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, 20 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 | 42 | 2 | 510 | 66 | 153 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 42 | 48 | 101 | 22 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 68 | 157 | .431 | .000 | .595 | 12.1 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 22 | 2 | 279 | 38 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 55 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 81 | .475 | .000 | .385 | 12.7 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 0.6 |
| Road | 20 | 0 | 231 | 28 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 29 | 25 | 46 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 76 | .384 | .690 | 11.6 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 24 | 2 | 333 | 43 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 33 | 70 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 42 | 98 | .430 | .000 | .480 | 13.9 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 0.5 |
| Post | 18 | 0 | 177 | 23 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 59 | .434 | .765 | 9.8 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 13 | 2 | 188 | 22 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 50 | .400 | .545 | 14.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 0.4 | |
| Loss | 29 | 0 | 322 | 44 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 44 | 107 | .449 | .000 | .613 | 11.1 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 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 |
| Month | October | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
| November | 10 | 0 | 193 | 21 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 50 | .404 | .000 | .571 | 19.3 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 0.7 | |
| December | 7 | 2 | 83 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 22 | .385 | .500 | 11.9 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 0.6 | ||
| January | 5 | 0 | 46 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 20 | .563 | .286 | 9.2 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | ||
| February | 4 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | .500 | 9.3 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | |||
| March | 12 | 0 | 138 | 20 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 53 | .455 | .765 | 11.5 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 0.5 | ||
| April | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | |||
| 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 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .444 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | ||
| Monday | 6 | 1 | 100 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 40 | .515 | .545 | 16.7 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | ||
| Tuesday | 5 | 0 | 62 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | .333 | .429 | 12.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | ||
| Wednesday | 10 | 1 | 107 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 25 | .345 | .625 | 10.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 | ||
| Thursday | 2 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | .500 | 17.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 | |||
| Friday | 10 | 0 | 94 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 31 | .407 | .750 | 9.4 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.4 | ||
| Saturday | 5 | 0 | 91 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 28 | .481 | .000 | .500 | 18.2 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 2 | 2 | 43 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | .313 | 21.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Reserve | 40 | 0 | 467 | 61 | 137 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 42 | 45 | 91 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 61 | 147 | .445 | .000 | .595 | 11.7 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | .500 | .000 | .667 | 32.5 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| 20-29 | 6 | 2 | 128 | 14 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 31 | .389 | .750 | 21.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 1.7 | ||
| 10-19 | 16 | 0 | 224 | 32 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 22 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 79 | .478 | .556 | 14.0 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 0.4 | ||
| 0-9 | 18 | 0 | 93 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 23 | .333 | .600 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | ||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 8 | 0 | 118 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 35 | .438 | .583 | 14.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 0.6 | |
| 1 Day | 14 | 2 | 180 | 26 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 59 | .441 | .000 | .583 | 12.9 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 0.8 | |
| 2 Days | 7 | 0 | 82 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | .364 | .500 | 11.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | ||
| 3+ Days | 12 | 0 | 127 | 17 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 42 | .436 | .667 | 10.6 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 | ||
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 17 | 1 | 214 | 22 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 49 | .367 | .500 | 12.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 0.4 | |
| Western | 25 | 1 | 296 | 44 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 32 | 27 | 54 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 108 | .473 | .000 | .625 | 11.8 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 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 | 7 | 0 | 81 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 19 | .429 | 1.000 | 11.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 0.3 | |
| Central | 10 | 1 | 133 | 13 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 30 | .333 | .444 | 13.3 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 0.5 | ||
| Midwest | 14 | 1 | 198 | 29 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 22 | 42 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 74 | .439 | .000 | .640 | 14.1 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | |
| Pacific | 11 | 0 | 98 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 34 | .556 | .571 | 8.9 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .333 | .667 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .333 | .000 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .091 | 19.0 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | |||
| Dallas | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |||
| Denver | 3 | 0 | 81 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 33 | .444 | .000 | .750 | 27.0 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | |
| Detroit | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Golden State | 3 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | .500 | 8.7 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | |||
| Houston | 3 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | .333 | .000 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | ||
| Indiana | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .500 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .250 | 1.000 | 13.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Miami | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Minnesota | 3 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | .545 | .500 | 11.3 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |||
| New Orleans | 2 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .750 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | |||
| New York | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .200 | 14.0 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | |||
| Phoenix | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .667 | .500 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .600 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |||
| Sacramento | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.000 | .000 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | .385 | .750 | 16.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |||
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .600 | .500 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | .500 | 15.5 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | |||