Charlie Ward
PG · Houston Rockets
Seasons 1994-95–2004-05 · 11 on record · Ht 6-2 · b. 1970
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Player info
| Nickname | C-Ward |
|---|---|
| Position | PG |
| Number | #21 (also #17) |
| Team | Houston Rockets |
| Height | 6-2 |
| Weight | 190 lb |
| Born | 1970-10-12 |
| College | Florida State |
| Drafted | 1994 · Round 1, Pick 26 · New York Knicks |
| Seasons | 1994-95–2004-05 (11) |
Career averages
6.3 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 4.0 APG · 630 games · .408 FG% · .364 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-95 | NYK | 24 | 10 | 4.4 | .211 | .100 | .700 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.6 | -2.1 | .342 |
| 1995-96 | NYK | 25 | 62 | 12.7 | .399 | .333 | .685 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 12.0 | .505 |
| 1996-97 | NYK | 26 | 79 | 22.3 | .395 | .312 | .760 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 11.1 | .522 |
| 1997-98 | NYK | 27 | 82 | 28.3 | .455 | .377 | .805 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 7.8 | 15.6 | .567 |
| 1998-99 | NYK | 28 | 50 | 31.1 | .404 | .356 | .705 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 13.2 | .513 |
| 1999-00 | NYK | 29 | 72 | 27.6 | .423 | .386 | .828 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 7.3 | 13.6 | .559 |
| 2000-01 | NYK | 30 | 61 | 24.5 | .416 | .383 | .800 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 14.5 | .536 |
| 2001-02 | NYK | 31 | 63 | 16.8 | .373 | .323 | .810 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 14.5 | .496 |
| 2002-03 | NYK | 32 | 66 | 22.2 | .399 | .378 | .774 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 15.9 | .540 |
| 2003-04 | 2TM | 33 | 71 | 17.6 | .410 | .408 | .741 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 14.5 | .528 |
| NYK | 33 | 35 | 23.6 | .442 | .428 | .762 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 8.7 | 17.5 | .566 | |
| SAS | 33 | 36 | 11.8 | .346 | .368 | .667 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 8.7 | .449 | |
| 2004-05 | HOU | 34 | 14 | 25.7 | .312 | .314 | .846 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 8.7 | .453 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-95 | NYK | 10 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 19 | .211 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| 1995-96 | NYK | 62 | 1 | 787 | 87 | 218 | .399 | 33 | 99 | 37 | 54 | 102 | 132 | 54 | 6 | 79 | 244 |
| 1996-97 | NYK | 79 | 21 | 1,763 | 133 | 337 | .395 | 48 | 154 | 95 | 125 | 220 | 326 | 83 | 15 | 147 | 409 |
| 1997-98 | NYK | 82 | 82 | 2,317 | 235 | 516 | .455 | 81 | 215 | 91 | 113 | 274 | 466 | 144 | 37 | 175 | 642 |
| 1998-99 | NYK | 50 | 50 | 1,556 | 135 | 334 | .404 | 53 | 149 | 55 | 78 | 172 | 271 | 103 | 8 | 131 | 378 |
| 1999-00 | NYK | 72 | 69 | 1,986 | 189 | 447 | .423 | 102 | 264 | 48 | 58 | 228 | 300 | 95 | 16 | 102 | 528 |
| 2000-01 | NYK | 61 | 33 | 1,492 | 155 | 373 | .416 | 67 | 175 | 56 | 70 | 159 | 273 | 70 | 10 | 112 | 433 |
| 2001-02 | NYK | 63 | 0 | 1,058 | 113 | 303 | .373 | 53 | 164 | 47 | 58 | 127 | 203 | 68 | 14 | 75 | 326 |
| 2002-03 | NYK | 66 | 6 | 1,465 | 165 | 414 | .399 | 101 | 267 | 41 | 53 | 177 | 306 | 78 | 11 | 95 | 472 |
| 2003-04 | 2TM | 71 | 10 | 1,252 | 160 | 390 | .410 | 84 | 206 | 20 | 27 | 144 | 215 | 64 | 11 | 96 | 424 |
| NYK | 35 | 10 | 827 | 115 | 260 | .442 | 59 | 138 | 16 | 21 | 96 | 170 | 47 | 8 | 69 | 305 | |
| SAS | 36 | 0 | 425 | 45 | 130 | .346 | 25 | 68 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 45 | 17 | 3 | 27 | 119 | |
| 2004-05 | HOU | 14 | 13 | 360 | 24 | 77 | .312 | 16 | 51 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 43 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 75 |
| Career | 630 | — | — | 1,400 | 3,428 | .408 | 639 | 1754 | 508 | 659 | 1648 | 2539 | 776 | 128 | 1038 | 3,947 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-95 | NYK | 10 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 15.5 | .211 | 0.8 | 8.2 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 13.1 |
| 1995-96 | NYK | 62 | 12.7 | 4.0 | 10.0 | .399 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 11.2 |
| 1996-97 | NYK | 79 | 22.3 | 2.7 | 6.9 | .395 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 8.4 |
| 1997-98 | NYK | 82 | 28.3 | 3.7 | 8.0 | .455 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 10.0 |
| 1998-99 | NYK | 50 | 31.1 | 3.1 | 7.7 | .404 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 8.7 |
| 1999-00 | NYK | 72 | 27.6 | 3.4 | 8.1 | .423 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 9.6 |
| 2000-01 | NYK | 61 | 24.5 | 3.7 | 9.0 | .416 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 10.4 |
| 2001-02 | NYK | 63 | 16.8 | 3.8 | 10.3 | .373 | 1.8 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 11.1 |
| 2002-03 | NYK | 66 | 22.2 | 4.1 | 10.2 | .399 | 2.5 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 11.6 |
| 2003-04 | 2TM | 71 | 17.6 | 4.6 | 11.2 | .410 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 12.2 |
| NYK | 35 | 23.6 | 5.0 | 11.3 | .442 | 2.6 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 13.3 | |
| SAS | 36 | 11.8 | 3.8 | 11.0 | .346 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 10.1 | |
| 2004-05 | HOU | 14 | 25.7 | 2.4 | 7.7 | .312 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 7.5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-95 | NYK | 10 | 44 | -2.1 | .342 | 32.7 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -.258 | -12.9 | -2.1 | -15.0 | -0.1 |
| 1995-96 | NYK | 62 | 787 | 12.0 | .505 | 19.0 | -0.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .064 | -2.2 | +2.1 | +0.0 | +0.4 |
| 1996-97 | NYK | 79 | 1,763 | 11.1 | .522 | 14.1 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.6 | .099 | -1.8 | +2.2 | +0.4 | +1.1 |
| 1997-98 | NYK | 82 | 2,317 | 15.6 | .567 | 15.0 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 7.1 | .148 | +0.7 | +3.4 | +4.1 | +3.6 |
| 1998-99 | NYK | 50 | 1,556 | 13.2 | .513 | 15.4 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | .094 | -0.8 | +2.6 | +1.7 | +1.5 |
| 1999-00 | NYK | 72 | 1,986 | 13.6 | .559 | 13.7 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 5.5 | .133 | +0.3 | +2.5 | +2.8 | +2.4 |
| 2000-01 | NYK | 61 | 1,492 | 14.5 | .536 | 16.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.9 | .127 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +2.1 | +1.5 |
| 2001-02 | NYK | 63 | 1,058 | 14.5 | .496 | 17.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .087 | -0.2 | +2.2 | +2.0 | +1.1 |
| 2002-03 | NYK | 66 | 1,465 | 15.9 | .540 | 16.8 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 3.7 | .121 | +1.5 | +0.9 | +2.4 | +1.6 |
| 2003-04 | 2TM | 71 | 1,252 | 14.5 | .528 | 18.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | .110 | +0.8 | +1.5 | +2.3 | +1.4 |
| NYK | 35 | 827 | 17.5 | .566 | 19.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.3 | .134 | +2.7 | +1.4 | +4.1 | +1.3 | |
| SAS | 36 | 425 | 8.7 | .449 | 17.4 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | .064 | -2.8 | +1.7 | -1.1 | +0.1 | |
| 2004-05 | HOU | 14 | 360 | 8.7 | .453 | 13.2 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | .061 | -2.2 | +1.8 | -0.5 | +0.1 |
| Career | 630 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.0 | — | — | — | — | +14.6 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-96 | 7 | 13.1 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.0 | .481 | .250 | .532 |
| 1996-97 | 10 | 20.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.0 | .296 | .111 | .348 |
| 1997-98 | 10 | 25.6 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | .418 | .429 | .532 |
| 1998-99 | 20 | 24.2 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | .366 | .321 | .477 |
| 1999-00 | 16 | 27.0 | 9.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | .504 | .396 | .614 |
| 2000-01 | 5 | 16.6 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .296 | .250 | .422 |
| 2003-04 | 10 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .667 | 1.000 | .917 |
| Career | 78 | 21.4 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | .422 | .349 | .528 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 333 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 222–111 |
| Away | 346 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 145–201 |
| In wins | 367 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 367–0 |
| In losses | 312 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 0–312 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 17–14 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 32 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 20–12 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 35 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 18–17 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 32 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 17–15 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 28 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 11–17 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 29 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 14–15 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 14 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 8–6 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 16 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 12–4 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 32 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 16–16 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 18 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 11–7 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 14 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 9–5 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 31 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 14–17 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 16 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 10–6 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 20 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 8–12 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 18 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 12–6 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 34 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 21–13 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 30 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 14–16 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 19 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 9–10 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 2 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1–1 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 33 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 17–16 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 31 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 16–15 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 18 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 11–7 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 18 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 9–9 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 20 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 11–9 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 14 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 6–8 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 28 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 18–10 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 17 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 7–10 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 23 | 7.7 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 12–11 |
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) | 16% | .417 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 8% | .167 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 4% | .333 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 6% | .200 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 66% | .314 |
Average shot distance 19.1 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks · 24% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1994-95 | $555,000 |
| 1995-96 | $722,000 |
| 1996-97 | $888,000 |
| 1997-98 | $1,054,500 |
| 1998-99 | $1,221,000 |
| 1999-00 | $4,540,000 |
| 2000-01 | $5,000,000 |
| 2001-02 | $5,110,000 |
| 2002-03 | $5,750,000 |
| 2003-04 | $6,030,000 |
| Career earnings | $30,870,500 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Charlie Ward play for?
Charlie Ward plays PG for the Houston Rockets.
What are Charlie Ward's career stats?
Charlie Ward has averaged 6.3 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 4.0 APG over 11 seasons (1994-95–2004-05).
How much does Charlie Ward make?
Charlie Ward's salary is $6,030,000 for the 2003-04 season, with career earnings of about $30.9M.
How tall is Charlie Ward?
Charlie Ward is 6-2 (190 lb).
When was Charlie Ward drafted?
Charlie Ward was drafted in 1994, round 1, pick 26, by the New York Knicks.