Christian Laettner
PF · Miami Heat
Seasons 1992-93–2004-05 · 13 on record · Ht 6-11 · b. 1969
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Player info
| Position | PF |
|---|---|
| Number | #32 (also #44) |
| Team | Miami Heat |
| Height | 6-11 |
| Weight | 235 lb |
| Born | 1969-08-17 |
| College | Duke |
| Drafted | 1992 · Round 1, Pick 3 · Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Seasons | 1992-93–2004-05 (13) |
Career averages
12.8 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 2.6 APG · 868 games · .480 FG% · .261 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | MIN | 23 | 81 | 34.9 | .474 | .100 | .835 | 8.7 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 18.2 | 17.3 | .564 |
| 1993-94 | MIN | 24 | 70 | 34.7 | .448 | .240 | .783 | 8.6 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 16.8 | 16.8 | .536 |
| 1994-95 | MIN | 25 | 81 | 34.2 | .489 | .325 | .818 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 16.3 | 17.7 | .580 |
| 1995-96 | 2TM | 26 | 74 | 33.7 | .487 | .231 | .818 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16.4 | 17.7 | .563 |
| MIN | 26 | 44 | 34.5 | .486 | .290 | .816 | 6.9 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | .566 | |
| ATL | 26 | 30 | 32.6 | .489 | 0.000 | .823 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 14.2 | 17.2 | .556 | |
| 1996-97 | ATL | 27 | 82 | 38.3 | .486 | .352 | .816 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 18.1 | 19.1 | .562 |
| 1997-98 | ATL | 28 | 74 | 30.8 | .485 | .222 | .864 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 13.8 | 18.5 | .576 |
| 1998-99 | DET | 29 | 16 | 21.1 | .358 | .333 | .772 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 7.6 | 14.6 | .462 |
| 1999-00 | DET | 30 | 82 | 29.8 | .473 | .292 | .812 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 12.2 | 14.8 | .539 |
| 2000-01 | 2TM | 31 | 78 | 21.3 | .503 | .308 | .833 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 9.3 | 17.0 | .568 |
| DAL | 31 | 53 | 17.5 | .511 | .333 | .817 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 16.7 | .554 | |
| WAS | 31 | 25 | 29.3 | .491 | .300 | .844 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 13.2 | 17.6 | .586 | |
| 2001-02 | WAS | 32 | 57 | 25.3 | .464 | .200 | .868 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 7.1 | 13.7 | .511 |
| 2002-03 | WAS | 33 | 76 | 29.1 | .494 | .125 | .833 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 8.3 | 16.1 | .545 |
| 2003-04 | WAS | 34 | 48 | 20.5 | .465 | .286 | .800 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 14.5 | .511 |
| 2004-05 | MIA | 35 | 49 | 15.1 | .582 | .143 | .763 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 16.3 | .619 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | MIN | 81 | 81 | 2,823 | 503 | 1,061 | .474 | 4 | 40 | 462 | 553 | 708 | 223 | 105 | 83 | 275 | 1,472 |
| 1993-94 | MIN | 70 | 67 | 2,428 | 396 | 883 | .448 | 6 | 25 | 375 | 479 | 602 | 307 | 87 | 86 | 259 | 1,173 |
| 1994-95 | MIN | 81 | 80 | 2,770 | 450 | 920 | .489 | 13 | 40 | 409 | 500 | 613 | 234 | 101 | 87 | 225 | 1,322 |
| 1995-96 | 2TM | 74 | 71 | 2,495 | 442 | 907 | .487 | 9 | 39 | 324 | 396 | 538 | 197 | 71 | 71 | 187 | 1,217 |
| MIN | 44 | 44 | 1,518 | 283 | 582 | .486 | 9 | 31 | 217 | 266 | 302 | 129 | 40 | 43 | 112 | 792 | |
| ATL | 30 | 27 | 977 | 159 | 325 | .489 | 0 | 8 | 107 | 130 | 236 | 68 | 31 | 28 | 75 | 425 | |
| 1996-97 | ATL | 82 | 82 | 3,140 | 548 | 1,128 | .486 | 31 | 88 | 359 | 440 | 720 | 223 | 102 | 64 | 218 | 1,486 |
| 1997-98 | ATL | 74 | 49 | 2,282 | 354 | 730 | .485 | 6 | 27 | 306 | 354 | 487 | 190 | 71 | 73 | 183 | 1,020 |
| 1998-99 | DET | 16 | 0 | 337 | 38 | 106 | .358 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 57 | 54 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 121 |
| 1999-00 | DET | 82 | 82 | 2,443 | 379 | 801 | .473 | 7 | 24 | 237 | 292 | 553 | 186 | 83 | 45 | 186 | 1,002 |
| 2000-01 | 2TM | 78 | 48 | 1,663 | 277 | 551 | .503 | 4 | 13 | 170 | 204 | 365 | 124 | 71 | 46 | 137 | 728 |
| DAL | 53 | 35 | 930 | 165 | 323 | .511 | 1 | 3 | 67 | 82 | 212 | 67 | 40 | 27 | 70 | 398 | |
| WAS | 25 | 13 | 733 | 112 | 228 | .491 | 3 | 10 | 103 | 122 | 153 | 57 | 31 | 19 | 67 | 330 | |
| 2001-02 | WAS | 57 | 48 | 1,441 | 168 | 362 | .464 | 2 | 10 | 66 | 76 | 301 | 151 | 60 | 25 | 85 | 404 |
| 2002-03 | WAS | 76 | 66 | 2,215 | 255 | 516 | .494 | 2 | 16 | 120 | 144 | 502 | 235 | 82 | 40 | 87 | 632 |
| 2003-04 | WAS | 48 | 18 | 984 | 119 | 256 | .465 | 6 | 21 | 40 | 50 | 232 | 89 | 37 | 28 | 42 | 284 |
| 2004-05 | MIA | 49 | 0 | 739 | 107 | 184 | .582 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 59 | 131 | 41 | 32 | 15 | 29 | 260 |
| Career | 868 | — | — | 4,036 | 8,405 | .480 | 92 | 353 | 2957 | 3604 | 5806 | 2224 | 917 | 675 | 1932 | 11,121 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | MIN | 81 | 34.9 | 6.4 | 13.5 | .474 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 18.8 |
| 1993-94 | MIN | 70 | 34.7 | 5.9 | 13.1 | .448 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 17.4 |
| 1994-95 | MIN | 81 | 34.2 | 5.8 | 12.0 | .489 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 17.2 |
| 1995-96 | 2TM | 74 | 33.7 | 6.4 | 13.1 | .487 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 17.6 |
| MIN | 44 | 34.5 | 6.7 | 13.8 | .486 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 18.8 | |
| ATL | 30 | 32.6 | 5.9 | 12.0 | .489 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 8.7 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 15.7 | |
| 1996-97 | ATL | 82 | 38.3 | 6.3 | 12.9 | .486 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 17.0 |
| 1997-98 | ATL | 74 | 30.8 | 5.6 | 11.5 | .485 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 7.7 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 16.1 |
| 1998-99 | DET | 16 | 21.1 | 4.1 | 11.3 | .358 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 12.9 |
| 1999-00 | DET | 82 | 29.8 | 5.6 | 11.8 | .473 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 14.8 |
| 2000-01 | 2TM | 78 | 21.3 | 6.0 | 11.9 | .503 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 15.8 |
| DAL | 53 | 17.5 | 6.4 | 12.5 | .511 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 8.2 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 15.4 | |
| WAS | 25 | 29.3 | 5.5 | 11.2 | .491 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 16.2 | |
| 2001-02 | WAS | 57 | 25.3 | 4.2 | 9.0 | .464 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 10.1 |
| 2002-03 | WAS | 76 | 29.1 | 4.1 | 8.4 | .494 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 8.2 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 10.3 |
| 2003-04 | WAS | 48 | 20.5 | 4.4 | 9.4 | .465 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 10.4 |
| 2004-05 | MIA | 49 | 15.1 | 5.2 | 9.0 | .582 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 12.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | MIN | 81 | 2,823 | 17.3 | .564 | 24.9 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 5.0 | .085 | +0.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | +1.3 |
| 1993-94 | MIN | 70 | 2,428 | 16.8 | .536 | 24.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.1 | .081 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +1.9 |
| 1994-95 | MIN | 81 | 2,770 | 17.7 | .580 | 22.5 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 6.2 | .108 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +2.2 |
| 1995-96 | 2TM | 74 | 2,495 | 17.7 | .563 | 22.6 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 6.2 | .120 | +0.7 | -0.1 | +0.6 | +1.6 |
| MIN | 44 | 1,518 | 18.0 | .566 | 23.7 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 3.7 | .116 | +1.5 | -0.3 | +1.2 | +1.2 | |
| ATL | 30 | 977 | 17.2 | .556 | 21.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.5 | .125 | -0.6 | +0.2 | -0.3 | +0.4 | |
| 1996-97 | ATL | 82 | 3,140 | 19.1 | .562 | 23.1 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 11.6 | .177 | +1.4 | +1.0 | +2.5 | +3.5 |
| 1997-98 | ATL | 74 | 2,282 | 18.5 | .576 | 21.7 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 7.5 | .159 | +1.4 | +1.0 | +2.4 | +2.5 |
| 1998-99 | DET | 16 | 337 | 14.6 | .462 | 21.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .101 | -0.6 | +0.6 | +0.0 | +0.2 |
| 1999-00 | DET | 82 | 2,443 | 14.8 | .539 | 20.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 5.1 | .100 | -0.8 | +0.0 | -0.8 | +0.7 |
| 2000-01 | 2TM | 78 | 1,663 | 17.0 | .568 | 21.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 4.3 | .124 | +0.0 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +1.1 |
| DAL | 53 | 930 | 16.7 | .554 | 21.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | .134 | -0.5 | +1.3 | +0.8 | +0.6 | |
| WAS | 25 | 733 | 17.6 | .586 | 21.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | .112 | +0.6 | -0.1 | +0.4 | +0.5 | |
| 2001-02 | WAS | 57 | 1,441 | 13.7 | .511 | 15.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.6 | .086 | -0.6 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +0.9 |
| 2002-03 | WAS | 76 | 2,215 | 16.1 | .545 | 14.2 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 6.6 | .143 | +0.5 | +1.6 | +2.0 | +2.2 |
| 2003-04 | WAS | 48 | 984 | 14.5 | .511 | 14.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | .111 | -0.7 | +1.2 | +0.5 | +0.6 |
| 2004-05 | MIA | 49 | 739 | 16.3 | .619 | 15.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.7 | .174 | +0.1 | +1.9 | +1.9 | +0.7 |
| Career | 868 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64.9 | — | — | — | — | +19.4 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-96 | 10 | 33.4 | 15.7 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .484 | .333 | .539 |
| 1996-97 | 10 | 39.7 | 17.6 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | .405 | .190 | .495 |
| 1997-98 | 4 | 21.5 | 9.8 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | .343 | 0.000 | .459 |
| 1998-99 | 5 | 24.0 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .426 | — | .480 |
| 1999-00 | 3 | 24.7 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .412 | — | .487 |
| 2004-05 | 15 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .500 | 0.000 | .544 |
| Career | 47 | 25.2 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | .432 | .179 | .506 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 451 | 12.1 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 247–204 |
| Away | 474 | 12.0 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 167–307 |
| In wins | 414 | 11.6 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 414–0 |
| In losses | 511 | 12.3 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 0–511 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 27 | 11.1 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 15–12 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 37 | 12.2 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 19–18 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 38 | 10.9 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 21–17 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 30 | 12.3 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 13–17 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 36 | 12.3 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 18–18 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 38 | 11.4 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 22–16 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 14.2 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 15–18 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 36 | 12.8 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 14–22 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 31 | 12.6 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 10–21 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 30 | 13.4 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 19–11 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 35 | 10.8 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 12–23 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 35 | 11.3 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 11–24 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 28 | 14.8 | 8.0 | 2.9 | 19–9 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 33 | 13.1 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 8–25 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 19 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 14–5 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 33 | 11.6 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 12–21 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 39 | 12.8 | 6.9 | 2.9 | 25–14 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 13 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 5–8 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 35 | 9.2 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 13–22 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 37 | 13.1 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 18–19 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 38 | 9.9 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 17–21 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 28 | 13.6 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 5–23 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 32 | 14.1 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 10–22 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 30 | 13.9 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 13–17 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 31 | 12.8 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 9–22 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 30 | 10.1 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 19–11 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 35 | 10.3 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 10–25 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 14 | 10.1 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 12–2 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2004-05
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) | 35% | .766 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 3% | .600 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 13% | .708 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 46% | .440 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 4% | .143 |
Average shot distance 11.4 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks · 14% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1992-93 | $2,100,000 |
| 1993-94 | $2,730,000 |
| 1994-95 | $3,360,000 |
| 1995-96 | $3,910,000 |
| 1996-97 | $4,500,000 |
| 1997-98 | $5,050,000 |
| 1998-99 | $5,360,000 |
| 2000-01 | $6,625,000 |
| 2001-02 | $4,421,000 |
| 2002-03 | $4,973,000 |
| 2003-04 | $5,526,000 |
| 2004-05 | $6,600,000 |
| Career earnings | $55,155,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Christian Laettner play for?
Christian Laettner plays PF for the Miami Heat.
What are Christian Laettner's career stats?
Christian Laettner has averaged 12.8 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 2.6 APG over 13 seasons (1992-93–2004-05).
How much does Christian Laettner make?
Christian Laettner's salary is $6,600,000 for the 2004-05 season, with career earnings of about $55.2M.
How tall is Christian Laettner?
Christian Laettner is 6-11 (235 lb).
When was Christian Laettner drafted?
Christian Laettner was drafted in 1992, round 1, pick 3, by the Minnesota Timberwolves.