Utah Jazz players and history

361 players have played for the Utah Jazz franchise from 1974–75 to 2025–26. Before today's name it played as the New Orleans Jazz (1974–1979). John Stockton played the most seasons for the club (19, 1984–2003).

Delta Center, home arena of the Utah Jazz
Delta Center · Photo: Eyezak mad, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons (cropped) · Photo credits

Most seasons with the Jazz

The 25 players with the most NBA seasons for the franchise, 1974–75 to 2025–26, under any of its names. Years are calendar years (2003–2010 = 2003-04 to 2009-10).
#PlayerPosYearsSeasonsAll-Star
1Photo of John Stockton John StocktonPG1984–20031910
2Photo of Karl Malone Karl MalonePF1985–20031814
3Photo of Mark Eaton Mark EatonC1982–1994121
4Photo of Darrell Griffith Darrell GriffithSG1980–199111—
5Photo of Andrei Kirilenko Andrei KirilenkoPF/SF2001–2011101
6Photo of Greg Ostertag Greg OstertagC1995–2004, 2005–0610—
7Photo of Derrick Favors Derrick FavorsC/PF2010–2019, 2020–2110—
8Photo of Thurl Bailey Thurl BaileyPF1983–1992, 1998–9910—
9Photo of Rudy Gobert Rudy GobertC2013–202293
10 Bryon RussellSF/SG1993–20029—
11Photo of Joe Ingles Joe InglesSF2014–20228—
12Photo of Alec Burks Alec BurksSG2011–20198—
13Photo of Jarron Collins Jarron CollinsC2001–20098—
14Photo of Rickey Green Rickey GreenPG1980–198881
15Photo of Adrian Dantley Adrian DantleySF1979–198676
16Photo of Paul Millsap Paul MillsapPF2006–201374
17Photo of Gordon Hayward Gordon HaywardSF/PF2010–201771
18Photo of Jeff Hornacek Jeff HornacekSG/PG1993–200071
19Photo of Mehmet Okur Mehmet OkurC/PF2004–201171
20Photo of Matt Harpring Matt HarpringSF/SG2002–20097—
21Photo of C. J. Miles C. J. MilesSF/SG2005–20127—
22Photo of Bob Hansen Bob HansenSG1983–19907—
23 Rich KelleyC/PF1975–1979, 1982–19857—
24Photo of Pete Maravich Pete MaravichSG1974–198065
25Photo of Deron Williams Deron WilliamsPG2005–201163

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licences, each credited on the NBA photo credits page.

Jazz players in 2025–26

The 12 best-known players on the club in 2025–26: Kevin Love (PF/C, 1 season with the Jazz), Jaren Jackson Jr. (PF/C, 1 season with the Jazz), Walker Kessler (C, 4 seasons with the Jazz), Lauri Markkanen (SF/PF, 4 seasons with the Jazz), John Konchar (SG/SF, 1 season with the Jazz), Cody Williams (SF, 2 seasons with the Jazz), Mo Bamba (C, 1 season with the Jazz), Kyle Anderson (PF/SF, 1 season with the Jazz), Keyonte George (PG, 3 seasons with the Jazz), Ace Bailey (SF, 1 season with the Jazz), Jusuf Nurkić (C, 1 season with the Jazz) and Walter Clayton Jr. (PG/SG, 1 season with the Jazz).

Old names and cities

  • New Orleans Jazz: 1974–1979
  • Utah Jazz: today's name.

Every season under an old name counts for the Utah Jazz in the NBA Grid and on the played-for-both lists.

Played for both the Jazz and…

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Each list has every player who played for both clubs, with his seasons for each. All NBA team pairs

Utah Jazz: questions

How many players have played for the Utah Jazz?

361, counting every player whose Wikipedia infobox lists at least one NBA season with the franchise, from 1974–75 to 2025–26, under any of its names.

Who has played the most seasons for the Jazz?

John Stockton, with 19 NBA seasons (1984–2003), ahead of Karl Malone (18) and Mark Eaton (12).

Which team shares the most players with the Jazz?

The 76ers: 57 players played for both. The fewest: the Pelicans, with 16.

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