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Tony Brown

Anthony William Brown (Tony)

Position: Forward-Guard ▪ Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: July 29, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois
High School: Farragut Career Academy in Chicago, Illinois
College: University of Arkansas
Draft: New Jersey Nets, 4th round (13th pick, 82nd overall), 1982 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 27, 1984

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 24 IND NBA 82 26 1586 214 465 .460 0 6 .000 116 171 .678 146 142 288 159 59 12 116 212 544
1985-86 25 CHI NBA 10 0 132 18 41 .439 0 2 .000 9 13 .692 5 11 16 14 5 1 4 16 45
1986-87 26 NJN NBA 77 67 2339 358 810 .442 5 20 .250 152 206 .738 84 135 219 259 89 14 153 273 873
1988-89 28 TOT NBA 43 0 365 50 118 .424 4 16 .250 24 31 .774 22 22 44 26 15 4 17 42 128
1988-89 28 HOU NBA 14 0 91 14 45 .311 2 9 .222 6 8 .750 7 8 15 5 3 0 7 14 36
1988-89 28 MIL NBA 29 0 274 36 73 .493 2 7 .286 18 23 .783 15 14 29 21 12 4 10 28 92
1989-90 29 MIL NBA 61 10 635 88 206 .427 5 20 .250 38 56 .679 39 33 72 41 32 4 51 79 219
1990-91 30 TOT NBA 30 0 294 30 80 .375 3 12 .250 20 23 .870 24 19 43 16 4 0 16 47 83
1990-91 30 LAL NBA 7 0 27 2 3 .667 1 1 1.000 0 0 0 4 4 3 0 0 4 8 5
1990-91 30 UTA NBA 23 0 267 28 77 .364 2 11 .182 20 23 .870 24 15 39 13 4 0 12 39 78
1991-92 31 TOT NBA 57 2 655 102 249 .410 19 63 .302 48 66 .727 32 52 84 48 30 5 35 82 271
1991-92 31 LAC NBA 22 0 254 39 89 .438 7 22 .318 18 29 .621 9 19 28 16 12 1 14 31 103
1991-92 31 SEA NBA 35 2 401 63 160 .394 12 41 .293 30 37 .811 23 33 56 32 18 4 21 51 168
Career NBA 360 105 6006 860 1969 .437 36 139 .259 407 566 .719 352 414 766 563 234 40 392 751 2163

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 24 IND NBA 82 26 19.3 2.6 5.7 .460 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 2.1 .678 1.8 1.7 3.5 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.6 6.6
1985-86 25 CHI NBA 10 0 13.2 1.8 4.1 .439 0.0 0.2 .000 0.9 1.3 .692 0.5 1.1 1.6 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.4 1.6 4.5
1986-87 26 NJN NBA 77 67 30.4 4.6 10.5 .442 0.1 0.3 .250 2.0 2.7 .738 1.1 1.8 2.8 3.4 1.2 0.2 2.0 3.5 11.3
1988-89 28 TOT NBA 43 0 8.5 1.2 2.7 .424 0.1 0.4 .250 0.6 0.7 .774 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.0 3.0
1988-89 28 HOU NBA 14 0 6.5 1.0 3.2 .311 0.1 0.6 .222 0.4 0.6 .750 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.5 1.0 2.6
1988-89 28 MIL NBA 29 0 9.4 1.2 2.5 .493 0.1 0.2 .286 0.6 0.8 .783 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.3 1.0 3.2
1989-90 29 MIL NBA 61 10 10.4 1.4 3.4 .427 0.1 0.3 .250 0.6 0.9 .679 0.6 0.5 1.2 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.8 1.3 3.6
1990-91 30 TOT NBA 30 0 9.8 1.0 2.7 .375 0.1 0.4 .250 0.7 0.8 .870 0.8 0.6 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.5 1.6 2.8
1990-91 30 LAL NBA 7 0 3.9 0.3 0.4 .667 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.1 0.7
1990-91 30 UTA NBA 23 0 11.6 1.2 3.3 .364 0.1 0.5 .182 0.9 1.0 .870 1.0 0.7 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.5 1.7 3.4
1991-92 31 TOT NBA 57 2 11.5 1.8 4.4 .410 0.3 1.1 .302 0.8 1.2 .727 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.4 4.8
1991-92 31 LAC NBA 22 0 11.5 1.8 4.0 .438 0.3 1.0 .318 0.8 1.3 .621 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.6 1.4 4.7
1991-92 31 SEA NBA 35 2 11.5 1.8 4.6 .394 0.3 1.2 .293 0.9 1.1 .811 0.7 0.9 1.6 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.5 4.8
Career NBA 360 105 16.7 2.4 5.5 .437 0.1 0.4 .259 1.1 1.6 .719 1.0 1.2 2.1 1.6 0.7 0.1 1.1 2.1 6.0

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 24 IND NBA 82 26 1586 4.9 10.6 .460 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 3.9 .678 3.3 3.2 6.5 3.6 1.3 0.3 2.6 4.8 12.3
1985-86 25 CHI NBA 10 0 132 4.9 11.2 .439 0.0 0.5 .000 2.5 3.5 .692 1.4 3.0 4.4 3.8 1.4 0.3 1.1 4.4 12.3
1986-87 26 NJN NBA 77 67 2339 5.5 12.5 .442 0.1 0.3 .250 2.3 3.2 .738 1.3 2.1 3.4 4.0 1.4 0.2 2.4 4.2 13.4
1988-89 28 TOT NBA 43 0 365 4.9 11.6 .424 0.4 1.6 .250 2.4 3.1 .774 2.2 2.2 4.3 2.6 1.5 0.4 1.7 4.1 12.6
1988-89 28 HOU NBA 14 0 91 5.5 17.8 .311 0.8 3.6 .222 2.4 3.2 .750 2.8 3.2 5.9 2.0 1.2 0.0 2.8 5.5 14.2
1988-89 28 MIL NBA 29 0 274 4.7 9.6 .493 0.3 0.9 .286 2.4 3.0 .783 2.0 1.8 3.8 2.8 1.6 0.5 1.3 3.7 12.1
1989-90 29 MIL NBA 61 10 635 5.0 11.7 .427 0.3 1.1 .250 2.2 3.2 .679 2.2 1.9 4.1 2.3 1.8 0.2 2.9 4.5 12.4
1990-91 30 TOT NBA 30 0 294 3.7 9.8 .375 0.4 1.5 .250 2.4 2.8 .870 2.9 2.3 5.3 2.0 0.5 0.0 2.0 5.8 10.2
1990-91 30 LAL NBA 7 0 27 2.7 4.0 .667 1.3 1.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 0.0 0.0 5.3 10.7 6.7
1990-91 30 UTA NBA 23 0 267 3.8 10.4 .364 0.3 1.5 .182 2.7 3.1 .870 3.2 2.0 5.3 1.8 0.5 0.0 1.6 5.3 10.5
1991-92 31 TOT NBA 57 2 655 5.6 13.7 .410 1.0 3.5 .302 2.6 3.6 .727 1.8 2.9 4.6 2.6 1.6 0.3 1.9 4.5 14.9
1991-92 31 LAC NBA 22 0 254 5.5 12.6 .438 1.0 3.1 .318 2.6 4.1 .621 1.3 2.7 4.0 2.3 1.7 0.1 2.0 4.4 14.6
1991-92 31 SEA NBA 35 2 401 5.7 14.4 .394 1.1 3.7 .293 2.7 3.3 .811 2.1 3.0 5.0 2.9 1.6 0.4 1.9 4.6 15.1
Career NBA 360 105 6006 5.2 11.8 .437 0.2 0.8 .259 2.4 3.4 .719 2.1 2.5 4.6 3.4 1.4 0.2 2.3 4.5 13.0

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1984-85 24 IND NBA 82 1586 10.8 .503 .460 9.6 9.5 9.6 13.4 1.7 0.4 17.7 16.3 102 109 0.4 1.4 1.8 .054
1985-86 25 CHI NBA 10 132 11.5 .482 .439 4.1 9.8 6.9 14.4 1.8 0.4 7.9 15.6 110 113 0.1 0.0 0.2 .067
1986-87 26 NJN NBA 77 2339 9.7 .485 .445 4.1 6.5 5.3 15.9 1.8 0.4 14.5 18.2 100 113 0.0 1.2 1.3 .026
1988-89 28 TOT NBA 43 365 10.3 .486 .441 6.8 6.9 6.8 9.8 2.0 0.7 11.4 16.7 104 108 0.2 0.4 0.5 .071
1988-89 28 HOU NBA 14 91 4.7 .371 .333 8.4 9.4 8.9 7.8 1.6 0.0 12.6 24.5 82 108 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.064
1988-89 28 MIL NBA 29 274 12.2 .553 .507 6.2 6.0 6.1 10.5 2.1 0.9 10.7 14.1 117 109 0.4 0.3 0.7 .116
1989-90 29 MIL NBA 61 635 8.2 .475 .439 6.9 6.1 6.5 9.0 2.5 0.4 18.1 18.6 92 110 -0.5 0.5 0.0 .000
1990-91 30 TOT NBA 30 294 5.9 .460 .394 10.3 7.2 8.6 7.6 0.7 0.0 15.1 16.0 97 110 -0.1 0.2 0.2 .026
1990-91 30 LAL NBA 7 27 -0.4 .833 .833 0.0 16.5 8.6 14.5 0.0 0.0 57.1 11.3 74 108 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.043
1990-91 30 UTA NBA 23 267 6.5 .448 .377 11.3 6.2 8.6 6.9 0.8 0.0 12.1 16.4 99 110 0.0 0.2 0.2 .033
1991-92 31 TOT NBA 57 655 11.4 .487 .448 5.5 9.2 7.3 10.6 2.3 0.5 11.2 20.2 104 109 0.3 0.6 0.9 .069
1991-92 31 LAC NBA 22 254 10.5 .506 .478 3.9 8.4 6.1 9.1 2.3 0.2 12.1 19.4 101 107 0.0 0.3 0.3 .064
1991-92 31 SEA NBA 35 401 11.9 .477 .431 6.5 9.7 8.0 11.5 2.3 0.6 10.6 20.7 105 110 0.3 0.3 0.6 .073
Career NBA 360 6006 9.9 .488 .446 6.5 7.7 7.1 13.1 1.9 0.4 15.0 17.7 100 111 0.5 4.4 4.9 .039

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1988-89 28 MIL NBA 6 69 4 11 0 1 3 4 2 7 6 2 0 1 9 11 .364 .000 .750 11.5 1.8 1.2 1.0
1989-90 29 MIL NBA 2 13 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 .333 1.000 6.5 1.5 0.0 0.0
1990-91 30 UTA NBA 4 29 4 8 1 2 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 9 .500 .500 7.3 2.3 0.8 0.3
1991-92 31 SEA NBA 5 22 2 6 1 4 4 7 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 9 .333 .250 .571 4.4 1.8 0.4 0.4
Career NBA 17 133 11 28 3 8 7 11 4 12 9 4 0 2 17 32 .393 .375 .636 7.8 1.9 0.7 0.5

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1988-89 28 MIL NBA 6 69 6.6 .431 .364 3.6 8.9 6.3 12.8 1.6 0.0 7.3 9.7 106 117 0.0 0.0 0.0 .023
1989-90 29 MIL NBA 2 13 8.2 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.8 0.0 0.0 10.5 104 109 0.0 0.0 0.0 .059
1990-91 30 UTA NBA 4 29 8.2 .563 .563 8.4 3.7 5.9 5.2 0.0 0.0 11.1 13.6 110 114 0.0 0.0 0.0 .060
1991-92 31 SEA NBA 5 22 10.5 .496 .417 0.0 11.4 5.6 12.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.9 123 121 0.0 0.0 0.0 .089
Career NBA 17 133 7.7 .487 .446 3.7 7.3 5.5 9.8 1.6 0.0 5.7 12.0 111 116 0.1 0.0 0.1 .046

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 7 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Tony Brown 1.8 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0
Cliff Meely 91.5 1.8 1.2 1.0 0.4 0.2
Reggie Slater 87.4 1.8 1.5 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Bob Portman 84.7 1.9 1.2 0.8 0.5
Michael Ruffin 82.4 1.9 1.7 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0
Rafael Addison 81.7 1.5 1.5 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.2
Pete Verhoeven 79.5 2.1 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.0
Solomon Jones 79.2 1.9 1.6 0.8 0.5 0.0
Byron Houston 77.9 1.8 0.9 0.7 0.5
Brian Scalabrine 77.4 1.7 1.4 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.3 -0.1
Steve Novak 76.8 2.2 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Tony Brown 1.8 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0
Cliff Meely 91.5 1.8 1.2 1.0 0.4 0.2
Reggie Slater 84.7 1.8 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Bob Portman 84.7 1.9 1.2 0.8 0.5
Rafael Addison 81.7 1.5 1.5 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.2
Pete Verhoeven 79.5 2.1 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.0
Solomon Jones 79.2 1.9 1.6 0.8 0.5 0.0
Byron Houston 77.9 1.8 0.9 0.7 0.5
Steve Novak 76.8 2.2 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.3
Charles Pittman 76.2 1.7 1.5 0.9 0.1
Bob Brannum 75.0 2.0 1.6 1.1 0.8 0.0

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
1978-79 18 ARKANSAS 23 354 38 66 11 14 29 87 .576 .786 15.4 3.8 1.3
1979-80 19 ARKANSAS 28 299 37 68 13 23 39 87 .544 .565 10.7 3.1 1.4
1980-81 20 ARKANSAS 32 654 63 113 29 46 88 155 .558 .630 20.4 4.8 2.8
1981-82 21 ARKANSAS 27 826 109 185 52 68 87 270 .589 .765 30.6 10.0 3.2
Career 110 2133 247 432 105 151 243 599 .572 .695 19.4 5.4 2.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
1984-85 NBA 82 (1)

Transactions

June 29, 1982: Drafted by the New Jersey Nets in the 4th round (82nd pick) of the 1982 NBA Draft.

October 25, 1982: Waived by the New Jersey Nets.

September 28, 1984: Signed as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers.

October 22, 1985: Waived by the Indiana Pacers.

February 22, 1986: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Chicago Bulls.

September 3, 1986: Signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets.

November 2, 1988: Traded by the New Jersey Nets with Frank Johnson, Tim McCormick and Lorenzo Romar to the Houston Rockets for Joe Barry Carroll and Lester Conner.

February 2, 1989: Waived by the Houston Rockets.

February 7, 1989: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Milwaukee Bucks.

February 28, 1989: Signed a contract for the rest of the season with the Milwaukee Bucks

October 2, 1990: Signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.

December 6, 1990: Waived by the Los Angeles Lakers.

March 1, 1991: Signed a 10-day contract with the Utah Jazz.

April 1, 1991: Signed a contract for the rest of the season with the Utah Jazz

September 20, 1991: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers.

January 2, 1992: Waived by the Los Angeles Clippers.

January 27, 1992: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Dallas Mavericks.

February 20, 1992: Signed a contract for the rest of the season with the Seattle SuperSonics

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1987-88 New Jersey Nets NBA $135,000
1988-89 Houston Rockets NBA $325,000
1990-91 Utah Jazz NBA $50,000
1991-92 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $130,000
Career (may be incomplete) $640,000

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