Elston Turner

Elston Howard Turner

Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Height: 6-5 ▪ Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: June 10, 1959 in Knoxville, Tennessee
High School: Austin-East in Knoxville, Tennessee
College: University of Mississippi
Draft: Dallas Mavericks, 2nd round (20th pick, 43rd overall), 1981 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 30, 1981

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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
1981-82	22	DAL	NBA	80	62	1996	282	639	.441	0	4	.000	97	138	.703	143	158	301	189	75	2	116	182	661
1982-83	23	DAL	NBA	59	16	879	96	238	.403	2	3	.667	20	30	.667	68	84	152	88	47	0	59	75	214
1983-84	24	DAL	NBA	47	1	536	54	150	.360	1	9	.111	28	34	.824	42	51	93	59	26	0	29	40	137
1984-85	25	DEN	NBA	81	2	1491	181	388	.466	1	6	.167	51	65	.785	88	128	216	158	96	7	70	152	414
1985-86	26	DEN	NBA	73	0	1324	165	379	.435	0	9	.000	39	53	.736	64	137	201	165	70	6	80	150	369
1986-87	27	CHI	NBA	70	4	936	112	252	.444	1	8	.125	23	31	.742	34	81	115	102	30	4	31	97	248
1987-88	28	CHI	NBA	17	0	98	8	30	.267	0	0		1	2	.500	8	2	10	9	8	0	10	5	17
1988-89	29	DEN	NBA	78	12	1746	151	353	.428	2	7	.286	33	56	.589	109	178	287	144	90	8	60	209	337
Career			NBA	505	97	9006	1049	2429	.432	7	46	.152	292	409	.714	556	819	1375	914	442	27	455	910	2397

Per Game

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1981-82	22	DAL	NBA	80	62	25.0	3.5	8.0	.441	0.1	.000	1.2	1.7	.703	1.8	2.0	3.8	2.4	0.9	0.0	1.5	2.3	8.3
1982-83	23	DAL	NBA	59	16	14.9	1.6	4.0	.403	0.1	.667	0.3	0.5	.667	1.2	1.4	2.6	1.5	0.8	0.0	1.0	1.3	3.6
1983-84	24	DAL	NBA	47	1	11.4	1.1	3.2	.360	0.2	.111	0.6	0.7	.824	0.9	1.1	2.0	1.3	0.6	0.0	0.6	0.9	2.9
1984-85	25	DEN	NBA	81	2	18.4	2.2	4.8	.466	0.1	.167	0.6	0.8	.785	1.1	1.6	2.7	2.0	1.2	0.1	0.9	1.9	5.1
1985-86	26	DEN	NBA	73	0	18.1	2.3	5.2	.435	0.1	.000	0.5	0.7	.736	0.9	1.9	2.8	2.3	1.0	0.1	1.1	2.1	5.1
1986-87	27	CHI	NBA	70	4	13.4	1.6	3.6	.444	0.1	.125	0.3	0.4	.742	0.5	1.2	1.6	1.5	0.4	0.1	0.4	1.4	3.5
1987-88	28	CHI	NBA	17	0	5.8	0.5	1.8	.267	0.0		0.1	0.1	.500	0.5	0.1	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.6	0.3	1.0
1988-89	29	DEN	NBA	78	12	22.4	1.9	4.5	.428	0.1	.286	0.4	0.7	.589	1.4	2.3	3.7	1.8	1.2	0.1	0.8	2.7	4.3
Career			NBA	505	97	17.8	2.1	4.8	.432	0.1	.152	0.6	0.8	.714	1.1	1.6	2.7	1.8	0.9	0.1	0.9	1.8	4.7

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
1981-82	22	DAL	NBA	80	62	1996	5.1	11.5	.441	0.0	0.1	.000	1.7	2.5	.703	2.6	2.8	5.4	3.4	1.4	0.0	2.1	3.3	11.9
1982-83	23	DAL	NBA	59	16	879	3.9	9.7	.403	0.1	0.1	.667	0.8	1.2	.667	2.8	3.4	6.2	3.6	1.9	0.0	2.4	3.1	8.8
1983-84	24	DAL	NBA	47	1	536	3.6	10.1	.360	0.1	0.6	.111	1.9	2.3	.824	2.8	3.4	6.2	4.0	1.7	0.0	1.9	2.7	9.2
1984-85	25	DEN	NBA	81	2	1491	4.4	9.4	.466	0.0	0.1	.167	1.2	1.6	.785	2.1	3.1	5.2	3.8	2.3	0.2	1.7	3.7	10.0
1985-86	26	DEN	NBA	73	0	1324	4.5	10.3	.435	0.0	0.2	.000	1.1	1.4	.736	1.7	3.7	5.5	4.5	1.9	0.2	2.2	4.1	10.0
1986-87	27	CHI	NBA	70	4	936	4.3	9.7	.444	0.0	0.3	.125	0.9	1.2	.742	1.3	3.1	4.4	3.9	1.2	0.2	1.2	3.7	9.5
1987-88	28	CHI	NBA	17	0	98	2.9	11.0	.267	0.0	0.0		0.4	0.7	.500	2.9	0.7	3.7	3.3	2.9	0.0	3.7	1.8	6.2
1988-89	29	DEN	NBA	78	12	1746	3.1	7.3	.428	0.0	0.1	.286	0.7	1.2	.589	2.2	3.7	5.9	3.0	1.9	0.2	1.2	4.3	6.9
Career			NBA	505	97	9006	4.2	9.7	.432	0.0	0.2	.152	1.2	1.6	.714	2.2	3.3	5.5	3.7	1.8	0.1	1.8	3.6	9.6

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
1981-82	22	DAL	NBA	80	1996	10.7	.472	.441	7.9	9.4	8.6	13.2	1.8	0.1	14.2	16.8	100	111	0.3	1.0	1.4	.033
1982-83	23	DAL	NBA	59	879	9.0	.426	.408	8.2	10.5	9.3	12.2	2.5	0.0	19.0	14.0	92	109	-0.3	0.5	0.1	.006
1983-84	24	DAL	NBA	47	536	9.9	.415	.363	9.1	11.0	10.1	13.7	2.4	0.0	15.0	15.1	97	109	-0.1	0.5	0.3	.029
1984-85	25	DEN	NBA	81	1491	10.9	.497	.468	5.9	9.8	7.7	12.4	2.9	0.3	14.4	12.3	107	108	0.8	1.5	2.3	.075
1985-86	26	DEN	NBA	73	1324	9.6	.459	.435	4.8	11.3	7.9	15.3	2.4	0.3	16.6	14.0	96	106	-0.3	1.6	1.3	.047
1986-87	27	CHI	NBA	70	936	9.4	.467	.446	4.0	10.0	7.0	14.9	1.6	0.3	10.5	13.4	105	110	0.4	0.8	1.2	.063
1987-88	28	CHI	NBA	17	98	3.1	.275	.267	9.4	2.3	5.9	11.7	4.1	0.0	24.5	17.9	65	105	-0.4	0.1	-0.2	-0.117
1988-89	29	DEN	NBA	78	1746	7.8	.446	.431	6.1	11.1	8.5	9.5	2.3	0.3	13.7	9.6	101	108	0.2	1.9	2.1	.056
Career			NBA	505	9006	9.6	.459	.433	6.5	10.3	8.3	12.7	2.3	0.2	14.9	13.5	100	109	0.7	7.8	8.5	.045

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
1983-84	24	DAL	NBA	8	53	7	20	0	0	0	0	5	10	8	6	1	3	4	14	.350			6.6	1.8	1.3	1.0
1984-85	25	DEN	NBA	15	358	50	102	2	2	12	19	30	73	46	17	1	26	42	114	.490	1.000	.632	23.9	7.6	4.9	3.1
1985-86	26	DEN	NBA	10	196	29	54	1	1	7	8	12	29	22	7	0	5	19	66	.537	1.000	.875	19.6	6.6	2.9	2.2
1986-87	27	CHI	NBA	3	25	4	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	3	8	.800			8.3	2.7	0.7	0.3
1987-88	28	CHI	NBA	4	29	1	6	0	0	0	0	1	5	6	0	0	1	2	2	.167			7.3	0.5	1.3	1.5
1988-89	29	DEN	NBA	3	74	6	13	0	1	2	6	2	11	3	1	0	0	9	14	.462	.000	.333	24.7	4.7	3.7	1.0
Career			NBA	43	735	97	200	3	4	21	33	51	130	86	33	2	35	79	218	.485	.750	.636	17.1	5.1	3.0	2.0

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
1983-84	24	DAL	NBA	8	53	14.3	.350	.350	9.8	11.4	10.5	22.3	5.8	1.1	13.0	18.5	88	105	-0.1	0.1	0.0	.006
1984-85	25	DEN	NBA	15	358	11.1	.516	.500	8.4	13.9	10.9	15.3	2.1	0.2	19.1	14.3	104	110	0.1	0.4	0.5	.062
1985-86	26	DEN	NBA	10	196	13.4	.574	.546	5.9	9.5	7.6	15.2	1.7	0.0	8.0	12.7	125	112	0.4	0.2	0.5	.127
1986-87	27	CHI	NBA	3	25	16.7	.800	.800	4.6	5.5	5.0	6.9	4.3	0.0	0.0	9.1	166	115	0.1	0.0	0.1	.173
1987-88	28	CHI	NBA	4	29	3.9	.167	.167	3.7	15.6	9.5	27.0	0.0	0.0	14.3	10.6	73	110	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.044
1988-89	29	DEN	NBA	3	74	5.4	.448	.462	2.5	12.8	7.4	4.9	0.6	0.0	0.0	8.3	104	116	0.0	0.0	0.0	.024
Career			NBA	43	735	11.3	.508	.493	6.9	12.2	9.4	14.9	2.1	0.2	14.0	13.3	108	111	0.4	0.7	1.1	.071

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)

Thru 8 Years		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Elston Turner		2.3	2.1	1.4	1.3	1.2	0.3	0.1	-0.2
John Crotty	84.1	2.4	2.1	1.9	1.3	1.0	0.8	0.3	-0.1
David Wingate	83.0	2.4	2.3	1.9	1.4	1.0	0.2	0.1	-0.5
Jerry Fleishman	80.8	2.2	2.1	1.6	1.3	0.6
Shaun Livingston	79.6	2.4	1.9	1.3	1.2	0.4	0.1
Al Bianchi	78.5	2.4	1.9	1.8	1.5	0.8	0.8	-0.1	-0.4
Em Bryant	78.3	2.1	2.0	1.9	1.7	1.1	0.5	0.1	-0.7
Haywoode Workman	78.0	2.8	2.5	1.9	1.6	1.4	0.3	0.1	0.1
Randy Brown	76.3	2.4	1.9	1.8	1.6	1.5	1.0	0.4	0.3
Keyon Dooling	76.1	3.7	2.1	1.5	1.4	1.1	0.3	0.3	0.0
Mike Evans	76.1	2.9	1.9	1.6	1.1	0.9	0.1	-0.1	-0.2

Career		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Elston Turner		2.3	2.1	1.4	1.3	1.2	0.3	0.1	-0.2
Jerry Fleishman	80.8	2.2	2.1	1.6	1.3	0.6
Shaun Livingston	79.6	2.4	1.9	1.3	1.2	0.4	0.1
Em Bryant	78.3	2.1	2.0	1.9	1.7	1.1	0.5	0.1	-0.7
Haywoode Workman	78.0	2.8	2.5	1.9	1.6	1.4	0.3	0.1	0.1
Mike Evans	76.9	2.9	1.9	1.6	1.1	1.1	0.9	0.1	-0.1	-0.2
Al Ferrari	74.6	3.3	1.9	1.4	1.4	0.9	0.0
Lee Mayberry	74.5	2.1	1.8	1.6	1.6	0.5	0.4	-0.1
Claude Terry	74.5	2.4	1.8	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.0
Mike Bratz	74.1	2.7	2.1	1.9	1.7	1.5	0.8	0.4	0.1	-0.1
Ledell Eackles	73.8	2.4	2.1	2.0	1.2	1.0	1.0	1.0

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
1977-78	18	OLEMISS	27	936	113	268			43	65		210						269	.422		.662	34.7	10.0	7.8
1978-79	19	OLEMISS	27	1035	183	366			64	83		173						430	.500		.771	38.3	15.9	6.4
1979-80	20	OLEMISS	30	1070	212	388			84	110		209						508	.546		.764	35.7	16.9	7.0
1980-81	21	OLEMISS	29	1068	246	473			106	161		236						598	.520		.658	36.8	20.6	8.1
Career			113	4109	754	1495			297	419		828						1805	.504		.709	36.4	16.0	7.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.000 (974)

Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (974)

Transactions

June 9, 1980: Traded by the Phoenix Suns (as a 1981 2nd round draft pick) to the Dallas Mavericks for Wiley Peck.

June 9, 1981: Drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2nd round (43rd pick) of the 1981 NBA Draft.

August 3, 1984: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Denver Nuggets; the Dallas Mavericks received Howard Carter as compensation.

October 4, 1986: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Chicago Bulls; the Denver Nuggets received a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Todd Mitchell) as compensation.

September 22, 1988: Released by the Chicago Bulls.

October 6, 1988: Signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets.

Salaries

Season	Team	Lg	Salary
1985-86	Denver Nuggets	NBA	$125,000
1987-88	Chicago Bulls	NBA	$75,000
1988-89	Denver Nuggets	NBA	$225,000
Career	(may be incomplete)		$425,000

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