Tim Kempton
PF · 2TM
Seasons 1986-87–1997-98 · 8 on record · Ht 6-10 · b. 1964
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Player info
| Position | PF |
|---|---|
| Number | #41 (also #45, #8, #7, #9, #40) |
| Height | 6-10 |
| Weight | 245 lb |
| Born | 1964-01-25 |
| College | Notre Dame |
| Drafted | 1986 · Round 6, Pick 124 · Los Angeles Clippers |
| Seasons | 1986-87–1997-98 (8) |
Career averages
4.5 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 1.1 APG · 280 games · .481 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | LAC | 23 | 66 | 14.2 | .471 | 0.000 | .693 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 10.2 | .543 |
| 1988-89 | CHH | 25 | 79 | 17.0 | .510 | 0.000 | .686 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 10.4 | .568 |
| 1989-90 | DEN | 26 | 71 | 14.9 | .490 | 0.000 | .675 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 10.7 | .529 |
| 1992-93 | PHX | 29 | 30 | 5.6 | .396 | — | .581 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 8.6 | .454 |
| 1993-94 | 2TM | 30 | 13 | 10.5 | .395 | — | .563 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 5.7 | .433 |
| CHH | 30 | 9 | 11.4 | .346 | — | .700 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 4.9 | .411 | |
| CLE | 30 | 4 | 8.3 | .500 | — | .333 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 8.1 | .478 | |
| 1995-96 | ATL | 32 | 3 | 3.7 | — | — | — | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -6.2 | — |
| 1996-97 | SAS | 33 | 10 | 5.9 | .200 | — | 1.000 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -1.0 | .340 |
| 1997-98 | 2TM | 34 | 8 | 5.9 | .222 | — | — | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -1.4 | .222 |
| ORL | 34 | 3 | 5.0 | 0.000 | — | — | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -5.1 | 0.000 | |
| TOR | 34 | 5 | 6.4 | .286 | — | — | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | .286 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | LAC | 66 | 6 | 936 | 97 | 206 | .471 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 137 | 194 | 53 | 38 | 12 | 49 | 289 |
| 1988-89 | CHH | 79 | 0 | 1,341 | 171 | 335 | .510 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 207 | 304 | 102 | 41 | 14 | 121 | 484 |
| 1989-90 | DEN | 71 | 14 | 1,061 | 153 | 312 | .490 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 114 | 218 | 118 | 30 | 9 | 80 | 383 |
| 1992-93 | PHX | 30 | 0 | 167 | 19 | 48 | .396 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 31 | 39 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 56 |
| 1993-94 | 2TM | 13 | 0 | 136 | 15 | 38 | .395 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 39 |
| CHH | 9 | 0 | 103 | 9 | 26 | .346 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 25 | |
| CLE | 4 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 12 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | |
| 1995-96 | ATL | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | SAS | 10 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 1997-98 | 2TM | 8 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 9 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| ORL | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TOR | 5 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 7 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| Career | 280 | — | — | 458 | 953 | .481 | 0 | 3 | 343 | 507 | 795 | 307 | 121 | 44 | 289 | 1,259 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | LAC | 66 | 14.2 | 3.7 | 7.9 | .471 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 11.1 |
| 1988-89 | CHH | 79 | 17.0 | 4.6 | 9.0 | .510 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 13.0 |
| 1989-90 | DEN | 71 | 14.9 | 5.2 | 10.6 | .490 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 13.0 |
| 1992-93 | PHX | 30 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 10.3 | .396 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 12.1 |
| 1993-94 | 2TM | 13 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 10.1 | .395 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 10.3 |
| CHH | 9 | 11.4 | 3.1 | 9.1 | .346 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 8.7 | |
| CLE | 4 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 13.1 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 10.9 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 7.6 | 15.3 | |
| 1995-96 | ATL | 3 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| 1996-97 | SAS | 10 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 3.1 | .200 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 2.4 |
| 1997-98 | 2TM | 8 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 6.9 | .222 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| ORL | 3 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| TOR | 5 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 7.9 | .286 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | LAC | 66 | 936 | 10.2 | .543 | 13.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | .066 | -3.7 | -0.1 | -3.8 | -0.4 |
| 1988-89 | CHH | 79 | 1,341 | 10.4 | .568 | 16.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | .036 | -3.6 | -0.1 | -3.6 | -0.5 |
| 1989-90 | DEN | 71 | 1,061 | 10.7 | .529 | 16.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | .060 | -2.7 | +0.3 | -2.4 | -0.1 |
| 1992-93 | PHX | 30 | 167 | 8.6 | .454 | 19.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .019 | -5.5 | -0.2 | -5.7 | -0.2 |
| 1993-94 | 2TM | 13 | 136 | 5.7 | .433 | 17.9 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -.021 | -7.6 | -0.6 | -8.2 | -0.2 |
| CHH | 9 | 103 | 4.9 | .411 | 14.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .008 | -6.8 | -0.8 | -7.6 | -0.1 | |
| CLE | 4 | 33 | 8.1 | .478 | 29.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -.113 | -9.9 | -0.1 | -10.0 | -0.1 | |
| 1995-96 | ATL | 3 | 11 | -6.2 | — | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -.060 | -16.0 | +2.6 | -13.3 | +0.0 |
| 1996-97 | SAS | 10 | 59 | -1.0 | .340 | 10.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -.167 | -8.7 | -2.3 | -11.0 | -0.1 |
| 1997-98 | 2TM | 8 | 47 | -1.4 | .222 | 12.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -.147 | -10.2 | -2.3 | -12.5 | -0.1 |
| ORL | 3 | 15 | -5.1 | 0.000 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -.089 | -11.7 | -1.5 | -13.2 | +0.0 | |
| TOR | 5 | 32 | 0.4 | .286 | 15.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -.175 | -9.4 | -2.7 | -12.1 | -0.1 | |
| Career | 280 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.3 | — | — | — | — | -1.6 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | 3 | 10.7 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .778 | — | .836 |
| 1993-94 | 3 | 29.7 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .400 | — | .470 |
| Career | 6 | 20.2 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .500 | — | .573 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 158 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 73–85 |
| Away | 144 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 37–107 |
| In wins | 110 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 110–0 |
| In losses | 192 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0–192 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 8 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 3–5 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 11 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 2–9 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 13 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 7–6 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 2–5 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 13 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 2–11 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 9 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 4–5 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 14 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 4–10 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 11 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 6–5 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 10 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1–9 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 16 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 3–13 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 15 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 5–10 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 11 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 2–9 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 12 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 7–5 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 15 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 3–12 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0–2 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 4 | 9.2 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 3–1 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 10 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 3–7 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 5 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 4–1 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 10 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 5–5 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 4 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 3–1 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 12 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 7–5 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 13 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 2–11 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 11 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 2–9 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 15 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 10–5 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 10 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 5–5 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 12 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 4–8 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1–2 |
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) | 29% | 0.000 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 29% | .500 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 14% | 1.000 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 29% | 0.000 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 0% | — |
Average shot distance 10.8 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1992-93 | $500,000 |
| 1993-94 | $650,000 |
| 1997-98 | $272,250 |
| Career earnings | $1,422,250 |
Frequently asked questions
What are Tim Kempton's career stats?
Tim Kempton has averaged 4.5 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 1.1 APG over 8 seasons (1986-87–1997-98).
How much does Tim Kempton make?
Tim Kempton's salary is $272,250 for the 1997-98 season, with career earnings of about $1.4M.
How tall is Tim Kempton?
Tim Kempton is 6-10 (245 lb).
When was Tim Kempton drafted?
Tim Kempton was drafted in 1986, round 6, pick 124, by the Los Angeles Clippers.