Chuck Person
SF · SEA
Seasons 1986-87–1999-00 · 13 on record · Ht 6-8 · b. 1964
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Player info
| Nickname | The Rifleman, Mr. Smooth |
|---|---|
| Position | SF |
| Number | #45 |
| Height | 6-8 |
| Weight | 220 lb |
| Born | 1964-06-27 |
| College | Auburn |
| Drafted | 1986 · Round 1, Pick 4 · Indiana Pacers |
| Seasons | 1986-87–1999-00 (13) |
Career averages
14.7 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 2.8 APG · 943 games · .458 FG% · .362 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | IND | 22 | 82 | 36.0 | .468 | .355 | .747 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 18.8 | 15.6 | .518 |
| 1987-88 | IND | 23 | 79 | 35.5 | .459 | .333 | .670 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 17.0 | 13.9 | .501 |
| 1988-89 | IND | 24 | 80 | 37.7 | .489 | .307 | .792 | 6.5 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 21.6 | 15.2 | .544 |
| 1989-90 | IND | 25 | 77 | 35.2 | .487 | .372 | .781 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 19.7 | 16.6 | .557 |
| 1990-91 | IND | 26 | 80 | 32.1 | .504 | .340 | .721 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 18.4 | 16.1 | .553 |
| 1991-92 | IND | 27 | 81 | 36.1 | .480 | .373 | .675 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 18.5 | 14.5 | .546 |
| 1992-93 | MIN | 28 | 78 | 38.3 | .433 | .355 | .649 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 16.8 | 12.2 | .495 |
| 1993-94 | MIN | 29 | 77 | 26.4 | .422 | .368 | .759 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 11.6 | 11.7 | .502 |
| 1994-95 | SAS | 30 | 81 | 25.1 | .423 | .387 | .647 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 11.5 | .549 |
| 1995-96 | SAS | 31 | 80 | 26.6 | .437 | .410 | .644 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 10.9 | 13.6 | .581 |
| 1997-98 | SAS | 33 | 61 | 23.9 | .359 | .344 | .757 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 6.7 | 8.3 | .494 |
| 1998-99 | CHH | 34 | 50 | 19.8 | .388 | .350 | .750 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 9.6 | .500 |
| 1999-00 | SEA | 35 | 37 | 9.2 | .301 | .253 | .500 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 5.2 | .403 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | IND | 82 | 78 | 2,956 | 635 | 1,358 | .468 | 49 | 138 | 222 | 297 | 677 | 295 | 90 | 16 | 211 | 1,541 |
| 1987-88 | IND | 79 | 71 | 2,807 | 575 | 1,252 | .459 | 59 | 177 | 132 | 197 | 536 | 309 | 73 | 8 | 210 | 1,341 |
| 1988-89 | IND | 80 | 79 | 3,012 | 711 | 1,453 | .489 | 63 | 205 | 243 | 307 | 516 | 289 | 83 | 18 | 308 | 1,728 |
| 1989-90 | IND | 77 | 73 | 2,714 | 605 | 1,242 | .487 | 94 | 253 | 211 | 270 | 445 | 230 | 53 | 20 | 170 | 1,515 |
| 1990-91 | IND | 80 | 79 | 2,566 | 620 | 1,231 | .504 | 69 | 203 | 165 | 229 | 417 | 238 | 56 | 17 | 184 | 1,474 |
| 1991-92 | IND | 81 | 81 | 2,923 | 616 | 1,284 | .480 | 132 | 354 | 133 | 197 | 426 | 382 | 68 | 18 | 216 | 1,497 |
| 1992-93 | MIN | 78 | 75 | 2,985 | 541 | 1,248 | .433 | 118 | 332 | 109 | 168 | 433 | 343 | 67 | 30 | 219 | 1,309 |
| 1993-94 | MIN | 77 | 37 | 2,029 | 356 | 843 | .422 | 100 | 272 | 82 | 108 | 253 | 185 | 45 | 12 | 121 | 894 |
| 1994-95 | SAS | 81 | 1 | 2,033 | 317 | 750 | .423 | 172 | 445 | 66 | 102 | 258 | 106 | 45 | 12 | 102 | 872 |
| 1995-96 | SAS | 80 | 16 | 2,131 | 308 | 705 | .437 | 190 | 463 | 67 | 104 | 413 | 100 | 49 | 26 | 91 | 873 |
| 1997-98 | SAS | 61 | 11 | 1,455 | 143 | 398 | .359 | 95 | 276 | 28 | 37 | 204 | 86 | 29 | 10 | 67 | 409 |
| 1998-99 | CHH | 50 | 21 | 990 | 112 | 289 | .388 | 55 | 157 | 24 | 32 | 132 | 60 | 20 | 8 | 41 | 303 |
| 1999-00 | SEA | 37 | 0 | 340 | 37 | 123 | .301 | 24 | 95 | 4 | 8 | 53 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 102 |
| Career | 943 | — | — | 5,576 | 12,176 | .458 | 1220 | 3370 | 1486 | 2056 | 4763 | 2645 | 683 | 197 | 1952 | 13,858 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | IND | 82 | 36.0 | 7.7 | 16.5 | .468 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 8.2 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 18.8 |
| 1987-88 | IND | 79 | 35.5 | 7.4 | 16.1 | .459 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 6.9 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 17.2 |
| 1988-89 | IND | 80 | 37.6 | 8.5 | 17.4 | .489 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 20.7 |
| 1989-90 | IND | 77 | 35.2 | 8.0 | 16.5 | .487 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 20.1 |
| 1990-91 | IND | 80 | 32.1 | 8.7 | 17.3 | .504 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 20.7 |
| 1991-92 | IND | 81 | 36.1 | 7.6 | 15.8 | .480 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 18.4 |
| 1992-93 | MIN | 78 | 38.3 | 6.5 | 15.1 | .433 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 15.8 |
| 1993-94 | MIN | 77 | 26.4 | 6.3 | 15.0 | .422 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 15.9 |
| 1994-95 | SAS | 81 | 25.1 | 5.6 | 13.3 | .423 | 3.0 | 7.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 15.4 |
| 1995-96 | SAS | 80 | 26.6 | 5.2 | 11.9 | .437 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997-98 | SAS | 61 | 23.9 | 3.5 | 9.8 | .359 | 2.4 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 10.1 |
| 1998-99 | CHH | 50 | 19.8 | 4.1 | 10.5 | .388 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 1999-00 | SEA | 37 | 9.2 | 3.9 | 13.0 | .301 | 2.5 | 10.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 10.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | IND | 82 | 2,956 | 15.6 | .518 | 24.0 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 5.4 | .088 | +0.4 | -0.1 | +0.3 | +1.7 |
| 1987-88 | IND | 79 | 2,807 | 13.9 | .501 | 23.3 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 3.3 | .057 | +0.3 | -0.7 | -0.4 | +1.1 |
| 1988-89 | IND | 80 | 3,012 | 15.2 | .544 | 26.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.0 | .048 | +0.4 | -1.5 | -1.1 | +0.7 |
| 1989-90 | IND | 77 | 2,714 | 16.6 | .557 | 24.4 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 5.4 | .096 | +2.0 | -2.0 | -0.1 | +1.3 |
| 1990-91 | IND | 80 | 2,566 | 16.1 | .553 | 24.8 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 3.9 | .073 | +1.7 | -2.4 | -0.7 | +0.8 |
| 1991-92 | IND | 81 | 2,923 | 14.5 | .546 | 22.8 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 4.6 | .075 | +1.3 | -1.7 | -0.3 | +1.2 |
| 1992-93 | MIN | 78 | 2,985 | 12.2 | .495 | 22.9 | -1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | .000 | -0.1 | -2.1 | -2.2 | -0.2 |
| 1993-94 | MIN | 77 | 2,029 | 11.7 | .502 | 21.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .028 | -0.3 | -1.8 | -2.1 | -0.1 |
| 1994-95 | SAS | 81 | 2,033 | 11.5 | .549 | 19.4 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.6 | .085 | +0.1 | -0.6 | -0.5 | +0.8 |
| 1995-96 | SAS | 80 | 2,131 | 13.6 | .581 | 17.8 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 5.5 | .125 | +1.3 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +1.9 |
| 1997-98 | SAS | 61 | 1,455 | 8.3 | .494 | 15.5 | -0.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | .068 | -2.1 | +0.5 | -1.6 | +0.1 |
| 1998-99 | CHH | 50 | 990 | 9.6 | .500 | 16.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | .043 | -1.0 | -0.9 | -1.9 | +0.0 |
| 1999-00 | SEA | 37 | 340 | 5.2 | .403 | 18.0 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -.007 | -4.3 | -1.2 | -5.5 | -0.3 |
| Career | 943 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38.8 | — | — | — | — | +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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | 4 | 39.8 | 27.0 | 8.2 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | .514 | .250 | .592 |
| 1989-90 | 3 | 41.0 | 13.3 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .378 | .100 | .398 |
| 1990-91 | 5 | 38.4 | 26.0 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .533 | .548 | .655 |
| 1991-92 | 3 | 39.3 | 17.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | .404 | .333 | .488 |
| 1994-95 | 15 | 17.2 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .351 | .289 | .458 |
| 1995-96 | 10 | 28.4 | 12.1 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .532 | .532 | .716 |
| 1997-98 | 9 | 21.4 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .340 | .350 | .483 |
| 1999-00 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Career | 54 | 26.0 | 10.7 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .448 | .391 | .561 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 473 | 14.8 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 289–184 |
| Away | 486 | 14.1 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 185–301 |
| In wins | 474 | 14.8 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 474–0 |
| In losses | 485 | 14.2 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 0–485 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 46 | 15.9 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 19–27 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 42 | 15.4 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 21–21 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 41 | 15.6 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 32–9 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 22 | 18.0 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 14–8 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 45 | 15.3 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 16–29 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 46 | 15.7 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 20–26 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 37 | 11.8 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 19–18 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 33 | 13.1 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 21–12 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 43 | 14.1 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 19–24 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 33 | 13.7 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 19–14 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 38 | 12.2 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 17–21 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 15 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 6–9 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 33 | 14.2 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 19–14 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 34 | 13.1 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 11–23 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 8 | 8.4 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 8–0 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 28 | 15.8 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 15–13 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 14.7 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 27–22 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 20 | 12.6 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 14–6 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 40 | 17.1 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 13–27 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 24 | 12.8 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 12–12 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 40 | 15.2 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 14–26 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 36 | 14.1 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 16–20 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 33 | 14.3 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 13–20 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 35 | 14.5 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 22–13 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 24 | 16.8 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 13–11 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 7 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 5–2 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 34 | 15.7 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 17–17 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 6 | 7.0 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 4–2 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 1999-00
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) | 5% | .833 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 9% | .364 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 2% | .500 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 7% | .333 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 77% | .253 |
Average shot distance 22.0 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks · 10% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1990-91 | $2,150,000 |
| 1991-92 | $2,156,000 |
| 1992-93 | $2,156,000 |
| 1993-94 | $2,156,000 |
| 1994-95 | $1,300,000 |
| 1995-96 | $1,690,000 |
| 1996-97 | $2,060,000 |
| 1997-98 | $2,470,000 |
| 1998-99 | $1,000,000 |
| Career earnings | $17,138,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What are Chuck Person's career stats?
Chuck Person has averaged 14.7 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 2.8 APG over 13 seasons (1986-87–1999-00).
How much does Chuck Person make?
Chuck Person's salary is $1,000,000 for the 1998-99 season, with career earnings of about $17.1M.
How tall is Chuck Person?
Chuck Person is 6-8 (220 lb).
When was Chuck Person drafted?
Chuck Person was drafted in 1986, round 1, pick 4, by the Indiana Pacers.