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Rex Chapman

Rex Everett Chapman (The Boy Wonder)

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: October 5, 1967 in Bowling Green, Kentucky
High School: Apollo in Owensboro, Kentucky
College: University of Kentucky
Draft: Charlotte Hornets, 1st round (8th pick, 8th overall), 1988 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 4, 1988
Relatives: Son of Wayne Chapman

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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
1988-89 21 CHH NBA SG 75 44 2219 526 1271 .414 60 191 .314 155 195 .795 74 113 187 176 70 25 113 167 1267
1989-90 22 CHH NBA SG 54 52 1762 377 924 .408 47 142 .331 144 192 .750 52 127 179 132 46 6 100 113 945
1990-91 23 CHH NBA PG 70 68 2100 410 922 .445 48 148 .324 234 282 .830 45 146 191 250 73 16 131 167 1102
1991-92 24 TOT NBA PG-SG 22 11 567 113 252 .448 8 29 .276 36 53 .679 10 48 58 89 15 8 45 51 270
1991-92 24 CHH NBA PG 21 11 545 108 240 .450 8 27 .296 36 53 .679 9 45 54 86 14 8 42 47 260
1991-92 24 WSB NBA SG 1 0 22 5 12 .417 0 2 .000 0 0 1 3 4 3 1 0 3 4 10
1992-93 25 WSB NBA SG 60 23 1300 287 602 .477 43 116 .371 132 163 .810 19 69 88 116 38 10 79 119 749
1993-94 26 WSB NBA SG 60 59 2025 431 865 .498 64 165 .388 168 206 .816 57 89 146 185 59 8 117 83 1094
1994-95 27 WSB NBA SG 45 29 1468 254 639 .397 86 274 .314 137 159 .862 23 90 113 128 67 15 62 85 731
1995-96 28 MIA NBA SG 56 50 1865 289 679 .426 125 337 .371 83 113 .735 22 123 145 166 45 10 79 117 786
1996-97 29 PHO NBA SG 65 33 1833 332 749 .443 110 314 .350 124 149 .832 25 156 181 182 52 7 96 108 898
1997-98 30 PHO NBA SG 68 67 2263 408 956 .427 120 311 .386 146 187 .781 30 143 173 203 71 14 116 102 1082
1998-99 31 PHO NBA SG 38 35 1183 165 459 .359 53 151 .351 76 91 .835 12 92 104 109 34 9 54 46 459
1999-00 32 PHO NBA SG 53 19 957 124 320 .388 41 123 .333 59 78 .756 10 70 80 62 22 1 38 70 348
Career NBA 666 490 19542 3716 8638 .430 805 2301 .350 1494 1868 .800 379 1266 1645 1798 592 129 1030 1228 9731

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
1988-89 21 CHH NBA SG 75 44 29.6 7.0 16.9 .414 0.8 2.5 .314 2.1 2.6 .795 1.0 1.5 2.5 2.3 0.9 0.3 1.5 2.2 16.9
1989-90 22 CHH NBA SG 54 52 32.6 7.0 17.1 .408 0.9 2.6 .331 2.7 3.6 .750 1.0 2.4 3.3 2.4 0.9 0.1 1.9 2.1 17.5
1990-91 23 CHH NBA PG 70 68 30.0 5.9 13.2 .445 0.7 2.1 .324 3.3 4.0 .830 0.6 2.1 2.7 3.6 1.0 0.2 1.9 2.4 15.7
1991-92 24 TOT NBA PG-SG 22 11 25.8 5.1 11.5 .448 0.4 1.3 .276 1.6 2.4 .679 0.5 2.2 2.6 4.0 0.7 0.4 2.0 2.3 12.3
1991-92 24 CHH NBA PG 21 11 26.0 5.1 11.4 .450 0.4 1.3 .296 1.7 2.5 .679 0.4 2.1 2.6 4.1 0.7 0.4 2.0 2.2 12.4
1991-92 24 WSB NBA SG 1 0 22.0 5.0 12.0 .417 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 4.0 10.0
1992-93 25 WSB NBA SG 60 23 21.7 4.8 10.0 .477 0.7 1.9 .371 2.2 2.7 .810 0.3 1.2 1.5 1.9 0.6 0.2 1.3 2.0 12.5
1993-94 26 WSB NBA SG 60 59 33.8 7.2 14.4 .498 1.1 2.8 .388 2.8 3.4 .816 1.0 1.5 2.4 3.1 1.0 0.1 2.0 1.4 18.2
1994-95 27 WSB NBA SG 45 29 32.6 5.6 14.2 .397 1.9 6.1 .314 3.0 3.5 .862 0.5 2.0 2.5 2.8 1.5 0.3 1.4 1.9 16.2
1995-96 28 MIA NBA SG 56 50 33.3 5.2 12.1 .426 2.2 6.0 .371 1.5 2.0 .735 0.4 2.2 2.6 3.0 0.8 0.2 1.4 2.1 14.0
1996-97 29 PHO NBA SG 65 33 28.2 5.1 11.5 .443 1.7 4.8 .350 1.9 2.3 .832 0.4 2.4 2.8 2.8 0.8 0.1 1.5 1.7 13.8
1997-98 30 PHO NBA SG 68 67 33.3 6.0 14.1 .427 1.8 4.6 .386 2.1 2.8 .781 0.4 2.1 2.5 3.0 1.0 0.2 1.7 1.5 15.9
1998-99 31 PHO NBA SG 38 35 31.1 4.3 12.1 .359 1.4 4.0 .351 2.0 2.4 .835 0.3 2.4 2.7 2.9 0.9 0.2 1.4 1.2 12.1
1999-00 32 PHO NBA SG 53 19 18.1 2.3 6.0 .388 0.8 2.3 .333 1.1 1.5 .756 0.2 1.3 1.5 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.7 1.3 6.6
Career NBA 666 490 29.3 5.6 13.0 .430 1.2 3.5 .350 2.2 2.8 .800 0.6 1.9 2.5 2.7 0.9 0.2 1.5 1.8 14.6

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
1988-89 21 CHH NBA SG 75 44 2219 8.5 20.6 .414 1.0 3.1 .314 2.5 3.2 .795 1.2 1.8 3.0 2.9 1.1 0.4 1.8 2.7 20.6
1989-90 22 CHH NBA SG 54 52 1762 7.7 18.9 .408 1.0 2.9 .331 2.9 3.9 .750 1.1 2.6 3.7 2.7 0.9 0.1 2.0 2.3 19.3
1990-91 23 CHH NBA PG 70 68 2100 7.0 15.8 .445 0.8 2.5 .324 4.0 4.8 .830 0.8 2.5 3.3 4.3 1.3 0.3 2.2 2.9 18.9
1991-92 24 TOT NBA PG-SG 22 11 567 7.2 16.0 .448 0.5 1.8 .276 2.3 3.4 .679 0.6 3.0 3.7 5.7 1.0 0.5 2.9 3.2 17.1
1991-92 24 CHH NBA PG 21 11 545 7.1 15.9 .450 0.5 1.8 .296 2.4 3.5 .679 0.6 3.0 3.6 5.7 0.9 0.5 2.8 3.1 17.2
1991-92 24 WSB NBA SG 1 0 22 8.2 19.6 .417 0.0 3.3 .000 0.0 0.0 1.6 4.9 6.5 4.9 1.6 0.0 4.9 6.5 16.4
1992-93 25 WSB NBA SG 60 23 1300 7.9 16.7 .477 1.2 3.2 .371 3.7 4.5 .810 0.5 1.9 2.4 3.2 1.1 0.3 2.2 3.3 20.7
1993-94 26 WSB NBA SG 60 59 2025 7.7 15.4 .498 1.1 2.9 .388 3.0 3.7 .816 1.0 1.6 2.6 3.3 1.0 0.1 2.1 1.5 19.4
1994-95 27 WSB NBA SG 45 29 1468 6.2 15.7 .397 2.1 6.7 .314 3.4 3.9 .862 0.6 2.2 2.8 3.1 1.6 0.4 1.5 2.1 17.9
1995-96 28 MIA NBA SG 56 50 1865 5.6 13.1 .426 2.4 6.5 .371 1.6 2.2 .735 0.4 2.4 2.8 3.2 0.9 0.2 1.5 2.3 15.2
1996-97 29 PHO NBA SG 65 33 1833 6.5 14.7 .443 2.2 6.2 .350 2.4 2.9 .832 0.5 3.1 3.6 3.6 1.0 0.1 1.9 2.1 17.6
1997-98 30 PHO NBA SG 68 67 2263 6.5 15.2 .427 1.9 4.9 .386 2.3 3.0 .781 0.5 2.3 2.8 3.2 1.1 0.2 1.8 1.6 17.2
1998-99 31 PHO NBA SG 38 35 1183 5.0 14.0 .359 1.6 4.6 .351 2.3 2.8 .835 0.4 2.8 3.2 3.3 1.0 0.3 1.6 1.4 14.0
1999-00 32 PHO NBA SG 53 19 957 4.7 12.0 .388 1.5 4.6 .333 2.2 2.9 .756 0.4 2.6 3.0 2.3 0.8 0.0 1.4 2.6 13.1
Career NBA 666 490 19542 6.8 15.9 .430 1.5 4.2 .350 2.8 3.4 .800 0.7 2.3 3.0 3.3 1.1 0.2 1.9 2.3 17.9

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
1988-89 21 CHH NBA SG 75 2219 12.6 .467 .437 3.5 5.9 4.7 12.6 1.5 0.7 7.7 27.1 97 115 -0.7 0.4 -0.2 -0.005
1989-90 22 CHH NBA SG 54 1762 11.9 .469 .433 3.2 8.7 5.8 12.2 1.3 0.2 9.0 26.8 94 113 -1.4 0.7 -0.7 -0.018
1990-91 23 CHH NBA PG 70 2100 15.1 .527 .471 2.4 8.2 5.2 18.8 1.7 0.5 11.1 23.9 106 113 2.0 1.0 3.0 .069
1991-92 24 TOT NBA PG-SG 22 567 12.1 .490 .464 1.9 9.3 5.5 22.1 1.3 0.8 14.0 22.9 98 113 -0.1 0.2 0.1 .010
1991-92 24 CHH NBA PG 21 545 12.3 .494 .467 1.7 9.0 5.3 22.1 1.2 0.8 13.8 22.7 99 114 0.0 0.2 0.2 .016
1991-92 24 WSB NBA SG 1 22 7.2 .417 .417 4.9 15.3 10.0 22.0 2.2 0.0 20.0 28.8 78 108 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.123
1992-93 25 WSB NBA SG 60 1300 15.1 .556 .512 1.6 6.1 3.8 14.6 1.4 0.5 10.5 24.6 108 114 1.5 0.4 1.9 .070
1993-94 26 WSB NBA SG 60 2025 16.9 .572 .535 3.2 5.2 4.2 15.3 1.5 0.2 10.9 22.7 113 116 4.2 -0.3 3.9 .092
1994-95 27 WSB NBA SG 45 1468 15.3 .516 .465 1.7 7.3 4.4 13.9 2.3 0.7 8.0 23.0 109 113 1.7 0.8 2.5 .081
1995-96 28 MIA NBA SG 56 1865 13.0 .539 .518 1.4 7.5 4.5 15.4 1.3 0.4 9.8 19.7 110 108 2.3 1.9 4.2 .108
1996-97 29 PHO NBA SG 65 1833 15.2 .551 .517 1.6 9.9 5.8 16.3 1.5 0.3 10.5 22.4 108 111 2.4 0.9 3.3 .086
1997-98 30 PHO NBA SG 68 2263 14.4 .521 .490 1.6 7.2 4.5 14.8 1.6 0.4 10.0 23.1 105 106 2.4 2.1 4.5 .095
1998-99 31 PHO NBA SG 38 1183 11.8 .460 .417 1.2 9.2 5.1 15.2 1.5 0.6 9.8 21.6 96 106 0.3 0.6 0.9 .035
1999-00 32 PHO NBA SG 53 957 9.4 .491 .452 1.2 8.0 4.7 9.9 1.2 0.1 9.7 18.1 100 104 0.4 1.0 1.4 .072
Career NBA 666 19542 13.9 .514 .477 2.2 7.5 4.8 14.9 1.5 0.4 9.8 23.3 104 111 15.0 9.8 24.7 .061

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
1995-96 28 MIA NBA SG 3 3 88 12 28 .429 3 13 .231 0 0 0 6 6 5 3 0 1 6 27
1996-97 29 PHO NBA SG 5 5 191 41 83 .494 22 48 .458 17 25 .680 2 14 16 13 2 0 15 14 121
1997-98 30 PHO NBA SG 2 2 58 6 23 .261 0 5 .000 6 7 .857 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 1 18
1998-99 31 PHO NBA SG 3 3 57 6 21 .286 2 6 .333 3 4 .750 2 4 6 6 1 0 4 9 17
Career NBA 13 13 394 65 155 .419 27 72 .375 26 36 .722 4 24 28 28 8 0 22 30 183

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
1995-96 28 MIA NBA SG 3 3 29.3 4.0 9.3 .429 1.0 4.3 .231 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.0 0.0 0.3 2.0 9.0
1996-97 29 PHO NBA SG 5 5 38.2 8.2 16.6 .494 4.4 9.6 .458 3.4 5.0 .680 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.6 0.4 0.0 3.0 2.8 24.2
1997-98 30 PHO NBA SG 2 2 29.0 3.0 11.5 .261 0.0 2.5 .000 3.0 3.5 .857 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 9.0
1998-99 31 PHO NBA SG 3 3 19.0 2.0 7.0 .286 0.7 2.0 .333 1.0 1.3 .750 0.7 1.3 2.0 2.0 0.3 0.0 1.3 3.0 5.7
Career NBA 13 13 30.3 5.0 11.9 .419 2.1 5.5 .375 2.0 2.8 .722 0.3 1.8 2.2 2.2 0.6 0.0 1.7 2.3 14.1

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
1995-96 28 MIA NBA SG 3 3 88 4.9 11.5 .429 1.2 5.3 .231 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 2.5 2.0 1.2 0.0 0.4 2.5 11.0
1996-97 29 PHO NBA SG 5 5 191 7.7 15.6 .494 4.1 9.0 .458 3.2 4.7 .680 0.4 2.6 3.0 2.5 0.4 0.0 2.8 2.6 22.8
1997-98 30 PHO NBA SG 2 2 58 3.7 14.3 .261 0.0 3.1 .000 3.7 4.3 .857 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 1.2 0.0 1.2 0.6 11.2
1998-99 31 PHO NBA SG 3 3 57 3.8 13.3 .286 1.3 3.8 .333 1.9 2.5 .750 1.3 2.5 3.8 3.8 0.6 0.0 2.5 5.7 10.7
Career NBA 13 13 394 5.9 14.2 .419 2.5 6.6 .375 2.4 3.3 .722 0.4 2.2 2.6 2.6 0.7 0.0 2.0 2.7 16.7

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
1995-96 28 MIA NBA SG 3 88 10.1 .482 .482 0.0 8.5 4.1 11.5 1.8 0.0 3.4 15.4 105 119 0.0 0.0 0.0 .005
1996-97 29 PHO NBA SG 5 191 17.1 .644 .627 1.2 8.1 4.7 14.0 0.5 0.0 13.8 25.2 111 122 0.3 -0.1 0.2 .048
1997-98 30 PHO NBA SG 2 58 4.7 .345 .261 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.3 1.8 0.0 7.1 22.0 77 115 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.126
1998-99 31 PHO NBA SG 3 57 4.1 .373 .333 3.9 11.1 6.9 17.1 0.9 0.0 14.9 21.7 79 117 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.140
Career NBA 13 394 11.8 .536 .506 1.2 7.4 4.2 13.3 1.1 0.0 11.4 22.0 101 120 0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.014

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 12 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Rex Chapman 4.5 4.2 3.9 3.3 3.0 2.5 1.9 1.4 0.9 0.1 -0.2 -0.7
Henry Bibby 91.0 4.7 4.1 3.7 3.4 2.9 2.3 1.5 1.0 1.0
Bill Hanzlik 87.7 4.7 4.1 3.5 2.9 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.3 1.0 0.7
Ernie Grunfeld 87.6 4.3 4.3 3.5 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.6 1.4
Lucious Harris 85.5 5.1 4.7 4.1 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.1 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.4
Kevin Grevey 85.4 5.8 4.4 3.6 3.4 3.3 2.1 2.0 1.0 0.7 0.1
George McCloud 85.3 5.8 3.8 3.3 3.2 2.6 2.4 2.3 1.4 0.9 0.1 -0.4 -0.7
Mike Glenn 85.1 4.4 3.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.1 1.9 1.5 0.1
Calbert Cheaney 85.0 4.1 3.9 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.3 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.3 -0.1
Chucky Atkins 84.3 5.1 4.9 4.5 3.6 2.8 2.7 2.4 1.5 0.3 0.2 -0.2
Earl Boykins 83.5 6.0 4.5 4.1 3.5 2.9 2.3 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.0 -0.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Rex Chapman 4.5 4.2 3.9 3.3 3.0 2.5 1.9 1.4 0.9 0.1 -0.2 -0.7
Henry Bibby 91.0 4.7 4.1 3.7 3.4 2.9 2.3 1.5 1.0 1.0
Bill Hanzlik 87.7 4.7 4.1 3.5 2.9 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.3 1.0 0.7
Ernie Grunfeld 87.6 4.3 4.3 3.5 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.6 1.4
Lucious Harris 85.5 5.1 4.7 4.1 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.1 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.4
Kevin Grevey 85.4 5.8 4.4 3.6 3.4 3.3 2.1 2.0 1.0 0.7 0.1
George McCloud 85.3 5.8 3.8 3.3 3.2 2.6 2.4 2.3 1.4 0.9 0.1 -0.4 -0.7
Mike Glenn 85.1 4.4 3.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.1 1.9 1.5 0.1
Calbert Cheaney 84.5 4.1 3.9 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.3 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.0 -0.1
Chucky Atkins 84.3 5.1 4.9 4.5 3.6 2.8 2.7 2.4 1.5 0.3 0.2 -0.2
Carlos Delfino 83.5 4.8 4.0 3.5 3.5 2.9 2.4 1.0 0.5

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
1986-87 19 KENTUCKY 29 962 173 390 68 176 50 68 66 103 36 15 70 55 464 .444 .386 .735 33.2 16.0 2.3 3.6
1987-88 20 KENTUCKY 32 1108 231 461 66 159 81 102 93 117 53 16 85 61 609 .501 .415 .794 34.6 19.0 2.9 3.7
Career 61 2070 404 851 134 335 131 170 159 220 89 31 155 116 1073 .475 .400 .771 33.9 17.6 2.6 3.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1986 McDonald's All American
1988-89 NBA All-Rookie (2nd)
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
Career NBA 2301 (98)
Career 2301 (98)
Turnover Pct
1988-89 NBA 7.7 (2)
Career NBA 9.8 (34)
Career 9.8 (38)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.001 (488)

Transactions

June 28, 1988: Drafted by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1988 NBA Draft.

February 19, 1992: Traded by the Charlotte Hornets to the Washington Bullets for Tom Hammonds.

June 28, 1995: Traded by the Washington Bullets with Terrence Rencher to the Miami Heat for Ed Stokes and Jeff Webster.

July 17, 1996: Released by the Miami Heat.

October 11, 1996: Signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns.

November 20, 2000: Retired from the Phoenix Suns.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1988-89 Charlotte Hornets NBA $675,000
1990-91 Charlotte Hornets NBA $675,000
1991-92 Charlotte Hornets NBA $940,000
1992-93 Washington Bullets NBA $2,004,000
1993-94 Washington Bullets NBA $2,004,000
1994-95 Washington Bullets NBA $2,004,500
1996-97 Phoenix Suns NBA $247,500
1997-98 Phoenix Suns NBA $326,700
1998-99 Phoenix Suns NBA $2,800,000
1999-00 Phoenix Suns NBA $3,150,000
2000-01 Phoenix Suns NBA $3,500,000
2001-02 Phoenix Suns NBA $3,850,000
Career (may be incomplete) $22,176,700

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