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Robert Horry
Robert Horry stats, teams and career impact
#243 all-timeCareer averages · 7.0 PPG · 4.8 RPG · 2.1 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Power forward
- Final NBA team
- San Antonio Spurs
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) · 240 lb (109 kg)
- Born
- August 25, 1970 (56 yrs old)
- College
- Alabama
- NBA seasons
- 16 seasons · 1992–93 to 2007–08
Career summaryRobert Horry was a power forward who played 16 NBA seasons, from 1992–93 through 2007–08.
- Career PPG
- 7.0
- Career RPG
- 4.8
- Career APG
- 2.1
- #27 in 2001–02
- #243 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Robert Horry ranks #243 all time
Robert Horry ranks #243 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #28.3. His full-career value ranks #180, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
1,107 games · Career Value Rank #180
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, and San Antonio Spurs
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 42.5%FG%
- Three-point
- 34.1%3P%
- Free throw
- 72.6%FT%
1,107 career games · 27,069 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
Robert Horry stats by season
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| 2007–08 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.0 | +0.42 | SAS | 45 | 5 | 13.0 | 31.9% | 25.7% | 64.3% | #105 | 26.1 |
| 2006–07 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 1.1 | +1.93 | SAS | 68 | 8 | 16.5 | 35.9% | 33.6% | 59.4% | #53 | 82.6 |
| 2005–06 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 1.3 | +2.63 | SAS | 63 | 3 | 18.8 | 38.4% | 36.8% | 64.7% | #39 | 100.9 |
| 2004–05 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 1.1 | +2.97 | SAS | 75 | 16 | 18.6 | 41.9% | 37.0% | 78.9% | #34 | 128.5 |
| 2003–04 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 1.2 | +2.41 | SAS | 81 | 1 | 15.9 | 40.5% | 38.0% | 64.5% | #45 | 105.8 |
| 2002–03 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 2.9 | +0.92 | LAL | 80 | 26 | 29.3 | 38.7% | 28.8% | 76.9% | #78 | 131.9 |
| 2001–02 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 2.9 | +3.33 | LAL | 81 | 23 | 26.4 | 39.8% | 37.4% | 78.3% | #27 | 218.9 |
| 2000–01 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 1.6 | -0.50 | LAL | 79 | 1 | 20.1 | 38.7% | 34.6% | 71.1% | #152 | 45.5 |
| 1999–00 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 1.6 | +3.22 | LAL | 76 | 0 | 22.2 | 43.8% | 30.9% | 78.8% | #24 | 171.1 |
| 1998–99 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 1.5 | +1.45 | LAL | 38 | 5 | 19.6 | 45.9% | 44.4% | 73.9% | #69 | 48.9 |
| 1997–98 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 2.3 | +2.14 | LAL | 72 | 71 | 30.4 | 47.6% | 20.4% | 69.2% | #54 | 177.1 |
| 1996–97 | 7.8 | 4.4 | 2.0 | +1.50 | LAL/PHO | 54 | 29 | 25.8 | 43.6% | 31.8% | 66.7% | #67 | 93.8 |
| 1995–96 | 12.0 | 5.8 | 4.0 | +2.69 | HOU | 71 | 71 | 37.1 | 41.0% | 36.6% | 77.6% | #40 | 239.7 |
| 1994–95 | 10.2 | 5.1 | 3.4 | +2.15 | HOU | 64 | 61 | 32.4 | 44.7% | 37.9% | 76.1% | #40 | 168.9 |
| 1993–94 | 9.9 | 5.4 | 2.9 | +2.09 | HOU | 81 | 81 | 29.3 | 45.9% | 32.4% | 73.2% | #35 | 191.9 |
| 1992–93 | 10.1 | 5.0 | 2.4 | -0.57 | HOU | 79 | 79 | 29.5 | 47.4% | 25.5% | 71.5% | #145 | 65.4 |
| Career | 7.0 | 4.8 | 2.1 | — | HOU/LAL/PHO/SAS | 1107 | — | 24.5 | 42.5% | 34.1% | 72.6% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
Film evidence
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Career essay
The best role player in NBA history
Robert Horry's career essay adds visual context to the numbers on this page, especially his defense, spacing and repeated high-leverage contributions on championship teams. The vetted footage complements the season tables and impact model.
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.
31.5 composite · lower is better
31.8 average league finish
1,997 total value
Career standing
How Robert Horry 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 Score31.5
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
- 323.5
- Qualified seasons
- 16
- All-time rank
- #243
Strongest seasons
Every season
Robert Horry 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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| 2007–08Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 37 | 45 | 583 | +0.42 | 68.6 | #105 | 26.1 | 43rd | Standard |
| 2006–07Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 36 | 68 | 1,124 | +1.93 | 84.4 | #53 | 82.6 | 68th | Broad |
| 2005–06Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 35 | 63 | 1,182 | +2.63 | 88.4 | #39 | 100.9 | 74th | Broad |
| 2004–05Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 34 | 75 | 1,396 | +2.97 | 90.4 | #34 | 128.5 | 80th | Broad |
| 2003–04Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 33 | 81 | 1,290 | +2.41 | 86.7 | #45 | 105.8 | 73rd | Broad |
| 2002–03Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 32 | 80 | 2,343 | +0.92 | 75.8 | #78 | 131.9 | 77th | Broad |
| 2001–02Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 31 | 81 | 2,140 | +3.33 | 92.0 | #27 | 218.9 | 90th | Broad |
| 2000–01Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 30 | 79 | 1,587 | -0.50 | 53.8 | #152 | 45.5 | 57th | Broad |
| 1999–00Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 29 | 76 | 1,685 | +3.22 | 92.8 | #24 | 171.1 | 84th | Broad |
| 1998–99Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 28 | 38 | 744 | +1.45 | 75.4 | #69 | 48.9 | 57th | Standard |
| 1997–98Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 27 | 72 | 2,192 | +2.14 | 83.3 | #54 | 177.1 | 85th | Broad |
| 1996–97Historical Defense Estimate | LAL/PHO | 26 | 54 | 1,395 | +1.50 | 79.1 | #67 | 93.8 | 71st | Broad |
| 1995–96Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 25 | 71 | 2,634 | +2.69 | 88.0 | #40 | 239.7 | 90th | Broad |
| 1994–95Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 24 | 64 | 2,074 | +2.15 | 87.4 | #40 | 168.9 | 83rd | Broad |
| 1993–94Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 23 | 81 | 2,370 | +2.09 | 88.3 | #35 | 191.9 | 87th | Broad |
| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 22 | 79 | 2,330 | -0.57 | 51.2 | #145 | 65.4 | 59th | Broad |
Career movement
Robert Horry's career impact by season
Peak +3.33 in 2001–02 · 16 seasons · 27,069 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
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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.
Robert HorryDavid West
| NBA season | Robert Horry | David West |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -0.6 | 0.5 |
| 2 | 2.1 | -2.4 |
| 3 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| 4 | 2.7 | 1.8 |
| 5 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 6 | 2.1 | 0.7 |
| 7 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 8 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 9 | -0.5 | 1.4 |
| 10 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| 11 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| 12 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
| 13 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| 14 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 15 | 1.9 | 3.4 |
| 16 | 0.4 | Did not play |
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