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John SalleyvsChris Kaman

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

PF/C · VAL group C

John Salley

1987–2000 · 11 seasons

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Chris Kaman

2004–2016 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

John Salley and Chris Kaman: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
John Salley	Stat	Chris Kaman
11	Seasons	13
23.1	Career VAL	18.7
5.2 (1988)	Peak-season VAL	5.4 (2006)
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	2

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both John Salley and Chris Kaman have
John Salley	Stat	Chris Kaman
Career
748	Games	735
Per game
7.0	Points / game	11.2
4.5	Rebounds / game	7.6
1.2	Assists / game	1.3
Shooting
50.6%	FG %	48.9%
21.4%	3P %

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	John Salley	Chris Kaman
21	—	0
22	2.2	1.1
23	5.2	5.4
24	1.3	1.3
25	2.4	3
26	1.2	0.4
27	3.4	1.3
28	2.1	0.4
29	2.4	0.6
30	2.7	1.4
31	0.2	0.9
32	—	2.9
35	0	—

Age	John Salley	Chris Kaman
21	—	0
22	2.2	1.1
23	5.2	5.4
24	1.3	1.3
25	2.4	3
26	1.2	0.4
27	3.4	1.3
28	2.1	0.4
29	2.4	0.6
30	2.7	1.4
31	0.2	0.9
32	—	2.9
35	0	—

Age	John Salley	Chris Kaman
21	—	0
22	2.2	1.1
23	5.2	5.4
24	1.3	1.3
25	2.4	3
26	1.2	0.4
27	3.4	1.3
28	2.1	0.4
29	2.4	0.6
30	2.7	1.4
31	0.2	0.9
32	—	2.9
35	0	—

Age	John Salley	Chris Kaman
21	—	0
22	2.2	1.1
23	5.2	5.4
24	1.3	1.3
25	2.4	3
26	1.2	0.4
27	3.4	1.3
28	2.1	0.4
29	2.4	0.6
30	2.7	1.4
31	0.2	0.9
32	—	2.9
35	0	—