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 | 52 | 34 | 1229 | 147 | 339 | 55 | 129 | 60 | 84 | 17 | 170 | 81 | 23 | 25 | 51 | 80 | 409 | .434 | .426 | .714 | 23.6 | 7.9 | 3.3 | 1.6 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 28 | 19 | 618 | 74 | 171 | 30 | 65 | 36 | 48 | 8 | 86 | 48 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 214 | .433 | .462 | .750 | 22.1 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 1.7 |
| Road | 24 | 15 | 611 | 73 | 168 | 25 | 64 | 24 | 36 | 9 | 84 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 195 | .435 | .391 | .667 | 25.5 | 8.1 | 3.5 | 1.4 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 32 | 32 | 925 | 115 | 253 | 39 | 92 | 55 | 73 | 9 | 127 | 60 | 17 | 16 | 44 | 60 | 324 | .455 | .424 | .753 | 28.9 | 10.1 | 4.0 | 1.9 |
| Post | 20 | 2 | 304 | 32 | 86 | 16 | 37 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 85 | .372 | .432 | .455 | 15.2 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 35 | 22 | 806 | 105 | 226 | 42 | 88 | 44 | 62 | 11 | 110 | 60 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 51 | 296 | .465 | .477 | .710 | 23.0 | 8.5 | 3.1 | 1.7 |
| Loss | 17 | 12 | 423 | 42 | 113 | 13 | 41 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 60 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 113 | .372 | .317 | .727 | 24.9 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 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 |
| Month | October | 1 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .429 | .500 | 1.000 | 26.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| November | 13 | 13 | 381 | 53 | 113 | 14 | 34 | 19 | 30 | 1 | 47 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 139 | .469 | .412 | .633 | 29.3 | 10.7 | 3.6 | 2.3 | |
| December | 16 | 16 | 464 | 54 | 114 | 20 | 44 | 30 | 37 | 8 | 74 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 158 | .474 | .455 | .811 | 29.0 | 9.9 | 4.6 | 1.3 | |
| January | 2 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 17 | .263 | .300 | 1.000 | 27.0 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| February | 3 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .500 | .400 | 11.7 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| March | 8 | 1 | 115 | 12 | 34 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 33 | .353 | .500 | .500 | 14.4 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 0.4 | |
| April | 9 | 0 | 154 | 17 | 46 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 44 | .370 | .409 | .333 | 17.1 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 3 | 1 | 61 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 25 | .476 | .455 | .000 | 20.3 | 8.3 | 4.3 | 1.0 |
| Monday | 2 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | .429 | .000 | .800 | 20.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | |
| Tuesday | 13 | 8 | 294 | 32 | 87 | 13 | 35 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 91 | .368 | .371 | .778 | 22.6 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 1.6 | |
| Wednesday | 7 | 5 | 160 | 20 | 44 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 51 | .455 | .231 | .615 | 22.9 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | |
| Thursday | 10 | 6 | 230 | 22 | 54 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 62 | .407 | .524 | .700 | 23.0 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 0.9 | |
| Friday | 6 | 5 | 166 | 23 | 49 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 64 | .469 | .389 | .733 | 27.7 | 10.7 | 4.8 | 1.8 | |
| Saturday | 11 | 8 | 278 | 37 | 77 | 16 | 28 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 43 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 106 | .481 | .571 | .727 | 25.3 | 9.6 | 3.9 | 1.8 | |
| 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 | 34 | 34 | 965 | 118 | 264 | 40 | 98 | 55 | 75 | 11 | 133 | 61 | 17 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 331 | .447 | .408 | .733 | 28.4 | 9.7 | 3.9 | 1.8 |
| Reserve | 18 | 0 | 264 | 29 | 75 | 15 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 78 | .387 | .484 | .556 | 14.7 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 15 | 15 | 509 | 57 | 126 | 14 | 40 | 38 | 49 | 7 | 71 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 166 | .452 | .350 | .776 | 33.9 | 11.1 | 4.7 | 2.0 |
| 20-29 | 20 | 16 | 494 | 64 | 147 | 31 | 61 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 63 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 174 | .435 | .508 | .625 | 24.7 | 8.7 | 3.2 | 1.6 | |
| 10-19 | 11 | 3 | 181 | 21 | 55 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 56 | .382 | .348 | .667 | 16.5 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 1.5 | |
| 0-9 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | .455 | .400 | .500 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | |
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 10 | 7 | 233 | 23 | 68 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 60 | .338 | .182 | .769 | 23.3 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| 1 Day | 27 | 17 | 668 | 84 | 171 | 40 | 71 | 35 | 46 | 9 | 101 | 39 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 38 | 243 | .491 | .563 | .761 | 24.7 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 1.4 | |
| 2 Days | 7 | 5 | 175 | 21 | 53 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 56 | .396 | .353 | .727 | 25.0 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 1.9 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 4 | 127 | 16 | 40 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 40 | .400 | .200 | .417 | 18.1 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 15 | 11 | 358 | 41 | 93 | 18 | 35 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 43 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 122 | .441 | .514 | .880 | 23.9 | 8.1 | 2.9 | 1.7 |
| Western | 37 | 23 | 871 | 106 | 246 | 37 | 94 | 38 | 59 | 12 | 127 | 56 | 14 | 19 | 38 | 51 | 287 | .431 | .394 | .644 | 23.5 | 7.8 | 3.4 | 1.5 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 6 | 4 | 151 | 18 | 38 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 55 | .474 | .500 | .923 | 25.2 | 9.2 | 3.2 | 1.8 |
| Central | 9 | 7 | 207 | 23 | 55 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 67 | .418 | .524 | .833 | 23.0 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 1.6 | |
| Midwest | 16 | 11 | 416 | 54 | 120 | 23 | 49 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 60 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 144 | .450 | .469 | .619 | 26.0 | 9.0 | 3.8 | 1.4 | |
| Pacific | 21 | 12 | 455 | 52 | 126 | 14 | 45 | 25 | 38 | 9 | 67 | 34 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 26 | 143 | .413 | .311 | .658 | 21.7 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 1.6 | |
| 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 | Boston | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 48 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | .364 | .333 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 46 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 21 | .778 | 1.000 | .750 | 23.0 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | |
| Cleveland | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .429 | .500 | 20.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 1 | 55 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | .400 | .429 | 27.5 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Denver | 4 | 2 | 95 | 13 | 32 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 35 | .406 | .471 | .500 | 23.8 | 8.8 | 4.0 | 1.8 | |
| Detroit | 1 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | .273 | .333 | 22.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Golden State | 3 | 2 | 65 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 29 | .550 | .444 | .750 | 21.7 | 9.7 | 5.3 | 2.3 | |
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 60 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 22 | .600 | .667 | .667 | 30.0 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 55 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | .400 | .400 | .667 | 27.5 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .600 | .000 | 20.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 3 | 2 | 81 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 25 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 27.0 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | |
| Miami | 2 | 1 | 49 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | .308 | .200 | .800 | 24.5 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | |
| Milwaukee | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .286 | 1.000 | 16.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 67 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | .385 | .400 | .333 | 33.5 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | |
| New York | 1 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 36.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .500 | .667 | 1.000 | 23.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | |
| Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 109 | 12 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 34 | .387 | .300 | .700 | 27.3 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 | |
| Portland | 3 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .133 | .222 | 18.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 | ||
| Sacramento | 3 | 2 | 80 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 25 | .391 | .375 | .500 | 26.7 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 1 | 44 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 18 | .444 | .167 | .333 | 11.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | |
| Utah | 3 | 2 | 74 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 26 | .474 | .500 | .714 | 24.7 | 8.7 | 3.0 | 0.7 | |
| Vancouver | 3 | 2 | 65 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 29 | .476 | .455 | .667 | 21.7 | 9.7 | 3.7 | 0.7 | |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .400 | .333 | 1.000 | 34.0 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |