Jonas Valančiūnas

Seasons 2012-13–2025-26 · 14 on record · Ht 6-11 · b. 1992

Player info

Nickname	JV, Lithuanian Lightning, Big Science
Position	C
Number	#17
Team	Denver Nuggets
Height	6-11
Weight	265 lb
Born	1992-05-06 (age 34)
Drafted	2011 · Round 1, Pick 5 · Toronto Raptors
Seasons	2012-13–2025-26 (14)

Career averages

12.8 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 1.4 APG · 1002 games · .561 FG% · .340 3P%.

Stats by season — per game

Season	Tm	Age	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	PER	TS%
2012-13	TOR	20	62	23.9	.557	—	.789	6.0	0.7	0.3	1.3	8.9	15.6	.619
2013-14	TOR	21	81	28.2	.531	0.000	.762	8.8	0.7	0.3	0.9	11.3	16.1	.579
2014-15	TOR	22	80	26.2	.572	0.000	.786	8.7	0.5	0.4	1.2	12.0	20.6	.623
2015-16	TOR	23	60	26.0	.565	—	.761	9.1	0.7	0.4	1.3	12.8	22.6	.610
2016-17	TOR	24	80	25.8	.557	.500	.811	9.5	0.7	0.5	0.8	12.0	20.1	.601
2017-18	TOR	25	77	22.4	.568	.405	.806	8.6	1.1	0.4	0.9	12.7	22.5	.628
2018-19	2TM	26	49	22.3	.559	.292	.795	8.6	1.4	0.4	1.1	15.6	24.4	.616
	TOR	26	30	18.8	.575	.300	.819	7.2	1.0	0.4	0.8	12.8	24.4	.639
	MEM	26	19	27.7	.545	.278	.769	10.7	2.2	0.3	1.6	19.9	24.4	.594
2019-20	MEM	27	70	26.4	.585	.352	.740	11.3	1.9	0.4	1.1	14.9	22.2	.631
2020-21	MEM	28	62	28.3	.592	.368	.773	12.5	1.8	0.6	0.9	17.1	24.4	.636
2021-22	NOP	29	74	30.3	.544	.361	.820	11.4	2.6	0.6	0.8	17.8	21.2	.617
2022-23	NOP	30	79	24.9	.547	.349	.826	10.2	1.8	0.3	0.7	14.1	19.3	.610
2023-24	NOP	31	82	23.5	.559	.308	.785	8.8	2.1	0.4	0.8	12.2	19.8	.619
2024-25	2TM	32	81	18.8	.550	.216	.879	7.7	2.0	0.5	0.6	10.4	20.8	.602
	WAS	32	49	20.1	.547	.259	.896	8.2	2.2	0.4	0.6	11.5	20.6	.602
	SAC	32	32	16.9	.556	.100	.847	7.0	1.8	0.5	0.6	8.7	21.1	.604
2025-26	DEN	33	65	13.4	.582	.308	.772	5.1	1.2	0.2	0.6	8.7	22.0	.630

Stats by season — totals

Season	Tm	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS
2012-13	TOR	62	57	1,482	204	366	.557	0	0	146	185	372	45	17	78	94	554
2013-14	TOR	81	81	2,282	359	676	.531	0	1	198	260	714	57	24	71	136	916
2014-15	TOR	80	80	2,096	373	652	.572	0	1	217	276	693	39	33	95	109	963
2015-16	TOR	60	59	1,557	303	536	.565	0	0	162	213	547	42	25	80	85	768
2016-17	TOR	80	80	2,066	391	702	.557	1	2	176	217	759	57	37	63	106	959
2017-18	TOR	77	77	1,727	390	687	.568	30	74	170	211	660	81	29	69	115	980
2018-19	2TM	49	27	1,091	301	538	.559	14	48	147	185	419	70	19	53	90	763
	TOR	30	10	564	149	259	.575	9	30	77	94	216	29	13	23	39	384
	MEM	19	17	527	152	279	.545	5	18	70	91	203	41	6	30	51	379
2019-20	MEM	70	70	1,845	432	739	.585	32	91	148	200	788	131	30	76	127	1,044
2020-21	MEM	62	61	1,755	440	743	.592	21	57	157	203	776	112	35	57	100	1,058
2021-22	NOP	74	74	2,240	510	938	.544	57	158	237	289	843	190	41	60	179	1,314
2022-23	NOP	79	79	1,968	446	816	.547	38	109	185	224	804	140	20	52	159	1,115
2023-24	NOP	82	82	1,925	402	719	.559	37	120	161	205	721	173	32	68	111	1,002
2024-25	2TM	81	21	1,524	345	627	.550	8	37	145	165	627	164	37	46	120	843
	WAS	49	12	983	231	422	.547	7	27	95	106	404	108	22	28	88	564
	SAC	32	9	541	114	205	.556	1	10	50	59	223	56	15	18	32	279
2025-26	DEN	65	6	871	227	390	.582	8	26	105	136	329	78	14	37	73	567
Career		1002	—	—	5,123	9,129	.561	246	724	2354	2969	9052	1379	393	905	1604	12,846

Per 36 minutes

Season	Tm	G	MPG	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS
2012-13	TOR	62	23.9	5.0	8.9	.557	0.0	0.0	3.5	4.5	9.0	1.1	0.4	1.9	2.3	13.5
2013-14	TOR	81	28.2	5.7	10.7	.531	0.0	0.0	3.1	4.1	11.3	0.9	0.4	1.1	2.1	14.5
2014-15	TOR	80	26.2	6.4	11.2	.572	0.0	0.0	3.7	4.7	11.9	0.7	0.6	1.6	1.9	16.5
2015-16	TOR	60	25.9	7.0	12.4	.565	0.0	0.0	3.7	4.9	12.6	1.0	0.6	1.8	2.0	17.8
2016-17	TOR	80	25.8	6.8	12.2	.557	0.0	0.0	3.1	3.8	13.2	1.0	0.6	1.1	1.8	16.7
2017-18	TOR	77	22.4	8.1	14.3	.568	0.6	1.5	3.5	4.4	13.8	1.7	0.6	1.4	2.4	20.4
2018-19	2TM	49	22.3	9.9	17.8	.559	0.5	1.6	4.9	6.1	13.8	2.3	0.6	1.7	3.0	25.2
	TOR	30	18.8	9.5	16.5	.575	0.6	1.9	4.9	6.0	13.8	1.9	0.8	1.5	2.5	24.5
	MEM	19	27.7	10.4	19.1	.545	0.3	1.2	4.8	6.2	13.9	2.8	0.4	2.0	3.5	25.9
2019-20	MEM	70	26.4	8.4	14.4	.585	0.6	1.8	2.9	3.9	15.4	2.6	0.6	1.5	2.5	20.4
2020-21	MEM	62	28.3	9.0	15.2	.592	0.4	1.2	3.2	4.2	15.9	2.3	0.7	1.2	2.1	21.7
2021-22	NOP	74	30.3	8.2	15.1	.544	0.9	2.5	3.8	4.6	13.5	3.1	0.7	1.0	2.9	21.1
2022-23	NOP	79	24.9	8.2	14.9	.547	0.7	2.0	3.4	4.1	14.7	2.6	0.4	1.0	2.9	20.4
2023-24	NOP	82	23.5	7.5	13.4	.559	0.7	2.2	3.0	3.8	13.5	3.2	0.6	1.3	2.1	18.7
2024-25	2TM	81	18.8	8.1	14.8	.550	0.2	0.9	3.4	3.9	14.8	3.9	0.9	1.1	2.8	19.9
	WAS	49	20.1	8.5	15.5	.547	0.3	1.0	3.5	3.9	14.8	4.0	0.8	1.0	3.2	20.7
	SAC	32	16.9	7.6	13.6	.556	0.1	0.7	3.3	3.9	14.8	3.7	1.0	1.2	2.1	18.6
2025-26	DEN	65	13.4	9.4	16.1	.582	0.3	1.1	4.3	5.6	13.6	3.2	0.6	1.5	3.0	23.4

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
2012-13	TOR	62	1,482	15.6	.619	16.9	2.5	1.5	3.9	.127	-1.1	+0.0	-1.2	+0.3
2013-14	TOR	81	2,282	16.1	.579	18.5	3.5	3.2	6.7	.141	-0.6	-0.7	-1.3	+0.4
2014-15	TOR	80	2,096	20.6	.623	19.1	5.8	2.4	8.2	.189	+1.4	-0.9	+0.5	+1.3
2015-16	TOR	60	1,557	22.6	.610	20.9	4.5	2.4	6.9	.211	+2.1	-0.5	+1.7	+1.4
2016-17	TOR	80	2,066	20.1	.601	19.5	4.9	3.0	7.9	.183	+1.1	-0.8	+0.3	+1.2
2017-18	TOR	77	1,727	22.5	.628	22.7	4.6	3.0	7.6	.210	+2.4	+0.0	+2.4	+1.9
2018-19	2TM	49	1,091	24.4	.616	28.5	2.2	1.9	4.2	.183	+2.2	+0.4	+2.7	+1.3
	TOR	30	564	24.4	.639	25.9	1.6	1.1	2.6	.224	+2.3	+0.8	+3.2	+0.7
	MEM	19	527	24.4	.594	31.4	0.7	0.9	1.5	.140	+2.1	+0.0	+2.1	+0.5
2019-20	MEM	70	1,845	22.2	.631	21.5	4.2	2.8	7.0	.182	+2.1	+0.2	+2.4	+2.0
2020-21	MEM	62	1,755	24.4	.636	22.4	5.1	2.6	7.8	.213	+3.2	-0.3	+3.0	+2.2
2021-22	NOP	74	2,240	21.2	.617	23.8	4.6	2.7	7.3	.156	+2.0	-0.1	+1.9	+2.2
2022-23	NOP	79	1,968	19.3	.610	23.4	2.8	3.0	5.8	.142	+0.0	-0.4	-0.4	+0.8
2023-24	NOP	82	1,925	19.8	.619	20.8	3.9	3.1	7.1	.177	+0.7	+0.5	+1.2	+1.6
2024-25	2TM	81	1,524	20.8	.602	22.8	2.6	1.7	4.3	.137	+0.8	-0.1	+0.6	+1.0
	WAS	49	983	20.6	.602	23.8	1.3	1.0	2.3	.112	+0.8	-0.5	+0.4	+0.6
	SAC	32	541	21.1	.604	20.9	1.3	0.7	2.1	.183	+0.6	+0.5	+1.1	+0.4
2025-26	DEN	65	871	22.0	.630	26.1	1.8	1.1	2.9	.162	+0.5	-0.5	+0.0	+0.4
Career		1002	—	—	—	—	—	—	87.6	—	—	—	—	+18.0

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%
2013-14	7	28.1	10.9	9.7	0.3	0.0	1.0	.633	—	.648
2014-15	4	26.0	11.2	9.2	0.5	0.5	0.2	.500	—	.542
2015-16	13	26.2	12.7	9.9	0.8	0.8	1.1	.567	—	.601
2016-17	10	22.2	11.2	6.7	0.2	0.2	0.6	.543	0.000	.586
2017-18	10	23.9	14.6	10.5	1.2	0.4	1.5	.542	.400	.599
2020-21	5	32.6	15.0	9.8	2.6	0.6	0.6	.569	.250	.610
2021-22	6	28.7	14.5	14.3	3.0	0.7	0.2	.485	.167	.548
2023-24	4	21.8	14.5	11.0	1.2	0.5	0.0	.524	0.000	.586
2025-26	6	6.2	1.8	1.5	0.2	0.0	0.2	.714	—	.698
Career	65	24.6	11.9	9.1	1.0	0.4	0.7	.549	.238	.593

Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.

Game log — 2025-26

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3P	+/−
2025-10-23	@ GSW	L 131–137	12	8	3	2	0	1	4-5	0-0	+4
2025-10-25	vs PHX	W 133–111	12	12	7	1	0	0	4-10	0-0	-5
2025-10-27	@ MIN	W 127–114	10	4	4	0	0	1	1-3	0-0	0
2025-10-29	vs NOP	W 122–88	14	10	6	3	0	0	5-7	0-0	+14
2025-10-31	@ POR	L 107–109	11	10	3	1	0	1	4-8	0-0	-11
2025-11-03	vs SAC	W 130–124	12	8	3	0	1	2	4-5	0-1	-12
2025-11-05	vs MIA	W 122–112	11	6	6	0	0	0	1-5	0-1	-8
2025-11-07	vs GSW	W 129–104	15	16	6	1	0	0	6-8	2-3	+6
2025-11-08	vs IND	W 117–100	14	6	5	3	0	1	3-6	0-0	+13
2025-11-11	@ SAC	W 122–108	15	10	7	1	0	1	3-8	0-0	+3
2025-11-12	@ LAC	W 130–116	11	8	3	1	0	1	3-4	0-1	-10
2025-11-15	@ MIN	W 123–112	11	6	6	2	0	1	2-3	0-0	+4
2025-11-17	vs CHI	L 127–130	4	2	2	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	-15
2025-11-19	@ NOP	W 125–118	16	14	7	0	0	0	4-5	0-0	+2
2025-11-21	@ HOU	W 112–109	16	8	1	0	0	1	4-8	0-1	+1
2025-11-22	vs SAC	L 123–128	11	8	2	1	0	1	4-8	0-2	-5
2025-11-24	@ MEM	W 125–115	14	6	6	1	1	0	3-6	0-0	+9
2025-11-28	vs SAS	L 136–139	12	4	8	1	0	0	2-3	0-0	+3
2025-11-29	@ PHX	W 130–112	15	9	3	3	0	1	4-6	0-0	-1
2025-12-01	vs DAL	L 121–131	11	8	7	2	0	0	4-7	0-0	-9
2025-12-03	@ IND	W 135–120	11	9	3	0	1	0	3-5	0-0	-11
2025-12-05	@ ATL	W 134–133	12	8	4	2	0	0	4-4	0-0	+16
2025-12-07	@ CHA	W 115–106	13	8	4	3	1	1	4-9	0-0	+3
2025-12-11	@ SAC	W 136–105	19	15	6	2	0	0	7-7	1-1	+5
2025-12-15	vs HOU	W 128–125	13	8	3	1	0	0	4-5	0-0	+6
2025-12-18	vs ORL	W 126–115	13	10	5	0	1	2	4-6	0-1	-6
2025-12-20	vs HOU	L 101–115	15	10	1	1	1	1	5-10	0-0	-10
2025-12-22	vs UTA	W 135–112	16	12	11	1	0	0	5-11	0-1	0
2025-12-23	@ DAL	L 130–131	14	8	1	1	0	0	3-4	0-0	0
2025-12-25	vs MIN	W 142–138	10	2	4	1	0	0	1-5	0-0	-9
2025-12-27	@ ORL	L 126–127	10	4	4	1	0	0	2-3	0-0	-17
2025-12-29	@ MIA	L 123–147	15	6	4	1	0	1	3-3	0-0	-9
2025-12-31	@ TOR	W 106–103	23	17	9	4	1	3	5-6	0-0	+2
2026-01-22	@ WAS	W 107–97	22	16	9	2	0	0	6-13	0-1	-3
2026-01-27	vs DET	L 107–109	31	16	16	1	0	1	6-10	1-1	0
2026-01-29	vs BKN	W 107–103	24	12	9	3	1	0	4-11	0-1	+11
2026-01-30	vs LAC	W 122–109	21	11	6	2	0	2	5-11	0-0	+5
2026-02-01	vs OKC	L 111–121	13	13	3	2	0	1	6-11	1-2	-8
2026-02-03	@ DET	L 121–124	21	11	11	1	1	3	4-4	0-0	+16
2026-02-04	@ NYK	L 127–134	12	2	3	2	0	0	1-1	0-0	-12
2026-02-07	@ CHI	W 136–120	12	10	4	1	0	1	5-8	0-0	-15
2026-02-09	vs CLE	L 117–119	15	12	4	0	0	0	2-4	0-1	0
2026-02-11	vs MEM	W 122–116	14	9	6	0	0	0	3-5	0-0	0
2026-02-19	@ LAC	L 114–115	12	6	4	0	2	0	2-3	0-0	+5
2026-02-20	@ POR	W 157–103	11	6	7	1	0	0	3-8	0-0	-1
2026-02-22	@ GSW	L 117–128	12	6	3	2	1	0	3-7	0-0	-5
2026-02-25	vs BOS	W 103–84	12	11	6	2	0	1	5-7	1-1	+7
2026-02-27	@ OKC	L 121–127	8	6	2	0	1	0	3-5	0-0	-21
2026-03-01	vs MIN	L 108–117	9	2	5	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	-15
2026-03-02	@ UTA	W 128–125	17	13	6	1	1	0	4-6	0-0	+10
2026-03-05	vs LAL	W 120–113	10	4	4	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	+1
2026-03-06	vs NYK	L 103–142	2	2	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	-4
2026-03-09	@ OKC	L 126–129	6	2	2	1	0	0	1-2	0-0	-8
2026-03-11	vs HOU	W 129–93	11	12	5	3	0	0	6-6	0-0	+7
2026-03-12	@ SAS	W 136–131	5	4	2	1	0	0	1-3	0-0	-8
2026-03-14	@ LAL	L 125–127	3	2	1	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	-8
2026-03-17	vs PHI	W 124–96	19	8	9	1	0	0	3-10	0-1	+15
2026-03-18	@ MEM	L 118–125	5	4	3	0	0	1	2-3	0-0	-1
2026-03-20	vs TOR	W 121–115	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-03-22	vs POR	W 128–112	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-03-24	@ PHX	W 125–123	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-03-25	vs DAL	W 142–135	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-03-27	vs UTA	W 135–129	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-03-29	vs GSW	W 116–93	5	0	1	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	+2
2026-04-01	@ UTA	W 130–117	13	13	6	0	0	1	3-6	0-0	+8
2026-04-04	vs SAS	W 136–134	5	7	3	0	0	0	3-6	0-0	-3
2026-04-06	vs POR	W 137–132	9	14	3	1	0	0	6-7	1-2	0
2026-04-08	vs MEM	W 136–119	12	14	4	0	0	2	6-6	0-0	0
2026-04-10	vs OKC	W 127–107	32	23	17	4	0	2	9-14	1-2	+16
2026-04-12	@ SAS	W 128–118	19	16	11	4	0	1	8-16	0-2	+12

Career splits

Split	G	PPG	RPG	APG	W–L
Home	510	12.7	9.1	1.4	308–202
Away	506	12.4	8.6	1.3	250–256
In wins	558	12.9	9.2	1.4	558–0
In losses	458	12.1	8.5	1.3	0–458

Regular-season career splits by venue and result.

Career stats vs each team

Opponent	G	PPG	RPG	APG	W–L
ATL Atlanta Hawks	37	12.5	9.3	1.3	23–14
BOS Boston Celtics	39	9.9	7.8	1.0	16–23
BKN Brooklyn Nets	34	13.4	9.1	0.9	24–10
CHA Charlotte Hornets	32	13.2	10.3	1.8	26–6
CHI Chicago Bulls	39	12.6	8.4	1.4	16–23
CLE Cleveland Cavaliers	38	11.5	8.9	1.3	16–22
DAL Dallas Mavericks	36	12.1	8.8	1.6	17–19
DEN Denver Nuggets	29	13.8	8.6	1.3	12–17
DET Detroit Pistons	37	16.0	10.3	1.3	26–11
GSW Golden State Warriors	34	11.5	8.4	1.7	13–21
HOU Houston Rockets	37	14.6	8.9	1.6	22–15
IND Indiana Pacers	34	11.1	9.2	1.1	19–15
LAC Los Angeles Clippers	36	13.8	9.1	1.5	18–18
LAL Los Angeles Lakers	32	11.4	8.6	1.7	15–17
MEM Memphis Grizzlies	32	10.0	7.0	0.9	18–14
MIA Miami Heat	32	11.2	8.0	0.6	13–19
MIL Milwaukee Bucks	32	13.7	8.8	1.6	17–15
MIN Minnesota Timberwolves	36	11.9	9.4	1.7	24–12
NOP New Orleans Pelicans	23	12.6	8.4	1.2	12–11
NYK New York Knicks	40	11.9	9.6	1.1	23–17
OKC Oklahoma City Thunder	35	13.3	8.2	1.1	15–20
ORL Orlando Magic	35	11.1	8.8	0.9	20–15
PHI Philadelphia 76ers	33	12.1	8.6	1.1	25–8
PHX Phoenix Suns	37	14.7	9.0	1.3	19–18
POR Portland Trail Blazers	30	12.6	8.4	1.4	20–10
SAC Sacramento Kings	31	13.3	9.5	1.5	17–14
SAS San Antonio Spurs	35	14.4	9.4	2.1	18–17
TOR Toronto Raptors	12	12.8	12.0	2.0	7–5
UTA Utah Jazz	37	13.0	8.8	1.3	20–17
WAS Washington Wizards	36	11.5	8.5	1.2	26–10

Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.

Shooting by distance — 2025-26

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)	33%	.677
In the paint (3-10 ft)	39%	.616
Mid-range (10-16 ft)	17%	.515
Long two (16 ft-3P)	4%	.235
Three-pointers (3-pointers)	7%	.308

Average shot distance 7.3 ft · 8% of attempts were dunks · 4% of threes from the corner

Contract & salary

Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.

Season	Salary
2012-13	$3,374,640
2013-14	$3,526,440
2014-15	$3,678,360
2015-16	$4,660,482
2016-17	$14,382,023
2017-18	$16,539,326
2018-19	$16,539,326
2019-20	$16,000,000
2020-21	$15,000,000
2021-22	$14,000,000
2022-23	$14,700,000
2023-24	$15,435,000
2024-25	$9,900,000
2025-26	$10,395,000
2026-27	$2,000,000
Career earnings	$160,130,597

Frequently asked questions

What team does Jonas Valančiūnas play for?

Jonas Valančiūnas plays C for the Denver Nuggets.

What are Jonas Valančiūnas's career stats?

Jonas Valančiūnas has averaged 12.8 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 1.4 APG over 14 seasons (2012-13–2025-26).

How much does Jonas Valančiūnas make?

Jonas Valančiūnas's salary is $2,000,000 for the 2026-27 season, with career earnings of about $160.1M.

How tall is Jonas Valančiūnas?

Jonas Valančiūnas is 6-11 (265 lb).

How old is Jonas Valančiūnas?

Jonas Valančiūnas was born 1992-05-06 and is 34 years old.

When was Jonas Valančiūnas drafted?

Jonas Valančiūnas was drafted in 2011, round 1, pick 5, by the Toronto Raptors.