Melvin Anderson Ely
Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 260 lbs.
Born: May 2, 1978 in Harvey, Illinois
High School: Thornton Township in Harvey, Illinois
College: California State University, Fresno
Draft: Los Angeles Clippers, 1st round (12th pick, 12th overall), 2002 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 28, 2002
Age: 35 years, 23 days ▪ Experience: 8 years
D-League: 37 G, 10.7 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 0.9 APG (Full Record)
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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 | 373 | 55 | 5977 | 780 | 1696 | 0 | 3 | 426 | 682 | 448 | 1214 | 261 | 99 | 208 | 392 | 760 | 1986 | .460 | .000 | .625 | 16.0 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 0.7 | |
| 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 | 189 | 32 | 3090 | 419 | 895 | 0 | 3 | 205 | 340 | 218 | 621 | 131 | 44 | 111 | 189 | 395 | 1043 | .468 | .000 | .603 | 16.3 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| Road | 184 | 23 | 2887 | 361 | 801 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 342 | 230 | 593 | 130 | 55 | 97 | 203 | 365 | 943 | .451 | .646 | 15.7 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 0.7 | ||
| 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 | 233 | 38 | 3703 | 469 | 1046 | 0 | 2 | 280 | 440 | 284 | 770 | 155 | 54 | 130 | 246 | 464 | 1218 | .448 | .000 | .636 | 15.9 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| Post | 140 | 17 | 2274 | 311 | 650 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 242 | 164 | 444 | 106 | 45 | 78 | 146 | 296 | 768 | .478 | .000 | .603 | 16.2 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 0.8 | |
| 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 | 144 | 23 | 2293 | 298 | 643 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 245 | 151 | 457 | 99 | 44 | 83 | 156 | 303 | 756 | .463 | .000 | .653 | 15.9 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 0.7 |
| Loss | 229 | 32 | 3684 | 482 | 1053 | 0 | 2 | 266 | 437 | 297 | 757 | 162 | 55 | 125 | 236 | 457 | 1230 | .458 | .000 | .609 | 16.1 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 0.7 | |
| 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 |
| Month | October | 5 | 0 | 55 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | .462 | .800 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | |
| November | 67 | 1 | 1015 | 110 | 264 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 147 | 80 | 229 | 42 | 22 | 32 | 77 | 132 | 313 | .417 | .000 | .633 | 15.1 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 0.6 | |
| December | 65 | 15 | 922 | 121 | 272 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 106 | 87 | 184 | 40 | 15 | 36 | 56 | 116 | 312 | .445 | .660 | 14.2 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 0.6 | ||
| January | 65 | 6 | 944 | 115 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 99 | 49 | 168 | 34 | 7 | 30 | 56 | 119 | 279 | .453 | .495 | 14.5 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 0.5 | ||
| February | 52 | 19 | 1104 | 154 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 125 | 85 | 249 | 52 | 14 | 43 | 74 | 128 | 397 | .477 | .712 | 21.2 | 7.6 | 4.8 | 1.0 | ||
| March | 74 | 2 | 1084 | 159 | 324 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 115 | 89 | 216 | 47 | 29 | 41 | 71 | 142 | 383 | .491 | .000 | .565 | 14.6 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 0.6 | |
| April | 45 | 12 | 854 | 115 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 85 | 54 | 159 | 44 | 12 | 25 | 52 | 110 | 286 | .467 | .659 | 19.0 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 40 | 5 | 514 | 74 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 60 | 46 | 98 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 58 | 186 | .525 | .633 | 12.8 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 0.4 | |
| Monday | 47 | 8 | 770 | 107 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 66 | 49 | 148 | 22 | 10 | 21 | 46 | 109 | 260 | .480 | .697 | 16.4 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 0.5 | ||
| Tuesday | 44 | 8 | 717 | 75 | 184 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 87 | 44 | 135 | 29 | 14 | 31 | 55 | 90 | 199 | .408 | .000 | .563 | 16.3 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 0.7 | |
| Wednesday | 90 | 17 | 1442 | 198 | 443 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 148 | 120 | 325 | 71 | 21 | 47 | 79 | 173 | 492 | .447 | .649 | 16.0 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 0.8 | ||
| Thursday | 15 | 0 | 248 | 34 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 27 | 55 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 82 | .453 | .583 | 16.6 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 0.7 | ||
| Friday | 80 | 10 | 1269 | 146 | 325 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 169 | 86 | 256 | 67 | 19 | 42 | 84 | 168 | 402 | .449 | .651 | 15.9 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 0.8 | ||
| Saturday | 57 | 7 | 1017 | 146 | 305 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 128 | 76 | 197 | 45 | 20 | 43 | 72 | 135 | 365 | .479 | .000 | .570 | 17.8 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 0.8 | |
| 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 | 55 | 55 | 1528 | 225 | 473 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 153 | 124 | 328 | 75 | 22 | 65 | 91 | 163 | 552 | .476 | .667 | 27.8 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 1.4 | |
| Reserve | 318 | 0 | 4449 | 555 | 1223 | 0 | 3 | 324 | 529 | 324 | 886 | 186 | 77 | 143 | 301 | 597 | 1434 | .454 | .000 | .612 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 0.6 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 4 | 4 | 165 | 28 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 69 | .475 | .684 | 41.3 | 17.3 | 10.5 | 2.0 | |
| 30-39 | 26 | 19 | 877 | 147 | 275 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 110 | 62 | 185 | 45 | 19 | 55 | 53 | 87 | 368 | .535 | .000 | .673 | 33.7 | 14.2 | 7.1 | 1.7 | |
| 20-29 | 92 | 22 | 2179 | 307 | 629 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 227 | 170 | 462 | 101 | 34 | 64 | 124 | 245 | 762 | .488 | .652 | 23.7 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 1.1 | ||
| 10-19 | 141 | 8 | 2131 | 245 | 583 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 267 | 166 | 430 | 83 | 29 | 69 | 162 | 309 | 645 | .420 | .000 | .581 | 15.1 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | |
| 0-9 | 110 | 2 | 625 | 53 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 59 | 31 | 95 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 108 | 142 | .353 | .610 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | ||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 71 | 17 | 1347 | 194 | 399 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 150 | 108 | 276 | 59 | 27 | 43 | 87 | 161 | 481 | .486 | .000 | .620 | 19.0 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 0.8 |
| 1 Day | 156 | 28 | 2638 | 342 | 737 | 0 | 2 | 182 | 282 | 192 | 525 | 117 | 41 | 103 | 167 | 348 | 866 | .464 | .000 | .645 | 16.9 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 0.8 | |
| 2 Days | 62 | 6 | 928 | 127 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 99 | 66 | 189 | 35 | 17 | 39 | 59 | 118 | 310 | .438 | .566 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.6 | ||
| 3+ Days | 76 | 4 | 956 | 104 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 135 | 72 | 197 | 43 | 14 | 19 | 64 | 113 | 290 | .432 | .607 | 12.6 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 0.6 | ||
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 177 | 30 | 3067 | 398 | 888 | 0 | 2 | 232 | 379 | 254 | 659 | 144 | 44 | 108 | 195 | 382 | 1028 | .448 | .000 | .612 | 17.3 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 0.8 |
| Western | 196 | 25 | 2910 | 382 | 808 | 0 | 1 | 194 | 303 | 194 | 555 | 117 | 55 | 100 | 197 | 378 | 958 | .473 | .000 | .640 | 14.8 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 0.6 | |
| 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 | 67 | 10 | 1037 | 127 | 315 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 129 | 95 | 231 | 49 | 18 | 39 | 70 | 140 | 334 | .403 | .000 | .620 | 15.5 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 0.7 |
| Central | 68 | 12 | 1220 | 163 | 346 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 141 | 111 | 274 | 48 | 12 | 44 | 74 | 139 | 409 | .471 | .589 | 17.9 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0.7 | ||
| Midwest | 33 | 4 | 467 | 60 | 131 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 49 | 39 | 95 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 55 | 152 | .458 | .000 | .653 | 14.2 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 0.5 | |
| Northwest | 49 | 11 | 784 | 114 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 90 | 49 | 154 | 40 | 15 | 25 | 51 | 106 | 286 | .525 | .644 | 16.0 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 0.8 | ||
| Pacific | 66 | 6 | 968 | 127 | 265 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 98 | 60 | 182 | 36 | 17 | 29 | 74 | 128 | 321 | .479 | .684 | 14.7 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 0.5 | ||
| Southeast | 42 | 8 | 810 | 108 | 227 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 109 | 48 | 154 | 47 | 14 | 25 | 51 | 103 | 285 | .476 | .000 | .633 | 19.3 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 1.1 | |
| Southwest | 48 | 4 | 691 | 81 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 66 | 46 | 124 | 26 | 15 | 23 | 50 | 89 | 199 | .415 | .561 | 14.4 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 13 | 2 | 281 | 41 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 45 | 19 | 60 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 114 | .526 | .711 | 21.6 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 1.2 | |
| Boston | 11 | 0 | 155 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 33 | .278 | .000 | .542 | 14.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 0.5 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .625 | .600 | 12.3 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Chicago | 15 | 2 | 231 | 31 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 21 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 33 | 80 | .437 | .621 | 15.4 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 0.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 12 | 2 | 225 | 22 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 38 | 51 | .407 | .333 | 18.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Dallas | 14 | 2 | 194 | 20 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 54 | .455 | .636 | 13.9 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0.6 | ||
| Denver | 15 | 2 | 302 | 47 | 96 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 38 | 30 | 73 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 42 | 119 | .490 | .000 | .658 | 20.1 | 7.9 | 4.9 | 0.8 | |
| Detroit | 10 | 2 | 197 | 33 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 80 | .611 | .583 | 19.7 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 0.4 | ||
| Golden State | 11 | 0 | 139 | 18 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 49 | .400 | .867 | 12.7 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | ||
| Houston | 17 | 2 | 215 | 19 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 28 | 46 | .311 | .421 | 12.6 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | ||
| Indiana | 13 | 4 | 236 | 26 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 24 | 70 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 74 | .382 | .688 | 18.1 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 0.7 | ||
| LA Clippers | 10 | 2 | 174 | 21 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 55 | .420 | .542 | 17.4 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 0.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 16 | 1 | 216 | 30 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 74 | .500 | .636 | 13.5 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 0.9 | ||
| Memphis | 14 | 0 | 192 | 22 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 58 | .449 | .583 | 13.7 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 0.5 | ||
| Miami | 12 | 4 | 234 | 31 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 82 | .456 | .833 | 19.5 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 0.7 | ||
| Milwaukee | 9 | 1 | 167 | 27 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 69 | .482 | .682 | 18.6 | 7.7 | 4.3 | 1.4 | ||
| Minnesota | 16 | 3 | 192 | 33 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 71 | .532 | .556 | 12.0 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 0.8 | ||
| New Jersey | 16 | 2 | 272 | 32 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 29 | 21 | 61 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 36 | 81 | .372 | .586 | 17.0 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 0.8 | ||
| New Orleans | 9 | 1 | 124 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 37 | .531 | .600 | 13.8 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 0.3 | ||
| New York | 14 | 3 | 234 | 30 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 36 | 27 | 51 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 84 | .423 | .667 | 16.7 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 0.9 | ||
| Oklahoma City | 14 | 2 | 213 | 34 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 84 | .567 | .667 | 15.2 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | ||
| Orlando | 12 | 0 | 152 | 16 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 39 | .390 | .438 | 12.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.6 | ||
| Philadelphia | 11 | 3 | 174 | 29 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 27 | 15 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 77 | .420 | .704 | 15.8 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 11 | 1 | 189 | 24 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 61 | .533 | .765 | 17.2 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 0.5 | ||
| Portland | 15 | 5 | 236 | 26 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 65 | .500 | .813 | 15.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Sacramento | 8 | 1 | 134 | 24 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 58 | .522 | .625 | 16.7 | 7.3 | 3.9 | 0.5 | ||
| San Antonio | 16 | 2 | 249 | 36 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 61 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 26 | 86 | .462 | .700 | 15.6 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 0.4 | ||
| Toronto | 9 | 1 | 149 | 19 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 29 | 46 | .543 | .571 | 16.6 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 0.7 | ||
| Utah | 14 | 2 | 208 | 20 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 34 | 8 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 60 | .476 | .588 | 14.8 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 0.7 | ||
| Washington | 14 | 3 | 270 | 37 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 21 | 50 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 40 | 86 | .468 | .000 | .414 | 19.3 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 1.4 | |