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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 5:36 pm EDTNBA legend. Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Biography, honors and career statistics below.
Chris Bosh
Career at a glance
Chris Bosh played 13 NBA regular seasons between 2003 and 2016, appearing in 893 games and averaging 19.2 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. He played for 2 teams: Toronto (2003–10, 509 games), Miami (2010–16, 384 games). His best scoring season was 2009–10 with Toronto: 24.0 points per game over 70 games.
He rebounded best in 2009–10 at 10.8 per game. Championship seasons: 2011–12 (Miami), 2012–13 (Miami). In the playoffs he appeared in 6 postseason runs (89 games, 15.6 points per game).
Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 17,200 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).
whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.
About Chris Bosh
Christopher Wesson Bosh (born March 24, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. A Texas Mr. Basketball in high school, he played one season of college basketball for Georgia Tech before declaring for the 2003 NBA draft, where he was selected fourth overall by the Toronto Raptors. Bosh is considered to be one of the greatest power forwards for the Raptors, and one of the best players of his generation.
With the Raptors, Bosh became a five-time NBA All-Star, was named to the All-NBA Second Team once, played for the U.S. national team (with whom he won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics), and supplanted former fan favorite Vince Carter as the face and leader of the Raptors franchise. In the 2006–07 season, Bosh led Toronto to their first playoff appearance in five years and their first-ever division title. He left the Raptors in 2010 as the franchise's all-time leader in points, rebounds, blocks, and minutes played.
In 2010, after seven seasons with the Raptors, Bosh entered into a sign-and-trade deal whereby he was traded to the Miami Heat. In Miami, he joined fellow stars Dwyane Wade and LeBron James; the trio became known as the Big Three. Bosh spent the second half of his career with the Heat, appearing in the NBA Finals each year from 2011 to 2014 and winning NBA titles in 2012 and 2013. Bosh made the NBA All-Star team every year during his time in Miami. Bosh's career was cut short by a blood clotting condition that the NBA ruled to be a career-ending illness. He played his final NBA game on February 9, 2016. Notwithstanding the NBA's ruling, Bosh fought to resume his playing career for three years before announcing in February 2019 that he intended to retire. The same year, the Heat retired Bosh's No. 1 jersey. He has been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame twice: in 2021 for his individual career, and in 2025 as a member of the Redeem Team.
- Born
- March 24, 1984 (age 42) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
- Listed weight
- 235 lb (107 kg)
- Position
- Power forward / center
- High school
- Lincoln (Dallas, Texas)
- College
- Georgia Tech (2002–2003)
- NBA draft
- 2003: 1st round, 4th overall pick
- Playing career
- 2003–2017
Career highlights and awards
- 2× NBA champion (2012, 2013)
- 11× NBA All-Star (2006–2016)
- All-NBA Second Team (2007)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (2004)
- No. 1 retired by Miami Heat
- Second-team All-ACC (2003)
- ACC Rookie of the Year (2003)
- First-team Parade All-American (2002)
- McDonald's All-American (2002)
- Texas Mr. Basketball (2002)
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | Toronto | 75 | 63 | 33.5 | .459 | .357 | .701 | 7.4 | 1.0 | .8 | 1.4 | 11.5 |
| 2004–05 | Toronto | 81 | 81 | 37.2 | .471 | .300 | .760 | 8.9 | 1.9 | .9 | 1.4 | 16.8 |
| 2005–06 | Toronto | 70 | 70 | 39.3 | .505 | .000 | .816 | 9.2 | 2.6 | .7 | 1.1 | 22.5 |
| 2006–07 | Toronto | 69 | 69 | 38.5 | .496 | .343 | .785 | 10.7 | 2.5 | .6 | 1.3 | 22.6 |
| 2007–08 | Toronto | 67 | 67 | 36.2 | .494 | .400 | .844 | 8.7 | 2.6 | .9 | 1.0 | 22.3 |
| 2008–09 | Toronto | 77 | 77 | 38.0 | .487 | .245 | .817 | 10.0 | 2.5 | .9 | 1.0 | 22.7 |
| 2009–10 | Toronto | 70 | 70 | 36.1 | .518 | .364 | .797 | 10.8 | 2.4 | .6 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 2010–11 | Miami | 77 | 77 | 36.3 | .496 | .240 | .815 | 8.3 | 1.9 | .8 | .6 | 18.7 |
| 2011–12† | Miami | 57 | 57 | 35.2 | .487 | .286 | .821 | 7.9 | 1.8 | .9 | .8 | 18.0 |
| 2012–13† | Miami | 74 | 74 | 33.2 | .535 | .284 | .798 | 6.8 | 1.7 | .9 | 1.4 | 16.6 |
| 2013–14 | Miami | 79 | 79 | 32.0 | .516 | .339 | .820 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16.2 |
| 2014–15 | Miami | 44 | 44 | 35.4 | .460 | .375 | .772 | 7.0 | 2.2 | .9 | .6 | 21.1 |
| 2015–16 | Miami | 53 | 53 | 33.5 | .467 | .365 | .795 | 7.4 | 2.4 | .7 | .6 | 19.1 |
| Career | 893 | 881 | 35.8 | .494 | .335 | .799 | 8.5 | 2.0 | .8 | 1.0 | 19.2 | |
| All-Star | 9 | 3 | 19.4 | .524 | .333 | .533 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | .2 | 10.9 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Toronto | 6 | 6 | 37.0 | .396 | .200 | .842 | 9.0 | 2.5 | .8 | 1.8 | 17.5 |
| 2008 | Toronto | 5 | 5 | 39.8 | .472 | .143 | .833 | 9.0 | 3.6 | 1.6 | .4 | 24.0 |
| 2011 | Miami | 21 | 21 | 39.7 | .475 | .000 | .814 | 8.5 | 1.1 | .7 | .9 | 18.6 |
| 2012† | Miami | 14 | 10 | 31.4 | .493 | .538 | .827 | 7.8 | .6 | .4 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 2013† | Miami | 23 | 23 | 32.7 | .458 | .405 | .733 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 12.1 |
| 2014 | Miami | 20 | 20 | 34.3 | .507 | .405 | .750 | 5.6 | 1.1 | .9 | 1.0 | 14.9 |
| Career | 89 | 85 | 35.2 | .473 | .386 | .800 | 7.5 | 1.3 | .8 | 1.1 | 15.6 |
Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).
Profile observation date unavailable.
- Height
- 6′ 11″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Position
- Power forward / center
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- USA
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- 2003
- Draft pick
- Round 1 · Pick 4
Height, Weight, Position, Country, Draft year, Draft pick: blank in the NBA.com profile, filled from the Wikipedia infobox credited in the About section above.
Chris Bosh’s role: from Toronto focal point to Miami champion
Bosh’s career is easier to understand as two different jobs. He was the leading figure for the Toronto Raptors, then shared the stage with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade on the Miami Heat. His five Toronto All-Star selections came before the championship years.
What did Bosh do for Miami beyond scoring?
Playing more center and extending his shooting range helped Bosh fit alongside Miami’s perimeter stars. His positioning could draw a defender away from the basket without him receiving a pass. That is the practical meaning of spacing: where one offensive player stands affects the room available to another.
Defense also required movement away from the rim. Against San Antonio’s pick-and-roll, Bosh could pressure the ballhandler and then recover toward the big man. His mobility, reach and help awareness also mattered against Boston in the 2012 playoffs. These responsibilities explain why a scoring average alone cannot describe the job.
How much did his three-point game change?
The change was gradual. Bosh attempted 25 regular-season threes in his first Miami season, 2010–11. He took 74 in 2012–13, then 218 in 2013–14. His final playing season, 2015–16, brought 222 attempts and 81 makes, a 36.5% success rate.
That progression is useful when comparing different versions of Bosh. The later Miami seasons involved a much larger three-point workload than the first championship season. It would be misleading to project that later shot distribution across his entire career. Shooting percentage describes accuracy; attempts show how often the shot was part of his game.
Why is his 2013 Finals Game 6 remembered?
Bosh’s offensive rebound and pass created Ray Allen’s tying three with 5.2 seconds remaining in regulation. Miami won in overtime, forcing Game 7, and then secured the championship. Bosh also blocked Danny Green’s final overtime three-point attempt, protecting the Heat’s three-point lead. The sequence offers two concrete examples of his contribution: extending a possession and finishing a defensive stop.
Reading the career record
Bosh averaged 16.2 points in 2013–14, then 21.1 in 2014–15. The season labels matter when comparing those figures; his Miami career was not one fixed scoring role. He appeared in 384 regular-season games for the Heat and started all of them. Miami retired his No. 1 on March 26, 2019, and his individual Hall of Fame induction followed in 2021.
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