Eric Montross
C · Toronto Raptors
Seasons 1994-95–2001-02 · 8 on record · Ht 7-0 · b. 1971
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Player info
| Position | C |
|---|---|
| Number | #00 (also #0) |
| Team | Toronto Raptors |
| Height | 7-0 |
| Weight | 270 lb |
| Born | 1971-09-23 |
| College | UNC |
| Drafted | 1994 · Round 1, Pick 9 · Boston Celtics |
| Seasons | 1994-95–2001-02 (8) |
Career averages
4.5 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 0.4 APG · 465 games · .490 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-95 | BOS | 23 | 78 | 29.7 | .534 | 0.000 | .635 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 10.0 | 12.1 | .565 |
| 1995-96 | BOS | 24 | 61 | 23.5 | .566 | — | .376 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 7.2 | 10.6 | .546 |
| 1996-97 | 2TM | 25 | 78 | 23.4 | .456 | — | .339 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 8.8 | .450 |
| DAL | 25 | 47 | 20.9 | .460 | — | .294 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 6.6 | .451 | |
| NJN | 25 | 31 | 27.2 | .451 | — | .393 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 11.3 | .450 | |
| 1997-98 | 2TM | 26 | 48 | 14.4 | .424 | — | .400 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 8.0 | .427 |
| PHI | 26 | 20 | 16.9 | .395 | — | .368 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 6.7 | .397 | |
| DET | 26 | 28 | 12.6 | .456 | — | .429 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 9.4 | .460 | |
| 1998-99 | DET | 27 | 46 | 12.5 | .525 | 0.000 | .344 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 9.1 | .505 |
| 1999-00 | DET | 28 | 51 | 6.5 | .309 | — | .500 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .332 |
| 2000-01 | 2TM | 29 | 54 | 12.0 | .406 | — | .258 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 5.4 | .396 |
| DET | 29 | 42 | 13.5 | .413 | — | .269 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | .404 | |
| TOR | 29 | 12 | 6.8 | .353 | — | .200 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 8.1 | .339 | |
| 2001-02 | TOR | 30 | 49 | 13.4 | .402 | 0.000 | .323 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 5.8 | .398 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-95 | BOS | 78 | 75 | 2,315 | 307 | 575 | .534 | 0 | 1 | 167 | 263 | 566 | 36 | 29 | 61 | 112 | 781 |
| 1995-96 | BOS | 61 | 59 | 1,432 | 196 | 346 | .566 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 133 | 352 | 43 | 19 | 29 | 83 | 442 |
| 1996-97 | 2TM | 78 | 77 | 1,828 | 159 | 349 | .456 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 62 | 518 | 61 | 20 | 73 | 77 | 339 |
| DAL | 47 | 46 | 984 | 86 | 187 | .460 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 236 | 32 | 9 | 34 | 51 | 182 | |
| NJN | 31 | 31 | 844 | 73 | 162 | .451 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 282 | 29 | 11 | 39 | 26 | 157 | |
| 1997-98 | 2TM | 48 | 30 | 691 | 61 | 144 | .424 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 40 | 199 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 29 | 138 |
| PHI | 20 | 20 | 337 | 30 | 76 | .395 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 92 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 67 | |
| DET | 28 | 10 | 354 | 31 | 68 | .456 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 107 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 71 | |
| 1998-99 | DET | 46 | 2 | 577 | 42 | 80 | .525 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 139 | 14 | 12 | 27 | 16 | 95 |
| 1999-00 | DET | 51 | 0 | 332 | 17 | 55 | .309 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 72 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 40 |
| 2000-01 | 2TM | 54 | 21 | 649 | 56 | 138 | .406 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 173 | 19 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 120 |
| DET | 42 | 20 | 568 | 50 | 121 | .413 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 144 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 37 | 107 | |
| TOR | 12 | 1 | 81 | 6 | 17 | .353 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 2001-02 | TOR | 49 | 24 | 655 | 53 | 132 | .402 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 140 | 16 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 116 |
| Career | 465 | — | — | 891 | 1,819 | .490 | 0 | 3 | 289 | 604 | 2159 | 207 | 122 | 275 | 405 | 2,071 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-95 | BOS | 78 | 29.7 | 4.8 | 8.9 | .534 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 8.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 12.1 |
| 1995-96 | BOS | 61 | 23.5 | 4.9 | 8.7 | .566 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 11.1 |
| 1996-97 | 2TM | 78 | 23.4 | 3.1 | 6.9 | .456 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 10.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 6.7 |
| DAL | 47 | 20.9 | 3.1 | 6.8 | .460 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 6.7 | |
| NJN | 31 | 27.2 | 3.1 | 6.9 | .451 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 12.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 6.7 | |
| 1997-98 | 2TM | 48 | 14.4 | 3.2 | 7.5 | .424 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 10.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 7.2 |
| PHI | 20 | 16.9 | 3.2 | 8.1 | .395 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 9.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 7.2 | |
| DET | 28 | 12.6 | 3.2 | 6.9 | .456 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 10.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 7.2 | |
| 1998-99 | DET | 46 | 12.5 | 2.6 | 5.0 | .525 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 5.9 |
| 1999-00 | DET | 51 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 6.0 | .309 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 4.3 |
| 2000-01 | 2TM | 54 | 12.0 | 3.1 | 7.7 | .406 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 9.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 6.7 |
| DET | 42 | 13.5 | 3.2 | 7.7 | .413 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 9.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 6.8 | |
| TOR | 12 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 7.6 | .353 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 12.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 5.8 | |
| 2001-02 | TOR | 49 | 13.4 | 2.9 | 7.3 | .402 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 6.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-95 | BOS | 78 | 2,315 | 12.1 | .565 | 15.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 4.1 | .084 | -1.9 | -1.1 | -3.0 | -0.6 |
| 1995-96 | BOS | 61 | 1,432 | 10.6 | .546 | 14.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .044 | -2.9 | -1.1 | -4.0 | -0.7 |
| 1996-97 | 2TM | 78 | 1,828 | 8.8 | .450 | 11.0 | -0.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | .036 | -4.3 | -0.4 | -4.8 | -1.3 |
| DAL | 47 | 984 | 6.6 | .451 | 11.8 | -0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | .005 | -5.7 | -0.3 | -6.0 | -1.0 | |
| NJN | 31 | 844 | 11.3 | .450 | 10.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .072 | -2.8 | -0.6 | -3.4 | -0.3 | |
| 1997-98 | 2TM | 48 | 691 | 8.0 | .427 | 12.6 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | .049 | -5.1 | -0.3 | -5.4 | -0.6 |
| PHI | 20 | 337 | 6.7 | .397 | 13.2 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .015 | -5.7 | -0.5 | -6.2 | -0.4 | |
| DET | 28 | 354 | 9.4 | .460 | 12.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | .082 | -4.6 | -0.1 | -4.7 | -0.2 | |
| 1998-99 | DET | 46 | 577 | 9.1 | .505 | 9.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | .106 | -3.6 | +1.2 | -2.4 | -0.1 |
| 1999-00 | DET | 51 | 332 | 0.2 | .332 | 10.9 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -.058 | -8.8 | -0.5 | -9.3 | -0.6 |
| 2000-01 | 2TM | 54 | 649 | 5.4 | .396 | 12.9 | -0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -.001 | -6.6 | -0.1 | -6.7 | -0.8 |
| DET | 42 | 568 | 5.0 | .404 | 12.9 | -0.8 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -.006 | -6.6 | +0.0 | -6.7 | -0.7 | |
| TOR | 12 | 81 | 8.1 | .339 | 12.8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .028 | -6.3 | -0.6 | -6.9 | -0.1 | |
| 2001-02 | TOR | 49 | 655 | 5.8 | .398 | 11.9 | -0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .015 | -5.9 | +0.3 | -5.6 | -0.6 |
| Career | 465 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.6 | — | — | — | — | -5.3 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-95 | 4 | 15.5 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .455 | — | .477 |
| 1998-99 | 5 | 13.8 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .500 | — | .509 |
| 1999-00 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 2000-01 | 12 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .400 | — | .400 |
| 2001-02 | 5 | nan | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 29 | 10.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .455 | — | .470 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 281 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 150–131 |
| Away | 278 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 103–175 |
| In wins | 253 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 253–0 |
| In losses | 306 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0–306 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 24 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 14–10 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 18 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 11–7 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 23 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 13–10 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 24 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 9–15 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 27 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 14–13 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 26 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 14–12 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 13 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 6–7 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 14 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 9–5 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 11 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 4–7 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 12 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 7–5 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 15 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 6–9 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 26 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 10–16 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 14 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 9–5 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 15 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 3–12 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 13 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 10–3 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 31 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 17–14 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 30 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 11–19 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 14 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 4–10 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 27 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 8–19 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 27 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 7–20 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 28 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 18–10 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 11 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 5–6 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 13 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 2–11 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 17 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 6–11 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 16 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 3–13 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 16 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 9–7 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 15 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 3–12 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 17 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 9–8 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2001-02
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) | 26% | .500 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 22% | .379 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 34% | .356 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 17% | .391 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 1% | 0.000 |
Average shot distance 9.6 ft · 7% of attempts were dunks · 0% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1994-95 | $800,000 |
| 1995-96 | $1,040,000 |
| 1996-97 | $1,280,000 |
| 1997-98 | $1,520,000 |
| 1998-99 | $1,760,000 |
| 1999-00 | $2,000,000 |
| 2000-01 | $2,240,000 |
| 2001-02 | $2,480,000 |
| Career earnings | $13,120,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Eric Montross play for?
Eric Montross plays C for the Toronto Raptors.
What are Eric Montross's career stats?
Eric Montross has averaged 4.5 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 0.4 APG over 8 seasons (1994-95–2001-02).
How much does Eric Montross make?
Eric Montross's salary is $2,480,000 for the 2001-02 season, with career earnings of about $13.1M.
How tall is Eric Montross?
Eric Montross is 7-0 (270 lb).
When was Eric Montross drafted?
Eric Montross was drafted in 1994, round 1, pick 9, by the Boston Celtics.