Christopher Aaron Engler (Chris)
Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-11 ▪ Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: March 1, 1959 in Stillwater, Minnesota
High School: Stillwater in Stillwater, Minnesota
College: University of Wyoming
Draft: Golden State Warriors, 3rd round (14th pick, 60th overall), 1982 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 29, 1982
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | 23 | GSW | NBA | C | 54 | 1 | 369 | 38 | 94 | .404 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .313 | 43 | 61 | 104 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 95 | 81 | |
| 1983-84 | 24 | GSW | NBA | C | 46 | 1 | 360 | 33 | 83 | .398 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 23 | .609 | 27 | 70 | 97 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 68 | 80 | |
| 1984-85 | 25 | TOT | NBA | C | 11 | 0 | 82 | 8 | 20 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .556 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | |
| 1984-85 | 25 | NJN | NBA | C | 7 | 0 | 76 | 7 | 16 | .438 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .556 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | |
| 1984-85 | 25 | CHI | NBA | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1984-85 | 25 | MIL | NBA | C | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986-87 | 27 | TOT | NBA | C | 30 | 0 | 195 | 23 | 51 | .451 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | .750 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 58 | |
| 1986-87 | 27 | POR | NBA | C | 7 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | |
| 1986-87 | 27 | MIL | NBA | C | 5 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 12 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | |
| 1986-87 | 27 | NJN | NBA | C | 18 | 0 | 130 | 16 | 31 | .516 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | .667 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 40 | |
| 1987-88 | 28 | NJN | NBA | C | 54 | 0 | 399 | 36 | 88 | .409 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 35 | .886 | 32 | 66 | 98 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 73 | 103 | |
| Career | NBA | 195 | 2 | 1405 | 138 | 336 | .411 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 99 | .677 | 137 | 249 | 386 | 45 | 32 | 42 | 91 | 274 | 343 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | 23 | GSW | NBA | C | 54 | 1 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 1.7 | .404 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .313 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | |
| 1983-84 | 24 | GSW | NBA | C | 46 | 1 | 7.8 | 0.7 | 1.8 | .398 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .609 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | |
| 1984-85 | 25 | TOT | NBA | C | 11 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .556 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.9 | |
| 1984-85 | 25 | NJN | NBA | C | 7 | 0 | 10.9 | 1.0 | 2.3 | .438 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | .556 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.7 | |
| 1984-85 | 25 | CHI | NBA | C | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ||
| 1984-85 | 25 | MIL | NBA | C | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1986-87 | 27 | TOT | NBA | C | 30 | 0 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | .451 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .750 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | |
| 1986-87 | 27 | POR | NBA | C | 7 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.000 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.6 | |
| 1986-87 | 27 | MIL | NBA | C | 5 | 0 | 9.6 | 0.6 | 2.4 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.000 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | |
| 1986-87 | 27 | NJN | NBA | C | 18 | 0 | 7.2 | 0.9 | 1.7 | .516 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | .667 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.2 | |
| 1987-88 | 28 | NJN | NBA | C | 54 | 0 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | .409 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | .886 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | |
| Career | NBA | 195 | 2 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 1.7 | .411 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .677 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | 23 | GSW | NBA | C | 54 | 1 | 369 | 3.7 | 9.2 | .404 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | .313 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 10.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 9.3 | 7.9 | |
| 1983-84 | 24 | GSW | NBA | C | 46 | 1 | 360 | 3.3 | 8.3 | .398 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.3 | .609 | 2.7 | 7.0 | 9.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 6.8 | 8.0 | |
| 1984-85 | 25 | TOT | NBA | C | 11 | 0 | 82 | 3.5 | 8.8 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 4.0 | .556 | 5.3 | 7.9 | 13.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 9.2 | |
| 1984-85 | 25 | NJN | NBA | C | 7 | 0 | 76 | 3.3 | 7.6 | .438 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 4.3 | .556 | 4.7 | 8.1 | 12.8 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 9.0 | |
| 1984-85 | 25 | CHI | NBA | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12.0 | 24.0 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 24.0 | ||
| 1984-85 | 25 | MIL | NBA | C | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 24.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1986-87 | 27 | TOT | NBA | C | 30 | 0 | 195 | 4.2 | 9.4 | .451 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.0 | .750 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 10.7 | |
| 1986-87 | 27 | POR | NBA | C | 7 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 | 16.9 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 1.000 | 12.7 | 4.2 | 16.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 23.3 | |
| 1986-87 | 27 | MIL | NBA | C | 5 | 0 | 48 | 2.3 | 9.0 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.000 | 2.3 | 9.7 | 12.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 5.2 | |
| 1986-87 | 27 | NJN | NBA | C | 18 | 0 | 130 | 4.4 | 8.6 | .516 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.3 | .667 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 6.4 | 11.1 | |
| 1987-88 | 28 | NJN | NBA | C | 54 | 0 | 399 | 3.2 | 7.9 | .409 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | .886 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 8.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 9.3 | |
| Career | NBA | 195 | 2 | 1405 | 3.5 | 8.6 | .411 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | .677 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 8.8 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | 23 | GSW | NBA | C | 54 | 369 | 5.8 | .401 | .404 | 12.2 | 18.5 | 15.3 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 19.2 | 13.3 | 86 | 107 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.006 |
| 1983-84 | 24 | GSW | NBA | C | 46 | 360 | 5.3 | .430 | .398 | 7.6 | 22.8 | 14.7 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 20.5 | 12.7 | 86 | 108 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .000 |
| 1984-85 | 25 | TOT | NBA | C | 11 | 82 | 13.2 | .438 | .400 | 16.1 | 25.4 | 20.6 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 12.8 | 106 | 104 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .095 |
| 1984-85 | 25 | NJN | NBA | C | 7 | 76 | 13.9 | .476 | .438 | 14.3 | 25.9 | 19.9 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 11.1 | 116 | 104 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .124 |
| 1984-85 | 25 | CHI | NBA | C | 3 | 3 | 9.1 | .500 | .500 | 39.6 | 37.7 | 38.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 41.8 | 76 | 106 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.225 |
| 1984-85 | 25 | MIL | NBA | C | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | .000 | .000 | 37.2 | 0.0 | 18.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.8 | 0.0 | 27.2 | 38 | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.338 |
| 1986-87 | 27 | TOT | NBA | C | 30 | 195 | 11.0 | .500 | .451 | 13.3 | 19.6 | 16.4 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 17.1 | 14.5 | 103 | 107 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .071 |
| 1986-87 | 27 | POR | NBA | C | 7 | 17 | 29.1 | .590 | .500 | 40.4 | 12.9 | 26.3 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 17.7 | 26.2 | 121 | 106 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .239 |
| 1986-87 | 27 | MIL | NBA | C | 5 | 48 | 5.8 | .281 | .250 | 6.9 | 30.5 | 18.5 | 7.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 10.6 | 89 | 102 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .052 |
| 1986-87 | 27 | NJN | NBA | C | 18 | 130 | 10.6 | .551 | .516 | 12.1 | 16.4 | 14.3 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 21.6 | 14.4 | 101 | 108 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .056 |
| 1987-88 | 28 | NJN | NBA | C | 54 | 399 | 7.1 | .498 | .409 | 9.0 | 19.9 | 14.2 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 21.9 | 14.0 | 95 | 109 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .022 |
| Career | NBA | 195 | 1405 | 7.2 | .452 | .411 | 10.5 | 20.5 | 15.3 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 19.3 | 13.5 | 92 | 108 | -0.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | .020 |
| Thru 5 Years | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Chris Engler | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Dwayne Schintzius | 61.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Patrick O'Bryant | 55.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Paul Davis | 51.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Tom Riker | 48.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||
| Olumide Oyedeji | 36.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ||
| Alan Ogg | 31.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Matt Fish | 30.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||
| Didier Ilunga-Mbenga | 27.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Kyrylo Fesenko | 27.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Shawnelle Scott | 24.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Career | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Chris Engler | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Patrick O'Bryant | 55.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Paul Davis | 51.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Tom Riker | 48.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||
| Olumide Oyedeji | 36.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ||
| Alan Ogg | 31.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Matt Fish | 30.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||
| Kyrylo Fesenko | 27.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Shawnelle Scott | 24.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Jabari Smith | 23.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |
| Dave Feitl | 22.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 1977-78 | 18 | MINNESOTA | 8 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | .400 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||
| 1978-79 | 19 | MINNESOTA | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0.3 | 1.0 | |||||||||||||
| 1980-81 | 21 | WYOMING | 30 | 649 | 97 | 190 | 35 | 50 | 158 | 229 | .511 | .700 | 21.6 | 7.6 | 5.3 | ||||||||||
| 1981-82 | 22 | WYOMING | 30 | 877 | 144 | 251 | 58 | 77 | 192 | 346 | .574 | .753 | 29.2 | 11.5 | 6.4 | ||||||||||
| Career | 76 | 1526 | 246 | 455 | 93 | 128 | 368 | 585 | .541 | .727 | 25.4 | 7.7 | 4.8 | ||||||||||||
June 29, 1982: Drafted by the Golden State Warriors in the 3rd round (60th pick) of the 1982 NBA Draft.
October 23, 1984: Waived by the Golden State Warriors.
December 22, 1984: Signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets.
January 14, 1985: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Chicago Bulls.
February 18, 1985: Signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.
April 2, 1985: Signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks.
November 11, 1986: Traded by the Milwaukee Bucks to the Portland Trail Blazers for a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Winston Garland).
December 22, 1986: Waived by the Portland Trail Blazers.
December 26, 1986: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Milwaukee Bucks.
January 22, 1987: Signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets.
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-88 | New Jersey Nets | NBA | $125,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $125,000 |
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