Tom Chambers
PF · Philadelphia 76ers
Seasons 1981-82–1997-98 · 16 on record · Ht 6-10 · b. 1959
4× All-Star2× All-NBA
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Player info
| Nickname | T.C., Tommy Gun, Ken |
|---|---|
| Position | PF |
| Number | #24 (also #22, #42, #25) |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Height | 6-10 |
| Weight | 220 lb |
| Born | 1959-06-21 |
| College | Utah |
| Drafted | 1981 · Round 1, Pick 8 · SDC |
| Seasons | 1981-82–1997-98 (16) |
Career averages
18.1 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 2.1 APG · 1107 games · .468 FG% · .307 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | SDC | 22 | 81 | 33.1 | .525 | 0.000 | .620 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 17.2 | 15.0 | .553 |
| 1982-83 | SDC | 23 | 79 | 33.7 | .472 | 0.000 | .723 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 17.6 | 15.1 | .529 |
| 1983-84 | SEA | 24 | 82 | 31.3 | .499 | 0.000 | .800 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 18.1 | 16.6 | .563 |
| 1984-85 | SEA | 25 | 81 | 36.1 | .483 | .273 | .832 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 21.5 | 16.5 | .560 |
| 1985-86 | SEA | 26 | 66 | 30.6 | .466 | .271 | .836 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 18.5 | 17.1 | .551 |
| 1986-87 | SEA | 27 | 82 | 36.8 | .456 | .372 | .849 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 23.3 | 17.0 | .554 |
| 1987-88 | SEA | 28 | 82 | 32.7 | .448 | .303 | .807 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 20.4 | 16.8 | .526 |
| 1988-89 | PHX | 29 | 81 | 37.1 | .471 | .326 | .851 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 25.7 | 19.3 | .547 |
| 1989-90 | PHX | 30 | 81 | 37.6 | .501 | .279 | .861 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 27.2 | 20.9 | .579 |
| 1990-91 | PHX | 31 | 76 | 32.6 | .437 | .274 | .826 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 19.9 | 16.2 | .513 |
| 1991-92 | PHX | 32 | 69 | 28.2 | .431 | .367 | .830 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 16.3 | 15.9 | .501 |
| 1992-93 | PHX | 33 | 73 | 23.6 | .447 | .393 | .837 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 12.2 | 14.7 | .529 |
| 1993-94 | UTA | 34 | 80 | 23.0 | .440 | .311 | .786 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 11.2 | 13.4 | .512 |
| 1994-95 | UTA | 35 | 81 | 15.3 | .457 | .167 | .807 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 6.2 | 12.5 | .517 |
| 1996-97 | CHH | 37 | 12 | 6.9 | .226 | .667 | .750 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 | -3.9 | .290 |
| 1997-98 | PHI | 38 | 1 | 10.0 | 1.000 | — | 1.000 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 31.5 | 1.042 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | SDC | 81 | 58 | 2,682 | 554 | 1,056 | .525 | 0 | 2 | 284 | 458 | 561 | 146 | 58 | 46 | 220 | 1,392 |
| 1982-83 | SDC | 79 | 79 | 2,665 | 519 | 1,099 | .472 | 0 | 8 | 353 | 488 | 519 | 192 | 79 | 57 | 234 | 1,391 |
| 1983-84 | SEA | 82 | 44 | 2,570 | 554 | 1,110 | .499 | 0 | 12 | 375 | 469 | 532 | 133 | 47 | 51 | 192 | 1,483 |
| 1984-85 | SEA | 81 | 60 | 2,923 | 629 | 1,302 | .483 | 6 | 22 | 475 | 571 | 579 | 209 | 70 | 57 | 260 | 1,739 |
| 1985-86 | SEA | 66 | 26 | 2,019 | 432 | 928 | .466 | 13 | 48 | 346 | 414 | 431 | 132 | 55 | 37 | 194 | 1,223 |
| 1986-87 | SEA | 82 | 82 | 3,018 | 660 | 1,446 | .456 | 54 | 145 | 535 | 630 | 545 | 245 | 81 | 50 | 268 | 1,909 |
| 1987-88 | SEA | 82 | 82 | 2,680 | 611 | 1,364 | .448 | 33 | 109 | 419 | 519 | 490 | 212 | 87 | 53 | 209 | 1,674 |
| 1988-89 | PHX | 81 | 81 | 3,002 | 774 | 1,643 | .471 | 28 | 86 | 509 | 598 | 684 | 231 | 87 | 55 | 231 | 2,085 |
| 1989-90 | PHX | 81 | 81 | 3,046 | 810 | 1,617 | .501 | 24 | 86 | 557 | 647 | 571 | 190 | 88 | 47 | 218 | 2,201 |
| 1990-91 | PHX | 76 | 75 | 2,475 | 556 | 1,271 | .437 | 20 | 73 | 379 | 459 | 490 | 194 | 65 | 52 | 177 | 1,511 |
| 1991-92 | PHX | 69 | 66 | 1,948 | 426 | 989 | .431 | 18 | 49 | 258 | 311 | 401 | 142 | 57 | 37 | 103 | 1,128 |
| 1992-93 | PHX | 73 | 0 | 1,723 | 320 | 716 | .447 | 11 | 28 | 241 | 288 | 345 | 101 | 43 | 23 | 92 | 892 |
| 1993-94 | UTA | 80 | 0 | 1,838 | 329 | 748 | .440 | 14 | 45 | 221 | 281 | 326 | 79 | 40 | 32 | 89 | 893 |
| 1994-95 | UTA | 81 | 4 | 1,240 | 195 | 427 | .457 | 4 | 24 | 109 | 135 | 213 | 73 | 25 | 30 | 52 | 503 |
| 1996-97 | CHH | 12 | 5 | 83 | 7 | 31 | .226 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| 1997-98 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Career | 1107 | — | — | 7,378 | 15,749 | .468 | 227 | 740 | 5066 | 6274 | 6703 | 2283 | 885 | 627 | 2549 | 20,049 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | SDC | 81 | 33.1 | 7.4 | 14.2 | .525 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 18.7 |
| 1982-83 | SDC | 79 | 33.7 | 7.0 | 14.8 | .472 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 18.8 |
| 1983-84 | SEA | 82 | 31.3 | 7.8 | 15.5 | .499 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 20.8 |
| 1984-85 | SEA | 81 | 36.1 | 7.7 | 16.0 | .483 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 21.4 |
| 1985-86 | SEA | 66 | 30.6 | 7.7 | 16.5 | .466 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 21.8 |
| 1986-87 | SEA | 82 | 36.8 | 7.9 | 17.2 | .456 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 22.8 |
| 1987-88 | SEA | 82 | 32.7 | 8.2 | 18.3 | .448 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 22.5 |
| 1988-89 | PHX | 81 | 37.1 | 9.3 | 19.7 | .471 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 25.0 |
| 1989-90 | PHX | 81 | 37.6 | 9.6 | 19.1 | .501 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 26.0 |
| 1990-91 | PHX | 76 | 32.6 | 8.1 | 18.5 | .437 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 22.0 |
| 1991-92 | PHX | 69 | 28.2 | 7.9 | 18.3 | .431 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 20.8 |
| 1992-93 | PHX | 73 | 23.6 | 6.7 | 15.0 | .447 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 18.6 |
| 1993-94 | UTA | 80 | 23.0 | 6.4 | 14.7 | .440 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 17.5 |
| 1994-95 | UTA | 81 | 15.3 | 5.7 | 12.4 | .457 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 14.6 |
| 1996-97 | CHH | 12 | 6.9 | 3.0 | 13.4 | .226 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 8.2 |
| 1997-98 | PHI | 1 | 10.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 21.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | SDC | 81 | 2,682 | 15.0 | .553 | 22.4 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 3.3 | .059 | -0.2 | -2.0 | -2.2 | -0.1 |
| 1982-83 | SDC | 79 | 2,665 | 15.1 | .529 | 22.6 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 4.3 | .077 | +0.0 | -1.6 | -1.6 | +0.2 |
| 1983-84 | SEA | 82 | 2,570 | 16.6 | .563 | 24.4 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 6.1 | .115 | +0.0 | -1.4 | -1.3 | +0.4 |
| 1984-85 | SEA | 81 | 2,923 | 16.5 | .560 | 26.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 5.9 | .098 | +0.0 | -0.6 | -0.6 | +1.0 |
| 1985-86 | SEA | 66 | 2,019 | 17.1 | .551 | 27.0 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 4.8 | .115 | +0.4 | -0.5 | -0.1 | +1.0 |
| 1986-87 | SEA | 82 | 3,018 | 17.0 | .554 | 26.0 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 7.4 | .118 | +1.4 | -1.2 | +0.1 | +1.6 |
| 1987-88 | SEA | 82 | 2,680 | 16.8 | .526 | 27.0 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 6.4 | .114 | +0.8 | -0.8 | +0.0 | +1.3 |
| 1988-89 | PHX | 81 | 3,002 | 19.3 | .547 | 28.2 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 9.2 | .146 | +1.6 | -0.2 | +1.4 | +2.6 |
| 1989-90 | PHX | 81 | 3,046 | 20.9 | .579 | 28.8 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 11.2 | .176 | +2.7 | -0.3 | +2.3 | +3.3 |
| 1990-91 | PHX | 76 | 2,475 | 16.2 | .513 | 27.2 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 5.4 | .105 | -0.1 | -0.8 | -0.9 | +0.7 |
| 1991-92 | PHX | 69 | 1,948 | 15.9 | .501 | 26.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 4.4 | .109 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -1.1 | +0.5 |
| 1992-93 | PHX | 73 | 1,723 | 14.7 | .529 | 22.4 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 4.5 | .124 | -1.1 | -0.9 | -2.1 | +0.0 |
| 1993-94 | UTA | 80 | 1,838 | 13.4 | .512 | 23.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.9 | .101 | -1.5 | -0.8 | -2.3 | -0.1 |
| 1994-95 | UTA | 81 | 1,240 | 12.5 | .517 | 19.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.5 | .098 | -1.8 | -0.4 | -2.3 | -0.1 |
| 1996-97 | CHH | 12 | 83 | -3.9 | .290 | 23.7 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -.239 | -12.0 | -4.9 | -16.9 | -0.3 |
| 1997-98 | PHI | 1 | 10 | 31.5 | 1.042 | 17.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .369 | +3.2 | +9.3 | +12.5 | +0.0 |
| Career | 1107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79.0 | — | — | — | — | +12.0 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | 5 | 38.2 | 13.6 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | .475 | 0.000 | .508 |
| 1986-87 | 14 | 35.6 | 23.0 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | .449 | .333 | .525 |
| 1987-88 | 5 | 33.6 | 25.8 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .549 | 0.000 | .606 |
| 1988-89 | 12 | 41.2 | 26.0 | 10.9 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | .459 | .409 | .535 |
| 1989-90 | 16 | 38.2 | 22.2 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .425 | .263 | .533 |
| 1990-91 | 4 | 35.5 | 17.0 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | .409 | 0.000 | .457 |
| 1991-92 | 7 | 27.7 | 15.6 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .459 | .571 | .550 |
| 1992-93 | 24 | 15.7 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .388 | .400 | .461 |
| 1993-94 | 16 | 20.3 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .361 | 0.000 | .424 |
| 1994-95 | 5 | 12.0 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .500 | .333 | .577 |
| Career | 108 | 28.4 | 15.4 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | .440 | .303 | .518 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 566 | 18.3 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 392–174 |
| Away | 553 | 17.5 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 214–339 |
| In wins | 606 | 18.1 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 606–0 |
| In losses | 513 | 17.7 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 0–513 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 30 | 17.0 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 17–13 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 25 | 20.2 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 12–13 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 29 | 17.7 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 17–12 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 16 | 18.5 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 11–5 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 27 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 9–18 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 29 | 16.7 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 13–16 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 61 | 18.0 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 32–29 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 62 | 18.8 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 36–26 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 29 | 16.1 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 14–15 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 75 | 18.2 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 41–34 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 63 | 17.3 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 32–31 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 27 | 18.2 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 12–15 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 60 | 18.7 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 41–19 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 71 | 18.5 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 30–41 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 17 | 17.5 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 15–2 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 28 | 18.5 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 14–14 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 26 | 13.9 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 24–2 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 29 | 19.1 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 19–10 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 16 | 14.4 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 10–6 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 26 | 17.8 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 13–13 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 49 | 16.6 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 24–25 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 73 | 17.1 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 32–41 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 67 | 18.6 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 44–23 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 63 | 17.4 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 32–31 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 52 | 19.7 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 23–29 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 1997-98
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) | 50% | 1.000 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 0% | — |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 0% | — |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 50% | 1.000 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 0% | — |
Average shot distance 9.1 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1990-91 | $2,060,000 |
| 1991-92 | $2,275,000 |
| 1992-93 | $1,885,000 |
| 1993-94 | $690,000 |
| 1994-95 | $1,700,000 |
| 1997-98 | $272,250 |
| Career earnings | $8,882,250 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Tom Chambers play for?
Tom Chambers plays PF for the Philadelphia 76ers.
What are Tom Chambers's career stats?
Tom Chambers has averaged 18.1 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 2.1 APG over 16 seasons (1981-82–1997-98).
How much does Tom Chambers make?
Tom Chambers's salary is $272,250 for the 1997-98 season, with career earnings of about $8.9M.
How tall is Tom Chambers?
Tom Chambers is 6-10 (220 lb).
When was Tom Chambers drafted?
Tom Chambers was drafted in 1981, round 1, pick 8.