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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 Mullin
Career at a glance
Chris Mullin played 16 NBA regular seasons between 1985 and 2001, appearing in 986 games and averaging 18.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. He played for 2 teams: Golden State (13 seasons between 1985 and 2001, 807 games), Indiana (1997–00, 179 games). His best scoring season was 1988–89 with Golden State: 26.5 points per game over 82 games.
In the playoffs he appeared in 8 postseason runs (71 games, 13.8 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 17,900 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 Mullin
Christopher Paul Mullin (born July 30, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player, executive and coach. He is a five-time NBA All-Star and four-time All-NBA Team member. He is also two-time Olympic Gold medalist and a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (in 2010 as a member of the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team—"The Dream Team"—and in 2011 for his individual career).
Mullin played shooting guard and small forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1985 to 2001. During his college basketball career for the St. John's Redmen, he was named Big East Player of the Year three times and was a member of the 1984 U.S. Men's Olympic Basketball team, Mullin was chosen as the seventh pick by the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the 1985 NBA draft. He returned to the Olympics in 1992 as a member of the "Dream Team", which was the first American Olympic basketball team to include professional players.
He played with the Warriors from 1985 until 1997. Thereafter, Mullin played with the Indiana Pacers from 1997 until the 1999–2000 season. He retired after the 2000–01 season, playing for his original team, the Warriors. He later served as special advisor for the Sacramento Kings and general manager of the Golden State Warriors.
- Born
- July 30, 1963 (age 63) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
- Listed weight
- 200 lb (91 kg)
- Position
- Small forward / shooting guard
- High school
- Power Memorial (New York City, New York) Xaverian (Brooklyn, New York)
- College
- St. John's (1981–1985)
- NBA draft
- 1985: 1st round, 7th overall pick
- Playing career
- 1985–2001
Career highlights and awards
- 5× NBA All-Star (1989–1993)
- All-NBA First Team (1992)
- 2× All-NBA Second Team (1989, 1991)
- All-NBA Third Team (1990)
- No. 17 retired by Golden State Warriors
- John R. Wooden Award (1985)
- USBWA Player of the Year (1985)
- UPI College Player of the Year (1985)
- Consensus first-team All-American (1985)
- Consensus second-team All-American (1984)
- Third-team All-American – UPI (1983)
- 3× Big East Player of the Year (1983–1985)
- 3× First-team All-Big East (1983–1985)
- Second-team All-Big East (1982)
- Big East tournament MVP (1983)
- 3× Haggerty Award winner (1983–1985)
- No. 20 honored by St. John's Red Storm
- McDonald's All-American (1981)
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–86 | Golden State | 55 | 30 | 25.3 | .463 | .185 | .896 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 14.0 |
| 1986–87 | Golden State | 82 | 82 | 29.0 | .514 | .302 | .825 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 15.1 |
| 1987–88 | Golden State | 60 | 55 | 33.9 | .508 | .351 | .885 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 20.2 |
| 1988–89 | Golden State | 82 | 82 | 33.7 | .509 | .230 | .892 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 26.5 |
| 1989–90 | Golden State | 78 | 78 | 36.3 | .536 | .372 | .889 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 25.1 |
| 1990–91 | Golden State | 82 | 82 | 40.4* | .536 | .301 | .884 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 25.7 |
| 1991–92 | Golden State | 81 | 81 | 41.3* | .524 | .366 | .833 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 25.6 |
| 1992–93 | Golden State | 46 | 46 | 41.3 | .510 | .451 | .810 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 25.9 |
| 1993–94 | Golden State | 62 | 39 | 37.5 | .472 | .364 | .753 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 16.8 |
| 1994–95 | Golden State | 25 | 23 | 35.6 | .489 | .452 | .879 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 19.0 |
| 1995–96 | Golden State | 55 | 19 | 29.4 | .499 | .393 | .856 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 13.3 |
| 1996–97 | Golden State | 79 | 63 | 34.6 | .553 | .411 | .864 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 14.5 |
| 1997–98 | Indiana | 82* | 82* | 26.5 | .481 | .440 | .939* | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 11.3 |
| 1998–99 | Indiana | 50* | 50* | 23.6 | .477 | .465 | .870 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 10.1 |
| 1999–00 | Indiana | 47 | 2 | 12.4 | .428 | .409 | .902 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 5.1 |
| 2000–01 | Golden State | 20 | 8 | 18.7 | .340 | .365 | .857 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 5.8 |
| Career | 986 | 822 | 32.6 | .509 | .384 | .865 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 18.2 | |
| All-Star | 4 | 2 | 19.5 | .500 | 1.000 | .875 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 8.3 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Golden State | 10 | 10 | 26.2 | .500 | .750 | .750 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.3 |
| 1989 | Golden State | 8 | 8 | 42.6 | .540 | .125 | .866 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 29.4 |
| 1991 | Golden State | 8 | 8 | 45.8* | .527 | .692 | .860 | 7.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 23.8 |
| 1992 | Golden State | 4 | 4 | 42.0 | .429 | .333 | .929 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 17.8 |
| 1994 | Golden State | 3 | 3 | 45.0 | .588 | .500 | .909 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 25.3 |
| 1998 | Indiana | 16 | 16 | 25.8 | .460 | .385 | .857 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 8.9 |
| 1999 | Indiana | 13 | 13 | 21.8 | .410 | .400 | .870 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 9.5 |
| 2000 | Indiana | 9 | 1 | 10.0 | .476 | .250 | .818 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| Career | 71 | 63 | 29.0 | .495 | .409 | .859 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 13.8 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–82 | St. John's | 30 | 30 | 35.4 | .534 | – | .791 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 1.4 | .2 | 16.6 |
| 1982–83 | St. John's | 33 | 33 | 36.7 | .577 | – | .878 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 1.2 | .2 | 19.1 |
| 1983–84 | St. John's | 27 | 27 | 39.6 | .571 | – | .904 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.1 | .4 | 22.9 |
| 1984–85 | St. John's | 35 | 35 | 37.9 | .521 | – | .824 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 2.1 | .5 | 19.8 |
| Career | 125 | 125 | 37.3 | .550 | – | .848 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 1.7 | .3 | 19.5 |
Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).
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- Height
- 6′ 7″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Position
- Small forward / shooting guard
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- USA
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- 1985
- Draft pick
- Round 1 · Pick 7
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