Chris Andersen
Seasons 2001-02–2016-17 · 15 on record · Ht 6-10 · b. 1978
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Player info
| Nickname | Birdman |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #11 (also #15, #12, #1, #7, #00) |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Height | 6-10 |
| Weight | 245 lb |
| Born | 1978-07-07 |
| College | Blinn |
| Seasons | 2001-02–2016-17 (15) |
Career averages
5.4 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 0.5 APG · 695 games · .532 FG% · .221 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | DEN | 23 | 24 | 10.9 | .338 | 0.000 | .786 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 13.8 | .417 |
| 2002-03 | DEN | 24 | 59 | 15.4 | .400 | 0.000 | .550 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 14.0 | .440 |
| 2003-04 | DEN | 25 | 71 | 14.5 | .443 | 0.000 | .589 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 14.4 | .486 |
| 2004-05 | NOH | 26 | 67 | 21.3 | .534 | 0.000 | .689 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 7.7 | 18.5 | .581 |
| 2005-06 | NOK | 27 | 32 | 17.8 | .571 | — | .476 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 14.1 | .562 |
| 2007-08 | NOH | 29 | 5 | 6.8 | .286 | — | .500 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 6.1 | .342 |
| 2008-09 | DEN | 30 | 71 | 20.6 | .548 | .200 | .718 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 6.4 | 18.1 | .608 |
| 2009-10 | DEN | 31 | 76 | 22.3 | .566 | 0.000 | .695 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 15.8 | .631 |
| 2010-11 | DEN | 32 | 45 | 16.3 | .599 | 0.000 | .637 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 19.0 | .636 |
| 2011-12 | DEN | 33 | 32 | 15.2 | .546 | — | .610 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 5.3 | 18.9 | .583 |
| 2012-13 | MIA | 34 | 42 | 14.9 | .577 | .667 | .677 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 17.4 | .631 |
| 2013-14 | MIA | 35 | 72 | 19.4 | .644 | .250 | .710 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 6.6 | 18.5 | .683 |
| 2014-15 | MIA | 36 | 60 | 18.9 | .580 | .308 | .667 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 16.1 | .622 |
| 2015-16 | 2TM | 37 | 27 | 14.9 | .528 | .286 | .694 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 15.3 | .598 |
| MIA | 37 | 7 | 5.1 | .400 | .400 | .750 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 17.6 | .553 | |
| MEM | 37 | 20 | 18.3 | .548 | .222 | .688 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 15.1 | .605 | |
| 2016-17 | CLE | 38 | 12 | 9.5 | .409 | 0.000 | .714 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 11.6 | .497 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | DEN | 24 | 1 | 262 | 25 | 74 | .338 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 28 | 76 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 13 | 72 |
| 2002-03 | DEN | 59 | 3 | 907 | 114 | 285 | .400 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 140 | 274 | 32 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 305 |
| 2003-04 | DEN | 71 | 0 | 1,029 | 90 | 203 | .443 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 107 | 298 | 35 | 34 | 114 | 48 | 243 |
| 2004-05 | NOH | 67 | 2 | 1,430 | 191 | 358 | .534 | 0 | 3 | 131 | 190 | 410 | 71 | 14 | 100 | 64 | 513 |
| 2005-06 | NOK | 32 | 2 | 570 | 56 | 98 | .571 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 103 | 155 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 26 | 161 |
| 2007-08 | NOH | 5 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 7 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008-09 | DEN | 71 | 1 | 1,460 | 160 | 292 | .548 | 2 | 10 | 130 | 181 | 442 | 31 | 41 | 175 | 69 | 452 |
| 2009-10 | DEN | 76 | 0 | 1,695 | 142 | 251 | .566 | 0 | 3 | 164 | 236 | 483 | 33 | 42 | 143 | 59 | 448 |
| 2010-11 | DEN | 45 | 0 | 732 | 82 | 137 | .599 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 135 | 219 | 20 | 23 | 58 | 25 | 250 |
| 2011-12 | DEN | 32 | 1 | 486 | 59 | 108 | .546 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 82 | 148 | 6 | 19 | 46 | 17 | 168 |
| 2012-13 | MIA | 42 | 0 | 624 | 71 | 123 | .577 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 93 | 172 | 17 | 16 | 44 | 24 | 207 |
| 2013-14 | MIA | 72 | 0 | 1,396 | 177 | 275 | .644 | 3 | 12 | 120 | 169 | 379 | 19 | 32 | 97 | 53 | 477 |
| 2014-15 | MIA | 60 | 20 | 1,132 | 120 | 207 | .580 | 4 | 13 | 76 | 114 | 299 | 43 | 26 | 61 | 40 | 320 |
| 2015-16 | 2TM | 27 | 15 | 402 | 38 | 72 | .528 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 36 | 98 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 105 |
| MIA | 7 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 10 | .400 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| MEM | 20 | 14 | 366 | 34 | 62 | .548 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 89 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 92 | |
| 2016-17 | CLE | 12 | 0 | 114 | 9 | 22 | .409 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 28 |
| Career | 695 | — | — | 1,336 | 2,512 | .532 | 15 | 68 | 1068 | 1632 | 3493 | 337 | 312 | 991 | 513 | 3,755 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | DEN | 24 | 10.9 | 3.4 | 10.2 | .338 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 10.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 9.9 |
| 2002-03 | DEN | 59 | 15.4 | 4.5 | 11.3 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 10.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 12.1 |
| 2003-04 | DEN | 71 | 14.5 | 3.1 | 7.1 | .443 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 10.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 8.5 |
| 2004-05 | NOH | 67 | 21.3 | 4.8 | 9.0 | .534 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 10.3 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 12.9 |
| 2005-06 | NOK | 32 | 17.8 | 3.5 | 6.2 | .571 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 9.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 10.2 |
| 2007-08 | NOH | 5 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 7.4 | .286 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 6.4 |
| 2008-09 | DEN | 71 | 20.6 | 3.9 | 7.2 | .548 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 10.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 11.1 |
| 2009-10 | DEN | 76 | 22.3 | 3.0 | 5.3 | .566 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 10.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| 2010-11 | DEN | 45 | 16.3 | 4.0 | 6.7 | .599 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 10.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 12.3 |
| 2011-12 | DEN | 32 | 15.2 | 4.4 | 8.0 | .546 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 11.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 12.4 |
| 2012-13 | MIA | 42 | 14.9 | 4.1 | 7.1 | .577 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 9.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 11.9 |
| 2013-14 | MIA | 72 | 19.4 | 4.6 | 7.1 | .644 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 9.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 12.3 |
| 2014-15 | MIA | 60 | 18.9 | 3.8 | 6.6 | .580 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 10.2 |
| 2015-16 | 2TM | 27 | 14.9 | 3.4 | 6.4 | .528 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 8.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 9.4 |
| MIA | 7 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 10.0 | .400 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | |
| MEM | 20 | 18.3 | 3.3 | 6.1 | .548 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 8.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 9.0 | |
| 2016-17 | CLE | 12 | 9.5 | 2.8 | 6.9 | .409 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 8.8 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | DEN | 24 | 262 | 13.8 | .417 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .058 | -3.3 | +0.3 | -3.0 | -0.1 |
| 2002-03 | DEN | 59 | 907 | 14.0 | .440 | 19.9 | -0.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .059 | -2.4 | +0.4 | -2.0 | +0.0 |
| 2003-04 | DEN | 71 | 1,029 | 14.4 | .486 | 12.7 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | .111 | -2.2 | +2.7 | +0.4 | +0.6 |
| 2004-05 | NOH | 67 | 1,430 | 18.5 | .581 | 16.4 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 4.5 | .152 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +1.6 | +1.3 |
| 2005-06 | NOK | 32 | 570 | 14.1 | .562 | 13.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | .112 | -2.0 | +0.9 | -1.2 | +0.1 |
| 2007-08 | NOH | 5 | 34 | 6.1 | .342 | 13.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .012 | -6.7 | +0.2 | -6.5 | +0.0 |
| 2008-09 | DEN | 71 | 1,460 | 18.1 | .608 | 13.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 5.4 | .176 | -0.3 | +2.4 | +2.2 | +1.5 |
| 2009-10 | DEN | 76 | 1,695 | 15.8 | .631 | 10.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 5.9 | .166 | -0.1 | +1.9 | +1.8 | +1.6 |
| 2010-11 | DEN | 45 | 732 | 19.0 | .636 | 13.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 3.2 | .207 | +1.2 | +1.8 | +3.0 | +0.9 |
| 2011-12 | DEN | 32 | 486 | 18.9 | .583 | 14.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | .183 | +0.5 | +1.8 | +2.3 | +0.5 |
| 2012-13 | MIA | 42 | 624 | 17.4 | .631 | 14.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.7 | .207 | -1.0 | +0.8 | -0.2 | +0.3 |
| 2013-14 | MIA | 72 | 1,396 | 18.5 | .683 | 13.8 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 6.0 | .205 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +1.1 |
| 2014-15 | MIA | 60 | 1,132 | 16.1 | .622 | 12.3 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 3.6 | .151 | +0.0 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +0.9 |
| 2015-16 | 2TM | 27 | 402 | 15.3 | .598 | 10.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | .149 | +0.7 | +0.0 | +0.7 | +0.3 |
| MIA | 7 | 36 | 17.6 | .553 | 17.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .165 | +1.2 | +3.3 | +4.5 | +0.1 | |
| MEM | 20 | 366 | 15.1 | .605 | 10.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | .148 | +0.6 | -0.3 | +0.4 | +0.2 | |
| 2016-17 | CLE | 12 | 114 | 11.6 | .497 | 13.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .102 | -4.7 | +2.2 | -2.5 | +0.0 |
| Career | 695 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39.8 | — | — | — | — | +9.0 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | 5 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .333 | — | .333 |
| 2008-09 | 16 | 21.3 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.0 | .630 | 0.000 | .661 |
| 2009-10 | 6 | 18.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | .529 | — | .583 |
| 2010-11 | 5 | 14.2 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | .636 | — | .699 |
| 2011-12 | 6 | nan | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 2012-13 | 23 | 14.6 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | .807 | — | .815 |
| 2013-14 | 18 | 17.1 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .579 | 0.000 | .624 |
| 2015-16 | 4 | 19.0 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .417 | — | .483 |
| Career | 83 | 16.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | .631 | 0.000 | .670 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 425 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 279–146 |
| Away | 416 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 170–246 |
| In wins | 449 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 449–0 |
| In losses | 392 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0–392 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 27 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 12–15 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 26 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 11–15 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 23 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 11–12 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 26 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 15–11 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 24 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 15–9 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 23 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 17–6 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 14–19 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 11 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 4–7 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 26 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 10–16 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 34 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 17–17 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 36 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 16–20 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 25 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 11–14 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 35 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 17–18 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 33 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 15–18 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 34 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 18–16 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 16 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 9–7 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 24 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 12–12 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 33 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 19–14 |
| NOP New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 3–3 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 27 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 19–8 |
| OKC Oklahoma City Thunder | 19 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 11–8 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 29 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 19–10 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 27 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 18–9 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 34 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 19–15 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 35 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 23–12 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 32 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 19–13 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 33 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 10–23 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 29 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 19–10 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 32 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 15–17 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 24 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 15–9 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2016-17
Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.
| Range | % of shots | FG% |
|---|---|---|
| At the rim (0-3 ft) | 64% | .500 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 4% | 1.000 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 4% | 0.000 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 14% | .333 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 14% | 0.000 |
Average shot distance 7.4 ft · 14% of attempts were dunks · 0% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2007-08 | $885,294 |
| 2008-09 | $797,581 |
| 2009-10 | $3,650,000 |
| 2010-11 | $4,533,300 |
| 2011-12 | $4,234,000 |
| 2012-13 | $5,225,952 |
| 2013-14 | $1,399,507 |
| 2014-15 | $5,375,000 |
| 2015-16 | $5,000,000 |
| 2016-17 | $980,431 |
| 2017-18 | $980,431 |
| Career earnings | $33,061,496 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Chris Andersen play for?
Chris Andersen plays C for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
What are Chris Andersen's career stats?
Chris Andersen has averaged 5.4 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 0.5 APG over 15 seasons (2001-02–2016-17).
How much does Chris Andersen make?
Chris Andersen's salary is $980,431 for the 2017-18 season, with career earnings of about $33.1M.
How tall is Chris Andersen?
Chris Andersen is 6-10 (245 lb).