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Richard HamiltonDetroit Pistons · #32

Guard · 6'4", 195 lb · 14th season

Richard Hamilton is a retired guard best known with the Detroit Pistons. Mid-range motor; 2004 champion. Career averages: 17.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.

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Detroit Pistons · #32 · Guard
Richard Hamilton
Season avg9.8 pts · 1.7 reb · 2.4 ast · .429 fg
Career avg17.1 pts · 3.1 reb · 3.4 ast · .448 fg
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Scouting report

Richard Hamilton — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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retired standout · guard · Impact 63
Richard Hamilton is a retired guard best known with the Detroit Pistons. Mid-range motor; 2004 champion. Career averages: 17.1 points, 3.1 rebounds an
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Offense
F
Defense
C-
Feel / IQ
C-
Playmaking
Below average creator
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B-
Scoring
Strong scorer
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D
Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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F
Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Richard Hamilton stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
Balladex Consensus: Solid starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
MVP odds
63Impact index
268Star score
Career scoring average17.1 ppg
Seasons in the index14
Accolades on file2
1× NBA Champion · 3× NBA All-Star
Stat explorer

Richard Hamilton — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
9.8 PPG
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Playmaking
2.4 APG
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Rebounding
1.7 RPG
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C
Shooting
.308 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Richard Hamilton

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2013-14  69% confidence
9.1
pts
7.0–11.2
1.6
reb
0.7–2.5
2.3
ast
1.5–3.1
20.5
min
proj
44
gp
health
.431
fg%
~base
.337
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 14-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 9.8 → projected 9.1 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.6
Development (his trend)
-0.3
Age curve
+0.0
Live context
+0.2
Net vs last season-0.7 PPG
Everything it reads
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14 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
auto
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
+dev
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
+ctx
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 55 / 28 / 50 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Richard Hamilton career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
1999-007119.39.01.81.5.420.364
2000-017832.318.13.12.9.438.274
2001-026335.020.03.42.7.435.381
2002-038232.219.73.92.5.443.269
2003-04 CHIP7835.517.63.64.0.455.265
2004-057638.518.73.94.9.440.305
2005-068035.320.13.23.4.491.458
2006-077536.819.83.83.8.468.341
2007-087233.717.33.34.2.484.440
2008-096734.018.33.14.4.447.368
2009-104633.718.12.74.4.409.297
2010-115527.214.12.33.1.429.382
2011-122824.911.62.43.0.452.370
2012-135021.89.81.72.4.429.308
Career92132.117.13.13.4
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
raw PPG
in 2026 pace
why
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Detroit Pistons built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

64–18proj record
#1conf seed
+9net rtg
117.6off rtg
108.6def rtg
99%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Ausar Thompson, Javonte Green.
How his role moves
Projected 64–18, 1st in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
63 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
2 accolades
1× NBA Champion · 3× NBA All-Star
Act IV

The Ballad of Richard Hamilton

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Detroit Pistons

Turning pro

Drafted 1999 as a Guard.

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Richard Hamilton is a retired retired standout. Mid-range motor; 2004 champion.

Chapter

He averaged 17.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists and won 1 championship over his career.

Where things stand

A retired standout and Detroit Pistons name.

Hamilton's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
Height
6' 7"
Weight
193 lbs
College
UConn
Experience
13th Season
NBA debut
1999
Draft
1999
Jersey
#32
Legacy

Mid-range motor; 2004 champion.

The person

A retired retired standout and Detroit Pistons name.

Retired
Detroit Pistons
Champion
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FAQ

Richard Hamilton — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Richard Hamilton, answered.

What were Richard Hamilton's career averages?
Richard Hamilton averaged 17.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.
Is Richard Hamilton retired?
Yes — Richard Hamilton is a retired guard.
Richard Hamilton career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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