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Elliot Perry

Elliot Lamonte Perry (Socks)

Position: Guard ▪ Height: 6-0 ▪ Weight: 150 lbs.
Born: March 28, 1969 in Memphis, Tennessee
High School: Treadwell in Memphis, Tennessee
College: University of Memphis
Draft: Los Angeles Clippers, 2nd round (10th pick, 37th overall), 1991 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 1, 1991

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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
1991-92 22 TOT NBA 50 0 437 49 129 .380 1 7 .143 27 41 .659 14 25 39 78 34 3 50 36 126
1991-92 22 LAC NBA 10 0 66 6 15 .400 0 2 .000 1 2 .500 2 5 7 14 9 1 13 10 13
1991-92 22 CHH NBA 40 0 371 43 114 .377 1 5 .200 26 39 .667 12 20 32 64 25 2 37 26 113
1993-94 24 PHO NBA 27 9 432 42 113 .372 0 3 .000 21 28 .750 12 27 39 125 25 1 43 36 105
1994-95 25 PHO NBA 82 51 1977 306 588 .520 25 60 .417 158 195 .810 51 100 151 394 156 4 163 142 795
1995-96 26 PHO NBA 81 26 1668 261 549 .475 24 59 .407 151 194 .778 34 102 136 353 87 5 146 140 697
1996-97 27 MIL NBA 82 3 1595 217 458 .474 49 137 .358 79 106 .745 24 100 124 247 98 3 111 117 562
1997-98 28 MIL NBA 81 33 1752 241 561 .430 17 50 .340 92 109 .844 21 87 108 230 90 2 128 129 591
1998-99 29 TOT NBA 35 0 290 39 103 .379 10 24 .417 10 14 .714 7 27 34 47 20 0 34 25 98
1998-99 29 MIL NBA 5 0 47 9 17 .529 1 1 1.000 1 2 .500 1 7 8 12 4 0 2 3 20
1998-99 29 NJN NBA 30 0 243 30 86 .349 9 23 .391 9 12 .750 6 20 26 35 16 0 32 22 78
1999-00 30 NJN NBA 60 5 803 128 294 .435 11 39 .282 50 62 .806 13 48 61 139 39 1 60 47 317
2000-01 31 TOT NBA 49 6 499 65 140 .464 1 5 .200 16 22 .727 9 37 46 79 22 1 38 29 147
2000-01 31 ORL NBA 6 0 39 5 11 .455 0 1 .000 0 0 1 3 4 5 3 0 6 1 10
2000-01 31 PHO NBA 43 6 460 60 129 .465 1 4 .250 16 22 .727 8 34 42 74 19 1 32 28 137
2001-02 32 MEM NBA 2 0 48 5 10 .500 0 0 1 2 .500 0 4 4 7 3 0 7 6 11
Career NBA 549 133 9501 1353 2945 .459 138 384 .359 605 773 .783 185 557 742 1699 574 20 780 707 3449

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
1991-92 22 TOT NBA 50 0 8.7 1.0 2.6 .380 0.0 0.1 .143 0.5 0.8 .659 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.6 0.7 0.1 1.0 0.7 2.5
1991-92 22 LAC NBA 10 0 6.6 0.6 1.5 .400 0.0 0.2 .000 0.1 0.2 .500 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.4 0.9 0.1 1.3 1.0 1.3
1991-92 22 CHH NBA 40 0 9.3 1.1 2.9 .377 0.0 0.1 .200 0.7 1.0 .667 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.6 0.6 0.1 0.9 0.7 2.8
1993-94 24 PHO NBA 27 9 16.0 1.6 4.2 .372 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.0 .750 0.4 1.0 1.4 4.6 0.9 0.0 1.6 1.3 3.9
1994-95 25 PHO NBA 82 51 24.1 3.7 7.2 .520 0.3 0.7 .417 1.9 2.4 .810 0.6 1.2 1.8 4.8 1.9 0.0 2.0 1.7 9.7
1995-96 26 PHO NBA 81 26 20.6 3.2 6.8 .475 0.3 0.7 .407 1.9 2.4 .778 0.4 1.3 1.7 4.4 1.1 0.1 1.8 1.7 8.6
1996-97 27 MIL NBA 82 3 19.5 2.6 5.6 .474 0.6 1.7 .358 1.0 1.3 .745 0.3 1.2 1.5 3.0 1.2 0.0 1.4 1.4 6.9
1997-98 28 MIL NBA 81 33 21.6 3.0 6.9 .430 0.2 0.6 .340 1.1 1.3 .844 0.3 1.1 1.3 2.8 1.1 0.0 1.6 1.6 7.3
1998-99 29 TOT NBA 35 0 8.3 1.1 2.9 .379 0.3 0.7 .417 0.3 0.4 .714 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.6 0.0 1.0 0.7 2.8
1998-99 29 MIL NBA 5 0 9.4 1.8 3.4 .529 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.2 0.4 .500 0.2 1.4 1.6 2.4 0.8 0.0 0.4 0.6 4.0
1998-99 29 NJN NBA 30 0 8.1 1.0 2.9 .349 0.3 0.8 .391 0.3 0.4 .750 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.2 0.5 0.0 1.1 0.7 2.6
1999-00 30 NJN NBA 60 5 13.4 2.1 4.9 .435 0.2 0.7 .282 0.8 1.0 .806 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.3 0.7 0.0 1.0 0.8 5.3
2000-01 31 TOT NBA 49 6 10.2 1.3 2.9 .464 0.0 0.1 .200 0.3 0.4 .727 0.2 0.8 0.9 1.6 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.6 3.0
2000-01 31 ORL NBA 6 0 6.5 0.8 1.8 .455 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.0 1.0 0.2 1.7
2000-01 31 PHO NBA 43 6 10.7 1.4 3.0 .465 0.0 0.1 .250 0.4 0.5 .727 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.7 0.4 0.0 0.7 0.7 3.2
2001-02 32 MEM NBA 2 0 24.0 2.5 5.0 .500 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 2.0 2.0 3.5 1.5 0.0 3.5 3.0 5.5
Career NBA 549 133 17.3 2.5 5.4 .459 0.3 0.7 .359 1.1 1.4 .783 0.3 1.0 1.4 3.1 1.0 0.0 1.4 1.3 6.3

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
1991-92 22 TOT NBA 50 0 437 4.0 10.6 .380 0.1 0.6 .143 2.2 3.4 .659 1.2 2.1 3.2 6.4 2.8 0.2 4.1 3.0 10.4
1991-92 22 LAC NBA 10 0 66 3.3 8.2 .400 0.0 1.1 .000 0.5 1.1 .500 1.1 2.7 3.8 7.6 4.9 0.5 7.1 5.5 7.1
1991-92 22 CHH NBA 40 0 371 4.2 11.1 .377 0.1 0.5 .200 2.5 3.8 .667 1.2 1.9 3.1 6.2 2.4 0.2 3.6 2.5 11.0
1993-94 24 PHO NBA 27 9 432 3.5 9.4 .372 0.0 0.2 .000 1.7 2.3 .750 1.0 2.3 3.2 10.4 2.1 0.1 3.6 3.0 8.7
1994-95 25 PHO NBA 82 51 1977 5.6 10.7 .520 0.5 1.1 .417 2.9 3.6 .810 0.9 1.8 2.7 7.2 2.8 0.1 3.0 2.6 14.5
1995-96 26 PHO NBA 81 26 1668 5.6 11.8 .475 0.5 1.3 .407 3.3 4.2 .778 0.7 2.2 2.9 7.6 1.9 0.1 3.2 3.0 15.0
1996-97 27 MIL NBA 82 3 1595 4.9 10.3 .474 1.1 3.1 .358 1.8 2.4 .745 0.5 2.3 2.8 5.6 2.2 0.1 2.5 2.6 12.7
1997-98 28 MIL NBA 81 33 1752 5.0 11.5 .430 0.3 1.0 .340 1.9 2.2 .844 0.4 1.8 2.2 4.7 1.8 0.0 2.6 2.7 12.1
1998-99 29 TOT NBA 35 0 290 4.8 12.8 .379 1.2 3.0 .417 1.2 1.7 .714 0.9 3.4 4.2 5.8 2.5 0.0 4.2 3.1 12.2
1998-99 29 MIL NBA 5 0 47 6.9 13.0 .529 0.8 0.8 1.000 0.8 1.5 .500 0.8 5.4 6.1 9.2 3.1 0.0 1.5 2.3 15.3
1998-99 29 NJN NBA 30 0 243 4.4 12.7 .349 1.3 3.4 .391 1.3 1.8 .750 0.9 3.0 3.9 5.2 2.4 0.0 4.7 3.3 11.6
1999-00 30 NJN NBA 60 5 803 5.7 13.2 .435 0.5 1.7 .282 2.2 2.8 .806 0.6 2.2 2.7 6.2 1.7 0.0 2.7 2.1 14.2
2000-01 31 TOT NBA 49 6 499 4.7 10.1 .464 0.1 0.4 .200 1.2 1.6 .727 0.6 2.7 3.3 5.7 1.6 0.1 2.7 2.1 10.6
2000-01 31 ORL NBA 6 0 39 4.6 10.2 .455 0.0 0.9 .000 0.0 0.0 0.9 2.8 3.7 4.6 2.8 0.0 5.5 0.9 9.2
2000-01 31 PHO NBA 43 6 460 4.7 10.1 .465 0.1 0.3 .250 1.3 1.7 .727 0.6 2.7 3.3 5.8 1.5 0.1 2.5 2.2 10.7
2001-02 32 MEM NBA 2 0 48 3.7 7.5 .500 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.5 .500 0.0 3.0 3.0 5.2 2.3 0.0 5.2 4.5 8.2
Career NBA 549 133 9501 5.1 11.2 .459 0.5 1.5 .359 2.3 2.9 .783 0.7 2.1 2.8 6.4 2.2 0.1 3.0 2.7 13.1

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
1991-92 22 TOT NBA 50 437 8.6 .428 .384 3.4 6.3 4.8 22.6 3.7 0.4 25.4 18.4 84 109 -0.8 0.4 -0.4 -0.046
1991-92 22 LAC NBA 10 66 6.5 .409 .400 3.4 8.5 5.9 28.2 6.8 0.9 45.0 18.6 65 97 -0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.097
1991-92 22 CHH NBA 40 371 9.0 .431 .382 3.4 5.9 4.6 21.7 3.2 0.3 22.0 18.3 87 111 -0.5 0.3 -0.3 -0.037
1993-94 24 PHO NBA 27 432 11.3 .419 .372 3.2 7.0 5.1 37.4 2.9 0.1 25.5 16.3 96 108 -0.1 0.4 0.3 .031
1994-95 25 PHO NBA 82 1977 17.3 .590 .542 3.0 5.8 4.4 28.8 3.9 0.1 19.5 18.3 114 109 3.3 1.9 5.2 .126
1995-96 26 PHO NBA 81 1668 16.2 .549 .497 2.4 7.0 4.7 33.3 2.7 0.2 18.7 20.8 108 111 1.9 1.1 3.1 .088
1996-97 27 MIL NBA 82 1595 15.2 .557 .527 1.8 7.6 4.8 25.1 3.3 0.1 18.0 17.9 108 108 1.8 1.4 3.2 .096
1997-98 28 MIL NBA 81 1752 11.5 .485 .445 1.4 6.1 3.8 22.1 2.7 0.1 17.4 19.2 96 107 0.0 1.3 1.3 .035
1998-99 29 TOT NBA 35 290 11.5 .449 .427 2.6 10.9 6.6 28.6 3.7 0.0 23.7 22.0 85 102 -0.4 0.3 -0.1 -0.011
1998-99 29 MIL NBA 5 47 27.3 .559 .559 2.6 17.7 10.3 47.6 4.7 0.0 10.1 20.2 124 97 0.2 0.1 0.3 .282
1998-99 29 NJN NBA 30 243 8.4 .427 .401 2.6 9.6 5.9 24.9 3.5 0.0 26.0 22.4 78 103 -0.6 0.2 -0.3 -0.068
1999-00 30 NJN NBA 60 803 14.8 .493 .454 1.7 6.9 4.2 29.3 2.5 0.1 15.7 21.2 100 108 0.5 0.4 0.9 .055
2000-01 31 TOT NBA 49 499 11.6 .491 .468 2.0 8.5 5.2 25.8 2.3 0.1 20.2 16.8 95 101 0.0 0.7 0.6 .061
2000-01 31 ORL NBA 6 39 7.5 .455 .455 2.8 8.7 5.7 20.5 4.0 0.0 35.3 19.3 71 101 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.083
2000-01 31 PHO NBA 43 460 12.0 .494 .469 1.9 8.5 5.2 26.3 2.1 0.2 18.7 16.6 97 101 0.1 0.6 0.7 .074
2001-02 32 MEM NBA 2 48 5.3 .506 .500 0.0 9.3 4.6 23.7 3.3 0.0 39.1 16.9 73 106 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.087
Career NBA 549 9501 14.3 .525 .483 2.2 6.9 4.5 27.7 3.1 0.1 19.2 19.0 103 108 6.1 7.9 14.0 .071

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
1993-94 24 PHO NBA 4 13 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 .143 3.3 0.5 0.0 0.3
1994-95 25 PHO NBA 9 106 20 42 2 5 20 25 3 10 12 5 0 9 8 62 .476 .400 .800 11.8 6.9 1.1 1.3
1995-96 26 PHO NBA 4 51 7 14 0 0 0 1 0 2 12 2 0 0 3 14 .500 .000 12.8 3.5 0.5 3.0
2000-01 31 PHO NBA 2 17 6 10 0 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 0 0 0 13 .600 .000 1.000 8.5 6.5 2.0 2.0
Career NBA 19 187 34 73 2 6 21 27 4 16 29 10 0 10 13 91 .466 .333 .778 9.8 4.8 0.8 1.5

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
1993-94 24 PHO NBA 4 13 -9.5 .143 .143 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.3 3.9 0.0 12.5 26.5 37 112 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.407
1994-95 25 PHO NBA 9 106 18.9 .585 .500 3.4 7.4 5.5 18.3 2.4 0.0 14.5 26.2 114 114 0.2 0.1 0.3 .116
1995-96 26 PHO NBA 4 51 16.3 .485 .500 0.0 4.9 2.2 36.5 2.1 0.0 0.0 12.5 126 123 0.1 0.0 0.1 .070
2000-01 31 PHO NBA 2 17 41.5 .623 .600 5.8 18.1 11.8 66.2 5.9 0.0 0.0 26.0 139 93 0.1 0.0 0.2 .446
Career NBA 19 187 18.3 .536 .479 2.4 7.2 4.8 27.1 2.8 0.0 10.5 22.5 113 114 0.3 0.1 0.4 .097

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 10 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Elliot Perry 5.2 3.2 3.1 1.3 0.9 0.6 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.4
Scott Burrell 86.2 5.6 3.7 3.2 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.1
Slick Watts 86.0 4.7 3.3 2.7 1.2 1.2 0.8
Malik Sealy 83.5 5.5 3.2 3.2 2.1 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.2
Luther Head 83.4 5.7 3.5 3.5 0.9 0.6 0.6
Erick Strickland 82.5 4.9 3.8 2.7 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.3 -0.3 -0.9
Kevin Edwards 81.6 5.1 2.5 2.4 1.6 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.1 -0.2 -0.2
Mitchell Wiggins 81.4 5.4 3.5 3.3 2.0 1.2 -0.1
Ron Brewer 80.9 5.6 4.3 3.3 1.6 1.4 0.8 0.3 0.1
Nate Robinson 79.8 5.9 3.2 3.2 2.2 1.5 1.1
Billy Kenville 79.6 4.5 3.9 3.0 1.4 0.5 0.4
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Elliot Perry 5.2 3.2 3.1 1.3 0.9 0.6 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.4
Scott Burrell 86.2 5.6 3.7 3.2 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.1
Slick Watts 86.0 4.7 3.3 2.7 1.2 1.2 0.8
Malik Sealy 83.5 5.5 3.2 3.2 2.1 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.2
Luther Head 83.4 5.7 3.5 3.5 0.9 0.6 0.6
Erick Strickland 82.5 4.9 3.8 2.7 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.3 -0.3 -0.9
Mitchell Wiggins 81.4 5.4 3.5 3.3 2.0 1.2 -0.1
Ron Brewer 80.9 5.6 4.3 3.3 1.6 1.4 0.8 0.3 0.1
Kevin Edwards 80.7 5.1 2.5 2.4 1.6 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2
Nate Robinson 79.8 5.9 3.2 3.2 2.2 1.5 1.1
Billy Kenville 79.6 4.5 3.9 3.0 1.4 0.5 0.4

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
1987-88 18 MEMPHIS 32 968 140 336 53 136 87 108 113 130 71 7 104 65 420 .417 .390 .806 30.3 13.1 3.5 4.1
1988-89 19 MEMPHIS 32 1017 202 437 24 76 192 234 109 118 66 1 99 88 620 .462 .316 .821 31.8 19.4 3.4 3.7
1989-90 20 MEMPHIS 30 970 175 419 17 66 137 182 110 150 82 6 93 70 504 .418 .258 .753 32.3 16.8 3.7 5.0
1990-91 21 MEMPHIS 32 1169 235 507 49 136 146 184 111 148 85 1 108 57 665 .464 .360 .793 36.5 20.8 3.5 4.6
Career 126 4124 752 1699 143 414 562 708 443 546 304 15 404 280 2209 .443 .345 .794 32.7 17.5 3.5 4.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1987 McDonald's All American
Games
1994-95 NBA 82 (1)
1996-97 NBA 82 (4)
Steals
1994-95 NBA 156 (6)
Steals Per Game
1994-95 NBA 1.9 (8)
Steal Pct
1994-95 NBA 3.9 (3)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (827)
   

Transactions

June 26, 1991: Drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2nd round (37th pick) of the 1991 NBA Draft.

December 9, 1991: Signed as a free agent with the Charlotte Hornets.

October 7, 1992: Signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers.

November 2, 1992: Waived by the Portland Trail Blazers.

August 5, 1993: Signed as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers.

November 3, 1993: Waived by the Portland Trail Blazers.

January 22, 1994: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Phoenix Suns.

February 11, 1994: Signed a contract for the rest of the season with the Phoenix Suns

September 25, 1996: Traded by the Phoenix Suns to the Milwaukee Bucks for Marty Conlon and a 1999 1st round draft pick (James Posey).

March 11, 1999: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Milwaukee Bucks to the New Jersey Nets; the Milwaukee Bucks traded Terrell Brandon to the Minnesota Timberwolves; the Minnesota Timberwolves traded Paul Grant to the Milwaukee Bucks; the Minnesota Timberwolves traded Chris Carr, Bill Curley and Stephon Marbury to the New Jersey Nets; the New Jersey Nets traded Sam Cassell and Chris Gatling to the Milwaukee Bucks; and the New Jersey Nets traded Brian Evans and a 1999 1st round draft pick (Wally Szczerbiak) to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

October 30, 2000: Waived by the New Jersey Nets.

November 2, 2000: Signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic.

November 30, 2000: Waived by the Orlando Magic.

December 8, 2000: Signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns.

January 5, 2001: Waived by the Phoenix Suns.

January 17, 2001: Signed a 10-day contract with the Phoenix Suns, then signed a contract for the rest of the season.

February 13, 2002: Signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1991-92 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $130,000
1993-94 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $150,000
1994-95 Phoenix Suns NBA $250,000
1996-97 Milwaukee Bucks NBA $2,000,000
1997-98 Milwaukee Bucks NBA $2,000,000
1998-99 New Jersey Nets NBA $2,000,000
1999-00 New Jersey Nets NBA $2,000,000
2000-01 New Jersey Nets NBA $1,050,000
2000-01 Orlando Magic NBA $94,000
Career (may be incomplete) $9,674,000

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