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Al Jefferson

Al Jefferson

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 265 lbs.
Born: January 4, 1985 in Monticello, Mississippi
High School: Prentiss in Prentiss, Mississippi
Draft: Boston Celtics, 1st round (15th pick, 15th overall), 2004 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 3, 2004
Age: 28 years, 138 days ▪ Experience: 9 years

Elo Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last updated May 23, 2013 3:17 AM

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
2004-05 20 BOS NBA PF 71 1 1051 195 369 .528 0 3 .000 85 135 .630 119 193 312 24 22 55 66 195 475
2005-06 21 BOS NBA PF 59 7 1062 189 379 .499 0 4 .000 86 134 .642 97 202 299 30 30 46 62 166 464
2006-07 22 BOS NBA C 69 60 2319 453 882 .514 0 1 .000 201 295 .681 237 519 756 88 48 106 136 232 1107
2007-08 23 MIN NBA C 82 82 2919 721 1441 .500 0 5 .000 284 394 .721 308 603 911 117 74 119 167 222 1726
2008-09 24 MIN NBA C 50 50 1836 485 975 .497 0 4 .000 186 252 .738 172 376 548 79 39 83 92 141 1156
2009-10 25 MIN NBA C 76 76 2463 560 1125 .498 0 4 .000 181 266 .680 180 523 703 137 63 98 136 205 1301
2010-11 26 UTA NBA C 82 82 2940 654 1319 .496 0 0 220 289 .761 235 559 794 149 46 153 105 238 1528
2011-12 27 UTA NBA C 61 61 2075 516 1048 .492 1 4 .250 137 177 .774 133 452 585 134 47 101 62 155 1170
2012-13 28 UTA NBA C 78 78 2578 611 1236 .494 2 17 .118 167 217 .770 156 564 720 164 80 89 105 170 1391
Career NBA 628 497 19243 4384 8774 .500 3 42 .071 1547 2159 .717 1637 3991 5628 922 449 850 931 1724 10318

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
2004-05 20 BOS NBA PF 71 1 14.8 2.7 5.2 .528 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .630 1.7 2.7 4.4 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.9 2.7 6.7
2005-06 21 BOS NBA PF 59 7 18.0 3.2 6.4 .499 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 2.3 .642 1.6 3.4 5.1 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.1 2.8 7.9
2006-07 22 BOS NBA C 69 60 33.6 6.6 12.8 .514 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 4.3 .681 3.4 7.5 11.0 1.3 0.7 1.5 2.0 3.4 16.0
2007-08 23 MIN NBA C 82 82 35.6 8.8 17.6 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 3.5 4.8 .721 3.8 7.4 11.1 1.4 0.9 1.5 2.0 2.7 21.0
2008-09 24 MIN NBA C 50 50 36.7 9.7 19.5 .497 0.0 0.1 .000 3.7 5.0 .738 3.4 7.5 11.0 1.6 0.8 1.7 1.8 2.8 23.1
2009-10 25 MIN NBA C 76 76 32.4 7.4 14.8 .498 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.5 .680 2.4 6.9 9.3 1.8 0.8 1.3 1.8 2.7 17.1
2010-11 26 UTA NBA C 82 82 35.9 8.0 16.1 .496 0.0 0.0 2.7 3.5 .761 2.9 6.8 9.7 1.8 0.6 1.9 1.3 2.9 18.6
2011-12 27 UTA NBA C 61 61 34.0 8.5 17.2 .492 0.0 0.1 .250 2.2 2.9 .774 2.2 7.4 9.6 2.2 0.8 1.7 1.0 2.5 19.2
2012-13 28 UTA NBA C 78 78 33.1 7.8 15.8 .494 0.0 0.2 .118 2.1 2.8 .770 2.0 7.2 9.2 2.1 1.0 1.1 1.3 2.2 17.8
Career NBA 628 497 30.6 7.0 14.0 .500 0.0 0.1 .071 2.5 3.4 .717 2.6 6.4 9.0 1.5 0.7 1.4 1.5 2.7 16.4

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
2004-05 20 BOS NBA PF 71 1 1051 6.7 12.6 .528 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 4.6 .630 4.1 6.6 10.7 0.8 0.8 1.9 2.3 6.7 16.3
2005-06 21 BOS NBA PF 59 7 1062 6.4 12.8 .499 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 4.5 .642 3.3 6.8 10.1 1.0 1.0 1.6 2.1 5.6 15.7
2006-07 22 BOS NBA C 69 60 2319 7.0 13.7 .514 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 4.6 .681 3.7 8.1 11.7 1.4 0.7 1.6 2.1 3.6 17.2
2007-08 23 MIN NBA C 82 82 2919 8.9 17.8 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 3.5 4.9 .721 3.8 7.4 11.2 1.4 0.9 1.5 2.1 2.7 21.3
2008-09 24 MIN NBA C 50 50 1836 9.5 19.1 .497 0.0 0.1 .000 3.6 4.9 .738 3.4 7.4 10.7 1.5 0.8 1.6 1.8 2.8 22.7
2009-10 25 MIN NBA C 76 76 2463 8.2 16.4 .498 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 3.9 .680 2.6 7.6 10.3 2.0 0.9 1.4 2.0 3.0 19.0
2010-11 26 UTA NBA C 82 82 2940 8.0 16.2 .496 0.0 0.0 2.7 3.5 .761 2.9 6.8 9.7 1.8 0.6 1.9 1.3 2.9 18.7
2011-12 27 UTA NBA C 61 61 2075 9.0 18.2 .492 0.0 0.1 .250 2.4 3.1 .774 2.3 7.8 10.1 2.3 0.8 1.8 1.1 2.7 20.3
2012-13 28 UTA NBA C 78 78 2578 8.5 17.3 .494 0.0 0.2 .118 2.3 3.0 .770 2.2 7.9 10.1 2.3 1.1 1.2 1.5 2.4 19.4
Career NBA 628 497 19243 8.2 16.4 .500 0.0 0.1 .071 2.9 4.0 .717 3.1 7.5 10.5 1.7 0.8 1.6 1.7 3.2 19.3

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
2004-05 20 BOS NBA PF 71 1051 16.6 .554 .528 13.5 21.0 17.3 3.9 1.1 3.9 13.3 21.2 108 104 1.3 1.4 2.7 .123
2005-06 21 BOS NBA PF 59 1062 16.2 .530 .499 11.4 22.6 17.2 5.0 1.5 3.3 12.4 21.6 104 103 0.9 1.5 2.3 .105
2006-07 22 BOS NBA C 69 2319 19.8 .547 .514 12.0 27.4 19.5 7.2 1.1 3.5 11.8 22.4 109 103 3.3 3.3 6.6 .137
2007-08 23 MIN NBA C 82 2919 22.7 .535 .500 11.9 24.7 18.1 7.5 1.3 3.2 9.4 27.5 109 108 4.8 2.9 7.7 .127
2008-09 24 MIN NBA C 50 1836 23.1 .532 .497 10.6 24.9 17.5 8.8 1.1 3.5 7.8 28.9 109 108 2.9 2.0 4.9 .128
2009-10 25 MIN NBA C 76 2463 19.0 .524 .498 8.0 24.2 16.0 10.0 1.3 3.0 9.9 24.3 106 108 2.3 2.3 4.6 .090
2010-11 26 UTA NBA C 82 2940 20.1 .528 .496 9.6 23.2 16.3 9.2 0.8 4.2 6.8 24.2 111 108 5.1 2.7 7.8 .128
2011-12 27 UTA NBA C 61 2075 22.8 .520 .493 7.3 25.3 16.2 12.1 1.2 3.9 5.2 25.7 112 103 4.9 2.5 7.5 .173
2012-13 28 UTA NBA C 78 2578 20.9 .522 .495 7.0 25.9 16.3 12.0 1.6 2.7 7.3 25.3 109 104 4.3 3.3 7.7 .143
Career NBA 628 19243 20.6 .531 .500 9.8 24.7 17.1 9.0 1.2 3.5 8.7 25.0 109 106 30.0 21.9 51.8 .129

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
2004-05 20 BOS NBA PF 7 0 136 17 41 .415 0 0 9 12 .750 17 28 45 2 4 8 4 16 43
2011-12 27 UTA NBA C 4 4 141 36 68 .529 0 1 .000 1 4 .250 7 27 34 10 5 3 5 10 73
Career NBA 11 4 277 53 109 .486 0 1 .000 10 16 .625 24 55 79 12 9 11 9 26 116

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
2004-05 20 BOS NBA PF 7 0 19.4 2.4 5.9 .415 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.7 .750 2.4 4.0 6.4 0.3 0.6 1.1 0.6 2.3 6.1
2011-12 27 UTA NBA C 4 4 35.3 9.0 17.0 .529 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 1.0 .250 1.8 6.8 8.5 2.5 1.3 0.8 1.3 2.5 18.3
Career NBA 11 4 25.2 4.8 9.9 .486 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.5 .625 2.2 5.0 7.2 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.8 2.4 10.5

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
2004-05 20 BOS NBA PF 7 0 136 4.5 10.9 .415 0.0 0.0 2.4 3.2 .750 4.5 7.4 11.9 0.5 1.1 2.1 1.1 4.2 11.4
2011-12 27 UTA NBA C 4 4 141 9.2 17.4 .529 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 1.0 .250 1.8 6.9 8.7 2.6 1.3 0.8 1.3 2.6 18.6
Career NBA 11 4 277 6.9 14.2 .486 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 2.1 .625 3.1 7.1 10.3 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.2 3.4 15.1

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
2004-05 20 BOS NBA PF 7 136 16.6 .465 .415 15.5 25.3 20.4 2.7 1.6 5.4 8.0 18.1 105 97 0.1 0.3 0.4 .147
2011-12 27 UTA NBA C 4 141 21.1 .523 .529 4.8 22.8 12.8 16.6 1.9 1.7 6.7 23.0 109 110 0.3 0.0 0.3 .101
Career NBA 11 277 18.9 .500 .486 10.0 24.1 16.6 9.8 1.7 3.5 7.2 20.6 107 103 0.3 0.4 0.7 .124

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 9 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Al Jefferson 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.5 6.6 4.9 4.6 2.7 2.3
Rodney McCray 92.1 9.4 8.5 7.9 7.6 6.3 5.3 4.6 2.9 2.5
Nick Anderson 91.7 8.3 7.7 7.6 7.4 5.3 4.2 3.6 3.1 1.8
Truck Robinson 91.6 7.6 7.3 6.9 6.5 6.0 5.1 4.3 3.3 2.7
David West 91.5 8.4 7.8 7.8 7.5 7.4 5.9 5.2 2.8 0.2
P.J. Brown 91.0 8.2 8.0 7.5 7.5 6.9 5.3 5.1 4.6 4.2
Grant Long 90.9 8.4 7.7 6.6 6.5 5.1 5.0 4.6 2.7 2.6
Michael Cage 90.5 7.6 7.2 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.2 4.3 3.2 1.7
Tom Sanders 90.4 7.6 7.5 7.2 6.8 5.5 5.4 4.3 4.0 3.0
Paul Millsap 90.3 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.2 5.2 4.7
Bob Netolicky 90.1 8.3 8.2 7.5 7.4 5.6 4.9 4.1 2.1 0.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Al Jefferson 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.5 6.6 4.9 4.6 2.7 2.3
Wally Szczerbiak 91.9 8.7 8.0 7.4 7.3 6.2 5.2 4.5 2.9 1.6 1.6
Rodney McCray 91.0 9.4 8.5 7.9 7.6 6.3 5.3 4.6 2.9 2.5 0.9
Paul Millsap 90.3 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.2 5.2 4.7
Bob Netolicky 90.1 8.3 8.2 7.5 7.4 5.6 4.9 4.1 2.1 0.0
Mike Mitchell 87.8 8.3 7.6 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.5 4.4 3.6 2.4 0.4
Truck Robinson 87.6 7.6 7.3 6.9 6.5 6.0 5.1 4.3 3.3 3.2 2.7 -0.1
Troy Murphy 87.0 8.5 7.8 6.5 6.4 6.2 5.3 4.5 1.7 1.4 1.3 0.3 0.3
Greg Ballard 86.2 9.4 7.9 6.9 6.9 6.0 5.6 3.9 3.6 2.0 1.7 0.0
Tayshaun Prince 85.9 9.4 8.0 7.5 7.5 7.0 6.2 3.6 3.3 3.2 2.1 0.8
Nick Anderson 85.6 8.3 7.7 7.6 7.4 5.3 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.1 2.8 1.8 0.0 -0.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Weekly & Monthly Awards

Player of the Week: 5 times (Show/Hide)

Games
2007-08 NBA 82 (1)
2010-11 NBA 82 (2)
Minutes Played
2010-11 NBA 2940 (10)
Field Goals
2007-08 NBA 721 (4)
2011-12 NBA 516 (6)
2012-13 NBA 611 (8)
Field Goal Attempts
2007-08 NBA 1441 (8)
2011-12 NBA 1048 (9)
Offensive Rebounds
2007-08 NBA 308 (2)
2010-11 NBA 235 (9)
Defensive Rebounds
2007-08 NBA 603 (8)
2010-11 NBA 559 (6)
2011-12 NBA 452 (10)
2012-13 NBA 564 (8)
Total Rebounds
2007-08 NBA 911 (4)
2010-11 NBA 794 (6)
Blocks
2010-11 NBA 153 (5)
Rebounds Per Game
2007-08 NBA 11.1 (5)
2010-11 NBA 9.7 (8)
Career NBA 9.0 (80)
Career 9.0 (94)
Blocks Per Game
2010-11 NBA 1.9 (9)
Player Efficiency Rating
2008-09 NBA 23.1 (10)
Career NBA 20.6 (52)
Career 20.6 (54)
Offensive Rebound Pct
Career NBA 9.8 (70)
Career 9.8 (81)
Defensive Rebound Pct
2006-07 NBA 27.4 (6)
2011-12 NBA 25.3 (9)
Active 24.7 (9)
Career NBA 24.7 (14)
Career 24.7 (17)
Total Rebound Pct
2006-07 NBA 19.5 (6)
Career NBA 17.1 (34)
Career 17.1 (40)
Block Pct
Career NBA 3.5 (42)
Career 3.5 (47)
Turnover Pct
2010-11 NBA 6.8 (2)
2011-12 NBA 5.2 (2)
2012-13 NBA 7.3 (3)
Active 8.7 (4)
Career NBA 8.7 (10)
Career 8.7 (11)
Usage Pct
2008-09 NBA 28.9 (8)
Career NBA 25.0 (71)
Career 25.0 (81)
Hall of Fame Probability
Active 0.010 (52)
Career 0.010 (302)
200th (overall) as of May 22, 2013, 10:33AM
45th (active) as of May 22, 2013, 10:33AM
     

Transactions

June 24, 2004: Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 2004 NBA Draft.

July 31, 2007: Traded by the Boston Celtics with Ryan Gomes, Gerald Green, Theo Ratliff, Sebastian Telfair, a 2009 1st round draft pick (Wayne Ellington) and a 2009 1st round draft pick (Jonny Flynn) to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Kevin Garnett.

July 13, 2010: Traded by the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Utah Jazz for Kosta Koufos, a 2011 1st round draft pick (Donatas Motiejunas) and a future 1st round draft pick.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2004-05 Boston Celtics NBA $1,407,240
2005-06 Boston Celtics NBA $1,512,840
2006-07 Boston Celtics NBA $1,618,320
2007-08 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA $2,480,885
2008-09 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA $11,000,000
2009-10 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA $12,000,000
2010-11 Utah Jazz NBA $13,000,000
2011-12 Utah Jazz NBA $14,000,000
Career (may be incomplete) $57,019,285

Contract

Free Agent or Unsigned Draft Pick cap hold ▪ Player, Team, or Early Termination option
Team 2012-13
Utah Jazz $15,000,000
  • Signed extension on October 31, 2007 that begins in 2008-09 for an assumed $65,000,000 plus incentives for 5 years.
  • 2011-12 and 2012-13 each have up to $550,000 in unlikely incentives not included here.

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