Dion Waiters
SG · 2TM
Seasons 2012-13–2019-20 · 8 on record · Ht 6-3 · b. 1991
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Player info
| Position | SG |
|---|---|
| Number | #11 (also #3, #23, #18) |
| Height | 6-3 |
| Weight | 215 lb |
| Born | 1991-12-10 |
| College | Syracuse |
| Drafted | 2012 · Round 1, Pick 4 · Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Seasons | 2012-13–2019-20 (8) |
Career averages
13.1 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 2.8 APG · 419 games · .412 FG% · .346 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | CLE | 21 | 61 | 28.8 | .412 | .310 | .746 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 14.7 | 13.7 | .492 |
| 2013-14 | CLE | 22 | 70 | 29.6 | .433 | .368 | .685 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 15.9 | 14.0 | .508 |
| 2014-15 | 2TM | 23 | 80 | 27.6 | .396 | .297 | .680 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 11.8 | 10.9 | .460 |
| CLE | 23 | 33 | 23.8 | .404 | .256 | .783 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 10.5 | 12.2 | .468 | |
| OKC | 23 | 47 | 30.3 | .392 | .319 | .625 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 12.7 | 10.1 | .455 | |
| 2015-16 | OKC | 24 | 78 | 27.6 | .399 | .358 | .713 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 9.8 | 9.4 | .492 |
| 2016-17 | MIA | 25 | 46 | 30.1 | .424 | .395 | .646 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 15.8 | 14.5 | .507 |
| 2017-18 | MIA | 26 | 30 | 30.6 | .398 | .306 | .739 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 14.3 | 10.5 | .487 |
| 2018-19 | MIA | 27 | 44 | 25.9 | .414 | .377 | .500 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 12.0 | 11.4 | .530 |
| 2019-20 | 2TM | 28 | 10 | 20.7 | .414 | .319 | .824 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 11.1 | 11.5 | .521 |
| MIA | 28 | 3 | 14.0 | .385 | .471 | 0.000 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 9.3 | 13.4 | .530 | |
| LAL | 28 | 7 | 23.6 | .425 | .233 | .875 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 11.9 | 11.0 | .518 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | CLE | 61 | 48 | 1,756 | 336 | 815 | .412 | 63 | 203 | 159 | 213 | 149 | 183 | 59 | 16 | 121 | 894 |
| 2013-14 | CLE | 70 | 24 | 2,072 | 430 | 993 | .433 | 92 | 250 | 161 | 235 | 195 | 209 | 63 | 17 | 154 | 1,113 |
| 2014-15 | 2TM | 80 | 23 | 2,208 | 375 | 946 | .396 | 73 | 246 | 117 | 172 | 192 | 163 | 90 | 21 | 113 | 940 |
| CLE | 33 | 3 | 786 | 138 | 342 | .404 | 22 | 86 | 47 | 60 | 57 | 74 | 44 | 10 | 50 | 345 | |
| OKC | 47 | 20 | 1,422 | 237 | 604 | .392 | 51 | 160 | 70 | 112 | 135 | 89 | 46 | 11 | 63 | 595 | |
| 2015-16 | OKC | 78 | 15 | 2,152 | 282 | 706 | .399 | 86 | 240 | 112 | 157 | 202 | 154 | 81 | 15 | 120 | 762 |
| 2016-17 | MIA | 46 | 43 | 1,384 | 281 | 663 | .424 | 85 | 215 | 82 | 127 | 153 | 200 | 42 | 20 | 103 | 729 |
| 2017-18 | MIA | 30 | 30 | 918 | 163 | 410 | .398 | 52 | 170 | 51 | 69 | 77 | 113 | 23 | 9 | 70 | 429 |
| 2018-19 | MIA | 44 | 28 | 1,138 | 198 | 478 | .414 | 109 | 289 | 22 | 44 | 116 | 121 | 29 | 9 | 64 | 527 |
| 2019-20 | 2TM | 10 | 0 | 207 | 41 | 99 | .414 | 15 | 47 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 111 |
| MIA | 3 | 0 | 42 | 10 | 26 | .385 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 28 | |
| LAL | 7 | 0 | 165 | 31 | 73 | .425 | 7 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 83 | |
| Career | 419 | — | — | 2,106 | 5,110 | .412 | 575 | 1660 | 718 | 1034 | 1108 | 1163 | 391 | 113 | 761 | 5,505 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | CLE | 61 | 28.8 | 6.9 | 16.7 | .412 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 18.3 |
| 2013-14 | CLE | 70 | 29.6 | 7.5 | 17.3 | .433 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 19.3 |
| 2014-15 | 2TM | 80 | 27.6 | 6.1 | 15.4 | .396 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 15.3 |
| CLE | 33 | 23.8 | 6.3 | 15.7 | .404 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 15.8 | |
| OKC | 47 | 30.3 | 6.0 | 15.3 | .392 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 15.1 | |
| 2015-16 | OKC | 78 | 27.6 | 4.7 | 11.8 | .399 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 12.7 |
| 2016-17 | MIA | 46 | 30.1 | 7.3 | 17.2 | .424 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 19.0 |
| 2017-18 | MIA | 30 | 30.6 | 6.4 | 16.1 | .398 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 16.8 |
| 2018-19 | MIA | 44 | 25.9 | 6.3 | 15.1 | .414 | 3.4 | 9.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 16.7 |
| 2019-20 | 2TM | 10 | 20.7 | 7.1 | 17.2 | .414 | 2.6 | 8.2 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 19.3 |
| MIA | 3 | 14.0 | 8.6 | 22.3 | .385 | 6.9 | 14.6 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 9.4 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 24.0 | |
| LAL | 7 | 23.6 | 6.8 | 15.9 | .425 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 18.1 |
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 | CLE | 61 | 1,756 | 13.7 | .492 | 26.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | .026 | -0.4 | -1.8 | -2.1 | -0.1 |
| 2013-14 | CLE | 70 | 2,072 | 14.0 | .508 | 26.9 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .037 | -0.3 | -1.2 | -1.5 | +0.3 |
| 2014-15 | 2TM | 80 | 2,208 | 10.9 | .460 | 22.5 | -0.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .025 | -2.5 | -0.8 | -3.3 | -0.7 |
| CLE | 33 | 786 | 12.2 | .468 | 24.0 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | .029 | -2.6 | +0.0 | -2.6 | -0.1 | |
| OKC | 47 | 1,422 | 10.1 | .455 | 21.7 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | .023 | -2.5 | -1.2 | -3.7 | -0.6 | |
| 2015-16 | OKC | 78 | 2,152 | 9.4 | .492 | 17.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | .046 | -2.4 | -0.4 | -2.8 | -0.4 |
| 2016-17 | MIA | 46 | 1,384 | 14.5 | .507 | 26.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | .057 | +0.3 | -0.4 | -0.1 | +0.7 |
| 2017-18 | MIA | 30 | 918 | 10.5 | .487 | 25.0 | -0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | .004 | -2.1 | -1.4 | -3.5 | -0.4 |
| 2018-19 | MIA | 44 | 1,138 | 11.4 | .530 | 21.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | .052 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -1.1 | +0.3 |
| 2019-20 | 2TM | 10 | 207 | 11.5 | .521 | 25.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .030 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -1.2 | +0.0 |
| MIA | 3 | 42 | 13.4 | .530 | 30.9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -.003 | +2.4 | -0.5 | +1.8 | +0.0 | |
| LAL | 7 | 165 | 11.0 | .518 | 23.8 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .038 | -1.4 | -0.6 | -2.0 | +0.0 | |
| Career | 419 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.7 | — | — | — | — | -0.3 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 18 | 26.8 | 8.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .417 | .375 | .520 |
| 2019-20 | 5 | 9.7 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .500 | 0.000 | .500 |
| 2020-21 | 2 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.000 | 0.000 | .205 |
| Career | 25 | 22.5 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .410 | .350 | .509 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 237 | 11.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 139–98 |
| Away | 240 | 11.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 103–137 |
| In wins | 242 | 12.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 242–0 |
| In losses | 235 | 11.1 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0–235 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 20 | 14.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 9–11 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 20 | 10.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 7–13 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 17 | 11.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 10–7 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 13 | 11.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 12–1 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 17 | 12.5 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 8–9 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 10 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 6–4 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 17 | 12.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 9–8 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 17 | 10.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 10–7 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 15 | 10.7 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 7–8 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 13 | 12.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4–9 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 15 | 12.8 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 5–10 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 19 | 9.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 7–12 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 15 | 11.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 7–8 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 10 | 10.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 7–3 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 15 | 12.0 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 8–7 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 12 | 13.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3–9 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 17 | 12.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 9–8 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 15 | 15.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 11–4 |
| NOP New Orleans Pelicans | 10 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 4–6 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 17 | 8.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 7–10 |
| OKC Oklahoma City Thunder | 10 | 9.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4–6 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 21 | 12.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 15–6 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 20 | 11.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 12–8 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 14 | 11.1 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 8–6 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 14 | 11.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 5–9 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 15 | 13.3 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 7–8 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 17 | 12.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 4–13 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 22 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 10–12 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 14 | 10.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 10–4 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 20 | 10.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 15–5 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2019-20
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% | .667 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 8% | .333 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 6% | .750 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 12% | .333 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 41% | .233 |
Average shot distance 14.6 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks · 20% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2012-13 | $3,726,600 |
| 2013-14 | $3,894,240 |
| 2014-15 | $4,062,000 |
| 2015-16 | $5,138,430 |
| 2016-17 | $2,898,000 |
| 2017-18 | $11,000,000 |
| 2018-19 | $11,550,000 |
| 2019-20 | $12,603,656 |
| 2020-21 | $12,650,000 |
| Career earnings | $67,522,926 |
Frequently asked questions
What are Dion Waiters's career stats?
Dion Waiters has averaged 13.1 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 2.8 APG over 8 seasons (2012-13–2019-20).
How much does Dion Waiters make?
Dion Waiters's salary is $12,650,000 for the 2020-21 season, with career earnings of about $67.5M.
How tall is Dion Waiters?
Dion Waiters is 6-3 (215 lb).
When was Dion Waiters drafted?
Dion Waiters was drafted in 2012, round 1, pick 4, by the Cleveland Cavaliers.