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Chris Whitney

Christopher Antoine Whitney (Chris)

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-0 ▪ Weight: 168 lbs.
Born: October 5, 1971 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky
High School: Christian County in Hopkinsville, Kentucky
College: Clemson University
Draft: San Antonio Spurs, 2nd round (20th pick, 47th overall), 1993 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 5, 1993

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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
1993-94 22 SAS NBA PG 40 4 339 25 82 .305 10 30 .333 12 15 .800 5 24 29 53 11 1 37 53 72
1994-95 23 SAS NBA PG 25 0 179 14 47 .298 3 19 .158 11 11 1.000 4 9 13 28 4 0 18 34 42
1995-96 24 WSB NBA PG 21 0 335 45 99 .455 19 44 .432 41 44 .932 2 31 33 51 18 1 23 46 150
1996-97 25 WSB NBA PG 82 1 1117 139 330 .421 58 163 .356 94 113 .832 13 91 104 182 49 4 68 100 430
1997-98 26 WAS NBA PG 82 6 1073 126 355 .355 52 169 .308 118 129 .915 16 99 115 196 34 6 65 106 422
1998-99 27 WAS NBA PG 39 1 441 64 156 .410 32 95 .337 27 31 .871 8 39 47 69 18 2 36 49 187
1999-00 28 WAS NBA PG 82 15 1627 217 521 .417 96 255 .376 112 132 .848 20 114 134 313 55 5 107 166 642
2000-01 29 WAS NBA PG 59 31 1532 182 470 .387 93 248 .375 101 113 .894 12 94 106 248 55 3 103 150 558
2001-02 30 WAS NBA PG 82 81 2171 274 656 .418 131 323 .406 154 175 .880 11 141 152 314 72 6 85 182 833
2002-03 31 TOT NBA PG 51 21 1052 124 349 .355 50 164 .305 57 69 .826 3 64 67 145 29 2 71 92 355
2002-03 31 DEN NBA PG 29 20 762 94 261 .360 43 128 .336 46 57 .807 1 45 46 124 17 1 55 77 277
2002-03 31 ORL NBA PG 22 1 290 30 88 .341 7 36 .194 11 12 .917 2 19 21 21 12 1 16 15 78
2003-04 32 WAS NBA PG 16 5 186 17 45 .378 8 18 .444 5 5 1.000 3 12 15 14 6 2 6 6 47
Career NBA 579 165 10052 1227 3110 .395 552 1528 .361 732 837 .875 97 718 815 1613 351 32 619 984 3738

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
1993-94 22 SAS NBA PG 40 4 8.5 0.6 2.1 .305 0.3 0.8 .333 0.3 0.4 .800 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.3 1.8
1994-95 23 SAS NBA PG 25 0 7.2 0.6 1.9 .298 0.1 0.8 .158 0.4 0.4 1.000 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.4 1.7
1995-96 24 WSB NBA PG 21 0 16.0 2.1 4.7 .455 0.9 2.1 .432 2.0 2.1 .932 0.1 1.5 1.6 2.4 0.9 0.0 1.1 2.2 7.1
1996-97 25 WSB NBA PG 82 1 13.6 1.7 4.0 .421 0.7 2.0 .356 1.1 1.4 .832 0.2 1.1 1.3 2.2 0.6 0.0 0.8 1.2 5.2
1997-98 26 WAS NBA PG 82 6 13.1 1.5 4.3 .355 0.6 2.1 .308 1.4 1.6 .915 0.2 1.2 1.4 2.4 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.3 5.1
1998-99 27 WAS NBA PG 39 1 11.3 1.6 4.0 .410 0.8 2.4 .337 0.7 0.8 .871 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.3 4.8
1999-00 28 WAS NBA PG 82 15 19.8 2.6 6.4 .417 1.2 3.1 .376 1.4 1.6 .848 0.2 1.4 1.6 3.8 0.7 0.1 1.3 2.0 7.8
2000-01 29 WAS NBA PG 59 31 26.0 3.1 8.0 .387 1.6 4.2 .375 1.7 1.9 .894 0.2 1.6 1.8 4.2 0.9 0.1 1.7 2.5 9.5
2001-02 30 WAS NBA PG 82 81 26.5 3.3 8.0 .418 1.6 3.9 .406 1.9 2.1 .880 0.1 1.7 1.9 3.8 0.9 0.1 1.0 2.2 10.2
2002-03 31 TOT NBA PG 51 21 20.6 2.4 6.8 .355 1.0 3.2 .305 1.1 1.4 .826 0.1 1.3 1.3 2.8 0.6 0.0 1.4 1.8 7.0
2002-03 31 DEN NBA PG 29 20 26.3 3.2 9.0 .360 1.5 4.4 .336 1.6 2.0 .807 0.0 1.6 1.6 4.3 0.6 0.0 1.9 2.7 9.6
2002-03 31 ORL NBA PG 22 1 13.2 1.4 4.0 .341 0.3 1.6 .194 0.5 0.5 .917 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.7 3.5
2003-04 32 WAS NBA PG 16 5 11.6 1.1 2.8 .378 0.5 1.1 .444 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.2 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.4 2.9
Career NBA 579 165 17.4 2.1 5.4 .395 1.0 2.6 .361 1.3 1.4 .875 0.2 1.2 1.4 2.8 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.7 6.5

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
1993-94 22 SAS NBA PG 40 4 339 2.7 8.7 .305 1.1 3.2 .333 1.3 1.6 .800 0.5 2.5 3.1 5.6 1.2 0.1 3.9 5.6 7.6
1994-95 23 SAS NBA PG 25 0 179 2.8 9.5 .298 0.6 3.8 .158 2.2 2.2 1.000 0.8 1.8 2.6 5.6 0.8 0.0 3.6 6.8 8.4
1995-96 24 WSB NBA PG 21 0 335 4.8 10.6 .455 2.0 4.7 .432 4.4 4.7 .932 0.2 3.3 3.5 5.5 1.9 0.1 2.5 4.9 16.1
1996-97 25 WSB NBA PG 82 1 1117 4.5 10.6 .421 1.9 5.3 .356 3.0 3.6 .832 0.4 2.9 3.4 5.9 1.6 0.1 2.2 3.2 13.9
1997-98 26 WAS NBA PG 82 6 1073 4.2 11.9 .355 1.7 5.7 .308 4.0 4.3 .915 0.5 3.3 3.9 6.6 1.1 0.2 2.2 3.6 14.2
1998-99 27 WAS NBA PG 39 1 441 5.2 12.7 .410 2.6 7.8 .337 2.2 2.5 .871 0.7 3.2 3.8 5.6 1.5 0.2 2.9 4.0 15.3
1999-00 28 WAS NBA PG 82 15 1627 4.8 11.5 .417 2.1 5.6 .376 2.5 2.9 .848 0.4 2.5 3.0 6.9 1.2 0.1 2.4 3.7 14.2
2000-01 29 WAS NBA PG 59 31 1532 4.3 11.0 .387 2.2 5.8 .375 2.4 2.7 .894 0.3 2.2 2.5 5.8 1.3 0.1 2.4 3.5 13.1
2001-02 30 WAS NBA PG 82 81 2171 4.5 10.9 .418 2.2 5.4 .406 2.6 2.9 .880 0.2 2.3 2.5 5.2 1.2 0.1 1.4 3.0 13.8
2002-03 31 TOT NBA PG 51 21 1052 4.2 11.9 .355 1.7 5.6 .305 2.0 2.4 .826 0.1 2.2 2.3 5.0 1.0 0.1 2.4 3.1 12.1
2002-03 31 DEN NBA PG 29 20 762 4.4 12.3 .360 2.0 6.0 .336 2.2 2.7 .807 0.0 2.1 2.2 5.9 0.8 0.0 2.6 3.6 13.1
2002-03 31 ORL NBA PG 22 1 290 3.7 10.9 .341 0.9 4.5 .194 1.4 1.5 .917 0.2 2.4 2.6 2.6 1.5 0.1 2.0 1.9 9.7
2003-04 32 WAS NBA PG 16 5 186 3.3 8.7 .378 1.5 3.5 .444 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.6 2.3 2.9 2.7 1.2 0.4 1.2 1.2 9.1
Career NBA 579 165 10052 4.4 11.1 .395 2.0 5.5 .361 2.6 3.0 .875 0.3 2.6 2.9 5.8 1.3 0.1 2.2 3.5 13.4

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
1993-94 22 SAS NBA PG 40 339 3.5 .406 .366 1.7 7.6 4.8 21.4 1.7 0.2 29.5 16.6 80 107 -0.7 0.3 -0.3 -0.049
1994-95 23 SAS NBA PG 25 179 3.0 .405 .330 2.7 5.4 4.1 21.2 1.1 0.0 25.8 17.2 84 110 -0.3 0.1 -0.2 -0.044
1995-96 24 WSB NBA PG 21 335 17.1 .634 .551 0.7 10.7 5.8 22.6 2.8 0.2 16.3 18.9 122 107 0.9 0.4 1.3 .181
1996-97 25 WSB NBA PG 82 1117 15.2 .566 .509 1.4 9.4 5.4 23.8 2.3 0.3 15.2 18.0 114 106 2.0 1.2 3.2 .137
1997-98 26 WAS NBA PG 82 1073 14.8 .512 .428 1.6 10.8 6.1 27.7 1.7 0.4 13.6 19.7 110 107 1.8 0.9 2.7 .120
1998-99 27 WAS NBA PG 39 441 15.8 .551 .513 2.1 10.6 6.2 26.6 2.2 0.3 17.5 21.5 105 105 0.7 0.3 1.0 .108
1999-00 28 WAS NBA PG 82 1627 15.6 .554 .509 1.4 8.2 4.7 30.7 1.7 0.2 15.6 18.7 113 109 3.3 0.6 4.0 .117
2000-01 29 WAS NBA PG 59 1532 13.2 .537 .486 0.9 7.3 4.0 26.9 1.9 0.1 16.5 18.1 107 110 2.1 0.2 2.3 .072
2001-02 30 WAS NBA PG 82 2171 15.6 .568 .518 0.6 7.6 4.1 23.4 1.8 0.2 10.4 17.4 119 109 5.4 1.1 6.5 .143
2002-03 31 TOT NBA PG 51 1052 9.2 .468 .427 0.3 7.4 3.7 24.2 1.4 0.1 15.8 19.1 95 107 -0.1 0.7 0.6 .028
2002-03 31 DEN NBA PG 29 762 10.2 .484 .443 0.1 7.2 3.5 29.2 1.2 0.1 16.1 19.9 98 106 0.2 0.5 0.8 .049
2002-03 31 ORL NBA PG 22 290 6.7 .418 .381 0.8 7.7 4.1 11.3 2.1 0.3 14.6 16.9 84 107 -0.3 0.2 -0.2 -0.026
2003-04 32 WAS NBA PG 16 186 10.1 .498 .467 1.8 7.4 4.5 12.5 1.7 0.8 11.3 12.6 106 108 0.2 0.1 0.2 .058
Career NBA 579 10052 13.8 .537 .483 1.1 8.4 4.7 25.5 1.8 0.2 15.1 18.3 109 108 15.3 5.9 21.2 .101

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
1996-97 25 WSB NBA PG 3 0 20 2 5 .400 2 4 .500 1 1 1.000 0 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 7
2002-03 31 ORL NBA PG 7 0 111 8 21 .381 4 9 .444 2 2 1.000 3 8 11 7 2 2 2 21 22
Career NBA 10 0 131 10 26 .385 6 13 .462 3 3 1.000 3 10 13 9 2 2 7 22 29

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
1996-97 25 WSB NBA PG 3 0 6.7 0.7 1.7 .400 0.7 1.3 .500 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.3 2.3
2002-03 31 ORL NBA PG 7 0 15.9 1.1 3.0 .381 0.6 1.3 .444 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.4 1.1 1.6 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 3.0 3.1
Career NBA 10 0 13.1 1.0 2.6 .385 0.6 1.3 .462 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.7 2.2 2.9

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
1996-97 25 WSB NBA PG 3 0 20 3.6 9.0 .400 3.6 7.2 .500 1.8 1.8 1.000 0.0 3.6 3.6 3.6 0.0 0.0 9.0 1.8 12.6
2002-03 31 ORL NBA PG 7 0 111 2.6 6.8 .381 1.3 2.9 .444 0.6 0.6 1.000 1.0 2.6 3.6 2.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 6.8 7.1
Career NBA 10 0 131 2.7 7.1 .385 1.6 3.6 .462 0.8 0.8 1.000 0.8 2.7 3.6 2.5 0.5 0.5 1.9 6.0 8.0

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
1996-97 25 WSB NBA PG 3 20 1.4 .643 .600 0.0 12.0 6.4 16.4 0.0 0.0 47.9 24.3 72 119 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.219
2002-03 31 ORL NBA PG 7 111 6.7 .503 .476 3.3 8.5 5.9 11.0 1.0 1.5 8.4 10.3 110 110 0.1 0.0 0.1 .061
Career NBA 10 131 5.9 .531 .500 2.8 9.0 6.0 11.8 0.8 1.3 20.4 12.5 98 111 0.0 0.0 0.0 .018

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 11 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Chris Whitney 6.5 4.0 3.2 2.7 2.3 1.3 1.0 0.6 0.2 -0.2 -0.3
Darwin Cook 87.5 6.0 3.9 3.6 3.0 2.7 1.6 1.2 0.9
George Senesky 86.8 6.2 4.4 3.6 2.6 2.3 2.0 0.5 0.3
Jerry Sichting 86.1 5.2 4.2 3.5 2.7 2.3 1.5 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.2
Johnny Dawkins 86.1 6.4 4.3 3.6 2.0 1.7 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.6
Larry Miller 85.5 6.2 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.4 1.3 0.0
Chris Childs 85.4 5.8 3.9 3.7 2.9 2.2 2.1 1.2 1.1 0.1
Larry Drew 85.3 7.2 4.6 3.6 3.0 2.8 1.4 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.0
Thabo Sefolosha 84.0 6.8 4.1 4.0 2.2 1.8 1.5 0.8
Steve Blake 83.5 5.8 3.8 3.3 2.8 2.4 2.1 1.8 1.0 0.7 0.3
Earl Boykins 83.4 6.0 4.5 4.1 3.5 2.9 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
Chris Whitney 6.5 4.0 3.2 2.7 2.3 1.3 1.0 0.6 0.2 -0.2 -0.3
Darwin Cook 87.5 6.0 3.9 3.6 3.0 2.7 1.6 1.2 0.9
George Senesky 86.8 6.2 4.4 3.6 2.6 2.3 2.0 0.5 0.3
Johnny Dawkins 86.1 6.4 4.3 3.6 2.0 1.7 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.6
Jerry Sichting 86.1 5.2 4.2 3.5 2.7 2.3 1.5 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.2
Larry Miller 85.5 6.2 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.4 1.3 0.0
Chris Childs 85.4 5.8 3.9 3.7 2.9 2.2 2.1 1.2 1.1 0.1
Larry Drew 85.3 7.2 4.6 3.6 3.0 2.8 1.4 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.0
Thabo Sefolosha 84.0 6.8 4.1 4.0 2.2 1.8 1.5 0.8
Steve Blake 83.5 5.8 3.8 3.3 2.8 2.4 2.1 1.8 1.0 0.7 0.3
Delonte West 83.0 6.4 5.7 3.7 3.3 2.2 1.3 0.9 0.9

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
1991-92 20 CLEMSON 28 982 119 290 80 191 56 73 92 161 41 0 94 95 374 .410 .419 .767 35.1 13.4 3.3 5.8
1992-93 21 CLEMSON 30 1126 149 338 87 213 85 106 122 193 73 2 110 87 470 .441 .408 .802 37.5 15.7 4.1 6.4
Career 58 2108 268 628 167 404 141 179 214 354 114 2 204 182 844 .427 .413 .788 36.3 14.6 3.7 6.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
1996-97 NBA 82 (4)
1997-98 NBA 82 (1)
 1999-00 NBA 82 (2)
2001-02 NBA 82 (3)
Free Throw Pct
2001-02 NBA .880 (7)
Offensive Rating
2001-02 NBA 119.3 (8)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (849)

Transactions

June 30, 1993: Drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2nd round (47th pick) of the 1993 NBA Draft.

February 23, 1995: Waived by the San Antonio Spurs.

March 3, 1996: Signed a 10-day contract with the Washington Bullets.

March 23, 1996: Signed a contract for the rest of the season with the Washington Bullets

October 24, 2002: Traded by the Washington Wizards to the Denver Nuggets for George McCloud.

February 26, 2003: Waived by the Denver Nuggets.

February 28, 2003: Signed a contract for the rest of the season with the Orlando Magic

August 25, 2003: Signed as a free agent with the Washington Wizards.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1993-94 San Antonio Spurs NBA $150,000
1994-95 San Antonio Spurs NBA $182,900
1996-97 Washington Bullets NBA $400,000
1997-98 Washington Wizards NBA $1,200,000
1998-99 Washington Wizards NBA $1,440,000
1999-00 Washington Wizards NBA $1,680,000
2000-01 Washington Wizards NBA $2,370,000
2001-02 Washington Wizards NBA $2,700,000
2002-03 Denver Nuggets NBA $3,000,000
2003-04 Washington Wizards NBA $1,070,000
Career (may be incomplete) $14,192,900

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