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Cliff Levingston

Clifford Eugene Levingston (Cliff)

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: January 4, 1961 in San Diego, California
High School: Samuel F.B. Morse in San Diego, California
College: Wichita State University
Draft: Detroit Pistons, 1st round (9th pick, 9th overall), 1982 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 2, 1982

Elo Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last updated May 23, 2013 11:17 PM

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
1982-83 22 DET NBA PF 62 5 879 131 270 .485 0 1 .000 84 147 .571 104 128 232 52 23 36 73 125 346
1983-84 23 DET NBA PF 80 24 1746 229 436 .525 0 3 .000 125 186 .672 234 311 545 109 44 78 77 281 583
1984-85 24 ATL NBA PF 74 53 2017 291 552 .527 0 2 .000 145 222 .653 230 336 566 104 70 69 133 231 727
1985-86 25 ATL NBA PF 81 35 1945 294 551 .534 0 1 .000 164 242 .678 193 341 534 72 76 39 113 260 752
1986-87 26 ATL NBA PF 82 10 1848 251 496 .506 0 3 .000 155 212 .731 219 314 533 40 48 68 72 261 657
1987-88 27 ATL NBA PF 82 32 2135 314 564 .557 1 2 .500 190 246 .772 228 276 504 71 52 84 94 287 819
1988-89 28 ATL NBA PF 80 52 2184 300 568 .528 1 5 .200 133 191 .696 194 304 498 75 97 70 105 270 734
1989-90 29 ATL NBA PF 75 5 1706 216 424 .509 1 5 .200 83 122 .680 113 206 319 80 55 41 49 216 516
1990-91 30 CHI NBA PF 78 0 1013 127 282 .450 1 4 .250 59 91 .648 99 126 225 56 29 43 50 143 314
1991-92 31 CHI NBA PF 79 0 1020 125 251 .498 1 6 .167 60 96 .625 109 118 227 66 27 45 42 134 311
1994-95 34 DEN NBA PF 57 0 469 55 130 .423 0 1 .000 19 45 .422 49 75 124 27 13 20 21 91 129
Career NBA 830 216 16962 2333 4524 .516 5 33 .152 1217 1800 .676 1772 2535 4307 752 534 593 829 2299 5888

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
1982-83 22 DET NBA PF 62 5 14.2 2.1 4.4 .485 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.4 .571 1.7 2.1 3.7 0.8 0.4 0.6 1.2 2.0 5.6
1983-84 23 DET NBA PF 80 24 21.8 2.9 5.5 .525 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.3 .672 2.9 3.9 6.8 1.4 0.6 1.0 1.0 3.5 7.3
1984-85 24 ATL NBA PF 74 53 27.3 3.9 7.5 .527 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 3.0 .653 3.1 4.5 7.6 1.4 0.9 0.9 1.8 3.1 9.8
1985-86 25 ATL NBA PF 81 35 24.0 3.6 6.8 .534 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 3.0 .678 2.4 4.2 6.6 0.9 0.9 0.5 1.4 3.2 9.3
1986-87 26 ATL NBA PF 82 10 22.5 3.1 6.0 .506 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.6 .731 2.7 3.8 6.5 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 3.2 8.0
1987-88 27 ATL NBA PF 82 32 26.0 3.8 6.9 .557 0.0 0.0 .500 2.3 3.0 .772 2.8 3.4 6.1 0.9 0.6 1.0 1.1 3.5 10.0
1988-89 28 ATL NBA PF 80 52 27.3 3.8 7.1 .528 0.0 0.1 .200 1.7 2.4 .696 2.4 3.8 6.2 0.9 1.2 0.9 1.3 3.4 9.2
1989-90 29 ATL NBA PF 75 5 22.7 2.9 5.7 .509 0.0 0.1 .200 1.1 1.6 .680 1.5 2.7 4.3 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.7 2.9 6.9
1990-91 30 CHI NBA PF 78 0 13.0 1.6 3.6 .450 0.0 0.1 .250 0.8 1.2 .648 1.3 1.6 2.9 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.6 1.8 4.0
1991-92 31 CHI NBA PF 79 0 12.9 1.6 3.2 .498 0.0 0.1 .167 0.8 1.2 .625 1.4 1.5 2.9 0.8 0.3 0.6 0.5 1.7 3.9
1994-95 34 DEN NBA PF 57 0 8.2 1.0 2.3 .423 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.8 .422 0.9 1.3 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.6 2.3
Career NBA 830 216 20.4 2.8 5.5 .516 0.0 0.0 .152 1.5 2.2 .676 2.1 3.1 5.2 0.9 0.6 0.7 1.0 2.8 7.1

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
1982-83 22 DET NBA PF 62 5 879 5.4 11.1 .485 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 6.0 .571 4.3 5.2 9.5 2.1 0.9 1.5 3.0 5.1 14.2
1983-84 23 DET NBA PF 80 24 1746 4.7 9.0 .525 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 3.8 .672 4.8 6.4 11.2 2.2 0.9 1.6 1.6 5.8 12.0
1984-85 24 ATL NBA PF 74 53 2017 5.2 9.9 .527 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 4.0 .653 4.1 6.0 10.1 1.9 1.2 1.2 2.4 4.1 13.0
1985-86 25 ATL NBA PF 81 35 1945 5.4 10.2 .534 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 4.5 .678 3.6 6.3 9.9 1.3 1.4 0.7 2.1 4.8 13.9
1986-87 26 ATL NBA PF 82 10 1848 4.9 9.7 .506 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.1 .731 4.3 6.1 10.4 0.8 0.9 1.3 1.4 5.1 12.8
1987-88 27 ATL NBA PF 82 32 2135 5.3 9.5 .557 0.0 0.0 .500 3.2 4.1 .772 3.8 4.7 8.5 1.2 0.9 1.4 1.6 4.8 13.8
1988-89 28 ATL NBA PF 80 52 2184 4.9 9.4 .528 0.0 0.1 .200 2.2 3.1 .696 3.2 5.0 8.2 1.2 1.6 1.2 1.7 4.5 12.1
1989-90 29 ATL NBA PF 75 5 1706 4.6 8.9 .509 0.0 0.1 .200 1.8 2.6 .680 2.4 4.3 6.7 1.7 1.2 0.9 1.0 4.6 10.9
1990-91 30 CHI NBA PF 78 0 1013 4.5 10.0 .450 0.0 0.1 .250 2.1 3.2 .648 3.5 4.5 8.0 2.0 1.0 1.5 1.8 5.1 11.2
1991-92 31 CHI NBA PF 79 0 1020 4.4 8.9 .498 0.0 0.2 .167 2.1 3.4 .625 3.8 4.2 8.0 2.3 1.0 1.6 1.5 4.7 11.0
1994-95 34 DEN NBA PF 57 0 469 4.2 10.0 .423 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 3.5 .422 3.8 5.8 9.5 2.1 1.0 1.5 1.6 7.0 9.9
Career NBA 830 216 16962 5.0 9.6 .516 0.0 0.1 .152 2.6 3.8 .676 3.8 5.4 9.1 1.6 1.1 1.3 1.8 4.9 12.5

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
1982-83 22 DET NBA PF 62 879 12.9 .517 .485 12.0 15.5 13.7 7.8 1.2 2.2 17.9 17.9 101 105 0.5 0.9 1.3 .072
1983-84 23 DET NBA PF 80 1746 14.8 .563 .525 13.7 19.7 16.6 7.6 1.2 2.5 12.9 13.1 120 106 3.2 2.1 5.3 .144
1984-85 24 ATL NBA PF 74 2017 14.6 .560 .527 12.7 18.0 15.4 7.1 1.7 1.9 17.0 16.0 109 105 2.0 2.8 4.7 .113
1985-86 25 ATL NBA PF 81 1945 14.7 .572 .534 11.0 19.3 15.1 5.1 1.9 1.2 14.7 16.2 112 104 2.6 2.9 5.5 .136
1986-87 26 ATL NBA PF 82 1848 14.3 .557 .506 12.9 18.2 15.6 2.9 1.3 2.2 10.9 14.7 119 104 3.2 2.9 6.1 .157
1987-88 27 ATL NBA PF 82 2135 15.5 .609 .558 11.8 14.5 13.1 4.6 1.2 2.4 12.3 15.1 123 108 4.6 2.3 7.0 .157
1988-89 28 ATL NBA PF 80 2184 13.4 .563 .529 9.5 15.4 12.4 4.7 2.2 1.9 13.9 14.1 114 106 2.7 2.8 5.5 .121
1989-90 29 ATL NBA PF 75 1706 12.1 .540 .511 7.4 14.3 10.8 6.3 1.6 1.5 9.3 12.9 117 112 2.4 1.0 3.4 .096
1990-91 30 CHI NBA PF 78 1013 11.5 .488 .452 11.7 14.4 13.1 7.0 1.4 2.7 13.4 15.7 106 105 0.7 1.4 2.0 .095
1991-92 31 CHI NBA PF 79 1020 13.1 .530 .500 12.7 13.0 12.9 8.1 1.3 2.8 12.5 14.2 115 105 1.5 1.5 2.9 .139
1994-95 34 DEN NBA PF 57 469 10.5 .431 .423 12.9 18.7 15.8 8.7 1.5 3.1 12.3 16.4 98 107 -0.1 0.6 0.5 .052
Career NBA 830 16962 13.8 .554 .516 11.5 16.6 14.0 5.9 1.5 2.1 13.5 14.9 114 106 23.2 21.0 44.2 .125

Playoffs 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
1983-84 23 DET NBA PF 5 101 15 19 .789 0 0 10 16 .625 11 13 24 1 1 2 3 15 40
1985-86 25 ATL NBA PF 9 0 180 22 37 .595 1 1 1.000 7 9 .778 15 26 41 3 4 9 9 23 52
1986-87 26 ATL NBA PF 9 0 108 7 18 .389 0 1 .000 14 18 .778 12 22 34 3 0 3 4 21 28
1987-88 27 ATL NBA PF 12 0 163 24 50 .480 0 0 12 16 .750 14 12 26 7 5 5 8 25 60
1988-89 28 ATL NBA PF 5 0 77 3 11 .273 1 1 1.000 9 10 .900 6 11 17 2 0 3 3 15 16
1990-91 30 CHI NBA PF 17 0 192 21 41 .512 0 0 3 6 .500 22 19 41 7 10 7 2 28 45
1991-92 31 CHI NBA PF 22 0 191 25 57 .439 0 1 .000 14 28 .500 17 24 41 9 4 6 11 31 64
1994-95 34 DEN NBA PF 3 0 35 3 6 .500 0 0 1 2 .500 6 3 9 1 3 2 2 4 7
Career NBA 82 0 1047 120 239 .502 2 4 .500 70 105 .667 103 130 233 33 27 37 42 162 312

Playoffs 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
1983-84 23 DET NBA PF 5 20.2 3.0 3.8 .789 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.2 .625 2.2 2.6 4.8 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 3.0 8.0
1985-86 25 ATL NBA PF 9 0 20.0 2.4 4.1 .595 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.8 1.0 .778 1.7 2.9 4.6 0.3 0.4 1.0 1.0 2.6 5.8
1986-87 26 ATL NBA PF 9 0 12.0 0.8 2.0 .389 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.0 .778 1.3 2.4 3.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.4 2.3 3.1
1987-88 27 ATL NBA PF 12 0 13.6 2.0 4.2 .480 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.3 .750 1.2 1.0 2.2 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.7 2.1 5.0
1988-89 28 ATL NBA PF 5 0 15.4 0.6 2.2 .273 0.2 0.2 1.000 1.8 2.0 .900 1.2 2.2 3.4 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.6 3.0 3.2
1990-91 30 CHI NBA PF 17 0 11.3 1.2 2.4 .512 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 .500 1.3 1.1 2.4 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 1.6 2.6
1991-92 31 CHI NBA PF 22 0 8.7 1.1 2.6 .439 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.3 .500 0.8 1.1 1.9 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.4 2.9
1994-95 34 DEN NBA PF 3 0 11.7 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 .500 2.0 1.0 3.0 0.3 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.3 2.3
Career NBA 82 0 12.8 1.5 2.9 .502 0.0 0.0 .500 0.9 1.3 .667 1.3 1.6 2.8 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.5 2.0 3.8

Playoffs 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
1983-84 23 DET NBA PF 5 101 5.3 6.8 .789 0.0 0.0 3.6 5.7 .625 3.9 4.6 8.6 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.1 5.3 14.3
1985-86 25 ATL NBA PF 9 0 180 4.4 7.4 .595 0.2 0.2 1.000 1.4 1.8 .778 3.0 5.2 8.2 0.6 0.8 1.8 1.8 4.6 10.4
1986-87 26 ATL NBA PF 9 0 108 2.3 6.0 .389 0.0 0.3 .000 4.7 6.0 .778 4.0 7.3 11.3 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.3 7.0 9.3
1987-88 27 ATL NBA PF 12 0 163 5.3 11.0 .480 0.0 0.0 2.7 3.5 .750 3.1 2.7 5.7 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.8 5.5 13.3
1988-89 28 ATL NBA PF 5 0 77 1.4 5.1 .273 0.5 0.5 1.000 4.2 4.7 .900 2.8 5.1 7.9 0.9 0.0 1.4 1.4 7.0 7.5
1990-91 30 CHI NBA PF 17 0 192 3.9 7.7 .512 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.1 .500 4.1 3.6 7.7 1.3 1.9 1.3 0.4 5.2 8.4
1991-92 31 CHI NBA PF 22 0 191 4.7 10.7 .439 0.0 0.2 .000 2.6 5.3 .500 3.2 4.5 7.7 1.7 0.8 1.1 2.1 5.8 12.1
1994-95 34 DEN NBA PF 3 0 35 3.1 6.2 .500 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.1 .500 6.2 3.1 9.3 1.0 3.1 2.1 2.1 4.1 7.2
Career NBA 82 0 1047 4.1 8.2 .502 0.1 0.1 .500 2.4 3.6 .667 3.5 4.5 8.0 1.1 0.9 1.3 1.4 5.6 10.7

Playoffs 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
1983-84 23 DET NBA PF 5 101 16.3 .768 .789 11.5 14.7 13.1 1.4 0.5 1.1 10.3 11.5 146 111 0.3 0.1 0.4 .195
1985-86 25 ATL NBA PF 9 180 11.5 .635 .608 9.2 15.9 12.6 2.2 1.1 2.8 18.0 11.6 114 111 0.2 0.2 0.3 .092
1986-87 26 ATL NBA PF 9 108 10.0 .540 .389 12.8 23.3 18.1 3.9 0.0 1.8 13.4 12.3 118 108 0.1 0.2 0.3 .129
1987-88 27 ATL NBA PF 12 163 11.6 .526 .480 10.1 9.0 9.6 5.8 1.6 2.0 12.3 17.5 109 115 0.1 0.1 0.2 .059
1988-89 28 ATL NBA PF 5 77 6.9 .519 .318 9.6 18.9 14.1 3.9 0.0 2.7 16.3 11.0 114 115 0.1 0.0 0.1 .063
1990-91 30 CHI NBA PF 17 192 13.7 .516 .512 15.1 12.1 13.5 4.9 2.8 2.7 4.4 11.1 126 102 0.3 0.4 0.7 .179
1991-92 31 CHI NBA PF 22 191 9.6 .462 .439 10.9 15.3 13.1 7.0 1.1 2.2 13.7 19.3 97 106 -0.1 0.3 0.2 .050
1994-95 34 DEN NBA PF 3 35 15.2 .509 .500 19.6 11.0 15.6 4.7 4.5 4.4 22.5 11.3 105 112 0.0 0.0 0.0 .053
Career NBA 82 1047 11.6 .547 .506 11.7 14.7 13.2 4.4 1.4 2.3 12.8 13.8 114 109 1.0 1.3 2.3 .105

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 11 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Cliff Levingston 7.0 6.1 5.5 5.5 5.3 4.7 3.4 2.9 2.0 1.3 0.5
Wayman Tisdale 95.1 7.0 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.4 4.5 3.4 3.2 2.0 1.8 1.7
Caron Butler 93.0 7.2 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.5 3.6 3.5 2.3 2.1 1.2
Junior Bridgeman 92.4 6.7 6.1 5.5 5.1 4.8 4.0 3.6 3.1 2.6 2.1 0.8
Xavier McDaniel 91.5 7.4 6.2 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.1 4.6 4.4 2.3 1.4 0.7
Juwan Howard 90.3 7.0 6.0 5.6 4.9 4.6 4.4 3.6 3.2 2.8 2.8 1.9
Kyle Korver 89.9 6.6 6.4 5.3 5.1 4.6 4.6 4.2 3.7 2.6 1.0
Kenyon Martin 89.8 7.1 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.9 4.0 3.8 3.3 2.7 2.1 0.0
Kurt Thomas 89.8 8.2 6.5 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.0 3.8 3.3 2.5 0.5 -0.2
Terry Tyler 89.8 6.4 5.8 5.5 5.4 4.5 3.4 2.9 2.5 1.9 1.2 1.2
Purvis Short 89.7 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.4 3.7 2.6 2.2 1.4
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Cliff Levingston 7.0 6.1 5.5 5.5 5.3 4.7 3.4 2.9 2.0 1.3 0.5
Wayman Tisdale 94.4 7.0 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.4 4.5 3.4 3.2 2.0 1.8 1.7 -0.6
Caron Butler 93.0 7.2 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.5 3.6 3.5 2.3 2.1 1.2
Junior Bridgeman 91.7 6.7 6.1 5.5 5.1 4.8 4.0 3.6 3.1 2.6 2.1 0.8 0.6
Xavier McDaniel 91.5 7.4 6.2 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.1 4.6 4.4 2.3 1.4 0.7 0.0
Kyle Korver 89.9 6.6 6.4 5.3 5.1 4.6 4.6 4.2 3.7 2.6 1.0
Terry Tyler 89.8 6.4 5.8 5.5 5.4 4.5 3.4 2.9 2.5 1.9 1.2 1.2
Jim Washington 89.3 6.7 5.5 5.4 4.9 4.7 4.3 3.6 2.4 1.3 0.5 0.0
Keith Van Horn 89.0 6.5 6.3 6.3 5.5 4.8 3.7 3.5 2.8 2.3
Tom Gugliotta 88.8 6.7 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.0 3.8 3.5 1.8 1.6 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.3
Bill Bradley 88.8 7.0 5.4 5.4 4.9 4.7 4.2 2.8 2.5 1.1 0.8

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
1979-80 19 WICHITAST 29 914 189 346 79 127 294 44 457 .546 .622 31.5 15.8 10.1 1.5
1980-81 20 WICHITAST 33 1108 246 452 120 194 376 59 612 .544 .619 33.6 18.5 11.4 1.8
1981-82 21 WICHITAST 29 902 162 312 78 125 295 45 402 .519 .624 31.1 13.9 10.2 1.6
Career 91 2924 597 1110 277 446 965 148 1471 .538 .621 32.1 16.2 10.6 1.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1991 Chicago Bulls (NBA)
1992 Chicago Bulls (NBA)
Games
1986-87 NBA 82 (1)
1987-88 NBA 82 (3)
Field Goal Pct
1987-88 NBA .557 (8)
Career NBA .516 (61)
Career .516 (65)
True Shooting Pct
1987-88 NBA .609 (10)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1987-88 NBA .558 (9)
Career NBA .516 (100)
Offensive Rebound Pct
1983-84 NBA 13.7 (3)
1984-85 NBA 12.7 (7)
1986-87 NBA 12.9 (5)
Career NBA 11.5 (29)
Career 11.5 (31)
Offensive Rating
1983-84 NBA 120.3 (7)
1987-88 NBA 123.0 (5)
Career NBA 113.9 (61)
Career 113.9 (60)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.001 (600)
483rd (overall) as of May 23, 2013, 5:01AM
     

Transactions

June 29, 1982: Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1982 NBA Draft.

June 18, 1984: Traded by the Detroit Pistons with Antoine Carr, a 1986 2nd round draft pick (Augusto Binelli) and a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Terence Bailey) to the Atlanta Hawks for Dan Roundfield.

October 3, 1990: Signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Chicago Bulls.

September 29, 1994: Signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Atlanta Hawks NBA $200,000
1987-88 Atlanta Hawks NBA $350,000
1988-89 Atlanta Hawks NBA $425,000
1990-91 Chicago Bulls NBA $750,000
1991-92 Chicago Bulls NBA $1,350,000
1994-95 Denver Nuggets NBA $650,000
Career (may be incomplete) $3,725,000

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