Felton Spencer
C · New York Knicks
Seasons 1990-91–2001-02 · 12 on record · Ht 7-0 · b. 1968
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Player info
| Nickname | Chief |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #50 (also #16) |
| Team | New York Knicks |
| Height | 7-0 |
| Weight | 265 lb |
| Born | 1968-01-15 |
| College | Louisville |
| Drafted | 1990 · Round 1, Pick 6 · Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Seasons | 1990-91–2001-02 (12) |
Career averages
5.2 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 0.3 APG · 640 games · .484 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-91 | MIN | 23 | 81 | 25.9 | .512 | 0.000 | .722 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 7.1 | 13.8 | .581 |
| 1991-92 | MIN | 24 | 61 | 24.3 | .426 | — | .691 | 7.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 6.6 | 11.2 | .495 |
| 1992-93 | MIN | 25 | 71 | 18.3 | .465 | — | .654 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 8.2 | .520 |
| 1993-94 | UTA | 26 | 79 | 28.0 | .505 | — | .607 | 8.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 8.6 | 11.7 | .540 |
| 1994-95 | UTA | 27 | 34 | 26.6 | .488 | — | .793 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 9.3 | 12.3 | .578 |
| 1995-96 | UTA | 28 | 71 | 17.8 | .520 | — | .689 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 10.4 | .570 |
| 1996-97 | 2TM | 29 | 73 | 21.3 | .489 | — | .584 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 9.2 | .524 |
| ORL | 29 | 1 | 19.0 | 1.000 | — | — | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 17.1 | 1.000 | |
| GSW | 29 | 72 | 21.4 | .486 | — | .584 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 9.1 | .521 | |
| 1997-98 | GSW | 30 | 68 | 12.0 | .457 | — | .557 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 8.5 | .495 |
| 1998-99 | GSW | 31 | 26 | 6.1 | .455 | — | .462 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 9.8 | .473 |
| 1999-00 | SAS | 32 | 26 | 5.7 | .455 | — | .667 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 13.6 | .541 |
| 2000-01 | NYK | 33 | 18 | 6.3 | .600 | — | .600 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 13.5 | .629 |
| 2001-02 | NYK | 34 | 32 | 7.8 | .231 | — | .515 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | .358 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-91 | MIN | 81 | 46 | 2,099 | 195 | 381 | .512 | 0 | 1 | 182 | 252 | 641 | 25 | 48 | 121 | 77 | 572 |
| 1991-92 | MIN | 61 | 54 | 1,481 | 141 | 331 | .426 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 178 | 435 | 53 | 27 | 79 | 70 | 405 |
| 1992-93 | MIN | 71 | 48 | 1,296 | 105 | 226 | .465 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 127 | 324 | 17 | 23 | 66 | 70 | 293 |
| 1993-94 | UTA | 79 | 79 | 2,210 | 256 | 507 | .505 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 272 | 658 | 43 | 41 | 67 | 127 | 677 |
| 1994-95 | UTA | 34 | 34 | 905 | 105 | 215 | .488 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 135 | 260 | 17 | 12 | 32 | 68 | 317 |
| 1995-96 | UTA | 71 | 70 | 1,267 | 146 | 281 | .520 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 151 | 306 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 77 | 396 |
| 1996-97 | 2TM | 73 | 65 | 1,558 | 139 | 284 | .489 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 161 | 416 | 22 | 34 | 50 | 88 | 372 |
| ORL | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| GSW | 72 | 64 | 1,539 | 137 | 282 | .486 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 161 | 410 | 21 | 34 | 50 | 87 | 368 | |
| 1997-98 | GSW | 68 | 0 | 813 | 59 | 129 | .457 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 79 | 226 | 17 | 23 | 37 | 49 | 162 |
| 1998-99 | GSW | 26 | 0 | 159 | 15 | 33 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 26 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 42 |
| 1999-00 | SAS | 26 | 0 | 149 | 15 | 33 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 39 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 50 |
| 2000-01 | NYK | 18 | 0 | 113 | 12 | 20 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 39 |
| 2001-02 | NYK | 32 | 8 | 248 | 6 | 26 | .231 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 29 |
| Career | 640 | — | — | 1,194 | 2,466 | .484 | 0 | 1 | 966 | 1469 | 3436 | 213 | 248 | 534 | 667 | 3,354 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-91 | MIN | 81 | 25.9 | 3.3 | 6.5 | .512 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 11.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 9.8 |
| 1991-92 | MIN | 61 | 24.3 | 3.4 | 8.0 | .426 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 10.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 9.8 |
| 1992-93 | MIN | 71 | 18.3 | 2.9 | 6.3 | .465 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 8.1 |
| 1993-94 | UTA | 79 | 28.0 | 4.2 | 8.3 | .505 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 10.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 11.0 |
| 1994-95 | UTA | 34 | 26.6 | 4.2 | 8.6 | .488 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 10.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 12.6 |
| 1995-96 | UTA | 71 | 17.8 | 4.1 | 8.0 | .520 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 8.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 11.3 |
| 1996-97 | 2TM | 73 | 21.3 | 3.2 | 6.6 | .489 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 9.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 8.6 |
| ORL | 1 | 19.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 7.6 | |
| GSW | 72 | 21.4 | 3.2 | 6.6 | .486 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 9.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 8.6 | |
| 1997-98 | GSW | 68 | 12.0 | 2.6 | 5.7 | .457 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 10.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 7.2 |
| 1998-99 | GSW | 26 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 7.5 | .455 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 10.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| 1999-00 | SAS | 26 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 8.0 | .455 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 9.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 12.1 |
| 2000-01 | NYK | 18 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 6.4 | .600 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 8.0 | 11.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 12.4 |
| 2001-02 | NYK | 32 | 7.8 | 0.9 | 3.8 | .231 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 4.2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-91 | MIN | 81 | 2,099 | 13.8 | .581 | 11.7 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 5.6 | .128 | -2.3 | -0.4 | -2.6 | -0.3 |
| 1991-92 | MIN | 61 | 1,481 | 11.2 | .495 | 13.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .064 | -3.5 | -0.8 | -4.3 | -0.9 |
| 1992-93 | MIN | 71 | 1,296 | 8.2 | .520 | 12.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | .039 | -4.9 | -0.9 | -5.9 | -1.3 |
| 1993-94 | UTA | 79 | 2,210 | 11.7 | .540 | 15.1 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 4.7 | .102 | -2.5 | -0.6 | -3.1 | -0.6 |
| 1994-95 | UTA | 34 | 905 | 12.3 | .578 | 17.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .104 | -2.3 | -0.9 | -3.2 | -0.3 |
| 1995-96 | UTA | 71 | 1,267 | 10.4 | .570 | 15.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | .089 | -4.3 | -0.2 | -4.5 | -0.8 |
| 1996-97 | 2TM | 73 | 1,558 | 9.2 | .524 | 12.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | .040 | -4.5 | -1.1 | -5.6 | -1.4 |
| ORL | 1 | 19 | 17.1 | 1.000 | 7.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .186 | +2.5 | -1.9 | +0.6 | +0.0 | |
| GSW | 72 | 1,539 | 9.1 | .521 | 12.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .038 | -4.6 | -1.1 | -5.6 | -1.4 | |
| 1997-98 | GSW | 68 | 813 | 8.5 | .495 | 11.4 | -0.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | .052 | -6.5 | +0.7 | -5.9 | -0.8 |
| 1998-99 | GSW | 26 | 159 | 9.8 | .473 | 14.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .078 | -6.0 | +1.3 | -4.7 | -0.1 |
| 1999-00 | SAS | 26 | 149 | 13.6 | .541 | 17.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .159 | -3.7 | +1.8 | -2.0 | +0.0 |
| 2000-01 | NYK | 18 | 113 | 13.5 | .629 | 18.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .152 | -4.4 | -0.2 | -4.6 | -0.1 |
| 2001-02 | NYK | 32 | 248 | 0.8 | .358 | 9.9 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -.013 | -10.5 | +0.6 | -9.9 | -0.5 |
| Career | 640 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21.1 | — | — | — | — | -7.1 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | 16 | 30.8 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | .448 | — | .500 |
| 1995-96 | 18 | 15.3 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .434 | 0.000 | .448 |
| 2000-01 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 39 | 21.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | .443 | 0.000 | .484 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 392 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 205–187 |
| Away | 386 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 124–262 |
| In wins | 329 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 329–0 |
| In losses | 449 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0–449 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 23 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 11–12 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 19 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 9–10 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 20 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 7–13 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 23 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 11–12 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 20 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 5–15 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 25 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 10–15 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 39 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 28–11 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 40 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 22–18 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 20 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 8–12 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 25 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 10–15 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 38 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 11–27 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 22 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 10–12 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 33 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 13–20 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 37 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 13–24 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 21 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 15–6 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 22 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 10–12 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 21 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 13–8 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 25 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 9–16 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 14 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 6–8 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 23 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 7–16 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 21 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 9–12 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 35 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 9–26 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 37 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 16–21 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 38 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 19–19 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 36 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 13–23 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 11 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 8–3 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 31 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 6–25 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 10 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 5–5 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2001-02
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) | 69% | .333 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 23% | 0.000 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 4% | 0.000 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 4% | 0.000 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 0% | — |
Average shot distance 2.4 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1990-91 | $1,070,000 |
| 1991-92 | $1,340,000 |
| 1992-93 | $1,610,000 |
| 1993-94 | $1,581,000 |
| 1994-95 | $1,881,250 |
| 1995-96 | $2,181,000 |
| 1996-97 | $2,694,000 |
| 1997-98 | $2,178,099 |
| 1998-99 | $1,650,000 |
| 2000-01 | $548,000 |
| 2001-02 | $591,000 |
| Career earnings | $17,324,349 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Felton Spencer play for?
Felton Spencer plays C for the New York Knicks.
What are Felton Spencer's career stats?
Felton Spencer has averaged 5.2 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 0.3 APG over 12 seasons (1990-91–2001-02).
How much does Felton Spencer make?
Felton Spencer's salary is $591,000 for the 2001-02 season, with career earnings of about $17.3M.
How tall is Felton Spencer?
Felton Spencer is 7-0 (265 lb).
When was Felton Spencer drafted?
Felton Spencer was drafted in 1990, round 1, pick 6, by the Minnesota Timberwolves.