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Wayman Tisdale

Wayman Lawrence Tisdale

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 240 lbs.
Born: June 9, 1964 in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Died: May 15, 2009
High School: Booker T. Washington in Tulsa, Oklahoma
College: University of Oklahoma
Draft: Indiana Pacers, 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall), 1985 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 26, 1985

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Elo Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last updated May 21, 2013 5:17 PM

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
1985-86 21 IND NBA PF 81 60 2277 516 1002 .515 0 2 .000 160 234 .684 191 393 584 79 32 44 188 290 1192
1986-87 22 IND NBA PF 81 15 2159 458 892 .513 0 2 .000 258 364 .709 217 258 475 117 50 26 139 293 1174
1987-88 23 IND NBA PF 79 57 2378 511 998 .512 0 2 .000 246 314 .783 168 323 491 103 54 34 145 274 1268
1988-89 24 TOT NBA PF 79 35 2434 532 1036 .514 0 4 .000 317 410 .773 187 422 609 128 55 52 172 290 1381
1988-89 24 IND NBA PF 48 5 1326 285 564 .505 0 4 .000 198 250 .792 99 211 310 75 35 32 107 181 768
1988-89 24 SAC NBA PF 31 30 1108 247 472 .523 0 0 119 160 .744 88 211 299 53 20 20 65 109 613
1989-90 25 SAC NBA PF 79 79 2937 726 1383 .525 0 6 .000 306 391 .783 185 410 595 108 54 54 153 251 1758
1990-91 26 SAC NBA PF 33 31 1116 262 542 .483 0 1 .000 136 170 .800 75 178 253 66 23 28 82 99 660
1991-92 27 SAC NBA PF 72 71 2521 522 1043 .500 0 2 .000 151 198 .763 135 334 469 106 55 79 124 248 1195
1992-93 28 SAC NBA PF 76 75 2283 544 1068 .509 0 2 .000 175 231 .758 127 373 500 108 52 47 117 277 1263
1993-94 29 SAC NBA PF 79 77 2557 552 1102 .501 0 0 215 266 .808 159 401 560 139 37 52 124 290 1319
1994-95 30 PHO NBA PF 65 13 1276 278 574 .484 0 0 94 122 .770 83 164 247 45 29 27 64 190 650
1995-96 31 PHO NBA PF 63 6 1152 279 564 .495 0 0 114 149 .765 55 159 214 58 15 36 63 188 672
1996-97 32 PHO NBA PF 53 15 778 158 371 .426 0 0 30 48 .625 35 85 120 20 8 21 36 111 346
Career NBA 840 534 23868 5338 10575 .505 0 21 .000 2202 2897 .760 1617 3500 5117 1077 464 500 1407 2801 12878

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
1985-86 21 IND NBA PF 81 60 28.1 6.4 12.4 .515 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.9 .684 2.4 4.9 7.2 1.0 0.4 0.5 2.3 3.6 14.7
1986-87 22 IND NBA PF 81 15 26.7 5.7 11.0 .513 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 4.5 .709 2.7 3.2 5.9 1.4 0.6 0.3 1.7 3.6 14.5
1987-88 23 IND NBA PF 79 57 30.1 6.5 12.6 .512 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 4.0 .783 2.1 4.1 6.2 1.3 0.7 0.4 1.8 3.5 16.1
1988-89 24 TOT NBA PF 79 35 30.8 6.7 13.1 .514 0.0 0.1 .000 4.0 5.2 .773 2.4 5.3 7.7 1.6 0.7 0.7 2.2 3.7 17.5
1988-89 24 IND NBA PF 48 5 27.6 5.9 11.8 .505 0.0 0.1 .000 4.1 5.2 .792 2.1 4.4 6.5 1.6 0.7 0.7 2.2 3.8 16.0
1988-89 24 SAC NBA PF 31 30 35.7 8.0 15.2 .523 0.0 0.0 3.8 5.2 .744 2.8 6.8 9.6 1.7 0.6 0.6 2.1 3.5 19.8
1989-90 25 SAC NBA PF 79 79 37.2 9.2 17.5 .525 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 4.9 .783 2.3 5.2 7.5 1.4 0.7 0.7 1.9 3.2 22.3
1990-91 26 SAC NBA PF 33 31 33.8 7.9 16.4 .483 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 5.2 .800 2.3 5.4 7.7 2.0 0.7 0.8 2.5 3.0 20.0
1991-92 27 SAC NBA PF 72 71 35.0 7.3 14.5 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 2.8 .763 1.9 4.6 6.5 1.5 0.8 1.1 1.7 3.4 16.6
1992-93 28 SAC NBA PF 76 75 30.0 7.2 14.1 .509 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.0 .758 1.7 4.9 6.6 1.4 0.7 0.6 1.5 3.6 16.6
1993-94 29 SAC NBA PF 79 77 32.4 7.0 13.9 .501 0.0 0.0 2.7 3.4 .808 2.0 5.1 7.1 1.8 0.5 0.7 1.6 3.7 16.7
1994-95 30 PHO NBA PF 65 13 19.6 4.3 8.8 .484 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.9 .770 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.7 0.4 0.4 1.0 2.9 10.0
1995-96 31 PHO NBA PF 63 6 18.3 4.4 9.0 .495 0.0 0.0 1.8 2.4 .765 0.9 2.5 3.4 0.9 0.2 0.6 1.0 3.0 10.7
1996-97 32 PHO NBA PF 53 15 14.7 3.0 7.0 .426 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.9 .625 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.7 2.1 6.5
Career NBA 840 534 28.4 6.4 12.6 .505 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.4 .760 1.9 4.2 6.1 1.3 0.6 0.6 1.7 3.3 15.3

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
1985-86 21 IND NBA PF 81 60 2277 8.2 15.8 .515 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.7 .684 3.0 6.2 9.2 1.2 0.5 0.7 3.0 4.6 18.8
1986-87 22 IND NBA PF 81 15 2159 7.6 14.9 .513 0.0 0.0 .000 4.3 6.1 .709 3.6 4.3 7.9 2.0 0.8 0.4 2.3 4.9 19.6
1987-88 23 IND NBA PF 79 57 2378 7.7 15.1 .512 0.0 0.0 .000 3.7 4.8 .783 2.5 4.9 7.4 1.6 0.8 0.5 2.2 4.1 19.2
1988-89 24 TOT NBA PF 79 35 2434 7.9 15.3 .514 0.0 0.1 .000 4.7 6.1 .773 2.8 6.2 9.0 1.9 0.8 0.8 2.5 4.3 20.4
1988-89 24 IND NBA PF 48 5 1326 7.7 15.3 .505 0.0 0.1 .000 5.4 6.8 .792 2.7 5.7 8.4 2.0 1.0 0.9 2.9 4.9 20.9
1988-89 24 SAC NBA PF 31 30 1108 8.0 15.3 .523 0.0 0.0 3.9 5.2 .744 2.9 6.9 9.7 1.7 0.6 0.6 2.1 3.5 19.9
1989-90 25 SAC NBA PF 79 79 2937 8.9 17.0 .525 0.0 0.1 .000 3.8 4.8 .783 2.3 5.0 7.3 1.3 0.7 0.7 1.9 3.1 21.5
1990-91 26 SAC NBA PF 33 31 1116 8.5 17.5 .483 0.0 0.0 .000 4.4 5.5 .800 2.4 5.7 8.2 2.1 0.7 0.9 2.6 3.2 21.3
1991-92 27 SAC NBA PF 72 71 2521 7.5 14.9 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 2.8 .763 1.9 4.8 6.7 1.5 0.8 1.1 1.8 3.5 17.1
1992-93 28 SAC NBA PF 76 75 2283 8.6 16.8 .509 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.6 .758 2.0 5.9 7.9 1.7 0.8 0.7 1.8 4.4 19.9
1993-94 29 SAC NBA PF 79 77 2557 7.8 15.5 .501 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.7 .808 2.2 5.6 7.9 2.0 0.5 0.7 1.7 4.1 18.6
1994-95 30 PHO NBA PF 65 13 1276 7.8 16.2 .484 0.0 0.0 2.7 3.4 .770 2.3 4.6 7.0 1.3 0.8 0.8 1.8 5.4 18.3
1995-96 31 PHO NBA PF 63 6 1152 8.7 17.6 .495 0.0 0.0 3.6 4.7 .765 1.7 5.0 6.7 1.8 0.5 1.1 2.0 5.9 21.0
1996-97 32 PHO NBA PF 53 15 778 7.3 17.2 .426 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.2 .625 1.6 3.9 5.6 0.9 0.4 1.0 1.7 5.1 16.0
Career NBA 840 534 23868 8.1 16.0 .505 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 4.4 .760 2.4 5.3 7.7 1.6 0.7 0.8 2.1 4.2 19.4

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
1985-86 21 IND NBA PF 81 2277 14.0 .539 .515 9.2 18.6 13.9 5.4 0.7 1.1 14.5 23.3 101 106 0.7 2.6 3.2 .068
1986-87 22 IND NBA PF 81 2159 16.3 .558 .513 10.8 13.3 12.0 8.3 1.1 0.7 11.7 23.0 111 108 3.2 2.3 5.6 .124
1987-88 23 IND NBA PF 79 2378 16.1 .558 .512 7.8 14.8 11.3 6.6 1.1 0.8 11.3 22.7 110 108 3.3 2.5 5.7 .116
1988-89 24 TOT NBA PF 79 2434 17.5 .568 .514 8.6 18.6 13.7 8.3 1.1 1.2 12.4 23.7 111 110 3.9 2.0 5.9 .117
1988-89 24 IND NBA PF 48 1326 17.3 .570 .505 8.8 16.7 13.0 8.9 1.3 1.4 13.7 24.6 110 110 2.1 1.1 3.1 .113
1988-89 24 SAC NBA PF 31 1108 17.8 .565 .523 8.4 20.8 14.5 7.6 0.9 1.0 10.7 22.5 112 109 1.8 1.0 2.8 .120
1989-90 25 SAC NBA PF 79 2937 18.1 .565 .525 7.1 15.7 11.4 6.2 0.9 1.1 9.0 25.1 111 111 4.8 2.2 7.0 .114
1990-91 26 SAC NBA PF 33 1116 17.6 .535 .483 7.4 18.6 12.9 10.8 1.0 1.6 11.7 27.4 104 109 0.8 1.1 1.8 .078
1991-92 27 SAC NBA PF 72 2521 13.9 .529 .500 5.8 14.3 10.0 6.6 1.1 1.8 9.9 20.8 105 111 1.6 1.8 3.4 .064
1992-93 28 SAC NBA PF 76 2283 15.7 .540 .509 5.9 18.9 12.2 7.7 1.1 1.3 9.1 23.0 108 110 2.5 1.9 4.5 .094
1993-94 29 SAC NBA PF 79 2557 15.8 .541 .501 6.6 17.5 12.0 9.2 0.7 1.3 9.2 22.2 109 110 3.8 1.6 5.4 .101
1994-95 30 PHO NBA PF 65 1276 13.8 .518 .484 7.5 14.8 11.1 5.6 1.1 1.5 9.3 23.4 105 111 0.8 0.9 1.7 .065
1995-96 31 PHO NBA PF 63 1152 16.4 .534 .495 5.6 15.7 10.8 9.2 0.7 2.3 9.1 26.8 106 111 1.2 0.8 2.0 .083
1996-97 32 PHO NBA PF 53 778 8.8 .441 .426 5.3 12.7 9.0 4.4 0.5 2.0 8.4 24.8 89 111 -1.0 0.4 -0.6 -0.037
Career NBA 840 23868 15.7 .543 .505 7.5 16.3 11.9 7.4 1.0 1.3 10.6 23.5 107 109 25.7 20.0 45.7 .092

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
1986-87 22 IND NBA PF 4 0 108 19 31 .613 0 0 13 23 .565 5 11 16 9 1 0 5 17 51
1994-95 30 PHO NBA PF 10 0 170 32 71 .451 0 1 .000 9 14 .643 6 24 30 11 0 4 6 32 73
1995-96 31 PHO NBA PF 4 0 67 10 30 .333 0 0 1 2 .500 3 1 4 2 1 1 1 7 21
1996-97 32 PHO NBA PF 4 4 36 6 15 .400 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 0 0 0 1 5 12
Career NBA 22 4 381 67 147 .456 0 1 .000 23 39 .590 16 41 57 22 2 5 13 61 157

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
1986-87 22 IND NBA PF 4 0 27.0 4.8 7.8 .613 0.0 0.0 3.3 5.8 .565 1.3 2.8 4.0 2.3 0.3 0.0 1.3 4.3 12.8
1994-95 30 PHO NBA PF 10 0 17.0 3.2 7.1 .451 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.4 .643 0.6 2.4 3.0 1.1 0.0 0.4 0.6 3.2 7.3
1995-96 31 PHO NBA PF 4 0 16.8 2.5 7.5 .333 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 .500 0.8 0.3 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.8 5.3
1996-97 32 PHO NBA PF 4 4 9.0 1.5 3.8 .400 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.3 3.0
Career NBA 22 4 17.3 3.0 6.7 .456 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.8 .590 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.6 2.8 7.1

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
1986-87 22 IND NBA PF 4 0 108 6.3 10.3 .613 0.0 0.0 4.3 7.7 .565 1.7 3.7 5.3 3.0 0.3 0.0 1.7 5.7 17.0
1994-95 30 PHO NBA PF 10 0 170 6.8 15.0 .451 0.0 0.2 .000 1.9 3.0 .643 1.3 5.1 6.4 2.3 0.0 0.8 1.3 6.8 15.5
1995-96 31 PHO NBA PF 4 0 67 5.4 16.1 .333 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.1 .500 1.6 0.5 2.1 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 3.8 11.3
1996-97 32 PHO NBA PF 4 4 36 6.0 15.0 .400 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 5.0 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 5.0 12.0
Career NBA 22 4 381 6.3 13.9 .456 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 3.7 .590 1.5 3.9 5.4 2.1 0.2 0.5 1.2 5.8 14.8

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
1986-87 22 IND NBA PF 4 108 14.7 .620 .613 5.7 12.5 9.1 15.4 0.5 0.0 10.8 19.9 119 109 0.2 0.2 0.3 .152
1994-95 30 PHO NBA PF 10 170 10.7 .473 .451 4.2 15.9 10.2 10.4 0.0 1.9 7.2 21.9 103 116 0.0 0.1 0.1 .026
1995-96 31 PHO NBA PF 4 67 4.0 .340 .333 4.7 1.9 3.4 4.7 0.8 1.0 3.1 21.0 81 125 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.152
1996-97 32 PHO NBA PF 4 36 4.6 .400 .400 6.4 15.3 11.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.3 19.6 82 121 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.118
Career NBA 22 381 10.1 .478 .456 4.9 12.4 8.8 9.8 0.3 1.0 7.3 21.0 102 116 0.0 0.1 0.1 .017

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 12 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Wayman Tisdale 7.0 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.4 4.5 3.4 3.2 2.0 1.8 1.7 -0.6
Cliff Levingston 94.4 7.0 6.1 5.5 5.5 5.3 4.7 3.4 2.9 2.0 1.3 0.5
Caron Butler 92.9 7.2 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.5 3.6 3.5 2.3 2.1 1.2
Junior Bridgeman 90.0 6.7 6.1 5.5 5.1 4.8 4.0 3.6 3.1 2.6 2.1 0.8 0.6
Kenyon Martin 89.2 7.1 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.9 4.0 3.8 3.3 2.7 2.1 0.9 0.0
Dave Greenwood 88.6 7.1 6.5 6.5 6.2 5.7 3.6 3.4 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.1 0.4
Xavier McDaniel 87.9 7.4 6.2 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.1 4.6 4.4 2.3 1.4 0.7 0.0
Cazzie Russell 87.9 7.3 7.1 6.6 5.9 5.2 5.2 4.1 3.0 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.1
Terry Tyler 87.9 6.4 5.8 5.5 5.4 4.5 3.4 2.9 2.5 1.9 1.2 1.2
Juwan Howard 87.4 7.0 6.0 5.6 4.9 4.6 4.4 3.7 3.6 3.2 2.8 2.8 1.9
Kurt Thomas 87.3 8.2 6.5 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.0 3.8 3.3 2.9 2.5 0.5 -0.2
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Wayman Tisdale 7.0 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.4 4.5 3.4 3.2 2.0 1.8 1.7 -0.6
Cliff Levingston 94.4 7.0 6.1 5.5 5.5 5.3 4.7 3.4 2.9 2.0 1.3 0.5
Caron Butler 92.9 7.2 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.5 3.6 3.5 2.3 2.1 1.2
Junior Bridgeman 90.0 6.7 6.1 5.5 5.1 4.8 4.0 3.6 3.1 2.6 2.1 0.8 0.6
Dave Greenwood 88.6 7.1 6.5 6.5 6.2 5.7 3.6 3.4 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.1 0.4
Kenyon Martin 88.4 7.1 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.9 4.0 3.8 3.3 2.7 2.1 1.2 0.9 0.0
Cazzie Russell 87.9 7.3 7.1 6.6 5.9 5.2 5.2 4.1 3.0 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.1
Xavier McDaniel 87.9 7.4 6.2 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.1 4.6 4.4 2.3 1.4 0.7 0.0
Terry Tyler 87.9 6.4 5.8 5.5 5.4 4.5 3.4 2.9 2.5 1.9 1.2 1.2
Bruce Bowen 87.2 6.2 6.1 5.4 5.1 4.4 4.2 4.1 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.2 0.0 0.0
Purvis Short 87.1 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.4 3.7 3.3 2.6 2.2 1.4

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
1982-83 18 OKLAHOMA 33 1138 338 583 134 211 341 25 33 82 74 94 810 .580 .635 34.5 24.5 10.3 0.8
1983-84 19 OKLAHOMA 34 1232 369 639 181 283 329 25 27 75 67 106 919 .577 .640 36.2 27.0 9.7 0.7
1984-85 20 OKLAHOMA 37 1283 370 640 192 273 378 47 32 52 73 112 932 .578 .703 34.7 25.2 10.2 1.3
Career 104 3653 1077 1862 507 767 1048 97 92 209 214 312 2661 .578 .661 35.1 25.6 10.1 0.9

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1982 McDonald's All American
1982-83 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1983-84 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1984-85 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
Field Goals
1989-90 NBA 726 (9)
Personal Fouls
1993-94 NBA 290 (6)
Field Goal Pct
Career NBA .505 (93)
Career .505 (99)
Turnover Pct
Career NBA 10.6 (59)
Career 10.6 (63)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.002 (431)
289th (overall) as of May 21, 2013, 5:21AM
 

Transactions

June 18, 1985: Drafted by the Indiana Pacers in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1985 NBA Draft.

February 20, 1989: Traded by the Indiana Pacers with a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Bimbo Coles) to the Sacramento Kings for LaSalle Thompson and Randy Wittman.

August 19, 1994: Released by the Sacramento Kings.

September 16, 1994: Signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Indiana Pacers NBA $987,000
1987-88 Indiana Pacers NBA $1,000,000
1988-89 Indiana Pacers NBA $1,000,000
1990-91 Sacramento Kings NBA $2,330,000
1991-92 Sacramento Kings NBA $2,333,000
1992-93 Sacramento Kings NBA $2,333,000
1993-94 Sacramento Kings NBA $2,333,000
1994-95 Phoenix Suns NBA $850,000
1995-96 Phoenix Suns NBA $3,475,000
1996-97 Phoenix Suns NBA $3,475,000
Career (may be incomplete) $20,116,000

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