Steve Alford

Stephen Todd Alford (Steve)

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 183 lbs.
Born: November 23, 1964 in Franklin, Indiana
High School: Chrysler in New Castle, Indiana
College: Indiana University
Draft: Dallas Mavericks, 2nd round (3rd pick, 26th overall), 1987 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 6, 1987

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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
1987-88	23	DAL	NBA	PG	28	0	197	21	55	.382	1	8	.125	16	17	.941	3	20	23	23	17	3	12	23	59
1988-89	24	TOT	NBA	PG	66	3	906	148	324	.457	20	55	.364	50	61	.820	10	62	72	92	45	3	45	57	366
1988-89	24	DAL	NBA	PG	9	0	38	3	11	.273	0	2	.000	1	2	.500	0	3	3	9	1	0	1	3	7
1988-89	24	GSW	NBA	PG	57	3	868	145	313	.463	20	53	.377	49	59	.831	10	59	69	83	44	3	44	54	359
1989-90	25	DAL	NBA	PG	41	0	302	63	138	.457	7	22	.318	35	37	.946	2	23	25	39	15	3	16	22	168
1990-91	26	DAL	NBA	PG	34	0	236	59	117	.504	7	23	.304	26	31	.839	10	14	24	22	8	1	16	11	151
Career			NBA		169	3	1641	291	634	.459	35	108	.324	127	146	.870	25	119	144	176	85	10	89	113	744

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
1987-88	23	DAL	NBA	PG	28	0	7.0	0.8	2.0	.382	0.0	0.3	.125	0.6	0.6	.941	0.1	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.1	0.4	0.8	2.1
1988-89	24	TOT	NBA	PG	66	3	13.7	2.2	4.9	.457	0.3	0.8	.364	0.8	0.9	.820	0.2	0.9	1.1	1.4	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.9	5.5
1988-89	24	DAL	NBA	PG	9	0	4.2	0.3	1.2	.273	0.0	0.2	.000	0.1	0.2	.500	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.8
1988-89	24	GSW	NBA	PG	57	3	15.2	2.5	5.5	.463	0.4	0.9	.377	0.9	1.0	.831	0.2	1.0	1.2	1.5	0.8	0.1	0.8	0.9	6.3
1989-90	25	DAL	NBA	PG	41	0	7.4	1.5	3.4	.457	0.2	0.5	.318	0.9	0.9	.946	0.0	0.6	0.6	1.0	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.5	4.1
1990-91	26	DAL	NBA	PG	34	0	6.9	1.7	3.4	.504	0.2	0.7	.304	0.8	0.9	.839	0.3	0.4	0.7	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.3	4.4
Career			NBA		169	3	9.7	1.7	3.8	.459	0.2	0.6	.324	0.8	0.9	.870	0.1	0.7	0.9	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.5	0.7	4.4

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
1987-88	23	DAL	NBA	PG	28	0	197	3.8	10.1	.382	0.2	1.5	.125	2.9	3.1	.941	0.5	3.7	4.2	4.2	3.1	0.5	2.2	4.2	10.8
1988-89	24	TOT	NBA	PG	66	3	906	5.9	12.9	.457	0.8	2.2	.364	2.0	2.4	.820	0.4	2.5	2.9	3.7	1.8	0.1	1.8	2.3	14.5
1988-89	24	DAL	NBA	PG	9	0	38	2.8	10.4	.273	0.0	1.9	.000	0.9	1.9	.500	0.0	2.8	2.8	8.5	0.9	0.0	0.9	2.8	6.6
1988-89	24	GSW	NBA	PG	57	3	868	6.0	13.0	.463	0.8	2.2	.377	2.0	2.4	.831	0.4	2.4	2.9	3.4	1.8	0.1	1.8	2.2	14.9
1989-90	25	DAL	NBA	PG	41	0	302	7.5	16.5	.457	0.8	2.6	.318	4.2	4.4	.946	0.2	2.7	3.0	4.6	1.8	0.4	1.9	2.6	20.0
1990-91	26	DAL	NBA	PG	34	0	236	9.0	17.8	.504	1.1	3.5	.304	4.0	4.7	.839	1.5	2.1	3.7	3.4	1.2	0.2	2.4	1.7	23.0
Career			NBA		169	3	1641	6.4	13.9	.459	0.8	2.4	.324	2.8	3.2	.870	0.5	2.6	3.2	3.9	1.9	0.2	2.0	2.5	16.3

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
1987-88	23	DAL	NBA	PG	28	197	11.6	.472	.391	1.7	10.9	6.3	15.4	4.3	0.9	16.1	15.6	101	103	0.0	0.3	0.3	.082
1988-89	24	TOT	NBA	PG	66	906	11.9	.522	.488	1.1	6.8	4.0	13.2	2.2	0.2	11.4	16.6	107	110	0.7	0.7	1.4	.072
1988-89	24	DAL	NBA	PG	9	38	7.2	.295	.273	0.0	8.6	4.4	32.0	1.3	0.0	7.8	14.7	87	112	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.026
1988-89	24	GSW	NBA	PG	57	868	12.1	.530	.495	1.2	6.8	4.0	12.4	2.3	0.2	11.5	16.7	108	110	0.7	0.6	1.4	.076
1989-90	25	DAL	NBA	PG	41	302	18.7	.544	.482	0.8	8.5	4.7	21.2	2.5	0.6	9.4	24.7	113	108	0.6	0.3	0.9	.144
1990-91	26	DAL	NBA	PG	34	236	20.5	.578	.534	4.8	6.8	5.8	16.4	1.7	0.3	10.9	27.5	112	113	0.5	0.1	0.6	.121
Career			NBA		169	1641	14.4	.533	.487	1.7	7.6	4.7	15.4	2.5	0.4	11.3	19.6	109	109	1.8	1.4	3.2	.093

Playoffs Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	TOV	PF	PTS
1987-88	23	DAL	NBA	PG	4	12	3	8	.375	0	2	.000	0	0		1	1	2	2	0	1	0	6
1988-89	24	GSW	NBA	PG	6	52	9	22	.409	4	9	.444	3	4	.750	2	2	4	5	2	1	7	25
1989-90	25	DAL	NBA	PG	3	42	8	18	.444	2	6	.333	5	5	1.000	1	2	3	8	1	3	4	23
Career			NBA		13	106	20	48	.417	6	17	.353	8	9	.889	4	5	9	15	3	5	11	54

Playoffs Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	TOV	PF	PTS
1987-88	23	DAL	NBA	PG	4	3.0	0.8	2.0	.375	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0		0.3	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.5
1988-89	24	GSW	NBA	PG	6	8.7	1.5	3.7	.409	0.7	1.5	.444	0.5	0.7	.750	0.3	0.3	0.7	0.8	0.3	0.2	1.2	4.2
1989-90	25	DAL	NBA	PG	3	14.0	2.7	6.0	.444	0.7	2.0	.333	1.7	1.7	1.000	0.3	0.7	1.0	2.7	0.3	1.0	1.3	7.7
Career			NBA		13	8.2	1.5	3.7	.417	0.5	1.3	.353	0.6	0.7	.889	0.3	0.4	0.7	1.2	0.2	0.4	0.8	4.2

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	TOV	PF	PTS
1987-88	23	DAL	NBA	PG	4	12	9.0	24.0	.375	0.0	6.0	.000	0.0	0.0		3.0	3.0	6.0	6.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	18.0
1988-89	24	GSW	NBA	PG	6	52	6.2	15.2	.409	2.8	6.2	.444	2.1	2.8	.750	1.4	1.4	2.8	3.5	1.4	0.7	4.8	17.3
1989-90	25	DAL	NBA	PG	3	42	6.9	15.4	.444	1.7	5.1	.333	4.3	4.3	1.000	0.9	1.7	2.6	6.9	0.9	2.6	3.4	19.7
Career			NBA		13	106	6.8	16.3	.417	2.0	5.8	.353	2.7	3.1	.889	1.4	1.7	3.1	5.1	1.0	1.7	3.7	18.3

Playoffs Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	WS	WS/48
1987-88	23	DAL	NBA	PG	4	12	10.7	.375	.375	9.3	9.3	9.3	25.9	0.0	11.1	31.7	90	121	0.0	0.0	-0.108
1988-89	24	GSW	NBA	PG	6	52	13.8	.526	.500	3.9	3.7	3.8	13.4	1.8	4.0	19.0	119	118	0.1	0.1	.093
1989-90	25	DAL	NBA	PG	3	42	17.7	.569	.500	2.8	5.0	3.9	31.3	1.2	12.9	23.9	116	118	0.1	0.1	.110
Career			NBA		13	106	15.0	.520	.479	4.1	4.8	4.5	21.9	1.3	8.8	22.4	113	118	0.2	0.2	.077

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)

Thru 4 Years		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4
Steve Alford		1.4	0.9	0.6	0.3
Howard Komives	91.6	1.5	1.0	0.7	0.3
Keith Askins	89.6	1.4	0.7	0.6	0.3
Reggie Jordan	87.3	1.2	0.8	0.6	0.4
John Warren	85.2	1.7	0.8	0.5	0.3
Patrick Mills	80.4	1.5	0.9	0.7	0.0
Tony Delk	77.7	1.6	1.3	0.8	0.4
Ernie DiGregorio	77.2	1.3	1.2	0.6	0.1
Avery Johnson	76.3	1.6	1.3	0.5	0.3
Chris Douglas-Roberts	75.7	1.6	0.7	0.6	0.1
Brook Steppe	75.7	1.3	1.1	1.0	0.7

Career		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Steve Alford		1.4	0.9	0.6	0.3
Patrick Mills	80.4	1.5	0.9	0.7	0.0
Chris Douglas-Roberts	75.7	1.6	0.7	0.6	0.1
Reggie Jordan	74.7	1.2	0.8	0.6	0.4	0.3	-0.2
Richie Frahm	74.0	1.5	1.0	0.5	-0.2
Chris Smith	72.7	1.2	1.1	0.9
John Warren	72.0	1.7	0.9	0.8	0.5	0.3
Morlon Wiley	71.6	1.1	0.9	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.1	-0.2
Steve Harris	71.4	1.3	1.2	0.8	0.0	-0.1
Sidney Lowe	70.8	1.7	1.5	0.5	0.3
Antoine Wright	70.1	1.4	1.2	0.8	0.3	-0.1	-0.5

College

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			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
1983-84	19	INDIANA	31		171	289			137	150		82	98	45	3	63	60	479	.592		.913		15.5	2.6	3.2
1984-85	20	INDIANA	32		232	431			116	126		101	85	44	0	49	51	580	.538		.921		18.1	3.2	2.7
1985-86	21	INDIANA	28		254	457			122	140		75	79	50	1	50	46	630	.556		.871		22.5	2.7	2.8
1986-87	22	INDIANA	34		241	508	107	202	160	180		87	123	39	3	64	52	749	.474	.530	.889		22.0	2.6	3.6
Career			125		898	1685	107	202	535	596		345	385	178	7	226	209	2438	.533	.530	.898		19.5	2.8	3.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors 1985-86 NCAA AP All-America (1st) 1986-87 NCAA AP All-America (1st)

Honors

1985-86 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1986-87 NCAA AP All-America (1st)

Transactions

June 29, 1983: Traded by the New Jersey Nets (as a 1987 2nd round draft pick) with a 1986 2nd round draft pick (Milt Wagner) to the Dallas Mavericks for Dirk Minniefield and a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Andrew Kennedy).

June 22, 1987: Drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2nd round (26th pick) of the 1987 NBA Draft.

December 13, 1988: Waived by the Dallas Mavericks.

December 17, 1988: Signed as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors.

July 5, 1989: Released by the Golden State Warriors.

October 5, 1989: Signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Dallas Mavericks.

Salaries

Season	Team	Lg	Salary
1987-88	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$100,000
1988-89	Golden State Warriors	NBA	$150,000
1990-91	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$250,000
Career	(may be incomplete)		$500,000

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