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Scottie Pippen
Scottie Pippen stats, teams and career impact
#34 all-timeCareer averages · 16.1 PPG · 6.4 RPG · 5.2 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Small forward
- Final NBA team
- Chicago Bulls
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) · 210 lb (95 kg)
- Born
- September 25, 1965 (61 yrs old)
- College
- University of Central Arkansas
- NBA seasons
- 17 seasons · 1987–88 to 2003–04
Career summaryScottie Pippen was a small forward who played 17 NBA seasons, from 1987–88 through 2003–04.
- Career PPG
- 16.1
- Career RPG
- 6.4
- Career APG
- 5.2
- #2 in 2 seasons
- #34 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Scottie Pippen ranks #34 all time
Scottie Pippen ranks #34 all time. 6 top-ten finishes give him a sustained run near the top of the league. His #29 full-career value adds a meaningful longevity advantage.
6 top-ten finishes
1,178 games · Career Value Rank #29
NBA honors7× All-Star · 7× All-NBA · 10× All-DefenseContext only; honors are not model inputs.
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, and Portland Trail Blazers
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 47.3%FG%
- Three-point
- 32.6%3P%
- Free throw
- 70.4%FT%
1,178 career games · 41,069 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
Scottie Pippen 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 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 | +0.75 | CHI | 23 | 6 | 17.9 | 37.9% | 27.1% | 63.0% | — | 21.8 |
| 2002–03 | 10.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | +1.24 | POR | 64 | 58 | 29.9 | 44.4% | 28.6% | 81.8% | #70 | 115.3 |
| 2001–02 | 10.6 | 5.2 | 5.9 | +1.78 | POR | 62 | 60 | 32.2 | 41.1% | 30.5% | 77.4% | #57 | 140.5 |
| 2000–01 | 11.3 | 5.2 | 4.6 | +1.84 | POR | 64 | 60 | 33.3 | 45.1% | 34.4% | 73.9% | #52 | 151.9 |
| 1999–00 | 12.5 | 6.3 | 5.0 | +2.62 | POR | 82 | 82 | 33.5 | 45.1% | 32.7% | 71.7% | #32 | 237.8 |
| 1998–99 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 5.9 | +2.22 | HOU | 50 | 50 | 40.2 | 43.2% | 34.0% | 72.1% | #48 | 156.9 |
| 1997–98 | 19.1 | 5.2 | 5.8 | +6.52 | CHI | 44 | 44 | 37.5 | 44.7% | 31.8% | 77.7% | #3 | 260.9 |
| 1996–97 | 20.2 | 6.5 | 5.7 | +6.19 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 37.7 | 47.4% | 36.8% | 70.1% | #6 | 475.6 |
| 1995–96 | 19.4 | 6.4 | 5.9 | +6.22 | CHI | 77 | 77 | 36.7 | 46.3% | 37.4% | 67.9% | #7 | 440.6 |
| 1994–95 | 21.4 | 8.1 | 5.2 | +7.72 | CHI | 79 | 79 | 38.2 | 48.0% | 34.5% | 71.6% | #2 | 561.5 |
| 1993–94 | 22.0 | 8.7 | 5.6 | +8.07 | CHI | 72 | 72 | 38.3 | 49.1% | 32.0% | 66.0% | #2 | 532.0 |
| 1992–93 | 18.6 | 7.7 | 6.3 | +4.65 | CHI | 81 | 81 | 38.6 | 47.3% | 23.7% | 66.3% | #12 | 400.0 |
| 1991–92 | 21.0 | 7.7 | 7.0 | +5.77 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 38.6 | 50.6% | 20.0% | 76.0% | #7 | 483.2 |
| 1990–91 | 17.8 | 7.3 | 6.2 | +5.69 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 36.8 | 52.0% | 30.9% | 70.6% | #11 | 461.8 |
| 1989–90 | 16.5 | 6.7 | 5.4 | +2.39 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 38.4 | 48.9% | 25.0% | 67.5% | #36 | 278.5 |
| 1988–89 | 14.4 | 6.1 | 3.5 | +0.92 | CHI | 73 | 56 | 33.1 | 47.6% | 27.3% | 66.8% | #65 | 142.5 |
| 1987–88 | 7.9 | 3.8 | 2.1 | +0.23 | CHI | 79 | 0 | 20.9 | 46.3% | 17.4% | 57.6% | #84 | 73.1 |
| Career | 16.1 | 6.4 | 5.2 | — | CHI/HOU/POR | 1178 | — | 34.9 | 47.3% | 32.6% | 70.4% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
Film evidence
Scottie Pippen highlights
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Early-career archive
Scottie Pippen early-career highlights
The footage highlights Pippen's transition playmaking, length and defensive versatility as his role expanded into an all-around star.
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.
4.7 composite · lower is better
4.0 average league finish
4,934 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 Scottie Pippen 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 Score4.7
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
- 304.0
- Qualified seasons
- 16
- All-time rank
- #34
Strongest seasons
Every season
Scottie Pippen 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 | CHI | 38 | 23 | 412 | +0.75 | — | — | 21.8 | — | Limited |
| 2002–03Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 37 | 64 | 1,911 | +1.24 | 78.3 | #70 | 115.3 | 74th | Broad |
| 2001–02Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 36 | 62 | 1,996 | +1.78 | 82.7 | #57 | 140.5 | 81st | Broad |
| 2000–01Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 35 | 64 | 2,133 | +1.84 | 84.4 | #52 | 151.9 | 81st | Broad |
| 1999–00Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 34 | 82 | 2,749 | +2.62 | 90.3 | #32 | 237.8 | 91st | Broad |
| 1998–99Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 33 | 50 | 2,011 | +2.22 | 83.0 | #48 | 156.9 | 90th | Broad |
| 1997–98Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 32 | 44 | 1,652 | +6.52 | 99.4 | #3 | 260.9 | 94th | Broad |
| 1996–97Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 31 | 82 | 3,095 | +6.19 | 98.4 | #6 | 475.6 | 99th | Broad |
| 1995–96Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 30 | 77 | 2,825 | +6.22 | 98.2 | #7 | 440.6 | 98th | Broad |
| 1994–95Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 29 | 79 | 3,014 | +7.72 | 99.7 | #2 | 561.5 | 100th | Broad |
| 1993–94Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 28 | 72 | 2,759 | +8.07 | 99.7 | #2 | 532.0 | 99th | Broad |
| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 27 | 81 | 3,123 | +4.65 | 96.3 | #12 | 400.0 | 98th | Broad |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 26 | 82 | 3,164 | +5.77 | 97.9 | #7 | 483.2 | 99th | Broad |
| 1990–91Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 25 | 82 | 3,014 | +5.69 | 96.6 | #11 | 461.8 | 97th | Broad |
| 1989–90Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 24 | 82 | 3,148 | +2.39 | 87.8 | #36 | 278.5 | 91st | Broad |
| 1988–89Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 23 | 73 | 2,413 | +0.92 | 75.7 | #65 | 142.5 | 76th | Broad |
| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 22 | 79 | 1,650 | +0.23 | 66.8 | #84 | 73.1 | 63rd | Broad |
Career movement
Scottie Pippen's box impact by season
Peak box impact +8.07 points per 100 possessions in 1993–94 · 17 seasons · 41,069 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.
Box impact · points per 100 possessionsMinutes
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Career comparison
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Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Scottie PippenManu Ginóbili
| NBA season | Scottie Pippen | Manu Ginóbili |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| 2 | 0.9 | 4.2 |
| 3 | 2.4 | 6.6 |
| 4 | 5.7 | 6.2 |
| 5 | 5.8 | 7.3 |
| 6 | 4.6 | 8.1 |
| 7 | 8.1 | 6.9 |
| 8 | 7.7 | 6.3 |
| 9 | 6.2 | 4.9 |
| 10 | 6.2 | 6.8 |
| 11 | 6.5 | 3.4 |
| 12 | 2.2 | 3.7 |
| 13 | 2.6 | 1.4 |
| 14 | 1.8 | 2.9 |
| 15 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| 16 | 1.2 | -0.7 |
| 17 | 0.8 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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88career similarity score
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