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Earl Watson

Earl Joseph Watson ▪ Twitter: @Earl_Watson

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-1 ▪ Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: June 12, 1979 in Kansas City, Kansas
High School: Washington in Kansas City, Kansas
College: University of California, Los Angeles
Draft: Seattle SuperSonics, 2nd round (11th pick, 39th overall), 2001 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 30, 2001
Age: 33 years, 345 days ▪ Experience: 12 years

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated May 24, 2013 1:17 AM
All-Time Rank: #504. Jim Brewer… #505. Brevin Knight… #506. Rory Sparrow… #507. EARL WATSON… #508. Greg Anthony… #509. Ed Pinckney… #510. Charlie Ward… 

Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2001-02 22 SEA NBA PG 64 0 964 96 212 .453 16 44 .364 23 36 .639 31 52 83 125 60 5 51 93 231
2002-03 23 MEM NBA PG 79 2 1366 170 391 .435 31 91 .341 62 86 .721 46 118 164 225 89 14 88 138 433
2003-04 24 MEM NBA PG 81 14 1669 172 464 .371 26 106 .245 90 138 .652 49 129 178 402 91 19 146 175 460
2004-05 25 MEM NBA PG 80 14 1808 236 554 .426 52 163 .319 91 138 .659 35 129 164 359 83 19 167 184 615
2005-06 26 TOT NBA PG 70 10 1578 219 509 .430 110 272 .404 75 111 .676 24 134 158 289 68 10 136 159 623
2005-06 26 DEN NBA PG 46 10 975 121 282 .429 68 172 .395 37 59 .627 17 69 86 160 37 7 75 95 347
2005-06 26 SEA NBA PG 24 0 603 98 227 .432 42 100 .420 38 52 .731 7 65 72 129 31 3 61 64 276
2006-07 27 SEA NBA PG 77 25 2152 263 687 .383 92 280 .329 108 147 .735 34 151 185 437 99 23 167 152 726
2007-08 28 SEA NBA PG 78 73 2269 339 747 .454 49 132 .371 111 145 .766 43 182 225 531 69 11 175 158 838
2008-09 29 OKC NBA PG 68 18 1776 174 453 .384 20 85 .235 80 106 .755 36 147 183 391 50 11 156 137 448
2009-10 30 IND NBA PG 79 52 2322 223 524 .426 53 184 .288 120 169 .710 54 186 240 399 104 16 175 181 619
2010-11 31 UTA NBA PG 80 13 1567 126 307 .410 36 107 .336 55 82 .671 52 130 182 278 61 17 116 146 343
2011-12 32 UTA NBA PG 50 2 1033 54 160 .338 10 52 .192 31 46 .674 30 91 121 217 54 22 85 105 149
2012-13 33 UTA NBA PG 48 4 829 37 120 .308 5 28 .179 17 25 .680 23 64 87 190 40 8 69 94 96
Career NBA 854 227 19333 2109 5128 .411 500 1544 .324 863 1229 .702 457 1513 1970 3843 868 175 1531 1722 5581

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2001-02 22 SEA NBA PG 64 0 15.1 1.5 3.3 .453 0.3 0.7 .364 0.4 0.6 .639 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.9 0.1 0.8 1.5 3.6
2002-03 23 MEM NBA PG 79 2 17.3 2.2 4.9 .435 0.4 1.2 .341 0.8 1.1 .721 0.6 1.5 2.1 2.8 1.1 0.2 1.1 1.7 5.5
2003-04 24 MEM NBA PG 81 14 20.6 2.1 5.7 .371 0.3 1.3 .245 1.1 1.7 .652 0.6 1.6 2.2 5.0 1.1 0.2 1.8 2.2 5.7
2004-05 25 MEM NBA PG 80 14 22.6 3.0 6.9 .426 0.7 2.0 .319 1.1 1.7 .659 0.4 1.6 2.1 4.5 1.0 0.2 2.1 2.3 7.7
2005-06 26 TOT NBA PG 70 10 22.5 3.1 7.3 .430 1.6 3.9 .404 1.1 1.6 .676 0.3 1.9 2.3 4.1 1.0 0.1 1.9 2.3 8.9
2005-06 26 DEN NBA PG 46 10 21.2 2.6 6.1 .429 1.5 3.7 .395 0.8 1.3 .627 0.4 1.5 1.9 3.5 0.8 0.2 1.6 2.1 7.5
2005-06 26 SEA NBA PG 24 0 25.1 4.1 9.5 .432 1.8 4.2 .420 1.6 2.2 .731 0.3 2.7 3.0 5.4 1.3 0.1 2.5 2.7 11.5
2006-07 27 SEA NBA PG 77 25 27.9 3.4 8.9 .383 1.2 3.6 .329 1.4 1.9 .735 0.4 2.0 2.4 5.7 1.3 0.3 2.2 2.0 9.4
2007-08 28 SEA NBA PG 78 73 29.1 4.3 9.6 .454 0.6 1.7 .371 1.4 1.9 .766 0.6 2.3 2.9 6.8 0.9 0.1 2.2 2.0 10.7
2008-09 29 OKC NBA PG 68 18 26.1 2.6 6.7 .384 0.3 1.3 .235 1.2 1.6 .755 0.5 2.2 2.7 5.8 0.7 0.2 2.3 2.0 6.6
2009-10 30 IND NBA PG 79 52 29.4 2.8 6.6 .426 0.7 2.3 .288 1.5 2.1 .710 0.7 2.4 3.0 5.1 1.3 0.2 2.2 2.3 7.8
2010-11 31 UTA NBA PG 80 13 19.6 1.6 3.8 .410 0.5 1.3 .336 0.7 1.0 .671 0.7 1.6 2.3 3.5 0.8 0.2 1.5 1.8 4.3
2011-12 32 UTA NBA PG 50 2 20.7 1.1 3.2 .338 0.2 1.0 .192 0.6 0.9 .674 0.6 1.8 2.4 4.3 1.1 0.4 1.7 2.1 3.0
2012-13 33 UTA NBA PG 48 4 17.3 0.8 2.5 .308 0.1 0.6 .179 0.4 0.5 .680 0.5 1.3 1.8 4.0 0.8 0.2 1.4 2.0 2.0
Career NBA 854 227 22.6 2.5 6.0 .411 0.6 1.8 .324 1.0 1.4 .702 0.5 1.8 2.3 4.5 1.0 0.2 1.8 2.0 6.5

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2001-02 22 SEA NBA PG 64 0 964 3.6 7.9 .453 0.6 1.6 .364 0.9 1.3 .639 1.2 1.9 3.1 4.7 2.2 0.2 1.9 3.5 8.6
2002-03 23 MEM NBA PG 79 2 1366 4.5 10.3 .435 0.8 2.4 .341 1.6 2.3 .721 1.2 3.1 4.3 5.9 2.3 0.4 2.3 3.6 11.4
2003-04 24 MEM NBA PG 81 14 1669 3.7 10.0 .371 0.6 2.3 .245 1.9 3.0 .652 1.1 2.8 3.8 8.7 2.0 0.4 3.1 3.8 9.9
2004-05 25 MEM NBA PG 80 14 1808 4.7 11.0 .426 1.0 3.2 .319 1.8 2.7 .659 0.7 2.6 3.3 7.1 1.7 0.4 3.3 3.7 12.2
2005-06 26 TOT NBA PG 70 10 1578 5.0 11.6 .430 2.5 6.2 .404 1.7 2.5 .676 0.5 3.1 3.6 6.6 1.6 0.2 3.1 3.6 14.2
2005-06 26 DEN NBA PG 46 10 975 4.5 10.4 .429 2.5 6.4 .395 1.4 2.2 .627 0.6 2.5 3.2 5.9 1.4 0.3 2.8 3.5 12.8
2005-06 26 SEA NBA PG 24 0 603 5.9 13.6 .432 2.5 6.0 .420 2.3 3.1 .731 0.4 3.9 4.3 7.7 1.9 0.2 3.6 3.8 16.5
2006-07 27 SEA NBA PG 77 25 2152 4.4 11.5 .383 1.5 4.7 .329 1.8 2.5 .735 0.6 2.5 3.1 7.3 1.7 0.4 2.8 2.5 12.1
2007-08 28 SEA NBA PG 78 73 2269 5.4 11.9 .454 0.8 2.1 .371 1.8 2.3 .766 0.7 2.9 3.6 8.4 1.1 0.2 2.8 2.5 13.3
2008-09 29 OKC NBA PG 68 18 1776 3.5 9.2 .384 0.4 1.7 .235 1.6 2.1 .755 0.7 3.0 3.7 7.9 1.0 0.2 3.2 2.8 9.1
2009-10 30 IND NBA PG 79 52 2322 3.5 8.1 .426 0.8 2.9 .288 1.9 2.6 .710 0.8 2.9 3.7 6.2 1.6 0.2 2.7 2.8 9.6
2010-11 31 UTA NBA PG 80 13 1567 2.9 7.1 .410 0.8 2.5 .336 1.3 1.9 .671 1.2 3.0 4.2 6.4 1.4 0.4 2.7 3.4 7.9
2011-12 32 UTA NBA PG 50 2 1033 1.9 5.6 .338 0.3 1.8 .192 1.1 1.6 .674 1.0 3.2 4.2 7.6 1.9 0.8 3.0 3.7 5.2
2012-13 33 UTA NBA PG 48 4 829 1.6 5.2 .308 0.2 1.2 .179 0.7 1.1 .680 1.0 2.8 3.8 8.3 1.7 0.3 3.0 4.1 4.2
Career NBA 854 227 19333 3.9 9.5 .411 0.9 2.9 .324 1.6 2.3 .702 0.9 2.8 3.7 7.2 1.6 0.3 2.9 3.2 10.4

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2001-02 22 SEA NBA PG 64 964 11.6 .507 .491 3.9 6.2 5.1 18.8 3.4 0.4 18.3 13.4 104 106 0.7 0.8 1.5 .076
2002-03 23 MEM NBA PG 79 1366 14.6 .505 .474 3.8 9.6 6.7 25.7 3.4 0.7 17.0 17.0 103 106 1.3 1.0 2.3 .080
2003-04 24 MEM NBA PG 81 1669 12.8 .438 .399 3.3 8.8 6.0 37.5 2.9 0.8 21.8 18.1 95 103 0.1 1.7 1.8 .052
2004-05 25 MEM NBA PG 80 1808 13.1 .500 .473 2.3 8.5 5.4 34.2 2.5 0.8 21.4 20.4 98 104 0.1 2.2 2.3 .062
2005-06 26 TOT NBA PG 70 1578 14.6 .558 .538 1.8 10.1 5.9 29.0 2.2 0.5 19.6 19.7 106 110 1.7 1.0 2.7 .081
2005-06 26 DEN NBA PG 46 975 12.8 .563 .550 2.1 8.2 5.2 25.3 1.9 0.5 19.6 17.6 105 108 0.8 0.8 1.6 .080
2005-06 26 SEA NBA PG 24 603 17.3 .552 .524 1.4 13.2 7.2 34.9 2.7 0.4 19.6 23.1 108 113 0.9 0.1 1.1 .084
2006-07 27 SEA NBA PG 77 2152 13.5 .483 .450 1.9 8.5 5.2 31.4 2.4 0.8 18.2 19.4 101 111 0.9 1.1 2.0 .044
2007-08 28 SEA NBA PG 78 2269 14.6 .517 .487 2.1 8.7 5.4 36.6 1.5 0.3 17.8 18.8 105 112 1.7 1.1 2.9 .061
2008-09 29 OKC NBA PG 68 1776 9.5 .448 .406 2.3 9.7 5.9 33.4 1.4 0.5 23.8 16.3 93 112 -1.2 1.1 -0.2 -0.005
2009-10 30 IND NBA PG 79 2322 10.9 .517 .476 2.5 8.8 5.6 25.6 2.2 0.5 22.6 14.7 100 108 0.3 2.3 2.6 .055
2010-11 31 UTA NBA PG 80 1567 10.2 .500 .469 4.0 10.1 7.0 25.7 2.1 0.9 25.3 13.4 100 112 0.2 0.8 1.0 .030
2011-12 32 UTA NBA PG 50 1033 9.5 .413 .369 3.3 10.2 6.7 28.9 2.7 1.7 32.0 11.5 90 106 -0.6 0.9 0.4 .018
2012-13 33 UTA NBA PG 48 829 7.7 .366 .329 3.2 9.1 6.1 31.8 2.5 0.8 34.5 11.0 88 108 -0.6 0.7 0.0 .001
Career NBA 854 19333 12.2 .492 .460 2.7 9.0 5.9 30.5 2.3 0.7 21.3 16.8 100 108 4.6 14.7 19.3 .048

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2003-04 24 MEM NBA PG 4 0 62 8 15 .533 0 3 .000 3 3 1.000 4 5 9 7 5 0 6 8 19
2004-05 25 MEM NBA PG 4 0 74 8 24 .333 1 9 .111 2 2 1.000 3 7 10 15 3 1 2 11 19
Career NBA 8 0 136 16 39 .410 1 12 .083 5 5 1.000 7 12 19 22 8 1 8 19 38

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2003-04 24 MEM NBA PG 4 0 15.5 2.0 3.8 .533 0.0 0.8 .000 0.8 0.8 1.000 1.0 1.3 2.3 1.8 1.3 0.0 1.5 2.0 4.8
2004-05 25 MEM NBA PG 4 0 18.5 2.0 6.0 .333 0.3 2.3 .111 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.8 1.8 2.5 3.8 0.8 0.3 0.5 2.8 4.8
Career NBA 8 0 17.0 2.0 4.9 .410 0.1 1.5 .083 0.6 0.6 1.000 0.9 1.5 2.4 2.8 1.0 0.1 1.0 2.4 4.8

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2003-04 24 MEM NBA PG 4 0 62 4.6 8.7 .533 0.0 1.7 .000 1.7 1.7 1.000 2.3 2.9 5.2 4.1 2.9 0.0 3.5 4.6 11.0
2004-05 25 MEM NBA PG 4 0 74 3.9 11.7 .333 0.5 4.4 .111 1.0 1.0 1.000 1.5 3.4 4.9 7.3 1.5 0.5 1.0 5.4 9.2
Career NBA 8 0 136 4.2 10.3 .410 0.3 3.2 .083 1.3 1.3 1.000 1.9 3.2 5.0 5.8 2.1 0.3 2.1 5.0 10.1

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2003-04 24 MEM NBA PG 4 62 17.0 .582 .533 7.7 10.6 9.1 22.1 4.5 0.0 26.9 17.8 100 110 0.1 0.0 0.0 .035
2004-05 25 MEM NBA PG 4 74 11.9 .382 .354 4.4 11.9 7.9 26.8 2.1 1.2 7.4 16.5 103 123 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.016
Career NBA 8 136 14.2 .461 .423 5.9 11.3 8.4 24.6 3.2 0.6 16.3 17.1 102 117 0.1 -0.1 0.0 .007

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 12 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Earl Watson 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.0 0.4 0.0 -0.2
Scott Brooks 79.4 4.6 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.0 0.7
Steve Colter 78.4 3.3 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.3 1.7 1.4 0.3
Tyronn Lue 78.2 3.7 3.7 2.7 2.5 2.1 2.0 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.2
Clint Richardson 77.5 3.3 3.1 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.1 1.0
Danny Young 77.2 4.8 3.0 2.9 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.4 0.2 -0.1
Mickael Pietrus 75.9 3.6 3.6 3.0 2.8 2.1 1.5 1.3 1.2 0.6 0.0
John Battle 74.8 4.0 3.2 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.5 0.2
Fatty Taylor 74.3 3.7 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.1 1.3 1.2 0.4
Jim King 74.0 3.7 3.5 2.5 2.3 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.1 0.4 -0.1
Rod Thorn 73.5 3.5 3.4 2.9 2.3 2.1 1.5 1.4 0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Earl Watson 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.0 0.4 0.0 -0.2
Scott Brooks 79.4 4.6 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.0 0.7
Steve Colter 78.4 3.3 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.3 1.7 1.4 0.3
Tyronn Lue 78.2 3.7 3.7 2.7 2.5 2.1 2.0 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.2
Clint Richardson 77.5 3.3 3.1 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.1 1.0
Danny Young 77.2 4.8 3.0 2.9 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.4 0.2 -0.1
Mickael Pietrus 75.9 3.6 3.6 3.0 2.8 2.1 1.5 1.3 1.2 0.6 0.0
John Battle 74.8 4.0 3.2 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.5 0.2
Fatty Taylor 74.3 3.7 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.1 1.3 1.2 0.4
Jim King 74.0 3.7 3.5 2.5 2.3 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.1 0.4 -0.1
Rod Thorn 73.5 3.5 3.4 2.9 2.3 2.1 1.5 1.4 0.1

College

Light text indicates college freshman or JV participant
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
1997-98 18 UCLA 33 1057 65 166 21 65 40 66 122 104 64 12 83 84 191 .392 .323 .606 32.0 5.8 3.7 3.2
1998-99 19 UCLA 31 1053 144 331 33 103 90 128 116 142 49 11 127 96 411 .435 .320 .703 34.0 13.3 3.7 4.6
1999-00 20 UCLA 33 1146 137 304 41 114 61 94 129 195 60 15 102 92 376 .451 .360 .649 34.7 11.4 3.9 5.9
2000-01 21 UCLA 32 1115 172 349 38 108 89 140 117 166 62 11 108 100 471 .493 .352 .636 34.8 14.7 3.7 5.2
Career 129 4371 518 1150 133 390 280 428 484 607 235 49 420 372 1449 .450 .341 .654 33.9 11.2 3.8 4.7

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Assist Pct
2003-04 NBA 37.5 (7)
2004-05 NBA 34.2 (10)
2007-08 NBA 36.6 (8)
Career NBA 30.5 (44)
Career 30.5 (44)
Steal Pct
Career NBA 2.3 (84)
Hall of Fame Probability
Active 0.000 (121)
Career 0.000 (728)
NBA Elo Player Rating
514th (overall) as of May 23, 2013, 5:12AM
93rd (active) as of May 23, 2013, 5:12AM

Transactions

August 21, 1997: Traded by the Denver Nuggets (as a 2001 2nd round draft pick) with a 1999 2nd round draft pick (Kris Clack) to the Boston Celtics for Eric Williams.

June 28, 2000: Traded by the Boston Celtics (as a 2001 2nd round draft pick) with a 2001 2nd round draft pick (Michael Wright) to the Seattle SuperSonics for Josip Sesar.

June 27, 2001: Drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2nd round (40th pick) of the 2001 NBA Draft.

July 20, 2002: Signed as a free agent with the Memphis Grizzlies.

July 7, 2005: Signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets.

February 23, 2006: As part of a 4-team trade, traded by the Denver Nuggets with Bryon Russell and a 2008 2nd round draft pick (DeVon Hardin) to the Seattle SuperSonics; the Denver Nuggets traded Voshon Lenard to the Portland Trail Blazers; the Portland Trail Blazers traded Ruben Patterson and Charles Smith to the Denver Nuggets; the Portland Trail Blazers traded Sergei Monia to the Sacramento Kings; the Sacramento Kings traded Brian Skinner to the Portland Trail Blazers; the Seattle SuperSonics traded Reggie Evans to the Denver Nuggets; and the Seattle SuperSonics traded Vitaly Potapenko to the Sacramento Kings.

July 17, 2009: Waived by the Oklahoma City Thunder.

July 28, 2009: Signed as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers.

September 20, 2010: Signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2001-02 Seattle SuperSonics NBA $332,817
2002-03 Memphis Grizzlies NBA $1,215,000
2003-04 Memphis Grizzlies NBA $1,336,500
2004-05 Memphis Grizzlies NBA $1,458,000
2005-06 Denver Nuggets NBA $5,000,000
2006-07 Seattle SuperSonics NBA $5,400,000
2007-08 Seattle SuperSonics NBA $5,800,000
2008-09 Oklahoma City Thunder NBA $6,200,000
2009-10 Oklahoma City Thunder NBA $6,600,000
2009-10 Indiana Pacers NBA $2,800,000
2010-11 Utah Jazz NBA $1,229,255
2011-12 Utah Jazz NBA $2,000,000
Career (may be incomplete) $39,371,572

Contract

Free Agent or Unsigned Draft Pick cap hold ▪ Player, Team, or Early Termination option
Team 2012-13
Utah Jazz $2,300,000
  • Signed December 9, 2011.

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