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Richard Jefferson

Richard Allen Jefferson

Position: Forward ▪ Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 222 lbs.
Born: June 21, 1980 in Los Angeles, California
High School: Moon Valley in Phoenix, Arizona
College: University of Arizona
Draft: Houston Rockets, 1st round (13th pick, 13th overall), 2001 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 30, 2001
Age: 31 years, 227 days ▪ Experience: 10 years

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Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 3, 2012, 6:33AM
All-Time Rank: #217. Sean Elliott… #218. Cliff Hagan… #219. RICHARD JEFFERSON… #219. Cliff Robinson… #221. Terrell Brandon… #221. Don Nelson… 

Totals

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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
2001-02 21 NJN NBA 79 9 1917 270 591 .457 13 56 .232 189 265 .713 85 208 293 140 64 48 107 211 742
2002-03 22 NJN NBA 80 80 2879 456 911 .501 6 24 .250 324 436 .743 150 364 514 201 80 44 156 216 1242
2003-04 23 NJN NBA 82 82 3133 555 1115 .498 48 132 .364 357 468 .763 109 355 464 315 92 28 198 224 1515
2004-05 24 NJN NBA 33 33 1355 238 564 .422 30 89 .337 227 269 .844 49 191 240 133 33 17 132 109 733
2005-06 25 NJN NBA 78 78 3059 495 1005 .493 60 188 .319 471 580 .812 95 439 534 297 59 17 174 193 1521
2006-07 26 NJN NBA 55 53 1956 303 665 .456 52 145 .359 239 326 .733 48 192 240 148 34 8 120 123 897
2007-08 27 NJN NBA 82 82 3200 619 1328 .466 77 213 .362 542 679 .798 93 249 342 252 76 21 199 225 1857
2008-09 28 MIL NBA 82 82 2939 537 1222 .439 116 292 .397 417 518 .805 57 317 374 199 66 14 165 252 1607
2009-10 29 SAS NBA 81 70 2520 362 775 .467 59 187 .316 211 287 .735 58 298 356 158 45 40 105 178 994
2010-11 30 SAS NBA 81 81 2459 304 642 .474 135 307 .440 148 195 .759 54 256 310 107 38 34 93 164 891
2011-12 31 SAS NBA 24 24 727 92 214 .430 54 125 .432 14 26 .538 11 69 80 37 16 8 20 44 252
Career NBA 757 674 26144 4231 9032 .468 650 1758 .370 3139 4049 .775 809 2938 3747 1987 603 279 1469 1939 12251

Per Game

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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
2001-02 21 NJN NBA 79 9 24.3 3.4 7.5 .457 0.2 0.7 .232 2.4 3.4 .713 1.1 2.6 3.7 1.8 0.8 0.6 1.4 2.7 9.4
2002-03 22 NJN NBA 80 80 36.0 5.7 11.4 .501 0.1 0.3 .250 4.1 5.5 .743 1.9 4.6 6.4 2.5 1.0 0.6 2.0 2.7 15.5
2003-04 23 NJN NBA 82 82 38.2 6.8 13.6 .498 0.6 1.6 .364 4.4 5.7 .763 1.3 4.3 5.7 3.8 1.1 0.3 2.4 2.7 18.5
2004-05 24 NJN NBA 33 33 41.1 7.2 17.1 .422 0.9 2.7 .337 6.9 8.2 .844 1.5 5.8 7.3 4.0 1.0 0.5 4.0 3.3 22.2
2005-06 25 NJN NBA 78 78 39.2 6.3 12.9 .493 0.8 2.4 .319 6.0 7.4 .812 1.2 5.6 6.8 3.8 0.8 0.2 2.2 2.5 19.5
2006-07 26 NJN NBA 55 53 35.6 5.5 12.1 .456 0.9 2.6 .359 4.3 5.9 .733 0.9 3.5 4.4 2.7 0.6 0.1 2.2 2.2 16.3
2007-08 27 NJN NBA 82 82 39.0 7.5 16.2 .466 0.9 2.6 .362 6.6 8.3 .798 1.1 3.0 4.2 3.1 0.9 0.3 2.4 2.7 22.6
2008-09 28 MIL NBA 82 82 35.8 6.5 14.9 .439 1.4 3.6 .397 5.1 6.3 .805 0.7 3.9 4.6 2.4 0.8 0.2 2.0 3.1 19.6
2009-10 29 SAS NBA 81 70 31.1 4.5 9.6 .467 0.7 2.3 .316 2.6 3.5 .735 0.7 3.7 4.4 2.0 0.6 0.5 1.3 2.2 12.3
2010-11 30 SAS NBA 81 81 30.4 3.8 7.9 .474 1.7 3.8 .440 1.8 2.4 .759 0.7 3.2 3.8 1.3 0.5 0.4 1.1 2.0 11.0
2011-12 31 SAS NBA 24 24 30.3 3.8 8.9 .430 2.3 5.2 .432 0.6 1.1 .538 0.5 2.9 3.3 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.8 10.5
Career NBA 757 674 34.5 5.6 11.9 .468 0.9 2.3 .370 4.1 5.3 .775 1.1 3.9 4.9 2.6 0.8 0.4 1.9 2.6 16.2

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
2001-02 21 NJN NBA 79 9 1917 5.1 11.1 .457 0.2 1.1 .232 3.5 5.0 .713 1.6 3.9 5.5 2.6 1.2 0.9 2.0 4.0 13.9
2002-03 22 NJN NBA 80 80 2879 5.7 11.4 .501 0.1 0.3 .250 4.1 5.5 .743 1.9 4.6 6.4 2.5 1.0 0.6 2.0 2.7 15.5
2003-04 23 NJN NBA 82 82 3133 6.4 12.8 .498 0.6 1.5 .364 4.1 5.4 .763 1.3 4.1 5.3 3.6 1.1 0.3 2.3 2.6 17.4
2004-05 24 NJN NBA 33 33 1355 6.3 15.0 .422 0.8 2.4 .337 6.0 7.1 .844 1.3 5.1 6.4 3.5 0.9 0.5 3.5 2.9 19.5
2005-06 25 NJN NBA 78 78 3059 5.8 11.8 .493 0.7 2.2 .319 5.5 6.8 .812 1.1 5.2 6.3 3.5 0.7 0.2 2.0 2.3 17.9
2006-07 26 NJN NBA 55 53 1956 5.6 12.2 .456 1.0 2.7 .359 4.4 6.0 .733 0.9 3.5 4.4 2.7 0.6 0.1 2.2 2.3 16.5
2007-08 27 NJN NBA 82 82 3200 7.0 14.9 .466 0.9 2.4 .362 6.1 7.6 .798 1.0 2.8 3.8 2.8 0.9 0.2 2.2 2.5 20.9
2008-09 28 MIL NBA 82 82 2939 6.6 15.0 .439 1.4 3.6 .397 5.1 6.3 .805 0.7 3.9 4.6 2.4 0.8 0.2 2.0 3.1 19.7
2009-10 29 SAS NBA 81 70 2520 5.2 11.1 .467 0.8 2.7 .316 3.0 4.1 .735 0.8 4.3 5.1 2.3 0.6 0.6 1.5 2.5 14.2
2010-11 30 SAS NBA 81 81 2459 4.5 9.4 .474 2.0 4.5 .440 2.2 2.9 .759 0.8 3.7 4.5 1.6 0.6 0.5 1.4 2.4 13.0
2011-12 31 SAS NBA 24 24 727 4.6 10.6 .430 2.7 6.2 .432 0.7 1.3 .538 0.5 3.4 4.0 1.8 0.8 0.4 1.0 2.2 12.5
Career NBA 757 674 26144 5.8 12.4 .468 0.9 2.4 .370 4.3 5.6 .775 1.1 4.0 5.2 2.7 0.8 0.4 2.0 2.7 16.9

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
2001-02 21 NJN NBA 79 1917 13.4 .524 .468 4.9 12.2 8.6 11.7 1.7 1.8 13.1 19.1 104 101 1.8 2.9 4.7 .117
2002-03 22 NJN NBA 80 2879 16.6 .563 .504 6.0 14.4 10.2 12.1 1.5 1.1 12.4 19.7 111 100 5.4 4.4 9.9 .164
2003-04 23 NJN NBA 82 3133 18.1 .573 .519 4.1 13.3 8.7 18.7 1.6 0.7 13.0 22.8 110 100 6.5 4.4 11.0 .168
2004-05 24 NJN NBA 33 1355 16.6 .537 .449 4.3 17.2 10.7 19.0 1.3 1.0 16.2 28.2 100 104 0.6 1.8 2.4 .086
2005-06 25 NJN NBA 78 3059 18.9 .603 .522 3.6 17.1 10.2 18.0 1.0 0.4 12.1 22.1 117 104 7.6 4.1 11.7 .184
2006-07 26 NJN NBA 55 1956 13.8 .555 .495 2.9 11.5 7.2 13.1 0.9 0.3 12.9 22.1 106 109 2.0 1.4 3.4 .082
2007-08 27 NJN NBA 82 3200 17.4 .571 .495 3.4 9.0 6.2 15.0 1.2 0.5 10.9 26.1 112 112 6.1 1.5 7.6 .114
2008-09 28 MIL NBA 82 2939 15.4 .554 .487 2.2 13.3 7.5 11.7 1.2 0.4 10.2 24.6 110 110 4.2 2.4 6.6 .109
2009-10 29 SAS NBA 81 2520 13.1 .551 .505 2.7 13.6 8.3 9.6 0.9 1.1 10.4 18.3 110 106 3.0 3.0 6.0 .113
2010-11 30 SAS NBA 81 2459 12.4 .612 .579 2.6 11.8 7.3 6.5 0.8 1.0 11.3 15.4 116 109 3.7 2.1 5.9 .115
2011-12 31 SAS NBA 24 727 12.4 .559 .556 1.8 11.2 6.5 7.8 1.2 0.8 8.1 15.7 109 105 1.0 0.6 1.6 .103
Career NBA 757 26144 15.7 .566 .504 3.6 13.2 8.4 13.4 1.2 0.8 12.0 21.6 110 105 41.9 28.7 70.6 .130

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
2001-02 21 NJN NBA 20 441 53 114 0 2 33 60 16 92 25 11 9 26 40 139 .465 .000 .550 22.1 7.0 4.6 1.3
2002-03 22 NJN NBA 20 711 110 231 0 3 61 85 29 127 47 16 4 46 67 281 .476 .000 .718 35.6 14.1 6.4 2.4
2003-04 23 NJN NBA 11 460 66 158 9 33 77 108 14 69 42 14 8 43 35 218 .418 .273 .713 41.8 19.8 6.3 3.8
2004-05 24 NJN NBA 4 140 20 50 2 10 21 31 8 22 9 3 0 8 14 63 .400 .200 .677 35.0 15.8 5.5 2.3
2005-06 25 NJN NBA 11 437 90 165 12 29 52 63 7 45 45 10 4 30 32 244 .545 .414 .825 39.7 22.2 4.1 4.1
2006-07 26 NJN NBA 12 489 81 168 13 40 61 66 4 67 27 9 5 27 24 236 .482 .325 .924 40.8 19.7 5.6 2.3
2009-10 29 SAS NBA 10 334 34 70 1 5 25 33 8 53 18 6 6 15 20 94 .486 .200 .758 33.4 9.4 5.3 1.8
2010-11 30 SAS NBA 6 176 12 31 6 17 9 11 2 25 5 3 3 6 13 39 .387 .353 .818 29.3 6.5 4.2 0.8
Career NBA 94 3188 466 987 43 139 339 457 88 500 218 72 39 201 245 1314 .472 .309 .742 33.9 14.0 5.3 2.3

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
2001-02 21 NJN NBA 20 441 11.2 .495 .465 3.9 19.9 11.7 9.2 1.3 1.6 15.6 16.8 94 102 0.0 0.5 0.5 .053
2002-03 22 NJN NBA 20 711 12.9 .523 .476 4.5 16.4 10.3 12.1 1.2 0.5 14.6 20.0 101 100 0.4 1.1 1.5 .103
2003-04 23 NJN NBA 11 460 16.5 .530 .446 3.7 13.2 8.7 19.0 1.6 1.3 17.3 25.5 99 95 0.6 0.7 1.3 .132
2004-05 24 NJN NBA 4 140 12.3 .495 .420 5.9 13.1 9.1 12.4 1.1 0.0 11.2 23.2 101 115 0.0 0.0 0.0 .016
2005-06 25 NJN NBA 11 437 20.1 .633 .582 1.9 11.3 6.4 20.3 1.2 0.9 13.5 24.4 117 109 1.0 0.4 1.4 .157
2006-07 26 NJN NBA 12 489 16.7 .599 .521 1.0 15.1 8.2 10.8 1.0 0.8 12.1 22.1 110 101 0.9 0.7 1.6 .156
2009-10 29 SAS NBA 10 334 10.9 .556 .493 2.7 15.4 9.1 8.2 0.9 1.4 15.1 13.9 106 111 0.2 0.3 0.4 .061
2010-11 30 SAS NBA 6 176 7.7 .544 .484 1.3 15.6 8.3 4.6 0.9 1.2 14.3 11.2 101 107 0.0 0.2 0.2 .054
Career NBA 94 3188 14.2 .553 .494 3.1 15.2 9.1 12.8 1.2 1.0 14.5 20.3 104 103 3.1 3.9 7.0 .105

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 10 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Richard Jefferson 11.7 11.0 9.9 7.6 6.6 6.0 5.9 4.7 3.4 2.4
Cedric Maxwell 89.4 12.2 11.7 11.0 9.1 6.6 6.4 5.4 5.4 4.6 4.2
Cliff Hagan 89.1 11.8 11.7 10.8 10.0 8.5 6.5 6.0 4.7 3.7 1.3
Rudy Tomjanovich 88.8 12.8 10.4 10.1 8.4 7.3 6.9 6.2 3.6 1.7 1.0
Andrei Kirilenko 88.8 11.6 9.2 7.9 7.3 7.1 6.0 5.5 4.6 4.5 4.4
Chris Webber 88.7 11.0 10.7 9.3 8.6 8.3 7.8 6.9 4.0 3.6 1.9
Billy Cunningham 88.5 11.9 10.3 10.0 9.0 8.3 6.8 6.4 6.1 5.0 3.5
Bob Boozer 88.4 11.6 10.6 9.4 5.9 5.8 5.3 3.9 3.9 2.8 1.4
John Drew 88.3 10.6 8.9 8.9 7.9 7.1 6.4 5.5 5.4 4.5 3.0
Chris Mullin 88.3 12.2 10.8 10.6 10.2 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.7 2.9 1.7
George McGinnis 88.1 11.6 11.4 10.1 8.6 8.5 7.9 7.1 5.3 1.9 1.7
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Richard Jefferson 11.7 11.0 9.9 7.6 6.6 6.0 5.9 4.7 3.4 2.4
Rudy Tomjanovich 89.2 12.8 10.4 10.1 8.4 7.3 6.9 6.2 3.6 2.1 1.7 1.0
Andrei Kirilenko 88.8 11.6 9.2 7.9 7.3 7.1 6.0 5.5 4.6 4.5 4.4
Bob Boozer 88.3 11.6 10.6 9.4 5.9 5.8 5.3 3.9 3.9 3.7 2.8 1.4
Cedric Maxwell 87.9 12.2 11.7 11.0 9.1 6.6 6.4 5.4 5.4 4.6 4.2 2.0
George McGinnis 87.8 11.6 11.4 10.1 8.6 8.5 7.9 7.1 5.3 1.9 1.7 0.4
John Drew 87.7 10.6 8.9 8.9 7.9 7.1 6.4 5.5 5.4 4.5 3.0 0.7
Billy Cunningham 87.6 11.9 10.3 10.0 9.0 8.3 6.8 6.4 6.1 5.0 3.5 1.2
Harry Gallatin 86.6 11.8 11.3 8.9 8.3 8.1 7.8 7.6 6.1 5.6 2.8
Larry Johnson 86.2 10.1 9.6 8.9 8.5 7.7 6.9 5.1 4.9 4.1 3.9
Bernard King 86.1 12.1 9.1 8.7 7.5 7.1 6.5 5.9 5.5 4.9 3.5 2.8 1.2 0.4 0.0

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
1998-99 18 ARIZONA 28 755 104 210 12 33 97 125 134 80 18 11 68 68 317 .495 .364 .776 27.0 11.3 4.8 2.9
1999-00 19 ARIZONA 21 495 84 167 17 40 45 63 92 58 6 24 55 53 230 .503 .425 .714 23.6 11.0 4.4 2.8
2000-01 20 ARIZONA 35 961 147 307 31 90 72 110 190 94 27 28 104 98 397 .479 .344 .655 27.5 11.3 5.4 2.7
Career 84 2211 335 684 60 163 214 298 416 232 51 63 227 219 944 .490 .368 .718 26.3 11.2 5.0 2.8

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Monthly Awards
Jan 2002: Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month
Honors
1998 McDonald's All American
2001-02 NBA All-Rookie (2nd)
Games
2003-04 NBA 82 (3)
2007-08 NBA 82 (1)
2008-09 NBA 82 (1)
2011-12 NBA 24 (5)
Minutes Played
2003-04 NBA 3133 (8)
2007-08 NBA 3200 (4)
3-Pt Field Goals
2011-12 NBA 54 (2)
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
2011-12 NBA 125 (6)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
2010-11 NBA .440 (5)
Free Throws
2007-08 NBA 542 (6)
Free Throw Attempts
2007-08 NBA 679 (7)
Points
2007-08 NBA 1857 (6)
Minutes Per Game
2007-08 NBA 39.0 (8)
Career NBA 34.5 (98)
Points Per Game
2007-08 NBA 22.6 (9)
True Shooting Pct
2005-06 NBA .604 (5)
2010-11 NBA .612 (8)
Career NBA .567 (88)
Career .567 (91)
Effective Field Goal Pct
2010-11 NBA .579 (4)
Win Shares
2003-04 NBA 11.0 (9)
Hall of Fame Probability
Active 0.004 (62)
Career 0.004 (370)
NBA Elo Player Rating
219th (overall) as of Feb 3, 2012, 6:33AM
42nd (active) as of Feb 3, 2012, 6:33AM
     

Transactions

June 27, 2001: Drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 2001 NBA Draft.

June 27, 2001: Traded by the Houston Rockets with Brandon Armstrong and Jason Collins to the New Jersey Nets for Eddie Griffin.

June 26, 2008: Traded by the New Jersey Nets to the Milwaukee Bucks for Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons.

June 23, 2009: Traded by the Milwaukee Bucks to the San Antonio Spurs for Bruce Bowen, Fabricio Oberto and Kurt Thomas.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2001-02 New Jersey Nets NBA $1,379,400
2002-03 New Jersey Nets NBA $1,482,840
2003-04 New Jersey Nets NBA $1,586,280
2004-05 New Jersey Nets NBA $2,266,794
2005-06 New Jersey Nets NBA $10,200,000
2006-07 New Jersey Nets NBA $11,200,000
2007-08 New Jersey Nets NBA $12,200,000
2008-09 Milwaukee Bucks NBA $13,200,000
2009-10 San Antonio Spurs NBA $14,200,000
2010-11 San Antonio Spurs NBA $8,400,000
Career (may be incomplete) $76,115,314

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