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Tony Campbell
Tony Campbell stats, teams and career impact
#2024 all-timeCareer averages · 11.6 PPG · 3.1 RPG · 1.5 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Small forward
- Final NBA team
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) · 215 lb (98 kg)
- Born
- May 7, 1962 (64 yrs old)
- College
- Ohio State
- NBA seasons
- 11 seasons · 1984–85 to 1994–95
Career summaryTony Campbell was a small forward who played 11 NBA seasons, from 1984–85 through 1994–95.
- Career PPG
- 11.6
- Career RPG
- 3.1
- Career APG
- 1.5
- #49 in 1989–90
- #2024 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Tony Campbell ranks #2024 all time
Tony Campbell ranks #2024 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #74.3. His full-career value ranks #895, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
690 games · Career Value Rank #895
Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks, and Cleveland Cavaliers
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 45.6%FG%
- Three-point
- 25.4%3P%
- Free throw
- 79.0%FT%
690 career games · 15,180 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
Tony Campbell stats by season
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| 1994–95 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 | -1.58 | CLE | 78 | 0 | 14.5 | 41.1% | 35.7% | 83.0% | #190 | 8.4 |
| 1993–94 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 1.3 | -1.31 | DAL/NYK | 63 | 14 | 19.3 | 44.3% | 25.0% | 78.3% | #177 | 16.4 |
| 1992–93 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 1.1 | -1.90 | NYK | 58 | 13 | 18.3 | 49.0% | 40.0% | 67.8% | #201 | 2.0 |
| 1991–92 | 16.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | +0.04 | MIN | 78 | 41 | 31.3 | 46.4% | 35.1% | 80.3% | #111 | 98.5 |
| 1990–91 | 21.8 | 4.5 | 2.8 | +1.32 | MIN | 77 | 71 | 37.6 | 43.4% | 26.2% | 80.3% | #63 | 184.8 |
| 1989–90 | 23.2 | 5.5 | 2.6 | +1.62 | MIN | 82 | 81 | 38.6 | 45.7% | 16.7% | 78.7% | #49 | 217.7 |
| 1988–89 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | -3.84 | LAL | 63 | 2 | 12.5 | 45.8% | 9.5% | 84.3% | #238 | -30.1 |
| 1987–88 | 11.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 | -4.52 | LAL | 13 | 1 | 18.6 | 56.4% | 33.3% | 71.8% | — | -12.6 |
| 1986–87 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | -7.87 | DET | 40 | 0 | 8.3 | 39.3% | 0.0% | 61.5% | — | -41.0 |
| 1985–86 | 7.9 | 2.9 | 0.5 | -2.52 | DET | 82 | 1 | 15.8 | 48.4% | 22.2% | 79.5% | #209 | -14.5 |
| 1984–85 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | -4.41 | DET | 56 | 0 | 11.2 | 49.6% | 0.0% | 80.0% | #239 | -32.9 |
| Career | 11.6 | 3.1 | 1.5 | — | CLE/DAL/DET/LAL/MIN/NYK | 690 | — | 22.0 | 45.6% | 25.4% | 79.0% | — | — |
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.
114.2 composite · lower is better
118.0 average league finish
397 total value
Career standing
How Tony Campbell 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 Score114.2
Equal average of Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 league finishes. The overlapping windows make this explicitly peak-weighted. Lower is better.
- Best 3 weight
- 63.3%
- Score
- 114.2
- Qualified seasons
- 9
- All-time rank
- #2024
Strongest seasons
Every season
Tony Campbell 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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| 1994–95Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 32 | 78 | 1,128 | -1.58 | 38.8 | #190 | 8.4 | 38th | Broad |
| 1993–94Historical Defense Estimate | DAL/NYK | 31 | 63 | 1,214 | -1.31 | 39.5 | #177 | 16.4 | 38th | Broad |
| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 30 | 58 | 1,062 | -1.90 | 32.2 | #201 | 2.0 | 32nd | Broad |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | MIN | 29 | 78 | 2,441 | +0.04 | 61.9 | #111 | 98.5 | 67th | Broad |
| 1990–91Historical Defense Estimate | MIN | 28 | 77 | 2,893 | +1.32 | 78.7 | #63 | 184.8 | 85th | Broad |
| 1989–90Historical Defense Estimate | MIN | 27 | 82 | 3,164 | +1.62 | 83.3 | #49 | 217.7 | 87th | Broad |
| 1988–89Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 26 | 63 | 787 | -3.84 | 9.9 | #238 | -30.1 | 14th | Standard |
| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 25 | 13 | 242 | -4.52 | — | — | -12.6 | — | Limited |
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 24 | 40 | 332 | -7.87 | — | — | -41.0 | — | Limited |
| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 23 | 82 | 1,292 | -2.52 | 18.1 | #209 | -14.5 | 19th | Broad |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 22 | 56 | 625 | -4.41 | 5.9 | #239 | -32.9 | 10th | Standard |
Career movement
Tony Campbell's career impact by season
Peak +1.62 in 1989–90 · 11 seasons · 15,180 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
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Tony CampbellRod Higgins
| NBA season | Tony Campbell | Rod Higgins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -4.4 | -0.8 |
| 2 | -2.5 | -1.7 |
| 3 | -7.9 | -2.8 |
| 4 | -4.5 | -4.8 |
| 5 | -3.8 | -0.5 |
| 6 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 7 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| 8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 9 | -1.9 | -0.5 |
| 10 | -1.3 | -2.0 |
| 11 | -1.6 | -0.4 |
| 12 | Did not play | 1.2 |
| 13 | Did not play | -10.6 |
NBA season number
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