Anderson Franca Varejao
Position: Forward-Center ▪ Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: September 28, 1982 in Santa Teresa, Brazil
Draft: Orlando Magic, 2nd round (1st pick, 30th overall), 2004 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 4, 2004
Age: 29 years, 128 days ▪ Experience: 7 years
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | 22 | CLE | NBA | 54 | 0 | 863 | 99 | 193 | .513 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 68 | 127 | .535 | 109 | 148 | 257 | 27 | 41 | 38 | 26 | 122 | 266 |
| 2005-06 | 23 | CLE | NBA | 48 | 4 | 760 | 79 | 150 | .527 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 61 | 119 | .513 | 77 | 158 | 235 | 19 | 31 | 19 | 27 | 118 | 219 |
| 2006-07 | 24 | CLE | NBA | 81 | 6 | 1932 | 191 | 401 | .476 | 0 | 9 | .000 | 165 | 268 | .616 | 191 | 354 | 545 | 75 | 76 | 52 | 67 | 269 | 547 |
| 2007-08 | 25 | CLE | NBA | 48 | 13 | 1320 | 136 | 295 | .461 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 49 | 82 | .598 | 134 | 265 | 399 | 53 | 37 | 26 | 59 | 134 | 321 |
| 2008-09 | 26 | CLE | NBA | 81 | 42 | 2306 | 270 | 504 | .536 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 154 | 250 | .616 | 166 | 415 | 581 | 81 | 75 | 66 | 80 | 239 | 694 |
| 2009-10 | 27 | CLE | NBA | 76 | 7 | 2166 | 267 | 467 | .572 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 116 | 175 | .663 | 189 | 389 | 578 | 87 | 71 | 67 | 67 | 223 | 651 |
| 2010-11 | 28 | CLE | NBA | 31 | 31 | 994 | 114 | 216 | .528 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 54 | 81 | .667 | 98 | 203 | 301 | 45 | 27 | 38 | 40 | 87 | 282 |
| 2011-12 | 29 | CLE | NBA | 20 | 20 | 634 | 87 | 177 | .492 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 34 | 53 | .642 | 93 | 136 | 229 | 35 | 26 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 208 |
| Career | NBA | 439 | 123 | 10975 | 1243 | 2403 | .517 | 1 | 27 | .037 | 701 | 1155 | .607 | 1057 | 2068 | 3125 | 422 | 384 | 321 | 401 | 1242 | 3188 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | 22 | CLE | NBA | 54 | 0 | 16.0 | 1.8 | 3.6 | .513 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.3 | 2.4 | .535 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 4.9 |
| 2005-06 | 23 | CLE | NBA | 48 | 4 | 15.8 | 1.6 | 3.1 | .527 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.3 | 2.5 | .513 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 4.6 |
| 2006-07 | 24 | CLE | NBA | 81 | 6 | 23.9 | 2.4 | 5.0 | .476 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.0 | 3.3 | .616 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 6.8 |
| 2007-08 | 25 | CLE | NBA | 48 | 13 | 27.5 | 2.8 | 6.1 | .461 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.7 | .598 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 8.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 6.7 |
| 2008-09 | 26 | CLE | NBA | 81 | 42 | 28.5 | 3.3 | 6.2 | .536 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.9 | 3.1 | .616 | 2.0 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 8.6 |
| 2009-10 | 27 | CLE | NBA | 76 | 7 | 28.5 | 3.5 | 6.1 | .572 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .200 | 1.5 | 2.3 | .663 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 8.6 |
| 2010-11 | 28 | CLE | NBA | 31 | 31 | 32.1 | 3.7 | 7.0 | .528 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.7 | 2.6 | .667 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 9.1 |
| 2011-12 | 29 | CLE | NBA | 20 | 20 | 31.7 | 4.4 | 8.9 | .492 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 1.7 | 2.7 | .642 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 11.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 10.4 |
| Career | NBA | 439 | 123 | 25.0 | 2.8 | 5.5 | .517 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .037 | 1.6 | 2.6 | .607 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 7.3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | 22 | CLE | NBA | 54 | 0 | 863 | 4.1 | 8.1 | .513 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.8 | 5.3 | .535 | 4.5 | 6.2 | 10.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 11.1 |
| 2005-06 | 23 | CLE | NBA | 48 | 4 | 760 | 3.7 | 7.1 | .527 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.9 | 5.6 | .513 | 3.6 | 7.5 | 11.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 10.4 |
| 2006-07 | 24 | CLE | NBA | 81 | 6 | 1932 | 3.6 | 7.5 | .476 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 3.1 | 5.0 | .616 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 10.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 10.2 |
| 2007-08 | 25 | CLE | NBA | 48 | 13 | 1320 | 3.7 | 8.0 | .461 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.3 | 2.2 | .598 | 3.7 | 7.2 | 10.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 8.8 |
| 2008-09 | 26 | CLE | NBA | 81 | 42 | 2306 | 4.2 | 7.9 | .536 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.4 | 3.9 | .616 | 2.6 | 6.5 | 9.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 10.8 |
| 2009-10 | 27 | CLE | NBA | 76 | 7 | 2166 | 4.4 | 7.8 | .572 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .200 | 1.9 | 2.9 | .663 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 9.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 10.8 |
| 2010-11 | 28 | CLE | NBA | 31 | 31 | 994 | 4.1 | 7.8 | .528 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.0 | 2.9 | .667 | 3.5 | 7.4 | 10.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 10.2 |
| 2011-12 | 29 | CLE | NBA | 20 | 20 | 634 | 4.9 | 10.1 | .492 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 1.9 | 3.0 | .642 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 11.8 |
| Career | NBA | 439 | 123 | 10975 | 4.1 | 7.9 | .517 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .037 | 2.3 | 3.8 | .607 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 10.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 10.5 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | 22 | CLE | NBA | 54 | 863 | 17.0 | .534 | .513 | 14.6 | 20.7 | 17.6 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 9.5 | 14.4 | 117 | 101 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 3.0 | .164 |
| 2005-06 | 23 | CLE | NBA | 48 | 760 | 14.8 | .541 | .527 | 11.9 | 24.8 | 18.3 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 11.8 | 14.0 | 113 | 101 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.3 | .146 |
| 2006-07 | 24 | CLE | NBA | 81 | 1932 | 14.4 | .527 | .476 | 11.2 | 21.8 | 16.4 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 11.4 | 13.7 | 113 | 98 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 6.6 | .164 |
| 2007-08 | 25 | CLE | NBA | 48 | 1320 | 12.0 | .485 | .461 | 11.2 | 23.6 | 17.2 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 15.1 | 13.4 | 103 | 104 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | .086 |
| 2008-09 | 26 | CLE | NBA | 81 | 2306 | 14.6 | .565 | .536 | 8.9 | 20.6 | 15.0 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 11.5 | 14.2 | 116 | 100 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 8.0 | .166 |
| 2009-10 | 27 | CLE | NBA | 76 | 2166 | 15.8 | .598 | .573 | 10.9 | 20.4 | 15.9 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 11.0 | 13.1 | 123 | 102 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 8.1 | .179 |
| 2010-11 | 28 | CLE | NBA | 31 | 994 | 15.2 | .560 | .528 | 11.0 | 24.1 | 17.4 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 114 | 108 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.2 | .105 |
| 2011-12 | 29 | CLE | NBA | 20 | 634 | 18.4 | .519 | .492 | 16.8 | 26.3 | 21.4 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 14.9 | 16.6 | 109 | 101 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.9 | .142 |
| Career | NBA | 439 | 10975 | 15.0 | .548 | .517 | 11.3 | 22.1 | 16.7 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 12.1 | 13.9 | 115 | 101 | 15.7 | 18.7 | 34.3 | .150 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 2005-06 | 23 | CLE | NBA | 13 | 238 | 31 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 37 | 18 | 58 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 50 | 88 | .620 | .703 | 18.3 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 0.2 | |
| 2006-07 | 24 | CLE | NBA | 20 | 447 | 46 | 90 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 48 | 46 | 119 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 119 | .511 | .000 | .563 | 22.4 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.6 |
| 2007-08 | 25 | CLE | NBA | 13 | 240 | 22 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 67 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 53 | .407 | .429 | 18.5 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 0.7 | |
| 2008-09 | 26 | CLE | NBA | 14 | 420 | 41 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 41 | 90 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 49 | 97 | .500 | .682 | 30.0 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 0.6 | |
| 2009-10 | 27 | CLE | NBA | 11 | 255 | 20 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 31 | 22 | 71 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 63 | .417 | .000 | .742 | 23.2 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 0.6 |
| Career | NBA | 71 | 1600 | 160 | 324 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 159 | 147 | 405 | 38 | 67 | 39 | 62 | 220 | 420 | .494 | .000 | .629 | 22.5 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 0.5 | ||
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 |
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| 2005-06 | 23 | CLE | NBA | 13 | 238 | 17.4 | .664 | .620 | 9.1 | 19.8 | 14.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 8.3 | 14.5 | 134 | 104 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | .216 |
| 2006-07 | 24 | CLE | NBA | 20 | 447 | 14.9 | .535 | .511 | 12.0 | 19.3 | 15.6 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 108 | 96 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .152 |
| 2007-08 | 25 | CLE | NBA | 13 | 240 | 9.0 | .419 | .407 | 9.9 | 24.2 | 16.9 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 12.5 | 14.3 | 93 | 100 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | .068 |
| 2008-09 | 26 | CLE | NBA | 14 | 420 | 13.0 | .529 | .500 | 13.0 | 14.6 | 13.8 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 14.1 | 12.3 | 111 | 100 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .139 |
| 2009-10 | 27 | CLE | NBA | 11 | 255 | 11.6 | .511 | .417 | 10.6 | 22.4 | 16.7 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 16.3 | 13.4 | 105 | 103 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .105 |
| Career | NBA | 71 | 1600 | 13.4 | .533 | .494 | 11.3 | 19.4 | 15.4 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 110 | 100 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 4.6 | .138 |
| Thru 7 Years | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||
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| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Anderson Varejao | 8.1 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | |
| Bo Outlaw | 89.8 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| Bob Kauffman | 89.5 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Drew Gooden | 89.2 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Bill Bridges | 87.6 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
| Ricky Pierce | 86.5 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 | -0.1 |
| Al Jefferson | 85.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| Corey Maggette | 84.9 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
| Lamar Odom | 83.9 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
| Metta World Peace | 83.3 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| Sonny Parker | 82.8 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | |
| Career | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||
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| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Anderson Varejao | 8.1 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | |||||
| Bob Kauffman | 89.5 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | ||||
| Al Jefferson | 85.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | ||||
| Kevin Gamble | 85.4 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | -0.1 | |
| Sonny Parker | 82.8 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | |||||
| LaPhonso Ellis | 82.3 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Josh Howard | 79.9 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.0 | -0.2 | |||
| Bob Gross | 79.9 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 | |||
| Fred Schaus | 78.9 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | ||||||
| Drew Gooden | 78.8 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| Trooper Washington | 77.7 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 2.2 | |||||
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Offensive Rebounds
2011-12 NBA 93 (1) |
Total Rebounds
2011-12 NBA 229 (5) |
Personal Fouls
2006-07 NBA 269 (8) |
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Rebounds Per Game
2011-12 NBA 11.4 (4) |
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Defensive Rebound Pct
2011-12 NBA 26.3 (6) |
Total Rebound Pct
2011-12 NBA 21.4 (2) |
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Defensive Win Shares
2008-09 NBA 4.7 (9) |
June 24, 2004: Drafted by the Orlando Magic in the 2nd round (30th pick) of the 2004 NBA Draft.
July 23, 2004: Traded by the Orlando Magic with Drew Gooden and Steven Hunter to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Tony Battie, a 2005 2nd round draft pick (Martynas Andriuskevicius) and a 2007 2nd round draft pick (Brad Newley).
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NBA | $788,000 |
| 2005-06 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NBA | $866,800 |
| 2006-07 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NBA | $945,600 |
| 2007-08 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NBA | $5,356,000 |
| 2008-09 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NBA | $5,784,480 |
| 2009-10 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NBA | $6,300,000 |
| 2010-11 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NBA | $7,281,818 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $27,322,698 |
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