Bio
- Height
- 7' 4"
- Debut
- 1982
- College
- UCLA
- Defensive Player of the Year
- 2x
- All-Defensive First Team
- 3x
- All-Defensive Second Team
- 1986-87
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 6.0
- REB
- 7.9
- AST
- 1.0
- STL
- 0.4
- BLK
- 3.5
- TS%
- 49.6
- MIN
- 28.8
- GP
- 875
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 |  UTAH | 4.3 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 44.7 | 18.9 | 81 |
| 1983-84 | UTAH | 5.6 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 49.0 | 26.1 | 82 |
| 1984-85 | UTAH | 9.7 | 11.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 50.2 | 34.3 | 82 |
| 1985-86 | UTAH | 8.5 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 49.9 | 31.9 | 80 |
| 1986-87 | UTAH | 7.7 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 44.8 | 31.7 | 79 |
| 1987-88 | UTAH | 7.0 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 45.7 | 33.3 | 82 |
| 1988-89 | UTAH | 6.2 | 10.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 51.3 | 35.5 | 82 |
| 1989-90 | UTAH | 4.8 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 56.1 | 27.8 | 82 |
| 1990-91 | UTAH | 5.1 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 59.9 | 32.3 | 80 |
| 1991-92 | UTAH | 3.3 | 6.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 47.8 | 25 | 81 |
| 1992-93 | UTAH | 2.8 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 58.2 | 17.3 | 64 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 6.1
- REB
- 7.5
- AST
- 0.7
- STL
- 0.5
- BLK
- 2.8
- TS%
- 52.5
- MIN
- 31
- GP
- 74
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 5,216
- REB
- 6,939
- AST
- 840
- STL
- 368
- BLK
- 3,064
- TO
- 1,293
- FGM
- 2,072
- 3PTM
- 0
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | UTAH | 351 | 462 | 112 | 24 | 275 | 140 | 146 | 0 |
| 1983-84 | UTAH | 461 | 595 | 113 | 25 | 351 | 98 | 194 | 0 |
| 1984-85 | UTAH | 794 | 927 | 124 | 36 | 456 | 206 | 302 | 0 |
| 1985-86 | UTAH | 676 | 675 | 101 | 33 | 369 | 157 | 277 | 0 |
| 1986-87 | UTAH | 608 | 697 | 105 | 43 | 321 | 142 | 234 | 0 |
| 1987-88 | UTAH | 571 | 717 | 55 | 41 | 304 | 131 | 226 | 0 |
| 1988-89 | UTAH | 508 | 843 | 83 | 40 | 315 | 142 | 188 | 0 |
| 1989-90 | UTAH | 395 | 601 | 39 | 33 | 201 | 75 | 158 | 0 |
| 1990-91 | UTAH | 409 | 667 | 51 | 39 | 188 | 99 | 169 | 0 |
| 1991-92 | UTAH | 266 | 491 | 40 | 36 | 205 | 60 | 107 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | UTAH | 177 | 264 | 17 | 18 | 79 | 43 | 71 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 7.5
- REB
- 9.9
- AST
- 1.3
- STL
- 0.5
- BLK
- 4.4
- TS%
- 49.6
- MIN
- 28.8
- GP
- 875
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | UTAH | 8.2 | 10.9 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 6.5 | 44.7 | 18.9 | 81 |
| 1983-84 | UTAH | 7.7 | 10.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 49.0 | 26.1 | 82 |
| 1984-85 | UTAH | 10.2 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 50.2 | 34.3 | 82 |
| 1985-86 | UTAH | 9.6 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 49.9 | 31.9 | 80 |
| 1986-87 | UTAH | 8.7 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 44.8 | 31.7 | 79 |
| 1987-88 | UTAH | 7.6 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 45.7 | 33.3 | 82 |
| 1988-89 | UTAH | 6.3 | 10.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 51.3 | 35.5 | 82 |
| 1989-90 | UTAH | 6.2 | 9.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 56.1 | 27.8 | 82 |
| 1990-91 | UTAH | 5.7 | 9.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 59.9 | 32.3 | 80 |
| 1991-92 | UTAH | 4.8 | 8.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 47.8 | 25 | 81 |
| 1992-93 | UTAH | 5.8 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 58.2 | 17.3 | 64 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
What were Mark Eaton's career stats?
Mark Eaton played 11 seasons for the Jazz. He scored 5,216 points with 6,939 rebounds and 840 assists in 875 games — 6.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game. His best season was 1984-85: 794 points, 927 rebounds and 124 assists.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 10 postseasons, 1982-83 to 1992-93
Mark Eaton sits top 10 all time in blocks.
Awards
- NBA All-Defensive First Team ×3: 1984-85, 1985-86, 1988-89
- NBA Defensive Player of the Year ×2: 1984-85, 1988-89
- NBA All-Defensive Second Team: 1986-87
All-time career rank
- 89th in rebounds (6,939)
- 4th in blocks (3,064)
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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