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Dirk Minniefield
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Dirk Minniefield

Dirk DeWayne Minniefield

Position: Guard ▪ Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: January 17, 1961 in Lexington, Kentucky
High School: Lafayette in Lexington, Kentucky
College: University of Kentucky
Draft: Dallas Mavericks, 2nd round (9th pick, 33rd overall), 1983 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 25, 1985

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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
1985-86 25 CLE NBA 76 2 1131 167 347 .481 10 37 .270 73 93 .785 43 88 131 269 65 1 108 165 417
1986-87 26 TOT NBA 74 52 1600 218 482 .452 11 39 .282 62 90 .689 29 111 140 348 72 7 157 174 509
1986-87 26 CLE NBA 11 0 122 13 42 .310 0 5 .000 1 4 .250 1 9 10 13 6 1 12 8 27
1986-87 26 HOU NBA 63 52 1478 205 440 .466 11 34 .324 61 86 .709 28 102 130 335 66 6 145 166 482
1987-88 27 TOT NBA 72 6 1070 108 221 .489 4 16 .250 41 55 .745 30 66 96 228 59 3 93 133 261
1987-88 27 GSW NBA 11 0 202 25 48 .521 1 5 .200 14 23 .609 8 13 21 38 15 0 16 26 65
1987-88 27 BOS NBA 61 6 868 83 173 .480 3 11 .273 27 32 .844 22 53 75 190 44 3 77 107 196
Career NBA 222 60 3801 493 1050 .470 25 92 .272 176 238 .739 102 265 367 845 196 11 358 472 1187

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
1985-86 25 CLE NBA 76 2 14.9 2.2 4.6 .481 0.1 0.5 .270 1.0 1.2 .785 0.6 1.2 1.7 3.5 0.9 0.0 1.4 2.2 5.5
1986-87 26 TOT NBA 74 52 21.6 2.9 6.5 .452 0.1 0.5 .282 0.8 1.2 .689 0.4 1.5 1.9 4.7 1.0 0.1 2.1 2.4 6.9
1986-87 26 CLE NBA 11 0 11.1 1.2 3.8 .310 0.0 0.5 .000 0.1 0.4 .250 0.1 0.8 0.9 1.2 0.5 0.1 1.1 0.7 2.5
1986-87 26 HOU NBA 63 52 23.5 3.3 7.0 .466 0.2 0.5 .324 1.0 1.4 .709 0.4 1.6 2.1 5.3 1.0 0.1 2.3 2.6 7.7
1987-88 27 TOT NBA 72 6 14.9 1.5 3.1 .489 0.1 0.2 .250 0.6 0.8 .745 0.4 0.9 1.3 3.2 0.8 0.0 1.3 1.8 3.6
1987-88 27 GSW NBA 11 0 18.4 2.3 4.4 .521 0.1 0.5 .200 1.3 2.1 .609 0.7 1.2 1.9 3.5 1.4 0.0 1.5 2.4 5.9
1987-88 27 BOS NBA 61 6 14.2 1.4 2.8 .480 0.0 0.2 .273 0.4 0.5 .844 0.4 0.9 1.2 3.1 0.7 0.0 1.3 1.8 3.2
Career NBA 222 60 17.1 2.2 4.7 .470 0.1 0.4 .272 0.8 1.1 .739 0.5 1.2 1.7 3.8 0.9 0.0 1.6 2.1 5.3

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
1985-86 25 CLE NBA 76 2 1131 5.3 11.0 .481 0.3 1.2 .270 2.3 3.0 .785 1.4 2.8 4.2 8.6 2.1 0.0 3.4 5.3 13.3
1986-87 26 TOT NBA 74 52 1600 4.9 10.8 .452 0.2 0.9 .282 1.4 2.0 .689 0.7 2.5 3.2 7.8 1.6 0.2 3.5 3.9 11.5
1986-87 26 CLE NBA 11 0 122 3.8 12.4 .310 0.0 1.5 .000 0.3 1.2 .250 0.3 2.7 3.0 3.8 1.8 0.3 3.5 2.4 8.0
1986-87 26 HOU NBA 63 52 1478 5.0 10.7 .466 0.3 0.8 .324 1.5 2.1 .709 0.7 2.5 3.2 8.2 1.6 0.1 3.5 4.0 11.7
1987-88 27 TOT NBA 72 6 1070 3.6 7.4 .489 0.1 0.5 .250 1.4 1.9 .745 1.0 2.2 3.2 7.7 2.0 0.1 3.1 4.5 8.8
1987-88 27 GSW NBA 11 0 202 4.5 8.6 .521 0.2 0.9 .200 2.5 4.1 .609 1.4 2.3 3.7 6.8 2.7 0.0 2.9 4.6 11.6
1987-88 27 BOS NBA 61 6 868 3.4 7.2 .480 0.1 0.5 .273 1.1 1.3 .844 0.9 2.2 3.1 7.9 1.8 0.1 3.2 4.4 8.1
Career NBA 222 60 3801 4.7 9.9 .470 0.2 0.9 .272 1.7 2.3 .739 1.0 2.5 3.5 8.0 1.9 0.1 3.4 4.5 11.2

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
1985-86 25 CLE NBA 76 1131 14.1 .537 .496 4.2 8.6 6.4 32.5 2.7 0.1 21.8 17.9 105 108 0.9 1.0 1.9 .083
1986-87 26 TOT NBA 74 1600 10.3 .488 .464 2.0 7.5 4.8 29.5 2.2 0.3 23.1 17.3 95 107 -0.8 1.8 1.1 .032
1986-87 26 CLE NBA 11 122 1.8 .309 .310 0.9 7.9 4.4 14.4 2.3 0.5 21.5 18.3 64 108 -0.5 0.1 -0.3 -0.131
1986-87 26 HOU NBA 63 1478 11.0 .504 .478 2.1 7.5 4.8 30.7 2.1 0.2 23.3 17.2 98 107 -0.3 1.7 1.4 .045
1987-88 27 TOT NBA 72 1070 10.4 .532 .498 3.4 6.9 5.2 26.5 2.7 0.2 27.5 13.4 103 111 0.3 0.8 1.1 .050
1987-88 27 GSW NBA 11 202 13.2 .559 .531 4.3 7.4 5.8 25.0 3.5 0.0 21.6 14.9 107 112 0.2 0.1 0.3 .068
1987-88 27 BOS NBA 61 868 9.7 .524 .488 3.2 6.8 5.1 26.9 2.5 0.2 29.2 13.1 101 110 0.2 0.7 0.8 .046
Career NBA 222 3801 11.4 .514 .481 3.1 7.7 5.4 29.6 2.5 0.2 23.7 16.4 100 109 0.5 3.7 4.1 .052

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
1986-87 26 HOU NBA 8 27 4 8 0 1 6 6 2 2 2 1 0 4 8 14 .500 .000 1.000 3.4 1.8 0.3 0.3
1987-88 27 BOS NBA 11 50 6 14 2 4 2 2 1 2 11 2 0 10 13 16 .429 .500 1.000 4.5 1.5 0.2 1.0
Career NBA 19 77 10 22 2 5 8 8 3 4 13 3 0 14 21 30 .455 .400 1.000 4.1 1.6 0.2 0.7

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
1986-87 26 HOU NBA 8 27 9.3 .658 .500 8.8 0.0 4.2 10.9 1.8 0.0 27.3 23.0 107 113 0.0 0.0 0.0 .070
1987-88 27 BOS NBA 11 50 2.5 .538 .500 2.5 2.4 2.4 33.5 2.1 0.0 40.2 22.5 79 112 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.111
Career NBA 19 77 4.9 .588 .500 4.7 1.6 3.1 25.6 2.0 0.0 35.4 22.7 89 112 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.047

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 3 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3
Dirk Minniefield 1.9 1.1 1.1
Lloyd Walton 99.0 1.9 1.1 1.1
Steven Kramer 96.9 1.9 1.2 1.1
Nelson Bobb 93.8 1.8 1.2 1.1
Ledell Eackles 93.3 2.1 1.2 1.0
Jon McGlocklin 91.1 1.8 1.1 0.9
Todd Lichti 90.7 1.8 1.3 1.0
Corky Devlin 89.2 1.8 1.2 0.8
Clint Richardson 88.0 2.4 1.1 1.0
Mike Davis 87.5 2.2 1.2 0.9
Courtney Alexander 86.5 2.2 1.1 0.8
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Dirk Minniefield 1.9 1.1 1.1
Steven Kramer 96.9 1.9 1.2 1.1
Mo Layton 89.8 1.9 1.1 1.0 0.3 0.1
Corky Devlin 89.2 1.8 1.2 0.8
Courtney Alexander 86.5 2.2 1.1 0.8
Kenny Higgs 84.1 2.2 1.5 1.0
Sergio Rodriguez 84.0 1.7 1.2 0.9 -0.2
Will Bynum 82.1 1.9 1.5 1.3 -0.1
Johnny High 81.8 2.5 1.2 1.1 -0.1
Kirk Snyder 81.8 2.2 1.4 1.1 -0.2
Chink Crossin 81.2 2.1 1.2 0.5

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 KENTUCKY 34 691 68 142 35 49 70 34 2 75 82 171 .479 .714 20.3 5.0 2.1
1980-81 20 KENTUCKY 28 890 118 213 55 63 79 35 4 71 79 291 .554 .873 31.8 10.4 2.8
1981-82 21 KENTUCKY 30 1034 128 251 84 111 94 42 1 87 90 340 .510 .757 34.5 11.3 3.1
1982-83 22 KENTUCKY 31 951 108 199 51 68 88 45 2 109 97 267 .543 .750 30.7 8.6 2.8
Career 123 3566 422 805 225 291 331 156 9 342 348 1069 .524 .773 29.0 8.7 2.7

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1979 McDonald's All American

Transactions

June 28, 1983: Drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2nd round (33rd pick) of the 1983 NBA Draft.

June 29, 1983: Traded by the Dallas Mavericks with a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Andrew Kennedy) to the New Jersey Nets for a 1986 2nd round draft pick (Milt Wagner) and a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Steve Alford).

October 25, 1983: Waived by the New Jersey Nets.

September 27, 1984: Signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls.

October 22, 1984: Waived by the Chicago Bulls.

September 11, 1985: Signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

December 9, 1986: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Houston Rockets for a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Chucky Brown).

November 5, 1987: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Golden State Warriors.

November 25, 1987: Waived by the Golden State Warriors.

December 17, 1987: Signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $75,000
1987-88 Boston Celtics NBA $100,000
Career (may be incomplete) $175,000

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