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, 340 days ▪ Experience: 12 years
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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 | 79 | 52 | 2322 | 223 | 524 | 53 | 184 | 120 | 169 | 54 | 240 | 399 | 104 | 16 | 175 | 181 | 619 | .426 | .288 | .710 | 29.4 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 5.1 | |
| 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 | 39 | 28 | 1209 | 101 | 235 | 22 | 81 | 69 | 94 | 37 | 137 | 207 | 56 | 13 | 80 | 99 | 293 | .430 | .272 | .734 | 31.0 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 5.3 |
| Road | 40 | 24 | 1113 | 122 | 289 | 31 | 103 | 51 | 75 | 17 | 103 | 192 | 48 | 3 | 95 | 82 | 326 | .422 | .301 | .680 | 27.8 | 8.2 | 2.6 | 4.8 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 49 | 25 | 1351 | 126 | 312 | 32 | 118 | 82 | 108 | 34 | 155 | 224 | 56 | 13 | 99 | 114 | 366 | .404 | .271 | .759 | 27.6 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 4.6 |
| Post | 30 | 27 | 971 | 97 | 212 | 21 | 66 | 38 | 61 | 20 | 85 | 175 | 48 | 3 | 76 | 67 | 253 | .458 | .318 | .623 | 32.4 | 8.4 | 2.8 | 5.8 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 31 | 23 | 971 | 87 | 186 | 27 | 71 | 63 | 82 | 17 | 87 | 190 | 45 | 8 | 66 | 78 | 264 | .468 | .380 | .768 | 31.3 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 6.1 |
| Loss | 48 | 29 | 1351 | 136 | 338 | 26 | 113 | 57 | 87 | 37 | 153 | 209 | 59 | 8 | 109 | 103 | 355 | .402 | .230 | .655 | 28.2 | 7.4 | 3.2 | 4.4 | |
| 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 |
| Month | October | 2 | 0 | 51 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | .727 | .600 | .750 | 25.6 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| November | 13 | 1 | 330 | 26 | 67 | 9 | 32 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 34 | 39 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 83 | .388 | .281 | .786 | 25.4 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | |
| December | 15 | 5 | 370 | 39 | 102 | 14 | 42 | 16 | 26 | 13 | 55 | 69 | 20 | 2 | 27 | 31 | 108 | .382 | .333 | .615 | 24.7 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 | |
| January | 17 | 17 | 533 | 43 | 113 | 5 | 37 | 33 | 40 | 13 | 58 | 95 | 16 | 4 | 43 | 47 | 124 | .381 | .135 | .825 | 31.3 | 7.3 | 3.4 | 5.6 | |
| February | 9 | 9 | 294 | 31 | 74 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 30 | 6 | 28 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 87 | .419 | .231 | .733 | 32.7 | 9.7 | 3.1 | 5.0 | |
| March | 16 | 13 | 510 | 44 | 98 | 14 | 40 | 22 | 30 | 8 | 41 | 108 | 28 | 3 | 43 | 33 | 124 | .449 | .350 | .733 | 31.9 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 6.8 | |
| April | 7 | 7 | 233 | 32 | 59 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 71 | .542 | .333 | .182 | 33.4 | 10.1 | 2.9 | 5.6 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 8 | 7 | 229 | 24 | 62 | 7 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 63 | .387 | .280 | .667 | 28.6 | 7.9 | 2.5 | 5.5 |
| Monday | 7 | 5 | 188 | 21 | 53 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 54 | .396 | .190 | .727 | 26.8 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 | |
| Tuesday | 14 | 10 | 415 | 40 | 96 | 13 | 37 | 21 | 30 | 6 | 38 | 85 | 20 | 3 | 34 | 24 | 114 | .417 | .351 | .700 | 29.7 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 6.1 | |
| Wednesday | 18 | 10 | 575 | 60 | 122 | 12 | 40 | 34 | 46 | 15 | 62 | 74 | 30 | 2 | 39 | 48 | 166 | .492 | .300 | .739 | 32.0 | 9.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 | |
| Thursday | 1 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | .714 | .000 | .625 | 39.4 | 15.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | |
| Friday | 18 | 9 | 506 | 45 | 104 | 9 | 32 | 23 | 38 | 8 | 59 | 87 | 19 | 5 | 37 | 43 | 122 | .433 | .281 | .605 | 28.1 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 4.8 | |
| Saturday | 13 | 10 | 369 | 28 | 80 | 8 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 34 | 78 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 32 | 85 | .350 | .286 | .875 | 28.4 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 6.0 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 52 | 52 | 1651 | 154 | 363 | 31 | 118 | 79 | 110 | 37 | 159 | 301 | 68 | 11 | 128 | 127 | 418 | .424 | .263 | .718 | 31.8 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 5.8 |
| Reserve | 27 | 0 | 671 | 69 | 161 | 22 | 66 | 41 | 59 | 17 | 81 | 98 | 36 | 5 | 47 | 54 | 201 | .429 | .333 | .695 | 24.8 | 7.4 | 3.0 | 3.6 | |
| 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+ | 2 | 2 | 80 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 17 | .462 | .250 | .667 | 40.2 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| 30-39 | 34 | 30 | 1186 | 113 | 258 | 25 | 89 | 71 | 96 | 30 | 123 | 220 | 52 | 8 | 90 | 87 | 322 | .438 | .281 | .740 | 34.9 | 9.5 | 3.6 | 6.5 | |
| 20-29 | 35 | 19 | 910 | 92 | 225 | 20 | 76 | 41 | 59 | 23 | 91 | 142 | 38 | 8 | 69 | 79 | 245 | .409 | .263 | .695 | 26.0 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 4.1 | |
| 10-19 | 8 | 1 | 145 | 12 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 35 | .429 | .467 | .500 | 18.1 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 3.5 | |
| 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 | 21 | 14 | 617 | 55 | 137 | 14 | 53 | 31 | 43 | 16 | 66 | 98 | 33 | 0 | 50 | 47 | 155 | .401 | .264 | .721 | 29.4 | 7.4 | 3.1 | 4.7 |
| 1 Day | 40 | 27 | 1166 | 112 | 265 | 26 | 92 | 64 | 89 | 21 | 124 | 209 | 52 | 9 | 88 | 93 | 314 | .423 | .283 | .719 | 29.2 | 7.9 | 3.1 | 5.2 | |
| 2 Days | 11 | 8 | 340 | 30 | 71 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 30 | 67 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 81 | .423 | .214 | .652 | 30.9 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 6.1 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 3 | 174 | 19 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 49 | .442 | .500 | .700 | 28.9 | 8.2 | 3.2 | 4.0 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 50 | 35 | 1505 | 147 | 329 | 35 | 118 | 69 | 95 | 29 | 149 | 255 | 65 | 11 | 114 | 122 | 398 | .447 | .297 | .726 | 30.1 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 5.1 |
| Western | 29 | 17 | 817 | 76 | 195 | 18 | 66 | 51 | 74 | 25 | 91 | 144 | 39 | 5 | 61 | 59 | 221 | .390 | .273 | .689 | 28.2 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 5.0 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 18 | 12 | 552 | 56 | 133 | 9 | 47 | 37 | 44 | 13 | 52 | 94 | 23 | 3 | 40 | 37 | 158 | .421 | .191 | .841 | 30.7 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 5.2 |
| Central | 14 | 12 | 430 | 43 | 90 | 11 | 27 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 52 | 81 | 20 | 1 | 35 | 38 | 112 | .478 | .407 | .577 | 30.7 | 8.0 | 3.7 | 5.8 | |
| Northwest | 9 | 6 | 241 | 19 | 49 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 57 | .388 | .263 | .737 | 26.8 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 5.4 | |
| Pacific | 10 | 4 | 286 | 27 | 63 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 31 | 7 | 29 | 53 | 17 | 3 | 30 | 25 | 85 | .429 | .318 | .774 | 28.6 | 8.5 | 2.9 | 5.3 | |
| Southeast | 18 | 11 | 522 | 48 | 106 | 15 | 44 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 45 | 80 | 22 | 7 | 39 | 47 | 128 | .453 | .341 | .680 | 29.0 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 4.4 | |
| Southwest | 10 | 7 | 290 | 30 | 83 | 6 | 25 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 43 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 79 | .361 | .240 | .542 | 29.0 | 7.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 3 | 2 | 83 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 26 | .455 | .375 | .750 | 27.8 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 5.3 |
| Boston | 3 | 2 | 95 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 43 | .571 | .364 | .875 | 31.7 | 14.3 | 4.0 | 6.3 | |
| Charlotte | 3 | 1 | 82 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 17 | .357 | .333 | 1.000 | 27.4 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 4.3 | |
| Chicago | 4 | 3 | 116 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 30 | .407 | .500 | .625 | 29.0 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 5.0 | |
| Cleveland | 4 | 3 | 117 | 13 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 29 | .500 | .375 | .000 | 29.2 | 7.3 | 3.8 | 4.8 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 1 | 51 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | .294 | .200 | .500 | 25.3 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | |
| Denver | 2 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | .333 | .000 | .800 | 21.7 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | |
| Detroit | 3 | 3 | 100 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 19 | .438 | .333 | .500 | 33.4 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 10.0 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 57 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | .462 | .600 | .700 | 28.7 | 11.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 | |
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 50 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 20 | .467 | .500 | .500 | 25.0 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | .286 | .000 | .750 | 23.9 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 5.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 58 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | .222 | .200 | .667 | 29.1 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 8.5 | |
| Memphis | 2 | 0 | 64 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | .333 | .125 | .500 | 32.1 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | |
| Miami | 4 | 3 | 109 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 13 | .313 | .250 | .500 | 27.4 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 3.5 | |
| Milwaukee | 3 | 3 | 97 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 34 | .571 | .429 | .700 | 32.4 | 11.3 | 5.3 | 4.0 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 65 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | .333 | .143 | .714 | 32.7 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 8.0 | |
| New Jersey | 4 | 2 | 108 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 27 | .435 | .333 | .833 | 26.9 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 4.0 | |
| New Orleans | 2 | 2 | 64 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | .375 | .000 | .750 | 32.1 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 5.5 | |
| New York | 4 | 2 | 128 | 10 | 30 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 28 | .333 | .133 | .750 | 32.0 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 | |
| Oklahoma City | 2 | 2 | 53 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .545 | .500 | 1.000 | 26.3 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 8.5 | |
| Orlando | 4 | 3 | 117 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 35 | .500 | .273 | .571 | 29.3 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 3 | 3 | 100 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 21 | .316 | .000 | .900 | 33.2 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 5.7 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 1 | 59 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | .625 | .500 | .900 | 29.3 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 6.5 | |
| Portland | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .250 | .500 | 28.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 1 | 64 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 25 | .526 | .500 | .750 | 32.0 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 61 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | .357 | .500 | .500 | 30.4 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | |
| Toronto | 4 | 3 | 122 | 14 | 33 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 39 | .424 | .111 | .833 | 30.5 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 7.5 | |
| Utah | 2 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | .400 | .200 | .500 | 25.7 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 5.0 | |
| Washington | 4 | 2 | 131 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 37 | .538 | .455 | .571 | 32.6 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 5.8 | |