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 | 73 | 73 | 2409 | 360 | 791 | 26 | 87 | 139 | 173 | 68 | 263 | 197 | 54 | 27 | 129 | 174 | 885 | .455 | .299 | .803 | 33.0 | 12.1 | 3.6 | 2.7 | |
| 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 | 37 | 37 | 1223 | 195 | 414 | 13 | 49 | 74 | 93 | 34 | 125 | 101 | 26 | 13 | 70 | 102 | 477 | .471 | .265 | .796 | 33.1 | 12.9 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
| Road | 36 | 36 | 1186 | 165 | 377 | 13 | 38 | 65 | 80 | 34 | 138 | 96 | 28 | 14 | 59 | 72 | 408 | .438 | .342 | .813 | 32.9 | 11.3 | 3.8 | 2.7 | |
| 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 | 39 | 39 | 1391 | 202 | 438 | 16 | 54 | 86 | 107 | 43 | 172 | 115 | 30 | 17 | 80 | 105 | 506 | .461 | .296 | .804 | 35.7 | 13.0 | 4.4 | 2.9 |
| Post | 34 | 34 | 1018 | 158 | 353 | 10 | 33 | 53 | 66 | 25 | 91 | 82 | 24 | 10 | 49 | 69 | 379 | .448 | .303 | .803 | 29.9 | 11.1 | 2.7 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 19 | 19 | 599 | 94 | 194 | 6 | 21 | 41 | 51 | 20 | 60 | 59 | 14 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 235 | .485 | .286 | .804 | 31.5 | 12.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Loss | 54 | 54 | 1810 | 266 | 597 | 20 | 66 | 98 | 122 | 48 | 203 | 138 | 40 | 16 | 93 | 127 | 650 | .446 | .303 | .803 | 33.5 | 12.0 | 3.8 | 2.6 | |
| 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 |
| Month | November | 13 | 13 | 466 | 82 | 151 | 9 | 19 | 49 | 61 | 15 | 56 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 222 | .543 | .474 | .803 | 35.8 | 17.1 | 4.3 | 3.4 |
| December | 14 | 14 | 511 | 68 | 160 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 67 | 39 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 35 | 158 | .425 | .222 | .750 | 36.5 | 11.3 | 4.8 | 2.8 | |
| January | 11 | 11 | 408 | 52 | 124 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 49 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 40 | 126 | .419 | .176 | .864 | 37.1 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 2.8 | |
| February | 7 | 7 | 213 | 28 | 75 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 66 | .373 | .143 | .900 | 30.4 | 9.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | |
| March | 15 | 15 | 412 | 61 | 135 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 35 | 38 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 30 | 141 | .452 | .286 | .833 | 27.5 | 9.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | |
| April | 13 | 13 | 399 | 69 | 146 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 38 | 12 | 43 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 172 | .473 | .417 | .763 | 30.7 | 13.2 | 3.3 | 2.3 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 9 | 9 | 291 | 52 | 98 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 33 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 126 | .531 | .455 | .850 | 32.3 | 14.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Monday | 7 | 7 | 219 | 35 | 73 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 87 | .479 | .417 | 1.000 | 31.3 | 12.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| Tuesday | 16 | 16 | 545 | 86 | 188 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 33 | 24 | 76 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 29 | 38 | 204 | .457 | .357 | .818 | 34.1 | 12.8 | 4.8 | 2.6 | |
| Wednesday | 9 | 9 | 249 | 38 | 88 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 95 | .432 | .286 | .682 | 27.7 | 10.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | |
| Thursday | 7 | 7 | 282 | 46 | 104 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 48 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 107 | .442 | .143 | .824 | 40.3 | 15.3 | 6.9 | 3.0 | |
| Friday | 12 | 12 | 423 | 53 | 121 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 47 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 144 | .438 | .231 | .745 | 35.3 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | |
| Saturday | 13 | 13 | 400 | 50 | 119 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 39 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 122 | .420 | .188 | .864 | 30.8 | 9.4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| 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 | 73 | 73 | 2409 | 360 | 791 | 26 | 87 | 139 | 173 | 68 | 263 | 197 | 54 | 27 | 129 | 174 | 885 | .455 | .299 | .803 | 33.0 | 12.1 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
| 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+ | 19 | 19 | 816 | 131 | 273 | 11 | 37 | 44 | 57 | 24 | 99 | 68 | 12 | 4 | 35 | 47 | 317 | .480 | .297 | .772 | 42.9 | 16.7 | 5.2 | 3.6 |
| 30-39 | 29 | 29 | 994 | 156 | 322 | 11 | 35 | 78 | 90 | 25 | 104 | 83 | 29 | 16 | 57 | 73 | 401 | .484 | .314 | .867 | 34.3 | 13.8 | 3.6 | 2.9 | |
| 20-29 | 20 | 20 | 521 | 66 | 171 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 54 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 29 | 43 | 153 | .386 | .286 | .654 | 26.1 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 | |
| 10-19 | 4 | 4 | 72 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | .318 | .000 | 18.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | ||
| 0-9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 17 | 17 | 527 | 71 | 173 | 3 | 17 | 31 | 42 | 15 | 50 | 48 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 35 | 176 | .410 | .176 | .738 | 31.0 | 10.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| 1 Day | 34 | 34 | 1152 | 181 | 384 | 13 | 37 | 61 | 72 | 36 | 138 | 87 | 32 | 17 | 69 | 80 | 436 | .471 | .351 | .847 | 33.9 | 12.8 | 4.1 | 2.6 | |
| 2 Days | 14 | 14 | 464 | 74 | 146 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 36 | 12 | 48 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 32 | 185 | .507 | .333 | .861 | 33.1 | 13.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 7 | 234 | 31 | 81 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 76 | .383 | .286 | .833 | 33.4 | 10.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 52 | 52 | 1667 | 247 | 548 | 19 | 60 | 87 | 108 | 43 | 179 | 134 | 37 | 19 | 100 | 116 | 600 | .451 | .317 | .806 | 32.1 | 11.5 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
| Western | 21 | 21 | 742 | 113 | 243 | 7 | 27 | 52 | 65 | 25 | 84 | 63 | 17 | 8 | 29 | 58 | 285 | .465 | .259 | .800 | 35.3 | 13.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |
| 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 | 26 | 26 | 877 | 142 | 297 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 44 | 27 | 98 | 69 | 19 | 10 | 51 | 67 | 326 | .478 | .308 | .773 | 33.7 | 12.5 | 3.8 | 2.7 |
| Central | 26 | 26 | 790 | 105 | 251 | 11 | 34 | 53 | 64 | 16 | 81 | 65 | 18 | 9 | 49 | 49 | 274 | .418 | .324 | .828 | 30.4 | 10.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | |
| Midwest | 10 | 10 | 364 | 52 | 115 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 33 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 133 | .452 | .214 | .788 | 36.4 | 13.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | |
| Pacific | 11 | 11 | 378 | 61 | 128 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 32 | 16 | 61 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 31 | 152 | .477 | .308 | .813 | 34.4 | 13.8 | 5.5 | 3.5 | |
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 77 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 20 | .450 | .500 | .500 | 25.7 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| Boston | 3 | 3 | 99 | 17 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 43 | .515 | .200 | .667 | 33.0 | 14.3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | |
| Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 132 | 22 | 46 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 52 | .478 | .444 | .800 | 33.0 | 13.0 | 1.8 | 3.0 | |
| Chicago | 5 | 5 | 188 | 27 | 64 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 76 | .422 | .200 | .952 | 37.6 | 15.2 | 4.4 | 3.4 | |
| Cleveland | 4 | 4 | 124 | 16 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 41 | .410 | .333 | 1.000 | 31.0 | 10.3 | 3.0 | 2.8 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 67 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 25 | .476 | .250 | 1.000 | 33.5 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | |
| Denver | 1 | 1 | 41 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .467 | .000 | 1.000 | 41.0 | 16.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| Golden State | 1 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 35.0 | 20.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |
| Houston | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .286 | 24.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Indiana | 5 | 5 | 164 | 22 | 54 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 64 | .407 | .375 | .773 | 32.8 | 12.8 | 5.8 | 2.2 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 60 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 21 | .409 | .750 | 30.0 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 2.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 1 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .444 | .000 | .750 | 42.0 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | |
| Miami | 4 | 4 | 143 | 16 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 35 | .400 | .000 | .750 | 35.8 | 8.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | |
| Milwaukee | 5 | 5 | 105 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 21 | .321 | .000 | .500 | 21.0 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 70 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 18 | .333 | .000 | .545 | 35.0 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | |
| New Jersey | 3 | 3 | 80 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 34 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 26.7 | 11.3 | 3.3 | 2.3 | |
| New York | 4 | 4 | 122 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 25 | .379 | .000 | .750 | 30.5 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 1.5 | |
| Orlando | 4 | 4 | 146 | 21 | 50 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 45 | .420 | .167 | 1.000 | 36.5 | 11.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 4 | 4 | 133 | 33 | 65 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 73 | .508 | .500 | .625 | 33.3 | 18.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 71 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | .500 | .000 | .333 | 35.5 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 4.0 | |
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 73 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 41 | .571 | .667 | .714 | 36.5 | 20.5 | 5.5 | 3.5 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 70 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 30 | .448 | .000 | 1.000 | 35.0 | 15.0 | 6.5 | 3.5 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 87 | 17 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 40 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 43.5 | 20.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | |
| Seattle | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | .400 | .000 | 1.000 | 27.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | |
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 75 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 30 | .500 | .500 | .900 | 37.5 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | |
| Washington | 4 | 4 | 154 | 30 | 52 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 71 | .577 | .600 | 1.000 | 38.5 | 17.8 | 5.5 | 2.3 | |