Anderson Varejao

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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Totals

▪ ▪ Finders: Game ▪ Streak ▪ Head2Head

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

Per Game

▪ ▪ Finders: Game ▪ Streak ▪ Head2Head

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	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	.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	.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	0.1	.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	.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	.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	0.1	.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	0.1	.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	0.2	.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	0.1	.037	1.6	2.6	.607	2.4	4.7	7.1	1.0	0.9	0.7	0.9	2.8	7.3

Per 36 Minutes

▪ ▪ Finders: Game ▪ Streak ▪ Head2Head

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	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	0.1	.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	.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	0.2	.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	0.1	.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	.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	0.1	.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	0.1	.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	0.2	.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	0.1	.037	2.3	3.8	.607	3.5	6.8	10.3	1.4	1.3	1.1	1.3	4.1	10.5

Advanced

▪ ▪ Finders: Game ▪ Streak ▪ Head2Head

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

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
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

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
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

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)

Thru 7 Years		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
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)
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

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors 2009-10 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)	Offensive Rebounds 2011-12 NBA 93 (1)	Total Rebounds 2011-12 NBA 229 (5)	Personal Fouls 2006-07 NBA 269 (8)
Rebounds Per Game 2011-12 NBA 11.4 (4)	Offensive Rebound Pct 2009-10 NBA 10.9 (10) 2011-12 NBA 16.8 (1)	Defensive Rebound Pct 2011-12 NBA 26.3 (6)	Total Rebound Pct 2011-12 NBA 21.4 (2)
Defensive Rating 2006-07 NBA 98.0 (8) 2008-09 NBA 100.0 (4)	Defensive Win Shares 2008-09 NBA 4.7 (9)	Hall of Fame Probability Active 0.000 (122) Career 0.000 (777)

Transactions

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).

Salaries

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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