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George McCloud

George Aaron McCloud

Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: May 27, 1967 in Daytona Beach, Florida
High School: Mainland in Daytona Beach, Florida
College: Florida State University
Draft: Indiana Pacers, 1st round (7th pick, 7th overall), 1989 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 3, 1989

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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
1989-90 22 IND NBA 44 0 413 45 144 .313 13 40 .325 15 19 .789 12 30 42 45 19 3 36 56 118
1990-91 23 IND NBA 74 0 1070 131 351 .373 43 124 .347 38 49 .776 35 83 118 150 40 11 91 141 343
1991-92 24 IND NBA 51 5 892 128 313 .409 32 94 .340 50 64 .781 45 87 132 116 26 11 62 95 338
1992-93 25 IND NBA 78 21 1500 216 525 .411 58 181 .320 75 102 .735 60 145 205 192 53 11 107 165 565
1994-95 27 DAL NBA 42 3 802 144 328 .439 34 89 .382 80 96 .833 82 65 147 53 23 9 40 71 402
1995-96 28 DAL NBA 79 63 2846 530 1281 .414 257 678 .379 180 224 .804 116 263 379 212 113 38 166 212 1497
1996-97 29 TOT NBA 64 28 1493 238 578 .412 99 254 .390 83 101 .822 36 143 179 109 61 8 61 126 658
1996-97 29 DAL NBA 41 26 1207 204 482 .423 78 205 .380 77 92 .837 29 114 143 92 52 8 52 106 563
1996-97 29 LAL NBA 23 2 286 34 96 .354 21 49 .429 6 9 .667 7 29 36 17 9 0 9 20 95
1997-98 30 PHO NBA 63 13 1213 173 427 .405 71 208 .341 39 51 .765 45 173 218 84 54 13 63 132 456
1998-99 31 PHO NBA 48 16 1245 142 324 .438 69 166 .416 75 87 .862 34 128 162 79 45 14 49 127 428
1999-00 32 DEN NBA 78 11 2118 266 638 .417 107 283 .378 148 181 .818 72 213 285 246 48 26 134 180 787
2000-01 33 DEN NBA 76 8 2007 250 655 .382 77 234 .329 152 181 .840 55 169 224 279 53 27 117 165 729
2001-02 34 DEN NBA 69 26 1830 206 576 .358 60 222 .270 132 163 .810 67 184 251 204 58 19 144 175 604
Career NBA 766 194 17429 2469 6140 .402 920 2573 .358 1067 1318 .810 659 1683 2342 1769 593 190 1070 1645 6925

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
1989-90 22 IND NBA 44 0 9.4 1.0 3.3 .313 0.3 0.9 .325 0.3 0.4 .789 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.3 2.7
1990-91 23 IND NBA 74 0 14.5 1.8 4.7 .373 0.6 1.7 .347 0.5 0.7 .776 0.5 1.1 1.6 2.0 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.9 4.6
1991-92 24 IND NBA 51 5 17.5 2.5 6.1 .409 0.6 1.8 .340 1.0 1.3 .781 0.9 1.7 2.6 2.3 0.5 0.2 1.2 1.9 6.6
1992-93 25 IND NBA 78 21 19.2 2.8 6.7 .411 0.7 2.3 .320 1.0 1.3 .735 0.8 1.9 2.6 2.5 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.1 7.2
1994-95 27 DAL NBA 42 3 19.1 3.4 7.8 .439 0.8 2.1 .382 1.9 2.3 .833 2.0 1.5 3.5 1.3 0.5 0.2 1.0 1.7 9.6
1995-96 28 DAL NBA 79 63 36.0 6.7 16.2 .414 3.3 8.6 .379 2.3 2.8 .804 1.5 3.3 4.8 2.7 1.4 0.5 2.1 2.7 18.9
1996-97 29 TOT NBA 64 28 23.3 3.7 9.0 .412 1.5 4.0 .390 1.3 1.6 .822 0.6 2.2 2.8 1.7 1.0 0.1 1.0 2.0 10.3
1996-97 29 DAL NBA 41 26 29.4 5.0 11.8 .423 1.9 5.0 .380 1.9 2.2 .837 0.7 2.8 3.5 2.2 1.3 0.2 1.3 2.6 13.7
1996-97 29 LAL NBA 23 2 12.4 1.5 4.2 .354 0.9 2.1 .429 0.3 0.4 .667 0.3 1.3 1.6 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.9 4.1
1997-98 30 PHO NBA 63 13 19.3 2.7 6.8 .405 1.1 3.3 .341 0.6 0.8 .765 0.7 2.7 3.5 1.3 0.9 0.2 1.0 2.1 7.2
1998-99 31 PHO NBA 48 16 25.9 3.0 6.8 .438 1.4 3.5 .416 1.6 1.8 .862 0.7 2.7 3.4 1.6 0.9 0.3 1.0 2.6 8.9
1999-00 32 DEN NBA 78 11 27.2 3.4 8.2 .417 1.4 3.6 .378 1.9 2.3 .818 0.9 2.7 3.7 3.2 0.6 0.3 1.7 2.3 10.1
2000-01 33 DEN NBA 76 8 26.4 3.3 8.6 .382 1.0 3.1 .329 2.0 2.4 .840 0.7 2.2 2.9 3.7 0.7 0.4 1.5 2.2 9.6
2001-02 34 DEN NBA 69 26 26.5 3.0 8.3 .358 0.9 3.2 .270 1.9 2.4 .810 1.0 2.7 3.6 3.0 0.8 0.3 2.1 2.5 8.8
Career NBA 766 194 22.8 3.2 8.0 .402 1.2 3.4 .358 1.4 1.7 .810 0.9 2.2 3.1 2.3 0.8 0.2 1.4 2.1 9.0

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
1989-90 22 IND NBA 44 0 413 3.9 12.6 .313 1.1 3.5 .325 1.3 1.7 .789 1.0 2.6 3.7 3.9 1.7 0.3 3.1 4.9 10.3
1990-91 23 IND NBA 74 0 1070 4.4 11.8 .373 1.4 4.2 .347 1.3 1.6 .776 1.2 2.8 4.0 5.0 1.3 0.4 3.1 4.7 11.5
1991-92 24 IND NBA 51 5 892 5.2 12.6 .409 1.3 3.8 .340 2.0 2.6 .781 1.8 3.5 5.3 4.7 1.0 0.4 2.5 3.8 13.6
1992-93 25 IND NBA 78 21 1500 5.2 12.6 .411 1.4 4.3 .320 1.8 2.4 .735 1.4 3.5 4.9 4.6 1.3 0.3 2.6 4.0 13.6
1994-95 27 DAL NBA 42 3 802 6.5 14.7 .439 1.5 4.0 .382 3.6 4.3 .833 3.7 2.9 6.6 2.4 1.0 0.4 1.8 3.2 18.0
1995-96 28 DAL NBA 79 63 2846 6.7 16.2 .414 3.3 8.6 .379 2.3 2.8 .804 1.5 3.3 4.8 2.7 1.4 0.5 2.1 2.7 18.9
1996-97 29 TOT NBA 64 28 1493 5.7 13.9 .412 2.4 6.1 .390 2.0 2.4 .822 0.9 3.4 4.3 2.6 1.5 0.2 1.5 3.0 15.9
1996-97 29 DAL NBA 41 26 1207 6.1 14.4 .423 2.3 6.1 .380 2.3 2.7 .837 0.9 3.4 4.3 2.7 1.6 0.2 1.6 3.2 16.8
1996-97 29 LAL NBA 23 2 286 4.3 12.1 .354 2.6 6.2 .429 0.8 1.1 .667 0.9 3.7 4.5 2.1 1.1 0.0 1.1 2.5 12.0
1997-98 30 PHO NBA 63 13 1213 5.1 12.7 .405 2.1 6.2 .341 1.2 1.5 .765 1.3 5.1 6.5 2.5 1.6 0.4 1.9 3.9 13.5
1998-99 31 PHO NBA 48 16 1245 4.1 9.4 .438 2.0 4.8 .416 2.2 2.5 .862 1.0 3.7 4.7 2.3 1.3 0.4 1.4 3.7 12.4
1999-00 32 DEN NBA 78 11 2118 4.5 10.8 .417 1.8 4.8 .378 2.5 3.1 .818 1.2 3.6 4.8 4.2 0.8 0.4 2.3 3.1 13.4
2000-01 33 DEN NBA 76 8 2007 4.5 11.7 .382 1.4 4.2 .329 2.7 3.2 .840 1.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 1.0 0.5 2.1 3.0 13.1
2001-02 34 DEN NBA 69 26 1830 4.1 11.3 .358 1.2 4.4 .270 2.6 3.2 .810 1.3 3.6 4.9 4.0 1.1 0.4 2.8 3.4 11.9
Career NBA 766 194 17429 5.1 12.7 .402 1.9 5.3 .358 2.2 2.7 .810 1.4 3.5 4.8 3.7 1.2 0.4 2.2 3.4 14.3

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 WS/48
1989-90 22 IND NBA 44 413 4.6 .387 .358 3.6 8.1 5.9 14.7 2.3 0.4 19.1 19.8 80 112 -0.9 0.3 -0.7 -0.079
1990-91 23 IND NBA 74 1070 7.9 .460 .434 3.9 8.6 6.3 18.7 1.8 0.6 19.6 18.2 92 113 -0.8 0.4 -0.4 -0.018
1991-92 24 IND NBA 51 892 11.0 .495 .460 5.9 10.2 8.2 17.7 1.4 0.7 15.4 18.9 103 112 0.3 0.5 0.9 .046
1992-93 25 IND NBA 78 1500 11.2 .496 .467 4.4 10.5 7.5 18.0 1.8 0.5 15.8 19.1 102 111 0.4 1.0 1.4 .044
1994-95 27 DAL NBA 42 802 17.0 .543 .491 10.5 9.3 9.9 10.5 1.5 0.8 9.8 21.1 118 112 1.8 0.4 2.3 .137
1995-96 28 DAL NBA 79 2846 15.9 .543 .514 3.9 10.6 7.0 12.5 2.0 0.9 10.7 22.6 111 111 4.2 1.6 5.8 .098
1996-97 29 TOT NBA 64 1493 14.8 .529 .497 2.8 11.2 6.9 13.2 2.2 0.4 8.9 21.0 109 108 1.9 1.3 3.2 .102
1996-97 29 DAL NBA 41 1207 15.9 .539 .504 2.7 11.1 6.9 14.1 2.3 0.5 9.1 21.9 110 109 1.8 1.0 2.7 .109
1996-97 29 LAL NBA 23 286 9.9 .475 .464 2.8 11.5 7.2 9.3 1.7 0.0 8.3 17.1 102 107 0.1 0.3 0.4 .069
1997-98 30 PHO NBA 63 1213 12.7 .507 .488 4.4 16.2 10.5 10.8 2.3 0.8 12.3 19.2 101 101 0.6 1.9 2.4 .096
1998-99 31 PHO NBA 48 1245 13.6 .591 .545 3.1 12.2 7.6 10.0 1.9 0.9 11.9 15.3 114 104 2.3 1.0 3.3 .127
1999-00 32 DEN NBA 78 2118 13.2 .548 .501 3.7 11.0 7.3 18.0 1.1 0.8 15.7 17.5 108 108 2.7 1.0 3.8 .086
2000-01 33 DEN NBA 76 2007 12.9 .496 .440 2.9 9.3 6.1 22.1 1.4 0.9 13.7 18.9 103 109 2.0 0.6 2.6 .062
2001-02 34 DEN NBA 69 1830 9.8 .466 .410 4.0 12.1 7.8 17.9 1.7 0.8 18.2 19.4 93 109 -0.7 0.8 0.1 .003
Career NBA 766 17429 12.7 .515 .477 4.1 10.9 7.5 15.7 1.7 0.8 13.7 19.4 104 109 13.7 10.8 24.6 .068

Playoffs

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 22 IND NBA 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 .500 4.0 2.0 1.0 0.0
1991-92 24 IND NBA 2 53 6 12 3 6 8 11 0 2 6 2 1 3 5 23 .500 .500 .727 26.5 11.5 1.0 3.0
1992-93 25 IND NBA 4 79 8 23 2 12 1 4 3 11 14 4 1 5 14 19 .348 .167 .250 19.8 4.8 2.8 3.5
1997-98 30 PHO NBA 4 126 21 41 12 21 3 4 2 19 8 1 1 6 15 57 .512 .571 .750 31.5 14.3 4.8 2.0
1998-99 31 PHO NBA 3 80 13 30 9 20 7 10 2 13 2 5 0 3 13 42 .433 .450 .700 26.7 14.0 4.3 0.7
Career NBA 14 342 49 108 26 59 19 29 8 46 30 12 3 18 49 143 .454 .441 .655 24.4 10.2 3.3 2.1

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1989-90 22 IND NBA 1 4 -0.9 .500 .500 32.1 0.0 15.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.3 35.5 77 123 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.274
1991-92 24 IND NBA 2 53 14.9 .683 .625 0.0 4.3 2.2 17.9 1.9 1.1 15.1 17.0 124 121 0.1 0.0 0.1 .095
1992-93 25 IND NBA 4 79 8.4 .384 .391 4.8 11.8 8.4 27.3 2.7 0.8 16.8 17.8 88 108 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.013
1997-98 30 PHO NBA 4 126 15.9 .667 .659 1.7 16.7 8.5 10.5 0.4 0.6 12.3 17.6 120 113 0.3 0.0 0.3 .120
1998-99 31 PHO NBA 3 80 19.2 .610 .583 2.8 21.8 10.6 4.5 3.3 0.0 8.0 21.6 114 110 0.2 0.0 0.2 .122
Career NBA 14 342 14.6 .592 .574 2.7 14.6 8.1 14.0 1.8 0.6 13.0 18.7 110 113 0.5 0.1 0.6 .082

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 12 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
George McCloud 5.8 3.8 3.3 3.2 2.6 2.4 2.3 1.4 0.9 0.1 -0.4 -0.7
Darrell Walker 89.1 6.3 3.8 3.7 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.1 0.8 0.2
Kevin Grevey 87.0 5.8 4.4 3.6 3.4 3.3 2.1 2.0 1.0 0.7 0.1
Bimbo Coles 86.7 5.7 5.0 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.3 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.0
Rex Chapman 85.3 4.5 4.2 3.9 3.3 3.0 2.5 1.9 1.4 0.9 0.1 -0.2 -0.7
Lionel Hollins 85.1 5.2 4.0 3.4 2.9 2.5 2.3 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.1
Chris Childs 84.3 5.8 3.9 3.7 2.9 2.2 2.1 1.2 1.1 0.1
Vernon Maxwell 84.2 5.9 3.9 3.9 3.5 2.8 1.9 1.6 1.5 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.0
Bill Hanzlik 83.9 4.7 4.1 3.5 2.9 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.3 1.0 0.7
Johnny Egan 83.7 5.1 3.6 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.0 1.4 1.3 0.5 0.5 0.0
Earl Boykins 82.8 6.0 4.5 4.1 3.5 2.9 2.3 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.0 -0.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
George McCloud 5.8 3.8 3.3 3.2 2.6 2.4 2.3 1.4 0.9 0.1 -0.4 -0.7
Darrell Walker 89.1 6.3 3.8 3.7 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.1 0.8 0.2
Kevin Grevey 87.0 5.8 4.4 3.6 3.4 3.3 2.1 2.0 1.0 0.7 0.1
Bimbo Coles 86.5 5.7 5.0 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.3 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1
Rex Chapman 85.3 4.5 4.2 3.9 3.3 3.0 2.5 1.9 1.4 0.9 0.1 -0.2 -0.7
Lionel Hollins 85.1 5.2 4.0 3.4 2.9 2.5 2.3 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.1
Chris Childs 84.3 5.8 3.9 3.7 2.9 2.2 2.1 1.2 1.1 0.1
Vernon Maxwell 84.0 5.9 3.9 3.9 3.5 2.8 1.9 1.6 1.5 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.0
Bill Hanzlik 83.9 4.7 4.1 3.5 2.9 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.3 1.0 0.7
Johnny Egan 83.7 5.1 3.6 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.0 1.4 1.3 0.5 0.5 0.0
Earl Boykins 82.8 6.0 4.5 4.1 3.5 2.9 2.3 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.0 -0.3

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
1985-86 18 FLORIDAST 27 283 42 87 31 49 49 13 13 2 44 35 115 .483 .633 10.5 4.3 1.8 0.5
1986-87 19 FLORIDAST 30 590 87 197 14 47 42 68 126 18 4 2 53 57 230 .442 .298 .618 19.7 7.7 4.2 0.6
1987-88 20 FLORIDAST 30 902 193 403 72 159 88 112 111 48 34 6 85 69 546 .479 .453 .786 30.1 18.2 3.7 1.6
1988-89 21 FLORIDAST 30 1067 207 462 115 262 154 176 109 125 53 6 97 70 683 .448 .439 .875 35.6 22.8 3.6 4.2
Career 117 2842 529 1149 201 468 315 405 395 204 104 16 279 231 1574 .460 .429 .778 24.3 13.5 3.4 1.7

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1988-89 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)
3-Pt Field Goals
1995-96 NBA 257 (2)
Career NBA 920 (84)
Career 920 (84)
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
1995-96 NBA 678 (1)
Career NBA 2573 (80)
Career 2573 (80)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
1998-99 NBA .416 (9)
True Shooting Pct
1998-99 NBA .591 (4)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (773)
   

Transactions

June 27, 1989: Drafted by the Indiana Pacers in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1989 NBA Draft.

January 30, 1995: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Dallas Mavericks.

February 22, 1995: Signed a contract for the rest of the season with the Dallas Mavericks

February 17, 1997: Traded by the Dallas Mavericks with Sam Cassell, Chris Gatling, Jim Jackson and Eric Montross to the New Jersey Nets for Shawn Bradley, Ed O'Bannon, Robert Pack and Khalid Reeves.

February 20, 1997: Traded by the New Jersey Nets to the Los Angeles Lakers for Joe Kleine, a 1997 1st round draft pick (Anthony Parker) and a future 2nd round draft pick.

September 2, 1997: Signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns.

June 30, 1998: Released by the Phoenix Suns.

August 3, 1999: Signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets.

October 24, 2002: Traded by the Denver Nuggets to the Washington Wizards for Chris Whitney.

October 28, 2002: Waived by the Denver Nuggets.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1990-91 Indiana Pacers NBA $940,000
1991-92 Indiana Pacers NBA $990,000
1992-93 Indiana Pacers NBA $1,040,000
1996-97 Dallas Mavericks NBA $1,100,000
1997-98 Phoenix Suns NBA $272,250
1998-99 Phoenix Suns NBA $750,000
1999-00 Denver Nuggets NBA $2,000,000
2000-01 Denver Nuggets NBA $2,200,000
2001-02 Denver Nuggets NBA $2,400,000
2002-03 Washington Wizards NBA $2,599,900
Career (may be incomplete) $14,292,150

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