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Cliff Meely
Cliff Meely
Position: Forward-Center ▪ Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: July 10, 1947 in Rosedale, Mississippi
High School: Harlan in Chicago, Illinois
College: University of Colorado
Draft: Houston Rockets, 1st round (7th pick, 7th overall), 1971 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 14, 1971
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Totals
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 24 | HOU | NBA | 77 | 1815 | 315 | 776 | .406 | 133 | 197 | .675 | 507 | 119 | 254 | 763 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 25 | HOU | NBA | 82 | 1694 | 268 | 657 | .408 | 92 | 137 | .672 | 496 | 91 | 263 | 628 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 26 | HOU | NBA | 77 | 1754 | 330 | 773 | .427 | 90 | 140 | .643 | 103 | 336 | 439 | 124 | 53 | 77 | 234 | 750 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 27 | HOU | NBA | 48 | 753 | 156 | 349 | .447 | 68 | 94 | .723 | 55 | 109 | 164 | 45 | 21 | 21 | 117 | 380 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 28 | TOT | NBA | 34 | 313 | 52 | 132 | .394 | 33 | 48 | .688 | 22 | 75 | 97 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 61 | 137 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 28 | HOU | NBA | 14 | 174 | 32 | 81 | .395 | 9 | 16 | .563 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 73 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 28 | LAL | NBA | 20 | 139 | 20 | 51 | .392 | 24 | 32 | .750 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 64 | |||||
| Career | NBA | 318 | 6329 | 1121 | 2687 | .417 | 416 | 616 | .675 | 180 | 520 | 1703 | 398 | 88 | 106 | 929 | 2658 |
Per Game
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 24 | HOU | NBA | 77 | 23.6 | 4.1 | 10.1 | .406 | 1.7 | 2.6 | .675 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 9.9 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 25 | HOU | NBA | 82 | 20.7 | 3.3 | 8.0 | .408 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .672 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 7.7 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 26 | HOU | NBA | 77 | 22.8 | 4.3 | 10.0 | .427 | 1.2 | 1.8 | .643 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 9.7 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 27 | HOU | NBA | 48 | 15.7 | 3.3 | 7.3 | .447 | 1.4 | 2.0 | .723 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 7.9 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 28 | TOT | NBA | 34 | 9.2 | 1.5 | 3.9 | .394 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .688 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 4.0 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 28 | HOU | NBA | 14 | 12.4 | 2.3 | 5.8 | .395 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .563 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 5.2 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 28 | LAL | NBA | 20 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 2.6 | .392 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .750 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 3.2 | |||||
| Career | NBA | 318 | 19.9 | 3.5 | 8.4 | .417 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .675 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 8.4 |
Per 36 Minutes
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 24 | HOU | NBA | 77 | 1815 | 6.2 | 15.4 | .406 | 2.6 | 3.9 | .675 | 10.1 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 15.1 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 25 | HOU | NBA | 82 | 1694 | 5.7 | 14.0 | .408 | 2.0 | 2.9 | .672 | 10.5 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 13.3 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 26 | HOU | NBA | 77 | 1754 | 6.8 | 15.9 | .427 | 1.8 | 2.9 | .643 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 15.4 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 27 | HOU | NBA | 48 | 753 | 7.5 | 16.7 | .447 | 3.3 | 4.5 | .723 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.6 | 18.2 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 28 | TOT | NBA | 34 | 313 | 6.0 | 15.2 | .394 | 3.8 | 5.5 | .688 | 2.5 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 7.0 | 15.8 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 28 | HOU | NBA | 14 | 174 | 6.6 | 16.8 | .395 | 1.9 | 3.3 | .563 | 2.5 | 8.3 | 10.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 15.1 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 28 | LAL | NBA | 20 | 139 | 5.2 | 13.2 | .392 | 6.2 | 8.3 | .750 | 2.6 | 9.1 | 11.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 7.8 | 16.6 | |||||
| Career | NBA | 318 | 6329 | 6.4 | 15.3 | .417 | 2.4 | 3.5 | .675 | 2.3 | 6.6 | 9.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 5.3 | 15.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 24 | HOU | NBA | 77 | 1815 | 12.1 | .442 | .406 | 12.6 | 8.9 | -1.1 | 2.9 | 1.8 | .048 | ||||||||
| 1972-73 | 25 | HOU | NBA | 82 | 1694 | 10.5 | .438 | .408 | 13.7 | 6.7 | -0.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | .012 | ||||||||
| 1973-74 | 26 | HOU | NBA | 77 | 1754 | 13.0 | .449 | .427 | 6.3 | 20.3 | 13.4 | 10.0 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 98 | -0.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .033 | |||
| 1974-75 | 27 | HOU | NBA | 48 | 753 | 14.7 | .487 | .447 | 8.1 | 16.2 | 12.2 | 9.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 99 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | .067 | |||
| 1975-76 | 28 | TOT | NBA | 34 | 313 | 13.1 | .447 | .394 | 7.5 | 23.8 | 15.9 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 96 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .026 | |||
| 1975-76 | 28 | HOU | NBA | 14 | 174 | 12.0 | .415 | .395 | 7.7 | 24.2 | 16.2 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 97 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.010 | |||
| 1975-76 | 28 | LAL | NBA | 20 | 139 | 14.5 | .492 | .392 | 7.1 | 23.3 | 15.5 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 95 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .071 | |||
| Career | NBA | 318 | 6329 | 12.3 | .449 | .417 | 6.9 | 19.6 | 13.2 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 98 | -2.3 | 7.0 | 4.6 | .035 |
Similarity Scores
Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
| Thru 5 Years | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Cliff Meely | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |
| Jud Buechler | 86.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Bob Portman | 86.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | |
| Scott Hastings | 85.1 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Brian Scalabrine | 85.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Darvin Ham | 83.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| Rafael Addison | 82.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Steve Novak | 80.4 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Byron Houston | 80.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | |
| Solomon Jones | 79.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Tellis Frank | 79.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Career | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Cliff Meely | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |||
| Tony Brown | 91.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Bob Portman | 86.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | |||
| Steve Novak | 80.4 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ||
| Byron Houston | 80.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | |||
| Solomon Jones | 79.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Tellis Frank | 79.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ||
| Pete Verhoeven | 78.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | |
| Brandan Wright | 77.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | ||||
| Keith Lee | 77.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | ||||
| Charles Pittman | 77.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | |||
Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors
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Honors
1970-71 NCAA AP All-America (3rd) |
Games
1972-73 NBA 82 (1) |
Transactions
May 29, 1971: Drafted by the San Diego Rockets in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1971 NBA Draft.
November 27, 1975: Waived by the Houston Rockets.
January 20, 1976: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Links
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