Around the league
Top 10 comps today
Current players closest to Pau Gasol's latest recorded profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style. Reference profile: Nov 19, 2019.
- -1.8DPMDPM Offense -3.3 Defense +1.5 Per 100 possessions:12.2points18.6rebounds2.9assistsP/R/A75.9
- -1.7DPMDPM Offense -1.8 Defense +0.1 Per 100 possessions:20.4points13.7rebounds5.1assistsP/R/A72.8
- -2.2DPMDPM Offense -3.4 Defense +1.2 Per 100 possessions:16.4points9.7rebounds3.0assistsP/R/A65.1
- -0.9DPMDPM Offense -1.6 Defense +0.6 Per 100 possessions:16.4points10.5rebounds5.2assistsP/R/A64.7
- -2.0DPMDPM Offense -1.6 Defense -0.4 Per 100 possessions:16.1points8.6rebounds3.0assistsP/R/A64.5
- -2.2DPMDPM Offense -2.6 Defense +0.4 Per 100 possessions:17.6points6.0rebounds6.0assistsP/R/A64.5
- -2.2DPMDPM Offense -1.5 Defense -0.7 Per 100 possessions:19.7points7.4rebounds5.3assistsP/R/A63.6
- -0.8DPMDPM Offense -2.8 Defense +2.1 Per 100 possessions:10.7points15.8rebounds4.6assistsP/R/A63.5
- -0.9DPMDPM Offense -2.3 Defense +1.4 Per 100 possessions:17.4points22.7rebounds4.5assistsP/R/A63.3
- -1.4DPMDPM Offense -2.2 Defense +0.8 Per 100 possessions:9.9points17.6rebounds3.9assistsP/R/A63.1
How these matches work
Each player's latest published profile is compared with today's league. The score uses standardized differences in DPM, offense, defense, age, scoring, assists, rebounds, blocks, steals, turnovers, three-point shot share and free-throw rate. DPM and age carry the most weight. Historical trajectory and a same-age cutoff are not used here.
100 is an identical profile, so a current player is his own first match. Scores fall by 8 points per unit of weighted distance, down to zero. This is a similarity index, not a probability. Box-score figures are projections per 100 possessions, so playing time does not distort the comparison.
Career
Season by season
DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.
| Season | Team | Age | Games | MPG | DPM | Off | Def | For his age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | POR | 39 | 0 | — | -2.68 | -3.36 | +0.69 | — |
| 2018-19 | MIL | 38 | 30 | 12.0 | -2.59 | -3.24 | +0.66 | 58th of 78 |
| 2017-18 | SAS | 37 | 77 +5 | 23.5 | -1.96 | -2.32 | +0.36 | 85th of 118 |
| 2016-17 | SAS | 36 | 64 +16 | 25.4 | -0.61 | -0.94 | +0.33 | 84th of 189 |
| 2015-16 | CHI | 35 | 72 | 31.8 | +0.28 | -0.29 | +0.57 | 72nd of 243 |
| 2014-15 | CHI | 34 | 78 +10 | 34.4 | +0.14 | +0.02 | +0.12 | 121st of 337 |
| 2013-14 | LAL | 33 | 60 | 31.4 | +0.90 | +0.54 | +0.36 | 86th of 405 |
| 2012-13 | LAL | 32 | 49 +4 | 33.8 | +2.13 | +0.87 | +1.26 | 58th of 530 |
| 2011-12 | LAL | 31 | 65 +12 | 37.4 | +2.61 | +1.52 | +1.09 | 58th of 616 |
| 2010-11 | LAL | 30 | 82 +10 | 37.0 | +2.99 | +1.72 | +1.27 | 53rd of 697 |
| 2009-10 | LAL | 29 | 65 +23 | 37.0 | +3.60 | +1.73 | +1.87 | 39th of 774 |
| 2008-09 | LAL | 28 | 81 +23 | 37.0 | +2.90 | +1.95 | +0.96 | 73rd of 858 |
| 2007-08 | LAL | 27 | 66 +21 | 35.6 | +2.29 | +1.93 | +0.36 | 108th of 924 |
| 2006-07 | MEM | 26 | 59 | 36.1 | +1.90 | +2.13 | -0.23 | 127th of 1010 |
| 2005-06 | MEM | 25 | 80 +4 | 39.2 | +2.99 | +2.40 | +0.59 | 59th of 1077 |
| 2004-05 | MEM | 24 | 56 +4 | 31.8 | +2.88 | +2.37 | +0.51 | 51st of 1185 |
| 2003-04 | MEM | 23 | 78 +4 | 31.4 | +1.49 | +2.60 | -1.11 | 113th of 1100 |
| 2002-03 | MEM | 22 | 82 | 35.9 | +1.06 | +2.01 | -0.95 | 96th of 813 |
| 2001-02 | MEM | 21 | 82 | 36.6 | +1.02 | +1.40 | -0.38 | 41st of 571 |
Games are regular season; +n are playoff games. "For his age" ranks the season's DPM among every season at the same age since 1996-97 with 20 or more games. A season's DPM opens the leaderboard on its last game day.










