Etan Thomas
C · Atlanta Hawks
Seasons 2001-02–2010-11 · 9 on record · Ht 6-9 · b. 1978
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Player info
| Position | C |
|---|---|
| Number | #36 |
| Team | Atlanta Hawks |
| Height | 6-9 |
| Weight | 256 lb |
| Born | 1978-04-01 |
| College | Syracuse |
| Drafted | 2000 · Round 1, Pick 12 · Dallas Mavericks |
| Seasons | 2001-02–2010-11 (9) |
Career averages
5.7 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 0.4 APG · 409 games · .513 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | WAS | 23 | 47 | 13.1 | .536 | — | .554 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 15.7 | .553 |
| 2002-03 | WAS | 24 | 38 | 13.5 | .492 | — | .638 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 15.8 | .550 |
| 2003-04 | WAS | 25 | 79 | 24.1 | .489 | — | .647 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 8.9 | 16.4 | .538 |
| 2004-05 | WAS | 26 | 47 | 20.8 | .502 | — | .528 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 13.0 | .521 |
| 2005-06 | WAS | 27 | 71 | 15.8 | .533 | — | .600 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 13.6 | .560 |
| 2006-07 | WAS | 28 | 65 | 19.2 | .574 | — | .558 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 6.1 | 15.6 | .585 |
| 2008-09 | WAS | 30 | 26 | 11.8 | .485 | — | .696 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 10.1 | .525 |
| 2009-10 | OKC | 31 | 23 | 14.0 | .456 | — | .591 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 6.9 | .483 |
| 2010-11 | ATL | 32 | 13 | 6.3 | .476 | — | .800 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 15.1 | .580 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | WAS | 47 | 0 | 618 | 81 | 151 | .536 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 74 | 181 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 26 | 203 |
| 2002-03 | WAS | 38 | 0 | 513 | 61 | 124 | .492 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 94 | 165 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 182 |
| 2003-04 | WAS | 79 | 15 | 1,901 | 257 | 526 | .489 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 295 | 528 | 68 | 36 | 123 | 113 | 705 |
| 2004-05 | WAS | 47 | 10 | 976 | 128 | 255 | .502 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 144 | 244 | 20 | 17 | 51 | 50 | 332 |
| 2005-06 | WAS | 71 | 9 | 1,121 | 131 | 246 | .533 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 125 | 279 | 14 | 20 | 68 | 51 | 337 |
| 2006-07 | WAS | 65 | 32 | 1,246 | 159 | 277 | .574 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 138 | 377 | 29 | 22 | 89 | 71 | 395 |
| 2008-09 | WAS | 26 | 7 | 306 | 32 | 66 | .485 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 66 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 80 |
| 2009-10 | OKC | 23 | 1 | 321 | 31 | 68 | .456 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 64 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 75 |
| 2010-11 | ATL | 13 | 0 | 82 | 10 | 21 | .476 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 32 |
| Career | 409 | — | — | 890 | 1,734 | .513 | 0 | 0 | 561 | 930 | 1927 | 149 | 128 | 427 | 385 | 2,341 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | WAS | 47 | 13.1 | 4.7 | 8.8 | .536 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 10.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 2002-03 | WAS | 38 | 13.5 | 4.3 | 8.7 | .492 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 11.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 12.8 |
| 2003-04 | WAS | 79 | 24.1 | 4.9 | 10.0 | .489 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 13.4 |
| 2004-05 | WAS | 47 | 20.8 | 4.7 | 9.4 | .502 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 12.2 |
| 2005-06 | WAS | 71 | 15.8 | 4.2 | 7.9 | .533 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 10.8 |
| 2006-07 | WAS | 65 | 19.2 | 4.6 | 8.0 | .574 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 10.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 11.4 |
| 2008-09 | WAS | 26 | 11.8 | 3.8 | 7.8 | .485 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 7.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 9.4 |
| 2009-10 | OKC | 23 | 14.0 | 3.5 | 7.6 | .456 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 7.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 8.4 |
| 2010-11 | ATL | 13 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 9.2 | .476 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 10.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 14.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | WAS | 47 | 618 | 15.7 | .553 | 15.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | .127 | -1.2 | +0.0 | -1.2 | +0.1 |
| 2002-03 | WAS | 38 | 513 | 15.8 | .550 | 18.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | .125 | -1.5 | -1.5 | -3.0 | -0.1 |
| 2003-04 | WAS | 79 | 1,901 | 16.4 | .538 | 17.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 4.5 | .115 | -1.1 | +0.0 | -1.1 | +0.4 |
| 2004-05 | WAS | 47 | 976 | 13.0 | .521 | 16.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | .079 | -3.0 | -1.0 | -4.0 | -0.5 |
| 2005-06 | WAS | 71 | 1,121 | 13.6 | .560 | 14.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.5 | .107 | -1.8 | +0.0 | -1.7 | +0.1 |
| 2006-07 | WAS | 65 | 1,246 | 15.6 | .585 | 14.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.7 | .105 | -1.1 | -0.1 | -1.2 | +0.3 |
| 2008-09 | WAS | 26 | 306 | 10.1 | .525 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .018 | -4.2 | -0.7 | -4.9 | -0.2 |
| 2009-10 | OKC | 23 | 321 | 6.9 | .483 | 13.4 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .028 | -5.3 | +0.3 | -5.0 | -0.2 |
| 2010-11 | ATL | 13 | 82 | 15.1 | .580 | 18.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .130 | -1.9 | +0.3 | -1.7 | +0.0 |
| Career | 409 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.7 | — | — | — | — | -0.1 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | 10 | 15.6 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | .655 | — | .620 |
| 2005-06 | 6 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .400 | — | .444 |
| 2006-07 | 4 | 20.2 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .412 | — | .477 |
| 2009-10 | 6 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .833 | — | .872 |
| 2010-11 | 2 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.000 | — | 0.000 |
| Career | 28 | 13.7 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .559 | — | .571 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 286 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 165–121 |
| Away | 286 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 99–187 |
| In wins | 264 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 264–0 |
| In losses | 308 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0–308 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 22 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 17–5 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 25 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 12–13 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 27 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 8–19 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 20 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 6–14 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 26 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 13–13 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 24 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 15–9 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 17 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 5–12 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 12 | 6.4 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 5–7 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 24 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 9–15 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 15 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 9–6 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 18 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 4–14 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 26 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 13–13 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 14 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 8–6 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 14 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 4–10 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 13 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 7–6 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 20 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 5–15 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 23 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 9–14 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 15 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 7–8 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 27 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 14–13 |
| OKC Oklahoma City Thunder | 3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1–2 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 30 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 11–19 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 26 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 14–12 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 14 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 8–6 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 16 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 6–10 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 15 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 10–5 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 18 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 4–14 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 20 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 11–9 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 18 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 11–7 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3–1 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2010-11
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) | 38% | .500 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 43% | .444 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 5% | 1.000 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 14% | .333 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 0% | — |
Average shot distance 5.7 ft · 19% of attempts were dunks
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2001-02 | $1,493,000 |
| 2002-03 | $1,605,000 |
| 2003-04 | $2,211,000 |
| 2004-05 | $3,043,000 |
| 2005-06 | $5,393,300 |
| 2006-07 | $5,883,600 |
| 2007-08 | $6,373,900 |
| 2008-09 | $6,864,200 |
| 2009-10 | $7,906,088 |
| 2010-11 | $854,389 |
| 2011-12 | $854,389 |
| 2012-13 | $854,389 |
| Career earnings | $43,336,255 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Etan Thomas play for?
Etan Thomas plays C for the Atlanta Hawks.
What are Etan Thomas's career stats?
Etan Thomas has averaged 5.7 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 0.4 APG over 9 seasons (2001-02–2010-11).
How much does Etan Thomas make?
Etan Thomas's salary is $854,389 for the 2012-13 season, with career earnings of about $43.3M.
How tall is Etan Thomas?
Etan Thomas is 6-9 (256 lb).
When was Etan Thomas drafted?
Etan Thomas was drafted in 2000, round 1, pick 12, by the Dallas Mavericks.