Daniel Theis
Seasons 2017-18–2024-25 · 8 on record · Ht 6-8 · b. 1992
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Player info
| Nickname | Vanilla Theis |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #27 (also #10) |
| Team | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Height | 6-8 |
| Weight | 245 lb |
| Born | 1992-04-04 (age 34) |
| Seasons | 2017-18–2024-25 (8) |
Career averages
7.1 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 1.3 APG · 411 games · .537 FG% · .326 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | BOS | 25 | 63 | 14.9 | .541 | .310 | .753 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 16.1 | .616 |
| 2018-19 | BOS | 26 | 66 | 13.8 | .549 | .388 | .737 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 17.0 | .624 |
| 2019-20 | BOS | 27 | 65 | 24.1 | .566 | .333 | .763 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 9.2 | 17.9 | .631 |
| 2020-21 | 2TM | 28 | 65 | 24.6 | .541 | .322 | .673 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 9.6 | 15.0 | .609 |
| BOS | 28 | 42 | 24.5 | .552 | .347 | .687 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 9.5 | 15.0 | .625 | |
| CHI | 28 | 23 | 25.0 | .522 | .281 | .651 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 10.0 | 14.9 | .584 | |
| 2021-22 | 2TM | 29 | 47 | 20.8 | .519 | .308 | .681 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 8.2 | 13.2 | .595 |
| HOU | 29 | 26 | 22.5 | .469 | .291 | .675 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 8.4 | 10.7 | .554 | |
| BOS | 29 | 21 | 18.7 | .598 | .357 | .688 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 7.9 | 17.0 | .658 | |
| 2022-23 | IND | 30 | 7 | 15.6 | .477 | .182 | .417 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 7.0 | 14.2 | .497 |
| 2023-24 | 2TM | 31 | 60 | 16.9 | .532 | .366 | .760 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 6.3 | 14.4 | .597 |
| IND | 31 | 1 | 8.0 | .250 | 0.000 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | -6.9 | .250 | |
| LAC | 31 | 59 | 17.1 | .536 | .371 | .760 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 6.3 | 14.5 | .601 | |
| 2024-25 | NOP | 32 | 38 | 16.3 | .473 | .243 | .838 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 12.1 | .558 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | BOS | 63 | 3 | 936 | 126 | 233 | .541 | 18 | 58 | 61 | 81 | 274 | 56 | 30 | 48 | 56 | 331 |
| 2018-19 | BOS | 66 | 2 | 908 | 146 | 266 | .549 | 26 | 67 | 56 | 76 | 225 | 68 | 21 | 42 | 33 | 374 |
| 2019-20 | BOS | 65 | 64 | 1,566 | 241 | 426 | .566 | 32 | 96 | 87 | 114 | 426 | 111 | 37 | 84 | 54 | 601 |
| 2020-21 | 2TM | 65 | 51 | 1,601 | 252 | 466 | .541 | 49 | 152 | 74 | 110 | 356 | 108 | 41 | 57 | 66 | 627 |
| BOS | 42 | 37 | 1,027 | 159 | 288 | .552 | 33 | 95 | 46 | 67 | 220 | 67 | 25 | 43 | 41 | 397 | |
| CHI | 23 | 14 | 574 | 93 | 178 | .522 | 16 | 57 | 28 | 43 | 136 | 41 | 16 | 14 | 25 | 230 | |
| 2021-22 | 2TM | 47 | 27 | 977 | 151 | 291 | .519 | 33 | 107 | 49 | 72 | 228 | 41 | 20 | 31 | 46 | 384 |
| HOU | 26 | 21 | 584 | 84 | 179 | .469 | 23 | 79 | 27 | 40 | 130 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 218 | |
| BOS | 21 | 6 | 393 | 67 | 112 | .598 | 10 | 28 | 22 | 32 | 98 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 166 | |
| 2022-23 | IND | 7 | 1 | 109 | 21 | 44 | .477 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 49 |
| 2023-24 | 2TM | 60 | 3 | 1,015 | 156 | 293 | .532 | 26 | 71 | 38 | 50 | 244 | 61 | 21 | 51 | 42 | 376 |
| IND | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| LAC | 59 | 3 | 1,007 | 155 | 289 | .536 | 26 | 70 | 38 | 50 | 244 | 61 | 21 | 51 | 42 | 374 | |
| 2024-25 | NOP | 38 | 9 | 621 | 61 | 129 | .473 | 9 | 37 | 31 | 37 | 164 | 60 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 162 |
| Career | 411 | — | — | 1,154 | 2,148 | .537 | 195 | 599 | 401 | 552 | 1939 | 514 | 190 | 339 | 325 | 2,904 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | BOS | 63 | 14.9 | 4.8 | 9.0 | .541 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 10.5 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 12.7 |
| 2018-19 | BOS | 66 | 13.8 | 5.8 | 10.5 | .549 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 14.8 |
| 2019-20 | BOS | 65 | 24.1 | 5.5 | 9.8 | .566 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 9.8 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 13.8 |
| 2020-21 | 2TM | 65 | 24.6 | 5.7 | 10.5 | .541 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 14.1 |
| BOS | 42 | 24.5 | 5.6 | 10.1 | .552 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 13.9 | |
| CHI | 23 | 25.0 | 5.8 | 11.2 | .522 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 8.5 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 14.4 | |
| 2021-22 | 2TM | 47 | 20.8 | 5.6 | 10.7 | .519 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 14.1 |
| HOU | 26 | 22.5 | 5.2 | 11.0 | .469 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 13.4 | |
| BOS | 21 | 18.7 | 6.1 | 10.3 | .598 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 9.0 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 15.2 | |
| 2022-23 | IND | 7 | 15.6 | 6.9 | 14.5 | .477 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 16.2 |
| 2023-24 | 2TM | 60 | 16.9 | 5.5 | 10.4 | .532 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 13.3 |
| IND | 1 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 18.0 | .250 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | |
| LAC | 59 | 17.1 | 5.5 | 10.3 | .536 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 13.4 | |
| 2024-25 | NOP | 38 | 16.3 | 3.5 | 7.5 | .473 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 9.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | BOS | 63 | 936 | 16.1 | .616 | 15.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.5 | .178 | -2.0 | +2.3 | +0.3 | +0.5 |
| 2018-19 | BOS | 66 | 908 | 17.0 | .624 | 15.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 3.5 | .188 | -0.8 | +0.9 | +0.0 | +0.5 |
| 2019-20 | BOS | 65 | 1,566 | 17.9 | .631 | 14.4 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 6.5 | .201 | +0.6 | +1.8 | +2.4 | +1.7 |
| 2020-21 | 2TM | 65 | 1,601 | 15.0 | .609 | 15.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 4.3 | .128 | -0.7 | +0.7 | +0.0 | +0.8 |
| BOS | 42 | 1,027 | 15.0 | .625 | 15.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.9 | .134 | -0.6 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.6 | |
| CHI | 23 | 574 | 14.9 | .584 | 16.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | .116 | -1.0 | +0.3 | -0.7 | +0.2 | |
| 2021-22 | 2TM | 47 | 977 | 13.2 | .595 | 16.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.9 | .093 | -1.9 | -0.2 | -2.1 | +0.0 |
| HOU | 26 | 584 | 10.7 | .554 | 16.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .028 | -2.6 | -0.9 | -3.4 | -0.2 | |
| BOS | 21 | 393 | 17.0 | .658 | 15.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | .190 | -1.0 | +0.9 | -0.1 | +0.2 | |
| 2022-23 | IND | 7 | 109 | 14.2 | .497 | 20.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .046 | -0.9 | -0.5 | -1.4 | +0.0 |
| 2023-24 | 2TM | 60 | 1,015 | 14.4 | .597 | 15.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.5 | .119 | -1.7 | +0.1 | -1.6 | +0.1 |
| IND | 1 | 8 | -6.9 | .250 | 21.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -.261 | -13.2 | -7.3 | -20.5 | +0.0 | |
| LAC | 59 | 1,007 | 14.5 | .601 | 15.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 | .122 | -1.6 | +0.1 | -1.5 | +0.1 | |
| 2024-25 | NOP | 38 | 621 | 12.1 | .558 | 11.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | .077 | -3.3 | +0.0 | -3.3 | -0.2 |
| Career | 411 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.3 | — | — | — | — | +3.4 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 9 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .357 | 0.000 | .403 |
| 2019-20 | 5 | 22.8 | 9.4 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | .405 | .176 | .502 |
| 2020-21 | 12 | 30.0 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | .587 | .111 | .620 |
| 2021-22 | 24 | 11.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .588 | .214 | .633 |
| 2023-24 | 6 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| Career | 56 | 17.3 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .530 | .186 | .584 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 245 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 136–109 |
| Away | 255 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 130–125 |
| In wins | 266 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 266–0 |
| In losses | 234 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0–234 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 20 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 13–7 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 11 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 3–8 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 20 | 7.4 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 12–8 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 20 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 14–6 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 17 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 13–4 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 23 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 13–10 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 17 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 9–8 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 14 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 7–7 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 21 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 12–9 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 19 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 9–10 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 11 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 4–7 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 20 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 11–9 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 9 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 4–5 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 14 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 4–10 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 20 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 12–8 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 19 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 10–9 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 19 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 6–13 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 14 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 7–7 |
| NOP New Orleans Pelicans | 11 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 5–6 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 18 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 10–8 |
| OKC Oklahoma City Thunder | 16 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 10–6 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 15 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 9–6 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 24 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 10–14 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 13 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 6–7 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 14 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 7–7 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 14 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 7–7 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 15 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 6–9 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 20 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 13–7 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 16 | 9.0 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 7–9 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 16 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 13–3 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2024-25
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) | 31% | .700 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 27% | .457 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 12% | .467 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 2% | .500 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 29% | .243 |
Average shot distance 11.1 ft · 12% of attempts were dunks · 24% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2017-18 | $815,615 |
| 2018-19 | $1,378,242 |
| 2019-20 | $5,000,000 |
| 2020-21 | $5,000,000 |
| 2021-22 | $8,280,351 |
| 2022-23 | $8,694,369 |
| 2023-24 | $8,670,002 |
| 2024-25 | $2,087,519 |
| Career earnings | $39,926,098 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Daniel Theis play for?
Daniel Theis plays C for the New Orleans Pelicans.
What are Daniel Theis's career stats?
Daniel Theis has averaged 7.1 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 1.3 APG over 8 seasons (2017-18–2024-25).
How much does Daniel Theis make?
Daniel Theis's salary is $2,087,519 for the 2024-25 season, with career earnings of about $39.9M.
How tall is Daniel Theis?
Daniel Theis is 6-8 (245 lb).
How old is Daniel Theis?
Daniel Theis was born 1992-04-04 and is 34 years old.