Ruben Nathaniel Patterson
Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-5 ▪ Weight: 224 lbs.
Born: July 31, 1975 in Cleveland, Ohio
High School: John Hay in Cleveland, Ohio
College: University of Cincinnati
Draft: Los Angeles Lakers, 2nd round (2nd pick, 31st overall), 1998 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: February 5, 1999
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 75 | 14 | 1765 | 319 | 619 | 9 | 36 | 192 | 274 | 155 | 298 | 107 | 79 | 37 | 114 | 139 | 839 | .515 | .250 | .701 | 23.5 | 11.2 | 4.0 | 1.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 37 | 7 | 877 | 163 | 310 | 6 | 21 | 86 | 114 | 74 | 143 | 57 | 37 | 16 | 58 | 73 | 418 | .526 | .286 | .754 | 23.7 | 11.3 | 3.9 | 1.5 |
| Road | 38 | 7 | 888 | 156 | 309 | 3 | 15 | 106 | 160 | 81 | 155 | 50 | 42 | 21 | 56 | 66 | 421 | .505 | .200 | .663 | 23.4 | 11.1 | 4.1 | 1.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 42 | 13 | 1061 | 195 | 370 | 8 | 26 | 111 | 153 | 81 | 167 | 70 | 45 | 24 | 71 | 72 | 509 | .527 | .308 | .725 | 25.3 | 12.1 | 4.0 | 1.7 |
| Post | 33 | 1 | 704 | 124 | 249 | 1 | 10 | 81 | 121 | 74 | 131 | 37 | 34 | 13 | 43 | 67 | 330 | .498 | .100 | .669 | 21.3 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 1.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 46 | 5 | 1061 | 186 | 367 | 6 | 21 | 119 | 164 | 94 | 189 | 69 | 43 | 25 | 66 | 91 | 497 | .507 | .286 | .726 | 23.1 | 10.8 | 4.1 | 1.5 |
| Loss | 29 | 9 | 704 | 133 | 252 | 3 | 15 | 73 | 110 | 61 | 109 | 38 | 36 | 12 | 48 | 48 | 342 | .528 | .200 | .664 | 24.3 | 11.8 | 3.8 | 1.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | November | 10 | 2 | 267 | 43 | 96 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 42 | 14 | 38 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 122 | .448 | .100 | .833 | 26.7 | 12.2 | 3.8 | 2.2 |
| December | 13 | 10 | 437 | 84 | 158 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 59 | 36 | 65 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 215 | .532 | .500 | .712 | 33.6 | 16.5 | 5.0 | 1.7 | |
| January | 15 | 1 | 282 | 44 | 84 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 42 | 26 | 54 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 117 | .524 | .200 | .667 | 18.8 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 1.1 | |
| February | 13 | 0 | 275 | 62 | 101 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 52 | 26 | 49 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 20 | 28 | 157 | .614 | .333 | .615 | 21.2 | 12.1 | 3.8 | 1.2 | |
| March | 16 | 0 | 314 | 54 | 115 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 52 | 34 | 57 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 23 | 35 | 146 | .470 | .250 | .712 | 19.6 | 9.1 | 3.6 | 1.1 | |
| April | 8 | 1 | 190 | 32 | 65 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 27 | 19 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 82 | .492 | .000 | .667 | 23.8 | 10.3 | 4.4 | 1.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 6 | 1 | 173 | 33 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 78 | .623 | .000 | .632 | 28.8 | 13.0 | 4.5 | 2.3 |
| Monday | 7 | 0 | 156 | 25 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 33 | 13 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 70 | .510 | 1.000 | .576 | 22.3 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | |
| Tuesday | 12 | 2 | 296 | 64 | 117 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 44 | 25 | 57 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 159 | .547 | .250 | .659 | 24.7 | 13.3 | 4.8 | 1.4 | |
| Wednesday | 11 | 2 | 236 | 40 | 76 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 42 | 26 | 46 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 111 | .526 | .000 | .738 | 21.5 | 10.1 | 4.2 | 0.5 | |
| Thursday | 12 | 2 | 237 | 43 | 84 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 46 | 17 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 126 | .512 | .500 | .804 | 19.8 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 1.3 | |
| Friday | 11 | 4 | 312 | 42 | 106 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 43 | 27 | 50 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 114 | .396 | .000 | .698 | 28.4 | 10.4 | 4.5 | 2.0 | |
| Saturday | 16 | 3 | 355 | 72 | 134 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 47 | 31 | 56 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 181 | .537 | .333 | .723 | 22.2 | 11.3 | 3.5 | 1.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 14 | 14 | 518 | 92 | 188 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 61 | 39 | 72 | 35 | 22 | 10 | 37 | 35 | 229 | .489 | .250 | .689 | 37.0 | 16.4 | 5.1 | 2.5 |
| Reserve | 61 | 0 | 1247 | 227 | 431 | 6 | 24 | 150 | 213 | 116 | 226 | 72 | 57 | 27 | 77 | 104 | 610 | .527 | .250 | .704 | 20.4 | 10.0 | 3.7 | 1.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 6 | 5 | 254 | 37 | 80 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 21 | 39 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 98 | .463 | .143 | .742 | 42.3 | 16.3 | 6.5 | 4.3 |
| 30-39 | 12 | 8 | 424 | 90 | 162 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 54 | 36 | 69 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 217 | .556 | .375 | .630 | 35.3 | 18.1 | 5.8 | 1.7 | |
| 20-29 | 28 | 1 | 658 | 125 | 226 | 4 | 13 | 89 | 122 | 62 | 122 | 36 | 21 | 14 | 39 | 56 | 343 | .553 | .308 | .730 | 23.5 | 12.3 | 4.4 | 1.3 | |
| 10-19 | 25 | 0 | 408 | 65 | 146 | 1 | 8 | 45 | 65 | 36 | 67 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 29 | 40 | 176 | .445 | .125 | .692 | 16.3 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | |
| 0-9 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .400 | .500 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 20 | 5 | 481 | 85 | 167 | 2 | 10 | 45 | 65 | 39 | 75 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 26 | 29 | 217 | .509 | .200 | .692 | 24.1 | 10.9 | 3.8 | 1.4 |
| 1 Day | 37 | 3 | 809 | 148 | 286 | 4 | 15 | 100 | 142 | 78 | 146 | 50 | 46 | 20 | 56 | 71 | 400 | .517 | .267 | .704 | 21.9 | 10.8 | 3.9 | 1.4 | |
| 2 Days | 11 | 5 | 300 | 53 | 110 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 39 | 24 | 45 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 20 | 132 | .482 | .125 | .641 | 27.3 | 12.0 | 4.1 | 2.3 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 1 | 157 | 27 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 24 | 13 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 74 | .563 | .500 | .792 | 26.2 | 12.3 | 5.2 | 0.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 30 | 3 | 672 | 106 | 224 | 3 | 16 | 75 | 104 | 64 | 122 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 54 | 57 | 290 | .473 | .188 | .721 | 22.4 | 9.7 | 4.1 | 1.4 |
| Western | 45 | 11 | 1093 | 213 | 395 | 6 | 20 | 117 | 170 | 91 | 176 | 66 | 52 | 23 | 60 | 82 | 549 | .539 | .300 | .688 | 24.3 | 12.2 | 3.9 | 1.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 14 | 1 | 287 | 51 | 100 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 48 | 34 | 55 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 137 | .510 | .333 | .688 | 20.5 | 9.8 | 3.9 | 1.1 |
| Central | 16 | 2 | 385 | 55 | 124 | 1 | 10 | 42 | 56 | 30 | 67 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 153 | .444 | .100 | .750 | 24.1 | 9.6 | 4.2 | 1.6 | |
| Midwest | 25 | 7 | 615 | 115 | 219 | 3 | 12 | 74 | 100 | 43 | 88 | 40 | 32 | 15 | 33 | 43 | 307 | .525 | .250 | .740 | 24.6 | 12.3 | 3.5 | 1.6 | |
| Pacific | 20 | 4 | 478 | 98 | 176 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 70 | 48 | 88 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 27 | 39 | 242 | .557 | .375 | .614 | 23.9 | 12.1 | 4.4 | 1.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | .571 | .000 | 1.000 | 17.5 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 46 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 23 | .545 | 1.000 | .769 | 23.0 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | .444 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 18.5 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | .455 | 1.000 | 18.5 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | .417 | .167 | 22.0 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Dallas | 4 | 0 | 90 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 45 | .654 | .000 | .733 | 22.5 | 11.3 | 4.0 | 0.5 | |
| Denver | 4 | 1 | 101 | 21 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 53 | .500 | .333 | .714 | 25.3 | 13.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 1 | 63 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | .278 | .714 | 31.5 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 38 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | .429 | .000 | .000 | 19.0 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | |
| Houston | 3 | 1 | 86 | 17 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 43 | .515 | 1.000 | .727 | 28.7 | 14.3 | 6.7 | 2.3 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 59 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 36 | .632 | .000 | .800 | 29.5 | 18.0 | 6.5 | 1.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 1 | 106 | 25 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 63 | .625 | .500 | .600 | 26.5 | 15.8 | 4.8 | 1.3 | |
| LA Lakers | 3 | 0 | 90 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 45 | .667 | .000 | .529 | 30.0 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 2.7 | |
| Memphis | 4 | 1 | 91 | 16 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 49 | .516 | .500 | .800 | 22.8 | 12.3 | 3.8 | 2.0 | |
| Miami | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .400 | .500 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 1 | 69 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 27 | .440 | .000 | .714 | 34.5 | 13.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 1 | 70 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | .469 | .000 | .833 | 17.5 | 8.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 17 | .438 | .000 | .500 | 19.0 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| New York | 2 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | .385 | .000 | 1.000 | 16.0 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 1 | 71 | 19 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 42 | .704 | .500 | .750 | 35.5 | 21.0 | 6.5 | 3.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | .300 | .500 | 21.0 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Phoenix | 4 | 2 | 108 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 40 | .448 | .333 | .722 | 27.0 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | |
| Sacramento | 3 | 1 | 58 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 29 | .520 | 1.000 | 19.3 | 9.7 | 3.3 | 1.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 3 | 1 | 91 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 38 | .579 | .000 | .800 | 30.3 | 12.7 | 3.7 | 2.0 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 0 | 78 | 20 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 47 | .588 | 1.000 | .600 | 19.5 | 11.8 | 3.8 | 0.3 | |
| Toronto | 2 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | .313 | .000 | .714 | 20.5 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 | |
| Utah | 3 | 2 | 86 | 18 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 44 | .500 | .000 | .571 | 28.7 | 14.7 | 3.0 | 1.7 | |
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 24 | .500 | 1.000 | 21.0 | 12.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | ||