Zach RandolphMemphis Grizzlies · #50
Zach Randolph is a retired forward best known with the Memphis Grizzlies. Z-Bo; the heart of Grit-and-Grind. Career averages: 16.6 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.
Zach Randolph — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Zach Randolph stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Zach Randolph — every number, three levels deep
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How the model sees Zach Randolph
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Zach Randolph career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | 41 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | .449 | |
| 2002-03 | 77 | 16.9 | 8.4 | 4.5 | 0.5 | .513 | .000 |
| 2003-04 | 81 | 37.9 | 20.1 | 10.5 | 2.0 | .485 | .200 |
| 2004-05 | 46 | 34.8 | 18.9 | 9.6 | 1.9 | .448 | .000 |
| 2005-06 | 74 | 34.4 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 1.9 | .436 | .291 |
| 2006-07 | 68 | 35.7 | 23.6 | 10.1 | 2.2 | .467 | .292 |
| 2007-08 | 69 | 32.5 | 17.6 | 10.3 | 2.0 | .459 | .275 |
| 2008-09 (New York) | 11 | 35.3 | 20.5 | 12.5 | 1.4 | .434 | .292 |
| 2008-09 (LA Clippers) | 39 | 35.1 | 20.9 | 9.4 | 2.3 | .487 | .342 |
| 2009-10 | 81 | 37.7 | 20.8 | 11.7 | 1.8 | .488 | .288 |
| 2010-11 | 75 | 36.3 | 20.1 | 12.2 | 2.2 | .503 | .186 |
| 2011-12 | 28 | 26.3 | 11.6 | 8.0 | 1.7 | .463 | .250 |
| 2012-13 | 76 | 34.3 | 15.4 | 11.2 | 1.4 | .460 | .087 |
| 2013-14 | 79 | 34.2 | 17.4 | 10.1 | 2.5 | .467 | .100 |
| 2014-15 | 71 | 32.5 | 16.1 | 10.5 | 2.2 | .487 | .350 |
| 2015-16 | 68 | 29.6 | 15.3 | 7.8 | 2.1 | .475 | .231 |
| 2016-17 | 73 | 24.5 | 14.1 | 8.2 | 1.7 | .449 | .223 |
| 2017-18 | 59 | 25.6 | 14.5 | 6.7 | 2.2 | .473 | .347 |
| Career | 1116 | 31.0 | 16.6 | 9.1 | 1.8 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Memphis Grizzlies built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Zach Randolph
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Turning pro
Drafted 2001 as a Forward.
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Marion, Indiana raised him hard, and by the time Memphis traded for him in 2009, Zach Randolph carried the baggage of Portland's "Jail Blazers" years — a talented big man a lot of teams had written off as more trouble than he was worth. Memphis saw a reclamation project. It got the heart of a movement.
Chapter
He played like a throwback bully in the paint, all shoulders and stubbornness. In the 2011 playoffs he dragged the eighth-seeded Grizzlies past the No. 1 Spurs, bludgeoning a title contender into a first-round grave and announcing Grit and Grind to the whole league.
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Off the floor he became the people's champ — quietly paying utility bills for strangers, throwing block parties, planting himself in the neighborhoods most of the league never visits. A city that had never fully claimed a superstar claimed Z-Bo as its own son.
Chapter
When his No. 50 rose into the rafters, it wasn't for a scoring title or an MVP. It was for the toughness he poured into a franchise and the redemption he found on the Mississippi — proof that Memphis loves nothing more than a fighter the world gave up on.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 9"
- Weight
- 250 lbs
- College
- Michigan State
- Experience
- 17th Season
- NBA debut
- 2001
- Draft
- 2001
- Jersey
- #50
Z-Bo; the heart of Grit-and-Grind.
A retired retired standout and Memphis Grizzlies name.
Zach Randolph — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Zach Randolph, answered.
