Desmond Mason
SF · Sacramento Kings
Seasons 2000-01–2009-10 · 10 on record · Ht 6-5 · b. 1977
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Player info
| Nickname | D-Mase, Mase, The Cowboy |
|---|---|
| Position | SF |
| Number | #24 (also #34) |
| Team | Sacramento Kings |
| Height | 6-5 |
| Weight | 224 lb |
| Born | 1977-10-11 |
| College | Oklahoma State |
| Drafted | 2000 · Round 1, Pick 17 · SEA |
| Seasons | 2000-01–2009-10 (10) |
Career averages
12.1 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 1.6 APG · 643 games · .449 FG% · .260 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | SEA | 23 | 78 | 19.5 | .431 | .269 | .736 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 5.9 | 10.5 | .483 |
| 2001-02 | SEA | 24 | 75 | 32.3 | .464 | .271 | .848 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 12.4 | 13.4 | .533 |
| 2002-03 | 2TM | 25 | 80 | 34.5 | .449 | .292 | .749 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 14.3 | 15.2 | .502 |
| SEA | 25 | 52 | 34.8 | .436 | .291 | .740 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 14.1 | 14.2 | .490 | |
| MIL | 25 | 28 | 34.0 | .474 | .294 | .765 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 14.8 | 16.9 | .525 | |
| 2003-04 | MIL | 26 | 82 | 30.9 | .472 | .231 | .769 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 14.4 | 15.7 | .552 |
| 2004-05 | MIL | 27 | 80 | 36.2 | .443 | .125 | .802 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 17.2 | 14.8 | .526 |
| 2005-06 | NOK | 28 | 70 | 30.0 | .399 | .167 | .682 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 10.8 | 9.2 | .460 |
| 2006-07 | NOK | 29 | 75 | 34.3 | .452 | — | .663 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 13.7 | 10.8 | .493 |
| 2007-08 | MIL | 30 | 59 | 28.8 | .482 | — | .659 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 9.7 | 12.3 | .519 |
| 2008-09 | OKC | 31 | 39 | 27.3 | .435 | 0.000 | .541 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 7.5 | 7.1 | .456 |
| 2009-10 | SAC | 32 | 5 | 13.2 | .417 | — | .750 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 6.2 | .472 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | SEA | 78 | 14 | 1,522 | 189 | 439 | .431 | 18 | 67 | 67 | 91 | 249 | 63 | 39 | 20 | 53 | 463 |
| 2001-02 | SEA | 75 | 20 | 2,420 | 357 | 769 | .464 | 16 | 59 | 201 | 237 | 351 | 104 | 67 | 27 | 104 | 931 |
| 2002-03 | 2TM | 80 | 40 | 2,763 | 457 | 1,017 | .449 | 21 | 72 | 212 | 283 | 523 | 163 | 67 | 32 | 115 | 1,147 |
| SEA | 52 | 15 | 1,811 | 291 | 667 | .436 | 16 | 55 | 134 | 181 | 335 | 95 | 47 | 21 | 74 | 732 | |
| MIL | 28 | 25 | 952 | 166 | 350 | .474 | 5 | 17 | 78 | 102 | 188 | 68 | 20 | 11 | 41 | 415 | |
| 2003-04 | MIL | 82 | 31 | 2,534 | 409 | 867 | .472 | 9 | 39 | 356 | 463 | 359 | 152 | 60 | 24 | 148 | 1,183 |
| 2004-05 | MIL | 80 | 71 | 2,893 | 478 | 1,079 | .443 | 1 | 8 | 420 | 524 | 312 | 217 | 58 | 27 | 164 | 1,377 |
| 2005-06 | NOK | 70 | 55 | 2,102 | 275 | 690 | .399 | 1 | 6 | 206 | 302 | 298 | 66 | 42 | 17 | 113 | 757 |
| 2006-07 | NOK | 75 | 75 | 2,575 | 407 | 900 | .452 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 323 | 345 | 115 | 52 | 22 | 192 | 1,028 |
| 2007-08 | MIL | 59 | 56 | 1,702 | 230 | 477 | .482 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 173 | 256 | 121 | 40 | 30 | 83 | 574 |
| 2008-09 | OKC | 39 | 19 | 1,064 | 124 | 285 | .435 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 85 | 157 | 46 | 15 | 30 | 56 | 294 |
| 2009-10 | SAC | 5 | 4 | 66 | 5 | 12 | .417 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| Career | 643 | — | — | 2,931 | 6,535 | .449 | 66 | 254 | 1839 | 2485 | 2863 | 1049 | 441 | 230 | 1032 | 7,767 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | SEA | 78 | 19.5 | 4.5 | 10.4 | .431 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 2001-02 | SEA | 75 | 32.3 | 5.3 | 11.4 | .464 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 13.8 |
| 2002-03 | 2TM | 80 | 34.5 | 6.0 | 13.3 | .449 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 14.9 |
| SEA | 52 | 34.8 | 5.8 | 13.3 | .436 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 14.6 | |
| MIL | 28 | 34.0 | 6.3 | 13.2 | .474 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 15.7 | |
| 2003-04 | MIL | 82 | 30.9 | 5.8 | 12.3 | .472 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 16.8 |
| 2004-05 | MIL | 80 | 36.2 | 5.9 | 13.4 | .443 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 17.1 |
| 2005-06 | NOK | 70 | 30.0 | 4.7 | 11.8 | .399 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 13.0 |
| 2006-07 | NOK | 75 | 34.3 | 5.7 | 12.6 | .452 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 14.4 |
| 2007-08 | MIL | 59 | 28.8 | 4.9 | 10.1 | .482 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 12.1 |
| 2008-09 | OKC | 39 | 27.3 | 4.2 | 9.6 | .435 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 9.9 |
| 2009-10 | SAC | 5 | 13.2 | 2.7 | 6.5 | .417 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 7.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | SEA | 78 | 1,522 | 10.5 | .483 | 15.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | .055 | -1.8 | -1.0 | -2.8 | -0.3 |
| 2001-02 | SEA | 75 | 2,420 | 13.4 | .533 | 18.8 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 4.7 | .093 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -1.7 | +0.2 |
| 2002-03 | 2TM | 80 | 2,763 | 15.2 | .502 | 21.3 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 5.2 | .090 | -0.1 | -1.3 | -1.4 | +0.4 |
| SEA | 52 | 1,811 | 14.2 | .490 | 21.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | .083 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -1.5 | +0.2 | |
| MIL | 28 | 952 | 16.9 | .525 | 21.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 2.0 | .103 | +1.1 | -2.2 | -1.2 | +0.2 | |
| 2003-04 | MIL | 82 | 2,534 | 15.7 | .552 | 21.8 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 5.7 | .107 | +0.5 | -0.9 | -0.4 | +1.0 |
| 2004-05 | MIL | 80 | 2,893 | 14.8 | .526 | 23.2 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 4.3 | .071 | -0.1 | -1.5 | -1.6 | +0.3 |
| 2005-06 | NOK | 70 | 2,102 | 9.2 | .460 | 20.8 | -1.7 | 1.4 | -0.2 | -.005 | -3.5 | -1.4 | -4.9 | -1.5 |
| 2006-07 | NOK | 75 | 2,575 | 10.8 | .493 | 21.9 | -1.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | .011 | -2.7 | -1.2 | -3.9 | -1.3 |
| 2007-08 | MIL | 59 | 1,702 | 12.3 | .519 | 16.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .041 | -1.2 | -0.9 | -2.1 | +0.0 |
| 2008-09 | OKC | 39 | 1,064 | 7.1 | .456 | 15.7 | -1.0 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -.012 | -4.8 | -0.3 | -5.1 | -0.8 |
| 2009-10 | SAC | 5 | 66 | 6.2 | .472 | 11.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -.007 | -4.4 | -1.4 | -5.7 | -0.1 |
| Career | 643 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.2 | — | — | — | — | -2.1 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | 5 | 40.6 | 11.8 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | .421 | .333 | .458 |
| 2002-03 | 6 | 33.3 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | .509 | 0.000 | .568 |
| 2003-04 | 5 | 39.0 | 14.4 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | .338 | 0.000 | .421 |
| Career | 16 | 37.4 | 13.1 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | .414 | .111 | .478 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 327 | 12.3 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 189–138 |
| Away | 324 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 104–220 |
| In wins | 293 | 12.2 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 293–0 |
| In losses | 358 | 11.7 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0–358 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 24 | 10.1 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 12–12 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 23 | 12.2 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 7–16 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 22 | 13.3 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 11–11 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 16 | 10.7 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 6–10 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 21 | 12.1 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 12–9 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 24 | 11.6 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 14–10 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 25 | 11.4 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 5–20 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 22 | 13.0 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 8–14 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 20 | 9.8 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 7–13 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 24 | 11.7 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 15–9 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 24 | 12.9 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 13–11 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 24 | 12.5 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 10–14 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 22 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 12–10 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 20 | 13.6 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 8–12 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 28 | 13.1 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 20–8 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 23 | 10.9 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 10–13 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 10 | 11.1 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 7–3 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 24 | 9.5 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 10–14 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 23 | 12.7 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 12–11 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 24 | 12.6 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 12–12 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 19 | 13.6 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 6–13 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 22 | 11.2 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 6–16 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 24 | 11.4 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 9–15 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 24 | 10.5 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 10–14 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 29 | 10.7 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 6–23 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 21 | 12.5 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 13–8 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 23 | 11.1 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 6–17 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 21 | 13.3 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 12–9 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2009-10
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) | 58% | .571 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 0% | — |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 33% | 0.000 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 8% | 1.000 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 0% | — |
Average shot distance 6.3 ft · 17% of attempts were dunks
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2000-01 | $1,074,000 |
| 2001-02 | $1,155,000 |
| 2002-03 | $1,235,000 |
| 2003-04 | $1,898,000 |
| 2004-05 | $2,680,000 |
| 2005-06 | $7,233,333 |
| 2006-07 | $8,037,036 |
| 2007-08 | $5,000,000 |
| 2008-09 | $5,300,000 |
| 2009-10 | $825,497 |
| 2010-11 | $825,497 |
| 2011-12 | $825,497 |
| 2012-13 | $825,497 |
| Career earnings | $36,914,357 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Desmond Mason play for?
Desmond Mason plays SF for the Sacramento Kings.
What are Desmond Mason's career stats?
Desmond Mason has averaged 12.1 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 1.6 APG over 10 seasons (2000-01–2009-10).
How much does Desmond Mason make?
Desmond Mason's salary is $825,497 for the 2012-13 season, with career earnings of about $36.9M.
How tall is Desmond Mason?
Desmond Mason is 6-5 (224 lb).
When was Desmond Mason drafted?
Desmond Mason was drafted in 2000, round 1, pick 17.