Kelvin Upshaw

Kelvin Parnell Upshaw

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: January 24, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois
High School: Marshall in Chicago, Illinois
College: University of Utah
NBA Debut: January 12, 1989

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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
1988-89	26	TOT	NBA	SG	32	0	617	99	212	.467	3	15	.200	18	26	.692	10	39	49	117	26	3	55	80	219
1988-89	26	MIA	NBA	SG	9	0	144	26	63	.413	1	5	.200	4	6	.667	4	9	13	20	7	0	13	18	57
1988-89	26	BOS	NBA	SG	23	0	473	73	149	.490	2	10	.200	14	20	.700	6	30	36	97	19	3	42	62	162
1989-90	27	TOT	NBA	SG	40	0	387	64	146	.438	4	15	.267	28	37	.757	9	32	41	54	27	1	27	53	160
1989-90	27	BOS	NBA	SG	14	0	131	12	39	.308	2	5	.400	4	6	.667	3	10	13	28	2	1	12	19	30
1989-90	27	DAL	NBA	SG	3	0	4	1	3	.333	0	1	.000	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
1989-90	27	GSW	NBA	SG	23	0	252	51	104	.490	2	9	.222	24	31	.774	6	22	28	26	25	0	15	34	128
1990-91	28	DAL	NBA	SG	48	1	514	104	231	.450	7	29	.241	55	64	.859	20	35	55	86	28	5	39	77	270
Career			NBA		120	1	1518	267	589	.453	14	59	.237	101	127	.795	39	106	145	257	81	9	121	210	649

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
1988-89	26	TOT	NBA	SG	32	0	19.3	3.1	6.6	.467	0.1	0.5	.200	0.6	0.8	.692	0.3	1.2	1.5	3.7	0.8	0.1	1.7	2.5	6.8
1988-89	26	MIA	NBA	SG	9	0	16.0	2.9	7.0	.413	0.1	0.6	.200	0.4	0.7	.667	0.4	1.0	1.4	2.2	0.8	0.0	1.4	2.0	6.3
1988-89	26	BOS	NBA	SG	23	0	20.6	3.2	6.5	.490	0.1	0.4	.200	0.6	0.9	.700	0.3	1.3	1.6	4.2	0.8	0.1	1.8	2.7	7.0
1989-90	27	TOT	NBA	SG	40	0	9.7	1.6	3.7	.438	0.1	0.4	.267	0.7	0.9	.757	0.2	0.8	1.0	1.4	0.7	0.0	0.7	1.3	4.0
1989-90	27	BOS	NBA	SG	14	0	9.4	0.9	2.8	.308	0.1	0.4	.400	0.3	0.4	.667	0.2	0.7	0.9	2.0	0.1	0.1	0.9	1.4	2.1
1989-90	27	DAL	NBA	SG	3	0	1.3	0.3	1.0	.333	0.0	0.3	.000	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7
1989-90	27	GSW	NBA	SG	23	0	11.0	2.2	4.5	.490	0.1	0.4	.222	1.0	1.3	.774	0.3	1.0	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.7	1.5	5.6
1990-91	28	DAL	NBA	SG	48	1	10.7	2.2	4.8	.450	0.1	0.6	.241	1.1	1.3	.859	0.4	0.7	1.1	1.8	0.6	0.1	0.8	1.6	5.6
Career			NBA		120	1	12.7	2.2	4.9	.453	0.1	0.5	.237	0.8	1.1	.795	0.3	0.9	1.2	2.1	0.7	0.1	1.0	1.8	5.4

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
1988-89	26	TOT	NBA	SG	32	0	617	5.8	12.4	.467	0.2	0.9	.200	1.1	1.5	.692	0.6	2.3	2.9	6.8	1.5	0.2	3.2	4.7	12.8
1988-89	26	MIA	NBA	SG	9	0	144	6.5	15.8	.413	0.2	1.2	.200	1.0	1.5	.667	1.0	2.3	3.2	5.0	1.7	0.0	3.2	4.5	14.2
1988-89	26	BOS	NBA	SG	23	0	473	5.6	11.3	.490	0.2	0.8	.200	1.1	1.5	.700	0.5	2.3	2.7	7.4	1.4	0.2	3.2	4.7	12.3
1989-90	27	TOT	NBA	SG	40	0	387	6.0	13.6	.438	0.4	1.4	.267	2.6	3.4	.757	0.8	3.0	3.8	5.0	2.5	0.1	2.5	4.9	14.9
1989-90	27	BOS	NBA	SG	14	0	131	3.3	10.7	.308	0.5	1.4	.400	1.1	1.6	.667	0.8	2.7	3.6	7.7	0.5	0.3	3.3	5.2	8.2
1989-90	27	DAL	NBA	SG	3	0	4	9.0	27.0	.333	0.0	9.0	.000	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	18.0
1989-90	27	GSW	NBA	SG	23	0	252	7.3	14.9	.490	0.3	1.3	.222	3.4	4.4	.774	0.9	3.1	4.0	3.7	3.6	0.0	2.1	4.9	18.3
1990-91	28	DAL	NBA	SG	48	1	514	7.3	16.2	.450	0.5	2.0	.241	3.9	4.5	.859	1.4	2.5	3.9	6.0	2.0	0.4	2.7	5.4	18.9
Career			NBA		120	1	1518	6.3	14.0	.453	0.3	1.4	.237	2.4	3.0	.795	0.9	2.5	3.4	6.1	1.9	0.2	2.9	5.0	15.4

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
1988-89	26	TOT	NBA	SG	32	617	10.3	.490	.474	1.8	7.2	4.5	26.5	2.1	0.3	19.8	18.6	97	111	-0.1	0.4	0.3	.021
1988-89	26	MIA	NBA	SG	9	144	8.5	.434	.421	3.0	7.3	5.1	22.0	2.4	0.0	16.5	22.2	89	110	-0.2	0.1	-0.1	-0.030
1988-89	26	BOS	NBA	SG	23	473	10.9	.513	.497	1.5	7.2	4.4	27.9	2.0	0.4	21.0	17.6	100	111	0.1	0.3	0.4	.036
1989-90	27	TOT	NBA	SG	40	387	11.9	.493	.452	2.6	8.5	5.7	18.7	3.2	0.1	14.3	19.9	99	110	0.0	0.3	0.3	.036
1989-90	27	BOS	NBA	SG	14	131	4.2	.360	.333	2.7	8.0	5.5	26.3	0.7	0.4	22.4	17.3	82	112	-0.3	0.1	-0.2	-0.063
1989-90	27	DAL	NBA	SG	3	4	3.0	.333	.333	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	32.9	74	116	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.193
1989-90	27	GSW	NBA	SG	23	252	16.1	.544	.500	2.7	8.9	5.9	15.1	4.5	0.0	11.3	21.0	107	109	0.2	0.2	0.5	.091
1990-91	28	DAL	NBA	SG	48	514	17.2	.521	.465	4.4	7.8	6.1	27.1	2.8	0.6	13.1	25.7	107	110	0.6	0.4	1.0	.094
Career			NBA		120	1518	13.1	.503	.465	2.9	7.7	5.4	24.7	2.6	0.4	15.8	21.3	102	110	0.4	1.1	1.6	.050

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
1988-89	26	BOS	NBA	SG	3	0	24	5	12	.417	0	0		0	0		0	2	2	5	1	0	1	4	10
Career			NBA		3	0	24	5	12	.417	0	0		0	0		0	2	2	5	1	0	1	4	10

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
1988-89	26	BOS	NBA	SG	3	0	8.0	1.7	4.0	.417	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.7	0.7	1.7	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.3	3.3
Career			NBA		3	0	8.0	1.7	4.0	.417	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.7	0.7	1.7	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.3	3.3

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
1988-89	26	BOS	NBA	SG	3	0	24	7.5	18.0	.417	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	3.0	3.0	7.5	1.5	0.0	1.5	6.0	15.0
Career			NBA		3	0	24	7.5	18.0	.417	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	3.0	3.0	7.5	1.5	0.0	1.5	6.0	15.0

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
1988-89	26	BOS	NBA	SG	3	24	11.7	.417	.417	0.0	9.6	4.8	37.0	2.2	0.0	7.7	24.3	92	110	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.016
Career			NBA		3	24	11.7	.417	.417	0.0	9.6	4.8	37.0	2.2	0.0	7.7	24.3	92	110	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.016

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)

Thru 3 Years		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3
Kelvin Upshaw		1.0	0.3	0.3
Lowes Moore	87.7	1.1	0.2	0.2
Anthony Johnson	87.1	1.1	0.4	0.3
Ricky Davis	83.7	1.1	0.2	0.2
Pace Mannion	83.6	0.9	0.4	0.2
Gerald Glass	83.4	0.9	0.5	0.3
Mike Holton	82.2	0.8	0.3	0.2
Chris Corchiani	80.1	0.9	0.4	0.3
Wayne Ellington	79.1	0.8	0.4	0.3
Nate Hawthorne	78.6	1.1	0.5	0.1
James Anderson	76.7	0.9	0.5	0.3

Career		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Kelvin Upshaw		1.0	0.3	0.3
Lowes Moore	87.7	1.1	0.2	0.2
Willie Smith	80.6	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.0
Chris Corchiani	80.1	0.9	0.4	0.3
Gerald Glass	80.0	0.9	0.5	0.3	0.1
Nate Hawthorne	78.6	1.1	0.5	0.1
James Anderson	76.7	0.9	0.5	0.3
Eddie Hughes	76.3	1.0	0.4	0.0
Eddie Gill	76.3	1.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Bryan Warrick	75.2	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.0
Connie Norman	71.8	0.8	0.2	0.2

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
1983-84	21	UTAH	30	982	172	333			94	113		91	108	52	1	77	104	438	.517		.832	32.7	14.6	3.0	3.6
1984-85	22	UTAH	28	889	199	396			88	112		100	110	38	6	85	83	486	.503		.786	31.8	17.4	3.6	3.9
1985-86	23	UTAH	26	621	116	238			73	88		58	103	45	6	51	61	305	.487		.830	23.9	11.7	2.2	4.0
Career			84	2492	487	967			255	313		249	321	135	13	213	248	1229	.504		.815	29.7	14.6	3.0	3.8

Transactions

January 11, 1989: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Miami Heat.

March 9, 1989: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Boston Celtics.

March 22, 1989: Signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics.

November 17, 1989: Waived by the Boston Celtics.

November 24, 1989: Signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics.

December 26, 1989: Waived by the Boston Celtics.

January 6, 1990: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Dallas Mavericks.

February 28, 1990: Signed a contract for the rest of the season with the Golden State Warriors

October 1, 1990: Signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks.

October 28, 1990: Waived by the Dallas Mavericks.

November 12, 1990: Signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks.

December 24, 1990: Waived by the Dallas Mavericks.

December 29, 1990: Signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks.

Salaries

Season	Team	Lg	Salary
1990-91	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$30,000
1991-92	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$250,000
Career	(may be incomplete)		$280,000

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