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Ed Pinckney

Edward Lewis Pinckney (Ed, E-Z Ed)

Position: Forward ▪ Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: March 27, 1963 in Bronx, New York
High School: Adlai E. Stevenson in Bronx, New York
College: Villanova University
Draft: Phoenix Suns, 1st round (10th pick, 10th overall), 1985 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 25, 1985

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 7:00AM
All-Time Rank: #489. Alton Lister… #490. Tom Henderson… #491. ED PINCKNEY… #492. Jamaal Tinsley… #493. Rich Kelley… 

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 22 PHO NBA 80 24 1602 255 457 .558 0 2 .000 171 254 .673 95 213 308 90 71 37 148 190 681
1986-87 23 PHO NBA 80 65 2250 290 497 .584 0 2 .000 257 348 .739 179 401 580 116 86 54 135 196 837
1987-88 24 SAC NBA 79 7 1177 179 343 .522 0 2 .000 133 178 .747 94 136 230 66 39 32 77 118 491
1988-89 25 TOT NBA 80 33 2012 319 622 .513 0 6 .000 280 350 .800 166 283 449 118 83 66 119 202 918
1988-89 25 SAC NBA 51 24 1334 224 446 .502 0 6 .000 177 221 .801 106 195 301 74 54 43 81 125 625
1988-89 25 BOS NBA 29 9 678 95 176 .540 0 0 103 129 .798 60 88 148 44 29 23 38 77 293
1989-90 26 BOS NBA 77 50 1082 135 249 .542 0 1 .000 92 119 .773 93 132 225 68 34 42 56 126 362
1990-91 27 BOS NBA 70 16 1165 131 243 .539 0 1 .000 104 116 .897 155 186 341 45 61 43 45 147 366
1991-92 28 BOS NBA 81 36 1917 203 378 .537 0 1 .000 207 255 .812 252 312 564 62 70 56 73 158 613
1992-93 29 BOS NBA 7 5 151 10 24 .417 0 0 12 13 .923 14 29 43 1 4 7 8 13 32
1993-94 30 BOS NBA 76 35 1524 151 289 .522 0 0 92 125 .736 160 318 478 62 58 44 62 131 394
1994-95 31 MIL NBA 62 17 835 48 97 .495 0 0 44 62 .710 65 146 211 21 34 17 26 64 140
1995-96 32 TOT NBA 74 47 1710 171 335 .510 0 3 .000 136 179 .760 189 269 458 72 64 28 77 156 478
1995-96 32 TOR NBA 47 24 1031 117 233 .502 0 3 .000 94 124 .758 115 167 282 50 31 17 54 101 328
1995-96 32 PHI NBA 27 23 679 54 102 .529 0 0 42 55 .764 74 102 176 22 33 11 23 55 150
1996-97 33 MIA NBA 27 0 273 23 43 .535 0 0 20 25 .800 25 40 65 6 8 9 19 30 66
Career NBA 793 335 15698 1915 3577 .535 0 18 .000 1548 2024 .765 1487 2465 3952 727 612 435 845 1531 5378

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 22 PHO NBA 80 24 20.0 3.2 5.7 .558 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 3.2 .673 1.2 2.7 3.9 1.1 0.9 0.5 1.9 2.4 8.5
1986-87 23 PHO NBA 80 65 28.1 3.6 6.2 .584 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 4.4 .739 2.2 5.0 7.3 1.5 1.1 0.7 1.7 2.5 10.5
1987-88 24 SAC NBA 79 7 14.9 2.3 4.3 .522 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.3 .747 1.2 1.7 2.9 0.8 0.5 0.4 1.0 1.5 6.2
1988-89 25 TOT NBA 80 33 25.2 4.0 7.8 .513 0.0 0.1 .000 3.5 4.4 .800 2.1 3.5 5.6 1.5 1.0 0.8 1.5 2.5 11.5
1988-89 25 SAC NBA 51 24 26.2 4.4 8.7 .502 0.0 0.1 .000 3.5 4.3 .801 2.1 3.8 5.9 1.5 1.1 0.8 1.6 2.5 12.3
1988-89 25 BOS NBA 29 9 23.4 3.3 6.1 .540 0.0 0.0 3.6 4.4 .798 2.1 3.0 5.1 1.5 1.0 0.8 1.3 2.7 10.1
1989-90 26 BOS NBA 77 50 14.1 1.8 3.2 .542 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.5 .773 1.2 1.7 2.9 0.9 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.6 4.7
1990-91 27 BOS NBA 70 16 16.6 1.9 3.5 .539 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.7 .897 2.2 2.7 4.9 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.6 2.1 5.2
1991-92 28 BOS NBA 81 36 23.7 2.5 4.7 .537 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.1 .812 3.1 3.9 7.0 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.9 2.0 7.6
1992-93 29 BOS NBA 7 5 21.6 1.4 3.4 .417 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.9 .923 2.0 4.1 6.1 0.1 0.6 1.0 1.1 1.9 4.6
1993-94 30 BOS NBA 76 35 20.1 2.0 3.8 .522 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.6 .736 2.1 4.2 6.3 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.8 1.7 5.2
1994-95 31 MIL NBA 62 17 13.5 0.8 1.6 .495 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.0 .710 1.0 2.4 3.4 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.4 1.0 2.3
1995-96 32 TOT NBA 74 47 23.1 2.3 4.5 .510 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.4 .760 2.6 3.6 6.2 1.0 0.9 0.4 1.0 2.1 6.5
1995-96 32 TOR NBA 47 24 21.9 2.5 5.0 .502 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.6 .758 2.4 3.6 6.0 1.1 0.7 0.4 1.1 2.1 7.0
1995-96 32 PHI NBA 27 23 25.1 2.0 3.8 .529 0.0 0.0 1.6 2.0 .764 2.7 3.8 6.5 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.9 2.0 5.6
1996-97 33 MIA NBA 27 0 10.1 0.9 1.6 .535 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.9 .800 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.1 2.4
Career NBA 793 335 19.8 2.4 4.5 .535 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.6 .765 1.9 3.1 5.0 0.9 0.8 0.5 1.1 1.9 6.8

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 22 PHO NBA 80 24 1602 5.7 10.3 .558 0.0 0.0 .000 3.8 5.7 .673 2.1 4.8 6.9 2.0 1.6 0.8 3.3 4.3 15.3
1986-87 23 PHO NBA 80 65 2250 4.6 8.0 .584 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 5.6 .739 2.9 6.4 9.3 1.9 1.4 0.9 2.2 3.1 13.4
1987-88 24 SAC NBA 79 7 1177 5.5 10.5 .522 0.0 0.1 .000 4.1 5.4 .747 2.9 4.2 7.0 2.0 1.2 1.0 2.4 3.6 15.0
1988-89 25 TOT NBA 80 33 2012 5.7 11.1 .513 0.0 0.1 .000 5.0 6.3 .800 3.0 5.1 8.0 2.1 1.5 1.2 2.1 3.6 16.4
1988-89 25 SAC NBA 51 24 1334 6.0 12.0 .502 0.0 0.2 .000 4.8 6.0 .801 2.9 5.3 8.1 2.0 1.5 1.2 2.2 3.4 16.9
1988-89 25 BOS NBA 29 9 678 5.0 9.3 .540 0.0 0.0 5.5 6.8 .798 3.2 4.7 7.9 2.3 1.5 1.2 2.0 4.1 15.6
1989-90 26 BOS NBA 77 50 1082 4.5 8.3 .542 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 4.0 .773 3.1 4.4 7.5 2.3 1.1 1.4 1.9 4.2 12.0
1990-91 27 BOS NBA 70 16 1165 4.0 7.5 .539 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 3.6 .897 4.8 5.7 10.5 1.4 1.9 1.3 1.4 4.5 11.3
1991-92 28 BOS NBA 81 36 1917 3.8 7.1 .537 0.0 0.0 .000 3.9 4.8 .812 4.7 5.9 10.6 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.4 3.0 11.5
1992-93 29 BOS NBA 7 5 151 2.4 5.7 .417 0.0 0.0 2.9 3.1 .923 3.3 6.9 10.3 0.2 1.0 1.7 1.9 3.1 7.6
1993-94 30 BOS NBA 76 35 1524 3.6 6.8 .522 0.0 0.0 2.2 3.0 .736 3.8 7.5 11.3 1.5 1.4 1.0 1.5 3.1 9.3
1994-95 31 MIL NBA 62 17 835 2.1 4.2 .495 0.0 0.0 1.9 2.7 .710 2.8 6.3 9.1 0.9 1.5 0.7 1.1 2.8 6.0
1995-96 32 TOT NBA 74 47 1710 3.6 7.1 .510 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 3.8 .760 4.0 5.7 9.6 1.5 1.3 0.6 1.6 3.3 10.1
1995-96 32 TOR NBA 47 24 1031 4.1 8.1 .502 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 4.3 .758 4.0 5.8 9.8 1.7 1.1 0.6 1.9 3.5 11.5
1995-96 32 PHI NBA 27 23 679 2.9 5.4 .529 0.0 0.0 2.2 2.9 .764 3.9 5.4 9.3 1.2 1.7 0.6 1.2 2.9 8.0
1996-97 33 MIA NBA 27 0 273 3.0 5.7 .535 0.0 0.0 2.6 3.3 .800 3.3 5.3 8.6 0.8 1.1 1.2 2.5 4.0 8.7
Career NBA 793 335 15698 4.4 8.2 .535 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 4.6 .765 3.4 5.7 9.1 1.7 1.4 1.0 1.9 3.5 12.3

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
1985-86 22 PHO NBA 80 1602 12.8 .599 .558 7.1 14.7 11.1 7.7 2.0 1.3 20.6 17.8 104 106 0.8 1.8 2.7 .080
1986-87 23 PHO NBA 80 2250 15.2 .644 .584 9.1 19.7 14.5 6.7 1.8 1.4 17.2 14.2 119 108 3.8 2.4 6.2 .132
1987-88 24 SAC NBA 79 1177 14.3 .583 .522 8.6 12.6 10.6 7.8 1.6 1.5 15.5 17.1 113 112 1.6 0.7 2.3 .092
1988-89 25 TOT NBA 80 2012 17.2 .591 .513 9.0 15.5 12.3 8.3 2.0 1.9 13.3 18.3 117 108 4.0 2.1 6.1 .145
1988-89 25 SAC NBA 51 1334 17.0 .575 .502 8.4 16.0 12.1 8.1 1.9 1.9 13.0 19.2 114 108 2.2 1.4 3.6 .130
1988-89 25 BOS NBA 29 678 17.7 .629 .540 10.3 14.7 12.5 8.7 2.1 2.0 14.0 16.6 125 108 1.8 0.7 2.5 .176
1989-90 26 BOS NBA 77 1082 13.7 .601 .542 10.0 12.8 11.5 8.1 1.5 2.2 15.7 13.9 118 107 1.7 1.2 2.9 .131
1990-91 27 BOS NBA 70 1165 16.6 .622 .539 16.0 16.3 16.1 4.7 2.6 2.1 13.3 12.2 131 104 2.9 1.8 4.7 .195
1991-92 28 BOS NBA 81 1917 16.5 .625 .537 15.2 17.1 16.2 4.1 1.8 1.7 13.0 12.6 130 105 4.8 2.7 7.5 .187
1992-93 29 BOS NBA 7 151 10.5 .538 .417 10.6 21.5 16.1 0.8 1.3 2.9 21.2 10.8 105 105 0.1 0.2 0.3 .084
1993-94 30 BOS NBA 76 1524 14.5 .573 .522 11.8 23.7 17.7 5.5 1.9 1.8 15.3 11.6 116 105 2.2 1.8 4.0 .126
1994-95 31 MIL NBA 62 835 10.9 .563 .495 9.1 21.7 15.2 3.6 2.1 1.5 17.3 8.0 116 108 0.7 0.9 1.6 .092
1995-96 32 TOT NBA 74 1710 14.3 .578 .510 12.8 18.8 15.8 6.4 1.9 1.2 15.7 12.7 118 111 2.6 1.1 3.7 .105
1995-96 32 TOR NBA 47 1031 14.6 .570 .502 13.2 19.4 16.3 7.3 1.5 1.3 15.8 14.6 115 111 1.6 0.6 2.2 .101
1995-96 32 PHI NBA 27 679 13.9 .594 .529 12.3 17.8 15.0 5.2 2.5 1.2 15.4 9.8 122 110 1.0 0.5 1.6 .110
1996-97 33 MIA NBA 27 273 11.4 .611 .535 11.1 17.1 14.1 3.5 1.6 2.6 26.0 12.6 106 99 0.2 0.5 0.7 .121
Career NBA 793 15698 14.8 .602 .535 10.9 17.4 14.2 6.3 1.9 1.7 15.9 14.1 117 107 25.4 17.3 42.7 .130

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
1988-89 25 BOS NBA 3 45 3 12 0 0 2 2 2 5 1 1 1 4 7 8 .250 1.000 15.0 2.7 1.7 0.3
1989-90 26 BOS NBA 4 25 6 7 0 0 7 9 2 6 0 0 0 2 3 19 .857 .778 6.3 4.8 1.5 0.0
1990-91 27 BOS NBA 11 170 16 21 0 0 17 21 23 40 2 6 2 2 17 49 .762 .810 15.5 4.5 3.6 0.2
1991-92 28 BOS NBA 10 314 35 58 0 1 26 31 36 84 7 12 9 13 30 96 .603 .000 .839 31.4 9.6 8.4 0.7
1996-97 33 MIA NBA 2 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 .667 3.0 2.0 0.0 0.5
Career NBA 30 560 62 101 0 1 52 63 63 135 11 19 12 21 57 176 .614 .000 .825 18.7 5.9 4.5 0.4

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
1988-89 25 BOS NBA 3 45 -1.7 .311 .250 5.2 7.7 6.5 3.2 1.1 1.4 23.7 16.8 58 111 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.163
1989-90 26 BOS NBA 4 25 25.4 .867 .857 10.4 18.5 14.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.4 21.8 146 121 0.1 0.0 0.1 .238
1990-91 27 BOS NBA 11 170 16.8 .810 .762 16.2 10.9 13.4 1.6 1.8 0.7 6.2 8.3 168 114 0.6 0.1 0.8 .216
1991-92 28 BOS NBA 10 314 16.1 .670 .603 13.4 20.0 16.6 2.8 2.0 2.0 15.4 11.9 131 112 0.7 0.3 1.0 .147
1996-97 33 MIA NBA 2 6 30.0 .667 .667 0.0 0.0 0.0 59.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.0 143 110 0.0 0.0 0.0 .314
Career NBA 30 560 15.4 .684 .614 13.3 16.0 14.5 2.9 1.8 1.5 14.0 11.8 133 113 1.3 0.4 1.7 .149

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
Ed Pinckney 7.5 6.2 6.1 4.7 4.0 3.7 2.9 2.7 2.3 1.6 0.7 0.3
Thurl Bailey 89.1 6.8 6.5 5.4 4.6 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.1 2.6 2.6 1.2 0.9
Junior Bridgeman 89.0 6.7 6.1 5.5 5.1 4.8 4.0 3.6 3.1 2.6 2.1 0.8 0.6
Jeff Foster 88.9 8.3 6.5 5.7 5.4 4.5 4.2 4.2 3.0 2.7 1.6 0.6 0.4
Antoine Walker 88.7 6.7 6.6 5.0 4.7 3.9 3.6 2.6 2.6 1.7 0.9 0.1 -0.3
Terry Tyler 88.2 6.4 5.8 5.5 5.4 4.5 3.4 2.9 2.5 1.9 1.2 1.2
Matt Harpring 88.0 8.8 6.1 5.5 4.7 4.7 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.6 1.2 0.2
Cliff Levingston 87.4 7.0 6.1 5.5 5.5 5.3 4.7 3.4 2.9 2.0 1.3 0.5
Keith Van Horn 87.4 6.5 6.3 6.3 5.5 4.8 3.7 3.5 2.8 2.3
Kelly Tripucka 87.3 7.5 7.5 7.1 5.7 4.2 3.3 3.3 2.1 2.0 1.7
Kenyon Martin 87.2 7.1 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.9 4.0 3.8 3.3 2.7 2.1 0.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Ed Pinckney 7.5 6.2 6.1 4.7 4.0 3.7 2.9 2.7 2.3 1.6 0.7 0.3
Thurl Bailey 89.1 6.8 6.5 5.4 4.6 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.1 2.6 2.6 1.2 0.9
Junior Bridgeman 89.0 6.7 6.1 5.5 5.1 4.8 4.0 3.6 3.1 2.6 2.1 0.8 0.6
Jeff Foster 88.9 8.3 6.5 5.7 5.4 4.5 4.2 4.2 3.0 2.7 1.6 0.6 0.4
Antoine Walker 88.7 6.7 6.6 5.0 4.7 3.9 3.6 2.6 2.6 1.7 0.9 0.1 -0.3
Terry Tyler 88.2 6.4 5.8 5.5 5.4 4.5 3.4 2.9 2.5 1.9 1.2 1.2
Matt Harpring 88.0 8.8 6.1 5.5 4.7 4.7 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.6 1.2 0.2
Cliff Levingston 87.4 7.0 6.1 5.5 5.5 5.3 4.7 3.4 2.9 2.0 1.3 0.5
Keith Van Horn 87.4 6.5 6.3 6.3 5.5 4.8 3.7 3.5 2.8 2.3
Kelly Tripucka 87.3 7.5 7.5 7.1 5.7 4.2 3.3 3.3 2.1 2.0 1.7
Kenyon Martin 87.2 7.1 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.9 4.0 3.8 3.3 2.7 2.1 0.0

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
1981-82 18 VILLANOVA 32 1083 169 264 115 161 249 45 50 64 69 72 453 .640 .714 33.8 14.2 7.8 1.4
1982-83 19 VILLANOVA 31 1029 129 227 130 171 301 57 46 65 85 96 388 .568 .760 33.2 12.5 9.7 1.8
1983-84 20 VILLANOVA 31 1068 162 268 154 222 246 53 46 60 64 101 478 .604 .694 34.5 15.4 7.9 1.7
1984-85 21 VILLANOVA 35 1186 177 295 192 263 311 71 54 64 86 113 546 .600 .730 33.9 15.6 8.9 2.0
Career 129 4366 637 1054 591 817 1107 226 196 253 304 382 1865 .604 .723 33.8 14.5 8.6 1.8

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Awards
1984-85 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player
Honors
1981 McDonald's All American
True Shooting Pct
1986-87 NBA .644 (4)
Career NBA .602 (18)
Career .602 (19)
Offensive Rebound Pct
1991-92 NBA 15.2 (4)
Offensive Rating
Career NBA 117.3 (18)
Career 117.3 (18)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (918)
NBA Elo Player Rating
491st (overall) as of Feb 12, 2012, 7:00AM
 

Transactions

June 18, 1985: Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1985 NBA Draft.

June 21, 1987: Traded by the Phoenix Suns with a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Fennis Dembo) to the Sacramento Kings for Eddie Johnson.

February 23, 1989: Traded by the Sacramento Kings with Joe Kleine to the Boston Celtics for Danny Ainge and Brad Lohaus.

June 29, 1994: Traded by the Boston Celtics with Andrei Fetisov to the Milwaukee Bucks for Blue Edwards and Derek Strong.

June 24, 1995: Drafted by the Toronto Raptors from the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA expansion draft.

February 22, 1996: Traded by the Toronto Raptors with Tony Massenburg, a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Ryan Minor) and a 1997 2nd round draft pick (James Collins) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Sharone Wright. Philadelphia received the right to swap 1st round draft picks with Toronto in either 1996 or 1997 but did not do so; Philadelphia received a 2nd round draft pick in 1997 instead.

July 15, 1996: Released by the Philadelphia 76ers.

September 25, 1996: Signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Phoenix Suns NBA $300,000
1987-88 Sacramento Kings NBA $347,500
1988-89 Sacramento Kings NBA $347,500
1990-91 Boston Celtics NBA $750,000
1991-92 Boston Celtics NBA $900,000
1992-93 Boston Celtics NBA $1,150,000
1993-94 Boston Celtics NBA $1,470,000
1994-95 Milwaukee Bucks NBA $1,485,000
1995-96 Toronto Raptors NBA $1,926,000
1996-97 Miami Heat NBA $300,000
1999-00 Miami Heat NBA $510,000
Career (may be incomplete) $9,486,000

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