Jake Tsakalidis
C · 2TM
Seasons 2000-01–2006-07 · 7 on record · Ht 7-2 · b. 1979
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Player info
| Nickname | Big Jake |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #25 (also #12) |
| Height | 7-2 |
| Weight | 285 lb |
| Born | 1979-06-10 |
| Drafted | 2000 · Round 1, Pick 25 · Phoenix Suns |
| Seasons | 2000-01–2006-07 (7) |
Career averages
4.8 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 0.3 APG · 315 games · .490 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 | PHX | 21 | 57 | 16.6 | .470 | — | .593 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 9.6 | .502 |
| 2001-02 | PHX | 22 | 67 | 23.6 | .475 | 0.000 | .698 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 7.3 | 11.7 | .522 |
| 2002-03 | PHX | 23 | 33 | 16.5 | .452 | — | .672 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 10.2 | .501 |
| 2003-04 | MEM | 24 | 40 | 13.3 | .504 | — | .590 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 12.5 | .532 |
| 2004-05 | MEM | 25 | 31 | 9.0 | .500 | — | .778 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 11.8 | .542 |
| 2005-06 | MEM | 26 | 51 | 14.4 | .606 | — | .655 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 17.3 | .632 |
| 2006-07 | 2TM | 27 | 36 | 10.8 | .403 | — | .667 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 8.4 | .471 |
| MEM | 27 | 23 | 11.2 | .400 | — | .583 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 6.5 | .446 | |
| HOU | 27 | 13 | 10.2 | .409 | — | .800 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 12.0 | .524 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | PHX | 57 | 39 | 947 | 101 | 215 | .470 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 91 | 242 | 19 | 10 | 55 | 66 | 256 |
| 2001-02 | PHX | 67 | 47 | 1,582 | 190 | 400 | .475 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 159 | 374 | 23 | 23 | 69 | 78 | 491 |
| 2002-03 | PHX | 33 | 27 | 543 | 61 | 135 | .452 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 58 | 122 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 161 |
| 2003-04 | MEM | 40 | 28 | 533 | 67 | 133 | .504 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 61 | 128 | 18 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 170 |
| 2004-05 | MEM | 31 | 1 | 278 | 32 | 64 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 56 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 78 |
| 2005-06 | MEM | 51 | 19 | 732 | 100 | 165 | .606 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 87 | 212 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 39 | 257 |
| 2006-07 | 2TM | 36 | 7 | 390 | 29 | 72 | .403 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 39 | 104 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 84 |
| MEM | 23 | 7 | 258 | 20 | 50 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 64 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 54 | |
| HOU | 13 | 0 | 132 | 9 | 22 | .409 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 30 | |
| Career | 315 | — | — | 580 | 1,184 | .490 | 0 | 1 | 337 | 513 | 1238 | 101 | 73 | 223 | 268 | 1,497 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | PHX | 57 | 16.6 | 3.8 | 8.2 | .470 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 9.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 9.7 |
| 2001-02 | PHX | 67 | 23.6 | 4.3 | 9.1 | .475 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 11.2 |
| 2002-03 | PHX | 33 | 16.5 | 4.0 | 9.0 | .452 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 8.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 10.7 |
| 2003-04 | MEM | 40 | 13.3 | 4.5 | 9.0 | .504 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 11.5 |
| 2004-05 | MEM | 31 | 9.0 | 4.1 | 8.3 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 10.1 |
| 2005-06 | MEM | 51 | 14.4 | 4.9 | 8.1 | .606 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 10.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 12.6 |
| 2006-07 | 2TM | 36 | 10.8 | 2.7 | 6.6 | .403 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 9.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 7.8 |
| MEM | 23 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 7.0 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 8.9 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 7.5 | |
| HOU | 13 | 10.2 | 2.5 | 6.0 | .409 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 10.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 8.2 |
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 | PHX | 57 | 947 | 9.6 | .502 | 15.1 | -0.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | .067 | -4.7 | +0.8 | -4.0 | -0.5 |
| 2001-02 | PHX | 67 | 1,582 | 11.7 | .522 | 15.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | .085 | -3.4 | -0.2 | -3.5 | -0.6 |
| 2002-03 | PHX | 33 | 543 | 10.2 | .501 | 15.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | .078 | -3.5 | +0.0 | -3.5 | -0.2 |
| 2003-04 | MEM | 40 | 533 | 12.5 | .532 | 15.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | .105 | -2.4 | +0.2 | -2.2 | +0.0 |
| 2004-05 | MEM | 31 | 278 | 11.8 | .542 | 14.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .107 | -2.9 | +1.1 | -1.8 | +0.0 |
| 2005-06 | MEM | 51 | 732 | 17.3 | .632 | 16.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.8 | .186 | -0.9 | +0.4 | -0.5 | +0.3 |
| 2006-07 | 2TM | 36 | 390 | 8.4 | .471 | 13.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .031 | -4.6 | -0.7 | -5.3 | -0.3 |
| MEM | 23 | 258 | 6.5 | .446 | 14.3 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -.039 | -5.8 | -0.5 | -6.3 | -0.3 | |
| HOU | 13 | 132 | 12.0 | .524 | 11.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .169 | -2.2 | -1.0 | -3.2 | +0.0 | |
| Career | 315 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.9 | — | — | — | — | -1.3 |
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 | 4 | 18.2 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | .375 | — | .375 |
| 2002-03 | 6 | nan | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 2003-04 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 1.136 |
| 2005-06 | 4 | 14.8 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .600 | — | .597 |
| 2006-07 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 1.136 |
| Career | 25 | 13.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .462 | — | .506 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 245 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 165–80 |
| Away | 241 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 102–139 |
| In wins | 267 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 267–0 |
| In losses | 219 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0–219 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 13 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 10–3 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 12 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 5–7 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 11 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 8–3 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 16 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 8–8 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 5–3 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 13 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 7–6 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 25 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 8–17 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 22 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 11–11 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 13 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 6–7 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 20 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 16–4 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 25 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 14–11 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 13 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 6–7 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 25 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 16–9 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 20 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 13–7 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 9 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 6–3 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 13 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 6–7 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 14 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 10–4 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 11–11 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 11 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 5–6 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 13 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 9–4 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 11 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 7–4 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 12 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 6–6 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 25 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 14–11 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 24 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 9–15 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 20 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 8–12 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 13 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 11–2 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 23 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 10–13 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 12 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 6–6 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2006-07
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) | 68% | .400 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 18% | .250 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 4% | 0.000 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 9% | 1.000 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 0% | — |
Average shot distance 3.5 ft · 4% of attempts were dunks
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2000-01 | $763,000 |
| 2001-02 | $820,000 |
| 2002-03 | $877,000 |
| 2003-04 | $1,580,000 |
| 2004-05 | $2,322,000 |
| 2005-06 | $2,900,000 |
| 2006-07 | $2,900,000 |
| Career earnings | $12,162,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What are Jake Tsakalidis's career stats?
Jake Tsakalidis has averaged 4.8 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 0.3 APG over 7 seasons (2000-01–2006-07).
How much does Jake Tsakalidis make?
Jake Tsakalidis's salary is $2,900,000 for the 2006-07 season, with career earnings of about $12.2M.
How tall is Jake Tsakalidis?
Jake Tsakalidis is 7-2 (285 lb).
When was Jake Tsakalidis drafted?
Jake Tsakalidis was drafted in 2000, round 1, pick 25, by the Phoenix Suns.