Sebastian Telfair
Seasons 2004-05–2014-15 · 10 on record · Ht 6-0 · b. 1985
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Player info
| Nickname | Bassy |
|---|---|
| Position | PG |
| Number | #3 (also #31, #30, #13) |
| Team | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Height | 6-0 |
| Weight | 165 lb |
| Born | 1985-06-09 |
| High school | Abraham Lincoln |
| Drafted | 2004 · Round 1, Pick 13 · Portland Trail Blazers |
| Seasons | 2004-05–2014-15 (10) |
Career averages
7.4 PPG, 1.6 RPG, 3.5 APG · 564 games · .390 FG% · .319 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | POR | 19 | 68 | 19.6 | .393 | .246 | .789 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 6.8 | 9.7 | .471 |
| 2005-06 | POR | 20 | 68 | 24.1 | .394 | .352 | .743 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 9.5 | 13.0 | .491 |
| 2006-07 | BOS | 21 | 78 | 20.2 | .371 | .289 | .818 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 8.6 | .458 |
| 2007-08 | MIN | 22 | 60 | 32.2 | .401 | .281 | .743 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 9.3 | 10.4 | .462 |
| 2008-09 | MIN | 23 | 75 | 27.9 | .383 | .346 | .819 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 9.8 | 10.8 | .481 |
| 2009-10 | 2TM | 24 | 43 | 15.3 | .413 | .232 | .784 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 10.3 | .479 |
| LAC | 24 | 39 | 14.9 | .404 | .234 | .774 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 9.8 | .470 | |
| CLE | 24 | 4 | 19.3 | .457 | .222 | .833 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 9.8 | 14.0 | .518 | |
| 2010-11 | MIN | 25 | 37 | 19.2 | .402 | .359 | .733 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 10.5 | .497 |
| 2011-12 | PHX | 26 | 60 | 14.9 | .412 | .314 | .791 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 13.2 | .495 |
| 2012-13 | 2TM | 27 | 59 | 16.6 | .362 | .353 | .783 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 10.9 | .488 |
| PHX | 27 | 46 | 17.3 | .381 | .381 | .772 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 10.9 | .505 | |
| TOR | 27 | 13 | 14.2 | .290 | .270 | .833 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 10.7 | .416 | |
| 2014-15 | OKC | 29 | 16 | 20.4 | .368 | .300 | .706 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 11.4 | .479 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | POR | 68 | 26 | 1,330 | 169 | 430 | .393 | 17 | 69 | 105 | 133 | 104 | 224 | 35 | 4 | 125 | 460 |
| 2005-06 | POR | 68 | 30 | 1,641 | 228 | 578 | .394 | 57 | 162 | 130 | 175 | 120 | 247 | 66 | 6 | 115 | 643 |
| 2006-07 | BOS | 78 | 30 | 1,578 | 176 | 474 | .371 | 37 | 128 | 90 | 110 | 108 | 218 | 43 | 11 | 98 | 479 |
| 2007-08 | MIN | 60 | 51 | 1,933 | 223 | 556 | .401 | 32 | 114 | 78 | 105 | 135 | 355 | 59 | 11 | 111 | 556 |
| 2008-09 | MIN | 75 | 43 | 2,095 | 267 | 697 | .383 | 73 | 211 | 131 | 160 | 127 | 343 | 73 | 12 | 146 | 738 |
| 2009-10 | 2TM | 43 | 1 | 659 | 83 | 201 | .413 | 13 | 56 | 29 | 37 | 45 | 126 | 24 | 5 | 50 | 208 |
| LAC | 39 | 1 | 582 | 67 | 166 | .404 | 11 | 47 | 24 | 31 | 41 | 114 | 22 | 5 | 44 | 169 | |
| CLE | 4 | 0 | 77 | 16 | 35 | .457 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 39 | |
| 2010-11 | MIN | 37 | 8 | 711 | 97 | 241 | .402 | 28 | 78 | 44 | 60 | 54 | 111 | 25 | 3 | 64 | 266 |
| 2011-12 | PHX | 60 | 1 | 895 | 141 | 342 | .412 | 33 | 105 | 53 | 67 | 91 | 138 | 41 | 12 | 68 | 368 |
| 2012-13 | 2TM | 59 | 2 | 980 | 112 | 309 | .362 | 53 | 150 | 54 | 69 | 84 | 153 | 37 | 11 | 64 | 331 |
| PHX | 46 | 2 | 795 | 94 | 247 | .381 | 43 | 113 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 114 | 28 | 10 | 53 | 275 | |
| TOR | 13 | 0 | 185 | 18 | 62 | .290 | 10 | 37 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 56 | |
| 2014-15 | OKC | 16 | 1 | 327 | 46 | 125 | .368 | 18 | 60 | 24 | 34 | 30 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 134 |
| Career | 564 | — | — | 1,542 | 3,953 | .390 | 361 | 1133 | 738 | 950 | 898 | 1960 | 413 | 75 | 859 | 4,183 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | POR | 68 | 19.6 | 4.6 | 11.6 | .393 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 12.5 |
| 2005-06 | POR | 68 | 24.1 | 5.0 | 12.7 | .394 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 14.1 |
| 2006-07 | BOS | 78 | 20.2 | 4.0 | 10.8 | .371 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 10.9 |
| 2007-08 | MIN | 60 | 32.2 | 4.2 | 10.4 | .401 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 10.4 |
| 2008-09 | MIN | 75 | 27.9 | 4.6 | 12.0 | .383 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 12.7 |
| 2009-10 | 2TM | 43 | 15.3 | 4.5 | 11.0 | .413 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 11.4 |
| LAC | 39 | 14.9 | 4.1 | 10.3 | .404 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 10.5 | |
| CLE | 4 | 19.2 | 7.5 | 16.4 | .457 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 18.2 | |
| 2010-11 | MIN | 37 | 19.2 | 4.9 | 12.2 | .402 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 13.5 |
| 2011-12 | PHX | 60 | 14.9 | 5.7 | 13.8 | .412 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 14.8 |
| 2012-13 | 2TM | 59 | 16.6 | 4.1 | 11.4 | .362 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 12.2 |
| PHX | 46 | 17.3 | 4.3 | 11.2 | .381 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 12.5 | |
| TOR | 13 | 14.2 | 3.5 | 12.1 | .290 | 1.9 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 10.9 | |
| 2014-15 | OKC | 16 | 20.4 | 5.1 | 13.8 | .368 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 14.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | POR | 68 | 1,330 | 9.7 | .471 | 21.2 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -.013 | -3.4 | -2.5 | -5.9 | -1.3 |
| 2005-06 | POR | 68 | 1,641 | 13.0 | .491 | 22.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .017 | -1.2 | -1.6 | -2.8 | -0.3 |
| 2006-07 | BOS | 78 | 1,578 | 8.6 | .458 | 17.8 | -0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .015 | -3.2 | -1.0 | -4.2 | -0.9 |
| 2007-08 | MIN | 60 | 1,933 | 10.4 | .462 | 16.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .018 | -2.2 | -1.0 | -3.1 | -0.6 |
| 2008-09 | MIN | 75 | 2,095 | 10.8 | .481 | 19.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | .019 | -2.0 | -1.4 | -3.4 | -0.7 |
| 2009-10 | 2TM | 43 | 659 | 10.3 | .479 | 18.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .020 | -3.4 | -1.0 | -4.4 | -0.4 |
| LAC | 39 | 582 | 9.8 | .470 | 17.4 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .015 | -3.5 | -0.8 | -4.3 | -0.3 | |
| CLE | 4 | 77 | 14.0 | .518 | 26.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .065 | -2.0 | -2.7 | -4.7 | -0.1 | |
| 2010-11 | MIN | 37 | 711 | 10.5 | .497 | 19.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .008 | -1.9 | -1.6 | -3.5 | -0.3 |
| 2011-12 | PHX | 60 | 895 | 13.2 | .495 | 22.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | .058 | -1.7 | +0.4 | -1.3 | +0.1 |
| 2012-13 | 2TM | 59 | 980 | 10.9 | .488 | 18.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .039 | -1.5 | -0.2 | -1.7 | +0.1 |
| PHX | 46 | 795 | 10.9 | .505 | 18.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | .042 | -1.4 | -0.3 | -1.7 | +0.1 | |
| TOR | 13 | 185 | 10.7 | .416 | 19.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .029 | -1.8 | +0.1 | -1.7 | +0.0 | |
| 2014-15 | OKC | 16 | 327 | 11.4 | .479 | 20.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .063 | -1.0 | -0.4 | -1.4 | +0.1 |
| Career | 564 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | -4.2 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 322 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 126–196 |
| Away | 323 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 77–246 |
| In wins | 203 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 203–0 |
| In losses | 442 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 0–442 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 19 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 7–12 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 16 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 5–11 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 20 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 9–11 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 26 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 10–16 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 20 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 8–12 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 19 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 8–11 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 26 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 1–25 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 29 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 5–24 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 18 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 8–10 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 29 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 8–21 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 23 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 5–18 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 19 | 10.4 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 6–13 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 24 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 10–14 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 30 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 7–23 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 25 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 12–13 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 16 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 4–12 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 20 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 9–11 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 17 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 8–9 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 19 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 8–11 |
| OKC Oklahoma City Thunder | 17 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3–14 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 17 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 3–14 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 18 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 7–11 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 20 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 5–15 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 19 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 7–12 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 23 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 11–12 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 26 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 2–24 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 18 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 3–15 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 26 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 8–18 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 16 | 8.1 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 3–13 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2014-15
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) | 20% | .400 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 17% | .429 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 2% | .667 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 13% | .438 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 48% | .300 |
Average shot distance 15.5 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks · 20% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2005-06 | $1,676,280 |
| 2006-07 | $1,793,160 |
| 2007-08 | $2,562,426 |
| 2008-09 | $2,300,000 |
| 2009-10 | $2,500,000 |
| 2010-11 | $2,700,000 |
| 2011-12 | $1,567,500 |
| 2012-13 | $1,567,500 |
| 2014-15 | $915,243 |
| Career earnings | $17,582,109 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Sebastian Telfair play for?
Sebastian Telfair plays PG for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
What are Sebastian Telfair's career stats?
Sebastian Telfair has averaged 7.4 PPG, 1.6 RPG, 3.5 APG over 10 seasons (2004-05–2014-15).
How much does Sebastian Telfair make?
Sebastian Telfair's salary is $915,243 for the 2014-15 season, with career earnings of about $17.6M.
How tall is Sebastian Telfair?
Sebastian Telfair is 6-0 (165 lb).
When was Sebastian Telfair drafted?
Sebastian Telfair was drafted in 2004, round 1, pick 13, by the Portland Trail Blazers.