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Luther Head

Luther Dale Head

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: November 26, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois
High School: Manley Career Academy in Chicago, Illinois
College: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Draft: Houston Rockets, 1st round (24th pick, 24th overall), 2005 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 5, 2005

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2005-06 23 HOU NBA SG 80 27 2310 254 630 .403 113 313 .361 86 123 .699 33 233 266 215 89 9 119 169 707
2006-07 24 HOU NBA SG 80 10 2211 306 700 .437 177 401 .441 83 105 .790 31 221 252 194 76 5 137 133 872
2007-08 25 HOU NBA SG 73 17 1379 206 477 .432 79 225 .351 66 81 .815 18 117 135 138 44 9 70 75 557
2008-09 26 TOT NBA PG-SG 32 4 498 55 144 .382 20 54 .370 19 24 .792 6 46 52 58 17 2 25 37 149
2008-09 26 HOU NBA PG 22 4 322 39 101 .386 14 38 .368 14 16 .875 3 24 27 35 6 1 16 15 106
2008-09 26 MIA NBA SG 10 0 176 16 43 .372 6 16 .375 5 8 .625 3 22 25 23 11 1 9 22 43
2009-10 27 IND NBA SG 47 10 813 136 311 .437 37 105 .352 48 58 .828 6 74 80 72 18 9 54 53 357
2010-11 28 SAC NBA PG 36 14 586 68 164 .415 25 64 .391 39 50 .780 16 44 60 70 10 9 32 43 200
Career NBA 348 82 7797 1025 2426 .423 451 1162 .388 341 441 .773 110 735 845 747 254 43 437 510 2842

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2005-06 23 HOU NBA SG 80 27 28.9 3.2 7.9 .403 1.4 3.9 .361 1.1 1.5 .699 0.4 2.9 3.3 2.7 1.1 0.1 1.5 2.1 8.8
2006-07 24 HOU NBA SG 80 10 27.6 3.8 8.8 .437 2.2 5.0 .441 1.0 1.3 .790 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.4 1.0 0.1 1.7 1.7 10.9
2007-08 25 HOU NBA SG 73 17 18.9 2.8 6.5 .432 1.1 3.1 .351 0.9 1.1 .815 0.2 1.6 1.8 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.0 1.0 7.6
2008-09 26 TOT NBA PG-SG 32 4 15.6 1.7 4.5 .382 0.6 1.7 .370 0.6 0.8 .792 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.8 1.2 4.7
2008-09 26 HOU NBA PG 22 4 14.6 1.8 4.6 .386 0.6 1.7 .368 0.6 0.7 .875 0.1 1.1 1.2 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 4.8
2008-09 26 MIA NBA SG 10 0 17.6 1.6 4.3 .372 0.6 1.6 .375 0.5 0.8 .625 0.3 2.2 2.5 2.3 1.1 0.1 0.9 2.2 4.3
2009-10 27 IND NBA SG 47 10 17.3 2.9 6.6 .437 0.8 2.2 .352 1.0 1.2 .828 0.1 1.6 1.7 1.5 0.4 0.2 1.1 1.1 7.6
2010-11 28 SAC NBA PG 36 14 16.3 1.9 4.6 .415 0.7 1.8 .391 1.1 1.4 .780 0.4 1.2 1.7 1.9 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.2 5.6
Career NBA 348 82 22.4 2.9 7.0 .423 1.3 3.3 .388 1.0 1.3 .773 0.3 2.1 2.4 2.1 0.7 0.1 1.3 1.5 8.2

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2005-06 23 HOU NBA SG 80 27 2310 4.0 9.8 .403 1.8 4.9 .361 1.3 1.9 .699 0.5 3.6 4.1 3.4 1.4 0.1 1.9 2.6 11.0
2006-07 24 HOU NBA SG 80 10 2211 5.0 11.4 .437 2.9 6.5 .441 1.4 1.7 .790 0.5 3.6 4.1 3.2 1.2 0.1 2.2 2.2 14.2
2007-08 25 HOU NBA SG 73 17 1379 5.4 12.5 .432 2.1 5.9 .351 1.7 2.1 .815 0.5 3.1 3.5 3.6 1.1 0.2 1.8 2.0 14.5
2008-09 26 TOT NBA PG-SG 32 4 498 4.0 10.4 .382 1.4 3.9 .370 1.4 1.7 .792 0.4 3.3 3.8 4.2 1.2 0.1 1.8 2.7 10.8
2008-09 26 HOU NBA PG 22 4 322 4.4 11.3 .386 1.6 4.2 .368 1.6 1.8 .875 0.3 2.7 3.0 3.9 0.7 0.1 1.8 1.7 11.9
2008-09 26 MIA NBA SG 10 0 176 3.3 8.8 .372 1.2 3.3 .375 1.0 1.6 .625 0.6 4.5 5.1 4.7 2.3 0.2 1.8 4.5 8.8
2009-10 27 IND NBA SG 47 10 813 6.0 13.8 .437 1.6 4.6 .352 2.1 2.6 .828 0.3 3.3 3.5 3.2 0.8 0.4 2.4 2.3 15.8
2010-11 28 SAC NBA PG 36 14 586 4.2 10.1 .415 1.5 3.9 .391 2.4 3.1 .780 1.0 2.7 3.7 4.3 0.6 0.6 2.0 2.6 12.3
Career NBA 348 82 7797 4.7 11.2 .423 2.1 5.4 .388 1.6 2.0 .773 0.5 3.4 3.9 3.4 1.2 0.2 2.0 2.4 13.1

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2005-06 23 HOU NBA SG 80 2310 11.2 .517 .493 1.7 11.6 6.8 16.2 2.1 0.3 14.8 16.6 100 104 0.5 2.9 3.5 .072
2006-07 24 HOU NBA SG 80 2211 13.7 .584 .564 1.6 11.4 6.6 14.8 1.8 0.2 15.5 18.6 107 102 2.2 3.4 5.7 .123
2007-08 25 HOU NBA SG 73 1379 13.6 .543 .515 1.5 9.4 5.5 16.4 1.7 0.5 12.0 19.3 108 104 1.5 2.0 3.5 .121
2008-09 26 TOT NBA PG-SG 32 498 9.9 .482 .451 1.4 10.7 6.2 18.1 1.8 0.3 13.9 16.8 100 107 0.0 0.6 0.6 .058
2008-09 26 HOU NBA PG 22 322 9.8 .491 .455 1.1 8.4 4.9 17.4 1.0 0.2 12.9 17.9 101 108 0.0 0.3 0.4 .058
2008-09 26 MIA NBA SG 10 176 10.2 .462 .442 2.0 15.1 8.5 19.5 3.3 0.5 16.2 14.8 97 105 0.0 0.3 0.2 .059
2009-10 27 IND NBA SG 47 813 11.5 .530 .497 0.8 10.0 5.4 14.8 1.1 0.8 13.8 21.2 98 110 -0.1 0.6 0.6 .034
2010-11 28 SAC NBA PG 36 586 11.7 .538 .491 3.0 8.8 5.8 17.7 0.9 1.1 14.7 16.1 110 112 0.6 0.2 0.9 .073
Career NBA 348 7797 12.3 .542 .515 1.6 10.7 6.2 15.9 1.7 0.4 14.3 18.1 104 105 4.9 9.8 14.7 .090

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2006-07 24 HOU NBA SG 7 0 141 11 36 .306 6 23 .261 4 8 .500 2 17 19 8 3 2 7 16 32
2007-08 25 HOU NBA SG 5 0 44 1 14 .071 0 6 .000 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 4 2 1 4 3 4
Career NBA 12 0 185 12 50 .240 6 29 .207 6 10 .600 3 18 21 12 5 3 11 19 36

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2006-07 24 HOU NBA SG 7 0 20.1 1.6 5.1 .306 0.9 3.3 .261 0.6 1.1 .500 0.3 2.4 2.7 1.1 0.4 0.3 1.0 2.3 4.6
2007-08 25 HOU NBA SG 5 0 8.8 0.2 2.8 .071 0.0 1.2 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.6 0.8
Career NBA 12 0 15.4 1.0 4.2 .240 0.5 2.4 .207 0.5 0.8 .600 0.3 1.5 1.8 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.9 1.6 3.0

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2006-07 24 HOU NBA SG 7 0 141 2.8 9.2 .306 1.5 5.9 .261 1.0 2.0 .500 0.5 4.3 4.9 2.0 0.8 0.5 1.8 4.1 8.2
2007-08 25 HOU NBA SG 5 0 44 0.8 11.5 .071 0.0 4.9 .000 1.6 1.6 1.000 0.8 0.8 1.6 3.3 1.6 0.8 3.3 2.5 3.3
Career NBA 12 0 185 2.3 9.7 .240 1.2 5.6 .207 1.2 1.9 .600 0.6 3.5 4.1 2.3 1.0 0.6 2.1 3.7 7.0

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2006-07 24 HOU NBA SG 7 141 4.4 .405 .389 1.7 13.7 7.8 10.5 1.2 1.0 15.0 16.0 80 104 -0.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.024
2007-08 25 HOU NBA SG 5 44 -6.4 .134 .071 2.5 2.6 2.6 14.0 2.6 1.8 21.2 20.4 39 109 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 -0.309
Career NBA 12 185 1.9 .331 .300 1.9 11.1 6.6 11.3 1.5 1.2 16.8 17.1 68 105 -0.5 0.2 -0.4 -0.092

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 6 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6
Luther Head 5.7 3.5 3.5 0.9 0.6 0.6
Randy Wittman 85.7 5.9 4.2 3.5 1.6 1.2 0.7
Jrue Holiday 85.3 5.7 4.2 3.3 1.2
Darnell Valentine 84.0 5.0 3.7 3.4 1.7 1.1 1.0
Mitchell Wiggins 83.8 5.4 3.5 3.3 2.0 1.2 -0.1
Steve Kerr 83.7 6.1 3.2 2.4 1.3 0.6 0.4
Eric Snow 83.5 6.1 3.8 3.8 1.9 1.3 0.5
Ron Brewer 83.4 5.6 4.3 3.3 1.6 1.4 0.3
Steve Blake 83.1 5.8 3.8 2.8 2.1 0.7 0.3
Rudy Fernandez 83.0 6.1 3.8 3.0 1.2
Chico Vaughn 83.0 4.9 3.4 3.4 2.3 0.8 0.4
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Luther Head 5.7 3.5 3.5 0.9 0.6 0.6
Scott Burrell 87.2 5.6 3.7 3.2 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.1
Jrue Holiday 85.3 5.7 4.2 3.3 1.2
Randy Wittman 85.2 5.9 4.2 3.5 1.6 1.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mitchell Wiggins 83.8 5.4 3.5 3.3 2.0 1.2 -0.1
Elliot Perry 83.4 5.2 3.2 3.1 1.3 0.9 0.6 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.4
Rudy Fernandez 83.0 6.1 3.8 3.0 1.2
Eric Gordon 82.7 5.3 4.6 3.2 1.1 0.7
Ron Brewer 82.0 5.6 4.3 3.3 1.6 1.4 0.8 0.3 0.1
Chick Reiser 81.3 5.5 3.9 3.7
Jodie Meeks 80.8 5.1 4.1 3.0 0.9

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2001-02 19 ILLINOIS 35 581 63 124 16 55 14 25 67 59 156 .508 .291 .560 16.6 4.5 1.9 1.7
2002-03 20 ILLINOIS 25 509 68 131 28 66 34 46 71 42 198 .519 .424 .739 20.4 7.9 2.8 1.7
2003-04 21 ILLINOIS 29 863 107 239 49 143 56 72 110 75 319 .448 .343 .778 29.8 11.0 3.8 2.6
2004-05 22 ILLINOIS 39 1297 214 462 116 283 78 99 155 150 622 .463 .410 .788 33.3 15.9 4.0 3.8
Career 128 3250 452 956 209 547 182 242 403 326 1295 .473 .382 .752 25.4 10.1 3.1 2.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
2004-05 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
2005-06 NBA All-Rookie (2nd)
3-Pt Field Goals
2006-07 NBA 177 (6)
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
2006-07 NBA 401 (9)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
2006-07 NBA .441 (4)
Career NBA .388 (62)
Career .388 (62)
Effective Field Goal Pct
2006-07 NBA .564 (7)
      

Transactions

June 28, 2005: Drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 2005 NBA Draft.

February 28, 2009: Waived by the Houston Rockets.

March 4, 2009: Signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat.

September 17, 2009: Signed as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers.

September 5, 2010: Signed as a free agent with the Sacramento Kings.

March 19, 2011: Waived by the Sacramento Kings.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2005-06 Houston Rockets NBA $975,600
2006-07 Houston Rockets NBA $1,048,800
2007-08 Houston Rockets NBA $1,122,000
2008-09 Houston Rockets NBA $1,962,378
2009-10 Indiana Pacers NBA $884,881
2010-11 Sacramento Kings NBA $992,680
Career (may be incomplete) $6,986,339

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