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Steve Kerr

Stephen Douglas Kerr (Steve)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-3    Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: September 27, 1965 in Beirut, Lebanon
High School: Pacific Palisades in Pacific Palisades, California
College: University of Arizona

Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 2nd round (25th pick, 50th overall) of the 1988 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1988-89 23 PHO NBA 26 0 157 20 46 .435 8 17 .471 6 9 .667 3 14 17 24 7 0 6 12 54
1989-90 24 CLE NBA 78 5 1664 192 432 .444 73 144 .507 63 73 .863 12 86 98 248 45 7 74 59 520
1990-91 25 CLE NBA 57 4 905 99 223 .444 28 62 .452 45 53 .849 5 32 37 131 29 4 40 52 271
1991-92 26 CLE NBA 48 20 847 121 237 .511 32 74 .432 45 54 .833 14 64 78 110 27 10 31 29 319
1992-93 27 TOT NBA 52 0 481 53 122 .434 6 26 .231 22 24 .917 5 40 45 70 10 1 27 36 134
1992-93 27 CLE NBA 5 0 41 5 10 .500 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 0 7 7 11 2 0 2 2 12
1992-93 27 ORL NBA 47 0 440 48 112 .429 6 24 .250 20 22 .909 5 33 38 59 8 1 25 34 122
1993-94 28 CHI NBA 82 0 2036 287 577 .497 52 124 .419 83 97 .856 26 105 131 210 75 3 57 97 709
1994-95 29 CHI NBA 82 0 1839 261 495 .527 89 170 .524 63 81 .778 20 99 119 151 44 3 48 114 674
1995-96 30 CHI NBA 82 0 1919 244 482 .506 122 237 .515 78 84 .929 25 85 110 192 63 2 42 109 688
1996-97 31 CHI NBA 82 0 1861 249 467 .533 110 237 .464 54 67 .806 29 101 130 175 67 3 43 98 662
1997-98 32 CHI NBA 50 0 1119 137 302 .454 57 130 .438 45 49 .918 14 63 77 96 26 5 27 71 376
1998-99 33 SAS NBA 44 0 734 68 174 .391 25 80 .313 31 35 .886 6 38 44 49 23 3 22 28 192
1999-00 34 SAS NBA 32 0 268 32 74 .432 16 31 .516 9 11 .818 3 16 19 12 4 0 7 14 89
2000-01 35 SAS NBA 55 1 650 67 159 .421 33 77 .429 14 15 .933 6 29 35 57 16 1 21 30 181
2001-02 36 POR NBA 65 0 775 102 217 .470 26 66 .394 39 40 .975 6 54 60 63 13 1 24 49 269
2002-03 37 SAS NBA 75 0 952 110 256 .430 49 124 .395 30 34 .882 12 48 60 70 27 3 35 49 299
Career NBA 910 30 16207 2042 4263 .479 726 1599 .454 627 726 .864 186 874 1060 1658 476 46 504 847 5437

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1988-89 23 PHO NBA 26 0 6.0 0.8 1.8 .435 0.3 0.7 .471 0.2 0.3 .667 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.5 2.1
1989-90 24 CLE NBA 78 5 21.3 2.5 5.5 .444 0.9 1.8 .507 0.8 0.9 .863 0.2 1.1 1.3 3.2 0.6 0.1 0.9 0.8 6.7
1990-91 25 CLE NBA 57 4 15.9 1.7 3.9 .444 0.5 1.1 .452 0.8 0.9 .849 0.1 0.6 0.6 2.3 0.5 0.1 0.7 0.9 4.8
1991-92 26 CLE NBA 48 20 17.6 2.5 4.9 .511 0.7 1.5 .432 0.9 1.1 .833 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.3 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.6 6.6
1992-93 27 TOT NBA 52 0 9.3 1.0 2.3 .434 0.1 0.5 .231 0.4 0.5 .917 0.1 0.8 0.9 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.7 2.6
1992-93 27 CLE NBA 5 0 8.2 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.4 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000 0.0 1.4 1.4 2.2 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.4 2.4
1992-93 27 ORL NBA 47 0 9.4 1.0 2.4 .429 0.1 0.5 .250 0.4 0.5 .909 0.1 0.7 0.8 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.7 2.6
1993-94 28 CHI NBA 82 0 24.8 3.5 7.0 .497 0.6 1.5 .419 1.0 1.2 .856 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.6 0.9 0.0 0.7 1.2 8.6
1994-95 29 CHI NBA 82 0 22.4 3.2 6.0 .527 1.1 2.1 .524 0.8 1.0 .778 0.2 1.2 1.5 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.6 1.4 8.2
1995-96 30 CHI NBA 82 0 23.4 3.0 5.9 .506 1.5 2.9 .515 1.0 1.0 .929 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.3 0.8 0.0 0.5 1.3 8.4
1996-97 31 CHI NBA 82 0 22.7 3.0 5.7 .533 1.3 2.9 .464 0.7 0.8 .806 0.4 1.2 1.6 2.1 0.8 0.0 0.5 1.2 8.1
1997-98 32 CHI NBA 50 0 22.4 2.7 6.0 .454 1.1 2.6 .438 0.9 1.0 .918 0.3 1.3 1.5 1.9 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.4 7.5
1998-99 33 SAS NBA 44 0 16.7 1.5 4.0 .391 0.6 1.8 .313 0.7 0.8 .886 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.6 4.4
1999-00 34 SAS NBA 32 0 8.4 1.0 2.3 .432 0.5 1.0 .516 0.3 0.3 .818 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.4 2.8
2000-01 35 SAS NBA 55 1 11.8 1.2 2.9 .421 0.6 1.4 .429 0.3 0.3 .933 0.1 0.5 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.5 3.3
2001-02 36 POR NBA 65 0 11.9 1.6 3.3 .470 0.4 1.0 .394 0.6 0.6 .975 0.1 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.8 4.1
2002-03 37 SAS NBA 75 0 12.7 1.5 3.4 .430 0.7 1.7 .395 0.4 0.5 .882 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.7 4.0
Career NBA 910 30 17.8 2.2 4.7 .479 0.8 1.8 .454 0.7 0.8 .864 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.9 6.0

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1988-89 23 PHO NBA 26 0 157 4.6 10.5 .435 1.8 3.9 .471 1.4 2.1 .667 0.7 3.2 3.9 5.5 1.6 0.0 1.4 2.8 12.4
1989-90 24 CLE NBA 78 5 1664 4.2 9.3 .444 1.6 3.1 .507 1.4 1.6 .863 0.3 1.9 2.1 5.4 1.0 0.2 1.6 1.3 11.3
1990-91 25 CLE NBA 57 4 905 3.9 8.9 .444 1.1 2.5 .452 1.8 2.1 .849 0.2 1.3 1.5 5.2 1.2 0.2 1.6 2.1 10.8
1991-92 26 CLE NBA 48 20 847 5.1 10.1 .511 1.4 3.1 .432 1.9 2.3 .833 0.6 2.7 3.3 4.7 1.1 0.4 1.3 1.2 13.6
1992-93 27 TOT NBA 52 0 481 4.0 9.1 .434 0.4 1.9 .231 1.6 1.8 .917 0.4 3.0 3.4 5.2 0.7 0.1 2.0 2.7 10.0
1992-93 27 CLE NBA 5 0 41 4.4 8.8 .500 0.0 1.8 .000 1.8 1.8 1.000 0.0 6.1 6.1 9.7 1.8 0.0 1.8 1.8 10.5
1992-93 27 ORL NBA 47 0 440 3.9 9.2 .429 0.5 2.0 .250 1.6 1.8 .909 0.4 2.7 3.1 4.8 0.7 0.1 2.0 2.8 10.0
1993-94 28 CHI NBA 82 0 2036 5.1 10.2 .497 0.9 2.2 .419 1.5 1.7 .856 0.5 1.9 2.3 3.7 1.3 0.1 1.0 1.7 12.5
1994-95 29 CHI NBA 82 0 1839 5.1 9.7 .527 1.7 3.3 .524 1.2 1.6 .778 0.4 1.9 2.3 3.0 0.9 0.1 0.9 2.2 13.2
1995-96 30 CHI NBA 82 0 1919 4.6 9.0 .506 2.3 4.4 .515 1.5 1.6 .929 0.5 1.6 2.1 3.6 1.2 0.0 0.8 2.0 12.9
1996-97 31 CHI NBA 82 0 1861 4.8 9.0 .533 2.1 4.6 .464 1.0 1.3 .806 0.6 2.0 2.5 3.4 1.3 0.1 0.8 1.9 12.8
1997-98 32 CHI NBA 50 0 1119 4.4 9.7 .454 1.8 4.2 .438 1.4 1.6 .918 0.5 2.0 2.5 3.1 0.8 0.2 0.9 2.3 12.1
1998-99 33 SAS NBA 44 0 734 3.3 8.5 .391 1.2 3.9 .313 1.5 1.7 .886 0.3 1.9 2.2 2.4 1.1 0.1 1.1 1.4 9.4
1999-00 34 SAS NBA 32 0 268 4.3 9.9 .432 2.1 4.2 .516 1.2 1.5 .818 0.4 2.1 2.6 1.6 0.5 0.0 0.9 1.9 12.0
2000-01 35 SAS NBA 55 1 650 3.7 8.8 .421 1.8 4.3 .429 0.8 0.8 .933 0.3 1.6 1.9 3.2 0.9 0.1 1.2 1.7 10.0
2001-02 36 POR NBA 65 0 775 4.7 10.1 .470 1.2 3.1 .394 1.8 1.9 .975 0.3 2.5 2.8 2.9 0.6 0.0 1.1 2.3 12.5
2002-03 37 SAS NBA 75 0 952 4.2 9.7 .430 1.9 4.7 .395 1.1 1.3 .882 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.6 1.0 0.1 1.3 1.9 11.3
Career NBA 910 30 16207 4.5 9.5 .479 1.6 3.6 .454 1.4 1.6 .864 0.4 1.9 2.4 3.7 1.1 0.1 1.1 1.9 12.1

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1988-89 23 PHO NBA 26 157 12.7 .540 .522 2.1 9.1 5.8 18.6 2.0 0.0 10.7 14.1 116 107 0.2 0.2 0.4
1989-90 24 CLE NBA 78 1664 12.0 .560 .529 0.8 5.8 3.3 21.5 1.4 0.3 13.8 14.0 114 111 2.1 1.1 3.2
1990-91 25 CLE NBA 57 905 10.9 .550 .507 0.6 4.1 2.4 20.3 1.6 0.3 14.0 13.8 111 113 0.9 0.4 1.3
1991-92 26 CLE NBA 48 847 15.3 .612 .578 1.9 8.1 5.1 18.0 1.6 0.7 10.6 15.0 124 111 1.8 0.6 2.4
1992-93 27 TOT NBA 52 481 9.4 .505 .459 1.2 8.9 5.3 20.4 1.0 0.1 16.9 14.3 104 111 0.2 0.4 0.6
1992-93 27 CLE NBA 5 41 17.5 .551 .500 0.0 18.8 9.8 36.2 2.5 0.0 15.5 13.9 120 104 0.1 0.1 0.1
1992-93 27 ORL NBA 47 440 8.6 .501 .455 1.4 8.0 4.9 18.9 0.9 0.1 17.0 14.4 103 111 0.1 0.3 0.4
1993-94 28 CHI NBA 82 2036 13.7 .572 .542 1.5 6.0 3.8 15.2 1.9 0.1 8.4 14.7 121 106 4.0 2.1 6.1
1994-95 29 CHI NBA 82 1839 13.5 .635 .617 1.3 6.4 3.8 12.4 1.2 0.1 8.3 14.0 129 109 4.2 1.7 5.9
1995-96 30 CHI NBA 82 1919 15.2 .663 .633 1.5 5.2 3.3 14.1 1.7 0.1 7.5 12.9 141 106 6.0 2.3 8.3
1996-97 31 CHI NBA 82 1861 15.6 .667 .651 1.8 6.0 3.9 13.5 1.9 0.1 8.0 12.9 137 106 5.4 2.0 7.5
1997-98 32 CHI NBA 50 1119 12.9 .581 .548 1.4 6.5 3.9 13.2 1.3 0.3 7.7 14.0 124 105 2.5 1.2 3.8
1998-99 33 SAS NBA 44 734 9.9 .507 .463 1.0 5.5 3.4 10.6 1.7 0.3 10.4 13.4 105 100 0.7 0.9 1.6
1999-00 34 SAS NBA 32 268 10.6 .564 .541 1.3 6.5 4.0 7.2 0.8 0.0 8.2 14.8 112 105 0.4 0.3 0.6
2000-01 35 SAS NBA 55 650 10.6 .546 .525 1.1 4.8 3.0 14.1 1.3 0.1 11.3 13.5 110 104 0.8 0.6 1.5
2001-02 36 POR NBA 65 775 12.3 .573 .530 0.9 8.3 4.6 13.0 0.9 0.1 9.3 15.2 118 109 1.5 0.4 1.8
2002-03 37 SAS NBA 75 952 11.4 .552 .525 1.5 5.6 3.7 11.9 1.5 0.2 11.4 14.9 111 105 1.3 0.9 2.2
Career NBA 910 16207 13.1 .593 .564 1.3 6.1 3.8 15.0 1.5 0.2 9.9 14.0 122 107 32.1 15.1 47.2

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1989-90 24 CLE NBA 5 73 4 14 0 3 0 0 1 6 10 4 0 2 6 8 .286 .000 14.6 1.6 1.2 2.0
1991-92 26 CLE NBA 12 149 18 41 3 11 5 5 1 6 10 5 0 4 12 44 .439 .273 1.000 12.4 3.7 0.5 0.8
1993-94 28 CHI NBA 10 186 13 36 6 16 3 3 2 14 10 7 0 1 13 35 .361 .375 1.000 18.6 3.5 1.4 1.0
1994-95 29 CHI NBA 10 193 19 40 8 19 5 5 1 6 15 1 0 0 14 51 .475 .421 1.000 19.3 5.1 0.6 1.5
1995-96 30 CHI NBA 18 357 39 87 17 53 27 31 3 18 31 14 0 13 21 122 .448 .321 .871 19.8 6.8 1.0 1.7
1996-97 31 CHI NBA 19 341 33 77 16 42 13 14 4 18 20 17 2 8 25 95 .429 .381 .929 17.9 5.0 0.9 1.1
1997-98 32 CHI NBA 21 415 33 76 19 41 18 22 8 17 35 7 0 5 26 103 .434 .463 .818 19.8 4.9 0.8 1.7
1998-99 33 SAS NBA 11 97 8 30 3 13 5 6 3 9 8 2 0 4 5 24 .267 .231 .833 8.8 2.2 0.8 0.7
2000-01 35 SAS NBA 9 101 12 25 5 15 1 2 3 9 6 4 1 2 8 30 .480 .333 .500 11.2 3.3 1.0 0.7
2001-02 36 POR NBA 3 39 6 14 2 8 5 5 0 4 5 1 0 1 6 19 .429 .250 1.000 13.0 6.3 1.3 1.7
2002-03 37 SAS NBA 10 46 7 11 5 6 3 4 1 3 6 1 0 1 6 22 .636 .833 .750 4.6 2.2 0.3 0.6
Career NBA 128 1997 192 451 84 227 85 97 27 110 156 63 3 41 142 553 .426 .370 .876 15.6 4.3 0.9 1.2

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1989-90 24 CLE NBA 5 73 5.4 .286 .286 1.8 7.2 4.8 17.5 2.8 0.0 12.5 10.1 82 111 -0.1 0.1 0.0
1991-92 26 CLE NBA 12 149 8.2 .509 .476 0.8 3.7 2.4 9.9 1.8 0.0 8.5 14.4 106 114 0.0 0.1 0.2
1993-94 28 CHI NBA 10 186 8.3 .469 .444 1.4 7.7 4.7 8.2 2.1 0.0 2.6 9.9 113 108 0.2 0.1 0.3
1994-95 29 CHI NBA 10 193 9.8 .604 .575 0.7 3.1 1.9 11.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 10.1 141 118 0.4 0.0 0.5
1995-96 30 CHI NBA 18 357 13.7 .606 .546 1.0 5.4 3.1 14.0 2.2 0.0 11.4 14.4 126 103 0.8 0.5 1.4
1996-97 31 CHI NBA 19 341 11.8 .571 .532 1.3 5.0 3.1 9.4 2.8 0.5 8.8 12.5 121 104 0.5 0.5 1.0
1997-98 32 CHI NBA 21 415 11.3 .601 .559 2.3 2.8 2.5 13.5 1.0 0.0 5.5 10.4 135 108 1.0 0.3 1.3
1998-99 33 SAS NBA 11 97 6.2 .368 .317 4.0 7.0 5.6 14.3 1.2 0.0 10.9 18.7 83 101 -0.1 0.1 0.0
2000-01 35 SAS NBA 9 101 12.8 .580 .580 3.3 6.1 4.8 10.3 2.1 0.7 7.2 13.0 117 105 0.2 0.1 0.3
2001-02 36 POR NBA 3 39 17.8 .586 .500 0.0 11.9 5.7 25.7 1.3 0.0 5.8 19.4 125 108 0.1 0.0 0.2
2002-03 37 SAS NBA 10 46 22.7 .862 .864 2.5 4.6 3.6 23.7 1.1 0.0 7.3 13.7 166 104 0.3 0.1 0.3
Career NBA 128 1997 11.2 .560 .519 1.6 5.0 3.3 12.4 1.7 0.1 7.7 12.5 121 107 3.4 1.9 5.3

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 ARIZONA 28 633 81 157 36 52 33 35 9 1 35 30 198 .516 .692 22.6 7.1 1.2 1.3
1984-85 19 ARIZONA 31 1036 126 222 57 71 73 123 19 4 46 43 309 .568 .803 33.4 10.0 2.4 4.0
1985-86 20 ARIZONA 32 1228 195 361 71 79 101 135 52 1 51 44 461 .540 .899 38.4 14.4 3.2 4.2
1987-88 22 ARIZONA 38 1239 151 270 114 199 61 74 76 150 44 2 36 29 477 .559 .573 .824 32.6 12.6 2.0 3.9
Career 129 4136 553 1010 114 199 225 276 283 443 124 8 168 146 1445 .548 .573 .815 32.1 11.2 2.2 3.4

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Honors

1987-88 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)

Games

1993-94 NBA 82 (1)
 1994-95 NBA 82 (1)
 1995-96 NBA 82 (2)
1996-97 NBA 82 (4)

3-Pt Field Goal Pct

1989-90 NBA .507 (1)
 1993-94 NBA .419 (4)
1994-95 NBA .523 (1)
 1995-96 NBA .515 (2)
1996-97 NBA .464 (2)
1997-98 NBA .439 (5)
Career NBA .454 (2)
Career .454 (2)

True Shooting Pct

Career NBA .593 (24)
Career .593 (24)

Effective Field Goal Pct

Career NBA .564 (10)
Career .564 (10)

Turnover Pct

1993-94 NBA 8.4 (6)
Career NBA 9.9 (32)
Career 9.9 (35)

Offensive Rating

Career NBA 122.1 (1)
 Career 122.1 (1)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.002 (360)

Transactions

August 19, 1985: Traded by the Los Angeles Lakers (as a 1988 2nd round draft pick) with a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Greg Grant) to the Phoenix Suns for Maurice Lucas.

June 28, 1988: Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 2nd round (50th pick) of the 1988 NBA Draft.

August 24, 1989: Signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns.

September 5, 1989: Traded by the Phoenix Suns to the Cleveland Cavaliers for a 1993 2nd round draft pick (Mark Buford).

December 2, 1992: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Orlando Magic for a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Reggie Geary).

September 29, 1993: Signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls.

January 21, 1999: Traded by the Chicago Bulls to the San Antonio Spurs for Chuck Person and a 2000 1st round draft pick (Dalibor Bagaric).

July 25, 2001: Traded by the San Antonio Spurs with Derek Anderson and a 2003 2nd round draft pick (Andreas Glyniadakis) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Steve Smith.

August 5, 2002: Traded by the Portland Trail Blazers with Erick Barkley and a 2003 2nd round draft pick (Andreas Glyniadakis) to the San Antonio Spurs for Antonio Daniels, Amal McCaskill and Charles Smith.

August 7, 2003: Retired from the San Antonio Spurs.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1988-89 Phoenix Suns NBA $100,000
1989-90 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA *$324,000
1990-91 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $548,000
1991-92 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $553,000
1992-93 Total NBA $550,000
1993-94 Chicago Bulls NBA $150,000
1994-95 Chicago Bulls NBA $620,000
1995-96 Chicago Bulls NBA $800,000
1996-97 Chicago Bulls NBA $750,000
1997-98 Chicago Bulls NBA $750,000
1998-99 San Antonio Spurs NBA $1,774,000
1999-00 San Antonio Spurs NBA $1,968,750
2000-01 San Antonio Spurs NBA $2,200,000
2001-02 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $2,406,250
2002-03 San Antonio Spurs NBA $2,625,000
Career (may be incomplete) $16,119,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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