Guard · Portland Trail Blazers
Eric Bledsoe
Age 36 · USA · 185 cm (6'1") · 97 kg · Born Dec 9, 1989 · Kentucky
15.3 PPG
4.2 RPG
5.3 APG
1,015 games
15 seasons
Career snapshot
15seasons
1,015games
15,552career pts
14.7PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Milwaukee Bucks
· 210 games · 2017-18–2019-20
Position rank · 2023-24
#5PPG rank
#5PER rank
#5WS rank
Among 11 Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
21.1
2016-17 · —
RPG
5.8
2022-23 · SDS
APG
9.3
2024-25 · SDS
PER
20.0
2017-18 · MIL
WS
8.2
2018-19 · MIL
Draft
2010
Round 1 ·
Pick 18
from Kentucky
Honors & awards
2×
All-Defense Team
2019, 2018
1×
All-Rookie Team
2010
Career by team
Shanghai Dongfang
2022-23 – 2024-25 · 3 seasons
16.1 PPG
5.0 RPG
6.8 APG
108 games
Los Angeles Clippers
2010-11 – 2021-22 · 4 seasons
6.9 PPG
2.7 RPG
3.3 APG
181 games
New Orleans Pelicans
2020-21 – 2020-21 · 1 seasons
12.2 PPG
3.4 RPG
3.8 APG
71 games
Milwaukee Bucks
2017-18 – 2019-20 · 3 seasons
16.3 PPG
4.4 RPG
5.3 APG
210 games
Phoenix Suns
2014-15 – 2016-17 · 2 seasons
18.8 PPG
5.1 RPG
6.2 APG
147 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | LAC | 81 | 25 | 22.7 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 42.4 | 27.6 | 74.4 | 10.8 | 0.3 |
| 2011-12 | LAC | 40 | 1 | 11.6 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 38.9 | 20.0 | 63.6 | 11.2 | 0.2 |
| 2012-2013 | LAC | 6 | 0 | 16.2 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 50.0 | 11.1 | 66.7 | — | — |
| 2013-14 | NBA | 43 | 40 | 32.9 | 17.7 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 47.7 | 35.7 | 77.2 | — | — |
| 2014-15 | NBA | 81 | 81 | 34.6 | 17.0 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 44.7 | 32.4 | 80.0 | — | — |
| 2014-15 | PHX | 81 | 0 | 34.6 | 17.0 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 44.7 | 32.4 | 80.0 | — | — |
| 2015-16 | NBA | 31 | 31 | 34.2 | 20.4 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 45.3 | 37.2 | 80.2 | — | — |
| 2016-17 | NBA | 66 | 66 | 33.0 | 21.1 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 43.4 | 33.5 | 84.7 | — | — |
| 2016-17 | PHX | 66 | 0 | 33.0 | 21.1 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 43.4 | 33.5 | 84.7 | — | — |
| 2017-18 | NBA | 74 | 74 | 31.4 | 17.7 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 47.3 | 34.7 | 79.5 | — | — |
| 2017-18 | MIL | 71 | 71 | 31.5 | 17.8 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 47.6 | 34.9 | 79.5 | 20.0 | 5.7 |
| 2017-18 | NBA | 3 | 3 | 27.7 | 15.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 40.0 | 30.8 | 78.6 | — | — |
| 2018-19 | MIL | 78 | 78 | 29.1 | 15.9 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 48.4 | 32.9 | 75.0 | 19.3 | 8.2 |
| 2019-20 | MIL | 61 | 61 | 27.0 | 14.9 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 47.5 | 34.4 | 79.0 | 17.6 | 5.4 |
| 2020-21 | NOP | 71 | 70 | 29.7 | 12.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 42.1 | 34.1 | 68.7 | 11.5 | 2.3 |
| 2021-22 | LAC | 54 | 29 | 25.2 | 9.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 42.1 | 31.3 | 76.1 | 12.5 | 1.3 |
| 2022-23 | SDS | 29 | 0 | 22.6 | 17.6 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 43.5 | 33.2 | 71.4 | — | — |
| 2023-24 | SDS | 48 | 0 | 22.8 | 16.8 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 47.3 | 32.4 | 79.1 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | SDS | 31 | 0 | 28.9 | 13.6 | 4.9 | 9.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 40.5 | 27.8 | 77.8 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2021 | New Orleans Pelicans | Los Angeles Clippers | season change | ||
| Jul 2020 | Milwaukee Bucks | New Orleans Pelicans | season change | ||
| Oct 2017 | Los Angeles Clippers | Milwaukee Bucks | offseason | From 2011-12 to 2017-18 | |
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About Eric Bledsoe
Eric Bledsoe is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He plays the point guard position. After a season of college basketball with the Kentucky Wildcats, he was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 18th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft and subsequently traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. Bledsoe had a four-year tenure with the Phoenix Suns between 2013 and 2017, before being traded to the Milwaukee Bucks.