Center · Utah Jazz
Mark Eaton
Age 69 · USA · 224 cm (7'4") · 125 kg · Born Jan 24, 1957 · UCLA
6.0 PPG
7.9 RPG
1.0 APG
875 games
11 seasons
Career snapshot
11seasons
875games
5,221career pts
10.7PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Utah Jazz
· 875 games · 1982-83–1992-93
Position rank · 1992-93
#49PPG rank
#39PER rank
#27WS rank
Among 54 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
9.7
1984-85 · UTA
RPG
11.3
1984-85 · UTA
APG
1.5
1984-85 · UTA
PER
13.6
1984-85 · UTA
WS
6.6
1988-89 · UTA
Draft
1982
Round 4 ·
Pick 72
from UCLA
Honors & awards
5×
All-Defense Team
1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984
1×
All-Star Selection
1988
2×
NBA Defensive Player of the Year
1988, 1984
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