Scot Pollard
C · Boston Celtics
Seasons 1997-98–2007-08 · 11 on record · Ht 6-11 · b. 1975
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Player info
| Nickname | Samurai Scot |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #31 (also #62, #66) |
| Team | Boston Celtics |
| Height | 6-11 |
| Weight | 265 lb |
| Born | 1975-02-12 |
| College | Kansas |
| Drafted | 1997 · Round 1, Pick 19 · Detroit Pistons |
| Seasons | 1997-98–2007-08 (11) |
Career averages
4.4 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 0.4 APG · 506 games · .494 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | DET | 22 | 33 | 9.6 | .500 | — | .826 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 13.3 | .555 |
| 1998-99 | SAC | 23 | 16 | 16.2 | .541 | — | .696 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 18.0 | .576 |
| 1999-00 | SAC | 24 | 76 | 17.6 | .527 | — | .717 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 15.8 | .584 |
| 2000-01 | SAC | 25 | 77 | 21.5 | .468 | 0.000 | .749 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 6.5 | 15.0 | .530 |
| 2001-02 | SAC | 26 | 80 | 23.5 | .550 | — | .693 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 15.0 | .590 |
| 2002-03 | SAC | 27 | 23 | 14.1 | .460 | — | .605 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 14.6 | .497 |
| 2003-04 | IND | 28 | 61 | 11.1 | .412 | — | .571 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 8.3 | .430 |
| 2004-05 | IND | 29 | 49 | 17.7 | .473 | — | .673 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 11.2 | .506 |
| 2005-06 | IND | 30 | 45 | 17.1 | .455 | — | .763 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 12.3 | .495 |
| 2006-07 | CLE | 31 | 24 | 4.5 | .423 | — | .500 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 8.5 | .432 |
| 2007-08 | BOS | 32 | 22 | 7.9 | .522 | — | .682 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 8.7 | .597 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | DET | 33 | 0 | 317 | 35 | 70 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 74 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 89 |
| 1998-99 | SAC | 16 | 5 | 259 | 33 | 61 | .541 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 82 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 82 |
| 1999-00 | SAC | 76 | 5 | 1,336 | 149 | 283 | .527 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 159 | 404 | 43 | 55 | 59 | 50 | 412 |
| 2000-01 | SAC | 77 | 8 | 1,658 | 185 | 395 | .468 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 171 | 465 | 47 | 48 | 97 | 66 | 498 |
| 2001-02 | SAC | 80 | 29 | 1,881 | 197 | 358 | .550 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 166 | 565 | 53 | 70 | 76 | 68 | 509 |
| 2002-03 | SAC | 23 | 0 | 325 | 40 | 87 | .460 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 38 | 106 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 103 |
| 2003-04 | IND | 61 | 3 | 678 | 47 | 114 | .412 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 164 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 106 |
| 2004-05 | IND | 49 | 17 | 865 | 79 | 167 | .473 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 49 | 205 | 18 | 30 | 24 | 31 | 191 |
| 2005-06 | IND | 45 | 32 | 771 | 70 | 154 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 38 | 218 | 24 | 37 | 20 | 26 | 169 |
| 2006-07 | CLE | 24 | 0 | 109 | 11 | 26 | .423 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 24 |
| 2007-08 | BOS | 22 | 0 | 173 | 12 | 23 | .522 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 39 |
| Career | 506 | — | — | 858 | 1,738 | .494 | 0 | 2 | 506 | 714 | 2351 | 220 | 299 | 352 | 304 | 2,222 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | DET | 33 | 9.6 | 4.0 | 7.9 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 8.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 10.1 |
| 1998-99 | SAC | 16 | 16.2 | 4.6 | 8.5 | .541 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 11.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 11.4 |
| 1999-00 | SAC | 76 | 17.6 | 4.0 | 7.6 | .527 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 10.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 11.1 |
| 2000-01 | SAC | 77 | 21.5 | 4.0 | 8.6 | .468 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 10.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 10.8 |
| 2001-02 | SAC | 80 | 23.5 | 3.8 | 6.9 | .550 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 10.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 9.7 |
| 2002-03 | SAC | 23 | 14.1 | 4.4 | 9.6 | .460 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 11.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 11.4 |
| 2003-04 | IND | 61 | 11.1 | 2.5 | 6.1 | .412 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 8.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 5.6 |
| 2004-05 | IND | 49 | 17.7 | 3.3 | 7.0 | .473 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 7.9 |
| 2005-06 | IND | 45 | 17.1 | 3.3 | 7.2 | .455 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 10.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 7.9 |
| 2006-07 | CLE | 24 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 8.6 | .423 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 10.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 7.9 |
| 2007-08 | BOS | 22 | 7.9 | 2.5 | 4.8 | .522 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 8.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | DET | 33 | 317 | 13.3 | .555 | 13.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | .141 | -1.5 | -0.4 | -2.0 | +0.0 |
| 1998-99 | SAC | 16 | 259 | 18.0 | .576 | 12.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 | .200 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.2 |
| 1999-00 | SAC | 76 | 1,336 | 15.8 | .584 | 12.6 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 5.1 | .183 | -0.9 | +1.0 | +0.1 | +0.7 |
| 2000-01 | SAC | 77 | 1,658 | 15.0 | .530 | 14.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 5.4 | .157 | -1.2 | +0.9 | -0.3 | +0.7 |
| 2001-02 | SAC | 80 | 1,881 | 15.0 | .590 | 11.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 6.8 | .175 | -0.5 | +1.3 | +0.8 | +1.3 |
| 2002-03 | SAC | 23 | 325 | 14.6 | .497 | 16.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | .150 | -2.3 | +0.4 | -1.8 | +0.0 |
| 2003-04 | IND | 61 | 678 | 8.3 | .430 | 10.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | .098 | -4.4 | +1.0 | -3.4 | -0.2 |
| 2004-05 | IND | 49 | 865 | 11.2 | .506 | 12.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 | .104 | -2.6 | +0.8 | -1.9 | +0.0 |
| 2005-06 | IND | 45 | 771 | 12.3 | .495 | 11.9 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | .134 | -2.6 | +2.1 | -0.5 | +0.3 |
| 2006-07 | CLE | 24 | 109 | 8.5 | .432 | 13.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .100 | -5.8 | +0.2 | -5.6 | -0.1 |
| 2007-08 | BOS | 22 | 173 | 8.7 | .597 | 10.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .171 | -4.3 | +2.1 | -2.2 | +0.0 |
| Career | 506 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26.5 | — | — | — | — | +2.9 |
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 | 5 | 14.6 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .667 | — | .670 |
| 1999-00 | 5 | 13.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .562 | — | .536 |
| 2000-01 | 8 | 17.1 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | .633 | — | .640 |
| 2001-02 | 16 | 12.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .525 | — | .552 |
| 2002-03 | 12 | 10.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .292 | — | .404 |
| 2003-04 | 16 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.000 | — | .266 |
| 2004-05 | 13 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .400 | — | .409 |
| 2005-06 | 6 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.000 | — | 0.000 |
| 2006-07 | 20 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 101 | 10.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .496 | — | .528 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 373 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 279–94 |
| Away | 355 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 176–179 |
| In wins | 455 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 455–0 |
| In losses | 273 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0–273 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 26 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 15–11 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 25 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 16–9 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 24 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 16–8 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 19 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 10–9 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 27 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 20–7 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 25 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 16–9 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 26 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 14–12 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 27 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 18–9 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 24 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 14–10 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 27 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 24–3 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 28 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 18–10 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 15 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 7–8 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 23 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 17–6 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 28 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 12–16 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 25 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 19–6 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 24 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 14–10 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 19 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 10–9 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 16–13 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 29 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 18–11 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 25 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 14–11 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 28 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 19–9 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 24 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 13–11 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 30 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 16–14 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 9 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 5–4 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 25 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 16–9 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 26 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 20–6 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 27 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 19–8 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 28 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 19–9 |
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) | 56% | .538 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 26% | .667 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 0% | — |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 17% | .250 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 0% | — |
Average shot distance 5.3 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1997-98 | $818,160 |
| 1998-99 | $940,920 |
| 2000-01 | $3,922,000 |
| 2001-02 | $4,344,000 |
| 2002-03 | $4,827,000 |
| 2003-04 | $5,310,000 |
| 2004-05 | $5,792,000 |
| 2005-06 | $6,274,935 |
| 2006-07 | $2,200,000 |
| 2007-08 | $770,610 |
| Career earnings | $35,199,625 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Scot Pollard play for?
Scot Pollard plays C for the Boston Celtics.
What are Scot Pollard's career stats?
Scot Pollard has averaged 4.4 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 0.4 APG over 11 seasons (1997-98–2007-08).
How much does Scot Pollard make?
Scot Pollard's salary is $770,610 for the 2007-08 season, with career earnings of about $35.2M.
How tall is Scot Pollard?
Scot Pollard is 6-11 (265 lb).
When was Scot Pollard drafted?
Scot Pollard was drafted in 1997, round 1, pick 19, by the Detroit Pistons.