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Chris Andersen

Chris Andersen (Birdman)

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: July 7, 1978 in Long Beach, California
High School: Iola in Iola, Texas
College: Blinn College
NBA Debut: November 23, 2001
Age: 34 years, 319 days ▪ Experience: 11 years
D-League: 3 G, 4.7 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 0.3 APG (Full Record)

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2001-02 23 DEN NBA C 24 1 262 25 74 .338 0 4 .000 22 28 .786 38 38 76 7 7 28 13 35 72
2002-03 24 DEN NBA C 59 3 907 114 285 .400 0 1 .000 77 140 .550 109 165 274 32 30 60 60 90 305
2003-04 25 DEN NBA PF 71 0 1029 90 203 .443 0 1 .000 63 107 .589 89 209 298 35 34 114 48 119 243
2004-05 26 NOH NBA C 67 2 1430 191 358 .534 0 3 .000 131 190 .689 137 273 410 71 14 100 64 144 513
2005-06 27 NOK NBA C 32 2 570 56 98 .571 0 0 49 103 .476 61 94 155 6 8 41 26 84 161
2007-08 29 NOH NBA C 5 0 34 2 7 .286 0 0 2 4 .500 2 7 9 0 0 4 1 6 6
2008-09 30 DEN NBA C 71 1 1460 160 292 .548 2 10 .200 130 181 .718 163 279 442 31 41 175 69 174 452
2009-10 31 DEN NBA PF 76 0 1695 142 251 .566 0 3 .000 164 236 .695 147 336 483 33 42 143 59 171 448
2010-11 32 DEN NBA C 45 0 732 82 137 .599 0 1 .000 86 135 .637 75 144 219 20 23 58 25 79 250
2011-12 33 DEN NBA C 32 1 486 59 108 .546 0 0 50 82 .610 48 100 148 6 19 46 17 52 168
2012-13 34 MIA NBA C 42 0 624 71 123 .577 2 3 .667 63 93 .677 57 115 172 17 16 44 24 89 207
Career NBA 524 10 9229 992 1936 .512 4 26 .154 837 1299 .644 926 1760 2686 258 234 813 406 1043 2825

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2001-02 23 DEN NBA C 24 1 10.9 1.0 3.1 .338 0.0 0.2 .000 0.9 1.2 .786 1.6 1.6 3.2 0.3 0.3 1.2 0.5 1.5 3.0
2002-03 24 DEN NBA C 59 3 15.4 1.9 4.8 .400 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.4 .550 1.8 2.8 4.6 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.5 5.2
2003-04 25 DEN NBA PF 71 0 14.5 1.3 2.9 .443 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.5 .589 1.3 2.9 4.2 0.5 0.5 1.6 0.7 1.7 3.4
2004-05 26 NOH NBA C 67 2 21.3 2.9 5.3 .534 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.8 .689 2.0 4.1 6.1 1.1 0.2 1.5 1.0 2.1 7.7
2005-06 27 NOK NBA C 32 2 17.8 1.8 3.1 .571 0.0 0.0 1.5 3.2 .476 1.9 2.9 4.8 0.2 0.3 1.3 0.8 2.6 5.0
2007-08 29 NOH NBA C 5 0 6.8 0.4 1.4 .286 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.8 .500 0.4 1.4 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.2 1.2 1.2
2008-09 30 DEN NBA C 71 1 20.6 2.3 4.1 .548 0.0 0.1 .200 1.8 2.5 .718 2.3 3.9 6.2 0.4 0.6 2.5 1.0 2.5 6.4
2009-10 31 DEN NBA PF 76 0 22.3 1.9 3.3 .566 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.1 .695 1.9 4.4 6.4 0.4 0.6 1.9 0.8 2.3 5.9
2010-11 32 DEN NBA C 45 0 16.3 1.8 3.0 .599 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 3.0 .637 1.7 3.2 4.9 0.4 0.5 1.3 0.6 1.8 5.6
2011-12 33 DEN NBA C 32 1 15.2 1.8 3.4 .546 0.0 0.0 1.6 2.6 .610 1.5 3.1 4.6 0.2 0.6 1.4 0.5 1.6 5.3
2012-13 34 MIA NBA C 42 0 14.9 1.7 2.9 .577 0.0 0.1 .667 1.5 2.2 .677 1.4 2.7 4.1 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.6 2.1 4.9
Career NBA 524 10 17.6 1.9 3.7 .512 0.0 0.0 .154 1.6 2.5 .644 1.8 3.4 5.1 0.5 0.4 1.6 0.8 2.0 5.4

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2001-02 23 DEN NBA C 24 1 262 3.4 10.2 .338 0.0 0.5 .000 3.0 3.8 .786 5.2 5.2 10.4 1.0 1.0 3.8 1.8 4.8 9.9
2002-03 24 DEN NBA C 59 3 907 4.5 11.3 .400 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 5.6 .550 4.3 6.5 10.9 1.3 1.2 2.4 2.4 3.6 12.1
2003-04 25 DEN NBA PF 71 0 1029 3.1 7.1 .443 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.7 .589 3.1 7.3 10.4 1.2 1.2 4.0 1.7 4.2 8.5
2004-05 26 NOH NBA C 67 2 1430 4.8 9.0 .534 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 4.8 .689 3.4 6.9 10.3 1.8 0.4 2.5 1.6 3.6 12.9
2005-06 27 NOK NBA C 32 2 570 3.5 6.2 .571 0.0 0.0 3.1 6.5 .476 3.9 5.9 9.8 0.4 0.5 2.6 1.6 5.3 10.2
2007-08 29 NOH NBA C 5 0 34 2.1 7.4 .286 0.0 0.0 2.1 4.2 .500 2.1 7.4 9.5 0.0 0.0 4.2 1.1 6.4 6.4
2008-09 30 DEN NBA C 71 1 1460 3.9 7.2 .548 0.0 0.2 .200 3.2 4.5 .718 4.0 6.9 10.9 0.8 1.0 4.3 1.7 4.3 11.1
2009-10 31 DEN NBA PF 76 0 1695 3.0 5.3 .566 0.0 0.1 .000 3.5 5.0 .695 3.1 7.1 10.3 0.7 0.9 3.0 1.3 3.6 9.5
2010-11 32 DEN NBA C 45 0 732 4.0 6.7 .599 0.0 0.0 .000 4.2 6.6 .637 3.7 7.1 10.8 1.0 1.1 2.9 1.2 3.9 12.3
2011-12 33 DEN NBA C 32 1 486 4.4 8.0 .546 0.0 0.0 3.7 6.1 .610 3.6 7.4 11.0 0.4 1.4 3.4 1.3 3.9 12.4
2012-13 34 MIA NBA C 42 0 624 4.1 7.1 .577 0.1 0.2 .667 3.6 5.4 .677 3.3 6.6 9.9 1.0 0.9 2.5 1.4 5.1 11.9
Career NBA 524 10 9229 3.9 7.6 .512 0.0 0.1 .154 3.3 5.1 .644 3.6 6.9 10.5 1.0 0.9 3.2 1.6 4.1 11.0

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2001-02 23 DEN NBA C 24 262 13.8 .417 .338 15.8 17.4 16.5 4.2 1.4 7.9 13.1 17.0 96 103 0.0 0.3 0.3 .058
2002-03 24 DEN NBA C 59 907 14.0 .440 .400 13.3 22.3 17.6 6.3 1.7 5.3 14.8 19.9 91 97 -0.5 1.7 1.1 .059
2003-04 25 DEN NBA PF 71 1029 14.4 .486 .443 9.6 23.3 16.3 5.1 1.7 7.8 16.1 12.7 100 96 0.5 1.9 2.4 .111
2004-05 26 NOH NBA C 67 1430 18.5 .581 .534 10.9 23.6 17.0 9.1 0.5 5.6 12.7 16.4 116 104 2.7 1.8 4.5 .152
2005-06 27 NOK NBA C 32 570 14.1 .562 .571 12.4 20.2 16.2 1.7 0.8 5.9 15.4 13.9 109 104 0.6 0.7 1.3 .112
2007-08 29 NOH NBA C 5 34 6.1 .342 .286 6.7 24.6 15.5 0.0 0.0 9.2 10.2 13.3 78 101 -0.1 0.1 0.0 .012
2008-09 30 DEN NBA C 71 1460 18.1 .608 .551 13.4 21.6 17.6 3.2 1.4 9.3 15.7 13.4 120 101 2.5 2.8 5.4 .176
2009-10 31 DEN NBA PF 76 1695 15.8 .631 .566 10.1 22.7 16.4 2.8 1.3 6.3 14.3 10.8 126 103 3.2 2.7 5.9 .166
2010-11 32 DEN NBA C 45 732 19.0 .636 .599 12.2 22.1 17.3 4.0 1.6 6.0 11.3 13.5 129 102 1.9 1.2 3.2 .207
2011-12 33 DEN NBA C 32 486 18.9 .583 .546 11.9 23.3 17.8 1.8 2.0 7.4 10.6 14.8 119 99 1.0 0.8 1.9 .183
2012-13 34 MIA NBA C 42 624 17.4 .631 .585 11.9 21.5 17.0 4.0 1.4 5.8 12.8 14.4 125 100 1.6 1.1 2.7 .207
Career NBA 524 9229 16.6 .563 .513 11.7 22.3 17.0 4.5 1.3 6.8 13.9 14.2 114 101 13.4 15.2 28.6 .149

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2003-04 25 DEN NBA PF 5 0 34 3 9 .333 0 0 0 0 6 8 14 2 1 2 2 3 6
2008-09 30 DEN NBA C 15 0 328 34 54 .630 0 1 .000 29 44 .659 29 66 95 9 5 32 8 42 97
2009-10 31 DEN NBA PF 6 0 116 9 17 .529 0 0 9 14 .643 7 20 27 1 1 6 4 14 27
2010-11 32 DEN NBA C 5 0 73 7 11 .636 0 0 10 14 .714 5 9 14 3 3 7 3 8 24
2012-13 34 MIA NBA C 9 0 123 22 28 .786 0 0 19 26 .731 16 17 33 3 2 11 6 19 63
Career NBA 40 0 674 75 119 .630 0 1 .000 67 98 .684 63 120 183 18 12 58 23 86 217

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2003-04 25 DEN NBA PF 5 0 6.8 0.6 1.8 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.6 2.8 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.2
2008-09 30 DEN NBA C 15 0 21.9 2.3 3.6 .630 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.9 .659 1.9 4.4 6.3 0.6 0.3 2.1 0.5 2.8 6.5
2009-10 31 DEN NBA PF 6 0 19.3 1.5 2.8 .529 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.3 .643 1.2 3.3 4.5 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.7 2.3 4.5
2010-11 32 DEN NBA C 5 0 14.6 1.4 2.2 .636 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.8 .714 1.0 1.8 2.8 0.6 0.6 1.4 0.6 1.6 4.8
2012-13 34 MIA NBA C 9 0 13.7 2.4 3.1 .786 0.0 0.0 2.1 2.9 .731 1.8 1.9 3.7 0.3 0.2 1.2 0.7 2.1 7.0
Career NBA 40 0 16.9 1.9 3.0 .630 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.5 .684 1.6 3.0 4.6 0.5 0.3 1.5 0.6 2.2 5.4

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2003-04 25 DEN NBA PF 5 0 34 3.2 9.5 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4 8.5 14.8 2.1 1.1 2.1 2.1 3.2 6.4
2008-09 30 DEN NBA C 15 0 328 3.7 5.9 .630 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 4.8 .659 3.2 7.2 10.4 1.0 0.5 3.5 0.9 4.6 10.6
2009-10 31 DEN NBA PF 6 0 116 2.8 5.3 .529 0.0 0.0 2.8 4.3 .643 2.2 6.2 8.4 0.3 0.3 1.9 1.2 4.3 8.4
2010-11 32 DEN NBA C 5 0 73 3.5 5.4 .636 0.0 0.0 4.9 6.9 .714 2.5 4.4 6.9 1.5 1.5 3.5 1.5 3.9 11.8
2012-13 34 MIA NBA C 9 0 123 6.4 8.2 .786 0.0 0.0 5.6 7.6 .731 4.7 5.0 9.7 0.9 0.6 3.2 1.8 5.6 18.4
Career NBA 40 0 674 4.0 6.4 .630 0.0 0.1 .000 3.6 5.2 .684 3.4 6.4 9.8 1.0 0.6 3.1 1.2 4.6 11.6

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2003-04 25 DEN NBA PF 5 34 13.6 .333 .333 18.7 29.7 23.7 8.6 1.5 4.5 18.2 14.3 86 98 0.0 0.0 0.0 .033
2008-09 30 DEN NBA C 15 328 18.4 .661 .630 10.5 24.4 17.4 4.1 0.8 8.4 9.8 11.3 136 103 0.9 0.5 1.4 .203
2009-10 31 DEN NBA PF 6 116 10.2 .583 .529 7.2 21.7 14.3 1.2 0.4 4.2 14.7 10.4 114 114 0.1 0.0 0.1 .060
2010-11 32 DEN NBA C 5 73 19.1 .699 .636 7.6 13.7 10.7 7.0 2.1 8.0 14.9 12.6 131 104 0.2 0.1 0.3 .195
2012-13 34 MIA NBA C 9 123 29.2 .799 .786 17.8 15.9 16.8 4.3 0.9 7.9 13.2 17.9 147 94 0.7 0.3 1.0 .378
Career NBA 40 674 18.8 .669 .630 11.4 21.5 16.3 4.2 0.9 7.3 12.4 12.6 132 103 1.9 1.0 2.8 .201

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 11 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Chris Andersen 5.9 5.4 4.5 3.2 2.7 2.4 1.9 1.3 1.1 0.3 0.0
Phil Jackson 91.3 5.6 4.8 4.2 3.2 2.5 2.5 1.9 1.7 0.9 0.8 0.5
Billy Owens 89.6 5.7 5.6 3.7 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.2 1.2 0.8 0.2
Gerald Govan 89.3 5.6 5.4 4.1 3.4 2.6 2.5 2.4 1.0 0.1
Ben Poquette 88.9 5.4 5.0 4.9 3.5 3.4 2.5 2.3 1.4 1.3 0.6
Matt Barnes 87.6 6.3 5.9 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.0 2.3 1.0 0.7 0.4
Phil Hubbard 87.5 5.7 4.6 4.5 3.4 3.3 2.7 2.6 1.6 0.4 0.2
Austin Croshere 87.5 5.4 4.1 4.1 3.4 3.2 2.6 2.0 1.3 1.1 0.3 0.0
Chris Wilcox 87.2 6.0 4.4 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.6 1.3 1.3 1.1 0.6 0.2
Alan Henderson 86.3 6.0 4.3 3.1 3.1 2.6 2.0 1.9 1.3 1.3 0.7 0.2
Danny Ferry 85.7 5.6 5.5 4.1 3.9 3.6 2.7 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.0 1.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Chris Andersen 5.9 5.4 4.5 3.2 2.7 2.4 1.9 1.3 1.1 0.3 0.0
Phil Jackson 90.4 5.6 4.8 4.2 3.2 2.5 2.5 1.9 1.7 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.5
Billy Owens 89.6 5.7 5.6 3.7 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.2 1.2 0.8 0.2
Gerald Govan 89.3 5.6 5.4 4.1 3.4 2.6 2.5 2.4 1.0 0.1
Ben Poquette 88.9 5.4 5.0 4.9 3.5 3.4 2.5 2.3 1.4 1.3 0.6
Matt Barnes 87.6 6.3 5.9 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.0 2.3 1.0 0.7 0.4
Phil Hubbard 87.5 5.7 4.6 4.5 3.4 3.3 2.7 2.6 1.6 0.4 0.2
Austin Croshere 87.3 5.4 4.1 4.1 3.4 3.2 2.6 2.0 1.3 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.0
Chris Wilcox 87.2 6.0 4.4 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.6 1.3 1.3 1.1 0.6 0.2
George Lynch 85.7 6.5 5.8 3.9 3.5 2.6 2.5 2.5 1.7 1.5 0.9 0.7 0.0
Gar Heard 84.9 5.0 4.5 4.5 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.7 0.1 -0.3

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1997-98 19 BLINNTX 29 628 108 214 6 25 70 133 224 20 292 .505 .240 .526 21.7 10.1 7.7 0.7
Career 29 628 108 214 6 25 70 133 224 20 292 .505 .240 .526 21.7 10.1 7.7 0.7

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Blocks
2008-09 NBA 175 (2)
2009-10 NBA 143 (7)
Blocks Per Game
2008-09 NBA 2.5 (2)
2009-10 NBA 1.9 (6)
Block Pct
2009-10 NBA 6.3 (1)
Hall of Fame Probability
Active 0.000 (191)
Career 0.000 (1008)

Transactions

November 21, 2001: Signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets.

July 19, 2004: Signed as a free agent with the New Orleans Hornets.

July 24, 2008: Signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets.

July 17, 2012: Waived by the Denver Nuggets.

January 20, 2013: Signed two 10-day contracts with the Miami Heat, then signed a contract for the rest of the season.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2001-02 Denver Nuggets NBA $288,171
2002-03 Denver Nuggets NBA $512,435
2003-04 Denver Nuggets NBA $638,679
2004-05 New Orleans Hornets NBA $1,600,000
2005-06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets NBA $3,500,000
2008-09 Denver Nuggets NBA $998,398
2009-10 Denver Nuggets NBA $3,650,000
2010-11 Denver Nuggets NBA $4,533,300
2011-12 Denver Nuggets NBA $4,234,000
Career (may be incomplete) $19,954,983

Contract

Free Agent or Unsigned Draft Pick cap hold ▪ Player, Team, or Early Termination option
Team 2012-13
Miami Heat $540,872
  • Signed 10 day contract on January 20, 2013.

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