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Tellis Frank

Tellis Joseph Frank Jr.

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: April 26, 1965 in Gary, Indiana
High School: Lew Wallace in Gary, Indiana
College: Western Kentucky University
Draft: Golden State Warriors, 1st round (14th pick, 14th overall), 1987 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 6, 1987

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1987-88 22 GSW NBA PF 78 29 1597 242 565 .428 0 1 .000 150 207 .725 95 235 330 111 53 23 109 267 634
1988-89 23 GSW NBA PF 32 2 245 34 91 .374 0 1 .000 39 51 .765 26 35 61 15 14 6 29 59 107
1989-90 24 MIA NBA PF 77 39 1762 278 607 .458 0 0 179 234 .765 151 234 385 85 51 27 134 282 735
1991-92 26 MIN NBA PF 10 0 140 18 33 .545 0 0 10 15 .667 8 18 26 8 5 4 5 24 46
1993-94 28 MIN NBA PF 67 11 959 67 160 .419 0 2 .000 54 76 .711 83 137 220 57 35 35 49 163 188
Career NBA 264 81 4703 639 1456 .439 0 4 .000 432 583 .741 363 659 1022 276 158 95 326 795 1710

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1987-88 22 GSW NBA PF 78 29 20.5 3.1 7.2 .428 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.7 .725 1.2 3.0 4.2 1.4 0.7 0.3 1.4 3.4 8.1
1988-89 23 GSW NBA PF 32 2 7.7 1.1 2.8 .374 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.6 .765 0.8 1.1 1.9 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.9 1.8 3.3
1989-90 24 MIA NBA PF 77 39 22.9 3.6 7.9 .458 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.0 .765 2.0 3.0 5.0 1.1 0.7 0.4 1.7 3.7 9.5
1991-92 26 MIN NBA PF 10 0 14.0 1.8 3.3 .545 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 .667 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.5 2.4 4.6
1993-94 28 MIN NBA PF 67 11 14.3 1.0 2.4 .419 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.1 .711 1.2 2.0 3.3 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.7 2.4 2.8
Career NBA 264 81 17.8 2.4 5.5 .439 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.2 .741 1.4 2.5 3.9 1.0 0.6 0.4 1.2 3.0 6.5

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1987-88 22 GSW NBA PF 78 29 1597 5.5 12.7 .428 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 4.7 .725 2.1 5.3 7.4 2.5 1.2 0.5 2.5 6.0 14.3
1988-89 23 GSW NBA PF 32 2 245 5.0 13.4 .374 0.0 0.1 .000 5.7 7.5 .765 3.8 5.1 9.0 2.2 2.1 0.9 4.3 8.7 15.7
1989-90 24 MIA NBA PF 77 39 1762 5.7 12.4 .458 0.0 0.0 3.7 4.8 .765 3.1 4.8 7.9 1.7 1.0 0.6 2.7 5.8 15.0
1991-92 26 MIN NBA PF 10 0 140 4.6 8.5 .545 0.0 0.0 2.6 3.9 .667 2.1 4.6 6.7 2.1 1.3 1.0 1.3 6.2 11.8
1993-94 28 MIN NBA PF 67 11 959 2.5 6.0 .419 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.9 .711 3.1 5.1 8.3 2.1 1.3 1.3 1.8 6.1 7.1
Career NBA 264 81 4703 4.9 11.1 .439 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 4.5 .741 2.8 5.0 7.8 2.1 1.2 0.7 2.5 6.1 13.1

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1987-88 22 GSW NBA PF 78 1597 10.2 .483 .428 6.4 16.8 11.5 9.6 1.6 0.8 14.2 19.4 98 112 -0.3 0.9 0.6 .018
1988-89 23 GSW NBA PF 32 245 9.4 .472 .374 10.7 14.2 12.5 7.7 2.6 1.4 20.4 22.0 92 106 -0.2 0.3 0.1 .017
1989-90 24 MIA NBA PF 77 1762 11.1 .518 .458 9.1 15.2 12.1 6.9 1.4 0.9 15.9 19.3 101 109 0.4 1.6 2.0 .054
1991-92 26 MIN NBA PF 10 140 12.4 .581 .545 6.1 14.6 10.2 7.9 1.8 1.7 11.2 13.5 117 111 0.2 0.1 0.3 .102
1993-94 28 MIN NBA PF 67 959 8.9 .486 .419 10.4 16.4 13.4 8.7 1.9 2.3 20.2 11.1 100 107 0.2 0.9 1.1 .055
Career NBA 264 4703 10.3 .499 .439 8.5 15.9 12.1 8.2 1.6 1.2 16.0 17.6 100 110 0.2 3.8 4.0 .041

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 5 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Tellis Frank 2.0 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.1
Michael Ruffin 91.8 1.9 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.0
Bob Portman 86.8 1.9 1.2 0.8 0.5
Bill Walker 85.9 1.9 1.1 0.9 0.5
Tony Brown 85.5 1.8 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.0
Hank Whitney 84.2 1.8 1.1 0.5
Scott Hastings 83.8 2.1 1.3 0.8 0.4 0.1
Keith Lee 83.2 1.9 1.1 0.8
Byron Houston 82.0 1.8 0.9 0.7 0.5
D.J. White 81.9 1.8 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2
Steve Novak 81.5 2.2 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Tellis Frank 2.0 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.1
Bob Portman 86.8 1.9 1.2 0.8 0.5
Bill Walker 85.9 1.9 1.1 0.9 0.5
Hank Whitney 84.2 1.8 1.1 0.5
Keith Lee 83.2 1.9 1.1 0.8
Byron Houston 82.0 1.8 0.9 0.7 0.5
D.J. White 81.9 1.8 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2
Joe Kopicki 79.7 1.9 0.9 0.7
Cliff Meely 79.3 1.8 1.2 1.0 0.4 0.2
Kenny Battle 78.8 1.9 1.3 0.3 0.1
Donnell Harvey 77.2 2.0 1.8 0.7 0.2 0.1

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1983-84 18 WKENTUCKY 27 42 121 22 36 92 31 17 7 40 80 106 .347 .611 3.9 3.4 1.1
1984-85 19 WKENTUCKY 27 93 213 41 62 134 37 16 18 43 80 227 .437 .661 8.4 5.0 1.4
1985-86 20 WKENTUCKY 30 109 212 88 111 157 34 26 12 58 89 306 .514 .793 10.2 5.2 1.1
1986-87 21 WKENTUCKY 38 281 542 122 175 281 85 40 22 94 118 684 .518 .697 18.0 7.4 2.2
Career 122 525 1088 273 384 664 187 99 59 235 367 1323 .483 .711 10.8 5.4 1.5

Transactions

June 22, 1987: Drafted by the Golden State Warriors in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1987 NBA Draft.

October 2, 1989: Traded by the Golden State Warriors to the Miami Heat for a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Steve Bardo).

July 1, 1990: Released by the Miami Heat.

October 3, 1991: Signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

November 29, 1991: Waived by the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1987-88 Golden State Warriors NBA $353,000
1988-89 Golden State Warriors NBA $303,000
1993-94 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA $200,000
Career (may be incomplete) $856,000

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