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Mel Davis

Melvyn Jerome Davis (Mel, Killer)

Position: Forward
Height: 6-6    Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: November 9, 1950 in New York, New York
High School: Boys in Brooklyn, New York
College: St. John's University

Drafted by the New York Knickerbockers in the 1st round (14th pick, 14th overall) of the 1973 NBA draft.

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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
1973-74 23 NYK NBA 30 167 33 95 .347 12 16 .750 17 37 54 8 3 4 36 78
1974-75 24 NYK NBA 62 903 154 395 .390 48 70 .686 70 251 321 54 16 8 105 356
1975-76 25 NYK NBA 42 408 76 193 .394 22 29 .759 43 105 148 31 16 5 56 174
1976-77 26 TOT NBA 56 1094 168 464 .362 64 91 .703 98 195 293 71 31 5 130 400
1976-77 26 NYK NBA 22 342 41 110 .373 22 31 .710 30 70 100 24 9 1 45 104
1976-77 26 NYN NBA 34 752 127 354 .359 42 60 .700 68 125 193 47 22 4 85 296
Career NBA 190 2572 431 1147 .376 146 206 .709 228 588 816 164 66 22 327 1008

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
1973-74 23 NYK NBA 30 5.6 1.1 3.2 .347 0.4 0.5 .750 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.2 2.6
1974-75 24 NYK NBA 62 14.6 2.5 6.4 .390 0.8 1.1 .686 1.1 4.0 5.2 0.9 0.3 0.1 1.7 5.7
1975-76 25 NYK NBA 42 9.7 1.8 4.6 .394 0.5 0.7 .759 1.0 2.5 3.5 0.7 0.4 0.1 1.3 4.1
1976-77 26 TOT NBA 56 19.5 3.0 8.3 .362 1.1 1.6 .703 1.8 3.5 5.2 1.3 0.6 0.1 2.3 7.1
1976-77 26 NYK NBA 22 15.5 1.9 5.0 .373 1.0 1.4 .710 1.4 3.2 4.5 1.1 0.4 0.0 2.0 4.7
1976-77 26 NYN NBA 34 22.1 3.7 10.4 .359 1.2 1.8 .700 2.0 3.7 5.7 1.4 0.6 0.1 2.5 8.7
Career NBA 190 13.5 2.3 6.0 .376 0.8 1.1 .709 1.2 3.1 4.3 0.9 0.3 0.1 1.7 5.3

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
1973-74 23 NYK NBA 30 167 7.1 20.5 .347 2.6 3.4 .750 3.7 8.0 11.6 1.7 0.6 0.9 7.8 16.8
1974-75 24 NYK NBA 62 903 6.1 15.7 .390 1.9 2.8 .686 2.8 10.0 12.8 2.2 0.6 0.3 4.2 14.2
1975-76 25 NYK NBA 42 408 6.7 17.0 .394 1.9 2.6 .759 3.8 9.3 13.1 2.7 1.4 0.4 4.9 15.4
1976-77 26 TOT NBA 56 1094 5.5 15.3 .362 2.1 3.0 .703 3.2 6.4 9.6 2.3 1.0 0.2 4.3 13.2
1976-77 26 NYK NBA 22 342 4.3 11.6 .373 2.3 3.3 .710 3.2 7.4 10.5 2.5 0.9 0.1 4.7 10.9
1976-77 26 NYN NBA 34 752 6.1 16.9 .359 2.0 2.9 .700 3.3 6.0 9.2 2.3 1.1 0.2 4.1 14.2
Career NBA 190 2572 6.0 16.1 .376 2.0 2.9 .709 3.2 8.2 11.4 2.3 0.9 0.3 4.6 14.1

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
1973-74 23 NYK NBA 30 167 10.5 .382 .347 10.7 23.3 17.0 7.0 0.8 1.3 93 -0.4 0.3 -0.2
1974-75 24 NYK NBA 62 903 12.6 .418 .390 8.0 29.5 18.6 8.8 0.8 0.5 96 -0.7 1.1 0.4
1975-76 25 NYK NBA 42 408 14.8 .423 .394 10.7 26.9 18.7 11.1 1.8 0.7 95 -0.2 0.6 0.4
1976-77 26 TOT NBA 56 1094 10.7 .397 .362 8.9 18.8 13.7 9.7 1.3 0.3 99 -1.5 1.2 -0.4
1976-77 26 NYK NBA 22 342 10.1 .421 .373 9.4 21.0 15.3 8.7 1.2 0.2 100 -0.3 0.4 0.1
1976-77 26 NYN NBA 34 752 11.0 .389 .359 8.7 17.7 13.0 10.2 1.4 0.3 99 -1.2 0.8 -0.4
Career NBA 190 2572 12.0 .407 .376 9.0 24.1 16.4 9.4 1.2 0.5 97 -2.9 3.2 0.3

Playoffs

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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
1973-74 23 NYK NBA 4 12 6 12 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 1 12 .500 3.0 3.0 1.3 0.0
1974-75 24 NYK NBA 3 28 5 12 2 2 0 4 2 0 0 2 12 .417 1.000 9.3 4.0 1.3 0.7
Career NBA 7 40 11 24 2 2 2 9 2 0 0 3 24 .458 1.000 5.7 3.4 1.3 0.3

Playoffs 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
1973-74 23 NYK NBA 4 12 30.4 .500 .500 16.8 28.0 22.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 98 0.0 0.0 0.0
1974-75 24 NYK NBA 3 28 11.3 .466 .417 0.0 14.9 7.8 12.7 0.0 0.0 109 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 7 40 17.0 .482 .458 5.0 18.8 12.1 8.9 0.0 0.0 106 0.0 0.0 0.0

Transactions

April 24, 1973: Drafted by the New York Knickerbockers in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1973 NBA Draft.

December 10, 1976: Waived by the New York Knickerbockers.

January 20, 1977: Signed as a free agent with the New York Nets.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1973-74 New York Knickerbockers NBA $125,000
Career (may be incomplete) $125,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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