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Speedy Claxton
Speedy Claxton stats, teams and career impact
#1226 all-timeCareer averages · 9.3 PPG · 2.5 RPG · 4.3 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Point guard
- Final NBA team
- Atlanta Hawks
- Height / weight
- 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) · 166 lb (75 kg)
- Born
- May 8, 1978 (48 yrs old)
- College
- Hofstra
- NBA seasons
- 7 seasons · 2001–02 to 2008–09
Career summarySpeedy Claxton was a point guard who played 7 NBA seasons, from 2001–02 through 2008–09.
- Career PPG
- 9.3
- Career RPG
- 2.5
- Career APG
- 4.3
- #85 in 2004–05
- #1226 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Speedy Claxton ranks #1226 all time
Speedy Claxton ranks #1226 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #88.3. His full-career value ranks #1005, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
334 games · Career Value Rank #1005
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs, Golden State Warriors, New Orleans Hornets, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, and Atlanta Hawks
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 40.9%FG%
- Three-point
- 19.3%3P%
- Free throw
- 76.2%FT%
334 career games · 8,548 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
Speedy Claxton stats by season
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| 2008–09 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | -11.77 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 7.5 | 28.6% | — | 50.0% | — | -2.7 |
| 2006–07 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 4.4 | -4.05 | ATL | 42 | 31 | 25.1 | 32.7% | 21.4% | 55.0% | #311 | -40.5 |
| 2005–06 | 12.3 | 2.7 | 4.8 | +0.41 | NOK | 71 | 3 | 28.4 | 41.3% | 27.0% | 76.9% | #97 | 90.4 |
| 2004–05 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 6.0 | +1.02 | GSW/NOH | 62 | 47 | 30.1 | 42.1% | 18.0% | 73.6% | #85 | 108.3 |
| 2003–04 | 10.6 | 2.6 | 4.5 | +0.94 | GSW | 60 | 29 | 26.6 | 42.7% | 18.2% | 81.3% | #83 | 87.8 |
| 2002–03 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 2.5 | +0.16 | SAS | 30 | 0 | 15.7 | 46.2% | 0.0% | 68.4% | #105 | 19.0 |
| 2001–02 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 3.0 | -0.55 | PHI | 67 | 18 | 22.8 | 40.0% | 12.1% | 83.8% | #160 | 41.0 |
| Career | 9.3 | 2.5 | 4.3 | — | ATL/GSW/NOH/NOK/PHI/SAS | 334 | — | 25.6 | 40.9% | 19.3% | 76.2% | — | — |
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.
119.3 composite · lower is better
106.0 average league finish
303 total value
Career standing
How Speedy Claxton 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 Score119.3
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
- 6
- All-time rank
- #1226
Strongest seasons
Every season
Speedy Claxton 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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| 2008–09Historical Defense Estimate | ATL | 30 | 2 | 15 | -11.77 | — | — | -2.7 | — | Limited |
| 2006–07Historical Defense Estimate | ATL | 28 | 42 | 1,054 | -4.05 | 7.2 | #311 | -40.5 | 5th | Broad |
| 2005–06Historical Defense Estimate | NOK | 27 | 71 | 2,019 | +0.41 | 70.7 | #97 | 90.4 | 71st | Broad |
| 2004–05Historical Defense Estimate | GSW/NOH | 26 | 62 | 1,866 | +1.02 | 75.5 | #85 | 108.3 | 74th | Broad |
| 2003–04Historical Defense Estimate | GSW | 25 | 60 | 1,595 | +0.94 | 75.2 | #83 | 87.8 | 69th | Broad |
| 2002–03Historical Defense Estimate | SAS | 24 | 30 | 471 | +0.16 | 67.3 | #105 | 19.0 | 42nd | Standard |
| 2001–02Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 23 | 67 | 1,528 | -0.55 | 50.8 | #160 | 41.0 | 54th | Broad |
Career movement
Speedy Claxton's career impact by season
Peak +1.02 in 2004–05 · 7 seasons · 8,548 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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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.
Speedy ClaxtonCole Anthony
| NBA season | Speedy Claxton | Cole Anthony |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -0.6 | -1.2 |
| 2 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 4 | 1.0 | -0.6 |
| 5 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| 6 | -4.1 | -4.1 |
| 7 | -11.8 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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