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John Wallace

John Wallace

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: February 9, 1974 in Rochester, New York
High School: Greece Athena in Rochester, New York
College: Syracuse University
Draft: New York Knicks, 1st round (18th pick, 18th overall), 1996 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 1, 1996

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
1996-97 22 NYK NBA SF 68 6 787 122 236 .517 2 4 .500 79 110 .718 51 104 155 37 21 25 76 102 325
1997-98 23 TOR NBA SF 82 36 2361 468 979 .478 1 2 .500 210 293 .717 117 256 373 110 62 101 172 239 1147
1998-99 24 TOR NBA SF 48 3 812 153 354 .432 0 0 105 150 .700 54 117 171 46 12 43 70 92 411
1999-00 25 NYK NBA SF 60 0 798 155 332 .467 0 3 .000 82 102 .804 42 93 135 22 10 14 63 103 392
2000-01 26 DET NBA SF 40 0 527 100 236 .424 2 15 .133 35 45 .778 25 58 83 23 13 16 36 72 237
2001-02 27 PHO NBA SF 46 0 490 93 214 .435 5 13 .385 40 46 .870 27 58 85 29 11 9 29 60 231
2003-04 29 MIA NBA SF 37 0 368 61 145 .421 5 13 .385 31 40 .775 12 47 59 14 5 8 24 38 158
Career NBA 381 45 6143 1152 2496 .462 15 50 .300 582 786 .740 328 733 1061 281 134 216 470 706 2901

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
1996-97 22 NYK NBA SF 68 6 11.6 1.8 3.5 .517 0.0 0.1 .500 1.2 1.6 .718 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.4 1.1 1.5 4.8
1997-98 23 TOR NBA SF 82 36 28.8 5.7 11.9 .478 0.0 0.0 .500 2.6 3.6 .717 1.4 3.1 4.5 1.3 0.8 1.2 2.1 2.9 14.0
1998-99 24 TOR NBA SF 48 3 16.9 3.2 7.4 .432 0.0 0.0 2.2 3.1 .700 1.1 2.4 3.6 1.0 0.3 0.9 1.5 1.9 8.6
1999-00 25 NYK NBA SF 60 0 13.3 2.6 5.5 .467 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 1.7 .804 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 1.1 1.7 6.5
2000-01 26 DET NBA SF 40 0 13.2 2.5 5.9 .424 0.1 0.4 .133 0.9 1.1 .778 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.9 1.8 5.9
2001-02 27 PHO NBA SF 46 0 10.7 2.0 4.7 .435 0.1 0.3 .385 0.9 1.0 .870 0.6 1.3 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.3 5.0
2003-04 29 MIA NBA SF 37 0 9.9 1.6 3.9 .421 0.1 0.4 .385 0.8 1.1 .775 0.3 1.3 1.6 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.0 4.3
Career NBA 381 45 16.1 3.0 6.6 .462 0.0 0.1 .300 1.5 2.1 .740 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.7 0.4 0.6 1.2 1.9 7.6

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
1996-97 22 NYK NBA SF 68 6 787 5.6 10.8 .517 0.1 0.2 .500 3.6 5.0 .718 2.3 4.8 7.1 1.7 1.0 1.1 3.5 4.7 14.9
1997-98 23 TOR NBA SF 82 36 2361 7.1 14.9 .478 0.0 0.0 .500 3.2 4.5 .717 1.8 3.9 5.7 1.7 0.9 1.5 2.6 3.6 17.5
1998-99 24 TOR NBA SF 48 3 812 6.8 15.7 .432 0.0 0.0 4.7 6.7 .700 2.4 5.2 7.6 2.0 0.5 1.9 3.1 4.1 18.2
1999-00 25 NYK NBA SF 60 0 798 7.0 15.0 .467 0.0 0.1 .000 3.7 4.6 .804 1.9 4.2 6.1 1.0 0.5 0.6 2.8 4.6 17.7
2000-01 26 DET NBA SF 40 0 527 6.8 16.1 .424 0.1 1.0 .133 2.4 3.1 .778 1.7 4.0 5.7 1.6 0.9 1.1 2.5 4.9 16.2
2001-02 27 PHO NBA SF 46 0 490 6.8 15.7 .435 0.4 1.0 .385 2.9 3.4 .870 2.0 4.3 6.2 2.1 0.8 0.7 2.1 4.4 17.0
2003-04 29 MIA NBA SF 37 0 368 6.0 14.2 .421 0.5 1.3 .385 3.0 3.9 .775 1.2 4.6 5.8 1.4 0.5 0.8 2.3 3.7 15.5
Career NBA 381 45 6143 6.8 14.6 .462 0.1 0.3 .300 3.4 4.6 .740 1.9 4.3 6.2 1.6 0.8 1.3 2.8 4.1 17.0

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
1996-97 22 NYK NBA SF 68 787 13.0 .571 .521 8.1 15.3 11.8 8.2 1.4 2.6 21.1 21.1 100 101 0.1 1.4 1.6 .095
1997-98 23 TOR NBA SF 82 2361 14.8 .518 .479 5.3 12.6 8.9 8.5 1.4 2.9 13.4 23.8 100 112 1.1 0.5 1.5 .031
1998-99 24 TOR NBA SF 48 812 15.9 .489 .432 7.6 16.9 12.2 11.4 0.8 4.0 14.3 27.4 97 104 0.4 0.7 1.0 .061
1999-00 25 NYK NBA SF 60 798 13.3 .520 .467 6.4 13.4 10.0 5.1 0.7 1.3 14.3 26.1 96 103 0.1 0.9 1.0 .061
2000-01 26 DET NBA SF 40 527 11.2 .463 .428 5.0 12.0 8.4 8.0 1.2 2.1 12.3 24.0 91 103 -0.3 0.6 0.3 .027
2001-02 27 PHO NBA SF 46 490 13.7 .493 .446 6.1 13.6 9.8 10.0 1.2 1.3 11.0 24.1 100 106 0.3 0.4 0.7 .071
2003-04 29 MIA NBA SF 37 368 11.6 .486 .438 3.8 15.1 9.3 7.2 0.7 1.7 12.9 23.9 93 103 -0.1 0.4 0.3 .039
Career NBA 381 6143 14.0 .510 .465 6.1 13.8 9.9 8.4 1.1 2.6 14.2 24.3 98 106 1.6 4.8 6.4 .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
1996-97 22 NYK NBA SF 4 1 40 4 15 .267 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 2 5 7 5 1 2 2 6 10
1999-00 25 NYK NBA SF 1 0 4 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Career NBA 5 1 44 4 17 .235 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 2 6 8 5 2 2 3 7 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
1996-97 22 NYK NBA SF 4 1 10.0 1.0 3.8 .267 0.0 0.3 .000 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.5
1999-00 25 NYK NBA SF 1 0 4.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0
Career NBA 5 1 8.8 0.8 3.4 .235 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.4 2.0

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
1996-97 22 NYK NBA SF 4 1 40 3.6 13.5 .267 0.0 0.9 .000 1.8 1.8 1.000 1.8 4.5 6.3 4.5 0.9 1.8 1.8 5.4 9.0
1999-00 25 NYK NBA SF 1 0 4 0.0 18.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 0.0
Career NBA 5 1 44 3.3 13.9 .235 0.0 0.8 .000 1.6 1.6 1.000 1.6 4.9 6.5 4.1 1.6 1.6 2.5 5.7 8.2

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
1996-97 22 NYK NBA SF 4 40 6.8 .315 .267 6.3 14.8 10.7 20.3 1.4 4.5 11.2 21.7 79 101 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.037
1999-00 25 NYK NBA SF 1 4 -22.7 .000 .000 0.0 29.1 14.9 0.0 14.3 0.0 33.3 38.4 0 69 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.789
Career NBA 5 44 4.1 .280 .235 5.7 16.1 11.1 18.5 2.5 4.1 14.4 23.2 68 98 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.106

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 7 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
John Wallace 1.6 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.3
Brian Scalabrine 87.3 1.7 1.4 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.3 -0.1
Scott Hastings 80.7 2.1 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.1
Marc Iavaroni 80.1 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.6
Major Jones 78.8 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.1
Larry Staverman 78.2 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.1
Anthony Randolph 77.8 1.6 1.5 1.1 0.5 0.5
Charles Davis 77.1 2.1 1.5 1.0 0.9 0.5 0.3 -0.3
Joe Ellis 75.6 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.4 -0.3
Rafael Addison 75.4 1.5 1.5 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.2
Darvin Ham 75.3 1.7 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.1 -0.4
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
John Wallace 1.6 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.3
Michael Ruffin 82.0 1.9 1.7 1.2 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0
Brian Scalabrine 81.2 1.7 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Marc Iavaroni 80.1 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.6
Darvin Ham 79.9 1.7 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.3 0.1 -0.4
Major Jones 78.8 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.1
Larry Staverman 78.2 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.1
Anthony Randolph 77.8 1.6 1.5 1.1 0.5 0.5
Rafael Addison 75.4 1.5 1.5 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.2
Charles Davis 75.2 2.1 1.5 1.0 0.9 0.5 0.3 -0.2 -0.3
Reggie Slater 73.5 1.8 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 -0.1

College

Light text indicates college freshman or JV participant
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
1992-93 18 SYRACUSE 29 839 130 247 0 1 61 85 221 38 34 39 92 75 321 .526 .000 .718 28.9 11.1 7.6 1.3
1993-94 19 SYRACUSE 30 979 164 290 0 2 121 159 270 50 28 52 93 90 449 .566 .000 .761 32.6 15.0 9.0 1.7
1994-95 20 SYRACUSE 30 990 197 335 4 14 106 156 245 77 39 55 91 80 504 .588 .286 .679 33.0 16.8 8.2 2.6
1995-96 21 SYRACUSE 38 1379 293 599 37 88 222 291 329 90 44 63 122 94 845 .489 .420 .763 36.3 22.2 8.7 2.4
Career 127 4187 784 1471 41 105 510 691 1065 255 145 209 398 339 2119 .533 .390 .738 33.0 16.7 8.4 2.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1992 McDonald's All American
1995-96 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
Games
1997-98 NBA 82 (1)

Transactions

October 1, 1993: Traded by the Detroit Pistons (as a 1996 1st round draft pick) with Isaiah Morris, Dennis Rodman and a 1994 2nd round draft pick (Antonio Lang) to the San Antonio Spurs for Sean Elliott, David Wood and a 1996 1st round draft pick (Jerome Williams).

February 8, 1996: Traded by the San Antonio Spurs (as a 1996 1st round draft pick) with Brad Lohaus and J.R. Reid to the New York Knicks for Charles Smith and Monty Williams.

June 26, 1996: Drafted by the New York Knicks in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1996 NBA Draft.

October 10, 1997: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the New York Knicks to the Toronto Raptors; the New York Knicks traded a 1998 1st round draft pick (Bryce Drew) to the Portland Trail Blazers; the Portland Trail Blazers traded Chris Dudley to the New York Knicks; the Toronto Raptors traded a 2000 1st round draft pick (Quentin Richardson) to the New York Knicks; and the Toronto Raptors traded a 2007 2nd round draft pick (Taurean Green) to the Portland Trail Blazers.

August 6, 1999: Signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks.

June 28, 2000: Traded by the New York Knicks with Donnell Harvey to the Dallas Mavericks for Erick Strickland and Pete Mickeal.

August 29, 2000: Traded by the Dallas Mavericks with Cedric Ceballos and Eric Murdock to the Detroit Pistons for Christian Laettner and Terry Mills.

July 18, 2001: Traded by the Detroit Pistons with Jud Buechler to the Phoenix Suns for Clifford Robinson.

August 8, 2003: Signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1996-97 New York Knicks NBA $785,000
1997-98 Toronto Raptors NBA $903,120
1998-99 Toronto Raptors NBA $1,021,000
1999-00 New York Knicks NBA $2,000,000
2000-01 Detroit Pistons NBA $2,200,000
2001-02 Phoenix Suns NBA $2,630,000
2003-04 Miami Heat NBA $813,679
Career (may be incomplete) $10,352,799

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