Sean Michael Elliott (Ninja)
Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: February 2, 1968 in Tucson, Arizona
High School: Cholla in Tucson, Arizona
College: University of Arizona
Draft: San Antonio Spurs, 1st round (3rd pick, 3rd overall), 1989 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 4, 1989
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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 | 70 | 70 | 2604 | 451 | 918 | 37 | 104 | 268 | 336 | 85 | 322 | 265 | 68 | 28 | 152 | 132 | 1207 | .491 | .356 | .798 | 37.2 | 17.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | |
| 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 | 38 | 38 | 1417 | 251 | 508 | 23 | 64 | 165 | 204 | 44 | 165 | 126 | 33 | 11 | 84 | 70 | 690 | .494 | .359 | .809 | 37.3 | 18.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
| Road | 32 | 32 | 1187 | 200 | 410 | 14 | 40 | 103 | 132 | 41 | 157 | 139 | 35 | 17 | 68 | 62 | 517 | .488 | .350 | .780 | 37.1 | 16.2 | 4.9 | 4.3 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 45 | 45 | 1689 | 311 | 617 | 23 | 64 | 173 | 222 | 56 | 211 | 185 | 46 | 23 | 99 | 85 | 818 | .504 | .359 | .779 | 37.5 | 18.2 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
| Post | 25 | 25 | 915 | 140 | 301 | 14 | 40 | 95 | 114 | 29 | 111 | 80 | 22 | 5 | 53 | 47 | 389 | .465 | .350 | .833 | 36.6 | 15.6 | 4.4 | 3.2 | |
| 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 | 44 | 44 | 1583 | 287 | 555 | 26 | 67 | 187 | 237 | 53 | 193 | 161 | 42 | 16 | 82 | 71 | 787 | .517 | .388 | .789 | 36.0 | 17.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 |
| Loss | 26 | 26 | 1021 | 164 | 363 | 11 | 37 | 81 | 99 | 32 | 129 | 104 | 26 | 12 | 70 | 61 | 420 | .452 | .297 | .818 | 39.3 | 16.2 | 5.0 | 4.0 | |
| 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 | November | 11 | 11 | 459 | 78 | 175 | 6 | 24 | 43 | 53 | 15 | 52 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 28 | 29 | 205 | .446 | .250 | .811 | 41.7 | 18.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| December | 15 | 15 | 590 | 121 | 226 | 12 | 23 | 65 | 86 | 28 | 87 | 68 | 14 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 319 | .535 | .522 | .756 | 39.3 | 21.3 | 5.8 | 4.5 | |
| January | 11 | 11 | 373 | 65 | 122 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 41 | 9 | 42 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 165 | .533 | .273 | .780 | 33.9 | 15.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | |
| February | 8 | 8 | 267 | 47 | 94 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 42 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 129 | .500 | .333 | .786 | 33.4 | 16.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | |
| March | 12 | 12 | 422 | 66 | 144 | 7 | 18 | 56 | 67 | 15 | 56 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 195 | .458 | .389 | .836 | 35.2 | 16.3 | 4.7 | 3.0 | |
| April | 13 | 13 | 493 | 74 | 157 | 7 | 22 | 39 | 47 | 14 | 55 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 33 | 28 | 194 | .471 | .318 | .830 | 37.9 | 14.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | |
| 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 | 7 | 7 | 275 | 44 | 83 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 38 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 120 | .530 | .500 | .711 | 39.3 | 17.1 | 5.1 | 3.1 |
| Monday | 5 | 5 | 181 | 27 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 74 | .458 | .000 | .952 | 36.2 | 14.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | |
| Tuesday | 15 | 15 | 545 | 91 | 193 | 12 | 29 | 54 | 64 | 21 | 70 | 52 | 15 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 248 | .472 | .414 | .844 | 36.3 | 16.5 | 4.7 | 3.5 | |
| Wednesday | 9 | 9 | 312 | 52 | 101 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 42 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 131 | .515 | .357 | .815 | 34.7 | 14.6 | 4.7 | 3.6 | |
| Thursday | 10 | 10 | 338 | 64 | 139 | 4 | 15 | 38 | 44 | 11 | 38 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 170 | .460 | .267 | .864 | 33.8 | 17.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | |
| Friday | 10 | 10 | 388 | 78 | 141 | 7 | 21 | 57 | 71 | 13 | 46 | 45 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 220 | .553 | .333 | .803 | 38.8 | 22.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | |
| Saturday | 14 | 14 | 565 | 95 | 202 | 4 | 13 | 50 | 71 | 19 | 69 | 53 | 16 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 244 | .470 | .308 | .704 | 40.4 | 17.4 | 4.9 | 3.8 | |
| 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 | 70 | 70 | 2604 | 451 | 918 | 37 | 104 | 268 | 336 | 85 | 322 | 265 | 68 | 28 | 152 | 132 | 1207 | .491 | .356 | .798 | 37.2 | 17.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| 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+ | 28 | 28 | 1206 | 200 | 419 | 16 | 54 | 108 | 135 | 39 | 136 | 124 | 28 | 11 | 59 | 61 | 524 | .477 | .296 | .800 | 43.1 | 18.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| 30-39 | 36 | 36 | 1259 | 221 | 435 | 21 | 47 | 148 | 183 | 43 | 159 | 130 | 34 | 15 | 84 | 68 | 611 | .508 | .447 | .809 | 35.0 | 17.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | |
| 20-29 | 5 | 5 | 134 | 29 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 70 | .483 | .000 | .667 | 26.8 | 14.0 | 5.2 | 2.2 | |
| 0-9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 12 | 12 | 480 | 90 | 167 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 57 | 15 | 60 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 230 | .539 | .353 | .772 | 40.0 | 19.2 | 5.0 | 3.7 |
| 1 Day | 38 | 38 | 1375 | 225 | 489 | 19 | 51 | 135 | 169 | 48 | 167 | 138 | 36 | 13 | 94 | 70 | 604 | .460 | .373 | .799 | 36.2 | 15.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 | |
| 2 Days | 14 | 14 | 515 | 90 | 174 | 9 | 23 | 58 | 68 | 12 | 54 | 64 | 17 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 247 | .517 | .391 | .853 | 36.8 | 17.6 | 3.9 | 4.6 | |
| 3+ Days | 5 | 5 | 187 | 37 | 71 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 97 | .521 | .222 | .700 | 37.4 | 19.4 | 7.0 | 2.4 | |
| 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 | 20 | 20 | 724 | 119 | 251 | 2 | 19 | 52 | 76 | 20 | 91 | 70 | 18 | 11 | 43 | 39 | 292 | .474 | .105 | .684 | 36.2 | 14.6 | 4.6 | 3.5 |
| Western | 50 | 50 | 1880 | 332 | 667 | 35 | 85 | 216 | 260 | 65 | 231 | 195 | 50 | 17 | 109 | 93 | 915 | .498 | .412 | .831 | 37.6 | 18.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | |
| 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 | 11 | 11 | 402 | 63 | 136 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 43 | 10 | 55 | 35 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 18 | 154 | .463 | .143 | .628 | 36.5 | 14.0 | 5.0 | 3.2 |
| Central | 9 | 9 | 322 | 56 | 115 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 138 | .487 | .083 | .758 | 35.8 | 15.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | |
| Midwest | 24 | 24 | 876 | 167 | 338 | 19 | 44 | 116 | 139 | 38 | 120 | 75 | 21 | 7 | 47 | 45 | 469 | .494 | .432 | .835 | 36.5 | 19.5 | 5.0 | 3.1 | |
| Pacific | 26 | 26 | 1004 | 165 | 329 | 16 | 41 | 100 | 121 | 27 | 111 | 120 | 29 | 10 | 62 | 48 | 446 | .502 | .390 | .826 | 38.6 | 17.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | |
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 17 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 37 | .500 | .167 | .500 | 40.5 | 18.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Boston | 1 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .444 | .286 | 36.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Chicago | 1 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | .571 | .750 | 39.0 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 71 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | .375 | .000 | .667 | 35.5 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | |
| Dallas | 5 | 5 | 165 | 41 | 74 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 37 | 9 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 115 | .554 | .833 | .757 | 33.0 | 23.0 | 5.0 | 2.8 | |
| Denver | 4 | 4 | 163 | 28 | 61 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 8 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 83 | .459 | .286 | .781 | 40.8 | 20.8 | 7.8 | 2.5 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 65 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 25 | .524 | .000 | 1.000 | 32.5 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | |
| Golden State | 3 | 3 | 122 | 14 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 36 | .400 | .250 | .778 | 40.7 | 12.0 | 3.7 | 2.7 | |
| Houston | 5 | 5 | 196 | 36 | 81 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 86 | .444 | .000 | .824 | 39.2 | 17.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 | |
| Indiana | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | .692 | .000 | .800 | 27.0 | 22.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 4 | 145 | 25 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 35 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 81 | .568 | .250 | .857 | 36.3 | 20.3 | 4.0 | 5.8 | |
| LA Lakers | 4 | 4 | 164 | 28 | 57 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 73 | .491 | .571 | .929 | 41.0 | 18.3 | 5.3 | 6.3 | |
| Miami | 1 | 1 | 43 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | .333 | .333 | 43.0 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 1 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | .375 | .000 | .857 | 39.0 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 122 | 22 | 45 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 69 | .489 | .444 | .913 | 30.5 | 17.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 81 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 33 | .519 | .714 | 40.5 | 16.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | ||
| New York | 2 | 2 | 74 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 36 | .577 | .000 | .600 | 37.0 | 18.0 | 5.5 | 2.0 | |
| Orlando | 1 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .400 | .000 | .778 | 35.0 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 65 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 27 | .480 | .000 | .500 | 32.5 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 3.0 | |
| Phoenix | 3 | 3 | 119 | 20 | 42 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 52 | .476 | .600 | .750 | 39.7 | 17.3 | 6.0 | 4.7 | |
| Portland | 4 | 4 | 159 | 29 | 56 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 72 | .518 | .500 | .706 | 39.8 | 18.0 | 4.8 | 3.5 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 4 | 157 | 26 | 57 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 72 | .456 | .200 | .783 | 39.3 | 18.0 | 3.5 | 4.3 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 4 | 138 | 23 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 60 | .605 | .429 | 1.000 | 34.5 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 4.8 | |
| Utah | 6 | 6 | 230 | 40 | 77 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 116 | .519 | .471 | .933 | 38.3 | 19.3 | 4.8 | 3.3 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 68 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 20 | .381 | 1.000 | 34.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | ||