At a glance
UTA hubCareer snapshot
11Seasons
875Games
5,221Career points
10.7PER average
Most-played franchise: Utah Jazz · 875 games · 1982-83 to 1992-93
Honors and awards8 total
5×
All-Defense Team1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984
1×
All-Star Selection1988
2×
NBA Defensive Player of the Year1988, 1984
Career highsSingle season
9.7PPG · 1984-85 · UTA
11.3RPG · 1984-85 · UTA
1.5APG · 1984-85 · UTA
13.6PER · 1984-85 · UTA
6.6Win shares · 1988-89 · UTA
Draft1982
4Round
72Overall pick
From UCLA
Position rank1992-93
#49PPG rank
#39PER rank
#27Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 54 Center players with 41+ games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | UTA | 81 | 32 | 18.9 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 41.4 | 0.0 | 65.6 | 11.0 | 0.8 |
| 1983-84 | UTA | 82 | 78 | 26.1 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 46.6 | 0.0 | 59.3 | 12.3 | 3.7 |
| 1984-85 | UTA | 82 | 82 | 34.3 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 44.9 | 0.0 | 71.2 | 13.6 | 5.4 |
| 1985-86 | UTA | 80 | 80 | 31.9 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 47.0 | 0.0 | 60.4 | 12.2 | 4.0 |
| 1986-87 | UTA | 79 | 79 | 31.7 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 65.7 | 11.1 | 3.6 |
| 1987-88 | UTA | 82 | 82 | 33.3 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 41.8 | 0.0 | 62.3 | 9.5 | 4.1 |
| 1988-89 | UTA | 82 | 82 | 35.5 | 6.2 | 10.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 46.2 | 0.0 | 66.0 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| 1989-90 | UTA | 82 | 82 | 27.8 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 52.7 | 0.0 | 66.9 | 10.6 | 5.3 |
| 1990-91 | UTA | 80 | 80 | 32.3 | 5.1 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 57.9 | 0.0 | 63.4 | 9.5 | 5.5 |
| 1991-92 | UTA | 81 | 81 | 25.0 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 44.6 | 0.0 | 59.8 | 9.1 | 3.8 |
| 1992-93 | UTA | 64 | 57 | 17.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 54.6 | 0.0 | 70.0 | 8.7 | 1.9 |
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About Mark Eaton
Mark Edward Eaton was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire career (1982–1993) with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Named an NBA All-Star in 1989, he was twice voted the NBA Defensive Player of the Year and was a five-time member of the NBA All-Defensive Team. The 7-foot-4-inch (2.24 m) Eaton became one of the best defensive centers in NBA history. He led the league in blocks four times and holds the NBA single-season records for blocks (456) and blocked shots per game average (5.6), as well as career blocked shots per game (3.5). His No. 5