Nenê
C · Houston Rockets
Seasons 2002-03–2018-19 · 17 on record · Ht 6-11 · b. 1982
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Player info
| Position | C |
|---|---|
| Number | #31 (also #42) |
| Team | Houston Rockets |
| Height | 6-11 |
| Weight | 250 lb |
| Born | 1982-09-13 |
| Drafted | 2002 · Round 1, Pick 7 · New York Knicks |
| Seasons | 2002-03–2018-19 (17) |
Career averages
11.3 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 1.8 APG · 965 games · .548 FG% · .132 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | DEN | 20 | 80 | 28.2 | .519 | 0.000 | .578 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 10.5 | 15.4 | .545 |
| 2003-04 | DEN | 21 | 77 | 32.5 | .530 | 0.000 | .682 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 11.8 | 14.8 | .578 |
| 2004-05 | DEN | 22 | 55 | 23.9 | .503 | 0.000 | .660 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 9.6 | 15.6 | .551 |
| 2005-06 | DEN | 23 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.000 | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -54.4 | 0.000 |
| 2006-07 | DEN | 24 | 64 | 26.8 | .570 | 0.000 | .689 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 12.2 | 17.8 | .611 |
| 2007-08 | DEN | 25 | 16 | 16.6 | .408 | 0.000 | .551 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 5.3 | 11.1 | .459 |
| 2008-09 | DEN | 26 | 77 | 32.6 | .604 | .200 | .723 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 14.6 | 18.8 | .645 |
| 2009-10 | DEN | 27 | 82 | 33.6 | .587 | 0.000 | .704 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 13.8 | 18.9 | .631 |
| 2010-11 | DEN | 28 | 75 | 30.5 | .615 | .200 | .711 | 7.6 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 14.5 | 20.4 | .657 |
| 2011-12 | 2TM | 29 | 39 | 28.5 | .537 | 0.000 | .673 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 18.6 | .573 |
| DEN | 29 | 28 | 29.5 | .509 | 0.000 | .677 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 13.4 | 16.7 | .554 | |
| WAS | 29 | 11 | 25.8 | .607 | 0.000 | .657 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 14.5 | 24.2 | .624 | |
| 2012-13 | WAS | 30 | 61 | 27.2 | .480 | 0.000 | .729 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 12.6 | 17.0 | .538 |
| 2013-14 | WAS | 31 | 53 | 29.4 | .503 | .200 | .583 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 14.2 | 16.6 | .530 |
| 2014-15 | WAS | 32 | 67 | 25.3 | .511 | .200 | .604 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 11.0 | 14.3 | .534 |
| 2015-16 | WAS | 33 | 57 | 19.2 | .544 | 0.000 | .578 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 9.2 | 16.8 | .564 |
| 2016-17 | HOU | 34 | 67 | 17.9 | .617 | .333 | .589 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 9.1 | 18.9 | .630 |
| 2017-18 | HOU | 35 | 52 | 14.6 | .569 | 0.000 | .636 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 6.5 | 16.4 | .594 |
| 2018-19 | HOU | 36 | 42 | 13.0 | .517 | 0.000 | .660 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 11.9 | .552 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | DEN | 80 | 53 | 2,258 | 321 | 619 | .519 | 0 | 3 | 197 | 341 | 491 | 149 | 127 | 65 | 181 | 839 |
| 2003-04 | DEN | 77 | 77 | 2,504 | 334 | 630 | .530 | 0 | 2 | 240 | 352 | 503 | 168 | 116 | 41 | 183 | 908 |
| 2004-05 | DEN | 55 | 18 | 1,317 | 194 | 386 | .503 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 212 | 325 | 84 | 50 | 48 | 94 | 528 |
| 2005-06 | DEN | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | DEN | 64 | 42 | 1,715 | 294 | 516 | .570 | 0 | 1 | 195 | 283 | 449 | 77 | 62 | 59 | 127 | 783 |
| 2007-08 | DEN | 16 | 1 | 266 | 29 | 71 | .408 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 49 | 87 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 85 |
| 2008-09 | DEN | 77 | 76 | 2,510 | 428 | 709 | .604 | 1 | 5 | 266 | 368 | 598 | 108 | 95 | 101 | 147 | 1,123 |
| 2009-10 | DEN | 82 | 82 | 2,755 | 421 | 717 | .587 | 0 | 2 | 293 | 416 | 627 | 203 | 115 | 82 | 125 | 1,135 |
| 2010-11 | DEN | 75 | 75 | 2,291 | 402 | 654 | .615 | 1 | 5 | 286 | 402 | 571 | 149 | 84 | 73 | 134 | 1,091 |
| 2011-12 | 2TM | 39 | 33 | 1,110 | 211 | 393 | .537 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 168 | 291 | 80 | 42 | 38 | 96 | 535 |
| DEN | 28 | 27 | 826 | 143 | 281 | .509 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 133 | 208 | 61 | 36 | 25 | 77 | 376 | |
| WAS | 11 | 6 | 284 | 68 | 112 | .607 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 35 | 83 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 159 | |
| 2012-13 | WAS | 61 | 49 | 1,659 | 285 | 594 | .480 | 0 | 1 | 196 | 269 | 407 | 177 | 55 | 37 | 139 | 766 |
| 2013-14 | WAS | 53 | 37 | 1,560 | 299 | 594 | .503 | 1 | 5 | 155 | 266 | 294 | 153 | 64 | 47 | 117 | 754 |
| 2014-15 | WAS | 67 | 58 | 1,693 | 307 | 601 | .511 | 1 | 5 | 122 | 202 | 345 | 123 | 66 | 22 | 124 | 737 |
| 2015-16 | WAS | 57 | 11 | 1,094 | 209 | 384 | .544 | 0 | 3 | 107 | 185 | 259 | 97 | 54 | 26 | 76 | 525 |
| 2016-17 | HOU | 67 | 8 | 1,198 | 245 | 397 | .617 | 3 | 9 | 116 | 197 | 282 | 65 | 56 | 39 | 73 | 609 |
| 2017-18 | HOU | 52 | 4 | 758 | 136 | 239 | .569 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 107 | 176 | 45 | 28 | 14 | 38 | 340 |
| 2018-19 | HOU | 42 | 2 | 546 | 60 | 116 | .517 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 47 | 123 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 151 |
| Career | 965 | — | — | 4,175 | 7,621 | .548 | 7 | 53 | 2552 | 3864 | 5828 | 1719 | 1041 | 721 | 1688 | 10,909 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | DEN | 80 | 28.2 | 5.1 | 9.9 | .519 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 13.4 |
| 2003-04 | DEN | 77 | 32.5 | 4.8 | 9.1 | .530 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 13.1 |
| 2004-05 | DEN | 55 | 23.9 | 5.3 | 10.6 | .503 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 14.4 |
| 2005-06 | DEN | 1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.0 | 0.0 |
| 2006-07 | DEN | 64 | 26.8 | 6.2 | 10.8 | .570 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 9.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 16.4 |
| 2007-08 | DEN | 16 | 16.6 | 3.9 | 9.6 | .408 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 11.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 11.5 |
| 2008-09 | DEN | 77 | 32.6 | 6.1 | 10.2 | .604 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 8.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 16.1 |
| 2009-10 | DEN | 82 | 33.6 | 5.5 | 9.4 | .587 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 14.8 |
| 2010-11 | DEN | 75 | 30.5 | 6.3 | 10.3 | .615 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 17.1 |
| 2011-12 | 2TM | 39 | 28.5 | 6.8 | 12.7 | .537 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 9.4 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 17.4 |
| DEN | 28 | 29.5 | 6.2 | 12.2 | .509 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 9.1 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 16.4 | |
| WAS | 11 | 25.8 | 8.6 | 14.2 | .607 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 10.5 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 20.2 | |
| 2012-13 | WAS | 61 | 27.2 | 6.2 | 12.9 | .480 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 8.8 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 16.6 |
| 2013-14 | WAS | 53 | 29.4 | 6.9 | 13.7 | .503 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 17.4 |
| 2014-15 | WAS | 67 | 25.3 | 6.5 | 12.8 | .511 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 7.3 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 15.7 |
| 2015-16 | WAS | 57 | 19.2 | 6.9 | 12.6 | .544 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 8.5 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 17.3 |
| 2016-17 | HOU | 67 | 17.9 | 7.4 | 11.9 | .617 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 18.3 |
| 2017-18 | HOU | 52 | 14.6 | 6.5 | 11.4 | .569 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 8.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 16.1 |
| 2018-19 | HOU | 42 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 7.6 | .517 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 8.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 10.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | DEN | 80 | 2,258 | 15.4 | .545 | 18.7 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 5.0 | .107 | -1.1 | +1.9 | +0.8 | +1.6 |
| 2003-04 | DEN | 77 | 2,504 | 14.8 | .578 | 17.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 6.1 | .117 | -0.9 | +0.7 | -0.3 | +1.1 |
| 2004-05 | DEN | 55 | 1,317 | 15.6 | .551 | 19.4 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.2 | .118 | -1.3 | +0.9 | -0.3 | +0.6 |
| 2005-06 | DEN | 1 | 3 | -54.4 | 0.000 | 44.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -1.312 | -56.5 | -14.2 | -70.7 | +0.0 |
| 2006-07 | DEN | 64 | 1,715 | 17.8 | .611 | 19.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 5.3 | .148 | -0.3 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +1.0 |
| 2007-08 | DEN | 16 | 266 | 11.1 | .459 | 18.1 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .052 | -4.6 | +0.4 | -4.2 | -0.1 |
| 2008-09 | DEN | 77 | 2,510 | 18.8 | .645 | 18.1 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 9.3 | .177 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +2.0 | +2.6 |
| 2009-10 | DEN | 82 | 2,755 | 18.9 | .631 | 16.5 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 10.8 | .188 | +1.6 | +1.6 | +3.2 | +3.6 |
| 2010-11 | DEN | 75 | 2,291 | 20.4 | .657 | 18.8 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 9.6 | .201 | +2.1 | +1.5 | +3.6 | +3.2 |
| 2011-12 | 2TM | 39 | 1,110 | 18.6 | .573 | 22.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.7 | .117 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +1.4 | +0.9 |
| DEN | 28 | 826 | 16.7 | .554 | 22.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .092 | -0.7 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +0.4 | |
| WAS | 11 | 284 | 24.2 | .624 | 23.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | .191 | +3.5 | +1.5 | +5.0 | +0.5 | |
| 2012-13 | WAS | 61 | 1,659 | 17.0 | .538 | 23.4 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 | .116 | -0.4 | +1.7 | +1.3 | +1.3 |
| 2013-14 | WAS | 53 | 1,560 | 16.6 | .530 | 24.0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | .098 | -0.9 | +1.2 | +0.3 | +0.9 |
| 2014-15 | WAS | 67 | 1,693 | 14.3 | .534 | 21.8 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | .086 | -1.7 | +0.9 | -0.8 | +0.5 |
| 2015-16 | WAS | 57 | 1,094 | 16.8 | .564 | 21.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | .120 | -1.3 | +1.6 | +0.4 | +0.6 |
| 2016-17 | HOU | 67 | 1,198 | 18.9 | .630 | 19.7 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 4.1 | .165 | +0.0 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.8 |
| 2017-18 | HOU | 52 | 758 | 16.4 | .594 | 18.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.6 | .163 | -1.6 | +0.6 | -1.0 | +0.2 |
| 2018-19 | HOU | 42 | 546 | 11.9 | .552 | 11.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 | .123 | -3.1 | +0.9 | -2.2 | +0.0 |
| Career | 965 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73.2 | — | — | — | — | +18.8 |
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 | PPG | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | 5 | 7.8 | .467 |
| 2004-05 | 5 | 6.6 | .530 |
| 2006-07 | 5 | 15.2 | .624 |
| 2007-08 | 4 | 3.2 | .630 |
| 2008-09 | 16 | 11.5 | .587 |
| 2009-10 | 5 | 11.4 | .636 |
| 2010-11 | 5 | 14.2 | .529 |
| 2013-14 | 11 | 12.5 | .458 |
| 2014-15 | 10 | 7.9 | .459 |
| 2016-17 | 9 | 10.0 | .696 |
| 2017-18 | 17 | 1.8 | .624 |
| 2018-19 | 11 | 2.5 | .967 |
| Career | 103 | 8.1 | .611 |
Shooting by distance — 2018-19
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) | 39% | .800 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 29% | .294 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 10% | .333 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 19% | .455 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 3% | 0.000 |
Average shot distance 7.8 ft · 11% of attempts were dunks · 0% of threes from the corner
Frequently asked questions
What team does Nenê play for?
Nenê plays C for the Houston Rockets.
What are Nenê's career stats?
Nenê has averaged 11.3 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 1.8 APG over 17 seasons (2002-03–2018-19).
How tall is Nenê?
Nenê is 6-11 (250 lb).
When was Nenê drafted?
Nenê was drafted in 2002, round 1, pick 7, by the New York Knicks.