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Manute Bol

\muh-NOOT BOHL\

Manute Bol

Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 7-7 ▪ Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: October 16, 1962 in Gogrial, South Sudan
Died: June 19, 2010
High School: Case Western Reserve English Language in Cleveland, Ohio
College: University of Bridgeport
Draft: Washington Bullets, 2nd round (7th pick, 31st overall), 1985 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 25, 1985

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated May 18, 2013 7:17 PM
All-Time Rank: #514. Kent Benson… #515. Otto Moore… #516. T.R. Dunn… #517. MANUTE BOL… #518. Ervin Johnson… #519. Charlie Ward… #520. Kevin Edwards… 

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
1985-86 23 WSB NBA C 80 60 2090 128 278 .460 0 1 .000 42 86 .488 123 354 477 23 28 397 65 255 298
1986-87 24 WSB NBA C 82 12 1552 103 231 .446 0 1 .000 45 67 .672 84 278 362 11 20 302 61 189 251
1987-88 25 WSB NBA C 77 4 1136 75 165 .455 0 1 .000 26 49 .531 72 203 275 13 11 208 35 160 176
1988-89 26 GSW NBA C 80 4 1769 127 344 .369 20 91 .220 40 66 .606 116 346 462 27 11 345 79 226 314
1989-90 27 GSW NBA C 75 20 1310 56 169 .331 9 48 .188 25 49 .510 33 243 276 36 13 238 51 194 146
1990-91 28 PHI NBA C 82 6 1522 65 164 .396 1 14 .071 24 41 .585 66 284 350 20 16 247 63 184 155
1991-92 29 PHI NBA C 71 2 1267 49 128 .383 0 9 .000 12 26 .462 54 168 222 22 11 205 41 139 110
1992-93 30 PHI NBA C 58 23 855 52 127 .409 10 32 .313 12 19 .632 44 149 193 18 14 119 50 87 126
1993-94 31 TOT NBA C 14 0 116 4 19 .211 0 3 .000 0 0 3 15 18 1 2 16 5 13 8
1993-94 31 MIA NBA C 8 0 61 1 12 .083 0 3 .000 0 0 1 10 11 0 0 6 5 4 2
1993-94 31 WSB NBA C 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
1993-94 31 PHI NBA C 4 0 49 3 7 .429 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 0 2 9 0 8 6
1994-95 32 GSW NBA C 5 2 81 6 10 .600 3 5 .600 0 0 1 11 12 0 0 9 1 10 15
Career NBA 624 133 11698 665 1635 .407 43 205 .210 226 403 .561 596 2051 2647 171 126 2086 451 1457 1599

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
1985-86 23 WSB NBA C 80 60 26.1 1.6 3.5 .460 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.1 .488 1.5 4.4 6.0 0.3 0.4 5.0 0.8 3.2 3.7
1986-87 24 WSB NBA C 82 12 18.9 1.3 2.8 .446 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.8 .672 1.0 3.4 4.4 0.1 0.2 3.7 0.7 2.3 3.1
1987-88 25 WSB NBA C 77 4 14.8 1.0 2.1 .455 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.6 .531 0.9 2.6 3.6 0.2 0.1 2.7 0.5 2.1 2.3
1988-89 26 GSW NBA C 80 4 22.1 1.6 4.3 .369 0.3 1.1 .220 0.5 0.8 .606 1.5 4.3 5.8 0.3 0.1 4.3 1.0 2.8 3.9
1989-90 27 GSW NBA C 75 20 17.5 0.7 2.3 .331 0.1 0.6 .188 0.3 0.7 .510 0.4 3.2 3.7 0.5 0.2 3.2 0.7 2.6 1.9
1990-91 28 PHI NBA C 82 6 18.6 0.8 2.0 .396 0.0 0.2 .071 0.3 0.5 .585 0.8 3.5 4.3 0.2 0.2 3.0 0.8 2.2 1.9
1991-92 29 PHI NBA C 71 2 17.8 0.7 1.8 .383 0.0 0.1 .000 0.2 0.4 .462 0.8 2.4 3.1 0.3 0.2 2.9 0.6 2.0 1.5
1992-93 30 PHI NBA C 58 23 14.7 0.9 2.2 .409 0.2 0.6 .313 0.2 0.3 .632 0.8 2.6 3.3 0.3 0.2 2.1 0.9 1.5 2.2
1993-94 31 TOT NBA C 14 0 8.3 0.3 1.4 .211 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.1 1.3 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.4 0.9 0.6
1993-94 31 MIA NBA C 8 0 7.6 0.1 1.5 .083 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.3 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.3
1993-94 31 WSB NBA C 2 0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0
1993-94 31 PHI NBA C 4 0 12.3 0.8 1.8 .429 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 2.3 0.0 2.0 1.5
1994-95 32 GSW NBA C 5 2 16.2 1.2 2.0 .600 0.6 1.0 .600 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.2 2.4 0.0 0.0 1.8 0.2 2.0 3.0
Career NBA 624 133 18.7 1.1 2.6 .407 0.1 0.3 .210 0.4 0.6 .561 1.0 3.3 4.2 0.3 0.2 3.3 0.7 2.3 2.6

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
1985-86 23 WSB NBA C 80 60 2090 2.2 4.8 .460 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.5 .488 2.1 6.1 8.2 0.4 0.5 6.8 1.1 4.4 5.1
1986-87 24 WSB NBA C 82 12 1552 2.4 5.4 .446 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.6 .672 1.9 6.4 8.4 0.3 0.5 7.0 1.4 4.4 5.8
1987-88 25 WSB NBA C 77 4 1136 2.4 5.2 .455 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.6 .531 2.3 6.4 8.7 0.4 0.3 6.6 1.1 5.1 5.6
1988-89 26 GSW NBA C 80 4 1769 2.6 7.0 .369 0.4 1.9 .220 0.8 1.3 .606 2.4 7.0 9.4 0.5 0.2 7.0 1.6 4.6 6.4
1989-90 27 GSW NBA C 75 20 1310 1.5 4.6 .331 0.2 1.3 .188 0.7 1.3 .510 0.9 6.7 7.6 1.0 0.4 6.5 1.4 5.3 4.0
1990-91 28 PHI NBA C 82 6 1522 1.5 3.9 .396 0.0 0.3 .071 0.6 1.0 .585 1.6 6.7 8.3 0.5 0.4 5.8 1.5 4.4 3.7
1991-92 29 PHI NBA C 71 2 1267 1.4 3.6 .383 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.7 .462 1.5 4.8 6.3 0.6 0.3 5.8 1.2 3.9 3.1
1992-93 30 PHI NBA C 58 23 855 2.2 5.3 .409 0.4 1.3 .313 0.5 0.8 .632 1.9 6.3 8.1 0.8 0.6 5.0 2.1 3.7 5.3
1993-94 31 TOT NBA C 14 0 116 1.2 5.9 .211 0.0 0.9 .000 0.0 0.0 0.9 4.7 5.6 0.3 0.6 5.0 1.6 4.0 2.5
1993-94 31 MIA NBA C 8 0 61 0.6 7.1 .083 0.0 1.8 .000 0.0 0.0 0.6 5.9 6.5 0.0 0.0 3.5 3.0 2.4 1.2
1993-94 31 WSB NBA C 2 0 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 6.0 0.0
1993-94 31 PHI NBA C 4 0 49 2.2 5.1 .429 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.9 4.4 0.0 1.5 6.6 0.0 5.9 4.4
1994-95 32 GSW NBA C 5 2 81 2.7 4.4 .600 1.3 2.2 .600 0.0 0.0 0.4 4.9 5.3 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.4 4.4 6.7
Career NBA 624 133 11698 2.0 5.0 .407 0.1 0.6 .210 0.7 1.2 .561 1.8 6.3 8.1 0.5 0.4 6.4 1.4 4.5 4.9

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
1985-86 23 WSB NBA C 80 2090 11.2 .472 .460 6.4 18.3 12.4 1.4 0.6 10.6 17.1 7.6 95 99 -0.4 4.2 3.9 .089
1986-87 24 WSB NBA C 82 1552 10.9 .482 .446 5.6 19.3 12.4 0.9 0.6 10.8 19.0 8.3 94 101 -0.5 2.9 2.4 .074
1987-88 25 WSB NBA C 77 1136 10.8 .472 .455 7.0 20.2 13.5 1.5 0.5 10.6 15.8 8.0 98 101 -0.1 2.1 2.0 .085
1988-89 26 GSW NBA C 80 1769 9.8 .421 .398 6.6 19.5 13.1 1.8 0.3 10.8 17.5 9.7 88 103 -1.2 2.8 1.7 .046
1989-90 27 GSW NBA C 75 1310 7.2 .383 .358 2.8 18.8 11.2 3.3 0.4 10.0 21.1 7.4 76 108 -1.4 1.4 0.0 .001
1990-91 28 PHI NBA C 82 1522 8.4 .426 .399 5.0 20.5 12.9 1.7 0.5 9.6 25.7 7.0 80 102 -1.3 2.6 1.3 .042
1991-92 29 PHI NBA C 71 1267 7.7 .394 .383 4.9 15.1 10.0 2.3 0.4 9.8 22.7 6.3 82 106 -0.9 1.6 0.8 .028
1992-93 30 PHI NBA C 58 855 8.5 .465 .449 5.6 18.8 12.2 2.8 0.8 8.2 27.0 9.2 81 106 -0.9 1.1 0.2 .013
1993-94 31 TOT NBA C 14 116 3.1 .211 .211 2.9 14.6 8.7 1.1 0.9 8.8 20.8 8.9 46 104 -0.3 0.1 -0.2 -0.066
1993-94 31 MIA NBA C 8 61 -3.4 .083 .083 1.9 18.7 10.2 0.0 0.0 6.8 29.4 12.0 18 105 -0.3 0.1 -0.3 -0.197
1993-94 31 WSB NBA C 2 6 10.7 0.0 19.9 9.7 20.6 0.0 10.4 0.0 207 107 0.0 0.0 0.0 .104
1993-94 31 PHI NBA C 4 49 10.2 .429 .429 4.5 9.0 6.7 0.0 2.0 11.1 0.0 6.2 103 103 0.0 0.1 0.1 .076
1994-95 32 GSW NBA C 5 81 9.5 .750 .750 1.4 15.2 8.2 0.0 0.0 7.6 9.1 5.7 134 111 0.1 0.1 0.1 .083
Career NBA 624 11698 9.4 .441 .420 5.5 18.8 12.2 1.8 0.5 10.2 19.9 7.9 87 103 -6.8 19.1 12.3 .051

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
1985-86 23 WSB NBA C 5 5 152 10 17 .588 0 0 3 8 .375 16 22 38 1 3 29 4 15 23
1986-87 24 WSB NBA C 3 0 43 4 10 .400 0 1 .000 0 2 .000 5 4 9 0 0 5 0 6 8
1987-88 25 WSB NBA C 5 0 44 4 7 .571 0 0 1 1 1.000 7 5 12 0 0 2 1 5 9
1988-89 26 GSW NBA C 8 0 148 7 36 .194 2 22 .091 2 7 .286 5 26 31 1 2 29 3 21 18
1990-91 28 PHI NBA C 8 0 109 9 18 .500 0 0 6 9 .667 4 15 19 1 1 12 5 14 24
Career NBA 29 5 496 34 88 .386 2 23 .087 12 27 .444 37 72 109 3 6 77 13 61 82

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
1985-86 23 WSB NBA C 5 5 30.4 2.0 3.4 .588 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.6 .375 3.2 4.4 7.6 0.2 0.6 5.8 0.8 3.0 4.6
1986-87 24 WSB NBA C 3 0 14.3 1.3 3.3 .400 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.7 .000 1.7 1.3 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.0 2.0 2.7
1987-88 25 WSB NBA C 5 0 8.8 0.8 1.4 .571 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.000 1.4 1.0 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 1.0 1.8
1988-89 26 GSW NBA C 8 0 18.5 0.9 4.5 .194 0.3 2.8 .091 0.3 0.9 .286 0.6 3.3 3.9 0.1 0.3 3.6 0.4 2.6 2.3
1990-91 28 PHI NBA C 8 0 13.6 1.1 2.3 .500 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.1 .667 0.5 1.9 2.4 0.1 0.1 1.5 0.6 1.8 3.0
Career NBA 29 5 17.1 1.2 3.0 .386 0.1 0.8 .087 0.4 0.9 .444 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.1 0.2 2.7 0.4 2.1 2.8

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
1985-86 23 WSB NBA C 5 5 152 2.4 4.0 .588 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.9 .375 3.8 5.2 9.0 0.2 0.7 6.9 0.9 3.6 5.4
1986-87 24 WSB NBA C 3 0 43 3.3 8.4 .400 0.0 0.8 .000 0.0 1.7 .000 4.2 3.3 7.5 0.0 0.0 4.2 0.0 5.0 6.7
1987-88 25 WSB NBA C 5 0 44 3.3 5.7 .571 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.000 5.7 4.1 9.8 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.8 4.1 7.4
1988-89 26 GSW NBA C 8 0 148 1.7 8.8 .194 0.5 5.4 .091 0.5 1.7 .286 1.2 6.3 7.5 0.2 0.5 7.1 0.7 5.1 4.4
1990-91 28 PHI NBA C 8 0 109 3.0 5.9 .500 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.0 .667 1.3 5.0 6.3 0.3 0.3 4.0 1.7 4.6 7.9
Career NBA 29 5 496 2.5 6.4 .386 0.1 1.7 .087 0.9 2.0 .444 2.7 5.2 7.9 0.2 0.4 5.6 0.9 4.4 6.0

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
1985-86 23 WSB NBA C 5 152 13.9 .560 .588 10.8 16.3 13.4 0.9 1.0 10.9 16.3 6.8 114 106 0.1 0.2 0.3 .101
1986-87 24 WSB NBA C 3 43 8.5 .368 .400 11.2 10.5 10.9 0.0 0.0 6.2 0.0 10.6 96 112 0.0 0.0 0.0 .030
1987-88 25 WSB NBA C 5 44 12.2 .605 .571 18.9 13.4 16.2 0.0 0.0 2.8 11.8 8.7 132 112 0.1 0.0 0.1 .129
1988-89 26 GSW NBA C 8 148 5.4 .230 .222 3.4 17.0 10.3 0.8 0.6 10.9 7.1 11.4 58 109 -0.4 0.2 -0.2 -0.071
1990-91 28 PHI NBA C 8 109 9.3 .546 .500 4.7 16.5 10.8 1.4 0.5 7.0 18.5 11.7 97 110 0.0 0.1 0.1 .043
Career NBA 29 496 9.8 .410 .398 8.0 15.8 12.0 0.8 0.6 8.9 11.5 9.7 91 109 -0.3 0.6 0.3 .033

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 10 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Manute Bol 3.9 2.4 2.0 1.7 1.3 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.2
Cherokee Parks 91.6 3.8 2.2 1.9 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.0
Marc Jackson 84.0 4.6 2.6 2.0 1.3 1.2 0.7 0.6
Carlos Rogers 82.8 4.0 2.2 2.0 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.0
Jim Krebs 80.3 4.2 2.8 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.1
Jake Voskuhl 80.3 3.3 2.7 2.5 1.7 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.0 -0.3
Francisco Elson 80.1 3.1 2.9 1.8 1.8 1.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
Michael Doleac 78.8 3.0 2.2 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.0
Duane Causwell 78.4 3.9 2.9 2.8 1.8 1.3 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.0
Spencer Hawes 77.5 4.5 2.9 2.4 2.1 0.8 0.6
Jim Barnes 77.5 3.4 2.9 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.1 0.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Manute Bol 3.9 2.4 2.0 1.7 1.3 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.2
Cherokee Parks 91.6 3.8 2.2 1.9 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.0
Marc Jackson 84.0 4.6 2.6 2.0 1.3 1.2 0.7 0.6
Carlos Rogers 82.8 4.0 2.2 2.0 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.0
Jim Krebs 80.3 4.2 2.8 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.1
Jake Voskuhl 80.3 3.3 2.7 2.5 1.7 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.0 -0.3
Francisco Elson 80.1 3.1 2.9 1.8 1.8 1.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
Michael Doleac 78.8 3.0 2.2 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.0
Duane Causwell 78.1 3.9 2.9 2.8 1.8 1.3 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.0
Spencer Hawes 77.5 4.5 2.9 2.4 2.1 0.8 0.6
Jim Barnes 77.5 3.4 2.9 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.1 0.3

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
1984-85 22 BRIDGEPORT 31 303 496 91 153 419 42 8 219 58 72 697 .611 .595 22.5 13.5 1.4
Career 31 303 496 91 153 419 42 8 219 58 72 697 .611 .595 22.5 13.5 1.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1985-86 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
Games
1986-87 NBA 82 (1)
 1990-91 NBA 82 (1)
Blocks
1985-86 NBA 397 (1)
 1986-87 NBA 302 (2)
1987-88 NBA 208 (5)
1988-89 NBA 345 (1)
 1989-90 NBA 238 (4)
1990-91 NBA 247 (3)
1991-92 NBA 205 (7)
Career NBA 2086 (15)
Career 2086 (17)
Blocks Per Game
1985-86 NBA 5.0 (1)
 1986-87 NBA 3.7 (2)
1987-88 NBA 2.7 (5)
1988-89 NBA 4.3 (1)
 1989-90 NBA 3.2 (4)
1990-91 NBA 3.0 (4)
1991-92 NBA 2.9 (6)
1992-93 NBA 2.1 (8)
Career NBA 3.3 (2)
Career 3.3 (2)
Block Pct
1985-86 NBA 10.6 (1)
 1986-87 NBA 10.8 (1)
 1988-89 NBA 10.8 (1)
 1990-91 NBA 9.6 (1)
Defensive Rating
1985-86 NBA 98.9 (3)
1986-87 NBA 101.5 (4)
1990-91 NBA 102.1 (10)
Defensive Win Shares
1985-86 NBA 4.2 (10)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (1097)
NBA Elo Player Rating
517th (overall) as of May 18, 2013, 4:57AM
      

Transactions

September 27, 1982: Traded by the Atlanta Hawks (as a 1985 2nd round draft pick) with Jim Johnstone and a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Darrell Lockhart) to the San Antonio Spurs for George Johnson.

June 28, 1983: Drafted by the San Diego Clippers in the 5th round (97th pick) of the 1983 NBA Draft.

January 20, 1984: Traded by the San Antonio Spurs (as a 1985 2nd round draft pick) to the Golden State Warriors for Ron Brewer.

June 17, 1985: Traded by the Golden State Warriors (as a 1985 2nd round draft pick) with a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Duane Washington) to the Washington Bullets for Greg Ballard.

June 18, 1985: Drafted by the Washington Bullets in the 2nd round (31st pick) of the 1985 NBA Draft.

June 8, 1988: Traded by the Washington Bullets to the Golden State Warriors for Dave Feitl and a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Doug Roth).

August 1, 1990: Traded by the Golden State Warriors to the Philadelphia 76ers for a 1991 1st round draft pick (Chris Gatling).

July 28, 1993: Released by the Philadelphia 76ers.

October 12, 1993: Signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat.

January 25, 1994: Released by the Miami Heat.

February 21, 1994: Signed a 10-day contract with the Washington Bullets.

March 9, 1994: Signed a 10-day contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.

October 18, 1994: Signed as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors.

February 15, 1995: Waived by the Golden State Warriors.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Washington Bullets NBA $137,500
1987-88 Washington Bullets NBA $200,000
1988-89 Golden State Warriors NBA $400,000
1990-91 Philadelphia 76ers NBA $1,300,000
1991-92 Philadelphia 76ers NBA $1,350,000
1992-93 Philadelphia 76ers NBA $1,650,000
1993-94 Miami Heat NBA $650,000
1994-95 Golden State Warriors NBA $200,000
Career (may be incomplete) $5,887,500

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