Rick Fox's box impact by season
Peak box impact +2.11 points per 100 possessions in 1996–97 · 13 seasons · 23,723 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.
Rick FoxOrlando Woolridge
| NBA season | Rick Fox | Orlando Woolridge |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -2.2 | -3.0 |
| 2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| 3 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
| 4 | 1.5 | 0.6 |
| 5 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 6 | 2.1 | 1.0 |
| 7 | -1.5 | -0.8 |
| 8 | -2.1 | -2.6 |
| 9 | -0.9 | 0.7 |
| 10 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 11 | -1.4 | -1.4 |
| 12 | -1.1 | -1.3 |
| 13 | -3.3 | -2.2 |
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