Wayne Robert Ellington Jr. ▪ Twitter: @WayneElli22
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: October 29, 1987 in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
High School: The Episcopal Academy in Merion, Pennsylvania
College: University of North Carolina
Draft: Minnesota Timberwolves, 1st round (28th pick, 28th overall), 2009 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 28, 2009
Age: 25 years, 205 days ▪ Experience: 4 years
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 267 | 34 | 5200 | 698 | 1676 | 241 | 631 | 203 | 238 | 98 | 532 | 283 | 119 | 21 | 210 | 294 | 1840 | .416 | .382 | .853 | 19.5 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 138 | 16 | 2593 | 349 | 843 | 123 | 325 | 90 | 97 | 53 | 285 | 151 | 62 | 7 | 102 | 153 | 911 | .414 | .378 | .928 | 18.8 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| Road | 129 | 18 | 2607 | 349 | 833 | 118 | 306 | 113 | 141 | 45 | 247 | 132 | 57 | 14 | 108 | 141 | 929 | .419 | .386 | .801 | 20.2 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 165 | 13 | 2924 | 397 | 952 | 142 | 359 | 95 | 118 | 57 | 299 | 156 | 71 | 10 | 117 | 167 | 1031 | .417 | .396 | .805 | 17.7 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| Post | 102 | 21 | 2275 | 301 | 724 | 99 | 272 | 108 | 120 | 41 | 233 | 127 | 48 | 11 | 93 | 127 | 809 | .416 | .364 | .900 | 22.3 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 87 | 8 | 1603 | 221 | 486 | 89 | 195 | 73 | 83 | 26 | 173 | 97 | 37 | 7 | 46 | 80 | 604 | .455 | .456 | .880 | 18.4 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Loss | 180 | 26 | 3597 | 477 | 1190 | 152 | 436 | 130 | 155 | 72 | 359 | 186 | 82 | 14 | 164 | 214 | 1236 | .401 | .349 | .839 | 20.0 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 6 | 3 | 140 | 20 | 54 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 48 | .370 | .235 | 1.000 | 23.4 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 1.2 |
| November | 35 | 3 | 509 | 57 | 166 | 23 | 72 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 46 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 152 | .343 | .319 | .652 | 14.5 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | |
| December | 43 | 2 | 742 | 97 | 224 | 31 | 85 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 77 | 32 | 20 | 2 | 30 | 46 | 240 | .433 | .365 | .750 | 17.3 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 0.7 | |
| January | 56 | 5 | 1077 | 144 | 331 | 50 | 113 | 39 | 47 | 17 | 113 | 53 | 23 | 6 | 39 | 64 | 377 | .435 | .442 | .830 | 19.2 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | |
| February | 43 | 0 | 767 | 117 | 272 | 48 | 109 | 47 | 52 | 17 | 80 | 46 | 16 | 3 | 37 | 36 | 329 | .430 | .440 | .904 | 17.8 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | |
| March | 52 | 9 | 1218 | 178 | 414 | 58 | 155 | 55 | 60 | 20 | 118 | 75 | 24 | 4 | 45 | 68 | 469 | .430 | .374 | .917 | 23.4 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | |
| April | 32 | 12 | 747 | 85 | 215 | 27 | 80 | 28 | 32 | 17 | 82 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 29 | 40 | 225 | .395 | .338 | .875 | 23.3 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 1.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 30 | 4 | 591 | 73 | 190 | 30 | 70 | 27 | 35 | 3 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 1 | 24 | 35 | 203 | .384 | .429 | .771 | 19.7 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| Monday | 40 | 6 | 810 | 106 | 258 | 43 | 101 | 23 | 30 | 18 | 73 | 43 | 17 | 3 | 38 | 50 | 278 | .411 | .426 | .767 | 20.3 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | |
| Tuesday | 22 | 5 | 451 | 59 | 148 | 19 | 56 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 52 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 21 | 157 | .399 | .339 | .800 | 20.5 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | |
| Wednesday | 69 | 8 | 1274 | 178 | 438 | 52 | 152 | 56 | 61 | 33 | 155 | 66 | 31 | 7 | 50 | 84 | 464 | .406 | .342 | .918 | 18.5 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | |
| Thursday | 5 | 0 | 109 | 16 | 38 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 41 | .421 | .286 | 1.000 | 21.9 | 8.2 | 3.4 | 1.8 | |
| Friday | 60 | 7 | 1185 | 158 | 358 | 50 | 143 | 48 | 53 | 18 | 111 | 60 | 28 | 4 | 41 | 54 | 414 | .441 | .350 | .906 | 19.8 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 1.0 | |
| Saturday | 41 | 4 | 779 | 108 | 246 | 43 | 95 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 74 | 42 | 19 | 3 | 27 | 40 | 283 | .439 | .453 | .828 | 19.0 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 1.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 34 | 34 | 989 | 128 | 324 | 41 | 120 | 34 | 46 | 21 | 100 | 58 | 31 | 3 | 37 | 49 | 331 | .395 | .342 | .739 | 29.1 | 9.7 | 2.9 | 1.7 |
| Reserve | 233 | 0 | 4211 | 570 | 1352 | 200 | 511 | 169 | 192 | 77 | 432 | 225 | 88 | 18 | 173 | 245 | 1509 | .422 | .391 | .880 | 18.1 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 2 | 2 | 82 | 13 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 35 | .464 | .556 | .800 | 40.8 | 17.5 | 6.0 | 4.0 |
| 30-39 | 32 | 13 | 1076 | 146 | 337 | 46 | 113 | 39 | 51 | 21 | 98 | 64 | 25 | 6 | 39 | 60 | 377 | .433 | .407 | .765 | 33.6 | 11.8 | 3.1 | 2.0 | |
| 20-29 | 94 | 16 | 2290 | 351 | 789 | 125 | 301 | 100 | 110 | 40 | 245 | 126 | 53 | 9 | 85 | 133 | 927 | .445 | .415 | .909 | 24.4 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 1.3 | |
| 10-19 | 99 | 2 | 1515 | 172 | 457 | 61 | 183 | 55 | 65 | 31 | 153 | 74 | 35 | 6 | 67 | 81 | 460 | .376 | .333 | .846 | 15.3 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | |
| 0-9 | 40 | 1 | 238 | 16 | 65 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 41 | .246 | .160 | .714 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 60 | 10 | 1188 | 158 | 370 | 56 | 139 | 49 | 60 | 23 | 124 | 64 | 32 | 5 | 49 | 65 | 421 | .427 | .403 | .817 | 19.8 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| 1 Day | 136 | 18 | 2766 | 375 | 892 | 133 | 335 | 100 | 115 | 48 | 271 | 154 | 62 | 10 | 112 | 157 | 983 | .420 | .397 | .870 | 20.3 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 1.1 | |
| 2 Days | 34 | 4 | 630 | 81 | 206 | 27 | 76 | 28 | 32 | 10 | 60 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 31 | 217 | .393 | .355 | .875 | 18.5 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 0.8 | |
| 3+ Days | 33 | 1 | 517 | 69 | 171 | 24 | 68 | 26 | 31 | 12 | 63 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 32 | 188 | .404 | .353 | .839 | 15.7 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 111 | 23 | 2350 | 302 | 752 | 109 | 288 | 86 | 104 | 50 | 270 | 134 | 62 | 8 | 94 | 129 | 799 | .402 | .378 | .827 | 21.2 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
| Western | 156 | 11 | 2850 | 396 | 924 | 132 | 343 | 117 | 134 | 48 | 262 | 149 | 57 | 13 | 116 | 165 | 1041 | .429 | .385 | .873 | 18.3 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 35 | 10 | 745 | 93 | 237 | 23 | 76 | 24 | 27 | 16 | 84 | 39 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 37 | 233 | .392 | .303 | .889 | 21.3 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 |
| Central | 40 | 5 | 841 | 91 | 247 | 36 | 94 | 32 | 38 | 14 | 91 | 49 | 18 | 5 | 31 | 42 | 250 | .368 | .383 | .842 | 21.0 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | |
| Northwest | 45 | 1 | 769 | 109 | 257 | 39 | 102 | 43 | 48 | 18 | 78 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 47 | 300 | .424 | .382 | .896 | 17.1 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | |
| Pacific | 54 | 4 | 937 | 122 | 287 | 45 | 112 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 83 | 52 | 23 | 2 | 41 | 52 | 308 | .425 | .402 | .792 | 17.4 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
| Southeast | 36 | 8 | 763 | 118 | 268 | 50 | 118 | 30 | 39 | 20 | 95 | 46 | 21 | 3 | 40 | 50 | 316 | .440 | .424 | .769 | 21.2 | 8.8 | 2.6 | 1.3 | |
| Southwest | 57 | 6 | 1144 | 165 | 380 | 48 | 129 | 55 | 62 | 15 | 101 | 56 | 25 | 9 | 47 | 66 | 433 | .434 | .372 | .887 | 20.1 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 6 | 1 | 119 | 16 | 35 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 37 | .457 | .286 | 1.000 | 19.9 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 1.0 |
| Boston | 7 | 2 | 142 | 15 | 43 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 38 | .349 | .188 | .714 | 20.3 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 0.3 | |
| Charlotte | 7 | 1 | 111 | 19 | 48 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 48 | .396 | .308 | 1.000 | 15.9 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 1.0 | |
| Chicago | 8 | 1 | 169 | 19 | 52 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 53 | .365 | .400 | .778 | 21.1 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | |
| Cleveland | 6 | 0 | 103 | 8 | 28 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 24 | .286 | .267 | .667 | 17.2 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | |
| Dallas | 10 | 1 | 195 | 26 | 67 | 7 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 69 | .388 | .350 | .833 | 19.5 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | |
| Denver | 13 | 0 | 191 | 27 | 71 | 16 | 39 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 82 | .380 | .410 | .923 | 14.7 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | |
| Detroit | 9 | 2 | 188 | 20 | 49 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 58 | .408 | .417 | 1.000 | 20.9 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | |
| Golden State | 11 | 1 | 161 | 22 | 47 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 54 | .468 | .421 | .500 | 14.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 0.9 | |
| Houston | 10 | 1 | 186 | 29 | 68 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 74 | .426 | .429 | .778 | 18.6 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 | |
| Indiana | 10 | 1 | 257 | 31 | 81 | 11 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 82 | .383 | .440 | .818 | 25.7 | 8.2 | 3.6 | 1.9 | |
| LA Clippers | 12 | 1 | 215 | 28 | 66 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 72 | .424 | .417 | .750 | 17.9 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.7 | |
| LA Lakers | 10 | 0 | 129 | 15 | 40 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 35 | .375 | .250 | 1.000 | 12.9 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | |
| Memphis | 13 | 2 | 273 | 45 | 91 | 14 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 112 | .495 | .467 | .889 | 21.0 | 8.6 | 2.8 | 1.0 | |
| Miami | 9 | 3 | 216 | 32 | 76 | 17 | 36 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 93 | .421 | .472 | .706 | 24.0 | 10.3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | |
| Milwaukee | 7 | 1 | 124 | 13 | 37 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 33 | .351 | .300 | 1.000 | 17.7 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | |
| Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .571 | .667 | 24.8 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 6 | 2 | 103 | 12 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .400 | .286 | 17.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 1.0 | ||
| New Orleans | 11 | 1 | 248 | 27 | 70 | 7 | 30 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 77 | .386 | .233 | .941 | 22.6 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | |
| New York | 7 | 2 | 155 | 18 | 44 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 47 | .409 | .412 | 1.000 | 22.2 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 1.1 | |
| Oklahoma City | 10 | 0 | 154 | 20 | 48 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 48 | .417 | .286 | .500 | 15.4 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | |
| Orlando | 8 | 1 | 169 | 29 | 64 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 77 | .453 | .462 | .875 | 21.1 | 9.6 | 3.1 | 1.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 7 | 3 | 185 | 26 | 71 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 60 | .366 | .300 | 1.000 | 26.4 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 | |
| Phoenix | 10 | 1 | 195 | 19 | 54 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 49 | .352 | .300 | 1.000 | 19.5 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | |
| Portland | 9 | 0 | 167 | 23 | 58 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 61 | .397 | .333 | .818 | 18.5 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | |
| Sacramento | 11 | 1 | 237 | 38 | 80 | 17 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 98 | .475 | .515 | .833 | 21.6 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | |
| San Antonio | 13 | 1 | 243 | 38 | 84 | 11 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 101 | .452 | .393 | .933 | 18.7 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | |
| Toronto | 8 | 1 | 160 | 22 | 49 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 62 | .449 | .313 | .929 | 20.1 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 | |
| Utah | 12 | 1 | 232 | 35 | 73 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 99 | .479 | .429 | 1.000 | 19.3 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | |
| Washington | 6 | 2 | 148 | 22 | 45 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 61 | .489 | .563 | .727 | 24.7 | 10.2 | 3.2 | 2.2 | |