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Luke Walton

Luke Theodore Walton

Position: Forward ▪ Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: March 28, 1980 in San Diego, California
High School: University in San Diego, California
College: University of Arizona
Draft: Los Angeles Lakers, 2nd round (3rd pick, 32nd overall), 2003 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 28, 2003
Age: 31 years, 320 days ▪ Experience: 8 years
Relatives: Son of Bill Walton

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Totals

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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
2003-04 23 LAL NBA 72 2 730 65 153 .425 13 39 .333 31 44 .705 39 88 127 113 28 8 44 70 174
2004-05 24 LAL NBA 61 5 768 74 180 .411 16 61 .262 34 48 .708 55 87 142 93 26 11 58 70 198
2005-06 25 LAL NBA 69 6 1333 135 328 .412 18 55 .327 57 76 .750 88 159 247 156 41 15 78 119 345
2006-07 26 LAL NBA 60 60 1982 264 557 .474 48 124 .387 108 145 .745 87 215 302 257 60 21 118 117 684
2007-08 27 LAL NBA 74 31 1729 215 478 .450 28 84 .333 77 109 .706 85 206 291 218 60 18 100 133 535
2008-09 28 LAL NBA 65 34 1166 134 307 .436 17 57 .298 41 57 .719 55 125 180 177 32 10 69 105 326
2009-10 29 LAL NBA 29 0 272 30 84 .357 7 17 .412 2 4 .500 12 26 38 40 10 1 12 19 69
2010-11 30 LAL NBA 54 0 484 38 116 .328 8 34 .235 7 10 .700 9 58 67 62 9 4 31 38 91
2011-12 31 LAL NBA 6 0 55 5 13 .385 0 4 .000 0 0 5 7 12 5 1 0 1 8 10
Career NBA 490 138 8519 960 2216 .433 155 475 .326 357 493 .724 435 971 1406 1121 267 88 511 679 2432

Per Game

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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
2003-04 23 LAL NBA 72 2 10.1 0.9 2.1 .425 0.2 0.5 .333 0.4 0.6 .705 0.5 1.2 1.8 1.6 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.0 2.4
2004-05 24 LAL NBA 61 5 12.6 1.2 3.0 .411 0.3 1.0 .262 0.6 0.8 .708 0.9 1.4 2.3 1.5 0.4 0.2 1.0 1.1 3.2
2005-06 25 LAL NBA 69 6 19.3 2.0 4.8 .412 0.3 0.8 .327 0.8 1.1 .750 1.3 2.3 3.6 2.3 0.6 0.2 1.1 1.7 5.0
2006-07 26 LAL NBA 60 60 33.0 4.4 9.3 .474 0.8 2.1 .387 1.8 2.4 .745 1.5 3.6 5.0 4.3 1.0 0.4 2.0 2.0 11.4
2007-08 27 LAL NBA 74 31 23.4 2.9 6.5 .450 0.4 1.1 .333 1.0 1.5 .706 1.1 2.8 3.9 2.9 0.8 0.2 1.4 1.8 7.2
2008-09 28 LAL NBA 65 34 17.9 2.1 4.7 .436 0.3 0.9 .298 0.6 0.9 .719 0.8 1.9 2.8 2.7 0.5 0.2 1.1 1.6 5.0
2009-10 29 LAL NBA 29 0 9.4 1.0 2.9 .357 0.2 0.6 .412 0.1 0.1 .500 0.4 0.9 1.3 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.7 2.4
2010-11 30 LAL NBA 54 0 9.0 0.7 2.1 .328 0.1 0.6 .235 0.1 0.2 .700 0.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.7
2011-12 31 LAL NBA 6 0 9.2 0.8 2.2 .385 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.2 2.0 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.2 1.3 1.7
Career NBA 490 138 17.4 2.0 4.5 .433 0.3 1.0 .326 0.7 1.0 .724 0.9 2.0 2.9 2.3 0.5 0.2 1.0 1.4 5.0

Per 36 Minutes

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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
2003-04 23 LAL NBA 72 2 730 3.2 7.5 .425 0.6 1.9 .333 1.5 2.2 .705 1.9 4.3 6.3 5.6 1.4 0.4 2.2 3.5 8.6
2004-05 24 LAL NBA 61 5 768 3.5 8.4 .411 0.7 2.9 .262 1.6 2.3 .708 2.6 4.1 6.7 4.4 1.2 0.5 2.7 3.3 9.3
2005-06 25 LAL NBA 69 6 1333 3.6 8.9 .412 0.5 1.5 .327 1.5 2.1 .750 2.4 4.3 6.7 4.2 1.1 0.4 2.1 3.2 9.3
2006-07 26 LAL NBA 60 60 1982 4.8 10.1 .474 0.9 2.3 .387 2.0 2.6 .745 1.6 3.9 5.5 4.7 1.1 0.4 2.1 2.1 12.4
2007-08 27 LAL NBA 74 31 1729 4.5 10.0 .450 0.6 1.7 .333 1.6 2.3 .706 1.8 4.3 6.1 4.5 1.2 0.4 2.1 2.8 11.1
2008-09 28 LAL NBA 65 34 1166 4.1 9.5 .436 0.5 1.8 .298 1.3 1.8 .719 1.7 3.9 5.6 5.5 1.0 0.3 2.1 3.2 10.1
2009-10 29 LAL NBA 29 0 272 4.0 11.1 .357 0.9 2.3 .412 0.3 0.5 .500 1.6 3.4 5.0 5.3 1.3 0.1 1.6 2.5 9.1
2010-11 30 LAL NBA 54 0 484 2.8 8.6 .328 0.6 2.5 .235 0.5 0.7 .700 0.7 4.3 5.0 4.6 0.7 0.3 2.3 2.8 6.8
2011-12 31 LAL NBA 6 0 55 3.3 8.5 .385 0.0 2.6 .000 0.0 0.0 3.3 4.6 7.9 3.3 0.7 0.0 0.7 5.2 6.5
Career NBA 490 138 8519 4.1 9.4 .433 0.7 2.0 .326 1.5 2.1 .724 1.8 4.1 5.9 4.7 1.1 0.4 2.2 2.9 10.3

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2003-04 23 LAL NBA 72 730 12.7 .505 .467 6.0 13.8 9.8 23.0 2.0 0.8 20.3 13.3 105 102 0.7 0.9 1.6 .103
2004-05 24 LAL NBA 61 768 11.4 .492 .456 8.1 12.7 10.4 19.1 1.8 1.0 22.4 15.3 100 111 0.2 0.3 0.5 .031
2005-06 25 LAL NBA 69 1333 11.6 .477 .439 7.8 14.0 10.9 17.9 1.6 0.9 17.7 15.0 102 106 0.6 1.3 2.0 .071
2006-07 26 LAL NBA 60 1982 14.7 .551 .517 5.2 12.6 8.9 20.2 1.6 0.8 16.0 16.8 110 110 2.6 1.2 3.8 .092
2007-08 27 LAL NBA 74 1729 12.3 .509 .479 5.7 12.7 9.3 18.1 1.7 0.8 16.0 16.0 106 107 1.2 2.0 3.2 .088
2008-09 28 LAL NBA 65 1166 11.3 .491 .464 5.4 12.0 8.7 21.1 1.4 0.7 17.2 15.1 106 107 0.7 1.3 2.0 .083
2009-10 29 LAL NBA 29 272 9.7 .402 .399 5.0 10.6 7.8 21.5 1.9 0.3 12.3 16.1 96 105 -0.1 0.4 0.3 .047
2010-11 30 LAL NBA 54 484 5.1 .378 .362 2.2 13.1 7.8 18.0 1.0 0.6 20.5 14.3 83 107 -0.7 0.5 -0.2 -0.016
2011-12 31 LAL NBA 6 55 8.6 .385 .385 10.6 13.6 12.2 14.2 1.0 0.0 7.1 11.9 103 103 0.0 0.1 0.1 .080
Career NBA 490 8519 12.0 .500 .468 5.9 12.8 9.4 19.6 1.6 0.8 17.4 15.5 104 107 5.3 7.9 13.2 .074

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
2003-04 23 LAL NBA 17 134 10 29 5 13 7 10 5 22 26 7 2 14 24 32 .345 .385 .700 7.9 1.9 1.3 1.5
2005-06 25 LAL NBA 7 235 38 83 4 11 5 5 10 45 12 7 1 11 16 85 .458 .364 1.000 33.6 12.1 6.4 1.7
2006-07 26 LAL NBA 5 128 14 36 5 12 3 4 9 21 13 7 1 15 13 36 .389 .417 .750 25.6 7.2 4.2 2.6
2007-08 27 LAL NBA 21 353 44 97 11 26 26 36 13 55 41 11 4 20 49 125 .454 .423 .722 16.8 6.0 2.6 2.0
2008-09 28 LAL NBA 21 332 32 75 5 16 11 18 16 52 45 14 3 20 41 80 .427 .313 .611 15.8 3.8 2.5 2.1
2009-10 29 LAL NBA 16 96 7 23 2 9 2 4 0 8 14 1 2 4 13 18 .304 .222 .500 6.0 1.1 0.5 0.9
2010-11 30 LAL NBA 1 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 4.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
Career NBA 88 1282 145 345 32 89 54 77 53 204 151 47 13 86 156 376 .420 .360 .701 14.6 4.3 2.3 1.7

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
2003-04 23 LAL NBA 17 134 11.5 .479 .431 4.3 14.8 9.6 31.9 2.9 1.2 29.5 17.2 90 97 0.0 0.2 0.2 .057
2005-06 25 LAL NBA 7 235 12.7 .499 .482 5.1 19.7 12.1 8.5 1.6 0.4 11.4 18.6 101 114 0.0 0.1 0.1 .027
2006-07 26 LAL NBA 5 128 9.4 .477 .458 7.5 11.5 9.4 14.9 2.8 0.6 28.4 17.9 87 113 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.051
2007-08 27 LAL NBA 21 353 13.2 .554 .510 4.5 13.3 9.1 18.2 1.6 0.9 15.1 17.3 109 109 0.4 0.3 0.7 .099
2008-09 28 LAL NBA 21 332 10.7 .482 .460 5.7 12.5 9.1 20.0 2.2 0.8 19.4 14.2 102 104 0.1 0.5 0.6 .083
2009-10 29 LAL NBA 16 96 4.4 .363 .348 0.0 9.6 4.8 20.7 0.6 1.7 13.9 13.7 89 113 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.018
2010-11 30 LAL NBA 1 4 -46.7 .000 .000 0.0 33.4 15.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 47.5 0 111 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -1.298
Career NBA 88 1282 11.1 .496 .467 4.8 14.0 9.4 18.1 1.9 0.8 18.5 16.6 100 108 0.2 1.1 1.3 .049

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 8 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Luke Walton 3.8 3.2 2.0 2.0 1.6 0.5 0.3 -0.2
Lawrence Funderburke 94.6 3.7 3.1 2.1 1.9 1.6 0.5 0.1
Don Ford 86.7 3.5 2.8 2.5 2.0 1.5 0.6 -0.1
George Johnson 86.7 3.8 3.2 2.5 2.2 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.0
Scott Padgett 86.1 3.5 2.8 2.5 1.9 1.8 0.4 0.1 0.1
Mike O'Koren 85.9 4.1 3.8 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.2 0.1 -0.1
Aaron James 85.7 4.3 2.9 2.2 2.1 1.7
Danny Vranes 85.6 4.2 3.4 2.4 2.1 1.8 0.8 0.6
Brian Skinner 85.4 4.1 2.7 1.9 1.9 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.1
Mark Landsberger 85.3 3.4 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.7 0.4 0.3
Duane Ferrell 85.0 3.5 3.2 2.8 1.9 1.2 1.0 0.4 -0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Luke Walton 3.8 3.2 2.0 2.0 1.6 0.5 0.3 -0.2
Lawrence Funderburke 94.6 3.7 3.1 2.1 1.9 1.6 0.5 0.1
Don Ford 86.7 3.5 2.8 2.5 2.0 1.5 0.6 -0.1
George Johnson 86.7 3.8 3.2 2.5 2.2 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.0
Scott Padgett 86.1 3.5 2.8 2.5 1.9 1.8 0.4 0.1 0.1
Mike O'Koren 85.9 4.1 3.8 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.2 0.1 -0.1
Aaron James 85.7 4.3 2.9 2.2 2.1 1.7
Danny Vranes 85.6 4.2 3.4 2.4 2.1 1.8 0.8 0.6
Mark Landsberger 85.3 3.4 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.7 0.4 0.3
Francisco Garcia 84.9 4.2 3.0 2.4 2.4 1.6 1.0
Stacey King 84.1 3.6 3.1 1.9 1.5 0.9 0.1 0.0 -0.2

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1999-00 19 ARIZONA 34 868 65 184 11 55 52 73 138 131 36 21 79 65 193 .353 .200 .712 25.5 5.7 4.1 3.9
2000-01 20 ARIZONA 36 736 74 176 9 41 41 61 140 115 39 11 61 54 198 .420 .220 .672 20.4 5.5 3.9 3.2
2001-02 21 ARIZONA 31 1138 174 370 17 60 122 179 227 194 50 19 118 61 487 .470 .283 .682 36.7 15.7 7.3 6.3
2002-03 22 ARIZONA 28 772 107 255 28 73 59 87 157 142 26 7 78 56 301 .420 .384 .678 27.6 10.8 5.6 5.1
Career 129 3514 420 985 65 229 274 400 662 582 151 58 336 236 1179 .426 .284 .685 27.2 9.1 5.1 4.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
2009 Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
2010 Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
Hall of Fame Probability
Active 0.000 (124)
Career 0.000 (776)

Transactions

June 26, 2002: Traded by the Toronto Raptors (as a 2003 2nd round draft pick) with Tracy Murray and Kareem Rush to the Los Angeles Lakers for Lindsey Hunter, Chris Jefferies and a 2003 2nd round draft pick (Ramon Van de Hare).

June 26, 2003: Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2nd round (32nd pick) of the 2003 NBA Draft.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2003-04 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $366,931
2004-05 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $620,046
2005-06 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $1,250,000
2006-07 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $1,375,000
2007-08 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $4,000,000
2008-09 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $4,420,000
2009-10 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $4,840,000
2010-11 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $5,260,000
Career (may be incomplete) $22,131,977

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