Ruben Patterson
SF · Los Angeles Clippers
Seasons 1998-99–2007-08 · 10 on record · Ht 6-5 · b. 1975
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Player info
| Nickname | Kobe Stopper, The Sky Pilot |
|---|---|
| Position | SF |
| Number | #21 (also #22, #23) |
| Team | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Height | 6-5 |
| Weight | 224 lb |
| Born | 1975-07-31 |
| College | Cincinnati |
| Drafted | 1998 · Round 2, Pick 31 · Los Angeles Lakers |
| Seasons | 1998-99–2007-08 (10) |
Career averages
10.7 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 1.8 APG · 649 games · .517 FG% · .179 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | LAL | 23 | 24 | 6.0 | .412 | .167 | .710 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 14.3 | .503 |
| 1999-00 | SEA | 24 | 81 | 25.9 | .536 | .444 | .692 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 11.6 | 18.8 | .587 |
| 2000-01 | SEA | 25 | 76 | 27.1 | .494 | .056 | .681 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 13.0 | 19.3 | .544 |
| 2001-02 | POR | 26 | 75 | 23.5 | .515 | .250 | .701 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 11.2 | 18.8 | .567 |
| 2002-03 | POR | 27 | 78 | 21.2 | .492 | .150 | .627 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 8.3 | 14.5 | .530 |
| 2003-04 | POR | 28 | 73 | 22.6 | .506 | .167 | .553 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 6.9 | 14.6 | .530 |
| 2004-05 | POR | 29 | 70 | 28.0 | .531 | .080 | .599 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 11.6 | 15.8 | .558 |
| 2005-06 | 2TM | 30 | 71 | 25.2 | .515 | .077 | .601 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 12.1 | 16.4 | .547 |
| POR | 30 | 45 | 23.5 | .496 | 0.000 | .611 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 11.4 | 17.0 | .537 | |
| DEN | 30 | 26 | 28.3 | .543 | .167 | .580 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 13.2 | 15.4 | .563 | |
| 2006-07 | MIL | 31 | 81 | 31.0 | .548 | .158 | .641 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 14.7 | 18.5 | .578 |
| 2007-08 | LAC | 32 | 20 | 16.4 | .453 | 0.000 | .558 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 5.1 | 10.9 | .486 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | LAL | 24 | 2 | 144 | 21 | 51 | .412 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 65 |
| 1999-00 | SEA | 81 | 74 | 2,097 | 354 | 661 | .536 | 12 | 27 | 222 | 321 | 434 | 126 | 94 | 40 | 144 | 942 |
| 2000-01 | SEA | 76 | 22 | 2,059 | 370 | 749 | .494 | 2 | 36 | 246 | 361 | 382 | 161 | 103 | 45 | 155 | 988 |
| 2001-02 | POR | 75 | 13 | 1,765 | 319 | 619 | .515 | 9 | 36 | 192 | 274 | 298 | 107 | 79 | 37 | 114 | 839 |
| 2002-03 | POR | 78 | 17 | 1,655 | 254 | 516 | .492 | 3 | 20 | 138 | 220 | 264 | 101 | 73 | 29 | 117 | 649 |
| 2003-04 | POR | 73 | 1 | 1,651 | 200 | 395 | .506 | 2 | 12 | 105 | 190 | 268 | 139 | 84 | 21 | 105 | 507 |
| 2004-05 | POR | 70 | 36 | 1,957 | 319 | 601 | .531 | 2 | 25 | 169 | 282 | 273 | 138 | 106 | 21 | 143 | 809 |
| 2005-06 | 2TM | 71 | 22 | 1,792 | 327 | 635 | .515 | 1 | 13 | 203 | 338 | 244 | 127 | 76 | 21 | 150 | 858 |
| POR | 45 | 2 | 1,056 | 188 | 379 | .496 | 0 | 7 | 138 | 226 | 154 | 60 | 42 | 12 | 82 | 514 | |
| DEN | 26 | 20 | 736 | 139 | 256 | .543 | 1 | 6 | 65 | 112 | 90 | 67 | 34 | 9 | 68 | 344 | |
| 2006-07 | MIL | 81 | 53 | 2,508 | 475 | 867 | .548 | 3 | 19 | 241 | 376 | 440 | 232 | 110 | 25 | 199 | 1,194 |
| 2007-08 | LAC | 20 | 5 | 327 | 39 | 86 | .453 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 43 | 64 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 27 | 102 |
| Career | 649 | — | — | 2,678 | 5,180 | .517 | 35 | 196 | 1562 | 2436 | 2697 | 1150 | 751 | 249 | 1166 | 6,953 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | LAL | 24 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 12.8 | .412 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 16.2 |
| 1999-00 | SEA | 81 | 25.9 | 6.1 | 11.3 | .536 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 16.2 |
| 2000-01 | SEA | 76 | 27.1 | 6.5 | 13.1 | .494 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 17.3 |
| 2001-02 | POR | 75 | 23.5 | 6.5 | 12.6 | .515 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 17.1 |
| 2002-03 | POR | 78 | 21.2 | 5.5 | 11.2 | .492 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 14.1 |
| 2003-04 | POR | 73 | 22.6 | 4.4 | 8.6 | .506 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 11.1 |
| 2004-05 | POR | 70 | 28.0 | 5.9 | 11.1 | .531 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 14.9 |
| 2005-06 | 2TM | 71 | 25.2 | 6.6 | 12.8 | .515 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 17.2 |
| POR | 45 | 23.5 | 6.4 | 12.9 | .496 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 17.5 | |
| DEN | 26 | 28.3 | 6.8 | 12.5 | .543 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 16.8 | |
| 2006-07 | MIL | 81 | 31.0 | 6.8 | 12.4 | .548 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 17.1 |
| 2007-08 | LAC | 20 | 16.4 | 4.3 | 9.5 | .453 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 11.2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | LAL | 24 | 144 | 14.3 | .503 | 24.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .070 | -1.5 | -2.5 | -4.1 | -0.1 |
| 1999-00 | SEA | 81 | 2,097 | 18.8 | .587 | 19.9 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 6.7 | .153 | +1.8 | +0.1 | +1.9 | +2.1 |
| 2000-01 | SEA | 76 | 2,059 | 19.3 | .544 | 23.3 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 5.5 | .128 | +2.0 | -0.1 | +1.9 | +2.1 |
| 2001-02 | POR | 75 | 1,765 | 18.8 | .567 | 22.1 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 5.6 | .151 | +2.0 | +0.2 | +2.1 | +1.8 |
| 2002-03 | POR | 78 | 1,655 | 14.5 | .530 | 20.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.2 | .093 | -0.6 | +0.0 | -0.6 | +0.6 |
| 2003-04 | POR | 73 | 1,651 | 14.6 | .530 | 16.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 3.0 | .087 | -0.4 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +1.0 |
| 2004-05 | POR | 70 | 1,957 | 15.8 | .558 | 20.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.4 | .083 | -0.6 | +0.3 | -0.3 | +0.9 |
| 2005-06 | 2TM | 71 | 1,792 | 16.4 | .547 | 24.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | .055 | +0.2 | -0.8 | -0.5 | +0.7 |
| POR | 45 | 1,056 | 17.0 | .537 | 25.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .044 | +0.8 | -1.3 | -0.5 | +0.4 | |
| DEN | 26 | 736 | 15.4 | .563 | 22.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | .071 | -0.6 | +0.0 | -0.7 | +0.2 | |
| 2006-07 | MIL | 81 | 2,508 | 18.5 | .578 | 22.2 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 5.4 | .103 | +1.7 | -0.6 | +1.0 | +1.9 |
| 2007-08 | LAC | 20 | 327 | 10.9 | .486 | 18.6 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .010 | -4.1 | +1.6 | -2.5 | +0.0 |
| Career | 649 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35.2 | — | — | — | — | +11.0 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.000 | — | 0.000 |
| 1999-00 | 5 | 16.6 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | .538 | 0.000 | .629 |
| 2001-02 | 3 | 21.3 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | .333 | 0.000 | .432 |
| 2002-03 | 7 | 21.4 | 10.0 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .481 | 0.000 | .540 |
| 2005-06 | 5 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .529 | — | .521 |
| Career | 28 | 16.1 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .477 | 0.000 | .540 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 345 | 10.8 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 198–147 |
| Away | 344 | 9.4 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 139–205 |
| In wins | 337 | 10.5 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 337–0 |
| In losses | 352 | 9.7 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0–352 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 15 | 12.3 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 11–4 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 18 | 10.7 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 8–10 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 17 | 10.4 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 10–7 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 20 | 9.3 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 10–10 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 18 | 9.9 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 10–8 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 19 | 11.4 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 10–9 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 29 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 12–17 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 33 | 10.2 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 13–20 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 20 | 9.2 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 7–13 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 34 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 24–10 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 31 | 8.4 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 12–19 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 20 | 8.4 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 8–12 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 28 | 11.2 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 18–10 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 28 | 11.2 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 16–12 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 30 | 12.2 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 18–12 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 17 | 8.4 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 9–8 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 14 | 10.0 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 8–6 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 34 | 8.6 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 16–18 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 21 | 10.3 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 11–10 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 18 | 12.6 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 13–5 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 18 | 10.4 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 9–9 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 29 | 11.4 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 9–20 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 15 | 9.7 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 6–9 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 31 | 9.9 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 14–17 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 30 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 11–19 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 18 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 6–12 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 33 | 8.2 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 8–25 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 17 | 11.6 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 10–7 |
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) | 69% | .542 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 17% | .333 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 6% | 0.000 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 6% | .400 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 2% | 0.000 |
Average shot distance 3.7 ft · 9% 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 |
|---|---|
| 1998-99 | $628,500 |
| 2000-01 | $990,000 |
| 2001-02 | $4,538,000 |
| 2002-03 | $4,992,000 |
| 2003-04 | $5,447,000 |
| 2004-05 | $5,899,000 |
| 2005-06 | $6,353,200 |
| 2006-07 | $6,807,000 |
| 2007-08 | $770,610 |
| Career earnings | $36,425,310 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Ruben Patterson play for?
Ruben Patterson plays SF for the Los Angeles Clippers.
What are Ruben Patterson's career stats?
Ruben Patterson has averaged 10.7 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 1.8 APG over 10 seasons (1998-99–2007-08).
How much does Ruben Patterson make?
Ruben Patterson's salary is $770,610 for the 2007-08 season, with career earnings of about $36.4M.
How tall is Ruben Patterson?
Ruben Patterson is 6-5 (224 lb).
When was Ruben Patterson drafted?
Ruben Patterson was drafted in 1998, round 2, pick 31, by the Los Angeles Lakers.