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 | 70 | 36 | 1957 | 319 | 601 | 2 | 25 | 169 | 282 | 126 | 273 | 138 | 106 | 21 | 143 | 164 | 809 | .531 | .080 | .599 | 28.0 | 11.6 | 3.9 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 37 | 20 | 1049 | 179 | 324 | 1 | 13 | 101 | 172 | 64 | 148 | 81 | 54 | 10 | 80 | 91 | 460 | .552 | .077 | .587 | 28.4 | 12.4 | 4.0 | 2.2 |
| Road | 33 | 16 | 908 | 140 | 277 | 1 | 12 | 68 | 110 | 62 | 125 | 57 | 52 | 11 | 63 | 73 | 349 | .505 | .083 | .618 | 27.5 | 10.6 | 3.8 | 1.7 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 51 | 21 | 1374 | 216 | 409 | 1 | 14 | 105 | 183 | 93 | 198 | 92 | 84 | 17 | 98 | 117 | 538 | .528 | .071 | .574 | 26.9 | 10.5 | 3.9 | 1.8 |
| Post | 19 | 15 | 583 | 103 | 192 | 1 | 11 | 64 | 99 | 33 | 75 | 46 | 22 | 4 | 45 | 47 | 271 | .536 | .091 | .646 | 30.7 | 14.3 | 3.9 | 2.4 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 26 | 11 | 713 | 110 | 197 | 1 | 8 | 76 | 110 | 42 | 107 | 60 | 36 | 2 | 48 | 58 | 297 | .558 | .125 | .691 | 27.4 | 11.4 | 4.1 | 2.3 |
| Loss | 44 | 25 | 1244 | 209 | 404 | 1 | 17 | 93 | 172 | 84 | 166 | 78 | 70 | 19 | 95 | 106 | 512 | .517 | .059 | .541 | 28.3 | 11.6 | 3.8 | 1.8 | |
| 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 | 14 | 0 | 258 | 29 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 35 | 20 | 45 | 21 | 26 | 2 | 21 | 30 | 78 | .558 | .000 | .571 | 18.4 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 1.5 |
| December | 13 | 0 | 285 | 39 | 90 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 21 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 97 | .433 | .000 | .633 | 21.9 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 1.6 | |
| January | 15 | 12 | 540 | 95 | 171 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 83 | 36 | 79 | 29 | 31 | 8 | 38 | 40 | 239 | .556 | .200 | .578 | 36.0 | 15.9 | 5.3 | 1.9 | |
| February | 12 | 12 | 388 | 69 | 127 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 45 | 25 | 56 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 162 | .543 | .000 | .533 | 32.3 | 13.5 | 4.7 | 2.0 | |
| March | 5 | 2 | 136 | 20 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 54 | .556 | .000 | .609 | 27.2 | 10.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | |
| April | 11 | 10 | 350 | 67 | 125 | 1 | 8 | 44 | 66 | 21 | 40 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 179 | .536 | .125 | .667 | 31.8 | 16.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | |
| 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 | 11 | 5 | 271 | 49 | 88 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 39 | 18 | 40 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 121 | .557 | .167 | .564 | 24.6 | 11.0 | 3.6 | 1.4 |
| Monday | 6 | 3 | 155 | 21 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 55 | .525 | .000 | .813 | 25.8 | 9.2 | 3.3 | 2.3 | |
| Tuesday | 10 | 6 | 274 | 44 | 79 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 16 | 38 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 105 | .557 | .000 | .630 | 27.4 | 10.5 | 3.8 | 2.2 | |
| Wednesday | 17 | 10 | 477 | 70 | 140 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 77 | 34 | 76 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 35 | 38 | 186 | .500 | .000 | .597 | 28.1 | 10.9 | 4.5 | 1.9 | |
| Thursday | 4 | 1 | 98 | 17 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 44 | .472 | .000 | .625 | 24.5 | 11.0 | 3.3 | 2.0 | |
| Friday | 13 | 8 | 410 | 73 | 129 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 61 | 26 | 54 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 34 | 36 | 177 | .566 | .000 | .508 | 31.5 | 13.6 | 4.2 | 1.7 | |
| Saturday | 9 | 3 | 272 | 45 | 89 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 46 | 14 | 32 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 121 | .506 | .200 | .652 | 30.2 | 13.4 | 3.6 | 2.7 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 36 | 36 | 1233 | 227 | 409 | 2 | 16 | 104 | 176 | 75 | 168 | 82 | 61 | 14 | 88 | 94 | 560 | .555 | .125 | .591 | 34.3 | 15.6 | 4.7 | 2.3 |
| Reserve | 34 | 0 | 724 | 92 | 192 | 0 | 9 | 65 | 106 | 51 | 105 | 56 | 45 | 7 | 55 | 70 | 249 | .479 | .000 | .613 | 21.3 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 10 | 10 | 428 | 91 | 152 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 61 | 25 | 50 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 216 | .599 | .125 | .541 | 42.8 | 21.6 | 5.0 | 2.6 |
| 30-39 | 19 | 16 | 640 | 105 | 200 | 1 | 6 | 58 | 92 | 44 | 93 | 45 | 31 | 7 | 47 | 54 | 269 | .525 | .167 | .630 | 33.7 | 14.2 | 4.9 | 2.4 | |
| 20-29 | 24 | 9 | 608 | 90 | 181 | 0 | 7 | 65 | 104 | 34 | 82 | 44 | 38 | 5 | 45 | 53 | 245 | .497 | .000 | .625 | 25.3 | 10.2 | 3.4 | 1.8 | |
| 10-19 | 17 | 1 | 281 | 33 | 68 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 29 | 79 | .485 | .000 | .520 | 16.5 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 16 | 9 | 495 | 83 | 156 | 1 | 6 | 49 | 69 | 32 | 65 | 37 | 25 | 6 | 33 | 34 | 216 | .532 | .167 | .710 | 30.9 | 13.5 | 4.1 | 2.3 |
| 1 Day | 38 | 21 | 1047 | 179 | 319 | 1 | 13 | 87 | 157 | 68 | 155 | 64 | 51 | 10 | 75 | 97 | 446 | .561 | .077 | .554 | 27.6 | 11.7 | 4.1 | 1.7 | |
| 2 Days | 7 | 3 | 201 | 27 | 63 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 33 | 14 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 75 | .429 | .000 | .636 | 28.7 | 10.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | |
| 3+ Days | 8 | 3 | 198 | 30 | 63 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 71 | .476 | .000 | .524 | 24.8 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 2.4 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 27 | 10 | 718 | 116 | 218 | 0 | 9 | 57 | 101 | 55 | 114 | 44 | 36 | 10 | 56 | 61 | 289 | .532 | .000 | .564 | 26.6 | 10.7 | 4.2 | 1.6 |
| Western | 43 | 26 | 1239 | 203 | 383 | 2 | 16 | 112 | 181 | 71 | 159 | 94 | 70 | 11 | 87 | 103 | 520 | .530 | .125 | .619 | 28.8 | 12.1 | 3.7 | 2.2 | |
| 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 | 10 | 2 | 237 | 31 | 63 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 38 | 16 | 38 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 87 | .492 | .000 | .658 | 23.7 | 8.7 | 3.8 | 2.0 |
| Central | 8 | 3 | 218 | 35 | 73 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 31 | 20 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 88 | .479 | .000 | .581 | 27.3 | 11.0 | 4.3 | 1.1 | |
| Northwest | 14 | 7 | 407 | 60 | 119 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 53 | 27 | 56 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 33 | 34 | 155 | .504 | .286 | .623 | 29.1 | 11.1 | 4.0 | 2.6 | |
| Pacific | 15 | 9 | 485 | 88 | 155 | 0 | 8 | 47 | 75 | 25 | 63 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 31 | 32 | 223 | .568 | .000 | .627 | 32.3 | 14.9 | 4.2 | 2.5 | |
| Southeast | 9 | 5 | 263 | 50 | 82 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 19 | 42 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 114 | .610 | .000 | .438 | 29.2 | 12.7 | 4.7 | 1.7 | |
| Southwest | 14 | 10 | 347 | 55 | 109 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 53 | 19 | 40 | 20 | 27 | 2 | 23 | 37 | 142 | .505 | .000 | .604 | 24.8 | 10.1 | 2.9 | 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 | 1 | 60 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 23 | .526 | .000 | .375 | 30.0 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | .500 | .000 | .571 | 21.5 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 2.5 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 76 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 38 | .696 | .600 | 38.0 | 19.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | ||
| Chicago | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .500 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Cleveland | 2 | 1 | 61 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 24 | .429 | .500 | 30.5 | 12.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Dallas | 3 | 2 | 70 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 35 | .609 | .636 | 23.3 | 11.7 | 3.7 | 2.3 | ||
| Denver | 3 | 2 | 89 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 30 | .409 | .571 | 29.7 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 1 | 59 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 25 | .556 | .000 | .625 | 29.5 | 12.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | |
| Golden State | 4 | 2 | 128 | 22 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 63 | .550 | .000 | .704 | 32.0 | 15.8 | 5.0 | 3.5 | |
| Houston | 3 | 2 | 65 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 19 | .462 | .438 | 21.7 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Indiana | 1 | 1 | 37 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | .412 | .000 | .333 | 37.0 | 15.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 3 | 1 | 92 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 34 | .500 | .667 | 30.7 | 11.3 | 4.7 | 2.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 3 | 3 | 103 | 18 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 46 | .529 | .000 | .714 | 34.3 | 15.3 | 5.7 | 3.7 | |
| Memphis | 2 | 1 | 49 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 27 | .556 | .583 | 24.5 | 13.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Miami | 2 | 1 | 58 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 29 | .765 | .000 | .375 | 29.0 | 14.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 45 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 20 | .538 | .750 | 22.5 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 137 | 26 | 50 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 61 | .520 | .333 | .571 | 34.3 | 15.3 | 5.5 | 2.0 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .333 | .500 | 18.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | ||
| New Orleans | 3 | 3 | 77 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 25 | .423 | .000 | .750 | 25.7 | 8.3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | |
| New York | 2 | 1 | 73 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 36 | .542 | .000 | .588 | 36.5 | 18.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | |
| Orlando | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .500 | .500 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 1 | 54 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19 | .429 | .875 | 27.0 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .588 | .000 | .500 | 20.5 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
| Sacramento | 3 | 3 | 121 | 26 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 57 | .650 | .000 | .385 | 40.3 | 19.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | |
| San Antonio | 3 | 2 | 86 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 36 | .483 | .800 | 28.7 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Seattle | 3 | 0 | 77 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 25 | .588 | .000 | .556 | 25.7 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| Toronto | 2 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | .571 | .750 | 15.0 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Utah | 4 | 2 | 104 | 15 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 39 | .500 | .333 | .889 | 26.0 | 9.8 | 4.0 | 2.8 | |
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 53 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 17 | .471 | .000 | .250 | 26.5 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | |