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Eddie Miles

Edward Miles Jr. (Eddie, the Man with the Golden Arm)

Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: July 5, 1940 in North Little Rock, Arkansas
High School: Scipio Jones in Little Rock, Arkansas
College: Seattle University
Draft: Detroit Pistons, 1st round (4th pick, 4th overall), 1963 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 19, 1963

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
1963-64 23 DET NBA SG 60 811 131 371 .353 62 87 .713 95 58 92 324
1964-65 24 DET NBA PG 76 2074 439 994 .442 166 223 .744 258 157 201 1044
1965-66 25 DET NBA PG 80 2788 634 1418 .447 298 402 .741 302 221 203 1566
1966-67 26 DET NBA SG 81 2419 582 1363 .427 261 338 .772 298 181 216 1425
1967-68 27 DET NBA SG 76 2303 561 1180 .475 282 369 .764 264 215 200 1404
1968-69 28 DET NBA SG 80 2252 441 983 .449 182 273 .667 283 180 201 1064
1969-70 29 TOT NBA SG 47 1295 238 541 .440 133 175 .760 177 86 107 609
1969-70 29 DET NBA SG 44 1243 231 531 .435 130 170 .765 173 82 99 592
1969-70 29 BAL NBA SG 3 52 7 10 .700 3 5 .600 4 4 8 17
1970-71 30 BAL NBA SG 63 1541 252 591 .426 118 147 .803 167 110 119 622
1971-72 31 NYK NBA SG 42 198 23 64 .359 16 18 .889 16 17 46 62
Career NBA 605 15681 3301 7505 .440 1518 2032 .747 1860 1225 1385 8120

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
1963-64 23 DET NBA SG 60 13.5 2.2 6.2 .353 1.0 1.5 .713 1.6 1.0 1.5 5.4
1964-65 24 DET NBA PG 76 27.3 5.8 13.1 .442 2.2 2.9 .744 3.4 2.1 2.6 13.7
1965-66 25 DET NBA PG 80 34.9 7.9 17.7 .447 3.7 5.0 .741 3.8 2.8 2.5 19.6
1966-67 26 DET NBA SG 81 29.9 7.2 16.8 .427 3.2 4.2 .772 3.7 2.2 2.7 17.6
1967-68 27 DET NBA SG 76 30.3 7.4 15.5 .475 3.7 4.9 .764 3.5 2.8 2.6 18.5
1968-69 28 DET NBA SG 80 28.2 5.5 12.3 .449 2.3 3.4 .667 3.5 2.3 2.5 13.3
1969-70 29 TOT NBA SG 47 27.6 5.1 11.5 .440 2.8 3.7 .760 3.8 1.8 2.3 13.0
1969-70 29 DET NBA SG 44 28.3 5.3 12.1 .435 3.0 3.9 .765 3.9 1.9 2.3 13.5
1969-70 29 BAL NBA SG 3 17.3 2.3 3.3 .700 1.0 1.7 .600 1.3 1.3 2.7 5.7
1970-71 30 BAL NBA SG 63 24.5 4.0 9.4 .426 1.9 2.3 .803 2.7 1.7 1.9 9.9
1971-72 31 NYK NBA SG 42 4.7 0.5 1.5 .359 0.4 0.4 .889 0.4 0.4 1.1 1.5
Career NBA 605 25.9 5.5 12.4 .440 2.5 3.4 .747 3.1 2.0 2.3 13.4

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
1963-64 23 DET NBA SG 60 811 5.8 16.5 .353 2.8 3.9 .713 4.2 2.6 4.1 14.4
1964-65 24 DET NBA PG 76 2074 7.6 17.3 .442 2.9 3.9 .744 4.5 2.7 3.5 18.1
1965-66 25 DET NBA PG 80 2788 8.2 18.3 .447 3.8 5.2 .741 3.9 2.9 2.6 20.2
1966-67 26 DET NBA SG 81 2419 8.7 20.3 .427 3.9 5.0 .772 4.4 2.7 3.2 21.2
1967-68 27 DET NBA SG 76 2303 8.8 18.4 .475 4.4 5.8 .764 4.1 3.4 3.1 21.9
1968-69 28 DET NBA SG 80 2252 7.0 15.7 .449 2.9 4.4 .667 4.5 2.9 3.2 17.0
1969-70 29 TOT NBA SG 47 1295 6.6 15.0 .440 3.7 4.9 .760 4.9 2.4 3.0 16.9
1969-70 29 DET NBA SG 44 1243 6.7 15.4 .435 3.8 4.9 .765 5.0 2.4 2.9 17.1
1969-70 29 BAL NBA SG 3 52 4.8 6.9 .700 2.1 3.5 .600 2.8 2.8 5.5 11.8
1970-71 30 BAL NBA SG 63 1541 5.9 13.8 .426 2.8 3.4 .803 3.9 2.6 2.8 14.5
1971-72 31 NYK NBA SG 42 198 4.2 11.6 .359 2.9 3.3 .889 2.9 3.1 8.4 11.3
Career NBA 605 15681 7.6 17.2 .440 3.5 4.7 .747 4.3 2.8 3.2 18.6

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
1963-64 23 DET NBA SG 60 811 8.0 .396 .353 -1.2 0.3 -0.9 -0.053
1964-65 24 DET NBA PG 76 2074 13.8 .478 .442 11.0 2.2 1.7 4.0 .092
1965-66 25 DET NBA PG 80 2788 15.1 .491 .447 11.7 3.7 2.3 6.0 .104
1966-67 26 DET NBA SG 81 2419 14.9 .471 .427 11.4 1.4 2.3 3.7 .073
1967-68 27 DET NBA SG 76 2303 16.6 .523 .475 13.2 4.5 1.4 5.9 .123
1968-69 28 DET NBA SG 80 2252 12.5 .482 .449 11.1 1.8 0.6 2.4 .051
1969-70 29 TOT NBA SG 47 1295 12.7 .493 .440 9.3 0.7 0.5 1.2 .046
1969-70 29 DET NBA SG 44 1243 12.8 .489 .435 9.3 0.6 0.5 1.0 .040
1969-70 29 BAL NBA SG 3 52 10.1 .697 .700 9.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 .173
1970-71 30 BAL NBA SG 63 1541 10.9 .474 .426 4.8 9.3 0.5 1.5 2.0 .061
1971-72 31 NYK NBA SG 42 198 5.2 .431 .359 4.0 11.1 -0.1 0.2 0.0 .009
Career NBA 605 15681 13.7 .483 .440 4.7 11.2 13.6 10.8 24.4 .075

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
1967-68 27 DET NBA SG 6 197 39 95 .411 9 12 .750 22 15 16 87
1969-70 29 BAL NBA SG 5 63 4 10 .400 0 0 5 0 5 8
1971-72 31 NYK NBA SG 9 17 0 6 .000 4 5 .800 8 1 2 4
Career NBA 20 277 43 111 .387 13 17 .765 35 16 23 99

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
1967-68 27 DET NBA SG 6 32.8 6.5 15.8 .411 1.5 2.0 .750 3.7 2.5 2.7 14.5
1969-70 29 BAL NBA SG 5 12.6 0.8 2.0 .400 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.6
1971-72 31 NYK NBA SG 9 1.9 0.0 0.7 .000 0.4 0.6 .800 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.4
Career NBA 20 13.9 2.2 5.6 .387 0.7 0.9 .765 1.8 0.8 1.2 5.0

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
1967-68 27 DET NBA SG 6 197 7.1 17.4 .411 1.6 2.2 .750 4.0 2.7 2.9 15.9
1969-70 29 BAL NBA SG 5 63 2.3 5.7 .400 0.0 0.0 2.9 0.0 2.9 4.6
1971-72 31 NYK NBA SG 9 17 0.0 12.7 .000 8.5 10.6 .800 16.9 2.1 4.2 8.5
Career NBA 20 277 5.6 14.4 .387 1.7 2.2 .765 4.5 2.1 3.0 12.9

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
1967-68 27 DET NBA SG 6 197 11.1 .434 .411 10.8 -0.1 0.2 0.1 .030
1969-70 29 BAL NBA SG 5 63 2.2 .400 .400 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .004
1971-72 31 NYK NBA SG 9 17 6.2 .244 .000 24.2 6.8 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.210
Career NBA 20 277 8.8 .418 .387 24.2 8.1 -0.3 0.3 0.1 .009

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1965-66 25 DET NBA PG 1 0 28:00 8 16 .500 1 5 .200 1 0 1 17
Career NBA 1 0 28 8 16 .500 1 5 .200 1 0 1 17

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 9 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Eddie Miles 6.0 5.9 4.0 3.7 2.4 2.0 1.2 0.0 -0.9
Bonzi Wells 88.9 6.0 5.9 4.0 3.4 3.1 3.1 0.9 0.1 -0.1
Quentin Richardson 86.4 5.8 5.6 3.5 3.0 2.4 2.1 1.0 0.7 0.3
Ron Williams 86.3 6.1 5.8 4.4 2.6 2.6 1.9 0.1 0.0
Delonte West 86.3 6.4 5.7 3.7 3.3 2.2 1.3 0.9 0.9
Nate Robinson 86.0 5.9 5.9 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.2 1.5 1.1
Dorell Wright 84.8 5.8 4.9 4.3 3.4 2.2 1.9 0.2 -0.1 -0.1
Craig Hodges 84.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 2.9 2.6 2.4 1.7 0.8 0.5
J.J. Redick 83.8 6.5 5.2 4.5 4.5 2.3 1.7 0.5
Raja Bell 83.5 6.8 5.8 4.5 3.7 3.6 2.2 1.7 1.1 -0.1
Fred Hoiberg 83.4 6.1 5.9 2.7 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.3 0.2 0.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Eddie Miles 6.0 5.9 4.0 3.7 2.4 2.0 1.2 0.0 -0.9
Ron Williams 86.3 6.1 5.8 4.4 2.6 2.6 1.9 0.1 0.0
Delonte West 86.3 6.4 5.7 3.7 3.3 2.2 1.3 0.9 0.9
Nate Robinson 86.0 5.9 5.9 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.2 1.5 1.1
Dorell Wright 84.8 5.8 4.9 4.3 3.4 2.2 1.9 0.2 -0.1 -0.1
J.J. Redick 83.8 6.5 5.2 4.5 4.5 2.3 1.7 0.5
Chris Duhon 82.9 5.2 4.8 4.2 4.1 2.3 1.9 1.3 1.0 0.2
Fred Hoiberg 82.5 6.1 5.9 5.2 2.7 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.3 0.2 0.0
Craig Hodges 82.5 6.0 5.3 4.3 2.9 2.6 2.4 1.7 0.8 0.8 0.5
Bonzi Wells 82.3 6.0 5.9 4.0 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.0 0.9 0.1 -0.1
Louis Williams 82.0 6.1 5.2 5.1 4.4 3.4 2.4 1.1 -0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1966 NBA
Honors
1962-63 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)
Games
1965-66 NBA 80 (1)
1966-67 NBA 81 (1)
Field Goals
1965-66 NBA 634 (8)
Field Goal Attempts
1965-66 NBA 1418 (8)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.002 (458)
   

Transactions

April 30, 1963: Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1963 NBA Draft.

February 1, 1970: Traded by the Detroit Pistons with a 1970 4th round draft pick (Bill Stricker) to the Baltimore Bullets for Bob Quick and a 1970 2nd round draft pick (Ken Warzynski).

October 22, 1971: Signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks.

September 14, 1972: Waived by the New York Knicks.

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