Pau Gasol
- Seasons
- 2001-02 to 2018-19
- Position
- C-F
- Height
- 7′0″
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Born
- Jul 6, 1980
- Draft
- 2001, round 1, pick 3
2Championships
4All-League teams
6All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 21.4
- True shooting
- .565
- Effective FG
- .513
- Usage rate
- 23.3
- Win shares
- 143.9
- WS per 48
- .168
- Box plus/minus
- 3.6
- VORP
- 57.6
- Best season, WS
- 14.7
- Best season, BPM
- 5.5
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 3
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | MEM | 21 | 82 | 3,007 | 19.5 | .566 | .518 | 22.6 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 7.6 | .121 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 108 | 105 |
| 2002-03 | MEM | 22 | 82 | 2,948 | 20.7 | .570 | .510 | 24.1 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 8.5 | .138 | 2.1 | -0.3 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 110 | 106 |
| 2003-04 | MEM | 23 | 78 | 2,458 | 21.7 | .542 | .484 | 26.8 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 8.1 | .159 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 108 | 102 |
| 2004-05 | MEM | 24 | 56 | 1,790 | 22.5 | .582 | .514 | 26.2 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 6.8 | .184 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 112 | 102 |
| 2005-06 | MEM | 25 | 80 | 3,135 | 22.7 | .555 | .504 | 26.4 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 12.0 | .184 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 111 | 100 |
| 2006-07 | MEM | 26 | 59 | 2,133 | 24.1 | .593 | .540 | 25.3 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 6.9 | .155 | 3.7 | -0.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 115 | 109 |
| 2007-08 | 2+ teams | 27 | 66 | 2,351 | 21.6 | .594 | .536 | 22.1 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 8.4 | .172 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 119 | 109 |
| 2008-09 | LAL | 28 | 81 | 2,999 | 22.2 | .617 | .567 | 20.4 | 9.8 | 4.2 | 13.9 | .223 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 126 | 105 |
| 2009-10 | LAL | 29 | 65 | 2,403 | 22.9 | .593 | .536 | 21.4 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 11.0 | .220 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 120 | 102 |
| 2010-11 | LAL | 30 | 82 | 3,037 | 23.3 | .589 | .530 | 21.8 | 10.0 | 4.7 | 14.7 | .232 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 123 | 103 |
| 2011-12 | LAL | 31 | 65 | 2,430 | 20.4 | .547 | .504 | 22.1 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 8.3 | .165 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 112 | 103 |
| 2012-13 | LAL | 32 | 49 | 1,655 | 16.7 | .512 | .473 | 20.5 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 | .107 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 107 | 106 |
| 2013-14 | LAL | 33 | 60 | 1,884 | 19.3 | .522 | .482 | 26.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | .076 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 102 | 108 |
| 2014-15 | CHI | 34 | 78 | 2,681 | 22.7 | .550 | .500 | 24.7 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 10.4 | .187 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 112 | 101 |
| 2015-16 | CHI | 35 | 72 | 2,291 | 21.7 | .529 | .481 | 24.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 7.1 | .149 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 107 | 101 |
| 2016-17 | SAS | 36 | 64 | 1,627 | 20.2 | .578 | .548 | 21.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 6.4 | .190 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 116 | 102 |
| 2017-18 | SAS | 37 | 77 | 1,812 | 18.9 | .539 | .492 | 20.4 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 6.0 | .159 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 112 | 102 |
| 2018-19 | 2+ teams | 38 | 30 | 360 | 16.7 | .529 | .479 | 15.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | .142 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 116 | 106 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.