Elston Howard Turner
Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
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 | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 70 | 4 | 936 | 112 | 252 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 34 | 115 | 102 | 30 | 4 | 31 | 96 | 248 | .444 | .125 | .742 | 13.4 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 36 | 2 | 470 | 61 | 135 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 55 | 57 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 49 | 131 | .452 | .000 | .643 | 13.1 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Road | 34 | 2 | 466 | 51 | 117 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 60 | 45 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 47 | 117 | .436 | .200 | .824 | 13.7 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 35 | 2 | 573 | 75 | 160 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 77 | 70 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 58 | 164 | .469 | .000 | .824 | 16.4 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Post | 35 | 2 | 363 | 37 | 92 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 84 | .402 | .250 | .643 | 10.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 35 | 2 | 488 | 63 | 128 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 60 | 55 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 47 | 138 | .492 | .000 | .706 | 13.9 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Loss | 35 | 2 | 448 | 49 | 124 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 55 | 47 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 49 | 110 | .395 | .167 | .786 | 12.8 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | November | 11 | 0 | 164 | 22 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 44 | .468 | .000 | 14.9 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 2.1 | |
| December | 13 | 2 | 217 | 28 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 65 | .483 | .900 | 16.7 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 | ||
| January | 11 | 0 | 192 | 25 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 55 | .455 | .000 | .714 | 17.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | |
| February | 8 | 0 | 55 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | .333 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |||
| March | 18 | 0 | 170 | 15 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 36 | .341 | .500 | .625 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | |
| April | 9 | 2 | 138 | 18 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 40 | .500 | .000 | .667 | 15.3 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 7 | 0 | 93 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 24 | .455 | 1.000 | .500 | 13.3 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 |
| Monday | 5 | 1 | 74 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 | .444 | .000 | 14.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | ||
| Tuesday | 14 | 0 | 176 | 25 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 54 | .510 | .667 | 12.6 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||
| Wednesday | 6 | 0 | 66 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | .400 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | |||
| Thursday | 7 | 1 | 128 | 13 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 31 | .371 | .000 | .714 | 18.3 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 1.7 | |
| Friday | 15 | 1 | 171 | 22 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 52 | .524 | .000 | .889 | 11.4 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | |
| Saturday | 16 | 1 | 228 | 28 | 71 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 59 | .394 | .000 | 1.000 | 14.3 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 4 | 4 | 114 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 32 | .536 | 1.000 | 28.5 | 8.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | |
| Reserve | 66 | 0 | 822 | 97 | 224 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 100 | 89 | 27 | 4 | 29 | 86 | 216 | .433 | .125 | .724 | 12.5 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 3 | 2 | 105 | 16 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 34 | .593 | 1.000 | 35.0 | 11.3 | 5.0 | 5.7 | |
| 20-29 | 11 | 1 | 248 | 35 | 69 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 35 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 81 | .507 | .333 | .714 | 22.5 | 7.4 | 3.2 | 2.8 | |
| 10-19 | 29 | 1 | 423 | 50 | 122 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 52 | 38 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 40 | 110 | .410 | .000 | .833 | 14.6 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | |
| 0-9 | 27 | 0 | 160 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 23 | .324 | .333 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 21 | 2 | 309 | 36 | 81 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 43 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 75 | .444 | .333 | .667 | 14.7 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
| 1 Day | 27 | 1 | 315 | 29 | 81 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 69 | .358 | .000 | .733 | 11.7 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | |
| 2 Days | 13 | 1 | 215 | 35 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 79 | .593 | .000 | .750 | 16.5 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | |
| 3+ Days | 8 | 0 | 87 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 21 | .370 | .000 | 1.000 | 10.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 49 | 4 | 671 | 77 | 178 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 82 | 72 | 22 | 2 | 23 | 70 | 170 | .433 | .000 | .800 | 13.7 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Western | 21 | 0 | 265 | 35 | 74 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 78 | .473 | .333 | .636 | 12.6 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 22 | 0 | 254 | 21 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 52 | .323 | .000 | .833 | 11.5 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Central | 27 | 4 | 417 | 56 | 113 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 49 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 36 | 118 | .496 | .000 | .750 | 15.4 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | |
| Midwest | 10 | 0 | 99 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22 | .393 | .000 | .000 | 9.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | |
| Pacific | 11 | 0 | 166 | 24 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 56 | .522 | .500 | .778 | 15.1 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 6 | 1 | 73 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 20 | .625 | .000 | 12.2 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | |
| Boston | 3 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .375 | .500 | 10.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | ||
| Cleveland | 6 | 0 | 81 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 31 | .600 | 1.000 | 13.5 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .000 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .571 | 15.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | |||
| Detroit | 5 | 0 | 75 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 24 | .480 | .000 | 15.0 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 1.6 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 54 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 24 | .579 | 1.000 | 27.0 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .200 | .000 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Indiana | 5 | 0 | 77 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | .300 | .000 | 1.000 | 15.4 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 1.000 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |||
| Milwaukee | 5 | 3 | 111 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 28 | .481 | 1.000 | 22.2 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | ||
| New Jersey | 4 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | .250 | .000 | 1.000 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.8 | |
| New York | 5 | 0 | 71 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | .333 | .750 | 14.2 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 5 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | .250 | .000 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| Portland | 2 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | .636 | 1.000 | .500 | 24.0 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| San Antonio | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .667 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Seattle | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Utah | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .500 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Washington | 5 | 0 | 53 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | .400 | 10.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | |||