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 | 81 | 81 | 2858 | 502 | 1072 | 136 | 333 | 326 | 404 | 63 | 287 | 206 | 78 | 38 | 151 | 216 | 1466 | .468 | .408 | .807 | 35.3 | 18.1 | 3.5 | 2.5 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 41 | 1448 | 261 | 545 | 79 | 186 | 164 | 197 | 33 | 162 | 102 | 44 | 22 | 81 | 108 | 765 | .479 | .425 | .832 | 35.3 | 18.7 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| Road | 40 | 40 | 1410 | 241 | 527 | 57 | 147 | 162 | 207 | 30 | 125 | 104 | 34 | 16 | 70 | 108 | 701 | .457 | .388 | .783 | 35.3 | 17.5 | 3.1 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 44 | 44 | 1578 | 264 | 591 | 68 | 162 | 182 | 226 | 35 | 157 | 103 | 40 | 16 | 84 | 117 | 778 | .447 | .420 | .805 | 35.9 | 17.7 | 3.6 | 2.3 |
| Post | 37 | 37 | 1280 | 238 | 481 | 68 | 171 | 144 | 178 | 28 | 130 | 103 | 38 | 22 | 67 | 99 | 688 | .495 | .398 | .809 | 34.6 | 18.6 | 3.5 | 2.8 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 61 | 61 | 2128 | 382 | 820 | 108 | 258 | 241 | 293 | 51 | 215 | 165 | 62 | 30 | 108 | 154 | 1113 | .466 | .419 | .823 | 34.9 | 18.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
| Loss | 20 | 20 | 730 | 120 | 252 | 28 | 75 | 85 | 111 | 12 | 72 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 43 | 62 | 353 | .476 | .373 | .766 | 36.5 | 17.7 | 3.6 | 2.1 | |
| 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 |
| Month | November | 13 | 13 | 475 | 70 | 165 | 19 | 46 | 49 | 62 | 10 | 51 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 28 | 47 | 208 | .424 | .413 | .790 | 36.5 | 16.0 | 3.9 | 1.8 |
| December | 11 | 11 | 416 | 73 | 165 | 23 | 53 | 36 | 48 | 8 | 47 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 205 | .442 | .434 | .750 | 37.8 | 18.6 | 4.3 | 3.3 | |
| January | 15 | 15 | 519 | 93 | 193 | 16 | 43 | 72 | 88 | 10 | 44 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 36 | 274 | .482 | .372 | .818 | 34.6 | 18.3 | 2.9 | 2.1 | |
| February | 13 | 13 | 433 | 78 | 171 | 23 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 11 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 33 | 241 | .456 | .411 | .912 | 33.3 | 18.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | |
| March | 16 | 16 | 568 | 108 | 211 | 39 | 88 | 53 | 67 | 10 | 56 | 54 | 21 | 6 | 27 | 50 | 308 | .512 | .443 | .791 | 35.5 | 19.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | |
| April | 13 | 13 | 447 | 80 | 167 | 16 | 47 | 54 | 71 | 14 | 58 | 33 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 230 | .479 | .340 | .761 | 34.4 | 17.7 | 4.5 | 2.5 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 9 | 9 | 301 | 53 | 118 | 10 | 33 | 32 | 43 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 148 | .449 | .303 | .744 | 33.4 | 16.4 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
| Monday | 6 | 6 | 208 | 39 | 83 | 15 | 33 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 108 | .470 | .455 | .938 | 34.7 | 18.0 | 4.2 | 2.7 | |
| Tuesday | 17 | 17 | 599 | 93 | 216 | 26 | 62 | 55 | 69 | 11 | 56 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 37 | 47 | 267 | .431 | .419 | .797 | 35.2 | 15.7 | 3.3 | 2.5 | |
| Wednesday | 13 | 13 | 446 | 75 | 168 | 18 | 45 | 43 | 54 | 9 | 43 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 26 | 36 | 211 | .446 | .400 | .796 | 34.3 | 16.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | |
| Thursday | 10 | 10 | 357 | 70 | 129 | 23 | 50 | 52 | 63 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 215 | .543 | .460 | .825 | 35.7 | 21.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | |
| Friday | 14 | 14 | 531 | 98 | 194 | 20 | 57 | 70 | 85 | 13 | 55 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 286 | .505 | .351 | .824 | 37.9 | 20.4 | 3.9 | 2.4 | |
| Saturday | 12 | 12 | 416 | 74 | 164 | 24 | 53 | 59 | 74 | 10 | 43 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 231 | .451 | .453 | .797 | 34.7 | 19.3 | 3.6 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 81 | 81 | 2858 | 502 | 1072 | 136 | 333 | 326 | 404 | 63 | 287 | 206 | 78 | 38 | 151 | 216 | 1466 | .468 | .408 | .807 | 35.3 | 18.1 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 21 | 21 | 898 | 154 | 316 | 41 | 99 | 96 | 121 | 14 | 85 | 50 | 27 | 12 | 55 | 54 | 445 | .487 | .414 | .793 | 42.8 | 21.2 | 4.0 | 2.4 |
| 30-39 | 43 | 43 | 1522 | 259 | 579 | 74 | 183 | 186 | 229 | 39 | 159 | 120 | 40 | 20 | 80 | 115 | 778 | .447 | .404 | .812 | 35.4 | 18.1 | 3.7 | 2.8 | |
| 20-29 | 16 | 16 | 423 | 87 | 171 | 21 | 51 | 44 | 54 | 10 | 41 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 47 | 239 | .509 | .412 | .815 | 26.4 | 14.9 | 2.6 | 2.2 | |
| 10-19 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .333 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 13 | 13 | 463 | 86 | 179 | 19 | 52 | 57 | 70 | 10 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 32 | 248 | .480 | .365 | .814 | 35.6 | 19.1 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| 1 Day | 52 | 52 | 1796 | 326 | 679 | 89 | 217 | 220 | 271 | 43 | 184 | 137 | 59 | 28 | 82 | 133 | 961 | .480 | .410 | .812 | 34.5 | 18.5 | 3.5 | 2.6 | |
| 2 Days | 10 | 10 | 350 | 60 | 140 | 16 | 36 | 34 | 44 | 8 | 35 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 32 | 170 | .429 | .444 | .773 | 35.0 | 17.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | |
| 3+ Days | 5 | 5 | 204 | 24 | 63 | 9 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 70 | .381 | .409 | .867 | 40.8 | 14.0 | 4.6 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 27 | 27 | 947 | 173 | 358 | 54 | 126 | 101 | 123 | 19 | 86 | 68 | 29 | 5 | 47 | 73 | 501 | .483 | .429 | .821 | 35.1 | 18.6 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| Western | 54 | 54 | 1911 | 329 | 714 | 82 | 207 | 225 | 281 | 44 | 201 | 138 | 49 | 33 | 104 | 143 | 965 | .461 | .396 | .801 | 35.4 | 17.9 | 3.7 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 13 | 13 | 451 | 83 | 171 | 22 | 50 | 46 | 56 | 11 | 42 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 37 | 234 | .485 | .440 | .821 | 34.7 | 18.0 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| Central | 14 | 14 | 496 | 90 | 187 | 32 | 76 | 55 | 67 | 8 | 44 | 36 | 15 | 1 | 29 | 36 | 267 | .481 | .421 | .821 | 35.4 | 19.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 | |
| Midwest | 26 | 26 | 944 | 159 | 348 | 41 | 93 | 107 | 127 | 28 | 101 | 75 | 29 | 20 | 47 | 68 | 466 | .457 | .441 | .843 | 36.3 | 17.9 | 3.9 | 2.9 | |
| Pacific | 28 | 28 | 967 | 170 | 366 | 41 | 114 | 118 | 154 | 16 | 100 | 63 | 20 | 13 | 57 | 75 | 499 | .464 | .360 | .766 | 34.5 | 17.8 | 3.6 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 69 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | .467 | .286 | .600 | 34.5 | 16.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 61 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 23 | .261 | .000 | .786 | 30.5 | 11.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 69 | 12 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 34 | .387 | .222 | .727 | 34.5 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 78 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 32 | .522 | .333 | .875 | 39.0 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 56 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 33 | .550 | .444 | .778 | 28.0 | 16.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | |
| Dallas | 5 | 5 | 168 | 33 | 72 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 87 | .458 | .300 | .833 | 33.6 | 17.4 | 4.2 | 2.4 | |
| Denver | 5 | 5 | 199 | 26 | 71 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 33 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 87 | .366 | .583 | .848 | 39.8 | 17.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 78 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 53 | .615 | .526 | 1.000 | 39.0 | 26.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | |
| Golden State | 4 | 4 | 139 | 23 | 46 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 60 | .500 | .250 | .667 | 34.8 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 | |
| Houston | 6 | 6 | 223 | 49 | 96 | 12 | 25 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 127 | .510 | .480 | .773 | 37.2 | 21.2 | 3.8 | 2.5 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 68 | 13 | 28 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 40 | .464 | .357 | 1.000 | 34.0 | 20.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 4 | 103 | 23 | 40 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 60 | .575 | .571 | .833 | 25.8 | 15.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | |
| LA Lakers | 4 | 4 | 138 | 22 | 52 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 65 | .423 | .294 | .762 | 34.5 | 16.3 | 5.3 | 2.5 | |
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 90 | 17 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 52 | .586 | .556 | .867 | 45.0 | 26.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 78 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 42 | .414 | .533 | .714 | 39.0 | 21.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| Minnesota | 5 | 5 | 167 | 20 | 49 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 58 | .408 | .300 | .789 | 33.4 | 11.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 65 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 36 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 32.5 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | |
| New York | 2 | 2 | 68 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 25 | .500 | .333 | .600 | 34.0 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 74 | 14 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 38 | .560 | .600 | .778 | 37.0 | 19.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 66 | 16 | 31 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 42 | .516 | .412 | 1.000 | 33.0 | 21.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | |
| Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 149 | 31 | 60 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 26 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 89 | .517 | .348 | .731 | 37.3 | 22.3 | 4.0 | 1.3 | |
| Portland | 4 | 4 | 138 | 28 | 59 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 85 | .475 | .500 | .885 | 34.5 | 21.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 4 | 150 | 20 | 52 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 66 | .385 | .389 | .760 | 37.5 | 16.5 | 3.5 | 1.3 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 4 | 150 | 23 | 57 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 74 | .404 | .333 | .724 | 37.5 | 18.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | |
| Utah | 5 | 5 | 187 | 31 | 60 | 13 | 26 | 32 | 35 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 107 | .517 | .500 | .914 | 37.4 | 21.4 | 3.8 | 2.4 | |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 27.0 | 18.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |