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Tim Kempton
Timothy Joseph Kempton (Tim)
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-10 Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: January 25, 1964 in Jamaica, New York
High School: Saint Dominic in Oyster Bay, New York
College: University of Notre Dame
Drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 6th round (8th pick, 124th overall) of the 1986 NBA draft.
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Totals
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | 23 | LAC | NBA | 66 | 6 | 936 | 97 | 206 | .471 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 95 | 137 | .693 | 70 | 124 | 194 | 53 | 38 | 12 | 49 | 162 | 289 |
| 1988-89 | 25 | CHH | NBA | 79 | 0 | 1341 | 171 | 335 | .510 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 142 | 207 | .686 | 91 | 213 | 304 | 102 | 41 | 14 | 121 | 215 | 484 |
| 1989-90 | 26 | DEN | NBA | 71 | 14 | 1061 | 153 | 312 | .490 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 77 | 114 | .675 | 51 | 167 | 218 | 118 | 30 | 9 | 80 | 144 | 383 |
| 1992-93 | 29 | PHO | NBA | 30 | 0 | 167 | 19 | 48 | .396 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 31 | .581 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 56 | |
| 1993-94 | 30 | TOT | NBA | 13 | 0 | 136 | 15 | 38 | .395 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | .563 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 39 | |
| 1993-94 | 30 | CHH | NBA | 9 | 0 | 103 | 9 | 26 | .346 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | .700 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 25 | |
| 1993-94 | 30 | CLE | NBA | 4 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 12 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | |
| 1995-96 | 32 | ATL | NBA | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1996-97 | 33 | SAS | NBA | 10 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1997-98 | 34 | TOT | NBA | 8 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 9 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 1997-98 | 34 | ORL | NBA | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1997-98 | 34 | TOR | NBA | 5 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 7 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Career | NBA | 280 | 20 | 3758 | 458 | 953 | .481 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 343 | 507 | .677 | 241 | 554 | 795 | 307 | 121 | 44 | 289 | 603 | 1259 |
Per Game
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | 23 | LAC | NBA | 66 | 6 | 14.2 | 1.5 | 3.1 | .471 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.4 | 2.1 | .693 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 4.4 |
| 1988-89 | 25 | CHH | NBA | 79 | 0 | 17.0 | 2.2 | 4.2 | .510 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.8 | 2.6 | .686 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 6.1 |
| 1989-90 | 26 | DEN | NBA | 71 | 14 | 14.9 | 2.2 | 4.4 | .490 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .675 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 5.4 |
| 1992-93 | 29 | PHO | NBA | 30 | 0 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 | .396 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | .581 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | |
| 1993-94 | 30 | TOT | NBA | 13 | 0 | 10.5 | 1.2 | 2.9 | .395 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | .563 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 3.0 | |
| 1993-94 | 30 | CHH | NBA | 9 | 0 | 11.4 | 1.0 | 2.9 | .346 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .700 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | |
| 1993-94 | 30 | CLE | NBA | 4 | 0 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 3.0 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .333 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 3.5 | |
| 1995-96 | 32 | ATL | NBA | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | |||
| 1996-97 | 33 | SAS | NBA | 10 | 0 | 5.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .200 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| 1997-98 | 34 | TOT | NBA | 8 | 0 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 1.1 | .222 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | ||
| 1997-98 | 34 | ORL | NBA | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1997-98 | 34 | TOR | NBA | 5 | 0 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | .286 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | ||
| Career | NBA | 280 | 20 | 13.4 | 1.6 | 3.4 | .481 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.2 | 1.8 | .677 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 4.5 |
Per 36 Minutes
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | 23 | LAC | NBA | 66 | 6 | 936 | 3.7 | 7.9 | .471 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.7 | 5.3 | .693 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 11.1 |
| 1988-89 | 25 | CHH | NBA | 79 | 0 | 1341 | 4.6 | 9.0 | .510 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.8 | 5.6 | .686 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 13.0 |
| 1989-90 | 26 | DEN | NBA | 71 | 14 | 1061 | 5.2 | 10.6 | .490 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.6 | 3.9 | .675 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 13.0 |
| 1992-93 | 29 | PHO | NBA | 30 | 0 | 167 | 4.1 | 10.3 | .396 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 6.7 | .581 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 8.4 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 12.1 | |
| 1993-94 | 30 | TOT | NBA | 13 | 0 | 136 | 4.0 | 10.1 | .395 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 4.2 | .563 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 8.7 | 10.3 | |
| 1993-94 | 30 | CHH | NBA | 9 | 0 | 103 | 3.1 | 9.1 | .346 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.5 | .700 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 8.7 | 8.7 | |
| 1993-94 | 30 | CLE | NBA | 4 | 0 | 33 | 6.5 | 13.1 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 6.5 | .333 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 10.9 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 15.3 | |
| 1995-96 | 32 | ATL | NBA | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 16.4 | 0.0 | |||
| 1996-97 | 33 | SAS | NBA | 10 | 0 | 59 | 0.6 | 3.1 | .200 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.000 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | |
| 1997-98 | 34 | TOT | NBA | 8 | 0 | 47 | 1.5 | 6.9 | .222 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 7.7 | 3.1 | ||
| 1997-98 | 34 | ORL | NBA | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 | 4.8 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 0.0 | ||
| 1997-98 | 34 | TOR | NBA | 5 | 0 | 32 | 2.3 | 7.9 | .286 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 7.9 | 4.5 | ||
| Career | NBA | 280 | 20 | 3758 | 4.4 | 9.1 | .481 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.3 | 4.9 | .677 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 12.1 |
Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | 23 | LAC | NBA | 66 | 936 | 10.2 | .543 | .471 | 7.6 | 15.8 | 11.4 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 15.5 | 13.4 | 108 | 111 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| 1988-89 | 25 | CHH | NBA | 79 | 1341 | 10.4 | .568 | .510 | 7.1 | 18.5 | 12.5 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 22.1 | 16.7 | 100 | 111 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| 1989-90 | 26 | DEN | NBA | 71 | 1061 | 10.7 | .529 | .490 | 4.7 | 17.5 | 10.8 | 14.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 18.1 | 16.3 | 101 | 107 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| 1992-93 | 29 | PHO | NBA | 30 | 167 | 8.6 | .454 | .396 | 8.2 | 17.6 | 13.0 | 14.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 20.6 | 19.2 | 93 | 107 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 1993-94 | 30 | TOT | NBA | 13 | 136 | 5.7 | .433 | .395 | 8.4 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 19.6 | 17.9 | 86 | 108 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 1993-94 | 30 | CHH | NBA | 9 | 103 | 4.9 | .411 | .346 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 11.6 | 14.2 | 93 | 110 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 1993-94 | 30 | CLE | NBA | 4 | 33 | 8.1 | .478 | .500 | 14.1 | 21.2 | 17.6 | 15.0 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 32.3 | 29.4 | 75 | 99 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 1995-96 | 32 | ATL | NBA | 3 | 11 | -6.2 | 0.0 | 22.4 | 10.7 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 4.1 | 40 | 109 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1996-97 | 33 | SAS | NBA | 10 | 59 | -1.0 | .340 | .200 | 5.9 | 10.5 | 8.1 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 54.3 | 10.2 | 49 | 116 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| 1997-98 | 34 | TOT | NBA | 8 | 47 | -1.4 | .222 | .222 | 9.2 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 9.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 30.8 | 12.2 | 57 | 112 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| 1997-98 | 34 | ORL | NBA | 3 | 15 | -5.1 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 3.9 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 30 | 110 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1997-98 | 34 | TOR | NBA | 5 | 32 | 0.4 | .286 | .286 | 13.5 | 3.6 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 36.4 | 15.1 | 61 | 113 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Career | NBA | 280 | 3758 | 9.8 | .535 | .481 | 6.7 | 17.0 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 19.7 | 15.7 | 100 | 110 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
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 |
| 1989-90 | 26 | DEN | NBA | 3 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 18 | .778 | 1.000 | 10.7 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | |
| 1993-94 | 30 | CLE | NBA | 3 | 89 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 26 | .400 | 1.000 | 29.7 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 2.7 | |
| Career | NBA | 6 | 121 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 44 | .500 | 1.000 | 20.2 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 2.0 | |||
Playoffs Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | 26 | DEN | NBA | 3 | 32 | 17.1 | .836 | .778 | 2.9 | 13.0 | 7.6 | 18.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 143 | 120 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 1993-94 | 30 | CLE | NBA | 3 | 89 | 13.7 | .470 | .400 | 13.1 | 9.2 | 11.3 | 15.9 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 12.6 | 16.8 | 111 | 118 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Career | NBA | 6 | 121 | 14.6 | .573 | .500 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 16.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 16.4 | 120 | 118 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
College
| 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 |
| 1982-83 | 19 | NOTREDAME | 27 | 739 | 101 | 168 | 83 | 113 | 159 | 38 | 14 | 17 | 74 | 285 | .601 | .735 | 27.4 | 10.6 | 5.9 | 1.4 | |||||
| 1983-84 | 20 | NOTREDAME | 26 | 775 | 78 | 165 | 113 | 148 | 165 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 80 | 269 | .473 | .764 | 29.8 | 10.3 | 6.3 | 1.1 | |||||
| 1984-85 | 21 | NOTREDAME | 27 | 671 | 62 | 141 | 68 | 87 | 130 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 71 | 192 | .440 | .782 | 24.9 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 1.1 | |||||
| 1985-86 | 22 | NOTREDAME | 27 | 617 | 69 | 127 | 43 | 58 | 143 | 61 | 18 | 7 | 56 | 181 | .543 | .741 | 22.9 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 2.3 | |||||
| Career | 107 | 2802 | 310 | 601 | 307 | 406 | 597 | 157 | 63 | 40 | 281 | 927 | .516 | .756 | 26.2 | 8.7 | 5.6 | 1.5 | |||||||
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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Honors 1982 McDonald's All American |
Transactions
June 17, 1986: Drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 6th round (124th pick) of the 1986 NBA Draft.
July 1, 1988: Released by the Los Angeles Clippers.
August 17, 1988: Signed as a free agent with the Charlotte Hornets.
September 11, 1989: Traded by the Charlotte Hornets to the Denver Nuggets for a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Kevin Lynch).
August 18, 1992: Signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Phoenix Suns.
January 21, 1994: Waived by the Phoenix Suns.
February 16, 1994: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Charlotte Hornets.
April 15, 1994: Signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
December 14, 1995: Signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks.
January 5, 1996: Waived by the Atlanta Hawks.
October 30, 1996: Signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs.
December 10, 1996: Waived by the San Antonio Spurs.
September 8, 1997: Signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic.
November 20, 1997: Waived by the Orlando Magic.
December 1, 1997: Signed as a free agent with the Toronto Raptors.
January 5, 1998: Waived by the Toronto Raptors.
Salaries
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | Charlotte Hornets | NBA | $125,000 |
| 1989-90 | Denver Nuggets | NBA | *$218,750 |
| 1992-93 | Phoenix Suns | NBA | $500,000 |
| 1993-94 | Total | NBA | $650,000 |
| 1995-96 | Atlanta Hawks | NBA | *$225,000 |
| 1996-97 | San Antonio Spurs | NBA | *$247,500 |
| 1997-98 | Total | NBA | $272,250 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $2,238,500 |
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