Bio
- Height
- 6' 7"
- Debut
- 2001
- Draft
- 2001Rd 1, Pk 13
- College
- Arizona
- All-Rookie Second Team
- 2001-02
Bio
- Height
- 6' 7"
- Debut
- 2001
- Draft
- 2001Rd 1, Pk 13
- College
- Arizona
- All-Rookie Second Team
- 2001-02
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 12.6
- REB
- 4.0
- AST
- 2.0
- STL
- 0.7
- BLK
- 0.3
- TS%
- 56.7
- MIN
- 29
- GP
- 1,181
Ranked among NBA players who qualify (PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK: 20+ games; TS%: 20+ games, 5+ FGA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | BKN | 9.4 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 52.4 | 24.3 | 79 |
| 2002-03 | BKN | 15.5 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 56.3 | 36 | 80 |
| 2003-04 | BKN | 18.5 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 57.3 | 38.2 | 82 |
| 2004-05 | BKN | 22.2 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 53.7 | 41.1 | 33 |
| 2005-06 | BKN | 19.5 | 6.8 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 60.3 | 39.2 | 78 |
| 2006-07 | BKN | 16.3 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 55.5 | 35.6 | 55 |
| 2007-08 | BKN | 22.6 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 57.1 | 39 | 82 |
| 2008-09 | MIL | 19.6 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 55.4 | 35.8 | 82 |
| 2009-10 | SA | 12.3 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 55.1 | 31.1 | 81 |
| 2010-11 | SA | 11.0 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 61.2 | 30.4 | 81 |
| 2011-12 |  SA/GS | 9.2 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 55.0 | 27.7 | 63 |
| 2012-13 | GS | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 55.2 | 10.1 | 56 |
| 2013-14 | UTAH | 10.1 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 57.3 | 27 | 82 |
| 2014-15 | DAL | 5.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 57.7 | 16.8 | 74 |
| 2015-16 | CLE | 5.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 58.5 | 17.9 | 74 |
| 2016-17 | CLE | 5.7 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 57.4 | 20.4 | 79 |
| 2017-18 | DEN | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 49.9 | 8.2 | 20 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 10.8
- REB
- 4.3
- AST
- 1.7
- STL
- 0.6
- BLK
- 0.3
- TS%
- 55.6
- MIN
- 27.4
- GP
- 140
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 14,904
- REB
- 4,720
- AST
- 2,412
- STL
- 787
- BLK
- 347
- TO
- 1,768
- FGM
- 5,150
- 3PTM
- 1,042
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | BKN | 742 | 293 | 140 | 64 | 48 | 107 | 270 | 13 |
| 2002-03 | BKN | 1,242 | 514 | 201 | 80 | 44 | 156 | 456 | 6 |
| 2003-04 | BKN | 1,515 | 464 | 315 | 92 | 28 | 198 | 555 | 48 |
| 2004-05 | BKN | 733 | 240 | 133 | 33 | 17 | 132 | 238 | 30 |
| 2005-06 | BKN | 1,521 | 534 | 297 | 59 | 17 | 174 | 495 | 60 |
| 2006-07 | BKN | 897 | 240 | 148 | 34 | 8 | 120 | 303 | 52 |
| 2007-08 | BKN | 1,857 | 342 | 252 | 76 | 21 | 199 | 619 | 77 |
| 2008-09 | MIL | 1,607 | 374 | 199 | 66 | 14 | 165 | 537 | 116 |
| 2009-10 | SA | 994 | 356 | 158 | 45 | 40 | 105 | 362 | 59 |
| 2010-11 | SA | 891 | 310 | 107 | 38 | 34 | 93 | 304 | 135 |
| 2011-12 | SA/GS | 578 | 219 | 88 | 37 | 19 | 50 | 203 | 113 |
| 2012-13 | GS | 176 | 84 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 62 | 14 |
| 2013-14 | UTAH | 831 | 219 | 130 | 56 | 14 | 94 | 294 | 123 |
| 2014-15 | DAL | 432 | 183 | 61 | 32 | 11 | 52 | 144 | 66 |
| 2015-16 | CLE | 410 | 128 | 59 | 33 | 14 | 43 | 143 | 66 |
| 2016-17 | CLE | 448 | 203 | 78 | 26 | 10 | 52 | 153 | 62 |
| 2017-18 | DEN | 30 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 15.6
- REB
- 5.0
- AST
- 2.5
- STL
- 0.9
- BLK
- 0.4
- TS%
- 56.7
- MIN
- 29
- GP
- 1,181
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | BKN | 13.9 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 52.4 | 24.3 | 79 |
| 2002-03 | BKN | 15.5 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 56.3 | 36 | 80 |
| 2003-04 | BKN | 17.4 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 57.3 | 38.2 | 82 |
| 2004-05 | BKN | 19.4 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 53.7 | 41.1 | 33 |
| 2005-06 | BKN | 17.9 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 60.3 | 39.2 | 78 |
| 2006-07 | BKN | 16.5 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 55.5 | 35.6 | 55 |
| 2007-08 | BKN | 20.9 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 57.1 | 39 | 82 |
| 2008-09 | MIL | 19.7 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 55.4 | 35.8 | 82 |
| 2009-10 | SA | 14.2 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 55.1 | 31.1 | 81 |
| 2010-11 | SA | 13.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 61.2 | 30.4 | 81 |
| 2011-12 | SA/GS | 12.0 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 55.0 | 27.7 | 63 |
| 2012-13 | GS | 11.0 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 55.2 | 10.1 | 56 |
| 2013-14 | UTAH | 13.5 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 57.3 | 27 | 82 |
| 2014-15 | DAL | 12.4 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 57.7 | 16.8 | 74 |
| 2015-16 | CLE | 11.1 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 58.5 | 17.9 | 74 |
| 2016-17 | CLE | 10.1 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 57.4 | 20.4 | 79 |
| 2017-18 | DEN | 6.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 49.9 | 8.2 | 20 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
What were Richard Jefferson's career stats?
Richard Jefferson played 17 seasons for the Nets, the Bucks, the Spurs, the Warriors, the Jazz, the Mavericks, the Cavaliers and the Nuggets. He scored 14,904 points with 4,720 rebounds and 2,412 assists in 1,181 games — 12.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. His best season was 2007-08: 1,857 points, 342 rebounds and 252 assists.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 12 postseasons, 2001-02 to 2017-18
Richard Jefferson finished top 10 in a stat 5 times.
Championships
- 2015-16 NBA Finals with the Cleveland Cavaliers
Awards
All-time career rank
- 142nd in points (14,904)
- 214th in rebounds (4,720)
- 275th in assists (2,412)
- 170th in 3-pointers made (1,042)
- 254th in steals (787)
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Points per game: 2007-08 (10th)
- Field Goal %: 2002-03 (9th), 2003-04 (10th)
- 3-Point %: 2010-11 (4th), 2014-15 (8th)
Among qualified NBA players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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