Joel Przybilla
C · Milwaukee Bucks
Seasons 2000-01–2012-13 · 13 on record · Ht 7-1 · b. 1979
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Player info
| Nickname | Vanilla Gorilla, Ghostface, The Thrilla |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #10 (also #6, #45) |
| Team | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Height | 7-1 |
| Weight | 255 lb |
| Born | 1979-10-10 |
| College | Minnesota |
| Drafted | 2000 · Round 1, Pick 9 · Houston Rockets |
| Seasons | 2000-01–2012-13 (13) |
Career averages
3.9 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 0.4 APG · 592 games · .552 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | MIL | 21 | 33 | 8.2 | .343 | — | .273 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 5.9 | .339 |
| 2001-02 | MIL | 22 | 71 | 15.9 | .535 | 0.000 | .422 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 10.2 | .523 |
| 2002-03 | MIL | 23 | 32 | 17.1 | .391 | — | .500 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 7.9 | .424 |
| 2003-04 | 2TM | 24 | 17 | 20.4 | .360 | — | .419 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 6.7 | .385 |
| MIL | 24 | 5 | 6.6 | — | — | .500 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.4 | .568 | |
| ATL | 24 | 12 | 26.2 | .360 | — | .414 | 8.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 7.1 | .382 | |
| 2004-05 | POR | 25 | 76 | 24.4 | .598 | — | .517 | 7.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 15.5 | .596 |
| 2005-06 | POR | 26 | 56 | 24.9 | .548 | — | .532 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 15.3 | .561 |
| 2006-07 | POR | 27 | 43 | 16.3 | .474 | — | .370 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 7.4 | .467 |
| 2007-08 | POR | 28 | 77 | 23.6 | .576 | 0.000 | .680 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 12.3 | .611 |
| 2008-09 | POR | 29 | 82 | 23.8 | .625 | 0.000 | .663 | 8.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 15.4 | .652 |
| 2009-10 | POR | 30 | 30 | 22.7 | .523 | — | .647 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 11.2 | .567 |
| 2010-11 | 2TM | 31 | 36 | 14.4 | .568 | — | .519 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 6.2 | .573 |
| POR | 31 | 31 | 14.4 | .618 | — | .565 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 7.2 | .623 | |
| CHA | 31 | 5 | 14.8 | .400 | — | .250 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | .383 | |
| 2011-12 | POR | 32 | 27 | 16.6 | .458 | — | .611 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 6.0 | .492 |
| 2012-13 | MIL | 33 | 12 | 5.7 | .250 | — | 0.000 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.3 | .205 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | MIL | 33 | 13 | 270 | 12 | 35 | .343 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 71 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 27 |
| 2001-02 | MIL | 71 | 62 | 1,128 | 76 | 142 | .535 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 90 | 283 | 21 | 20 | 118 | 43 | 190 |
| 2002-03 | MIL | 32 | 17 | 546 | 18 | 46 | .391 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 145 | 12 | 10 | 45 | 19 | 48 |
| 2003-04 | 2TM | 17 | 12 | 347 | 18 | 50 | .360 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 111 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 49 |
| MIL | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| ATL | 12 | 12 | 314 | 18 | 50 | .360 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 29 | 101 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 48 | |
| 2004-05 | POR | 76 | 50 | 1,858 | 199 | 333 | .598 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 174 | 588 | 74 | 24 | 163 | 98 | 488 |
| 2005-06 | POR | 56 | 52 | 1,395 | 131 | 239 | .548 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 154 | 391 | 43 | 20 | 130 | 76 | 344 |
| 2006-07 | POR | 43 | 43 | 701 | 37 | 78 | .474 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 168 | 12 | 10 | 67 | 40 | 84 |
| 2007-08 | POR | 77 | 67 | 1,819 | 144 | 250 | .576 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 122 | 649 | 27 | 13 | 93 | 95 | 371 |
| 2008-09 | POR | 82 | 43 | 1,952 | 168 | 269 | .625 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 169 | 717 | 27 | 34 | 97 | 78 | 448 |
| 2009-10 | POR | 30 | 9 | 681 | 45 | 86 | .523 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 51 | 238 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 39 | 123 |
| 2010-11 | 2TM | 36 | 9 | 519 | 25 | 44 | .568 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 145 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 64 |
| POR | 31 | 9 | 445 | 21 | 34 | .618 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 121 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 55 | |
| CHA | 5 | 0 | 74 | 4 | 10 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2011-12 | POR | 27 | 19 | 449 | 22 | 48 | .458 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 138 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 55 |
| 2012-13 | MIL | 12 | 1 | 68 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Career | 592 | — | — | 896 | 1,624 | .552 | 0 | 3 | 501 | 900 | 3665 | 256 | 157 | 836 | 574 | 2,293 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | MIL | 33 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 4.7 | .343 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 9.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 3.6 |
| 2001-02 | MIL | 71 | 15.9 | 2.4 | 4.5 | .535 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 6.1 |
| 2002-03 | MIL | 32 | 17.1 | 1.2 | 3.0 | .391 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 9.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
| 2003-04 | 2TM | 17 | 20.4 | 1.9 | 5.2 | .360 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 11.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 5.1 |
| MIL | 5 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 10.9 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 1.1 | |
| ATL | 12 | 26.2 | 2.1 | 5.7 | .360 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 11.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 5.5 | |
| 2004-05 | POR | 76 | 24.4 | 3.9 | 6.5 | .598 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 11.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 9.5 |
| 2005-06 | POR | 56 | 24.9 | 3.4 | 6.2 | .548 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 10.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 8.9 |
| 2006-07 | POR | 43 | 16.3 | 1.9 | 4.0 | .474 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 4.3 |
| 2007-08 | POR | 77 | 23.6 | 2.8 | 4.9 | .576 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 12.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 7.3 |
| 2008-09 | POR | 82 | 23.8 | 3.1 | 5.0 | .625 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 13.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 8.3 |
| 2009-10 | POR | 30 | 22.7 | 2.4 | 4.5 | .523 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 12.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 6.5 |
| 2010-11 | 2TM | 36 | 14.4 | 1.7 | 3.1 | .568 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 10.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.4 |
| POR | 31 | 14.4 | 1.7 | 2.8 | .618 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 9.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 4.4 | |
| CHA | 5 | 14.8 | 1.9 | 4.9 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 11.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 4.4 | |
| 2011-12 | POR | 27 | 16.6 | 1.8 | 3.8 | .458 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 11.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 4.4 |
| 2012-13 | MIL | 12 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 2.1 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 11.1 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 |
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 | MIL | 33 | 270 | 5.9 | .339 | 8.9 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .018 | -6.8 | +0.6 | -6.3 | -0.3 |
| 2001-02 | MIL | 71 | 1,128 | 10.2 | .523 | 9.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 | .079 | -4.4 | +2.1 | -2.3 | -0.1 |
| 2002-03 | MIL | 32 | 546 | 7.9 | .424 | 6.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | .051 | -4.3 | +0.3 | -4.0 | -0.3 |
| 2003-04 | 2TM | 17 | 347 | 6.7 | .385 | 10.7 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .007 | -6.0 | -1.1 | -7.1 | -0.4 |
| MIL | 5 | 33 | 3.4 | .568 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .016 | -5.6 | +0.2 | -5.3 | +0.0 | |
| ATL | 12 | 314 | 7.1 | .382 | 11.4 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .006 | -6.0 | -1.2 | -7.3 | -0.4 | |
| 2004-05 | POR | 76 | 1,858 | 15.5 | .596 | 12.6 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.7 | .121 | -1.6 | +1.4 | -0.2 | +0.8 |
| 2005-06 | POR | 56 | 1,395 | 15.3 | .561 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.3 | .078 | -1.4 | +0.8 | -0.6 | +0.5 |
| 2006-07 | POR | 43 | 701 | 7.4 | .467 | 8.7 | -0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .020 | -5.4 | +1.9 | -3.5 | -0.3 |
| 2007-08 | POR | 77 | 1,819 | 12.3 | .611 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 4.3 | .113 | -2.6 | +0.9 | -1.7 | +0.1 |
| 2008-09 | POR | 82 | 1,952 | 15.4 | .652 | 10.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 6.6 | .163 | -0.3 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +1.4 |
| 2009-10 | POR | 30 | 681 | 11.2 | .567 | 10.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .101 | -2.9 | +1.6 | -1.3 | +0.1 |
| 2010-11 | 2TM | 36 | 519 | 6.2 | .573 | 7.7 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | .046 | -5.4 | +0.6 | -4.8 | -0.4 |
| POR | 31 | 445 | 7.2 | .623 | 6.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | .066 | -4.6 | +1.0 | -3.7 | -0.2 | |
| CHA | 5 | 74 | 0.3 | .383 | 11.9 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -.074 | -9.9 | -1.9 | -11.8 | -0.2 | |
| 2011-12 | POR | 27 | 449 | 6.0 | .492 | 7.9 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | .034 | -5.3 | -0.2 | -5.5 | -0.4 |
| 2012-13 | MIL | 12 | 68 | 3.3 | .205 | 5.7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -.005 | -7.3 | +0.2 | -7.1 | -0.1 |
| Career | 592 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.1 | — | — | — | — | +0.6 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 2002-03 | 6 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.000 | — | 1.000 |
| 2008-09 | 6 | 26.7 | 3.8 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | .556 | — | .557 |
| Career | 30 | 17.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .579 | — | .578 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 361 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 220–141 |
| Away | 374 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 136–238 |
| In wins | 356 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 356–0 |
| In losses | 379 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0–379 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 25 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 15–10 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 24 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 12–12 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 25 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 15–10 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 32 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 16–16 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 29 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 17–12 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 28 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 13–15 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 24 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 6–18 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 29 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 10–19 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 26 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 15–11 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 23 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 13–10 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 27 | 4.1 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 8–19 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 27 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 12–15 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 27 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 15–12 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 21 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 0.2 | 10–11 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 27 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 15–12 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 26 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 11–15 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 14 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 7–7 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 33 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 20–13 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 22 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 10–12 |
| OKC Oklahoma City Thunder | 9 | 2.7 | 6.9 | 0.1 | 5–4 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 25 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 12–13 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 24 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 12–12 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 23 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 5–18 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 3–5 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 25 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 0.7 | 14–11 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 25 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 11–14 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 23 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 16–7 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 30 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 13–17 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 23 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 13–10 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2012-13
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) | 100% | .250 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 0% | — |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 0% | — |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 0% | — |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 0% | — |
Average shot distance 0.8 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2000-01 | $1,619,000 |
| 2001-02 | $1,741,000 |
| 2002-03 | $1,862,000 |
| 2003-04 | $2,373,000 |
| 2004-05 | $3,215,000 |
| 2005-06 | $1,560,000 |
| 2006-07 | $5,215,000 |
| 2007-08 | $5,762,575 |
| 2008-09 | $6,310,150 |
| 2009-10 | $6,857,725 |
| 2010-11 | $7,725,470 |
| 2011-12 | $420,304 |
| 2012-13 | $854,389 |
| Career earnings | $45,515,613 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Joel Przybilla play for?
Joel Przybilla plays C for the Milwaukee Bucks.
What are Joel Przybilla's career stats?
Joel Przybilla has averaged 3.9 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 0.4 APG over 13 seasons (2000-01–2012-13).
How much does Joel Przybilla make?
Joel Przybilla's salary is $854,389 for the 2012-13 season, with career earnings of about $45.5M.
How tall is Joel Przybilla?
Joel Przybilla is 7-1 (255 lb).
When was Joel Przybilla drafted?
Joel Przybilla was drafted in 2000, round 1, pick 9, by the Houston Rockets.