Anderson Varejão
Seasons 2004-05–2020-21 · 14 on record · Ht 6-11 · b. 1982
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Player info
| Nickname | Wild Thing, Sideshow Bob |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #17 (also #18) |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Height | 6-11 |
| Weight | 273 lb |
| Born | 1982-09-28 |
| Drafted | 2004 · Round 2, Pick 30 · Orlando Magic |
| Seasons | 2004-05–2020-21 (14) |
Career averages
7.2 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 1.2 APG · 632 games · .509 FG% · .023 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | CLE | 22 | 54 | 16.0 | .513 | 0.000 | .535 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 17.0 | .534 |
| 2005-06 | CLE | 23 | 48 | 15.8 | .527 | 0.000 | .513 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 14.8 | .541 |
| 2006-07 | CLE | 24 | 81 | 23.9 | .476 | 0.000 | .616 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 14.4 | .527 |
| 2007-08 | CLE | 25 | 48 | 27.5 | .461 | 0.000 | .598 | 8.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 6.7 | 12.0 | .485 |
| 2008-09 | CLE | 26 | 81 | 28.5 | .536 | 0.000 | .616 | 7.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 8.6 | 14.6 | .565 |
| 2009-10 | CLE | 27 | 76 | 28.5 | .572 | .200 | .663 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 8.6 | 15.8 | .598 |
| 2010-11 | CLE | 28 | 31 | 32.1 | .528 | 0.000 | .667 | 9.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 9.1 | 15.2 | .560 |
| 2011-12 | CLE | 29 | 25 | 31.4 | .514 | 0.000 | .672 | 11.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 10.8 | 18.9 | .542 |
| 2012-13 | CLE | 30 | 25 | 36.0 | .478 | 0.000 | .755 | 14.4 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 14.1 | 21.7 | .529 |
| 2013-14 | CLE | 31 | 65 | 27.7 | .495 | 0.000 | .681 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 8.4 | 17.0 | .527 |
| 2014-15 | CLE | 32 | 26 | 24.5 | .555 | 0.000 | .733 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 9.8 | 17.7 | .580 |
| 2015-16 | 2TM | 33 | 53 | 9.4 | .427 | 0.000 | .640 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 11.1 | .473 |
| CLE | 33 | 31 | 10.0 | .421 | 0.000 | .762 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 11.2 | .469 | |
| GSW | 33 | 22 | 8.5 | .438 | — | .552 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 11.0 | .477 | |
| 2016-17 | GSW | 34 | 14 | 6.6 | .357 | — | .727 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 9.4 | .478 |
| 2020-21 | CLE | 38 | 5 | 7.2 | .250 | 0.000 | .556 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 12.9 | .326 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | CLE | 54 | 0 | 863 | 99 | 193 | .513 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 127 | 257 | 27 | 41 | 38 | 26 | 266 |
| 2005-06 | CLE | 48 | 4 | 760 | 79 | 150 | .527 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 119 | 235 | 19 | 31 | 19 | 27 | 219 |
| 2006-07 | CLE | 81 | 6 | 1,932 | 191 | 401 | .476 | 0 | 9 | 165 | 268 | 545 | 75 | 76 | 52 | 67 | 547 |
| 2007-08 | CLE | 48 | 13 | 1,320 | 136 | 295 | .461 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 82 | 399 | 53 | 37 | 26 | 59 | 321 |
| 2008-09 | CLE | 81 | 42 | 2,306 | 270 | 504 | .536 | 0 | 2 | 154 | 250 | 581 | 81 | 75 | 66 | 80 | 694 |
| 2009-10 | CLE | 76 | 7 | 2,166 | 267 | 467 | .572 | 1 | 5 | 116 | 175 | 578 | 87 | 71 | 67 | 67 | 651 |
| 2010-11 | CLE | 31 | 31 | 994 | 114 | 216 | .528 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 81 | 301 | 45 | 27 | 38 | 40 | 282 |
| 2011-12 | CLE | 25 | 25 | 785 | 114 | 222 | .514 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 64 | 287 | 43 | 35 | 17 | 45 | 271 |
| 2012-13 | CLE | 25 | 25 | 901 | 138 | 289 | .478 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 102 | 361 | 84 | 37 | 14 | 44 | 353 |
| 2013-14 | CLE | 65 | 29 | 1,800 | 227 | 459 | .495 | 0 | 7 | 92 | 135 | 629 | 140 | 69 | 39 | 72 | 546 |
| 2014-15 | CLE | 26 | 26 | 636 | 111 | 200 | .555 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 45 | 170 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 255 |
| 2015-16 | 2TM | 53 | 0 | 496 | 53 | 124 | .427 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 50 | 141 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 22 | 138 |
| CLE | 31 | 0 | 310 | 32 | 76 | .421 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 91 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 80 | |
| GSW | 22 | 0 | 186 | 21 | 48 | .438 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 58 | |
| 2016-17 | GSW | 14 | 1 | 92 | 5 | 14 | .357 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 2020-21 | CLE | 5 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 16 | .250 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| Career | 632 | — | — | 1,808 | 3,550 | .509 | 1 | 43 | 957 | 1518 | 4531 | 737 | 537 | 407 | 593 | 4,574 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | CLE | 54 | 16.0 | 4.1 | 8.1 | .513 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 10.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 11.1 |
| 2005-06 | CLE | 48 | 15.8 | 3.7 | 7.1 | .527 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 11.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 10.4 |
| 2006-07 | CLE | 81 | 23.9 | 3.6 | 7.5 | .476 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 10.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 10.2 |
| 2007-08 | CLE | 48 | 27.5 | 3.7 | 8.0 | .461 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 10.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 8.8 |
| 2008-09 | CLE | 81 | 28.5 | 4.2 | 7.9 | .536 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 9.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 10.8 |
| 2009-10 | CLE | 76 | 28.5 | 4.4 | 7.8 | .572 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 9.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 10.8 |
| 2010-11 | CLE | 31 | 32.1 | 4.1 | 7.8 | .528 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 10.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 10.2 |
| 2011-12 | CLE | 25 | 31.4 | 5.2 | 10.2 | .514 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 13.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 12.4 |
| 2012-13 | CLE | 25 | 36.0 | 5.5 | 11.5 | .478 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 14.4 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 14.1 |
| 2013-14 | CLE | 65 | 27.7 | 4.5 | 9.2 | .495 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 12.6 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 10.9 |
| 2014-15 | CLE | 26 | 24.5 | 6.3 | 11.3 | .555 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 9.6 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 14.4 |
| 2015-16 | 2TM | 53 | 9.4 | 3.8 | 9.0 | .427 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 10.2 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 10.0 |
| CLE | 31 | 10.0 | 3.7 | 8.8 | .421 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 10.6 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 9.3 | |
| GSW | 22 | 8.5 | 4.1 | 9.3 | .438 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 9.7 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 11.2 | |
| 2016-17 | GSW | 14 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 5.5 | .357 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 7.0 |
| 2020-21 | CLE | 5 | 7.2 | 4.0 | 16.0 | .250 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 20.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | CLE | 54 | 863 | 17.0 | .534 | 14.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 3.0 | .164 | -0.4 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.5 |
| 2005-06 | CLE | 48 | 760 | 14.8 | .541 | 14.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.3 | .146 | -1.5 | +0.7 | -0.8 | +0.2 |
| 2006-07 | CLE | 81 | 1,932 | 14.4 | .527 | 13.7 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 6.6 | .164 | -1.8 | +1.8 | +0.0 | +1.0 |
| 2007-08 | CLE | 48 | 1,320 | 12.0 | .485 | 13.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | .086 | -2.7 | +0.1 | -2.6 | -0.2 |
| 2008-09 | CLE | 81 | 2,306 | 14.6 | .565 | 14.2 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 8.0 | .166 | -1.0 | +1.6 | +0.6 | +1.5 |
| 2009-10 | CLE | 76 | 2,166 | 15.8 | .598 | 13.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 8.1 | .179 | +0.1 | +1.2 | +1.3 | +1.8 |
| 2010-11 | CLE | 31 | 994 | 15.2 | .560 | 13.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.2 | .105 | -0.9 | +0.1 | -0.8 | +0.3 |
| 2011-12 | CLE | 25 | 785 | 18.9 | .542 | 16.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 2.1 | .131 | +1.3 | -0.2 | +1.1 | +0.6 |
| 2012-13 | CLE | 25 | 901 | 21.7 | .529 | 18.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 3.3 | .173 | +3.8 | -0.1 | +3.7 | +1.3 |
| 2013-14 | CLE | 65 | 1,800 | 17.0 | .527 | 14.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 5.4 | .144 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +1.4 | +1.6 |
| 2014-15 | CLE | 26 | 636 | 17.7 | .580 | 18.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.9 | .145 | +0.6 | +0.0 | +0.6 | +0.4 |
| 2015-16 | 2TM | 53 | 496 | 11.1 | .473 | 15.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | .101 | -3.5 | +0.6 | -2.9 | -0.1 |
| CLE | 31 | 310 | 11.2 | .469 | 14.8 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | .089 | -3.4 | +1.0 | -2.4 | +0.0 | |
| GSW | 22 | 186 | 11.0 | .477 | 15.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .120 | -3.7 | +0.1 | -3.6 | -0.1 | |
| 2016-17 | GSW | 14 | 92 | 9.4 | .478 | 12.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .097 | -4.7 | +0.5 | -4.2 | -0.1 |
| 2020-21 | CLE | 5 | 36 | 12.9 | .326 | 25.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -.029 | -3.7 | -3.3 | -7.1 | +0.0 |
| Career | 632 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46.5 | — | — | — | — | +8.8 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | 13 | 17.9 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | .620 | — | .664 |
| 2006-07 | 20 | 21.8 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | .511 | 0.000 | .535 |
| 2007-08 | 13 | 18.0 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .407 | — | .419 |
| 2008-09 | 14 | 29.4 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | .500 | — | .529 |
| 2009-10 | 11 | 22.6 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | .417 | 0.000 | .511 |
| 2014-15 | 1 | nan | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 2015-16 | 23 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .357 | — | .447 |
| Career | 95 | 18.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | .488 | 0.000 | .528 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 354 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 251–103 |
| Away | 369 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 178–191 |
| In wins | 429 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 429–0 |
| In losses | 294 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 0–294 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 20–11 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 28 | 8.9 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 15–13 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 33 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 22–11 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 17 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 11–6 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 32 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 12–20 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 20 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 10–10 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 16 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 10–6 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 33 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 16–17 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 16 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 8–8 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 15 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 7–8 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 30 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 17–13 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 16 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 14–2 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 20 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 11–9 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 18 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 13–5 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 31 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 14–17 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 30 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 18–12 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 17–5 |
| NOP New Orleans Pelicans | 8 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 5–3 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 33 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 24–9 |
| OKC Oklahoma City Thunder | 14 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 10–4 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 32 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 17–15 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 35 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 23–12 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 24 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 14–10 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 23 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 14–9 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 15 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 10–5 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 19 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 9–10 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 31 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 21–10 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 18 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 13–5 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 32 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 16–16 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2020-21
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) | 44% | .286 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 12% | 0.000 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 12% | 0.000 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 25% | .500 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 6% | 0.000 |
Average shot distance 8.9 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks · 100% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2005-06 | $866,800 |
| 2006-07 | $945,600 |
| 2007-08 | $5,356,000 |
| 2008-09 | $5,784,480 |
| 2009-10 | $6,363,636 |
| 2010-11 | $7,281,818 |
| 2011-12 | $7,700,000 |
| 2012-13 | $8,368,182 |
| 2013-14 | $9,036,364 |
| 2014-15 | $9,704,545 |
| 2015-16 | $10,097,129 |
| 2016-17 | $3,535,664 |
| 2017-18 | $1,913,345 |
| 2020-21 | $2,057,642 |
| Career earnings | $79,011,205 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Anderson Varejão play for?
Anderson Varejão plays C for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
What are Anderson Varejão's career stats?
Anderson Varejão has averaged 7.2 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 1.2 APG over 14 seasons (2004-05–2020-21).
How much does Anderson Varejão make?
Anderson Varejão's salary is $2,057,642 for the 2020-21 season, with career earnings of about $79.0M.
How tall is Anderson Varejão?
Anderson Varejão is 6-11 (273 lb).
When was Anderson Varejão drafted?
Anderson Varejão was drafted in 2004, round 2, pick 30, by the Orlando Magic.