Kevin Garnett

Seasons 1995-96–2015-16 · 21 on record · Ht 6-11 · b. 1976

★ Hall of Fame★ MVP★ Defensive POY15× All-Star9× All-NBA12× All-Defense

Player info

Nickname	The Big Ticket
Position	PF
Number	#21 (also #5, #2)
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves
Height	6-11
Weight	240 lb
Born	1976-05-19
High school	Farragut Career Academy
Drafted	1995 · Round 1, Pick 5 · Minnesota Timberwolves
Seasons	1995-96–2015-16 (21)

Career averages

17.8 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 3.7 APG · 1462 games · .497 FG% · .275 3P%.

Stats by season — per game

Season	Tm	Age	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	PER	TS%
1995-96	MIN	19	80	28.7	.491	.286	.705	6.3	1.8	1.1	1.6	10.4	15.8	.522
1996-97	MIN	20	77	38.9	.499	.286	.754	8.0	3.1	1.4	2.1	17.0	18.2	.537
1997-98	MIN	21	82	39.3	.491	.188	.738	9.6	4.2	1.7	1.8	18.5	20.4	.527
1998-99	MIN	22	47	37.9	.460	.286	.704	10.4	4.3	1.7	1.8	20.8	22.4	.493
1999-00	MIN	23	81	40.0	.497	.370	.765	11.8	5.0	1.5	1.6	22.9	23.6	.545
2000-01	MIN	24	81	39.5	.477	.288	.764	11.4	5.0	1.4	1.8	22.0	23.9	.531
2001-02	MIN	25	81	39.2	.470	.319	.801	12.1	5.2	1.2	1.6	21.2	23.8	.536
2002-03	MIN	26	82	40.5	.502	.282	.751	13.4	6.0	1.4	1.6	23.0	26.4	.553
2003-04	MIN	27	82	39.4	.499	.256	.791	13.9	5.0	1.5	2.2	24.2	29.4	.547
2004-05	MIN	28	82	38.1	.502	.240	.811	13.5	5.7	1.5	1.4	22.2	28.2	.567
2005-06	MIN	29	76	38.9	.526	.267	.810	12.7	4.1	1.4	1.4	21.8	26.8	.589
2006-07	MIN	30	76	39.4	.476	.214	.835	12.8	4.1	1.2	1.7	22.4	24.1	.546
2007-08	BOS	31	71	32.8	.539	0.000	.801	9.2	3.4	1.4	1.3	18.8	25.3	.588
2008-09	BOS	32	57	31.1	.531	.250	.841	8.5	2.5	1.1	1.2	15.8	21.2	.563
2009-10	BOS	33	69	29.9	.521	.200	.837	7.3	2.7	1.0	0.8	14.3	19.4	.569
2010-11	BOS	34	71	31.3	.528	.200	.862	8.9	2.4	1.3	0.8	14.9	20.6	.575
2011-12	BOS	35	60	31.1	.503	.333	.857	8.2	2.9	0.9	1.0	15.8	20.4	.550
2012-13	BOS	36	68	29.7	.496	.125	.786	7.8	2.3	1.1	0.9	14.8	19.2	.535
2013-14	BKN	37	54	20.5	.441	0.000	.809	6.6	1.5	0.8	0.7	6.5	13.3	.467
2014-15	2TM	38	47	20.3	.467	.143	.800	6.6	1.6	1.0	0.4	6.9	15.2	.496
	BKN	38	42	20.3	.455	.167	.829	6.8	1.6	1.0	0.3	6.8	14.8	.486
	MIN	38	5	19.6	.581	0.000	.500	5.2	1.6	1.0	0.8	7.6	19.3	.580
2015-16	MIN	39	38	14.6	.470	0.000	.667	3.9	1.6	0.7	0.3	3.2	12.3	.491

Stats by season — totals

Season	Tm	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS
1995-96	MIN	80	43	2,293	361	735	.491	8	28	105	149	501	145	86	131	110	835
1996-97	MIN	77	77	2,995	549	1,100	.499	6	21	205	272	618	236	105	163	175	1,309
1997-98	MIN	82	82	3,222	635	1,293	.491	3	16	245	332	786	348	139	150	192	1,518
1998-99	MIN	47	47	1,780	414	900	.460	4	14	145	206	489	202	78	83	135	977
1999-00	MIN	81	81	3,243	759	1,526	.497	30	81	309	404	956	401	120	126	268	1,857
2000-01	MIN	81	81	3,202	704	1,475	.477	19	66	357	467	921	401	111	145	230	1,784
2001-02	MIN	81	81	3,175	659	1,401	.470	37	116	359	448	981	422	96	126	229	1,714
2002-03	MIN	82	82	3,321	743	1,481	.502	20	71	377	502	1102	495	113	129	229	1,883
2003-04	MIN	82	82	3,231	804	1,611	.499	11	43	368	465	1139	409	120	178	212	1,987
2004-05	MIN	82	82	3,121	683	1,360	.502	6	25	445	549	1108	466	121	112	222	1,817
2005-06	MIN	76	76	2,957	626	1,191	.526	8	30	396	489	966	308	104	107	180	1,656
2006-07	MIN	76	76	2,995	638	1,341	.476	12	56	416	498	975	313	89	126	205	1,704
2007-08	BOS	71	71	2,328	534	990	.539	0	11	269	336	655	244	100	89	138	1,337
2008-09	BOS	57	57	1,772	393	740	.531	2	8	111	132	485	144	63	68	90	899
2009-10	BOS	69	69	2,060	402	772	.521	1	5	185	221	506	185	68	57	101	990
2010-11	BOS	71	71	2,220	434	822	.528	1	5	187	217	631	171	95	57	115	1,056
2011-12	BOS	60	60	1,864	391	777	.503	3	9	162	189	494	175	56	61	107	947
2012-13	BOS	68	68	2,022	422	850	.496	2	16	158	201	530	159	78	62	110	1,004
2013-14	BKN	54	54	1,109	157	356	.441	0	3	38	47	358	82	43	40	69	352
2014-15	2TM	47	47	952	143	306	.467	1	7	36	45	311	77	46	17	46	323
	BKN	42	42	854	125	275	.455	1	6	34	41	285	69	41	13	45	285
	MIN	5	5	98	18	31	.581	0	1	2	4	26	8	5	4	1	38
2015-16	MIN	38	38	556	54	115	.470	0	1	14	21	150	62	28	10	16	122
Career		1462	—	—	10,505	21,142	.497	174	632	4887	6190	14662	5445	1859	2037	3179	26,071

Per 36 minutes

Season	Tm	G	MPG	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS
1995-96	MIN	80	28.7	5.7	11.5	.491	0.1	0.4	1.6	2.3	7.9	2.3	1.4	2.1	1.7	13.1
1996-97	MIN	77	38.9	6.6	13.2	.499	0.1	0.3	2.5	3.3	7.4	2.8	1.3	2.0	2.1	15.7
1997-98	MIN	82	39.3	7.1	14.4	.491	0.0	0.2	2.7	3.7	8.8	3.9	1.6	1.7	2.1	17.0
1998-99	MIN	47	37.9	8.4	18.2	.460	0.1	0.3	2.9	4.2	9.9	4.1	1.6	1.7	2.7	19.8
1999-00	MIN	81	40.0	8.4	16.9	.497	0.3	0.9	3.4	4.5	10.6	4.5	1.3	1.4	3.0	20.6
2000-01	MIN	81	39.5	7.9	16.6	.477	0.2	0.7	4.0	5.3	10.4	4.5	1.2	1.6	2.6	20.1
2001-02	MIN	81	39.2	7.5	15.9	.470	0.4	1.3	4.1	5.1	11.1	4.8	1.1	1.4	2.6	19.4
2002-03	MIN	82	40.5	8.1	16.1	.502	0.2	0.8	4.1	5.4	11.9	5.4	1.2	1.4	2.5	20.4
2003-04	MIN	82	39.4	9.0	17.9	.499	0.1	0.5	4.1	5.2	12.7	4.6	1.3	2.0	2.4	22.1
2004-05	MIN	82	38.1	7.9	15.7	.502	0.1	0.3	5.1	6.3	12.8	5.4	1.4	1.3	2.6	21.0
2005-06	MIN	76	38.9	7.6	14.5	.526	0.1	0.4	4.8	6.0	11.8	3.7	1.3	1.3	2.2	20.2
2006-07	MIN	76	39.4	7.7	16.1	.476	0.1	0.7	5.0	6.0	11.7	3.8	1.1	1.5	2.5	20.5
2007-08	BOS	71	32.8	8.3	15.3	.539	0.0	0.2	4.2	5.2	10.1	3.8	1.5	1.4	2.1	20.7
2008-09	BOS	57	31.1	8.0	15.0	.531	0.0	0.2	2.3	2.7	9.9	2.9	1.3	1.4	1.8	18.3
2009-10	BOS	69	29.9	7.0	13.5	.521	0.0	0.1	3.2	3.9	8.8	3.2	1.2	1.0	1.8	17.3
2010-11	BOS	71	31.3	7.0	13.3	.528	0.0	0.1	3.0	3.5	10.2	2.8	1.5	0.9	1.9	17.1
2011-12	BOS	60	31.1	7.6	15.0	.503	0.1	0.2	3.1	3.7	9.5	3.4	1.1	1.2	2.1	18.3
2012-13	BOS	68	29.7	7.5	15.1	.496	0.0	0.3	2.8	3.6	9.4	2.8	1.4	1.1	2.0	17.9
2013-14	BKN	54	20.5	5.1	11.6	.441	0.0	0.1	1.2	1.5	11.6	2.7	1.4	1.3	2.2	11.4
2014-15	2TM	47	20.3	5.4	11.6	.467	0.0	0.3	1.4	1.7	11.8	2.9	1.7	0.6	1.7	12.2
	BKN	42	20.3	5.3	11.6	.455	0.0	0.3	1.4	1.7	12.0	2.9	1.7	0.5	1.9	12.0
	MIN	5	19.6	6.6	11.4	.581	0.0	0.4	0.7	1.5	9.6	2.9	1.8	1.5	0.4	14.0
2015-16	MIN	38	14.6	3.5	7.4	.470	0.0	0.1	0.9	1.4	9.7	4.0	1.8	0.6	1.0	7.9

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
1995-96	MIN	80	2,293	15.8	.522	17.6	1.8	2.6	4.4	.092	+0.1	+0.9	+1.0	+1.7
1996-97	MIN	77	2,995	18.2	.537	21.3	3.4	3.9	7.3	.116	+1.1	+1.1	+2.2	+3.2
1997-98	MIN	82	3,222	20.4	.527	22.5	5.3	4.2	9.6	.143	+2.6	+1.5	+4.2	+5.0
1998-99	MIN	47	1,780	22.4	.493	27.8	2.4	3.0	5.4	.146	+3.6	+1.7	+5.3	+3.3
1999-00	MIN	81	3,243	23.6	.545	27.4	6.1	5.6	11.6	.172	+4.6	+1.7	+6.3	+6.8
2000-01	MIN	81	3,202	23.9	.531	27.0	7.0	4.8	11.8	.176	+4.5	+1.4	+6.0	+6.4
2001-02	MIN	81	3,175	23.8	.536	26.0	7.9	4.9	12.8	.194	+5.1	+1.8	+6.8	+7.1
2002-03	MIN	82	3,321	26.4	.553	26.4	9.8	5.8	15.6	.225	+6.0	+2.4	+8.4	+8.7
2003-04	MIN	82	3,231	29.4	.547	29.6	10.4	8.0	18.3	.272	+6.8	+3.3	+10.2	+10.0
2004-05	MIN	82	3,121	28.2	.567	27.1	10.1	6.0	16.1	.248	+6.5	+3.0	+9.5	+9.1
2005-06	MIN	76	2,957	26.8	.589	25.5	9.0	5.9	14.9	.242	+5.6	+2.2	+7.8	+7.4
2006-07	MIN	76	2,995	24.1	.546	27.4	5.7	4.9	10.7	.171	+3.8	+1.7	+5.4	+5.5
2007-08	BOS	71	2,328	25.3	.588	25.5	6.6	6.2	12.9	.265	+4.7	+3.5	+8.2	+6.0
2008-09	BOS	57	1,772	21.2	.563	23.4	3.0	4.1	7.1	.193	+2.8	+3.0	+5.7	+3.5
2009-10	BOS	69	2,060	19.4	.569	22.1	3.6	3.8	7.3	.171	+1.5	+1.9	+3.5	+2.9
2010-11	BOS	71	2,220	20.6	.575	22.3	3.4	5.6	9.0	.194	+1.8	+2.9	+4.7	+3.8
2011-12	BOS	60	1,864	20.4	.550	24.9	2.6	4.3	6.9	.178	+1.8	+2.5	+4.3	+2.9
2012-13	BOS	68	2,022	19.2	.535	24.5	1.8	3.8	5.6	.133	+0.9	+1.7	+2.6	+2.3
2013-14	BKN	54	1,109	13.3	.467	18.9	-0.7	1.9	1.2	.054	-2.5	+1.3	-1.2	+0.2
2014-15	2TM	47	952	15.2	.496	17.8	0.4	1.5	1.9	.096	-1.2	+1.9	+0.7	+0.7
	BKN	42	854	14.8	.486	18.1	0.2	1.4	1.6	.089	-1.4	+1.7	+0.3	+0.5
	MIN	5	98	19.3	.580	15.2	0.2	0.1	0.3	.161	+0.8	+3.5	+4.3	+0.2
2015-16	MIN	38	556	12.3	.491	11.3	0.4	0.7	1.1	.092	-1.6	+3.1	+1.5	+0.5
Career		1462	—	—	—	—	—	—	191.5	—	—	—	—	+97.0

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%
1996-97	3	41.0	17.3	9.3	3.7	1.3	1.0	.471	1.000	.497
1997-98	5	38.0	15.8	9.6	4.0	0.8	2.4	.480	—	.500
1998-99	4	42.2	21.8	12.0	3.8	1.8	2.0	.443	0.000	.488
1999-00	4	42.0	18.8	10.8	8.8	1.2	0.8	.385	.667	.441
2000-01	4	40.5	21.0	12.0	4.2	1.0	1.5	.466	0.000	.569
2001-02	3	42.3	24.0	18.7	5.0	1.7	1.7	.429	.500	.514
2002-03	6	43.3	27.0	15.7	5.2	1.7	1.7	.514	.333	.539
2003-04	18	43.0	24.3	14.6	5.1	1.3	2.3	.452	.312	.513
2007-08	26	37.4	20.4	10.5	3.3	1.3	1.1	.495	.250	.542
2009-10	24	32.9	14.4	7.1	2.4	1.1	0.8	.495	0.000	.530
2010-11	9	36.0	14.9	10.9	2.6	1.9	1.0	.441	0.000	.479
2011-12	20	36.5	19.2	10.3	1.5	1.2	1.4	.497	.250	.541
2012-13	6	34.8	12.7	13.7	3.5	0.8	1.0	.500	0.000	.563
2013-14	12	20.3	6.9	6.3	1.3	0.8	0.4	.524	0.000	.568
Career	144	36.4	18.1	10.7	3.3	1.2	1.3	.478	.273	.525

Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.

Career splits

Split	G	PPG	RPG	APG	W–L
Home	781	17.2	9.6	3.7	505–276
Away	779	16.3	9.2	3.3	359–420
In wins	864	17.9	9.9	3.9	864–0
In losses	696	15.2	8.8	3.0	0–696

Regular-season career splits by venue and result.

Career stats vs each team

Opponent	G	PPG	RPG	APG	W–L
ATL Atlanta Hawks	48	15.2	8.9	3.3	31–17
BOS Boston Celtics	29	19.8	9.1	4.6	15–14
BKN Brooklyn Nets	44	17.0	10.3	3.1	29–15
CHA Charlotte Hornets	39	17.2	9.9	3.8	20–19
CHI Chicago Bulls	49	15.3	9.6	3.4	29–20
CLE Cleveland Cavaliers	47	15.0	8.7	3.0	21–26
DAL Dallas Mavericks	57	18.4	10.0	3.8	30–27
DEN Denver Nuggets	65	17.1	10.3	3.9	36–29
DET Detroit Pistons	48	15.6	8.8	3.0	28–20
GSW Golden State Warriors	61	19.1	10.3	4.1	36–25
HOU Houston Rockets	59	18.2	9.6	4.1	30–29
IND Indiana Pacers	48	15.9	8.6	2.5	23–25
LAC Los Angeles Clippers	64	17.4	9.0	3.5	39–25
LAL Los Angeles Lakers	64	17.4	10.1	3.9	24–40
MEM Memphis Grizzlies	63	16.6	9.1	4.0	43–20
MIA Miami Heat	49	15.2	9.5	3.0	29–20
MIL Milwaukee Bucks	48	16.0	9.3	3.3	34–14
MIN Minnesota Timberwolves	11	10.4	8.3	2.2	8–3
NOP New Orleans Pelicans	4	2.2	1.2	1.2	1–3
NYK New York Knicks	54	14.3	8.9	3.2	34–20
OKC Oklahoma City Thunder	18	8.9	5.7	1.4	8–10
ORL Orlando Magic	49	15.7	10.3	3.4	26–23
PHI Philadelphia 76ers	52	16.4	8.3	3.3	33–19
PHX Phoenix Suns	62	17.4	10.2	3.6	32–30
POR Portland Trail Blazers	65	16.9	9.4	3.7	32–33
SAC Sacramento Kings	63	19.2	10.9	3.8	39–24
SAS San Antonio Spurs	60	17.5	9.1	3.5	26–34
TOR Toronto Raptors	51	16.3	7.8	3.3	29–22
UTA Utah Jazz	63	17.4	9.0	3.0	31–32
WAS Washington Wizards	44	17.2	9.1	3.8	27–17

Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.

Shooting by distance — 2015-16

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)	16%	.667
In the paint (3-10 ft)	12%	.500
Mid-range (10-16 ft)	14%	.313
Long two (16 ft-3P)	57%	.455
Three-pointers (3-pointers)	1%	0.000

Average shot distance 13.6 ft · 2% of attempts were dunks · 100% of threes from the corner

Contract & salary

Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.

Season	Salary
1995-96	$1,622,000
1996-97	$1,666,000
1997-98	$2,109,120
1998-99	$14,000,000
1999-00	$16,806,000
2000-01	$19,600,000
2001-02	$22,400,000
2002-03	$25,200,000
2003-04	$28,000,000
2005-06	$18,000,000
2006-07	$21,000,000
2007-08	$23,751,934
2008-09	$24,751,934
2009-10	$16,417,044
2010-11	$18,832,044
2011-12	$21,247,044
2012-13	$11,566,265
2013-14	$12,433,735
2014-15	$12,000,000
2015-16	$8,500,000
2016-17	$8,000,000
2017-18	$8,000,000
Career earnings	$335,903,120

Frequently asked questions

What team does Kevin Garnett play for?

Kevin Garnett plays PF for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

What are Kevin Garnett's career stats?

Kevin Garnett has averaged 17.8 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 3.7 APG over 21 seasons (1995-96–2015-16).

How much does Kevin Garnett make?

Kevin Garnett's salary is $8,000,000 for the 2017-18 season, with career earnings of about $335.9M.

How tall is Kevin Garnett?

Kevin Garnett is 6-11 (240 lb).

When was Kevin Garnett drafted?

Kevin Garnett was drafted in 1995, round 1, pick 5, by the Minnesota Timberwolves.