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Vince Carter

Vince Carter stats, teams and career impact

#41 all-timeCareer averages · 16.7 PPG · 4.3 RPG · 3.1 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Position: Shooting guard
Final NBA team: Atlanta Hawks
Height / weight: 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) · 220 lb (100 kg)
Born: January 26, 1977 (49 yrs old)
College: UNC
NBA seasons: 22 seasons · 1998–99 to 2019–20

Career or season view

Career summaryVince Carter was a shooting guard who played 22 NBA seasons, from 1998–99 through 2019–20.

Career PPG: 16.7
Career RPG: 4.3
Career APG: 3.1; #1 in 2000–01; #41 all-time

Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Career overview

Why Vince Carter ranks #41 all time

Vince Carter ranks #41 all time. He reached #1 once and produced 3 top-five finishes, anchoring a strong peak. His #32 full-career value adds a meaningful longevity advantage.

Peak#1 in 2000–01

Best league finish

Sustained excellence1 season at #1

3 top-five · 5 top-ten finishes

Career breadth22 seasons

1,541 games · Career Value Rank #32

NBA honors8× All-Star · 2× All-NBA · ROYContext only; honors are not model inputs.

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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources

Full team history

Teams: Toronto Raptors, New Jersey Nets, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings, and Atlanta Hawks
Greatest Hawks →Greatest Mavericks →Greatest Grizzlies →Greatest Nets →Greatest Magic →Greatest Suns →Greatest Kings →Greatest Raptors →

Career shooting

NBA regular season

Field goal: 43.5%FG%
Three-point: 37.1%3P%
Free throw: 79.8%FT%

1,541 career games · 46,367 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

Vince Carter stats by season

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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.

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				pts/100 · higher is better
2019–20	5.0	2.1	0.8	-3.59	ATL	60	0	14.6	35.2%	30.2%	79.3%	#323	-29.9
2018–19	7.4	2.6	1.1	-0.46	ATL	76	9	17.5	41.9%	38.9%	71.2%	#170	44.3
2017–18	5.4	2.6	1.2	-0.05	SAC	58	4	17.7	40.3%	34.5%	75.7%	#151	39.5
2016–17	8.0	3.1	1.8	+0.56	MEM	73	15	24.6	39.4%	37.8%	76.5%	#105	88.7
2015–16	6.6	2.4	0.9	+0.11	MEM	60	3	16.8	38.8%	34.9%	83.3%	#130	41.3
2014–15	5.8	2.0	1.2	-1.66	MEM	66	1	16.5	33.3%	29.7%	78.9%	#260	7.1
2013–14	11.9	3.5	2.6	+1.04	DAL	81	0	24.4	40.7%	39.4%	82.1%	#72	116.7
2012–13	13.4	4.1	2.4	+2.85	DAL	81	3	25.8	43.5%	40.6%	81.6%	#36	199.2
2011–12	10.1	3.4	2.3	+0.58	DAL	61	40	25.3	41.1%	36.1%	82.6%	#124	75.7
2010–11	14.0	3.8	2.0	-0.35	ORL/PHO	73	63	28.1	43.7%	36.1%	74.0%	#160	66.0
2009–10	16.6	3.9	3.1	+0.45	ORL	75	74	30.8	42.8%	36.7%	84.0%	#103	108.5
2008–09	20.8	5.1	4.7	+3.11	NJN	80	80	36.8	43.7%	38.5%	81.7%	#23	281.9
2007–08	21.3	6.0	5.1	+3.50	NJN	76	72	38.9	45.6%	35.9%	81.6%	#24	310.2
2006–07	25.2	6.0	4.8	+4.82	NJN	82	82	38.1	45.4%	35.7%	80.2%	#15	406.1
2005–06	24.2	5.8	4.3	+5.89	NJN	79	79	36.8	43.0%	34.1%	79.9%	#13	428.8
2004–05	24.5	5.2	4.2	+6.79	NJN/TOR	77	76	36.7	45.2%	40.6%	79.8%	#5	465.2
2003–04	22.5	4.8	4.8	+4.85	TOR	73	73	38.2	41.7%	38.3%	80.6%	#8	345.1
2002–03	20.6	4.4	3.3	+5.45	TOR	43	42	34.2	46.7%	34.4%	80.6%	#12	205.3
2001–02	24.7	5.2	4.0	+5.44	TOR	60	60	39.8	42.8%	38.7%	79.8%	#7	328.5
2000–01	27.6	5.5	3.9	+8.26	TOR	75	75	39.7	46.0%	40.8%	76.5%	#1	578.8
1999–00	25.7	5.8	3.9	+6.59	TOR	82	82	38.1	46.5%	40.3%	79.1%	#5	517.6
1998–99	18.3	5.7	3.0	+3.54	TOR	50	49	35.2	45.0%	28.8%	76.1%	#25	180.5
Career	16.7	4.3	3.1	—	ATL/DAL/MEM/NJN/ORL/PHO/SAC/TOR	1541	—	30.1	43.5%	37.1%	79.8%	—	—

Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.

Film evidence

Vince Carter highlights

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Career timeline

Vince Carter's best play from every season

One play from every season gives Carter's page the right visual frame: explosive early athleticism followed by an unusually long, adaptable career.

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.

Career Impact Rank#41

5.7 composite · lower is better

Best 5#42

5.2 average league finish

Career Value Rank#32

4,805 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 Vince Carter ranks all time

These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.

Number-one seasons1

Best in the league

Top-five seasons3

Elite finishes

Top-ten seasons5

Upper-tier finishes

Top-10 Impact Margin13.2

Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons

Career Composite Score5.7

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: 341.5
Qualified seasons: 22
All-time rank: #41

Strongest seasons

Every season

Vince Carter 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

					pts/100 · higher is better	0–100 · higher is better
2019–20Historical Defense Estimate	ATL	43	60	876	-3.59	8.5	#323	-29.9	9th	Standard
2018–19Historical Defense Estimate	ATL	42	76	1,330	-0.46	54.1	#170	44.3	56th	Broad
2017–18Historical Defense Estimate	SAC	41	58	1,026	-0.05	58.4	#151	39.5	48th	Broad
2016–17Historical Defense Estimate	MEM	40	73	1,799	+0.56	71.3	#105	88.7	74th	Broad
2015–16Historical Defense Estimate	MEM	39	60	1,005	+0.11	64.5	#130	41.3	52nd	Broad
2014–15Historical Defense Estimate	MEM	38	66	1,091	-1.66	30.0	#260	7.1	29th	Broad
2013–14Historical Defense Estimate	DAL	37	81	1,973	+1.04	79.4	#72	116.7	77th	Broad
2012–13Historical Defense Estimate	DAL	36	81	2,093	+2.85	90.0	#36	199.2	89th	Broad
2011–12Historical Defense Estimate	DAL	35	61	1,542	+0.58	64.1	#124	75.7	69th	Broad
2010–11Historical Defense Estimate	ORL/PHO	34	73	2,051	-0.35	54.7	#160	66.0	62nd	Broad
2009–10Historical Defense Estimate	ORL	33	75	2,310	+0.45	69.6	#103	108.5	75th	Broad
2008–09Historical Defense Estimate	NJN	32	80	2,946	+3.11	93.4	#23	281.9	96th	Broad
2007–08Historical Defense Estimate	NJN	31	76	2,959	+3.50	93.1	#24	310.2	96th	Broad
2006–07Historical Defense Estimate	NJN	30	82	3,126	+4.82	95.8	#15	406.1	98th	Broad
2005–06Historical Defense Estimate	NJN	29	79	2,906	+5.89	96.3	#13	428.8	97th	Broad
2004–05Historical Defense Estimate	NJN/TOR	28	77	2,828	+6.79	98.8	#5	465.2	99th	Broad
2003–04Historical Defense Estimate	TOR	27	73	2,785	+4.85	97.9	#8	345.1	98th	Broad
2002–03Historical Defense Estimate	TOR	26	43	1,471	+5.45	96.5	#12	205.3	88th	Broad
2001–02Historical Defense Estimate	TOR	25	60	2,385	+5.44	98.1	#7	328.5	94th	Broad
2000–01Historical Defense Estimate	TOR	24	75	2,979	+8.26	100.0	#1	578.8	100th	Broad
1999–00Historical Defense Estimate	TOR	23	82	3,126	+6.59	98.8	#5	517.6	99th	Broad
1998–99Historical Defense Estimate	TOR	22	50	1,760	+3.54	91.3	#25	180.5	94th	Broad

Career movement

Vince Carter's box impact by season

Peak box impact +8.26 points per 100 possessions in 2000–01 · 22 seasons · 46,367 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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Box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better · dashed marker means the player did not play

Vince Carter and Kobe Bryant era-centered impact values by NBA season number
NBA season	Vince Carter	Kobe Bryant
1	3.5	-0.2
2	6.6	0.5
3	8.3	1.2
4	5.4	5.2
5	5.5	4.5
6	4.9	4.3
7	6.8	7.4
8	5.9	5.9
9	4.8	5.0
10	3.5	8.0
11	3.1	5.9
12	0.4	5.2
13	-0.3	5.8
14	0.6	4.2
15	2.9	5.1
16	1.0	3.2
17	-1.7	4.1
18	0.1	-6.2
19	0.6	1.2
20	-0.1	-0.3
21	-0.5	Did not play
22	-3.6	Did not play

NBA season number

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The career-similarity score compares era-centered box impact, peak, prime, workload, career length, position, and experience-aligned trajectory. It describes career shape, not playing style, equal ability, or probability.

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How to read this page

Impact Rate shows how strong a player was compared with everyone else that season. Season Value adds how much he played; completed player-profile rows instead show each season's fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. Career Impact Rank rewards a high peak, a long prime, and repeated seasons near the top. Older seasons use clearly labeled estimates where the NBA did not record today's full set of statistics. Read how every ranking works →