Cole Aldrich
Seasons 2010-11–2017-18 · 8 on record · Ht 6-11 · b. 1988
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Player info
| Nickname | Cole Sore |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #45 (also #31) |
| Team | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Height | 6-11 |
| Weight | 253 lb |
| Born | 1988-10-31 |
| College | Kansas |
| Drafted | 2010 · Round 1, Pick 11 · NOH |
| Seasons | 2010-11–2017-18 (8) |
Career averages
3.1 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 0.5 APG · 339 games · .527 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | OKC | 22 | 18 | 7.9 | .533 | — | .500 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 7.0 | .537 |
| 2011-12 | OKC | 23 | 26 | 6.7 | .524 | — | .929 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 17.7 | .592 |
| 2012-13 | 2TM | 24 | 45 | 8.6 | .550 | — | .600 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 11.1 | .563 |
| HOU | 24 | 30 | 7.1 | .535 | — | .444 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 7.3 | .532 | |
| SAC | 24 | 15 | 11.7 | .568 | — | .727 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 15.7 | .598 | |
| 2013-14 | NYK | 25 | 46 | 7.2 | .541 | — | .867 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 19.1 | .620 |
| 2014-15 | NYK | 26 | 61 | 16.0 | .478 | — | .781 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 18.1 | .513 |
| 2015-16 | LAC | 27 | 60 | 13.3 | .596 | — | .714 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 21.3 | .626 |
| 2016-17 | MIN | 28 | 62 | 8.6 | .523 | — | .682 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 12.7 | .549 |
| 2017-18 | MIN | 29 | 21 | 2.3 | .333 | — | .333 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 6.0 | .340 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | OKC | 18 | 0 | 142 | 8 | 15 | .533 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| 2011-12 | OKC | 26 | 0 | 173 | 22 | 42 | .524 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 57 |
| 2012-13 | 2TM | 45 | 0 | 388 | 44 | 80 | .550 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 120 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 100 |
| HOU | 30 | 0 | 213 | 23 | 43 | .535 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 57 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 50 | |
| SAC | 15 | 0 | 175 | 21 | 37 | .568 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 63 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 50 | |
| 2013-14 | NYK | 46 | 2 | 330 | 33 | 61 | .541 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 30 | 129 | 14 | 8 | 30 | 18 | 92 |
| 2014-15 | NYK | 61 | 16 | 976 | 144 | 301 | .478 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 64 | 338 | 75 | 37 | 65 | 59 | 338 |
| 2015-16 | LAC | 60 | 5 | 800 | 134 | 225 | .596 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 84 | 288 | 50 | 47 | 68 | 64 | 328 |
| 2016-17 | MIN | 62 | 0 | 531 | 45 | 86 | .523 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 158 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 105 |
| 2017-18 | MIN | 21 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 15 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Career | 339 | — | — | 435 | 825 | .527 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 244 | 1131 | 183 | 137 | 233 | 199 | 1,050 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | OKC | 18 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 3.8 | .533 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 8.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 4.6 |
| 2011-12 | OKC | 26 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 8.7 | .524 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 10.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 11.9 |
| 2012-13 | 2TM | 45 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 7.4 | .550 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 11.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 9.3 |
| HOU | 30 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 7.3 | .535 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 9.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 8.5 | |
| SAC | 15 | 11.7 | 4.3 | 7.6 | .568 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 13.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 10.3 | |
| 2013-14 | NYK | 46 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 6.7 | .541 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 14.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 2014-15 | NYK | 61 | 16.0 | 5.3 | 11.1 | .478 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 12.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 12.5 |
| 2015-16 | LAC | 60 | 13.3 | 6.0 | 10.1 | .596 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 13.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 14.8 |
| 2016-17 | MIN | 62 | 8.6 | 3.1 | 5.8 | .523 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 10.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 7.1 |
| 2017-18 | MIN | 21 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 11.0 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 11.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 8.8 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | OKC | 18 | 142 | 7.0 | .537 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .066 | -5.6 | +1.6 | -4.0 | -0.1 |
| 2011-12 | OKC | 26 | 173 | 17.7 | .592 | 14.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .176 | -1.3 | +2.2 | +1.0 | +0.1 |
| 2012-13 | 2TM | 45 | 388 | 11.1 | .563 | 12.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .070 | -3.5 | +0.6 | -2.9 | -0.1 |
| HOU | 30 | 213 | 7.3 | .532 | 12.5 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .038 | -5.6 | +0.6 | -5.0 | -0.2 | |
| SAC | 15 | 175 | 15.7 | .598 | 12.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .109 | -1.0 | +0.5 | -0.5 | +0.1 | |
| 2013-14 | NYK | 46 | 330 | 19.1 | .620 | 13.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | .178 | -0.1 | +1.6 | +1.5 | +0.3 |
| 2014-15 | NYK | 61 | 976 | 18.1 | .513 | 18.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | .107 | -0.8 | +1.1 | +0.3 | +0.6 |
| 2015-16 | LAC | 60 | 800 | 21.3 | .626 | 18.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.5 | .209 | -0.9 | +3.4 | +2.4 | +0.9 |
| 2016-17 | MIN | 62 | 531 | 12.7 | .549 | 9.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | .116 | -2.3 | +1.5 | -0.8 | +0.2 |
| 2017-18 | MIN | 21 | 49 | 6.0 | .340 | 16.8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -.013 | -6.8 | -0.7 | -7.5 | -0.1 |
| Career | 339 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.6 | — | — | — | — | +1.8 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 20 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .444 | — | .465 |
| 2015-16 | 6 | 12.3 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .667 | — | .652 |
| 2017-18 | 5 | nan | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 31 | 8.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .583 | — | .581 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 295 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 171–124 |
| Away | 287 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 119–168 |
| In wins | 290 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 290–0 |
| In losses | 292 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0–292 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 16 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 9–7 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 19 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 7–12 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 16 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 9–7 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 19 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 13–6 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 17 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 11–6 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 16 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 6–10 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 21 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 12–9 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 23 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 11–12 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 18 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 9–9 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 23 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 10–13 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 22 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 5–17 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 16 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 5–11 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 21 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 9–12 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 25 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 17–8 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 21 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 8–13 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 18 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 6–12 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 17 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 9–8 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 15 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 10–5 |
| NOP New Orleans Pelicans | 15 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 9–6 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 10 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 7–3 |
| OKC Oklahoma City Thunder | 20 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 7–13 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 16 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 11–5 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 20 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 13–7 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 22 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 14–8 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 26 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 13–13 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 21 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 12–9 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 23 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 5–18 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 17 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 6–11 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 24 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 13–11 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 16 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 6–10 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2017-18
Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.
| Range | % of shots | FG% |
|---|---|---|
| At the rim (0-3 ft) | 53% | .250 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 47% | .429 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 0% | — |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 0% | — |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 0% | — |
Average shot distance 3.2 ft · 7% of attempts were dunks
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2010-11 | $2,126,520 |
| 2011-12 | $2,286,000 |
| 2012-13 | $2,445,480 |
| 2013-14 | $884,293 |
| 2014-15 | $915,243 |
| 2015-16 | $1,100,602 |
| 2016-17 | $7,643,979 |
| 2017-18 | $7,300,000 |
| 2020-21 | $835,217 |
| Career earnings | $25,537,334 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Cole Aldrich play for?
Cole Aldrich plays C for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
What are Cole Aldrich's career stats?
Cole Aldrich has averaged 3.1 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 0.5 APG over 8 seasons (2010-11–2017-18).
How much does Cole Aldrich make?
Cole Aldrich's salary is $835,217 for the 2020-21 season, with career earnings of about $25.5M.
How tall is Cole Aldrich?
Cole Aldrich is 6-11 (253 lb).
When was Cole Aldrich drafted?
Cole Aldrich was drafted in 2010, round 1, pick 11.