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Ty Lawson
Ty Lawson stats, teams and career impact
#1268 all-timeCareer averages · 12.7 PPG · 2.7 RPG · 6.0 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Point guard
- Final NBA team
- Sacramento Kings
- Height / weight
- 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) · 195 lb (88 kg)
- Born
- November 3, 1987 (38 yrs old)
- College
- UNC
- NBA seasons
- 8 seasons · 2009–10 to 2016–17
Career summaryTy Lawson was a point guard who played 8 NBA seasons, from 2009–10 through 2016–17.
- Career PPG
- 12.7
- Career RPG
- 2.7
- Career APG
- 6.0
- #42 in 2013–14
- #1268 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Ty Lawson ranks #1268 all time
Ty Lawson ranks #1268 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #52.7. His full-career value ranks #503, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
551 games · Career Value Rank #503
Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, and Sacramento Kings
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 46.0%FG%
- Three-point
- 35.9%3P%
- Free throw
- 77.0%FT%
551 career games · 16,088 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
Ty Lawson stats by season
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| 2016–17 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 4.8 | -1.00 | SAC | 69 | 24 | 25.1 | 45.4% | 28.8% | 79.7% | #197 | 34.3 |
| 2015–16 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 3.6 | -3.36 | HOU/IND | 66 | 13 | 21.4 | 39.3% | 33.3% | 68.6% | #327 | -39.0 |
| 2014–15 | 15.2 | 3.1 | 9.6 | +1.97 | DEN | 75 | 75 | 35.5 | 43.6% | 34.1% | 73.0% | #55 | 212.1 |
| 2013–14 | 17.6 | 3.5 | 8.8 | +2.27 | DEN | 62 | 61 | 35.8 | 43.1% | 35.6% | 79.8% | #42 | 193.9 |
| 2012–13 | 16.7 | 2.7 | 6.9 | +0.98 | DEN | 73 | 71 | 34.4 | 46.1% | 36.6% | 75.6% | #84 | 148.3 |
| 2011–12 | 16.4 | 3.7 | 6.6 | +2.02 | DEN | 61 | 61 | 34.8 | 48.8% | 36.5% | 82.4% | #61 | 167.4 |
| 2010–11 | 11.7 | 2.6 | 4.7 | +0.88 | DEN | 80 | 31 | 26.3 | 50.3% | 40.4% | 76.4% | #93 | 120.5 |
| 2009–10 | 8.3 | 1.9 | 3.1 | +0.39 | DEN | 65 | 8 | 20.3 | 51.5% | 41.0% | 75.7% | #107 | 62.2 |
| Career | 12.7 | 2.7 | 6.0 | — | DEN/HOU/IND/SAC | 551 | — | 29.2 | 46.0% | 35.9% | 77.0% | — | — |
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.
73.8 composite · lower is better
67.0 average league finish
900 total value
Career standing
How Ty Lawson 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 Score73.8
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
- 73.8
- Qualified seasons
- 8
- All-time rank
- #1268
Strongest seasons
Every season
Ty Lawson 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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| 2016–17Historical Defense Estimate | SAC | 29 | 69 | 1,732 | -1.00 | 46.0 | #197 | 34.3 | 51st | Broad |
| 2015–16Historical Defense Estimate | HOU/IND | 28 | 66 | 1,411 | -3.36 | 10.2 | #327 | -39.0 | 6th | Broad |
| 2014–15Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 27 | 75 | 2,665 | +1.97 | 85.4 | #55 | 212.1 | 92nd | Broad |
| 2013–14Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 26 | 62 | 2,222 | +2.27 | 88.1 | #42 | 193.9 | 90th | Broad |
| 2012–13Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 25 | 73 | 2,513 | +0.98 | 76.3 | #84 | 148.3 | 82nd | Broad |
| 2011–12Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 24 | 61 | 2,124 | +2.02 | 82.5 | #61 | 167.4 | 89th | Broad |
| 2010–11Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 23 | 80 | 2,103 | +0.88 | 73.8 | #93 | 120.5 | 77th | Broad |
| 2009–10Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 22 | 65 | 1,318 | +0.39 | 68.5 | #107 | 62.2 | 60th | Broad |
Career movement
Ty Lawson's career impact by season
Peak +2.27 in 2013–14 · 8 seasons · 16,088 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.
Ty LawsonAndy Phillip
| NBA season | Ty Lawson | Andy Phillip |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 5 | 2.3 | 0.9 |
| 6 | 2.0 | 0.2 |
| 7 | -3.4 | -0.9 |
| 8 | -1.0 | -1.3 |
NBA season number
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