Chris Andersen

Chris Andersen

Position: Forward ▪ 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: 33 years, 211 days ▪ Experience: 9 years
D-League: 3 G, 4.7 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 0.3 APG (Full Record)

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Totals

▪ ▪ Finders: Game ▪ Streak ▪ Head2Head

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	76	0	1692	142	251	.566	0	3	.000	164	236	.695	147	336	483	33	42	143	59	171	448
2010-11	32	DEN	NBA	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	18	0	236	27	50	.540	0	0		25	37	.676	23	45	68	2	13	17	6	28	79
Career			NBA	468	9	8352	889	1755	.507	2	23	.087	749	1161	.645	844	1590	2434	237	212	740	371	930	2529

Per Game

▪ ▪ Finders: Game ▪ Streak ▪ Head2Head

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2001-02	23	DEN	NBA	24	1	10.9	1.0	3.1	.338	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	59	3	15.4	1.9	4.8	.400	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	71	0	14.5	1.3	2.9	.443	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	67	2	21.3	2.9	5.3	.534	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	32	2	17.8	1.8	3.1	.571	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	5	0	6.8	0.4	1.4	.286	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	71	1	20.6	2.3	4.1	.548	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	76	0	22.3	1.9	3.3	.566	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	45	0	16.3	1.8	3.0	.599	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	18	0	13.1	1.5	2.8	.540	0.0		1.4	2.1	.676	1.3	2.5	3.8	0.1	0.7	0.9	0.3	1.6	4.4
Career			NBA	468	9	17.8	1.9	3.8	.507	0.0	.087	1.6	2.5	.645	1.8	3.4	5.2	0.5	0.5	1.6	0.8	2.0	5.4

Per 36 Minutes

▪ ▪ Finders: Game ▪ Streak ▪ Head2Head

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2001-02	23	DEN	NBA	24	1	262	3.4	10.2	.338	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	59	3	907	4.5	11.3	.400	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	71	0	1029	3.1	7.1	.443	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	67	2	1430	4.8	9.0	.534	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	32	2	570	3.5	6.2	.571	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	5	0	34	2.1	7.4	.286	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	71	1	1460	3.9	7.2	.548	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	76	0	1692	3.0	5.3	.566	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	45	0	732	4.0	6.7	.599	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	18	0	236	4.1	7.6	.540	0.0		3.8	5.6	.676	3.5	6.9	10.4	0.3	2.0	2.6	0.9	4.3	12.1
Career			NBA	468	9	8352	3.8	7.6	.507	0.1	.087	3.2	5.0	.645	3.6	6.9	10.5	1.0	0.9	3.2	1.6	4.0	10.9

Advanced

▪ ▪ Finders: Game ▪ Streak ▪ Head2Head

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	76	1692	15.9	.631	.566	10.1	22.7	16.5	2.8	1.3	6.3	14.3	10.9	126	103	3.2	2.7	5.9	.166
2010-11	32	DEN	NBA	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	18	236	19.0	.596	.540	12.1	21.2	16.9	1.3	2.8	5.5	8.3	13.8	124	95	0.6	0.5	1.1	.222
Career			NBA	468	8352	16.5	.558	.507	11.7	22.2	16.9	4.6	1.3	6.8	14.1	14.2	113	101	11.4	13.8	25.2	.145

Playoffs

				Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
2003-04	25	DEN	NBA	5	34	3	9	0	0	0	0	6	14	2	1	2	2	3	6	.333			6.8	1.2	2.8	0.4
2008-09	30	DEN	NBA	15	328	34	54	0	1	29	44	29	95	9	5	32	8	42	97	.630	.000	.659	21.9	6.5	6.3	0.6
2009-10	31	DEN	NBA	6	116	9	17	0	0	9	14	7	27	2	1	6	4	14	27	.529		.643	19.3	4.5	4.5	0.3
2010-11	32	DEN	NBA	5	73	7	11	0	0	10	14	5	14	3	3	7	3	8	24	.636		.714	14.6	4.8	2.8	0.6
Career			NBA	31	551	53	91	0	1	48	72	47	150	16	10	47	17	67	154	.582	.000	.667	17.8	5.0	4.8	0.5

Playoffs Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	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	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	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	6	116	10.5	.583	.529	7.2	21.8	14.3	2.5	0.4	4.2	14.7	10.4	115	114	0.1	0.0	0.2	.064
2010-11	32	DEN	NBA	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
Career			NBA	31	551	16.5	.628	.582	9.9	22.8	16.2	4.4	0.9	7.2	12.2	11.5	127	105	1.2	0.7	1.9	.162

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)

Thru 9 Years		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Chris Andersen		5.9	5.4	4.5	3.2	2.4	1.3	1.1	0.3	0.0
Dave Gambee	89.2	7.0	5.3	4.6	3.3	2.2	1.9	1.6	0.0
Bruce Bowen	88.9	6.1	5.4	5.1	4.2	2.2	1.9	1.2	0.0	0.0
Mitch Kupchak	87.4	5.9	5.9	5.2	4.9	2.4	1.4	1.1	0.2	0.0
Adam Keefe	86.8	6.5	4.6	4.1	3.3	2.3	1.7	1.4	0.6	0.4
Aaron Williams	86.6	5.2	5.0	4.8	3.7	1.7	1.1	1.1	-0.1	-0.1
Desmond Mason	86.0	5.7	5.2	4.7	4.3	1.7	1.5	0.6	-0.2	-0.3
Phil Jackson	85.8	5.6	4.8	4.2	3.2	2.5	2.5	1.7	0.9	0.5
Chuck Hayes	85.7	6.4	6.3	4.4	3.6	2.4	1.6
Chris Wilcox	85.5	6.0	4.4	3.4	2.8	2.6	1.3	1.1	0.6	0.2
Al Harrington	85.4	5.9	4.3	3.9	3.8	2.6	1.6	1.2	1.0	-0.2

Career		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Chris Andersen		5.9	5.4	4.5	3.2	2.4	1.3	1.1	0.3	0.0
Mitch Kupchak	87.4	5.9	5.9	5.2	4.9	2.4	1.4	1.1	0.2	0.0
Adam Keefe	86.8	6.5	4.6	4.1	3.3	2.3	1.7	1.4	0.6	0.4
Desmond Mason	86.1	5.7	5.2	4.7	4.3	1.7	1.5	0.6	0.0	-0.2	-0.3
Chuck Hayes	85.7	6.4	6.3	4.4	3.6	2.4	1.6
Chris Wilcox	85.5	6.0	4.4	3.4	2.8	2.6	1.3	1.1	0.6	0.2
Jay Vincent	85.1	6.5	6.0	5.6	3.4	2.8	1.9	1.1	0.5	-0.3
Gerald Govan	85.1	5.6	5.4	4.1	3.4	2.6	2.5	2.4	1.0	0.1
Greg Smith	84.9	6.8	5.5	4.5	2.7	1.9	0.6	0.4	0.0
Luke Jackson	84.6	5.1	4.8	4.2	3.6	1.7	1.4	0.8	0.8
Dick Schnittker	84.5	6.2	5.3	3.3	2.8	2.6	1.6

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 2003-04 NBA 7.8 (2) 2008-09 NBA 9.3 (1) 2009-10 NBA 6.3 (3)	Defensive Rating 2008-09 NBA 100.6 (8)
Hall of Fame Probability Active 0.000 (155) Career 0.000 (976)

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.

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
Career	(may be incomplete)		$15,720,983

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