The Jersey Number Recap This Season
During the 2021-2022 season there were 64 different jersey numbers worn by NBA players. 13 numbers were worn by just a single player for the season, and #8 was worn by the most players at a whopping 31 players this year. Meanwhile 37 various numbers were not worn by any NBA player: 29, 47, 48, 52, 53, 56-58, 60-66, 68-70, 72-76, 78, 79, 80, 82-87, 89, 90, 92, 93, 96. Here is the overall distribution of jersey numbers worn by NBA players this season:
With all of that being said, which player performed the best for each and every jersey number during the 2021-2022 season?
00 – Jordan Clarkson – 16.0 PPG, 2.5 APG, 3.5 RPG
Honorable Mentions: None
0 – Jayson Tatum – All-NBA First Team, 26.9 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 4.4 APG
Honorable Mentions: Miles Bridges, Russell Westbrook, Tyrese Haliburton
1 – Devin Booker – All-NBA First Team, 26.8 PPG, 4.8 APG, 5.0 RPG
Honorable Mentions: James Harden, Anthony Edwards
2 – LaMelo Ball – Allstar, 20.1 PPG, 7.6 APG, 6.7 RPG
Honorable Mentions: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Cade Cunningham
3 – Chris Paul – All-NBA Third Team, 14.7 PPG, 10.8 APG, 4.4 RPG
Honorable Mentions: CJ McCollum, Anthony Davis, Jordan Poole
4 – Scottie Barnes – Rookie of the Year, 15.3 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 3.5 APG
Honorable Mentions: Evan Mobley, Derrick White
5 – Dejounte Murray – Allstar, 21.1 PPG, 9.2 APG, 8.3 RPG
Honorable Mentions: De’Aaron Fox
6 – LeBron James – All-NBA Third Team, 30.3 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 6.2 APG
Honorable Mentions: None
7 – Kevin Durant – All-NBA Second Team, 29.9 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 6.4 APG
Honorable Mentions: Jaylen Brown
8 – Zach Lavine – Allstar, 24.4 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 4.5 APG
Honorable Mentions: None
9 – Jerami Grant – 19.2 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 2.4 APG
Honorable Mentions: Nikola Vucevic, RJ Barrett
10 – Darius Garland – Allstar, 21.7 PPG, 8.6 APG, 3.3 RPG
Honorable Mentions: Domantas Sabonis
11 – DeMar DeRozan – All-NBA Second Team, 27.9 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 4.9 APG
Honorable Mentions: Trae Young, Kyrie Irving
12 – Ja Morant – All-NBA Second Team, Most Improved Player, 27.4 PPG, 6.7 APG, 5.7 RPG
Honorable Mentions: None
13 – Bam Adebayo – All-Defensive Second Team, 19.1 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 3.4 APG
Honorable Mentions: Paul George, Jaren Jackson Jr., Jalen Brunson
14 – Brandon Ingram – 22.7 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 5.6 APG
Honorable Mentions: Tyler Herro
15 – Nikola Jokic – Most Valuable Player, All-NBA First Team, 27.1 PPG, 13.8 RPG, 7.9 APG
Honorable Mentions: None
16 – Cedi Osman – 10.7 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 2.0 APG
Honorable Mentions: Caleb Martin
17 – Jonas Valanciunas – 17.8 PPG, 11.4 RPG, 2.6 APG
Honorable Mentions: None
18 – Alec Burks – 11.7 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 3.0 APG
Honorable Mentions: Shake Milton
19 – Raul Neto – 7.5 PPG, 3.1 APG, 1.9 RPG
Honorable Mentions: None
20 – John Collins – 16.2 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 1.8 APG
Honorable Mentions: Gordon Hayward
21 – Joel Embiid – All-NBA Second Team, Scoring Leader, 30.6 PPG, 11.7 RPG, 4.2 APG
Honorable Mentions: Jrue Holiday
22 – Jimmy Butler – 21.4 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 5.5 APG
Honorable Mentions: DeAndre Ayton, Khris Middleton, Andrew Wiggins
23 – Draymond Green – Allstar, All-Defensive Second Team, 7.5 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 7.0 APG
Honorable Mentions: Fred VanVleet
24 – Norman Powell – 19.0 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 2.1 APG
Honorable Mentions: Dillon Brooks, Lauri Markkanen, Buddy Hield
25 – Mikal Bridges – All-Defensive First Team, 14.2 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 2.3 APG
Honorable Mentions: Jakob Poeltl
26 – Spencer Dinwiddie – 13.7 PPG, 5.2 APG, 4.2 RPG
Honorable Mentions: None
27 – Rudy Gobert – Allstar, All-Defensive First Team, 15.6 PPG, 14.7 RPG, 2.1 BPG
Honorable Mentions: Jusuf Nurkic
28 – Isaiah Stewart – 8.3 PPG, 8.7 RPG, 1.1 BPG
Honorable Mentions: Alperen Sengun
30 – Steph Curry – All-NBA Second Team, 25.5 PPG, 6.3 APG, 5.2 RPG
Honorable Mentions: Julius Randle
31 – Jarrett Allen – Allstar, 16.1 PPG, 10.8 RPG, 1.3 BP
Honorable Mentions: Seth Curry
32 – Karl-Anthony Towns – All-NBA Third Team, 24.6 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 3.6 APG
Honorable Mentions: None
33 – Gary Trent Jr. – 18.3 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.7 SPG
Honorable Mentions: Kyle Kuzma
34 – Giannis Antetokounmpo – All-NBA First Team, All-Defensive First Team, 29.9 PPG, 11.6 RPG, 5.8 APG
Honorable Mentions: None
35 – Christian Wood – 17.9 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 2.3 APG
Honorable Mentions: None
36 – Marcus Smart – Defensive Player of the Year, All-Defensive First Team, 12.1 PPG, 3.9 APG, 3.8 RPG
Honorable Mentions: (No other players wore 36)
37 – Semi Ojeleye – 3.3 PPG, 2.5 RPG in 30 games with Bucks/Clippers
Honorable Mentions: None
38 – Saben Lee – 5.6 PPG, 2.9 APG, 2.4 RPG in 37 games with Pistons
Honorable Mentions: None
39 – Dwight Howard – 6.2 PPG, 5.9 RPG
Honorable Mentions: (No other players wore 39)
40 – Harrison Barnes – 16.4 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 2.4 APG
Honorable Mentions: Ivica Zubac
41 – Saddiq Bey – 16.1 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 2.8 APG
Honorable Mentions: Trey Lyles
42 – Al Horford – 10.2 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 3.4 APG
Honorable Mentions: Maxi Kleber
43 – Pascal Siakam – All-NBA Third Team, 22.8 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 5.3 APG
Honorable Mentions: None
44 – Robert Williams III – All-Defensive Second Team, 10.0 PPG, 9.6 RPG, 2.2 BPG
Honorable Mentions: Bojan Bogdanovic
45 – Donovan Mitchell – Allstar, 25.9 PPG, 5.3 APG, 4.2 RPG
Honorable Mentions: None
46 – John Konchar – 4.8 PG, 4.6 RPG, 41.3% 3FG
Honorable Mentions: (No other players wore 46)
49 – Cameron Oliver – 11.5 PPG, 3.0 RPG in 2 games with Atlanta
Honorable Mentions: (No other players wore 49)
50 – Aaron Gordon – 15.0 RPG, 5.9 RPG, 2.5 APG
Honorable Mentions: Cole Anthony
51 – Boban Marjanovic – 4.3 PPG, 1.7 RPG in 23 games with Mavericks
Honorable Mentions: None
54 – Sandro Mamukelashvii – 3.8 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 42.3% 3FG in 41 games with Bucks
Honorable Mentions: (No other players wore 54)
55 – Duncan Robinson – 10.9 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 1.6 APG
Honorable Mentions: Isaiah Hartenstein
59 – Rayjon Tucker – 4.2 PPG, 2.0 APG, 1.6 RPG in 5 games with Bucks
Honorable Mentions: (No other players wore 59)
67 – Taj Gibson – 4.4 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 0.8 BPG
Honorable Mentions: (No other players wore 67)
71 – Dennis Schroder – 13.5 PPG, 4.6 APG, 3.3 RPG
Honorable Mentions: (No other players wore 71)
77 – Luka Doncic – All-NBA First Team, 28.4 PPG, 9.1 RPG, 8.7 APG
Honorable Mentions: None
81 – Miye Oni – 0.3 PPG, 0.4 RPG, 0.3 APG in 16 games with Jazz
Honorable Mentions: (No other players wore 81)
88 – Goga Bitadze – 7.0 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 1.1 APG
Honorable Mentions: None
91 – Deividas Sirvydis – 1.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG in 3 games with Pistons
Honorable Mentions: (No other players wore 91)
94 – George King – 0.3 PPG, 1.3 RPG in 4 games with Mavericks
Honorable Mentions: (No other players wore 94)
95 – Juan Toscano-Anderson – 4.1 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 1.7 APG
Honorable Mentions: DeAndre’ Bembry
97 – Broderic Thomas – 1.8 PPG, 0.9 APG, 0.8 RPG in 12 games with Celtics
Honorable Mentions: (No other players wore 97)
98 – Arnoldas Kulboka – 0.5 PF in 2 games with Hornets
Honorable Mentions: (No other players wore 98)
99 – Jae Crowder – 9.4 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 1.9 APG
Honorable Mentions: None