Derek Anderson
SG · Charlotte Hornets
Seasons 1997-98–2007-08 · 11 on record · Ht 6-5 · b. 1974
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Player info
| Nickname | Smooth |
|---|---|
| Position | SG |
| Number | #1 (also #23, #8, #5) |
| Team | Charlotte Hornets |
| Height | 6-5 |
| Weight | 194 lb |
| Born | 1974-07-18 |
| College | Ohio State → Kentucky |
| Drafted | 1997 · Round 1, Pick 13 · Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Seasons | 1997-98–2007-08 (11) |
Career averages
12.0 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 3.4 APG · 615 games · .408 FG% · .341 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | CLE | 23 | 66 | 27.9 | .408 | .202 | .873 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 11.7 | 15.3 | .531 |
| 1998-99 | CLE | 24 | 38 | 25.7 | .398 | .304 | .836 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 16.5 | .529 |
| 1999-00 | LAC | 25 | 64 | 34.4 | .438 | .309 | .877 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 16.9 | 16.9 | .542 |
| 2000-01 | SAS | 26 | 82 | 34.9 | .416 | .399 | .851 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 15.5 | 17.1 | .542 |
| 2001-02 | POR | 27 | 70 | 26.6 | .404 | .373 | .856 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 15.5 | .538 |
| 2002-03 | POR | 28 | 76 | 33.6 | .427 | .350 | .859 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 13.9 | 16.9 | .556 |
| 2003-04 | POR | 29 | 51 | 35.5 | .376 | .305 | .824 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 13.6 | 15.1 | .499 |
| 2004-05 | POR | 30 | 47 | 26.4 | .389 | .384 | .805 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 9.2 | 11.7 | .503 |
| 2005-06 | 2TM | 31 | 43 | 24.3 | .356 | .299 | .838 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 8.1 | 10.8 | .496 |
| HOU | 31 | 20 | 29.1 | .393 | .284 | .836 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 10.8 | 12.5 | .527 | |
| MIA | 31 | 23 | 20.2 | .308 | .313 | .842 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 5.8 | 8.7 | .453 | |
| 2006-07 | CHA | 32 | 50 | 23.8 | .429 | .355 | .877 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 13.7 | .586 |
| 2007-08 | CHA | 33 | 28 | 14.1 | .376 | .365 | .737 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | .497 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | CLE | 66 | 13 | 1,839 | 239 | 586 | .408 | 17 | 84 | 275 | 315 | 187 | 227 | 86 | 13 | 128 | 770 |
| 1998-99 | CLE | 38 | 13 | 978 | 125 | 314 | .398 | 21 | 69 | 138 | 165 | 109 | 145 | 48 | 4 | 82 | 409 |
| 1999-00 | LAC | 64 | 58 | 2,201 | 377 | 860 | .438 | 55 | 178 | 271 | 309 | 258 | 220 | 90 | 11 | 167 | 1,080 |
| 2000-01 | SAS | 82 | 82 | 2,859 | 413 | 993 | .416 | 101 | 253 | 342 | 402 | 363 | 301 | 120 | 14 | 165 | 1,269 |
| 2001-02 | POR | 70 | 27 | 1,860 | 247 | 612 | .404 | 85 | 228 | 178 | 208 | 189 | 216 | 68 | 8 | 87 | 757 |
| 2002-03 | POR | 76 | 76 | 2,556 | 355 | 832 | .427 | 116 | 331 | 231 | 269 | 264 | 325 | 90 | 16 | 128 | 1,057 |
| 2003-04 | POR | 51 | 46 | 1,810 | 230 | 612 | .376 | 79 | 259 | 155 | 188 | 182 | 228 | 66 | 3 | 90 | 694 |
| 2004-05 | POR | 47 | 32 | 1,239 | 152 | 391 | .389 | 58 | 151 | 70 | 87 | 128 | 143 | 36 | 4 | 70 | 432 |
| 2005-06 | 2TM | 43 | 11 | 1,047 | 108 | 303 | .356 | 40 | 134 | 93 | 111 | 143 | 101 | 23 | 6 | 54 | 349 |
| HOU | 20 | 8 | 582 | 68 | 173 | .393 | 19 | 67 | 61 | 73 | 83 | 53 | 15 | 4 | 37 | 216 | |
| MIA | 23 | 3 | 465 | 40 | 130 | .308 | 21 | 67 | 32 | 38 | 60 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 133 | |
| 2006-07 | CHA | 50 | 32 | 1,190 | 126 | 294 | .429 | 54 | 152 | 93 | 106 | 113 | 133 | 52 | 7 | 56 | 399 |
| 2007-08 | CHA | 28 | 0 | 396 | 47 | 125 | .376 | 19 | 52 | 28 | 38 | 52 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 141 |
| Career | 615 | — | — | 2,419 | 5,922 | .408 | 645 | 1891 | 1874 | 2198 | 1988 | 2083 | 691 | 87 | 1052 | 7,357 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | CLE | 66 | 27.9 | 4.7 | 11.5 | .408 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 15.1 |
| 1998-99 | CLE | 38 | 25.7 | 4.6 | 11.6 | .398 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 15.1 |
| 1999-00 | LAC | 64 | 34.4 | 6.2 | 14.1 | .438 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 17.7 |
| 2000-01 | SAS | 82 | 34.9 | 5.2 | 12.5 | .416 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 16.0 |
| 2001-02 | POR | 70 | 26.6 | 4.8 | 11.8 | .404 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 14.7 |
| 2002-03 | POR | 76 | 33.6 | 5.0 | 11.7 | .427 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 14.9 |
| 2003-04 | POR | 51 | 35.5 | 4.6 | 12.2 | .376 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 13.8 |
| 2004-05 | POR | 47 | 26.4 | 4.4 | 11.4 | .389 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 12.6 |
| 2005-06 | 2TM | 43 | 24.3 | 3.7 | 10.4 | .356 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 12.0 |
| HOU | 20 | 29.1 | 4.2 | 10.7 | .393 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 13.4 | |
| MIA | 23 | 20.2 | 3.1 | 10.1 | .308 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 10.3 | |
| 2006-07 | CHA | 50 | 23.8 | 3.8 | 8.9 | .429 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 12.1 |
| 2007-08 | CHA | 28 | 14.1 | 4.3 | 11.4 | .376 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 12.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | CLE | 66 | 1,839 | 15.3 | .531 | 21.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 5.3 | .139 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +1.7 |
| 1998-99 | CLE | 38 | 978 | 16.5 | .529 | 23.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | .105 | +1.3 | +0.3 | +1.6 | +0.9 |
| 1999-00 | LAC | 64 | 2,201 | 16.9 | .542 | 23.4 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 3.3 | .073 | +1.2 | -1.2 | -0.1 | +1.1 |
| 2000-01 | SAS | 82 | 2,859 | 17.1 | .542 | 21.9 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 9.9 | .166 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +2.4 | +3.2 |
| 2001-02 | POR | 70 | 1,860 | 15.5 | .538 | 19.4 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 5.3 | .137 | +1.4 | +0.2 | +1.6 | +1.7 |
| 2002-03 | POR | 76 | 2,556 | 16.9 | .556 | 19.5 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 8.1 | .153 | +2.2 | +0.1 | +2.3 | +2.8 |
| 2003-04 | POR | 51 | 1,810 | 15.1 | .499 | 20.5 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 3.6 | .097 | +0.8 | -0.5 | +0.3 | +1.0 |
| 2004-05 | POR | 47 | 1,239 | 11.7 | .503 | 18.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | .052 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -1.2 | +0.2 |
| 2005-06 | 2TM | 43 | 1,047 | 10.8 | .496 | 18.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .074 | -1.3 | +0.1 | -1.2 | +0.2 |
| HOU | 20 | 582 | 12.5 | .527 | 19.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .084 | -0.4 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.3 | |
| MIA | 23 | 465 | 8.7 | .453 | 16.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .061 | -2.4 | -0.7 | -3.1 | -0.1 | |
| 2006-07 | CHA | 50 | 1,190 | 13.7 | .586 | 15.1 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.9 | .117 | -0.3 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.7 |
| 2007-08 | CHA | 28 | 396 | 10.0 | .497 | 19.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .032 | -2.6 | -0.7 | -3.2 | -0.1 |
| Career | 615 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43.7 | — | — | — | — | +13.4 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 4 | 25.5 | 10.8 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | .455 | — | .643 |
| 2000-01 | 13 | 27.1 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .262 | .273 | .384 |
| 2001-02 | 3 | 24.7 | 14.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | .433 | .333 | .580 |
| 2002-03 | 7 | 10.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .250 | 0.000 | .225 |
| 2005-06 | 22 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .300 | .357 | .510 |
| Career | 49 | 18.8 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .336 | .302 | .492 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 363 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 209–154 |
| Away | 382 | 9.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 152–230 |
| In wins | 361 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 361–0 |
| In losses | 384 | 9.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0–384 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 25 | 10.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 14–11 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 27 | 8.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 15–12 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 23 | 9.7 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 12–11 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 22 | 10.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 9–13 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 25 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 12–13 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 21 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 11–10 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 28 | 10.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 8–20 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 28 | 10.8 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 12–16 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 22 | 8.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 11–11 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 31 | 8.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 22–9 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 28 | 10.6 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 10–18 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 24 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 13–11 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 27 | 11.2 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 18–9 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 28 | 10.4 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 14–14 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 28 | 9.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 14–14 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 22 | 10.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 11–11 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 23 | 12.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 12–11 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 10.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 14–15 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 24 | 11.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 11–13 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 27 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 14–13 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 25 | 11.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 14–11 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 29 | 10.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 9–20 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 13 | 12.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 6–7 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 30 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 14–16 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 24 | 10.1 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 5–19 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 27 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 11–16 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 32 | 9.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 14–18 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 22 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 11–11 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2007-08
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) | 18% | .500 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 3% | .250 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 10% | .385 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 27% | .324 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 42% | .365 |
Average shot distance 17.2 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks · 29% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1997-98 | $1,107,240 |
| 1998-99 | $1,273,000 |
| 2000-01 | $2,250,000 |
| 2001-02 | $6,495,000 |
| 2002-03 | $7,145,000 |
| 2003-04 | $7,794,000 |
| 2004-05 | $8,444,000 |
| 2005-06 | $10,763,000 |
| 2006-07 | $11,043,897 |
| 2007-08 | $770,610 |
| Career earnings | $57,085,747 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Derek Anderson play for?
Derek Anderson plays SG for the Charlotte Hornets.
What are Derek Anderson's career stats?
Derek Anderson has averaged 12.0 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 3.4 APG over 11 seasons (1997-98–2007-08).
How much does Derek Anderson make?
Derek Anderson's salary is $770,610 for the 2007-08 season, with career earnings of about $57.1M.
How tall is Derek Anderson?
Derek Anderson is 6-5 (194 lb).
When was Derek Anderson drafted?
Derek Anderson was drafted in 1997, round 1, pick 13, by the Cleveland Cavaliers.