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Mario Elie

Mario Antoine Elie

Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Height: 6-5 ▪ Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: November 26, 1963 in New York, New York
High School: Power Memorial in New York, New York
College: American International College
Draft: Milwaukee Bucks, 7th round (21st pick, 160th overall), 1985 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: December 28, 1990

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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
1990-91 27 TOT NBA 33 0 644 79 159 .497 4 10 .400 75 89 .843 46 64 110 45 19 10 30 85 237
1990-91 27 PHI NBA 3 0 20 2 7 .286 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 2 6
1990-91 27 GSW NBA 30 0 624 77 152 .507 3 8 .375 74 87 .851 46 63 109 44 19 10 27 83 231
1991-92 28 GSW NBA 79 32 1677 221 424 .521 23 70 .329 155 182 .852 69 158 227 174 68 15 83 159 620
1992-93 29 POR NBA 82 7 1757 240 524 .458 45 129 .349 183 214 .855 59 157 216 177 74 20 89 145 708
1993-94 30 HOU NBA 67 8 1606 208 466 .446 56 167 .335 154 179 .860 28 153 181 208 50 8 109 124 626
1994-95 31 HOU NBA 81 13 1896 243 487 .499 80 201 .398 144 171 .842 50 146 196 189 65 12 104 158 710
1995-96 32 HOU NBA 45 16 1385 180 357 .504 41 127 .323 98 115 .852 47 108 155 138 45 11 59 93 499
1996-97 33 HOU NBA 78 77 2687 291 585 .497 120 286 .420 207 231 .896 60 175 235 310 92 12 135 200 909
1997-98 34 HOU NBA 73 59 1988 206 456 .452 55 189 .291 145 174 .833 39 117 156 221 81 8 100 115 612
1998-99 35 SAS NBA 47 37 1291 156 331 .471 40 107 .374 103 119 .866 36 101 137 89 46 12 61 91 455
1999-00 36 SAS NBA 79 79 2217 195 457 .427 74 186 .398 126 149 .846 48 201 249 193 73 9 130 156 590
2000-01 37 PHO NBA 68 67 1506 104 246 .423 36 100 .360 55 69 .797 38 117 155 131 58 12 60 112 299
Career NBA 732 395 18654 2123 4492 .473 574 1572 .365 1445 1692 .854 520 1497 2017 1875 671 129 960 1438 6265

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
1990-91 27 TOT NBA 33 0 19.5 2.4 4.8 .497 0.1 0.3 .400 2.3 2.7 .843 1.4 1.9 3.3 1.4 0.6 0.3 0.9 2.6 7.2
1990-91 27 PHI NBA 3 0 6.7 0.7 2.3 .286 0.3 0.7 .500 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.7 2.0
1990-91 27 GSW NBA 30 0 20.8 2.6 5.1 .507 0.1 0.3 .375 2.5 2.9 .851 1.5 2.1 3.6 1.5 0.6 0.3 0.9 2.8 7.7
1991-92 28 GSW NBA 79 32 21.2 2.8 5.4 .521 0.3 0.9 .329 2.0 2.3 .852 0.9 2.0 2.9 2.2 0.9 0.2 1.1 2.0 7.8
1992-93 29 POR NBA 82 7 21.4 2.9 6.4 .458 0.5 1.6 .349 2.2 2.6 .855 0.7 1.9 2.6 2.2 0.9 0.2 1.1 1.8 8.6
1993-94 30 HOU NBA 67 8 24.0 3.1 7.0 .446 0.8 2.5 .335 2.3 2.7 .860 0.4 2.3 2.7 3.1 0.7 0.1 1.6 1.9 9.3
1994-95 31 HOU NBA 81 13 23.4 3.0 6.0 .499 1.0 2.5 .398 1.8 2.1 .842 0.6 1.8 2.4 2.3 0.8 0.1 1.3 2.0 8.8
1995-96 32 HOU NBA 45 16 30.8 4.0 7.9 .504 0.9 2.8 .323 2.2 2.6 .852 1.0 2.4 3.4 3.1 1.0 0.2 1.3 2.1 11.1
1996-97 33 HOU NBA 78 77 34.4 3.7 7.5 .497 1.5 3.7 .420 2.7 3.0 .896 0.8 2.2 3.0 4.0 1.2 0.2 1.7 2.6 11.7
1997-98 34 HOU NBA 73 59 27.2 2.8 6.2 .452 0.8 2.6 .291 2.0 2.4 .833 0.5 1.6 2.1 3.0 1.1 0.1 1.4 1.6 8.4
1998-99 35 SAS NBA 47 37 27.5 3.3 7.0 .471 0.9 2.3 .374 2.2 2.5 .866 0.8 2.1 2.9 1.9 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.9 9.7
1999-00 36 SAS NBA 79 79 28.1 2.5 5.8 .427 0.9 2.4 .398 1.6 1.9 .846 0.6 2.5 3.2 2.4 0.9 0.1 1.6 2.0 7.5
2000-01 37 PHO NBA 68 67 22.1 1.5 3.6 .423 0.5 1.5 .360 0.8 1.0 .797 0.6 1.7 2.3 1.9 0.9 0.2 0.9 1.6 4.4
Career NBA 732 395 25.5 2.9 6.1 .473 0.8 2.1 .365 2.0 2.3 .854 0.7 2.0 2.8 2.6 0.9 0.2 1.3 2.0 8.6

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
1990-91 27 TOT NBA 33 0 644 4.4 8.9 .497 0.2 0.6 .400 4.2 5.0 .843 2.6 3.6 6.1 2.5 1.1 0.6 1.7 4.8 13.2
1990-91 27 PHI NBA 3 0 20 3.6 12.6 .286 1.8 3.6 .500 1.8 3.6 .500 0.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 5.4 3.6 10.8
1990-91 27 GSW NBA 30 0 624 4.4 8.8 .507 0.2 0.5 .375 4.3 5.0 .851 2.7 3.6 6.3 2.5 1.1 0.6 1.6 4.8 13.3
1991-92 28 GSW NBA 79 32 1677 4.7 9.1 .521 0.5 1.5 .329 3.3 3.9 .852 1.5 3.4 4.9 3.7 1.5 0.3 1.8 3.4 13.3
1992-93 29 POR NBA 82 7 1757 4.9 10.7 .458 0.9 2.6 .349 3.7 4.4 .855 1.2 3.2 4.4 3.6 1.5 0.4 1.8 3.0 14.5
1993-94 30 HOU NBA 67 8 1606 4.7 10.4 .446 1.3 3.7 .335 3.5 4.0 .860 0.6 3.4 4.1 4.7 1.1 0.2 2.4 2.8 14.0
1994-95 31 HOU NBA 81 13 1896 4.6 9.2 .499 1.5 3.8 .398 2.7 3.2 .842 0.9 2.8 3.7 3.6 1.2 0.2 2.0 3.0 13.5
1995-96 32 HOU NBA 45 16 1385 4.7 9.3 .504 1.1 3.3 .323 2.5 3.0 .852 1.2 2.8 4.0 3.6 1.2 0.3 1.5 2.4 13.0
1996-97 33 HOU NBA 78 77 2687 3.9 7.8 .497 1.6 3.8 .420 2.8 3.1 .896 0.8 2.3 3.1 4.2 1.2 0.2 1.8 2.7 12.2
1997-98 34 HOU NBA 73 59 1988 3.7 8.3 .452 1.0 3.4 .291 2.6 3.2 .833 0.7 2.1 2.8 4.0 1.5 0.1 1.8 2.1 11.1
1998-99 35 SAS NBA 47 37 1291 4.4 9.2 .471 1.1 3.0 .374 2.9 3.3 .866 1.0 2.8 3.8 2.5 1.3 0.3 1.7 2.5 12.7
1999-00 36 SAS NBA 79 79 2217 3.2 7.4 .427 1.2 3.0 .398 2.0 2.4 .846 0.8 3.3 4.0 3.1 1.2 0.1 2.1 2.5 9.6
2000-01 37 PHO NBA 68 67 1506 2.5 5.9 .423 0.9 2.4 .360 1.3 1.6 .797 0.9 2.8 3.7 3.1 1.4 0.3 1.4 2.7 7.1
Career NBA 732 395 18654 4.1 8.7 .473 1.1 3.0 .365 2.8 3.3 .854 1.0 2.9 3.9 3.6 1.3 0.2 1.9 2.8 12.1

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 WS/48
1990-91 27 TOT NBA 33 644 12.9 .598 .509 7.9 10.9 9.4 9.0 1.4 0.9 13.1 14.2 122 112 1.3 0.3 1.6 .122
1990-91 27 PHI NBA 3 20 -3.6 .381 .357 0.0 5.5 2.8 7.0 0.0 0.0 27.6 23.8 61 115 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.247
1990-91 27 GSW NBA 30 624 13.4 .607 .516 8.1 11.1 9.6 9.1 1.4 1.0 12.4 13.9 125 112 1.4 0.3 1.7 .134
1991-92 28 GSW NBA 79 1677 13.7 .615 .548 4.6 10.1 7.4 12.7 1.9 0.5 14.1 14.0 123 111 3.4 1.1 4.4 .127
1992-93 29 POR NBA 82 1757 14.2 .573 .501 3.6 10.1 6.7 14.2 2.0 0.7 12.6 16.6 117 107 3.0 2.1 5.1 .139
1993-94 30 HOU NBA 67 1606 13.4 .575 .506 2.1 10.0 6.3 19.1 1.6 0.3 16.7 18.0 110 104 2.1 2.0 4.2 .125
1994-95 31 HOU NBA 81 1896 13.7 .631 .581 3.2 8.4 5.9 14.8 1.7 0.4 15.6 15.8 119 111 3.4 1.4 4.8 .122
1995-96 32 HOU NBA 45 1385 14.6 .612 .562 3.9 8.6 6.3 15.4 1.7 0.6 12.6 15.1 121 110 2.8 1.0 3.8 .133
1996-97 33 HOU NBA 78 2687 14.3 .662 .600 2.7 7.2 5.1 17.6 1.8 0.3 16.4 13.9 125 107 6.3 2.6 8.9 .159
1997-98 34 HOU NBA 73 1988 12.9 .575 .512 2.3 6.9 4.6 17.4 2.1 0.3 15.8 14.4 114 111 3.2 0.6 3.8 .092
1998-99 35 SAS NBA 47 1291 14.5 .593 .532 3.3 8.3 6.0 11.5 1.9 0.6 13.7 16.0 114 98 2.6 1.9 4.5 .169
1999-00 36 SAS NBA 79 2217 10.4 .565 .508 2.6 9.9 6.4 13.3 1.7 0.3 19.9 13.6 104 101 1.5 3.0 4.6 .099
2000-01 37 PHO NBA 68 1506 9.3 .541 .496 2.8 9.0 5.8 12.9 2.0 0.6 17.8 10.0 105 101 1.1 2.0 3.1 .097
Career NBA 732 18654 13.1 .598 .537 3.2 8.8 6.1 14.9 1.8 0.5 15.5 14.7 116 107 30.7 18.2 48.9 .126

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
1990-91 27 GSW NBA 9 197 28 56 1 1 27 32 17 32 13 5 1 10 32 84 .500 1.000 .844 21.9 9.3 3.6 1.4
1991-92 28 GSW NBA 4 80 23 36 2 2 2 3 11 22 10 5 0 6 11 50 .639 1.000 .667 20.0 12.5 5.5 2.5
1992-93 29 POR NBA 4 52 5 10 2 2 8 9 2 6 4 2 1 5 1 20 .500 1.000 .889 13.0 5.0 1.5 1.0
1993-94 30 HOU NBA 23 382 42 106 10 32 40 47 9 40 38 8 3 21 30 134 .396 .313 .851 16.6 5.8 1.7 1.7
1994-95 31 HOU NBA 22 635 69 137 28 65 35 44 19 62 54 21 1 21 55 201 .504 .431 .795 28.9 9.1 2.8 2.5
1995-96 32 HOU NBA 8 233 29 66 9 24 11 12 6 22 14 7 3 5 17 78 .439 .375 .917 29.1 9.8 2.8 1.8
1996-97 33 HOU NBA 16 598 54 116 24 60 52 62 19 56 61 14 4 30 52 184 .466 .400 .839 37.4 11.5 3.5 3.8
1997-98 34 HOU NBA 5 133 12 27 3 9 6 9 3 13 6 2 0 5 10 33 .444 .333 .667 26.6 6.6 2.6 1.2
1998-99 35 SAS NBA 17 526 43 112 8 30 41 49 9 59 50 22 2 25 42 135 .384 .267 .837 30.9 7.9 3.5 2.9
1999-00 36 SAS NBA 4 115 6 22 1 7 17 18 5 17 7 5 0 12 4 30 .273 .143 .944 28.8 7.5 4.3 1.8
2000-01 37 PHO NBA 4 103 14 31 2 13 6 8 2 13 7 3 1 2 6 36 .452 .154 .750 25.8 9.0 3.3 1.8
Career NBA 116 3054 325 719 90 245 245 293 102 342 264 94 16 142 260 985 .452 .367 .836 26.3 8.5 2.9 2.3

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
1990-91 27 GSW NBA 9 197 13.5 .599 .509 9.9 9.0 9.5 8.7 1.2 0.3 12.5 17.5 120 117 0.4 0.1 0.4 .109
1991-92 28 GSW NBA 4 80 25.1 .670 .667 14.9 16.9 15.9 20.9 3.0 0.0 13.9 22.2 128 114 0.3 0.1 0.3 .202
1992-93 29 POR NBA 4 52 15.3 .716 .600 3.8 9.1 6.2 11.9 2.0 1.3 26.4 15.5 116 105 0.1 0.1 0.2 .141
1993-94 30 HOU NBA 23 382 11.9 .529 .443 2.9 8.5 5.9 15.4 1.1 0.5 14.2 18.0 105 108 0.4 0.2 0.6 .076
1994-95 31 HOU NBA 22 635 12.8 .643 .606 3.6 7.8 5.7 12.4 1.7 0.1 11.8 13.0 125 115 1.2 0.3 1.5 .111
1995-96 32 HOU NBA 8 233 12.2 .547 .508 2.9 8.3 5.5 9.6 1.5 1.1 6.6 14.9 111 112 0.3 0.1 0.4 .073
1996-97 33 HOU NBA 16 598 12.8 .642 .569 3.9 7.0 5.5 15.9 1.3 0.5 17.3 13.4 124 116 1.3 0.0 1.3 .105
1997-98 34 HOU NBA 5 133 8.0 .533 .500 2.4 8.8 5.4 8.8 0.8 0.0 13.9 12.8 101 108 0.0 0.1 0.1 .052
1998-99 35 SAS NBA 17 526 11.6 .505 .420 2.2 10.8 6.7 16.5 2.4 0.3 15.8 14.9 101 97 0.4 0.9 1.3 .118
1999-00 36 SAS NBA 4 115 8.5 .501 .295 4.5 10.4 7.5 11.3 2.3 0.0 28.6 16.6 85 94 -0.1 0.3 0.1 .054
2000-01 37 PHO NBA 4 103 12.7 .521 .484 1.9 11.0 6.3 11.9 1.5 0.7 5.5 15.0 110 105 0.1 0.1 0.2 .106
Career NBA 116 3054 12.4 .581 .515 3.9 8.9 6.5 13.7 1.6 0.4 14.3 14.9 114 110 4.3 2.2 6.5 .102

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 11 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Mario Elie 8.9 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.2 3.8 3.8 3.1 1.6
John Lucas 85.9 7.9 5.9 5.7 5.2 4.8 4.3 4.3 3.9 3.2 1.3 0.4
Nate McMillan 85.5 6.5 6.0 5.6 5.1 4.9 4.4 4.1 3.7 3.7 2.8 2.6
Vinnie Johnson 85.1 7.7 5.9 5.9 4.8 4.7 4.2 4.1 3.2 2.7 2.3 0.2
Ron Harper 82.6 10.2 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.6 4.2 3.9 3.5 2.9 2.4 0.9
Dick McGuire 81.9 6.9 6.6 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.5 4.0 4.0 2.1 1.3
Don Buse 81.9 10.6 7.1 6.0 5.4 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.4 2.6 2.0 1.7
Kendall Gill 81.8 8.8 6.7 5.9 4.7 4.6 3.7 3.2 2.9 2.6 1.8 -0.4
Michael Cooper 81.6 6.5 6.1 5.8 5.2 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.4 4.0 3.1 0.0
Slater Martin 80.6 8.2 6.3 6.2 6.1 4.7 4.2 3.5 2.4 2.4 2.2 1.4
Jeff Malone 80.5 6.6 6.1 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.2 5.1 4.2 4.1 3.6 1.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Mario Elie 8.9 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.2 3.8 3.8 3.1 1.6
John Lucas 87.7 7.9 5.9 5.7 5.2 4.8 4.3 4.3 3.9 3.9 3.2 1.9 1.3 1.0 0.4
Vinnie Johnson 87.4 7.7 5.9 5.9 4.8 4.7 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.2 2.7 2.3 1.2 0.2
Nate McMillan 84.7 6.5 6.0 5.6 5.1 4.9 4.4 4.1 3.7 3.7 2.8 2.6 0.8
Kendall Gill 82.7 8.8 6.7 5.9 4.7 4.6 3.7 3.2 2.9 2.6 1.9 1.8 0.7 0.5 0.4 -0.4
Michael Cooper 82.6 6.5 6.1 5.8 5.2 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.4 4.0 3.1 2.7 0.0
Sedale Threatt 82.2 7.3 7.1 4.6 4.6 4.5 3.8 3.7 3.4 2.7 2.5 2.1 1.3 0.4 0.1
Dick McGuire 81.9 6.9 6.6 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.5 4.0 4.0 2.1 1.3
Muggsy Bogues 81.7 8.6 6.7 6.4 5.9 5.0 4.8 4.8 3.7 2.6 2.3 1.7 1.7 0.0 -0.1
Slater Martin 80.6 8.2 6.3 6.2 6.1 4.7 4.2 3.5 2.4 2.4 2.2 1.4
Spud Webb 80.0 5.4 5.1 5.1 4.5 4.1 3.9 3.5 3.0 2.3 2.2 1.2 -0.1

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
1981-82 18 AMERINTL 25 754 157 268 72 97 207 50 40 386 .586 .742 30.2 15.4 8.3 2.0
1982-83 19 AMERINTL 31 1060 188 357 116 157 239 99 46 492 .527 .739 34.2 15.9 7.7 3.2
1983-84 20 AMERINTL 31 1174 225 398 135 170 256 59 40 585 .565 .794 37.9 18.9 8.3 1.9
1984-85 21 AMERINTL 33 1208 252 459 157 202 299 124 60 661 .549 .777 36.6 20.0 9.1 3.8
Career 120 4196 822 1482 480 626 1001 332 186 2124 .555 .767 35.0 17.7 8.3 2.8

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1994 Houston Rockets (NBA)
1995 Houston Rockets (NBA)
1999 San Antonio Spurs (NBA)
Games
1992-93 NBA 82 (2)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
1996-97 NBA .420 (9)
Free Throw Pct
1996-97 NBA .896 (5)
1998-99 NBA .866 (9)
Career NBA .854 (34)
Career .854 (38)
True Shooting Pct
1994-95 NBA .631 (6)
1996-97 NBA .662 (1)
1998-99 NBA .593 (3)
Career NBA .598 (20)
Career .598 (21)
Effective Field Goal Pct
Career NBA .537 (37)
Career .537 (37)
Offensive Rating
1996-97 NBA 125.3 (1)
Career NBA 116.0 (33)
Career 116.0 (31)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.003 (404)

Transactions

June 18, 1985: Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 7th round (160th pick) of the 1985 NBA Draft.

July 25, 1985: Waived by the Milwaukee Bucks.

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

October 15, 1990: Waived by the Los Angeles Lakers.

December 28, 1990: Signed a 10-day contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.

February 23, 1991: Signed a 10-day contract with the Golden State Warriors.

March 5, 1991: Signed a contract for the rest of the season with the Golden State Warriors

August 4, 1992: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers.

August 2, 1993: Traded by the Portland Trail Blazers to the Houston Rockets for a 1995 2nd round draft pick (Don Reid).

January 21, 1999: Signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs.

September 15, 2000: Signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1990-91 Golden State Warriors NBA $50,000
1991-92 Golden State Warriors NBA $130,000
1992-93 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $608,000
1993-94 Houston Rockets NBA $790,000
1994-95 Houston Rockets NBA $1,450,000
1996-97 Houston Rockets NBA $1,400,000
1997-98 Houston Rockets NBA $2,430,000
1998-99 San Antonio Spurs NBA $1,750,000
1999-00 San Antonio Spurs NBA $1,925,000
2000-01 Phoenix Suns NBA $1,000,000
Career (may be incomplete) $11,533,000

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