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 | 78 | 17 | 1656 | 254 | 516 | 3 | 20 | 138 | 220 | 120 | 265 | 101 | 73 | 29 | 116 | 161 | 649 | .492 | .150 | .627 | 21.2 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 40 | 10 | 803 | 124 | 255 | 1 | 8 | 55 | 93 | 58 | 114 | 53 | 26 | 12 | 60 | 82 | 304 | .486 | .125 | .591 | 20.1 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 |
| Road | 38 | 7 | 853 | 130 | 261 | 2 | 12 | 83 | 127 | 62 | 151 | 48 | 47 | 17 | 56 | 79 | 345 | .498 | .167 | .654 | 22.4 | 9.1 | 4.0 | 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 | 47 | 8 | 1031 | 155 | 329 | 2 | 14 | 98 | 151 | 77 | 174 | 64 | 48 | 20 | 70 | 107 | 410 | .471 | .143 | .649 | 21.9 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 1.4 |
| Post | 31 | 9 | 625 | 99 | 187 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 69 | 43 | 91 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 46 | 54 | 239 | .529 | .167 | .580 | 20.2 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 48 | 11 | 1015 | 156 | 314 | 1 | 11 | 98 | 142 | 77 | 167 | 65 | 48 | 15 | 60 | 97 | 411 | .497 | .091 | .690 | 21.1 | 8.6 | 3.5 | 1.4 |
| Loss | 30 | 6 | 641 | 98 | 202 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 78 | 43 | 98 | 36 | 25 | 14 | 56 | 64 | 238 | .485 | .222 | .513 | 21.4 | 7.9 | 3.3 | 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 |
| Month | October | 2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | .300 | .300 | 19.5 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |
| November | 12 | 4 | 279 | 40 | 75 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 35 | 15 | 56 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 100 | .533 | .250 | .543 | 23.3 | 8.3 | 4.7 | 1.6 | |
| December | 15 | 2 | 298 | 46 | 97 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 48 | 20 | 37 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 37 | 125 | .474 | .200 | .667 | 19.9 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 | |
| January | 15 | 2 | 344 | 57 | 128 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 48 | 33 | 66 | 19 | 26 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 151 | .445 | .000 | .771 | 22.9 | 10.1 | 4.4 | 1.3 | |
| February | 13 | 0 | 270 | 41 | 80 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 18 | 37 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 101 | .513 | .000 | .704 | 20.8 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 1.1 | |
| March | 14 | 9 | 305 | 47 | 85 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 41 | 17 | 47 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 116 | .553 | .500 | .512 | 21.8 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 1.1 | |
| April | 7 | 0 | 121 | 20 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 47 | .488 | .000 | .636 | 17.3 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 9 | 1 | 198 | 25 | 62 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 68 | .403 | .000 | .818 | 22.0 | 7.6 | 3.4 | 1.6 |
| Monday | 6 | 3 | 132 | 31 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 69 | .585 | .000 | .438 | 22.0 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 1.3 | |
| Tuesday | 13 | 2 | 277 | 46 | 90 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 22 | 118 | .511 | .333 | .658 | 21.3 | 9.1 | 3.8 | 1.2 | |
| Wednesday | 17 | 4 | 381 | 63 | 121 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 52 | 28 | 67 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 41 | 162 | .521 | .250 | .673 | 22.4 | 9.5 | 3.9 | 1.7 | |
| Thursday | 6 | 0 | 96 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 25 | .421 | .000 | .529 | 16.0 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | |
| Friday | 15 | 3 | 338 | 52 | 103 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 51 | 25 | 46 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 136 | .505 | .000 | .627 | 22.5 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 0.8 | |
| Saturday | 12 | 4 | 234 | 29 | 68 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 16 | 37 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 71 | .426 | .500 | .500 | 19.5 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 17 | 17 | 433 | 67 | 132 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 46 | 20 | 62 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 159 | .508 | .500 | .522 | 25.5 | 9.4 | 3.6 | 1.3 |
| Reserve | 61 | 0 | 1223 | 187 | 384 | 2 | 18 | 114 | 174 | 100 | 203 | 79 | 55 | 22 | 83 | 133 | 490 | .487 | .111 | .655 | 20.0 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 7 | 5 | 233 | 39 | 74 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 34 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 93 | .527 | .250 | .778 | 33.3 | 13.3 | 4.9 | 1.9 |
| 20-29 | 41 | 10 | 979 | 156 | 318 | 2 | 11 | 90 | 144 | 80 | 173 | 58 | 42 | 13 | 71 | 88 | 404 | .491 | .182 | .625 | 23.9 | 9.9 | 4.2 | 1.4 | |
| 10-19 | 27 | 1 | 421 | 55 | 117 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 51 | 28 | 56 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 36 | 54 | 142 | .470 | .000 | .627 | 15.6 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 1.0 | |
| 0-9 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | .571 | .000 | .286 | 7.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |
| 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 | 22 | 4 | 463 | 75 | 134 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 75 | 28 | 79 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 46 | 53 | 198 | .560 | .200 | .627 | 21.0 | 9.0 | 3.6 | 1.2 |
| 1 Day | 37 | 7 | 745 | 103 | 238 | 1 | 13 | 53 | 84 | 59 | 117 | 46 | 38 | 16 | 43 | 63 | 260 | .433 | .077 | .631 | 20.1 | 7.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | |
| 2 Days | 11 | 5 | 261 | 47 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 38 | 19 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 120 | .540 | 1.000 | .658 | 23.7 | 10.9 | 3.5 | 1.3 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 1 | 165 | 28 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 66 | .560 | .000 | .625 | 23.6 | 9.4 | 3.7 | 2.0 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 30 | 6 | 658 | 100 | 192 | 1 | 10 | 68 | 105 | 37 | 90 | 43 | 28 | 9 | 38 | 67 | 269 | .521 | .100 | .648 | 21.9 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 |
| Western | 48 | 11 | 998 | 154 | 324 | 2 | 10 | 70 | 115 | 83 | 175 | 58 | 45 | 20 | 78 | 94 | 380 | .475 | .200 | .609 | 20.8 | 7.9 | 3.6 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 14 | 2 | 331 | 52 | 103 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 51 | 22 | 54 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 134 | .505 | .143 | .569 | 23.6 | 9.6 | 3.9 | 1.6 |
| Central | 16 | 4 | 327 | 48 | 89 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 54 | 15 | 36 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 40 | 135 | .539 | .000 | .722 | 20.4 | 8.4 | 2.3 | 1.3 | |
| Midwest | 24 | 7 | 485 | 78 | 161 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 46 | 37 | 95 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 32 | 44 | 186 | .484 | .200 | .630 | 20.2 | 7.8 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
| Pacific | 24 | 4 | 513 | 76 | 163 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 69 | 46 | 80 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 46 | 50 | 194 | .466 | .200 | .594 | 21.4 | 8.1 | 3.3 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | .333 | .875 | 23.0 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 50 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | .533 | .000 | .636 | 25.0 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 44 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 16 | .429 | .667 | 22.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 1 | 58 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 28 | .571 | 1.000 | 29.0 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Dallas | 4 | 1 | 86 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 31 | .364 | .000 | .583 | 21.5 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 0.8 | |
| Denver | 4 | 0 | 83 | 18 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 42 | .621 | 1.000 | .556 | 20.8 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | .600 | .000 | .286 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Golden State | 4 | 0 | 74 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 30 | .542 | .000 | .667 | 18.5 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | |
| Houston | 2 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | .625 | 16.5 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | |||
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | .625 | .667 | 15.5 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 4 | 0 | 86 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 38 | .419 | .800 | 21.5 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 4 | 0 | 93 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 31 | .500 | .000 | .455 | 23.3 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 1.5 | |
| Memphis | 3 | 2 | 71 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 34 | .536 | .000 | .667 | 23.7 | 11.3 | 4.0 | 2.0 | |
| Miami | 2 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | .286 | .625 | 20.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | .750 | .000 | .667 | 21.0 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 1 | 72 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 20 | .346 | .667 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 1.3 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 48 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 33 | .591 | .333 | .667 | 24.0 | 16.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | |
| New Orleans | 2 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | .444 | .000 | 1.000 | 22.0 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | |
| New York | 2 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 | .462 | .000 | .833 | 21.5 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 1.0 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 50 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 24 | .786 | .500 | 25.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 1 | 53 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | .385 | .000 | .333 | 26.5 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | |
| Phoenix | 4 | 1 | 88 | 19 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 42 | .528 | .000 | .444 | 22.0 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 1 | 79 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 24 | .409 | .375 | 19.8 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | ||
| San Antonio | 3 | 1 | 62 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 20 | .615 | .667 | 20.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 1.7 | ||
| Seattle | 4 | 2 | 93 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 29 | .375 | 1.000 | .833 | 23.3 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 1.0 | |
| Toronto | 2 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 | .714 | .727 | 21.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Utah | 4 | 1 | 78 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 29 | .458 | .700 | 19.5 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 0.3 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 47 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | .368 | .000 | .286 | 23.5 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | |