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Steve Colter

R. Steven Colter (Steve)

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 165 lbs.
Born: July 24, 1962 in Phoenix, Arizona
High School: Union in Phoenix, Arizona
College: New Mexico State University
Draft: Portland Trail Blazers, 2nd round (9th pick, 33rd overall), 1984 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 27, 1984

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
1984-85 22 POR NBA PG 78 22 1462 216 477 .453 26 74 .351 98 130 .754 40 110 150 243 75 9 112 142 556
1985-86 23 POR NBA PG 81 51 1868 272 597 .456 27 83 .325 135 164 .823 41 136 177 257 113 10 115 188 706
1986-87 24 TOT NBA PG 70 31 1322 169 397 .426 4 17 .235 82 107 .766 23 85 108 210 56 12 70 99 424
1986-87 24 CHI NBA PG 27 18 473 49 142 .345 0 9 .000 33 39 .846 9 33 42 94 19 6 32 38 131
1986-87 24 PHI NBA PG 43 13 849 120 255 .471 4 8 .500 49 68 .721 14 52 66 116 37 6 38 61 293
1987-88 25 TOT NBA PG 68 53 1513 203 441 .460 3 10 .300 75 95 .789 58 115 173 261 62 14 88 132 484
1987-88 25 PHI NBA PG 12 0 152 15 40 .375 0 0 7 9 .778 7 11 18 26 6 0 11 20 37
1987-88 25 WSB NBA PG 56 53 1361 188 401 .469 3 10 .300 68 86 .791 51 104 155 235 56 14 77 112 447
1988-89 26 WSB NBA PG 80 5 1425 203 457 .444 3 25 .120 125 167 .749 62 120 182 225 69 14 64 158 534
1989-90 27 WSB NBA PG 73 1 977 142 297 .478 0 5 .000 77 95 .811 55 121 176 148 47 10 38 98 361
1990-91 28 SAC NBA PG 19 0 251 23 56 .411 5 14 .357 7 10 .700 5 21 26 37 11 1 11 27 58
1994-95 32 CLE NBA PG 57 7 752 67 169 .396 8 35 .229 54 71 .761 13 46 59 101 30 6 36 53 196
Career NBA 526 170 9570 1295 2891 .448 76 263 .289 653 839 .778 297 754 1051 1482 463 76 534 897 3319

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
1984-85 22 POR NBA PG 78 22 18.7 2.8 6.1 .453 0.3 0.9 .351 1.3 1.7 .754 0.5 1.4 1.9 3.1 1.0 0.1 1.4 1.8 7.1
1985-86 23 POR NBA PG 81 51 23.1 3.4 7.4 .456 0.3 1.0 .325 1.7 2.0 .823 0.5 1.7 2.2 3.2 1.4 0.1 1.4 2.3 8.7
1986-87 24 TOT NBA PG 70 31 18.9 2.4 5.7 .426 0.1 0.2 .235 1.2 1.5 .766 0.3 1.2 1.5 3.0 0.8 0.2 1.0 1.4 6.1
1986-87 24 CHI NBA PG 27 18 17.5 1.8 5.3 .345 0.0 0.3 .000 1.2 1.4 .846 0.3 1.2 1.6 3.5 0.7 0.2 1.2 1.4 4.9
1986-87 24 PHI NBA PG 43 13 19.7 2.8 5.9 .471 0.1 0.2 .500 1.1 1.6 .721 0.3 1.2 1.5 2.7 0.9 0.1 0.9 1.4 6.8
1987-88 25 TOT NBA PG 68 53 22.3 3.0 6.5 .460 0.0 0.1 .300 1.1 1.4 .789 0.9 1.7 2.5 3.8 0.9 0.2 1.3 1.9 7.1
1987-88 25 PHI NBA PG 12 0 12.7 1.3 3.3 .375 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.8 .778 0.6 0.9 1.5 2.2 0.5 0.0 0.9 1.7 3.1
1987-88 25 WSB NBA PG 56 53 24.3 3.4 7.2 .469 0.1 0.2 .300 1.2 1.5 .791 0.9 1.9 2.8 4.2 1.0 0.3 1.4 2.0 8.0
1988-89 26 WSB NBA PG 80 5 17.8 2.5 5.7 .444 0.0 0.3 .120 1.6 2.1 .749 0.8 1.5 2.3 2.8 0.9 0.2 0.8 2.0 6.7
1989-90 27 WSB NBA PG 73 1 13.4 1.9 4.1 .478 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.3 .811 0.8 1.7 2.4 2.0 0.6 0.1 0.5 1.3 4.9
1990-91 28 SAC NBA PG 19 0 13.2 1.2 2.9 .411 0.3 0.7 .357 0.4 0.5 .700 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.9 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.4 3.1
1994-95 32 CLE NBA PG 57 7 13.2 1.2 3.0 .396 0.1 0.6 .229 0.9 1.2 .761 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.9 3.4
Career NBA 526 170 18.2 2.5 5.5 .448 0.1 0.5 .289 1.2 1.6 .778 0.6 1.4 2.0 2.8 0.9 0.1 1.0 1.7 6.3

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
1984-85 22 POR NBA PG 78 22 1462 5.3 11.7 .453 0.6 1.8 .351 2.4 3.2 .754 1.0 2.7 3.7 6.0 1.8 0.2 2.8 3.5 13.7
1985-86 23 POR NBA PG 81 51 1868 5.2 11.5 .456 0.5 1.6 .325 2.6 3.2 .823 0.8 2.6 3.4 5.0 2.2 0.2 2.2 3.6 13.6
1986-87 24 TOT NBA PG 70 31 1322 4.6 10.8 .426 0.1 0.5 .235 2.2 2.9 .766 0.6 2.3 2.9 5.7 1.5 0.3 1.9 2.7 11.5
1986-87 24 CHI NBA PG 27 18 473 3.7 10.8 .345 0.0 0.7 .000 2.5 3.0 .846 0.7 2.5 3.2 7.2 1.4 0.5 2.4 2.9 10.0
1986-87 24 PHI NBA PG 43 13 849 5.1 10.8 .471 0.2 0.3 .500 2.1 2.9 .721 0.6 2.2 2.8 4.9 1.6 0.3 1.6 2.6 12.4
1987-88 25 TOT NBA PG 68 53 1513 4.8 10.5 .460 0.1 0.2 .300 1.8 2.3 .789 1.4 2.7 4.1 6.2 1.5 0.3 2.1 3.1 11.5
1987-88 25 PHI NBA PG 12 0 152 3.6 9.5 .375 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.1 .778 1.7 2.6 4.3 6.2 1.4 0.0 2.6 4.7 8.8
1987-88 25 WSB NBA PG 56 53 1361 5.0 10.6 .469 0.1 0.3 .300 1.8 2.3 .791 1.3 2.8 4.1 6.2 1.5 0.4 2.0 3.0 11.8
1988-89 26 WSB NBA PG 80 5 1425 5.1 11.5 .444 0.1 0.6 .120 3.2 4.2 .749 1.6 3.0 4.6 5.7 1.7 0.4 1.6 4.0 13.5
1989-90 27 WSB NBA PG 73 1 977 5.2 10.9 .478 0.0 0.2 .000 2.8 3.5 .811 2.0 4.5 6.5 5.5 1.7 0.4 1.4 3.6 13.3
1990-91 28 SAC NBA PG 19 0 251 3.3 8.0 .411 0.7 2.0 .357 1.0 1.4 .700 0.7 3.0 3.7 5.3 1.6 0.1 1.6 3.9 8.3
1994-95 32 CLE NBA PG 57 7 752 3.2 8.1 .396 0.4 1.7 .229 2.6 3.4 .761 0.6 2.2 2.8 4.8 1.4 0.3 1.7 2.5 9.4
Career NBA 526 170 9570 4.9 10.9 .448 0.3 1.0 .289 2.5 3.2 .778 1.1 2.8 4.0 5.6 1.7 0.3 2.0 3.4 12.5

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
1984-85 22 POR NBA PG 78 1462 12.5 .520 .480 3.1 8.4 5.7 21.2 2.4 0.3 17.3 17.5 105 108 0.9 1.4 2.3 .076
1985-86 23 POR NBA PG 81 1868 12.7 .528 .478 2.5 8.3 5.4 18.0 2.8 0.3 14.7 16.6 107 108 1.6 1.7 3.3 .085
1986-87 24 TOT NBA PG 70 1322 11.6 .477 .431 2.0 7.3 4.7 22.1 2.1 0.5 13.6 16.4 104 110 0.6 1.1 1.7 .061
1986-87 24 CHI NBA PG 27 473 9.8 .412 .345 2.1 8.1 5.0 26.5 2.0 0.8 16.7 17.0 95 109 -0.3 0.4 0.2 .019
1986-87 24 PHI NBA PG 43 849 12.6 .514 .478 1.9 6.9 4.5 19.6 2.1 0.4 11.8 16.0 110 111 0.9 0.6 1.5 .084
1987-88 25 TOT NBA PG 68 1513 12.8 .501 .464 4.3 8.6 6.4 24.4 2.0 0.5 15.4 15.6 107 109 1.2 1.4 2.6 .081
1987-88 25 PHI NBA PG 12 152 8.1 .421 .375 5.3 8.4 6.9 24.1 2.0 0.0 20.0 15.3 95 112 -0.1 0.1 0.0 .004
1987-88 25 WSB NBA PG 56 1361 13.4 .509 .473 4.1 8.6 6.4 24.5 2.0 0.6 14.9 15.6 109 109 1.3 1.3 2.5 .090
1988-89 26 WSB NBA PG 80 1425 14.1 .503 .447 4.6 9.6 7.0 21.2 2.3 0.6 10.8 16.7 111 109 1.8 1.3 3.1 .105
1989-90 27 WSB NBA PG 73 977 15.9 .533 .478 6.0 13.5 9.7 19.9 2.3 0.6 10.1 15.8 117 108 1.7 1.0 2.7 .134
1990-91 28 SAC NBA PG 19 251 9.5 .480 .455 2.2 9.7 5.9 21.3 2.2 0.3 15.4 12.4 103 110 0.1 0.2 0.3 .051
1994-95 32 CLE NBA PG 57 752 11.3 .489 .420 2.1 7.9 4.9 22.3 2.3 0.6 15.2 15.1 105 106 0.4 1.0 1.4 .087
Career NBA 526 9570 12.9 .509 .461 3.4 8.9 6.2 21.2 2.3 0.5 14.1 16.3 108 109 8.4 8.9 17.3 .087

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
1984-85 22 POR NBA PG 9 0 166 36 75 .480 3 11 .273 5 8 .625 4 12 16 37 5 0 10 24 80
1985-86 23 POR NBA PG 4 4 104 12 26 .462 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 3 12 15 23 5 1 6 13 26
1986-87 24 PHI NBA PG 2 0 8 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2
1987-88 25 WSB NBA PG 5 5 86 14 31 .452 0 0 4 7 .571 5 10 15 13 3 3 5 9 32
1994-95 32 CLE NBA PG 4 0 43 5 10 .500 0 1 .000 2 4 .500 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 12
Career NBA 24 9 407 68 144 .472 3 13 .231 13 21 .619 13 34 47 77 14 4 21 49 152

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
1984-85 22 POR NBA PG 9 0 18.4 4.0 8.3 .480 0.3 1.2 .273 0.6 0.9 .625 0.4 1.3 1.8 4.1 0.6 0.0 1.1 2.7 8.9
1985-86 23 POR NBA PG 4 4 26.0 3.0 6.5 .462 0.0 0.3 .000 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.8 3.0 3.8 5.8 1.3 0.3 1.5 3.3 6.5
1986-87 24 PHI NBA PG 2 0 4.0 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0
1987-88 25 WSB NBA PG 5 5 17.2 2.8 6.2 .452 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.4 .571 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.6 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.8 6.4
1994-95 32 CLE NBA PG 4 0 10.8 1.3 2.5 .500 0.0 0.3 .000 0.5 1.0 .500 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.0
Career NBA 24 9 17.0 2.8 6.0 .472 0.1 0.5 .231 0.5 0.9 .619 0.5 1.4 2.0 3.2 0.6 0.2 0.9 2.0 6.3

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
1984-85 22 POR NBA PG 9 0 166 7.8 16.3 .480 0.7 2.4 .273 1.1 1.7 .625 0.9 2.6 3.5 8.0 1.1 0.0 2.2 5.2 17.3
1985-86 23 POR NBA PG 4 4 104 4.2 9.0 .462 0.0 0.3 .000 0.7 0.7 1.000 1.0 4.2 5.2 8.0 1.7 0.3 2.1 4.5 9.0
1986-87 24 PHI NBA PG 2 0 8 4.5 9.0 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 9.0
1987-88 25 WSB NBA PG 5 5 86 5.9 13.0 .452 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.9 .571 2.1 4.2 6.3 5.4 1.3 1.3 2.1 3.8 13.4
1994-95 32 CLE NBA PG 4 0 43 4.2 8.4 .500 0.0 0.8 .000 1.7 3.3 .500 0.8 0.0 0.8 1.7 0.8 0.0 0.0 1.7 10.0
Career NBA 24 9 407 6.0 12.7 .472 0.3 1.1 .231 1.1 1.9 .619 1.1 3.0 4.2 6.8 1.2 0.4 1.9 4.3 13.4

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
1984-85 22 POR NBA PG 9 166 14.1 .509 .500 2.5 8.2 5.2 30.0 1.4 0.0 11.3 20.8 111 119 0.2 0.0 0.2 .055
1985-86 23 POR NBA PG 4 104 11.3 .484 .462 3.4 11.2 7.6 28.0 2.2 0.5 18.2 12.6 107 113 0.0 0.1 0.1 .058
1986-87 24 PHI NBA PG 2 8 10.4 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.3 136 122 0.0 0.0 0.0 .103
1987-88 25 WSB NBA PG 5 86 15.4 .469 .452 6.9 13.8 10.3 26.1 1.9 2.1 12.8 20.5 103 109 0.0 0.1 0.1 .068
1994-95 32 CLE NBA PG 4 43 9.9 .510 .500 3.0 0.0 1.6 10.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 13.8 111 113 0.0 0.0 0.1 .072
Career NBA 24 407 13.1 .496 .483 3.6 9.1 6.4 26.6 1.7 0.6 12.1 17.7 109 115 0.3 0.2 0.5 .061

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 8 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Steve Colter 3.3 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.3 1.7 1.4 0.3
Fatty Taylor 92.0 3.7 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.1 1.3 1.2 0.4
Rod Thorn 91.6 3.5 3.4 2.9 2.3 2.1 1.5 1.4 0.1
Randy Foye 89.9 3.7 3.2 3.1 2.3 2.2 1.7 1.1
Mickael Pietrus 88.2 3.6 3.6 3.0 2.8 2.1 1.5 1.3 0.6
Clint Richardson 86.7 3.3 3.1 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.1 1.0
Keith Bogans 85.4 4.9 3.6 2.6 2.5 2.3 1.7 1.3 0.1
Mike McGee 84.9 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.3 1.9 1.1 0.2 0.2
Mike Dunleavy 84.6 3.4 3.1 3.0 2.6 1.4 1.4 0.2 0.1
Billy McKinney 84.3 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 0.9 0.1
Earl Watson 84.3 2.9 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.5 -0.2
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Steve Colter 3.3 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.3 1.7 1.4 0.3
Fatty Taylor 92.0 3.7 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.1 1.3 1.2 0.4
Rod Thorn 91.6 3.5 3.4 2.9 2.3 2.1 1.5 1.4 0.1
Randy Foye 89.9 3.7 3.2 3.1 2.3 2.2 1.7 1.1
Mike Dunleavy 87.8 3.4 3.1 3.0 2.6 1.4 1.4 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1
Clint Richardson 86.7 3.3 3.1 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.1 1.0
Mike McGee 85.2 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.3 1.9 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.2
Tyronn Lue 84.4 3.7 3.7 2.7 2.5 2.1 2.0 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.2
Billy McKinney 84.3 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 0.9 0.1
Carlos Arroyo 83.9 4.7 3.7 2.8 2.7 2.5 1.7 1.3 0.4 0.3
Mickael Pietrus 83.6 3.6 3.6 3.0 2.8 2.1 1.5 1.3 1.2 0.6 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
1980-81 18 NMSTATE 22 233 18 47 28 41 37 11 1 21 24 64 .383 .683 10.6 2.9 1.7
1981-82 19 NMSTATE 28 822 94 194 66 87 100 23 7 67 51 254 .485 .759 29.4 9.1 3.6
1982-83 20 NMSTATE 29 1079 166 329 2 6 135 179 137 33 24 69 63 469 .505 .333 .754 37.2 16.2 4.7
1983-84 21 NMSTATE 28 1120 219 438 108 138 137 40 13 97 65 546 .500 .783 40.0 19.5 4.9
Career 107 3254 497 1008 2 6 337 445 411 107 45 254 203 1333 .493 .333 .757 30.4 12.5 3.8

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (892)

Transactions

August 15, 1980: Traded by the Denver Nuggets (as a 1984 2nd round draft pick) with a 1983 1st round draft pick (Clyde Drexler) to the Portland Trail Blazers for T.R. Dunn and a 1983 1st round draft pick (Howard Carter).

June 19, 1984: Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2nd round (33rd pick) of the 1984 NBA Draft.

June 17, 1986: Traded by the Portland Trail Blazers to the Chicago Bulls for Larry Krystkowiak, a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Winston Garland) and a 1992 2nd round draft pick (Brett Roberts).

December 31, 1986: Traded by the Chicago Bulls with a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Stanley Brundy) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Sedale Threatt.

December 3, 1987: Waived by the Philadelphia 76ers.

December 22, 1987: Signed as a free agent with the Washington Bullets.

December 29, 1987: Waived by the Washington Bullets.

January 1, 1988: Signed a 10-day contract with the Washington Bullets.

January 21, 1988: Signed as a free agent with the Washington Bullets.

October 30, 1990: Traded by the Washington Bullets to the Sacramento Kings for Byron Irvin.

October 5, 1994: Signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $112,500
1987-88 Washington Bullets NBA $150,000
1988-89 Washington Bullets NBA $200,000
1990-91 Sacramento Kings NBA $300,000
1994-95 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $150,000
Career (may be incomplete) $912,500

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