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