Bio
- Height
- 6' 10"
- Debut
- 1981
- College
- Utah
- All-Star MVP
- 1986-87
- All-NBA Second Team
- 2x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 10"
- Debut
- 1981
- College
- Utah
- All-Star MVP
- 1986-87
- All-NBA Second Team
- 2x
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 18.1
- REB
- 6.1
- AST
- 2.1
- STL
- 0.8
- BLK
- 0.6
- TS%
- 54.2
- MIN
- 30.6
- GP
- 1,107
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 |  LAC | 17.2 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 55.3 | 33.1 | 81 |
| 1982-83 | LAC | 17.6 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 52.9 | 33.7 | 79 |
| 1984-85 |  OKC | 21.5 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 56.0 | 36.1 | 81 |
| 1985-86 | OKC | 18.5 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 55.1 | 30.6 | 66 |
| 1986-87 | OKC | 23.3 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 55.4 | 36.8 | 82 |
| 1987-88 | OKC | 20.4 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 52.6 | 32.7 | 82 |
| 1988-89 | PHX | 25.7 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 54.7 | 37.1 | 81 |
| 1989-90 | PHX | 27.2 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 57.9 | 37.6 | 81 |
| 1990-91 | PHX | 19.9 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 51.3 | 32.6 | 76 |
| 1991-92 | PHX | 16.3 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 50.1 | 28.2 | 69 |
| 1992-93 | PHX | 12.2 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 52.9 | 23.6 | 73 |
| 1993-94 | UTAH | 11.2 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 51.2 | 23 | 80 |
| 1994-95 | UTAH | 6.2 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 51.7 | 15.3 | 81 |
| 1996-97 | NO | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 29.0 | 6.9 | 12 |
| 1997-98 | PHI | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 104.2 | 10 | 1 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 15.4
- REB
- 5.3
- AST
- 1.7
- STL
- 0.6
- BLK
- 0.6
- TS%
- 51.8
- MIN
- 28.3
- GP
- 108
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 20,049
- REB
- 6,703
- AST
- 2,283
- STL
- 885
- BLK
- 627
- TO
- 2,549
- FGM
- 7,378
- 3PTM
- 227
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | LAC | 1,392 | 561 | 146 | 58 | 46 | 220 | 554 | 0 |
| 1982-83 | LAC | 1,391 | 519 | 192 | 79 | 57 | 234 | 519 | 0 |
| 1984-85 | OKC | 1,739 | 579 | 209 | 70 | 57 | 260 | 629 | 6 |
| 1985-86 | OKC | 1,223 | 431 | 132 | 55 | 37 | 194 | 432 | 13 |
| 1986-87 | OKC | 1,909 | 545 | 245 | 81 | 50 | 268 | 660 | 54 |
| 1987-88 | OKC | 1,674 | 490 | 212 | 87 | 53 | 209 | 611 | 33 |
| 1988-89 | PHX | 2,085 | 684 | 231 | 87 | 55 | 231 | 774 | 28 |
| 1989-90 | PHX | 2,201 | 571 | 190 | 88 | 47 | 218 | 810 | 24 |
| 1990-91 | PHX | 1,511 | 490 | 194 | 65 | 52 | 177 | 556 | 20 |
| 1991-92 | PHX | 1,128 | 401 | 142 | 57 | 37 | 103 | 426 | 18 |
| 1992-93 | PHX | 892 | 345 | 101 | 43 | 23 | 92 | 320 | 11 |
| 1993-94 | UTAH | 893 | 326 | 79 | 40 | 32 | 89 | 329 | 14 |
| 1994-95 | UTAH | 503 | 213 | 73 | 25 | 30 | 52 | 195 | 4 |
| 1996-97 | NO | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 1997-98 | PHI | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 21.3
- REB
- 7.2
- AST
- 2.5
- STL
- 0.9
- BLK
- 0.7
- TS%
- 54.2
- MIN
- 30.6
- GP
- 1,107
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | LAC | 18.7 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 55.3 | 33.1 | 81 |
| 1982-83 | LAC | 18.8 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 52.9 | 33.7 | 79 |
| 1984-85 | OKC | 21.4 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 56.0 | 36.1 | 81 |
| 1985-86 | OKC | 21.8 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 55.1 | 30.6 | 66 |
| 1986-87 | OKC | 22.8 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 55.4 | 36.8 | 82 |
| 1987-88 | OKC | 22.5 | 6.6 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 52.6 | 32.7 | 82 |
| 1988-89 | PHX | 24.9 | 8.2 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 54.7 | 37.1 | 81 |
| 1989-90 | PHX | 26.0 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 57.9 | 37.6 | 81 |
| 1990-91 | PHX | 22.0 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 51.3 | 32.6 | 76 |
| 1991-92 | PHX | 20.8 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 50.1 | 28.2 | 69 |
| 1992-93 | PHX | 18.6 | 7.2 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 52.9 | 23.6 | 73 |
| 1993-94 | UTAH | 17.5 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 51.2 | 23 | 80 |
| 1994-95 | UTAH | 14.6 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 51.7 | 15.3 | 81 |
| 1996-97 | NO | 8.3 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 29.0 | 6.9 | 12 |
| 1997-98 | PHI | 21.6 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 104.2 | 10 | 1 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
What were Tom Chambers's career stats?
ESPN's season-by-season log for Tom Chambers covers 15 seasons with the Clippers, the Thunder, the Suns, the Jazz, the Pelicans and the 76ers; its career totals count every season. He scored 20,049 points with 6,703 rebounds and 2,283 assists in 1,107 games — 18.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. His best season was 1989-90: 2,201 points, 571 rebounds and 190 assists.
League leaderboards and awards
15 seasons, 9 postseasons, 1981-82 to 1997-98
Awards
All-time career rank
- 49th in points (20,049)
- 96th in rebounds (6,703)
- 294th in assists (2,283)
- 200th in steals (885)
- 188th in blocks (627)
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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