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Shawn Bradley
Shawn Bradley stats, teams and career impact
#672 all-timeCareer averages · 8.1 PPG · 6.3 RPG · 0.7 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Center
- Final NBA team
- Dallas Mavericks
- Height / weight
- 7 ft 6 in (229 cm) · 235 lb (107 kg)
- Born
- March 22, 1972 (54 yrs old)
- College
- BYU
- NBA seasons
- 12 seasons · 1993–94 to 2004–05
Career summaryShawn Bradley was a center who played 12 NBA seasons, from 1993–94 through 2004–05.
- Career PPG
- 8.1
- Career RPG
- 6.3
- Career APG
- 0.7
- #33 in 1998–99
- #672 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Shawn Bradley ranks #672 all time
Shawn Bradley ranks #672 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #54.3. His full-career value ranks #585, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
832 games · Career Value Rank #585
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, and Dallas Mavericks
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 45.7%FG%
- Three-point
- 10.3%3P%
- Free throw
- 71.6%FT%
832 career games · 19,531 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
Shawn Bradley stats by season
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| 2004–05 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.2 | -2.54 | DAL | 77 | 14 | 11.5 | 45.2% | — | 68.3% | #272 | -9.2 |
| 2003–04 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 | -0.04 | DAL | 66 | 5 | 11.7 | 47.3% | 0.0% | 83.7% | #128 | 29.4 |
| 2002–03 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 0.7 | +2.31 | DAL | 81 | 39 | 21.4 | 53.6% | 0.0% | 80.6% | #47 | 143.7 |
| 2001–02 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 0.4 | -0.95 | DAL | 53 | 16 | 14.3 | 47.9% | 0.0% | 92.2% | #177 | 15.3 |
| 2000–01 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 0.5 | +0.57 | DAL | 82 | 35 | 24.4 | 49.0% | 16.7% | 78.7% | #90 | 99.9 |
| 1999–00 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 0.8 | +0.76 | DAL | 77 | 54 | 24.7 | 47.9% | 20.0% | 76.5% | #95 | 103.9 |
| 1998–99 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 0.8 | +2.94 | DAL | 49 | 33 | 26.4 | 48.0% | 0.0% | 74.8% | #33 | 118.6 |
| 1997–98 | 11.4 | 8.1 | 0.9 | +0.89 | DAL | 64 | 46 | 28.5 | 42.2% | 33.3% | 72.2% | #83 | 98.8 |
| 1996–97 | 13.2 | 8.4 | 0.7 | -0.52 | DAL/NJN | 73 | 70 | 31.3 | 44.9% | 0.0% | 65.4% | #141 | 64.2 |
| 1995–96 | 11.9 | 8.1 | 0.8 | -0.13 | NJN/PHI | 79 | 68 | 29.5 | 44.3% | 25.0% | 68.7% | #132 | 82.4 |
| 1994–95 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 0.6 | -1.13 | PHI | 82 | 59 | 28.8 | 45.5% | 0.0% | 63.8% | #175 | 38.8 |
| 1993–94 | 10.3 | 6.2 | 2.0 | -2.92 | PHI | 49 | 45 | 28.3 | 40.9% | 0.0% | 60.7% | #251 | -25.3 |
| Career | 8.1 | 6.3 | 0.7 | — | DAL/NJN/PHI | 832 | — | 23.5 | 45.7% | 10.3% | 71.6% | — | — |
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.
70.1 composite · lower is better
69.6 average league finish
760 total value
Career standing
How Shawn Bradley 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 Score70.1
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
- —
- Qualified seasons
- 12
- All-time rank
- #672
Strongest seasons
Every season
Shawn Bradley 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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| 2004–05Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 32 | 77 | 885 | -2.54 | 21.0 | #272 | -9.2 | 24th | Standard |
| 2003–04Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 31 | 66 | 773 | -0.04 | 61.6 | #128 | 29.4 | 50th | Standard |
| 2002–03Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 30 | 81 | 1,731 | +2.31 | 85.5 | #47 | 143.7 | 79th | Broad |
| 2001–02Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 29 | 53 | 757 | -0.95 | 45.5 | #177 | 15.3 | 41st | Standard |
| 2000–01Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 28 | 82 | 2,001 | +0.57 | 72.8 | #90 | 99.9 | 74th | Broad |
| 1999–00Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 27 | 77 | 1,901 | +0.76 | 70.6 | #95 | 103.9 | 71st | Broad |
| 1998–99Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 26 | 49 | 1,294 | +2.94 | 88.4 | #33 | 118.6 | 84th | Broad |
| 1997–98Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 25 | 64 | 1,822 | +0.89 | 74.1 | #83 | 98.8 | 73rd | Broad |
| 1996–97Historical Defense Estimate | DAL/NJN | 24 | 73 | 2,288 | -0.52 | 55.7 | #141 | 64.2 | 61st | Broad |
| 1995–96Historical Defense Estimate | NJN/PHI | 23 | 79 | 2,329 | -0.13 | 59.7 | #132 | 82.4 | 67th | Broad |
| 1994–95Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 22 | 82 | 2,365 | -1.13 | 43.7 | #175 | 38.8 | 51st | Broad |
| 1993–94Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 21 | 49 | 1,385 | -2.92 | 14.1 | #251 | -25.3 | 11th | Broad |
Career movement
Shawn Bradley's career impact by season
Peak +2.94 in 1998–99 · 12 seasons · 19,531 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.
Shawn BradleySteven Adams
| NBA season | Shawn Bradley | Steven Adams |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -2.9 | -2.9 |
| 2 | -1.1 | -1.9 |
| 3 | -0.1 | -1.1 |
| 4 | -0.5 | -0.3 |
| 5 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| 6 | 2.9 | 1.2 |
| 7 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 8 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| 9 | -1.0 | 2.1 |
| 10 | 2.3 | 0.2 |
| 11 | -0.0 | -0.9 |
| 12 | -2.5 | -1.3 |
NBA season number
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