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Danny Ainge

Daniel Ray Ainge (Danny)

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: March 17, 1959 in Eugene, Oregon
High School: Eugene in North Eugene, Oregon
College: Brigham Young University
Draft: Boston Celtics, 2nd round (8th pick, 31st overall), 1981 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: December 9, 1981
As Coach: 4 Yrs, 136-90, .602 W-L% (Full Record)
As Executive: BOS franchise, 2003-2013 (Full Record)

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All-Time Rank: #226. Tyson Chandler… #227. Hersey Hawkins… #228. Jason Terry… #229. DANNY AINGE… #230. Kenny Smith… #231. Xavier McDaniel… #232. Ricky Pierce… 

Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 22 BOS NBA SG 53 1 564 79 221 .357 5 17 .294 56 65 .862 25 31 56 87 37 3 53 86 219
1982-83 23 BOS NBA SG 80 76 2048 357 720 .496 5 29 .172 72 97 .742 83 131 214 251 109 6 98 259 791
1983-84 24 BOS NBA SG 71 3 1154 166 361 .460 6 22 .273 46 56 .821 29 87 116 162 41 4 70 143 384
1984-85 25 BOS NBA SG 75 73 2564 419 792 .529 15 56 .268 118 136 .868 76 192 268 399 122 6 149 228 971
1985-86 26 BOS NBA SG 80 78 2407 353 701 .504 26 73 .356 123 136 .904 47 188 235 405 94 7 129 204 855
1986-87 27 BOS NBA SG 71 66 2499 410 844 .486 85 192 .443 148 165 .897 49 193 242 400 101 14 141 189 1053
1987-88 28 BOS NBA SG 81 81 3018 482 982 .491 148 357 .415 158 180 .878 59 190 249 503 115 17 153 203 1270
1988-89 29 TOT NBA PG 73 54 2377 480 1051 .457 116 305 .380 205 240 .854 71 184 255 402 93 8 145 186 1281
1988-89 29 BOS NBA PG 45 28 1349 271 589 .460 58 155 .374 114 128 .891 37 117 154 215 52 1 82 108 714
1988-89 29 SAC NBA PG 28 26 1028 209 462 .452 58 150 .387 91 112 .813 34 67 101 187 41 7 63 78 567
1989-90 30 SAC NBA PG 75 68 2727 506 1154 .438 108 289 .374 222 267 .831 69 257 326 453 113 18 185 238 1342
1990-91 31 POR NBA SG 80 0 1710 337 714 .472 102 251 .406 114 138 .826 45 160 205 285 63 13 100 195 890
1991-92 32 POR NBA SG 81 6 1595 299 676 .442 78 230 .339 108 131 .824 40 108 148 202 73 13 70 148 784
1992-93 33 PHO NBA SG 80 0 2163 337 730 .462 150 372 .403 123 145 .848 49 165 214 260 69 8 113 175 947
1993-94 34 PHO NBA SG 68 1 1555 224 537 .417 80 244 .328 78 94 .830 28 103 131 180 57 8 81 140 606
1994-95 35 PHO NBA SG 74 1 1374 194 422 .460 78 214 .364 105 130 .808 25 84 109 210 46 7 79 155 571
Career NBA 1042 508 27755 4643 9905 .469 1002 2651 .378 1676 1980 .846 695 2073 2768 4199 1133 132 1566 2549 11964

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 22 BOS NBA SG 53 1 10.6 1.5 4.2 .357 0.1 0.3 .294 1.1 1.2 .862 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.6 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.6 4.1
1982-83 23 BOS NBA SG 80 76 25.6 4.5 9.0 .496 0.1 0.4 .172 0.9 1.2 .742 1.0 1.6 2.7 3.1 1.4 0.1 1.2 3.2 9.9
1983-84 24 BOS NBA SG 71 3 16.3 2.3 5.1 .460 0.1 0.3 .273 0.6 0.8 .821 0.4 1.2 1.6 2.3 0.6 0.1 1.0 2.0 5.4
1984-85 25 BOS NBA SG 75 73 34.2 5.6 10.6 .529 0.2 0.7 .268 1.6 1.8 .868 1.0 2.6 3.6 5.3 1.6 0.1 2.0 3.0 12.9
1985-86 26 BOS NBA SG 80 78 30.1 4.4 8.8 .504 0.3 0.9 .356 1.5 1.7 .904 0.6 2.4 2.9 5.1 1.2 0.1 1.6 2.6 10.7
1986-87 27 BOS NBA SG 71 66 35.2 5.8 11.9 .486 1.2 2.7 .443 2.1 2.3 .897 0.7 2.7 3.4 5.6 1.4 0.2 2.0 2.7 14.8
1987-88 28 BOS NBA SG 81 81 37.3 6.0 12.1 .491 1.8 4.4 .415 2.0 2.2 .878 0.7 2.3 3.1 6.2 1.4 0.2 1.9 2.5 15.7
1988-89 29 TOT NBA PG 73 54 32.6 6.6 14.4 .457 1.6 4.2 .380 2.8 3.3 .854 1.0 2.5 3.5 5.5 1.3 0.1 2.0 2.5 17.5
1988-89 29 BOS NBA PG 45 28 30.0 6.0 13.1 .460 1.3 3.4 .374 2.5 2.8 .891 0.8 2.6 3.4 4.8 1.2 0.0 1.8 2.4 15.9
1988-89 29 SAC NBA PG 28 26 36.7 7.5 16.5 .452 2.1 5.4 .387 3.3 4.0 .813 1.2 2.4 3.6 6.7 1.5 0.3 2.3 2.8 20.3
1989-90 30 SAC NBA PG 75 68 36.4 6.7 15.4 .438 1.4 3.9 .374 3.0 3.6 .831 0.9 3.4 4.3 6.0 1.5 0.2 2.5 3.2 17.9
1990-91 31 POR NBA SG 80 0 21.4 4.2 8.9 .472 1.3 3.1 .406 1.4 1.7 .826 0.6 2.0 2.6 3.6 0.8 0.2 1.3 2.4 11.1
1991-92 32 POR NBA SG 81 6 19.7 3.7 8.3 .442 1.0 2.8 .339 1.3 1.6 .824 0.5 1.3 1.8 2.5 0.9 0.2 0.9 1.8 9.7
1992-93 33 PHO NBA SG 80 0 27.0 4.2 9.1 .462 1.9 4.7 .403 1.5 1.8 .848 0.6 2.1 2.7 3.3 0.9 0.1 1.4 2.2 11.8
1993-94 34 PHO NBA SG 68 1 22.9 3.3 7.9 .417 1.2 3.6 .328 1.1 1.4 .830 0.4 1.5 1.9 2.6 0.8 0.1 1.2 2.1 8.9
1994-95 35 PHO NBA SG 74 1 18.6 2.6 5.7 .460 1.1 2.9 .364 1.4 1.8 .808 0.3 1.1 1.5 2.8 0.6 0.1 1.1 2.1 7.7
Career NBA 1042 508 26.6 4.5 9.5 .469 1.0 2.5 .378 1.6 1.9 .846 0.7 2.0 2.7 4.0 1.1 0.1 1.5 2.4 11.5

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 22 BOS NBA SG 53 1 564 5.0 14.1 .357 0.3 1.1 .294 3.6 4.1 .862 1.6 2.0 3.6 5.6 2.4 0.2 3.4 5.5 14.0
1982-83 23 BOS NBA SG 80 76 2048 6.3 12.7 .496 0.1 0.5 .172 1.3 1.7 .742 1.5 2.3 3.8 4.4 1.9 0.1 1.7 4.6 13.9
1983-84 24 BOS NBA SG 71 3 1154 5.2 11.3 .460 0.2 0.7 .273 1.4 1.7 .821 0.9 2.7 3.6 5.1 1.3 0.1 2.2 4.5 12.0
1984-85 25 BOS NBA SG 75 73 2564 5.9 11.1 .529 0.2 0.8 .268 1.7 1.9 .868 1.1 2.7 3.8 5.6 1.7 0.1 2.1 3.2 13.6
1985-86 26 BOS NBA SG 80 78 2407 5.3 10.5 .504 0.4 1.1 .356 1.8 2.0 .904 0.7 2.8 3.5 6.1 1.4 0.1 1.9 3.1 12.8
1986-87 27 BOS NBA SG 71 66 2499 5.9 12.2 .486 1.2 2.8 .443 2.1 2.4 .897 0.7 2.8 3.5 5.8 1.5 0.2 2.0 2.7 15.2
1987-88 28 BOS NBA SG 81 81 3018 5.7 11.7 .491 1.8 4.3 .415 1.9 2.1 .878 0.7 2.3 3.0 6.0 1.4 0.2 1.8 2.4 15.1
1988-89 29 TOT NBA PG 73 54 2377 7.3 15.9 .457 1.8 4.6 .380 3.1 3.6 .854 1.1 2.8 3.9 6.1 1.4 0.1 2.2 2.8 19.4
1988-89 29 BOS NBA PG 45 28 1349 7.2 15.7 .460 1.5 4.1 .374 3.0 3.4 .891 1.0 3.1 4.1 5.7 1.4 0.0 2.2 2.9 19.1
1988-89 29 SAC NBA PG 28 26 1028 7.3 16.2 .452 2.0 5.3 .387 3.2 3.9 .813 1.2 2.3 3.5 6.5 1.4 0.2 2.2 2.7 19.9
1989-90 30 SAC NBA PG 75 68 2727 6.7 15.2 .438 1.4 3.8 .374 2.9 3.5 .831 0.9 3.4 4.3 6.0 1.5 0.2 2.4 3.1 17.7
1990-91 31 POR NBA SG 80 0 1710 7.1 15.0 .472 2.1 5.3 .406 2.4 2.9 .826 0.9 3.4 4.3 6.0 1.3 0.3 2.1 4.1 18.7
1991-92 32 POR NBA SG 81 6 1595 6.7 15.3 .442 1.8 5.2 .339 2.4 3.0 .824 0.9 2.4 3.3 4.6 1.6 0.3 1.6 3.3 17.7
1992-93 33 PHO NBA SG 80 0 2163 5.6 12.1 .462 2.5 6.2 .403 2.0 2.4 .848 0.8 2.7 3.6 4.3 1.1 0.1 1.9 2.9 15.8
1993-94 34 PHO NBA SG 68 1 1555 5.2 12.4 .417 1.9 5.6 .328 1.8 2.2 .830 0.6 2.4 3.0 4.2 1.3 0.2 1.9 3.2 14.0
1994-95 35 PHO NBA SG 74 1 1374 5.1 11.1 .460 2.0 5.6 .364 2.8 3.4 .808 0.7 2.2 2.9 5.5 1.2 0.2 2.1 4.1 15.0
Career NBA 1042 508 27755 6.0 12.8 .469 1.3 3.4 .378 2.2 2.6 .846 0.9 2.7 3.6 5.4 1.5 0.2 2.0 3.3 15.5

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1981-82 22 BOS NBA SG 53 564 10.1 .439 .369 5.0 5.9 5.5 19.7 3.1 0.3 17.5 21.5 94 104 -0.3 0.8 0.5 .042
1982-83 23 BOS NBA SG 80 2048 13.2 .519 .499 4.4 6.8 5.6 16.1 2.5 0.2 11.4 16.5 110 104 2.8 2.4 5.2 .121
1983-84 24 BOS NBA SG 71 1154 10.4 .498 .468 3.0 8.3 5.7 18.4 1.7 0.2 15.4 16.2 104 107 0.5 1.3 1.8 .076
1984-85 25 BOS NBA SG 75 2564 14.2 .570 .539 3.4 7.9 5.8 19.9 2.2 0.1 14.9 15.9 115 108 3.9 2.8 6.6 .124
1985-86 26 BOS NBA SG 80 2407 13.6 .562 .522 2.3 8.1 5.4 21.3 1.9 0.2 14.5 15.2 115 105 3.6 3.2 6.8 .136
1986-87 27 BOS NBA SG 71 2499 15.2 .574 .536 2.4 8.0 5.4 21.2 2.0 0.3 13.3 18.0 115 109 4.1 2.5 6.7 .128
1987-88 28 BOS NBA SG 81 3018 15.9 .598 .566 2.5 7.0 4.9 22.2 1.9 0.3 12.6 17.3 121 112 6.7 1.9 8.6 .136
1988-89 29 TOT NBA PG 73 2377 18.0 .554 .512 3.3 8.7 6.0 25.3 1.9 0.2 11.1 22.6 116 111 5.2 1.4 6.7 .135
1988-89 29 BOS NBA PG 45 1349 17.5 .553 .509 3.2 9.8 6.6 23.1 1.9 0.0 11.3 22.4 116 111 2.9 0.8 3.8 .133
1988-89 29 SAC NBA PG 28 1028 18.6 .554 .515 3.5 7.1 5.3 28.1 1.9 0.4 11.0 22.9 116 112 2.3 0.6 2.9 .136
1989-90 30 SAC NBA PG 75 2727 16.1 .528 .485 2.9 10.6 6.8 25.5 2.1 0.4 12.7 23.0 107 110 2.7 2.1 4.8 .085
1990-91 31 POR NBA SG 80 1710 17.0 .574 .543 2.9 10.2 6.6 23.8 1.8 0.5 11.4 20.8 119 106 4.1 2.1 6.2 .175
1991-92 32 POR NBA SG 81 1595 15.4 .534 .500 2.7 7.4 5.1 18.4 2.2 0.5 8.7 20.5 116 106 3.1 2.0 5.2 .155
1992-93 33 PHO NBA SG 80 2163 14.3 .596 .564 2.6 8.3 5.5 16.5 1.5 0.2 12.5 17.3 120 110 4.5 1.8 6.2 .139
1993-94 34 PHO NBA SG 68 1555 11.8 .524 .492 2.0 7.4 4.7 15.9 1.8 0.3 12.3 17.8 109 110 1.9 1.0 2.8 .087
1994-95 35 PHO NBA SG 74 1374 14.3 .596 .552 2.1 7.0 4.6 21.7 1.7 0.4 14.2 17.6 119 113 2.8 0.6 3.4 .118
Career NBA 1042 27755 14.7 .555 .519 2.9 8.1 5.6 20.8 2.0 0.3 12.7 18.5 114 108 45.7 25.9 71.5 .124

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 22 BOS NBA SG 10 129 19 45 .422 2 4 .500 10 13 .769 6 7 13 11 2 1 11 21 50
1982-83 23 BOS NBA SG 7 201 28 72 .389 2 5 .400 8 11 .727 2 12 14 25 5 1 6 24 66
1983-84 24 BOS NBA SG 19 253 41 90 .456 2 9 .222 7 10 .700 4 12 16 38 9 2 13 36 91
1984-85 25 BOS NBA SG 21 21 687 97 208 .466 7 16 .438 30 39 .769 20 38 58 121 32 1 32 76 231
1985-86 26 BOS NBA SG 18 18 652 107 193 .554 14 34 .412 52 60 .867 22 54 76 93 41 1 31 57 280
1986-87 27 BOS NBA SG 20 19 762 116 238 .487 32 73 .438 31 36 .861 13 39 52 92 24 4 41 62 295
1987-88 28 BOS NBA SG 17 17 670 71 184 .386 19 58 .328 37 42 .881 15 38 53 109 9 1 41 64 198
1990-91 31 POR NBA SG 16 0 277 47 105 .448 11 36 .306 23 28 .821 1 27 28 31 12 4 24 33 128
1991-92 32 POR NBA SG 21 0 449 81 169 .479 21 52 .404 39 47 .830 8 32 40 49 15 1 25 58 222
1992-93 33 PHO NBA SG 24 0 591 64 170 .376 33 80 .413 34 39 .872 20 40 60 56 12 2 22 61 195
1993-94 34 PHO NBA SG 10 0 230 27 59 .458 17 40 .425 15 21 .714 7 16 23 21 6 1 5 26 86
1994-95 35 PHO NBA SG 10 0 137 19 38 .500 12 26 .462 10 11 .909 2 8 10 10 5 0 6 15 60
Career NBA 193 75 5038 717 1571 .456 172 433 .397 296 357 .829 120 323 443 656 172 19 257 533 1902

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 22 BOS NBA SG 10 12.9 1.9 4.5 .422 0.2 0.4 .500 1.0 1.3 .769 0.6 0.7 1.3 1.1 0.2 0.1 1.1 2.1 5.0
1982-83 23 BOS NBA SG 7 28.7 4.0 10.3 .389 0.3 0.7 .400 1.1 1.6 .727 0.3 1.7 2.0 3.6 0.7 0.1 0.9 3.4 9.4
1983-84 24 BOS NBA SG 19 13.3 2.2 4.7 .456 0.1 0.5 .222 0.4 0.5 .700 0.2 0.6 0.8 2.0 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.9 4.8
1984-85 25 BOS NBA SG 21 21 32.7 4.6 9.9 .466 0.3 0.8 .438 1.4 1.9 .769 1.0 1.8 2.8 5.8 1.5 0.0 1.5 3.6 11.0
1985-86 26 BOS NBA SG 18 18 36.2 5.9 10.7 .554 0.8 1.9 .412 2.9 3.3 .867 1.2 3.0 4.2 5.2 2.3 0.1 1.7 3.2 15.6
1986-87 27 BOS NBA SG 20 19 38.1 5.8 11.9 .487 1.6 3.7 .438 1.6 1.8 .861 0.7 2.0 2.6 4.6 1.2 0.2 2.1 3.1 14.8
1987-88 28 BOS NBA SG 17 17 39.4 4.2 10.8 .386 1.1 3.4 .328 2.2 2.5 .881 0.9 2.2 3.1 6.4 0.5 0.1 2.4 3.8 11.6
1990-91 31 POR NBA SG 16 0 17.3 2.9 6.6 .448 0.7 2.3 .306 1.4 1.8 .821 0.1 1.7 1.8 1.9 0.8 0.3 1.5 2.1 8.0
1991-92 32 POR NBA SG 21 0 21.4 3.9 8.0 .479 1.0 2.5 .404 1.9 2.2 .830 0.4 1.5 1.9 2.3 0.7 0.0 1.2 2.8 10.6
1992-93 33 PHO NBA SG 24 0 24.6 2.7 7.1 .376 1.4 3.3 .413 1.4 1.6 .872 0.8 1.7 2.5 2.3 0.5 0.1 0.9 2.5 8.1
1993-94 34 PHO NBA SG 10 0 23.0 2.7 5.9 .458 1.7 4.0 .425 1.5 2.1 .714 0.7 1.6 2.3 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.5 2.6 8.6
1994-95 35 PHO NBA SG 10 0 13.7 1.9 3.8 .500 1.2 2.6 .462 1.0 1.1 .909 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.6 1.5 6.0
Career NBA 193 75 26.1 3.7 8.1 .456 0.9 2.2 .397 1.5 1.8 .829 0.6 1.7 2.3 3.4 0.9 0.1 1.3 2.8 9.9

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 22 BOS NBA SG 10 129 5.3 12.6 .422 0.6 1.1 .500 2.8 3.6 .769 1.7 2.0 3.6 3.1 0.6 0.3 3.1 5.9 14.0
1982-83 23 BOS NBA SG 7 201 5.0 12.9 .389 0.4 0.9 .400 1.4 2.0 .727 0.4 2.1 2.5 4.5 0.9 0.2 1.1 4.3 11.8
1983-84 24 BOS NBA SG 19 253 5.8 12.8 .456 0.3 1.3 .222 1.0 1.4 .700 0.6 1.7 2.3 5.4 1.3 0.3 1.8 5.1 12.9
1984-85 25 BOS NBA SG 21 21 687 5.1 10.9 .466 0.4 0.8 .438 1.6 2.0 .769 1.0 2.0 3.0 6.3 1.7 0.1 1.7 4.0 12.1
1985-86 26 BOS NBA SG 18 18 652 5.9 10.7 .554 0.8 1.9 .412 2.9 3.3 .867 1.2 3.0 4.2 5.1 2.3 0.1 1.7 3.1 15.5
1986-87 27 BOS NBA SG 20 19 762 5.5 11.2 .487 1.5 3.4 .438 1.5 1.7 .861 0.6 1.8 2.5 4.3 1.1 0.2 1.9 2.9 13.9
1987-88 28 BOS NBA SG 17 17 670 3.8 9.9 .386 1.0 3.1 .328 2.0 2.3 .881 0.8 2.0 2.8 5.9 0.5 0.1 2.2 3.4 10.6
1990-91 31 POR NBA SG 16 0 277 6.1 13.6 .448 1.4 4.7 .306 3.0 3.6 .821 0.1 3.5 3.6 4.0 1.6 0.5 3.1 4.3 16.6
1991-92 32 POR NBA SG 21 0 449 6.5 13.6 .479 1.7 4.2 .404 3.1 3.8 .830 0.6 2.6 3.2 3.9 1.2 0.1 2.0 4.7 17.8
1992-93 33 PHO NBA SG 24 0 591 3.9 10.4 .376 2.0 4.9 .413 2.1 2.4 .872 1.2 2.4 3.7 3.4 0.7 0.1 1.3 3.7 11.9
1993-94 34 PHO NBA SG 10 0 230 4.2 9.2 .458 2.7 6.3 .425 2.3 3.3 .714 1.1 2.5 3.6 3.3 0.9 0.2 0.8 4.1 13.5
1994-95 35 PHO NBA SG 10 0 137 5.0 10.0 .500 3.2 6.8 .462 2.6 2.9 .909 0.5 2.1 2.6 2.6 1.3 0.0 1.6 3.9 15.8
Career NBA 193 75 5038 5.1 11.2 .456 1.2 3.1 .397 2.1 2.6 .829 0.9 2.3 3.2 4.7 1.2 0.1 1.8 3.8 13.6

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1981-82 22 BOS NBA SG 10 129 8.2 .493 .444 5.0 5.6 5.3 12.3 0.8 0.4 17.8 19.4 98 105 0.0 0.2 0.2 .057
1982-83 23 BOS NBA SG 7 201 8.5 .429 .403 1.1 6.4 3.7 18.6 1.2 0.3 7.2 17.3 97 106 0.0 0.2 0.2 .047
1983-84 24 BOS NBA SG 19 253 10.6 .482 .467 1.8 5.5 3.6 21.9 1.7 0.5 12.1 17.4 105 110 0.1 0.2 0.3 .063
1984-85 25 BOS NBA SG 21 687 12.0 .513 .483 3.3 6.1 4.7 23.2 2.2 0.1 12.4 15.1 112 111 0.7 0.7 1.3 .092
1985-86 26 BOS NBA SG 18 652 17.3 .638 .591 4.1 8.5 6.5 19.3 3.1 0.1 12.4 16.2 128 105 1.6 1.1 2.7 .201
1986-87 27 BOS NBA SG 20 762 11.9 .581 .555 2.1 5.9 4.1 16.7 1.6 0.3 13.9 16.7 113 118 0.7 0.3 1.0 .060
1987-88 28 BOS NBA SG 17 670 8.6 .489 .438 2.8 6.8 4.8 24.3 0.7 0.1 16.8 16.4 102 113 0.0 0.5 0.5 .035
1990-91 31 POR NBA SG 16 277 12.4 .546 .500 0.4 12.0 6.0 17.5 2.2 1.0 17.0 21.9 103 110 0.0 0.3 0.4 .065
1991-92 32 POR NBA SG 21 449 14.3 .585 .541 2.2 8.6 5.4 17.0 1.7 0.2 11.6 20.6 118 113 0.8 0.4 1.2 .124
1992-93 33 PHO NBA SG 24 591 10.3 .521 .474 4.1 7.6 5.9 13.8 1.1 0.2 10.5 15.8 112 114 0.7 0.1 0.8 .067
1993-94 34 PHO NBA SG 10 230 14.7 .630 .602 3.2 8.3 5.6 12.9 1.3 0.3 6.8 13.7 133 115 0.7 0.0 0.6 .135
1994-95 35 PHO NBA SG 10 137 15.5 .700 .658 1.7 6.6 4.2 10.9 1.9 0.0 12.3 16.0 133 116 0.4 0.1 0.4 .152
Career NBA 193 5038 12.2 .550 .511 2.8 7.3 5.1 18.5 1.7 0.2 12.9 16.9 113 112 5.7 4.0 9.6 .092

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1987-88 28 BOS NBA SG 1 0 19:00 4 11 .364 3 4 .750 1 2 .500 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 12
Career NBA 1 0 19 4 11 .364 3 4 .750 1 2 .500 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 12

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 14 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Danny Ainge 8.6 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.2 6.2 5.2 5.2 4.8 3.4 2.8 1.8 0.5
Reggie Theus 92.4 9.2 6.9 6.5 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.3 4.7 4.6 3.7 3.2 2.5 1.8
Rolando Blackman 89.8 9.8 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.8 6.8 5.7 5.7 5.5 4.1 3.8 2.9 2.4
Joe Johnson 89.3 8.4 7.6 7.6 7.0 6.4 6.0 5.1 5.1 4.2 3.3 3.0 2.8
Byron Scott 89.2 10.7 7.7 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.0 6.0 5.2 4.1 3.9 3.3 3.1 2.7 2.3
Dennis Johnson 88.9 8.4 8.1 7.4 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.4 5.8 5.7 5.2 5.0 4.5 3.8 2.5
Michael Finley 87.7 8.5 8.3 7.6 7.5 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.5 5.4 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.2 3.9
Mike Bibby 87.5 9.3 8.5 8.4 6.9 6.3 5.6 5.6 5.3 4.8 4.4 4.0 2.1 1.3 0.7
Fred Brown 87.3 8.8 7.9 6.7 6.4 6.1 5.2 5.2 4.9 3.9 3.6 2.8 2.6 -0.9
Gail Goodrich 86.9 12.3 8.1 7.8 6.7 6.4 6.3 6.3 5.5 5.1 4.4 3.6 2.2 1.2 0.7
Dick Barnett 86.8 8.0 8.0 7.8 7.7 6.8 6.5 5.8 5.5 4.7 3.4 2.6 2.2 0.0 -0.2
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Danny Ainge 8.6 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.2 6.2 5.2 5.2 4.8 3.4 2.8 1.8 0.5
Reggie Theus 92.4 9.2 6.9 6.5 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.3 4.7 4.6 3.7 3.2 2.5 1.8
Rolando Blackman 89.8 9.8 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.8 6.8 5.7 5.7 5.5 4.1 3.8 2.9 2.4
Joe Johnson 89.3 8.4 7.6 7.6 7.0 6.4 6.0 5.1 5.1 4.2 3.3 3.0 2.8
Byron Scott 89.2 10.7 7.7 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.0 6.0 5.2 4.1 3.9 3.3 3.1 2.7 2.3
Dennis Johnson 88.9 8.4 8.1 7.4 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.4 5.8 5.7 5.2 5.0 4.5 3.8 2.5
Mike Bibby 87.5 9.3 8.5 8.4 6.9 6.3 5.6 5.6 5.3 4.8 4.4 4.0 2.1 1.3 0.7
Fred Brown 87.3 8.8 7.9 6.7 6.4 6.1 5.2 5.2 4.9 3.9 3.6 2.8 2.6 -0.9
Michael Finley 87.2 8.5 8.3 7.6 7.5 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.5 5.4 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.2 3.9 1.0
Gail Goodrich 86.9 12.3 8.1 7.8 6.7 6.4 6.3 6.3 5.5 5.1 4.4 3.6 2.2 1.2 0.7
Dick Barnett 86.8 8.0 8.0 7.8 7.7 6.8 6.5 5.8 5.5 4.7 3.4 2.6 2.2 0.0 -0.2

College

Light text indicates college freshman or JV participant
Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1977-78 18 BYU 30 243 473 146 169 173 158 632 .514 .864 21.1 5.8 5.3
1978-79 19 BYU 27 922 206 376 86 112 102 122 498 .548 .768 34.1 18.4 3.8 4.5
1979-80 20 BYU 29 984 229 430 97 124 114 132 555 .533 .782 33.9 19.1 3.9 4.6
1980-81 21 BYU 32 1212 309 596 164 199 152 127 782 .518 .824 37.9 24.4 4.8 4.0
Career 118 3118 987 1875 493 604 541 539 2467 .526 .816 35.4 20.9 4.6 4.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1988 NBA
Awards
1980-81 NCAA John R. Wooden Award
Honors
1980-81 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1984 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1986 Boston Celtics (NBA)
Games
Career NBA 1042 (89)
Career 1042 (94)
Minutes Played
1987-88 NBA 3018 (10)
3-Pt Field Goals
1986-87 NBA 85 (5)
1987-88 NBA 148 (1)
 1988-89 NBA 116 (5)
1989-90 NBA 108 (4)
1990-91 NBA 102 (7)
1992-93 NBA 150 (3)
Career NBA 1002 (71)
Career 1002 (71)
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
1986-87 NBA 192 (9)
1987-88 NBA 357 (2)
1988-89 NBA 305 (3)
1989-90 NBA 289 (4)
1990-91 NBA 251 (9)
1992-93 NBA 372 (4)
Career NBA 2651 (77)
Career 2651 (77)
Assists
Career NBA 4199 (86)
Career 4199 (90)
Steals
Career NBA 1133 (98)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
1986-87 NBA .443 (3)
1987-88 NBA .415 (6)
1990-91 NBA .406 (6)
1992-93 NBA .403 (8)
Free Throw Pct
1986-87 NBA .897 (2)
Career NBA .847 (54)
Career .847 (58)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1987-88 NBA .566 (5)
1992-93 NBA .564 (5)
Career NBA .519 (86)
Career .519 (90)
Turnover Pct
1991-92 NBA 8.7 (10)
Offensive Rating
1992-93 NBA 120.0 (9)
Career NBA 113.9 (63)
Career 113.9 (62)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.009 (306)
NBA Elo Player Rating
233rd (overall) as of May 22, 2013, 10:26AM
      

Transactions

August 4, 1978: Traded by the San Diego Clippers (as a 1981 2nd round draft pick) with Tiny Archibald, Marvin Barnes, Billy Knight and a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Rod Foster) to the Boston Celtics for Kevin Kunnert, Kermit Washington, Sidney Wicks and Freeman Williams.

June 9, 1981: Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 2nd round (31st pick) of the 1981 NBA Draft.

February 23, 1989: Traded by the Boston Celtics with Brad Lohaus to the Sacramento Kings for Joe Kleine and Ed Pinckney.

August 1, 1990: Traded by the Sacramento Kings to the Portland Trail Blazers for Byron Irvin, a 1991 1st round draft pick (Pete Chilcutt) and a 1992 2nd round draft pick (Brett Roberts).

July 3, 1992: Signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns.

September 18, 1995: Retired from the Phoenix Suns.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Boston Celtics NBA $550,000
1987-88 Boston Celtics NBA $625,000
1988-89 Boston Celtics NBA $675,000
1990-91 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $725,000
1991-92 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $725,000
1992-93 Phoenix Suns NBA $1,330,000
1993-94 Phoenix Suns NBA $1,690,000
1994-95 Phoenix Suns NBA $2,080,000
Career (may be incomplete) $8,400,000

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