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Chris Kaman

Christopher Zane Kaman (Chris)

Position: Center ▪ Height: 7-0 ▪ Weight: 268 lbs.
Born: April 28, 1982 in Wyoming, Michigan
High School: Tri-Unity Christian in Wyoming, Michigan
College: Central Michigan University
Draft: Los Angeles Clippers, 1st round (6th pick, 6th overall), 2003 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 30, 2003
Age: 29 years, 281 days ▪ Experience: 8 years

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Totals

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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
2003-04 21 LAC NBA 82 61 1843 200 435 .460 0 2 .000 99 142 .697 126 335 461 85 23 73 155 211 499
2004-05 22 LAC NBA 63 50 1632 246 495 .497 0 1 .000 80 121 .661 135 288 423 73 26 68 115 182 572
2005-06 23 LAC NBA 78 78 2561 369 706 .523 0 2 .000 194 252 .770 187 563 750 79 45 108 176 269 932
2006-07 24 LAC NBA 75 66 2176 294 652 .451 0 1 .000 166 224 .741 160 428 588 79 41 116 147 251 754
2007-08 25 LAC NBA 56 55 2083 338 700 .483 0 4 .000 202 265 .762 173 538 711 107 33 155 164 179 878
2008-09 26 LAC NBA 31 24 921 161 305 .528 0 0 51 75 .680 75 172 247 46 17 45 84 93 373
2009-10 27 LAC NBA 76 76 2608 589 1202 .490 0 6 .000 230 307 .749 184 520 704 120 37 94 223 213 1408
2010-11 28 LAC NBA 32 15 838 177 376 .471 0 0 43 57 .754 51 174 225 46 16 48 58 75 397
2011-12 29 NOH NBA 17 6 386 70 160 .438 0 0 16 19 .842 27 86 113 23 8 21 40 36 156
Career NBA 510 431 15048 2444 5031 .486 0 16 .000 1081 1462 .739 1118 3104 4222 658 246 728 1162 1509 5969

Per Game

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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
2003-04 21 LAC NBA 82 61 22.5 2.4 5.3 .460 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.7 .697 1.5 4.1 5.6 1.0 0.3 0.9 1.9 2.6 6.1
2004-05 22 LAC NBA 63 50 25.9 3.9 7.9 .497 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.9 .661 2.1 4.6 6.7 1.2 0.4 1.1 1.8 2.9 9.1
2005-06 23 LAC NBA 78 78 32.8 4.7 9.1 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.2 .770 2.4 7.2 9.6 1.0 0.6 1.4 2.3 3.4 11.9
2006-07 24 LAC NBA 75 66 29.0 3.9 8.7 .451 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.0 .741 2.1 5.7 7.8 1.1 0.5 1.5 2.0 3.3 10.1
2007-08 25 LAC NBA 56 55 37.2 6.0 12.5 .483 0.0 0.1 .000 3.6 4.7 .762 3.1 9.6 12.7 1.9 0.6 2.8 2.9 3.2 15.7
2008-09 26 LAC NBA 31 24 29.7 5.2 9.8 .528 0.0 0.0 1.6 2.4 .680 2.4 5.5 8.0 1.5 0.5 1.5 2.7 3.0 12.0
2009-10 27 LAC NBA 76 76 34.3 7.8 15.8 .490 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.0 .749 2.4 6.8 9.3 1.6 0.5 1.2 2.9 2.8 18.5
2010-11 28 LAC NBA 32 15 26.2 5.5 11.8 .471 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.8 .754 1.6 5.4 7.0 1.4 0.5 1.5 1.8 2.3 12.4
2011-12 29 NOH NBA 17 6 22.7 4.1 9.4 .438 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.1 .842 1.6 5.1 6.6 1.4 0.5 1.2 2.4 2.1 9.2
Career NBA 510 431 29.5 4.8 9.9 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 2.9 .739 2.2 6.1 8.3 1.3 0.5 1.4 2.3 3.0 11.7

Per 36 Minutes

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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
2003-04 21 LAC NBA 82 61 1843 3.9 8.5 .460 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.8 .697 2.5 6.5 9.0 1.7 0.4 1.4 3.0 4.1 9.7
2004-05 22 LAC NBA 63 50 1632 5.4 10.9 .497 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.7 .661 3.0 6.4 9.3 1.6 0.6 1.5 2.5 4.0 12.6
2005-06 23 LAC NBA 78 78 2561 5.2 9.9 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.5 .770 2.6 7.9 10.5 1.1 0.6 1.5 2.5 3.8 13.1
2006-07 24 LAC NBA 75 66 2176 4.9 10.8 .451 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.7 .741 2.6 7.1 9.7 1.3 0.7 1.9 2.4 4.2 12.5
2007-08 25 LAC NBA 56 55 2083 5.8 12.1 .483 0.0 0.1 .000 3.5 4.6 .762 3.0 9.3 12.3 1.8 0.6 2.7 2.8 3.1 15.2
2008-09 26 LAC NBA 31 24 921 6.3 11.9 .528 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.9 .680 2.9 6.7 9.7 1.8 0.7 1.8 3.3 3.6 14.6
2009-10 27 LAC NBA 76 76 2608 8.1 16.6 .490 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 4.2 .749 2.5 7.2 9.7 1.7 0.5 1.3 3.1 2.9 19.4
2010-11 28 LAC NBA 32 15 838 7.6 16.2 .471 0.0 0.0 1.8 2.4 .754 2.2 7.5 9.7 2.0 0.7 2.1 2.5 3.2 17.1
2011-12 29 NOH NBA 17 6 386 6.5 14.9 .438 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.8 .842 2.5 8.0 10.5 2.1 0.7 2.0 3.7 3.4 14.5
Career NBA 510 431 15048 5.8 12.0 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.5 .739 2.7 7.4 10.1 1.6 0.6 1.7 2.8 3.6 14.3

Advanced

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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 21 LAC NBA 82 1843 9.6 .502 .460 7.7 20.9 14.2 7.7 0.7 2.9 23.8 15.7 90 107 -0.9 0.9 0.0 .001
2004-05 22 LAC NBA 63 1632 13.1 .522 .497 10.2 20.5 15.6 7.7 0.9 3.1 17.3 18.8 98 105 0.2 1.9 2.1 .061
2005-06 23 LAC NBA 78 2561 15.0 .570 .523 8.9 24.4 17.0 5.0 0.9 3.2 17.7 17.9 104 101 1.8 4.3 6.1 .114
2006-07 24 LAC NBA 75 2176 12.9 .502 .451 8.9 23.3 16.2 6.1 1.0 4.1 16.4 19.0 97 103 -0.3 3.2 2.9 .063
2007-08 25 LAC NBA 56 2083 17.5 .538 .483 9.5 30.0 19.7 9.3 0.8 5.6 16.7 21.7 100 103 0.4 3.2 3.6 .083
2008-09 26 LAC NBA 31 921 14.4 .552 .528 9.1 22.2 15.5 8.8 1.0 3.6 19.9 20.9 97 109 -0.3 0.8 0.6 .030
2009-10 27 LAC NBA 76 2608 16.5 .527 .490 8.1 23.2 15.6 8.6 0.7 2.7 14.3 27.1 99 109 0.0 2.4 2.4 .044
2010-11 28 LAC NBA 32 838 15.7 .495 .471 7.2 24.1 15.7 10.0 1.0 4.5 12.6 24.4 97 105 -0.2 1.1 0.8 .047
2011-12 29 NOH NBA 17 386 13.7 .463 .438 8.2 27.2 17.5 11.1 1.1 4.6 19.2 25.4 85 101 -0.6 0.5 -0.1 -0.009
Career NBA 510 15048 14.4 .526 .486 8.7 23.9 16.4 7.7 0.9 3.7 17.0 20.8 98 105 0.1 18.2 18.3 .058

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
2005-06 23 LAC NBA 11 324 51 86 0 0 16 21 21 88 10 5 9 33 38 118 .593 .762 29.5 10.7 8.0 0.9
Career NBA 11 324 51 86 0 0 16 21 21 88 10 5 9 33 38 118 .593 .762 29.5 10.7 8.0 0.9

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
2005-06 23 LAC NBA 11 324 12.6 .619 .593 8.2 22.2 15.8 4.7 0.8 2.1 25.7 17.9 99 106 0.0 0.4 0.4 .060
Career NBA 11 324 12.6 .619 .593 8.2 22.2 15.8 4.7 0.8 2.1 25.7 17.9 99 106 0.0 0.4 0.4 .060

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2009-10 27 LAC NBA 1 0 10:43 2 4 .500 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 4
Career NBA 1 0 11 2 4 .500 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 4

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 8 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Chris Kaman 6.1 3.6 2.9 2.4 2.1 0.8 0.6 0.0
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 86.4 6.5 3.7 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.0 0.6 -0.3
Randy Breuer 84.6 5.1 4.5 3.0 2.4 1.9 1.0 0.9 0.3
Roy Tarpley 83.5 7.8 3.5 3.1 2.8 2.0 0.6
Dan Gadzuric 83.2 5.2 3.7 2.5 1.8 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.1
Will Perdue 83.1 4.7 3.4 2.5 2.5 2.3 0.5 0.2 -0.1
Dale Schlueter 82.2 6.3 4.4 3.0 2.0 1.6 1.2 1.1 1.1
Rick Robey 82.1 5.5 3.7 3.1 1.9 1.4 0.9 -0.2 -0.6
Oliver Miller 81.9 5.3 3.8 3.4 3.1 1.8 1.6 0.9 0.0
Kurt Nimphius 81.6 4.8 3.3 3.1 2.9 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.1
Mark Blount 81.3 6.5 2.8 2.8 1.9 1.7 1.7 0.7 0.7
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Chris Kaman 6.1 3.6 2.9 2.4 2.1 0.8 0.6 0.0
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 85.3 6.5 3.7 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.1 -0.3
Roy Tarpley 83.5 7.8 3.5 3.1 2.8 2.0 0.6
Dan Gadzuric 82.7 5.2 3.7 2.5 1.8 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.1
Rick Robey 82.1 5.5 3.7 3.1 1.9 1.4 0.9 -0.2 -0.6
Dale Schlueter 81.9 6.3 4.4 3.0 2.0 1.6 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.1 0.0
Kurt Nimphius 81.6 4.8 3.3 3.1 2.9 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.1
Mark Blount 80.9 6.5 2.8 2.8 1.9 1.7 1.7 0.7 0.7 -0.1
Tim McCormick 79.9 6.0 4.6 3.9 3.8 2.0 1.1 0.2 -0.1
Mikki Moore 79.1 5.7 4.6 2.8 2.6 2.2 2.1 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1
Jerome Whitehead 78.4 5.3 3.6 2.1 1.6 1.5 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1

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
2000-01 18 CMICHIGAN 28 520 105 183 0 0 63 90 135 6 14 45 51 67 273 .574 .700 18.6 9.8 4.8 0.2
2001-02 19 CMICHIGAN 24 604 97 158 0 0 89 137 199 22 9 39 69 68 283 .614 .650 25.2 11.8 8.3 0.9
2002-03 20 CMICHIGAN 31 1055 244 392 0 0 206 275 373 37 19 98 137 99 694 .622 .749 34.0 22.4 12.0 1.2
Career 83 2179 446 733 0 0 358 502 707 65 42 182 257 234 1250 .608 .713 26.3 15.1 8.5 0.8

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
2010 NBA
Games
2003-04 NBA 82 (3)
Defensive Rebounds
2005-06 NBA 563 (8)
Total Rebounds
2005-06 NBA 750 (9)
Blocks
2007-08 NBA 155 (6)
Rebounds Per Game
2005-06 NBA 9.6 (9)
Blocks Per Game
2007-08 NBA 2.8 (3)
Defensive Rebound Pct
2005-06 NBA 24.4 (7)
2007-08 NBA 30.0 (3)
Total Rebound Pct
2005-06 NBA 17.0 (8)
2007-08 NBA 19.7 (3)
Block Pct
2007-08 NBA 5.6 (6)
Hall of Fame Probability
Active 0.002 (76)
Career 0.002 (458)
 

Transactions

June 26, 2003: Drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 2003 NBA Draft.

December 14, 2011: Traded by the Los Angeles Clippers with Al-Farouq Aminu, Eric Gordon and a 2012 1st round draft pick to the New Orleans Hornets for Chris Paul, a 2015 2nd round draft pick and a 2015 2nd round draft pick.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2003-04 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $2,394,600
2004-05 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $2,574,240
2005-06 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $2,753,760
2006-07 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $3,491,768
2007-08 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $8,600,000
2008-09 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $9,500,000
2009-10 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $10,400,000
2010-11 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $11,800,000
Career (may be incomplete) $51,514,368

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