Vin Baker
Seasons 1993-94–2005-06 · 13 on record · Ht 6-11 · b. 1971
4× All-Star2× All-NBA
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Player info
| Nickname | Vinnie, Shake and Bake |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #42 (also #34) |
| Team | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Height | 6-11 |
| Weight | 232 lb |
| Born | 1971-11-23 |
| College | University of Hartford |
| Drafted | 1993 · Round 1, Pick 8 · Milwaukee Bucks |
| Seasons | 1993-94–2005-06 (13) |
Career averages
15.0 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 1.9 APG · 791 games · .485 FG% · .215 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | MIL | 22 | 82 | 31.2 | .501 | .200 | .569 | 7.6 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 13.5 | 16.1 | .526 |
| 1994-95 | MIL | 23 | 82 | 41.0 | .483 | .292 | .593 | 10.3 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 17.7 | 16.6 | .511 |
| 1995-96 | MIL | 24 | 82 | 40.5 | .489 | .208 | .670 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 21.1 | 18.4 | .527 |
| 1996-97 | MIL | 25 | 78 | 40.5 | .505 | .278 | .687 | 10.3 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 21.0 | 20.1 | .553 |
| 1997-98 | SEA | 26 | 82 | 35.9 | .542 | .143 | .591 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 19.2 | 20.4 | .564 |
| 1998-99 | SEA | 27 | 34 | 34.2 | .453 | 0.000 | .450 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 13.8 | 12.5 | .461 |
| 1999-00 | SEA | 28 | 79 | 36.1 | .455 | .250 | .682 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 16.6 | 14.0 | .500 |
| 2000-01 | SEA | 29 | 76 | 28.0 | .422 | .063 | .723 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 12.2 | 13.0 | .481 |
| 2001-02 | SEA | 30 | 55 | 31.1 | .485 | .125 | .633 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 14.1 | 14.1 | .517 |
| 2002-03 | BOS | 31 | 52 | 18.1 | .478 | 0.000 | .673 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 10.6 | .531 |
| 2003-04 | 2TM | 32 | 54 | 24.3 | .481 | .333 | .726 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 9.8 | 14.8 | .530 |
| BOS | 32 | 37 | 27.0 | .505 | 0.000 | .732 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 11.3 | 16.1 | .547 | |
| NYK | 32 | 17 | 18.4 | .404 | .500 | .711 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 6.6 | 10.5 | .476 | |
| 2004-05 | 2TM | 33 | 27 | 7.6 | .310 | 0.000 | .529 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | .354 |
| NYK | 33 | 24 | 8.0 | .342 | 0.000 | .467 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | .370 | |
| HOU | 33 | 3 | 4.3 | 0.000 | — | 1.000 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -18.3 | .205 | |
| 2005-06 | LAC | 34 | 8 | 10.6 | .467 | — | .722 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 11.2 | .589 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | MIL | 82 | 63 | 2,560 | 435 | 869 | .501 | 1 | 5 | 234 | 411 | 621 | 163 | 60 | 114 | 162 | 1,105 |
| 1994-95 | MIL | 82 | 82 | 3,361 | 594 | 1,229 | .483 | 7 | 24 | 256 | 432 | 846 | 296 | 86 | 116 | 221 | 1,451 |
| 1995-96 | MIL | 82 | 82 | 3,319 | 699 | 1,429 | .489 | 10 | 48 | 321 | 479 | 808 | 212 | 68 | 91 | 216 | 1,729 |
| 1996-97 | MIL | 78 | 78 | 3,159 | 632 | 1,251 | .505 | 15 | 54 | 358 | 521 | 804 | 211 | 81 | 112 | 245 | 1,637 |
| 1997-98 | SEA | 82 | 82 | 2,944 | 631 | 1,164 | .542 | 1 | 7 | 311 | 526 | 656 | 152 | 91 | 86 | 174 | 1,574 |
| 1998-99 | SEA | 34 | 31 | 1,162 | 198 | 437 | .453 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 160 | 211 | 56 | 32 | 34 | 76 | 468 |
| 1999-00 | SEA | 79 | 75 | 2,849 | 514 | 1,129 | .455 | 2 | 8 | 281 | 412 | 605 | 148 | 47 | 66 | 213 | 1,311 |
| 2000-01 | SEA | 76 | 27 | 2,129 | 347 | 822 | .422 | 1 | 16 | 232 | 321 | 430 | 90 | 38 | 73 | 158 | 927 |
| 2001-02 | SEA | 55 | 41 | 1,710 | 315 | 649 | .485 | 1 | 8 | 143 | 226 | 350 | 72 | 22 | 36 | 127 | 774 |
| 2002-03 | BOS | 52 | 9 | 942 | 99 | 207 | .478 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 107 | 198 | 29 | 22 | 30 | 61 | 270 |
| 2003-04 | 2TM | 54 | 33 | 1,313 | 208 | 432 | .481 | 1 | 3 | 114 | 157 | 280 | 66 | 29 | 32 | 77 | 531 |
| BOS | 37 | 33 | 1,000 | 168 | 333 | .505 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 112 | 210 | 54 | 22 | 23 | 52 | 418 | |
| NYK | 17 | 0 | 313 | 40 | 99 | .404 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 45 | 70 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 113 | |
| 2004-05 | 2TM | 27 | 0 | 204 | 13 | 42 | .310 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 35 |
| NYK | 24 | 0 | 191 | 13 | 38 | .342 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 33 | |
| HOU | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2005-06 | LAC | 8 | 1 | 85 | 7 | 15 | .467 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 27 |
| Career | 791 | — | — | 4,692 | 9,675 | .485 | 39 | 181 | 2416 | 3787 | 5867 | 1509 | 582 | 798 | 1756 | 11,839 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | MIL | 82 | 31.2 | 6.1 | 12.2 | .501 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 15.5 |
| 1994-95 | MIL | 82 | 41.0 | 6.4 | 13.2 | .483 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 9.1 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 15.5 |
| 1995-96 | MIL | 82 | 40.5 | 7.6 | 15.5 | .489 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 18.8 |
| 1996-97 | MIL | 78 | 40.5 | 7.2 | 14.3 | .505 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 9.2 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 18.7 |
| 1997-98 | SEA | 82 | 35.9 | 7.7 | 14.2 | .542 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 19.2 |
| 1998-99 | SEA | 34 | 34.2 | 6.1 | 13.5 | .453 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 14.5 |
| 1999-00 | SEA | 79 | 36.1 | 6.5 | 14.3 | .455 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 16.6 |
| 2000-01 | SEA | 76 | 28.0 | 5.9 | 13.9 | .422 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 15.7 |
| 2001-02 | SEA | 55 | 31.1 | 6.6 | 13.7 | .485 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 16.3 |
| 2002-03 | BOS | 52 | 18.1 | 3.8 | 7.9 | .478 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 10.3 |
| 2003-04 | 2TM | 54 | 24.3 | 5.7 | 11.8 | .481 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 14.6 |
| BOS | 37 | 27.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | .505 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 15.0 | |
| NYK | 17 | 18.4 | 4.6 | 11.4 | .404 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 13.0 | |
| 2004-05 | 2TM | 27 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 7.4 | .310 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 6.2 |
| NYK | 24 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 7.2 | .342 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 6.2 | |
| HOU | 3 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | |
| 2005-06 | LAC | 8 | 10.6 | 3.0 | 6.4 | .467 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 11.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | MIL | 82 | 2,560 | 16.1 | .526 | 20.5 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 4.4 | .082 | +0.0 | -1.1 | -1.2 | +0.5 |
| 1994-95 | MIL | 82 | 3,361 | 16.6 | .511 | 21.6 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 5.8 | .083 | +0.2 | -0.1 | +0.2 | +1.8 |
| 1995-96 | MIL | 82 | 3,319 | 18.4 | .527 | 25.6 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 6.2 | .089 | +1.2 | -1.1 | +0.1 | +1.8 |
| 1996-97 | MIL | 78 | 3,159 | 20.1 | .553 | 25.3 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 8.3 | .127 | +2.1 | -0.1 | +2.0 | +3.2 |
| 1997-98 | SEA | 82 | 2,944 | 20.4 | .564 | 24.7 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 10.4 | .169 | +1.9 | -0.9 | +1.0 | +2.2 |
| 1998-99 | SEA | 34 | 1,162 | 12.5 | .461 | 22.8 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | .016 | -2.4 | -1.4 | -3.9 | -0.5 |
| 1999-00 | SEA | 79 | 2,849 | 14.0 | .500 | 23.6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.5 | .059 | -1.6 | -1.5 | -3.0 | -0.7 |
| 2000-01 | SEA | 76 | 2,129 | 13.0 | .481 | 23.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | .040 | -2.4 | -1.8 | -4.2 | -1.2 |
| 2001-02 | SEA | 55 | 1,710 | 14.1 | .517 | 23.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.2 | .061 | -1.4 | -2.3 | -3.7 | -0.7 |
| 2002-03 | BOS | 52 | 942 | 10.6 | .531 | 15.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .082 | -4.4 | -0.4 | -4.7 | -0.6 |
| 2003-04 | 2TM | 54 | 1,313 | 14.8 | .530 | 20.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.8 | .101 | -1.0 | -1.1 | -2.1 | +0.0 |
| BOS | 37 | 1,000 | 16.1 | .547 | 19.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.5 | .119 | +0.1 | -1.0 | -0.8 | +0.3 | |
| NYK | 17 | 313 | 10.5 | .476 | 21.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .043 | -4.5 | -1.7 | -6.2 | -0.3 | |
| 2004-05 | 2TM | 27 | 204 | 1.4 | .354 | 14.9 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -.091 | -7.9 | -1.7 | -9.6 | -0.4 |
| NYK | 24 | 191 | 2.7 | .370 | 14.2 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -.074 | -6.6 | -1.6 | -8.3 | -0.3 | |
| HOU | 3 | 13 | -18.3 | .205 | 24.9 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -.344 | -26.3 | -2.4 | -28.6 | -0.1 | |
| 2005-06 | LAC | 8 | 85 | 11.2 | .589 | 17.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .072 | -4.9 | +2.5 | -2.4 | +0.0 |
| Career | 791 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47.1 | — | — | — | — | +5.4 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 10 | 36.5 | 15.8 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | .530 | — | .524 |
| 1999-00 | 5 | 35.0 | 14.0 | 7.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | .400 | 0.000 | .424 |
| 2001-02 | 5 | 28.2 | 13.2 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | .500 | 1.000 | .533 |
| 2003-04 | 4 | 13.8 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .571 | — | .612 |
| 2004-05 | 7 | nan | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 2005-06 | 1 | nan | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 32 | 30.7 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | .491 | .500 | .505 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 439 | 13.1 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 243–196 |
| Away | 450 | 13.6 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 181–269 |
| In wins | 424 | 13.3 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 424–0 |
| In losses | 465 | 13.3 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 0–465 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 30 | 13.5 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 14–16 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 27 | 16.1 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 10–17 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 30 | 14.2 | 7.7 | 1.8 | 14–16 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 37 | 12.1 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 16–21 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 37 | 14.8 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 15–22 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 34 | 12.4 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 19–15 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 31 | 12.4 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 17–14 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 30 | 12.6 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 17–13 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 34 | 15.4 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 13–21 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 29 | 13.6 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 22–7 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 30 | 10.9 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 14–16 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 32 | 13.2 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 15–17 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 28 | 14.2 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 20–8 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 33 | 15.1 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 14–19 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 30 | 12.8 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 23–7 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 30 | 14.8 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 7–23 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 18 | 11.4 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 10–8 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 32 | 12.9 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 13–19 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 27 | 17.5 | 9.1 | 1.6 | 10–17 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 33 | 14.4 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 15–18 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 34 | 13.2 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 20–14 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 35 | 11.4 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 11–24 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 36 | 12.3 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 19–17 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 32 | 14.8 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 15–17 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 29 | 11.6 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 9–20 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 25 | 12.7 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 13–12 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 37 | 11.2 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 14–23 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 14 | 9.9 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 9–5 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2005-06
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) | 47% | .429 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 40% | .500 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 7% | 1.000 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 7% | 0.000 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 0% | — |
Average shot distance 4.8 ft · 7% of attempts were dunks
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1993-94 | $866,000 |
| 1994-95 | $1,065,300 |
| 1995-96 | $3,765,000 |
| 1996-97 | $3,765,000 |
| 1997-98 | $4,064,373 |
| 1998-99 | $4,264,000 |
| 1999-00 | $9,000,000 |
| 2000-01 | $10,125,000 |
| 2001-02 | $11,250,000 |
| 2002-03 | $12,375,000 |
| 2003-04 | $13,500,000 |
| 2004-05 | $8,833,333 |
| 2005-06 | $9,183,333 |
| 2006-07 | $5,329,555 |
| Career earnings | $97,385,894 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Vin Baker play for?
Vin Baker plays C for the Los Angeles Clippers.
What are Vin Baker's career stats?
Vin Baker has averaged 15.0 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 1.9 APG over 13 seasons (1993-94–2005-06).
How much does Vin Baker make?
Vin Baker's salary is $5,329,555 for the 2006-07 season, with career earnings of about $97.4M.
How tall is Vin Baker?
Vin Baker is 6-11 (232 lb).
When was Vin Baker drafted?
Vin Baker was drafted in 1993, round 1, pick 8, by the Milwaukee Bucks.