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Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Zabonis)

Position: Center ▪ Height: 7-3 ▪ Weight: 238 lbs.
Born: June 5, 1975 in Kaunas, Lithuania
Draft: Cleveland Cavaliers, 1st round (20th pick, 20th overall), 1996 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 31, 1997

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All-Star

Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 8, 2012, 6:54AM
All-Time Rank: #215. Dale Ellis… #216. George McGinnis… #217. ZYDRUNAS ILGAUSKAS… #218. Bob Love… #219. Cedric Maxwell… 

Totals

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 ▪ Finders: Game ▪ Streak ▪ Head2Head
Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1997-98 22 CLE NBA 82 81 2379 454 876 .518 1 4 .250 230 302 .762 279 444 723 71 52 135 146 288 1139
1998-99 23 CLE NBA 5 5 171 29 57 .509 0 0 18 30 .600 17 27 44 4 4 7 9 24 76
2000-01 25 CLE NBA 24 24 616 114 234 .487 0 2 .000 53 78 .679 65 95 160 18 15 37 60 78 281
2001-02 26 CLE NBA 62 23 1329 241 567 .425 0 5 .000 208 276 .754 136 198 334 70 17 84 94 187 690
2002-03 27 CLE NBA 81 81 2432 495 1122 .441 0 5 .000 400 512 .781 240 371 611 127 56 152 210 274 1390
2003-04 28 CLE NBA 81 81 2539 466 965 .483 2 7 .286 303 406 .746 279 374 653 109 39 201 163 277 1237
2004-05 29 CLE NBA 78 78 2615 458 979 .468 2 7 .286 402 503 .799 299 373 672 100 53 165 191 313 1320
2005-06 30 CLE NBA 78 78 2283 450 889 .506 0 5 .000 317 380 .834 245 346 591 91 38 136 155 280 1217
2006-07 31 CLE NBA 78 78 2130 385 793 .485 0 1 .000 155 192 .807 242 357 599 123 48 98 141 257 925
2007-08 32 CLE NBA 73 73 2222 417 879 .474 0 1 .000 195 243 .802 263 419 682 104 34 120 135 247 1029
2008-09 33 CLE NBA 65 65 1765 342 724 .472 15 39 .385 139 174 .799 157 333 490 64 28 84 90 183 838
2009-10 34 CLE NBA 64 6 1339 194 438 .443 11 23 .478 75 101 .743 114 231 345 48 14 50 63 183 474
2010-11 35 MIA NBA 72 51 1145 162 319 .508 0 1 .000 36 46 .783 108 179 287 26 23 58 52 185 360
Career NBA 843 724 22965 4207 8842 .476 31 100 .310 2531 3243 .780 2444 3747 6191 955 421 1327 1509 2776 10976

Per Game

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 ▪ Finders: Game ▪ Streak ▪ Head2Head
Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1997-98 22 CLE NBA 82 81 29.0 5.5 10.7 .518 0.0 0.0 .250 2.8 3.7 .762 3.4 5.4 8.8 0.9 0.6 1.6 1.8 3.5 13.9
1998-99 23 CLE NBA 5 5 34.2 5.8 11.4 .509 0.0 0.0 3.6 6.0 .600 3.4 5.4 8.8 0.8 0.8 1.4 1.8 4.8 15.2
2000-01 25 CLE NBA 24 24 25.7 4.8 9.8 .487 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 3.3 .679 2.7 4.0 6.7 0.8 0.6 1.5 2.5 3.3 11.7
2001-02 26 CLE NBA 62 23 21.4 3.9 9.1 .425 0.0 0.1 .000 3.4 4.5 .754 2.2 3.2 5.4 1.1 0.3 1.4 1.5 3.0 11.1
2002-03 27 CLE NBA 81 81 30.0 6.1 13.9 .441 0.0 0.1 .000 4.9 6.3 .781 3.0 4.6 7.5 1.6 0.7 1.9 2.6 3.4 17.2
2003-04 28 CLE NBA 81 81 31.3 5.8 11.9 .483 0.0 0.1 .286 3.7 5.0 .746 3.4 4.6 8.1 1.3 0.5 2.5 2.0 3.4 15.3
2004-05 29 CLE NBA 78 78 33.5 5.9 12.6 .468 0.0 0.1 .286 5.2 6.4 .799 3.8 4.8 8.6 1.3 0.7 2.1 2.4 4.0 16.9
2005-06 30 CLE NBA 78 78 29.3 5.8 11.4 .506 0.0 0.1 .000 4.1 4.9 .834 3.1 4.4 7.6 1.2 0.5 1.7 2.0 3.6 15.6
2006-07 31 CLE NBA 78 78 27.3 4.9 10.2 .485 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.5 .807 3.1 4.6 7.7 1.6 0.6 1.3 1.8 3.3 11.9
2007-08 32 CLE NBA 73 73 30.4 5.7 12.0 .474 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.3 .802 3.6 5.7 9.3 1.4 0.5 1.6 1.8 3.4 14.1
2008-09 33 CLE NBA 65 65 27.2 5.3 11.1 .472 0.2 0.6 .385 2.1 2.7 .799 2.4 5.1 7.5 1.0 0.4 1.3 1.4 2.8 12.9
2009-10 34 CLE NBA 64 6 20.9 3.0 6.8 .443 0.2 0.4 .478 1.2 1.6 .743 1.8 3.6 5.4 0.8 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.9 7.4
2010-11 35 MIA NBA 72 51 15.9 2.3 4.4 .508 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.6 .783 1.5 2.5 4.0 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.7 2.6 5.0
Career NBA 843 724 27.2 5.0 10.5 .476 0.0 0.1 .310 3.0 3.8 .780 2.9 4.4 7.3 1.1 0.5 1.6 1.8 3.3 13.0

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1997-98 22 CLE NBA 82 81 2379 6.9 13.3 .518 0.0 0.1 .250 3.5 4.6 .762 4.2 6.7 10.9 1.1 0.8 2.0 2.2 4.4 17.2
1998-99 23 CLE NBA 5 5 171 6.1 12.0 .509 0.0 0.0 3.8 6.3 .600 3.6 5.7 9.3 0.8 0.8 1.5 1.9 5.1 16.0
2000-01 25 CLE NBA 24 24 616 6.7 13.7 .487 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 4.6 .679 3.8 5.6 9.4 1.1 0.9 2.2 3.5 4.6 16.4
2001-02 26 CLE NBA 62 23 1329 6.5 15.4 .425 0.0 0.1 .000 5.6 7.5 .754 3.7 5.4 9.0 1.9 0.5 2.3 2.5 5.1 18.7
2002-03 27 CLE NBA 81 81 2432 7.3 16.6 .441 0.0 0.1 .000 5.9 7.6 .781 3.6 5.5 9.0 1.9 0.8 2.3 3.1 4.1 20.6
2003-04 28 CLE NBA 81 81 2539 6.6 13.7 .483 0.0 0.1 .286 4.3 5.8 .746 4.0 5.3 9.3 1.5 0.6 2.8 2.3 3.9 17.5
2004-05 29 CLE NBA 78 78 2615 6.3 13.5 .468 0.0 0.1 .286 5.5 6.9 .799 4.1 5.1 9.3 1.4 0.7 2.3 2.6 4.3 18.2
2005-06 30 CLE NBA 78 78 2283 7.1 14.0 .506 0.0 0.1 .000 5.0 6.0 .834 3.9 5.5 9.3 1.4 0.6 2.1 2.4 4.4 19.2
2006-07 31 CLE NBA 78 78 2130 6.5 13.4 .485 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.2 .807 4.1 6.0 10.1 2.1 0.8 1.7 2.4 4.3 15.6
2007-08 32 CLE NBA 73 73 2222 6.8 14.2 .474 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 3.9 .802 4.3 6.8 11.0 1.7 0.6 1.9 2.2 4.0 16.7
2008-09 33 CLE NBA 65 65 1765 7.0 14.8 .472 0.3 0.8 .385 2.8 3.5 .799 3.2 6.8 10.0 1.3 0.6 1.7 1.8 3.7 17.1
2009-10 34 CLE NBA 64 6 1339 5.2 11.8 .443 0.3 0.6 .478 2.0 2.7 .743 3.1 6.2 9.3 1.3 0.4 1.3 1.7 4.9 12.7
2010-11 35 MIA NBA 72 51 1145 5.1 10.0 .508 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.4 .783 3.4 5.6 9.0 0.8 0.7 1.8 1.6 5.8 11.3
Career NBA 843 724 22965 6.6 13.9 .476 0.0 0.2 .310 4.0 5.1 .780 3.8 5.9 9.7 1.5 0.7 2.1 2.4 4.4 17.2

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1997-98 22 CLE NBA 82 2379 19.7 .564 .519 14.6 22.6 18.6 5.7 1.2 4.3 12.6 22.4 111 97 4.5 4.8 9.4 .189
1998-99 23 CLE NBA 5 171 17.5 .541 .509 12.8 20.0 16.4 4.9 1.3 3.3 11.4 22.6 105 100 0.3 0.2 0.5 .134
2000-01 25 CLE NBA 24 616 16.0 .524 .487 12.3 17.8 15.0 5.4 1.3 4.4 18.3 24.1 96 103 0.1 0.7 0.7 .056
2001-02 26 CLE NBA 62 1329 17.4 .501 .425 12.1 17.3 14.8 9.4 0.7 4.6 12.0 27.0 103 107 1.5 1.0 2.5 .089
2002-03 27 CLE NBA 81 2432 19.4 .516 .441 10.8 17.4 14.1 10.1 1.2 4.4 13.5 27.8 102 105 2.9 2.1 5.0 .099
2003-04 28 CLE NBA 81 2539 20.2 .541 .484 12.1 16.3 14.2 7.8 0.8 5.6 12.5 23.1 109 103 5.0 2.8 7.8 .147
2004-05 29 CLE NBA 78 2615 19.5 .550 .469 13.2 17.2 15.2 6.6 1.1 4.7 13.7 24.1 110 104 4.8 3.3 8.1 .149
2005-06 30 CLE NBA 78 2283 21.9 .576 .506 12.6 18.1 15.3 7.4 0.9 4.6 12.8 24.6 114 104 5.6 3.1 8.7 .184
2006-07 31 CLE NBA 78 2130 18.0 .527 .485 12.9 20.0 16.4 10.2 1.2 3.6 13.8 21.7 107 99 2.6 4.0 6.6 .148
2007-08 32 CLE NBA 73 2222 18.7 .522 .474 13.1 22.2 17.5 8.5 0.8 4.3 12.0 22.9 108 104 2.9 3.2 6.1 .131
2008-09 33 CLE NBA 65 1765 18.0 .523 .483 11.0 21.6 16.5 6.4 0.9 3.8 10.1 23.8 108 101 2.1 3.5 5.6 .151
2009-10 34 CLE NBA 64 1339 11.9 .491 .455 10.7 19.6 15.3 5.6 0.5 2.9 11.6 19.0 102 104 0.5 2.0 2.5 .088
2010-11 35 MIA NBA 72 1145 12.8 .531 .508 11.9 17.5 14.9 3.6 1.1 4.0 13.3 16.0 107 102 1.0 1.9 2.9 .122
Career NBA 843 22965 18.5 .534 .478 12.4 19.1 15.7 7.5 1.0 4.3 12.8 23.3 107 103 33.7 32.6 66.3 .139

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1997-98 22 CLE NBA 4 147 28 49 0 0 13 25 14 30 2 2 5 10 22 69 .571 .520 36.8 17.3 7.5 0.5
2005-06 30 CLE NBA 13 354 54 119 0 0 27 36 33 82 10 5 27 24 46 135 .454 .750 27.2 10.4 6.3 0.8
2006-07 31 CLE NBA 20 649 97 197 0 0 57 68 66 193 17 9 16 32 60 251 .492 .838 32.5 12.6 9.7 0.9
2007-08 32 CLE NBA 13 393 67 140 0 0 36 44 33 98 21 5 14 21 35 170 .479 .818 30.2 13.1 7.5 1.6
2008-09 33 CLE NBA 14 407 62 138 2 13 21 33 27 109 17 5 13 9 47 147 .449 .154 .636 29.1 10.5 7.8 1.2
2009-10 34 CLE NBA 7 69 5 13 0 0 2 3 7 11 3 0 7 1 10 12 .385 .667 9.9 1.7 1.6 0.4
2010-11 35 MIA NBA 9 104 14 30 0 0 4 6 15 32 3 0 3 9 16 32 .467 .667 11.6 3.6 3.6 0.3
Career NBA 80 2123 327 686 2 13 160 215 195 555 73 26 85 106 236 816 .477 .154 .744 26.5 10.2 6.9 0.9

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1997-98 22 CLE NBA 4 147 16.3 .575 .571 13.9 15.8 14.8 3.7 0.8 3.0 14.3 24.0 105 108 0.2 0.1 0.3 .084
2005-06 30 CLE NBA 13 354 15.2 .501 .454 11.2 16.3 13.8 5.3 0.8 6.5 15.1 21.4 100 105 0.0 0.5 0.5 .071
2006-07 31 CLE NBA 20 649 18.0 .553 .492 11.9 23.1 17.5 5.1 0.8 2.1 12.4 19.2 112 99 1.2 1.2 2.3 .173
2007-08 32 CLE NBA 13 393 17.2 .533 .479 10.0 20.5 15.1 11.2 0.7 3.1 11.6 21.9 108 101 0.5 0.7 1.2 .145
2008-09 33 CLE NBA 14 407 14.5 .482 .457 8.8 25.3 17.3 7.4 0.7 2.8 5.6 19.2 108 102 0.4 0.7 1.1 .131
2009-10 34 CLE NBA 7 69 9.7 .419 .385 12.5 6.8 9.6 6.6 0.0 7.1 6.5 10.3 109 108 0.0 0.1 0.1 .087
2010-11 35 MIA NBA 9 104 10.7 .490 .467 17.9 19.3 18.7 5.4 0.0 2.4 21.6 19.5 95 105 0.0 0.1 0.1 .040
Career NBA 80 2123 16.0 .523 .478 11.3 20.7 16.0 6.7 0.7 3.4 12.0 20.1 107 102 2.3 3.4 5.6 .127

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2002-03 27 CLE NBA 1 0 4:00 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2004-05 29 CLE NBA 1 0 17:00 5 8 .625 0 0 2 2 1.000 3 7 1 0 2 1 2 12
Career NBA 2 0 21 5 9 .556 0 0 2 2 1.000 3 7 1 0 2 2 3 12

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 13 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.4 8.7 8.1 7.8 6.6 6.1 5.6 5.0 2.9 2.5 2.5 0.7 0.5
Marcus Camby 90.5 10.3 8.5 7.6 6.9 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.2 3.7 3.5 2.1 1.5 0.9
Billy Paultz 90.5 9.0 8.9 8.7 8.6 7.0 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.0 4.0 2.7 0.3 0.1
Tom Owens 89.7 10.4 8.3 8.0 6.9 6.9 6.0 4.8 3.2 2.9 2.5 0.9 0.6
Dave Robisch 88.2 10.1 9.1 8.6 8.5 7.8 5.2 5.0 4.2 2.3 2.3 0.7 0.4 0.1
Clyde Lovellette 87.2 10.1 9.0 8.5 8.5 8.2 8.1 6.5 5.2 3.6 2.1 1.3
Nate Thurmond 86.9 9.9 9.0 7.2 7.2 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.2 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.5 2.4
Bill Cartwright 86.3 10.1 10.0 9.8 9.7 6.4 5.8 5.0 4.5 4.2 2.5 2.1 1.2 0.0
Swen Nater 86.2 9.7 8.7 8.6 6.9 6.8 6.8 5.5 3.1 1.2 1.2 -0.1
Jim Eakins 85.6 9.0 8.5 7.6 7.4 7.4 6.6 3.6 3.6 2.9 0.9
Clifford Ray 85.5 8.7 8.2 8.1 7.0 6.9 6.7 5.7 3.8 1.9 -0.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.4 8.7 8.1 7.8 6.6 6.1 5.6 5.0 2.9 2.5 2.5 0.7 0.5
Billy Paultz 90.6 9.0 8.9 8.7 8.6 7.0 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.0 4.0 2.7 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0
Tom Owens 89.7 10.4 8.3 8.0 6.9 6.9 6.0 4.8 3.2 2.9 2.5 0.9 0.6
Dave Robisch 88.2 10.1 9.1 8.6 8.5 7.8 5.2 5.0 4.2 2.3 2.3 0.7 0.4 0.1
Clyde Lovellette 87.2 10.1 9.0 8.5 8.5 8.2 8.1 6.5 5.2 3.6 2.1 1.3
Swen Nater 86.2 9.7 8.7 8.6 6.9 6.8 6.8 5.5 3.1 1.2 1.2 -0.1
Bill Cartwright 86.1 10.1 10.0 9.8 9.7 6.4 5.8 5.0 4.5 4.2 2.5 2.1 1.3 1.2 0.2 0.0
Jim Eakins 85.6 9.0 8.5 7.6 7.4 7.4 6.6 3.6 3.6 2.9 0.9
Clifford Ray 85.5 8.7 8.2 8.1 7.0 6.9 6.7 5.7 3.8 1.9 -0.3
Nate Thurmond 85.5 9.9 9.0 7.2 7.2 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.2 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.5 2.4 2.3
Marcus Camby 84.8 10.3 8.5 7.6 6.9 6.8 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.2 3.7 3.7 3.5 2.1 1.5 0.9

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
2003 NBA
2005 NBA
Honors
1997-98 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
Games
1997-98 NBA 82 (1)
Offensive Rebounds
1997-98 NBA 279 (4)
2003-04 NBA 279 (3)
2004-05 NBA 299 (1)
2005-06 NBA 245 (7)
2006-07 NBA 242 (9)
2007-08 NBA 263 (7)
Career NBA 2444 (42)
Career 2444 (48)
Blocks
2003-04 NBA 201 (4)
2004-05 NBA 165 (6)
Career NBA 1327 (40)
Career 1327 (42)
Personal Fouls
1997-98 NBA 288 (7)
2002-03 NBA 274 (8)
2003-04 NBA 277 (6)
2004-05 NBA 313 (2)
2005-06 NBA 280 (7)
Blocks Per Game
2003-04 NBA 2.5 (7)
2004-05 NBA 2.1 (8)
Career NBA 1.6 (36)
Career 1.6 (39)
Offensive Rebound Pct
1997-98 NBA 14.6 (3)
2002-03 NBA 10.8 (10)
2003-04 NBA 12.1 (6)
2004-05 NBA 13.2 (5)
2005-06 NBA 12.6 (4)
2006-07 NBA 12.9 (5)
2007-08 NBA 13.1 (5)
Career NBA 12.4 (18)
Career 12.4 (18)
Defensive Rebound Pct
Career NBA 19.1 (93)
Total Rebound Pct
1997-98 NBA 18.6 (5)
Career NBA 15.7 (57)
Career 15.7 (64)
Block Pct
Career NBA 4.3 (30)
Career 4.3 (30)
Defensive Rating
1997-98 NBA 96.9 (5)
2006-07 NBA 99.3 (10)
2008-09 NBA 100.5 (7)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1997-98 NBA .189 (9)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.002 (454)
NBA Elo Player Rating
217th (overall) as of Feb 8, 2012, 6:54AM
 

Transactions

June 26, 1996: Drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1996 NBA Draft.

February 17, 2010: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers with Emir Preldzic and a 2010 1st round draft pick (Lazar Hayward) to the Washington Wizards; the Los Angeles Clippers traded Sebastian Telfair to the Cleveland Cavaliers; the Los Angeles Clippers traded Al Thornton to the Washington Wizards; the Washington Wizards traded Antawn Jamison to the Cleveland Cavaliers; and the Washington Wizards traded Drew Gooden to the Los Angeles Clippers.

February 26, 2010: Waived by the Washington Wizards.

March 23, 2010: Signed a contract for the rest of the season with the Cleveland Cavaliers

July 17, 2010: Signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1996-97 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $720,000
1997-98 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $828,000
1999-00 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $9,000,000
2000-01 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $10,130,000
2001-02 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $11,250,000
2002-03 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $12,375,000
2003-04 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $13,500,000
2004-05 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $14,625,000
2005-06 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $8,740,000
2006-07 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $9,442,697
2007-08 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $10,142,156
2008-09 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $10,841,615
2009-10 Washington Wizards NBA $11,541,074
2010-11 Miami Heat NBA $1,352,181
Career (may be incomplete) $124,487,723

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