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Mitchell Wiggins

Mitchell Lee Wiggins

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: September 28, 1959 in Lenoir County, North Carolina
High School: North Lenoir in La Grange, North Carolina
College: Florida State University
Draft: Indiana Pacers, 1st round (23rd pick, 23rd overall), 1983 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 29, 1983

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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
1983-84 24 CHI NBA SG 82 40 2123 399 890 .448 7 29 .241 213 287 .742 138 190 328 187 106 11 139 278 1018
1984-85 25 HOU NBA SG 82 24 1575 318 657 .484 6 23 .261 96 131 .733 110 125 235 119 83 13 90 195 738
1985-86 26 HOU NBA SG 78 0 1198 222 489 .454 1 12 .083 86 118 .729 87 72 159 101 59 5 62 155 531
1986-87 27 HOU NBA SG 32 19 788 153 350 .437 0 5 .000 49 65 .754 74 59 133 76 44 3 50 82 355
1989-90 30 HOU NBA SG 66 52 1852 416 853 .488 0 3 .000 192 237 .810 133 153 286 104 85 1 87 165 1024
1991-92 32 PHI NBA SG 49 0 569 88 229 .384 0 1 .000 35 51 .686 43 51 94 22 20 1 25 67 211
Career NBA 389 135 8105 1596 3468 .460 14 73 .192 671 889 .755 585 650 1235 609 397 34 453 942 3877

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
1983-84 24 CHI NBA SG 82 40 25.9 4.9 10.9 .448 0.1 0.4 .241 2.6 3.5 .742 1.7 2.3 4.0 2.3 1.3 0.1 1.7 3.4 12.4
1984-85 25 HOU NBA SG 82 24 19.2 3.9 8.0 .484 0.1 0.3 .261 1.2 1.6 .733 1.3 1.5 2.9 1.5 1.0 0.2 1.1 2.4 9.0
1985-86 26 HOU NBA SG 78 0 15.4 2.8 6.3 .454 0.0 0.2 .083 1.1 1.5 .729 1.1 0.9 2.0 1.3 0.8 0.1 0.8 2.0 6.8
1986-87 27 HOU NBA SG 32 19 24.6 4.8 10.9 .437 0.0 0.2 .000 1.5 2.0 .754 2.3 1.8 4.2 2.4 1.4 0.1 1.6 2.6 11.1
1989-90 30 HOU NBA SG 66 52 28.1 6.3 12.9 .488 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.6 .810 2.0 2.3 4.3 1.6 1.3 0.0 1.3 2.5 15.5
1991-92 32 PHI NBA SG 49 0 11.6 1.8 4.7 .384 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.0 .686 0.9 1.0 1.9 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.4 4.3
Career NBA 389 135 20.8 4.1 8.9 .460 0.0 0.2 .192 1.7 2.3 .755 1.5 1.7 3.2 1.6 1.0 0.1 1.2 2.4 10.0

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
1983-84 24 CHI NBA SG 82 40 2123 6.8 15.1 .448 0.1 0.5 .241 3.6 4.9 .742 2.3 3.2 5.6 3.2 1.8 0.2 2.4 4.7 17.3
1984-85 25 HOU NBA SG 82 24 1575 7.3 15.0 .484 0.1 0.5 .261 2.2 3.0 .733 2.5 2.9 5.4 2.7 1.9 0.3 2.1 4.5 16.9
1985-86 26 HOU NBA SG 78 0 1198 6.7 14.7 .454 0.0 0.4 .083 2.6 3.5 .729 2.6 2.2 4.8 3.0 1.8 0.2 1.9 4.7 16.0
1986-87 27 HOU NBA SG 32 19 788 7.0 16.0 .437 0.0 0.2 .000 2.2 3.0 .754 3.4 2.7 6.1 3.5 2.0 0.1 2.3 3.7 16.2
1989-90 30 HOU NBA SG 66 52 1852 8.1 16.6 .488 0.0 0.1 .000 3.7 4.6 .810 2.6 3.0 5.6 2.0 1.7 0.0 1.7 3.2 19.9
1991-92 32 PHI NBA SG 49 0 569 5.6 14.5 .384 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 3.2 .686 2.7 3.2 5.9 1.4 1.3 0.1 1.6 4.2 13.3
Career NBA 389 135 8105 7.1 15.4 .460 0.1 0.3 .192 3.0 3.9 .755 2.6 2.9 5.5 2.7 1.8 0.2 2.0 4.2 17.2

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
1983-84 24 CHI NBA SG 82 2123 13.7 .501 .452 7.4 10.4 8.9 13.8 2.4 0.3 12.0 22.5 103 107 1.1 2.2 3.3 .076
1984-85 25 HOU NBA SG 82 1575 14.0 .516 .489 7.8 8.9 8.3 10.2 2.5 0.5 11.2 20.2 109 107 1.7 1.8 3.5 .107
1985-86 26 HOU NBA SG 78 1198 12.6 .491 .455 7.7 6.6 7.2 11.0 2.3 0.2 10.3 19.7 106 109 1.1 0.9 2.0 .079
1986-87 27 HOU NBA SG 32 788 13.5 .469 .437 10.5 8.1 9.3 14.1 2.7 0.2 11.7 22.2 101 106 0.1 1.0 1.2 .070
1989-90 30 HOU NBA SG 66 1852 16.3 .535 .488 7.7 8.6 8.2 8.6 2.2 0.0 8.3 22.9 112 106 2.9 2.5 5.4 .139
1991-92 32 PHI NBA SG 49 569 8.9 .420 .384 8.7 10.2 9.5 5.9 1.8 0.1 9.0 21.3 93 112 -0.4 0.3 -0.1 -0.008
Career NBA 389 8105 13.8 .502 .462 8.0 8.9 8.4 11.0 2.3 0.2 10.5 21.6 106 107 6.4 8.8 15.2 .090

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
1984-85 25 HOU NBA SG 5 0 45 9 18 .500 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 1 4 0 3 6 18
1985-86 26 HOU NBA SG 20 0 443 89 179 .497 0 3 .000 21 28 .750 38 38 76 31 14 3 27 44 199
1989-90 30 HOU NBA SG 4 0 51 7 15 .467 0 0 2 3 .667 4 9 13 2 1 0 4 5 16
Career NBA 29 0 539 105 212 .495 0 3 .000 23 31 .742 45 48 93 34 19 3 34 55 233

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
1984-85 25 HOU NBA SG 5 0 9.0 1.8 3.6 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.6 1.2 3.6
1985-86 26 HOU NBA SG 20 0 22.2 4.5 9.0 .497 0.0 0.2 .000 1.1 1.4 .750 1.9 1.9 3.8 1.6 0.7 0.2 1.4 2.2 10.0
1989-90 30 HOU NBA SG 4 0 12.8 1.8 3.8 .467 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.8 .667 1.0 2.3 3.3 0.5 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.3 4.0
Career NBA 29 0 18.6 3.6 7.3 .495 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.1 .742 1.6 1.7 3.2 1.2 0.7 0.1 1.2 1.9 8.0

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
1984-85 25 HOU NBA SG 5 0 45 7.2 14.4 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.4 0.8 3.2 0.8 3.2 0.0 2.4 4.8 14.4
1985-86 26 HOU NBA SG 20 0 443 7.2 14.5 .497 0.0 0.2 .000 1.7 2.3 .750 3.1 3.1 6.2 2.5 1.1 0.2 2.2 3.6 16.2
1989-90 30 HOU NBA SG 4 0 51 4.9 10.6 .467 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.1 .667 2.8 6.4 9.2 1.4 0.7 0.0 2.8 3.5 11.3
Career NBA 29 0 539 7.0 14.2 .495 0.0 0.2 .000 1.5 2.1 .742 3.0 3.2 6.2 2.3 1.3 0.2 2.3 3.7 15.6

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
1984-85 25 HOU NBA SG 5 45 10.4 .500 .500 5.7 2.2 4.1 3.2 4.1 0.0 14.3 17.4 98 100 0.0 0.1 0.1 .087
1985-86 26 HOU NBA SG 20 443 12.8 .520 .497 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.8 1.5 0.4 12.4 19.9 107 110 0.3 0.5 0.8 .083
1989-90 30 HOU NBA SG 4 51 9.1 .490 .467 8.6 25.5 15.8 5.9 1.0 0.0 19.7 17.2 92 115 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.026
Career NBA 29 539 12.3 .516 .495 8.9 10.1 9.4 8.9 1.7 0.3 13.1 19.5 105 109 0.2 0.6 0.8 .073

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 6 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6
Mitchell Wiggins 5.4 3.5 3.3 2.0 1.2 -0.1
Chico Vaughn 89.1 4.9 3.4 3.4 2.3 0.8 0.4
Darnell Valentine 88.9 5.0 3.7 3.4 1.7 1.1 1.0
Johnny Egan 88.3 5.1 3.6 3.2 3.1 1.3 0.0
J.R. Smith 87.6 5.8 3.7 3.7 2.7 1.2 0.2
Luke Ridnour 87.1 5.4 4.4 3.4 2.3 1.2 0.9
Steve Blake 86.9 5.8 3.8 2.8 2.1 0.7 0.3
Ron Brewer 86.9 5.6 4.3 3.3 1.6 1.4 0.3
Eric Snow 86.8 6.1 3.8 3.8 1.9 1.3 0.5
Jerry Sichting 86.6 5.2 4.2 3.5 2.7 1.1 0.3
Lionel Hollins 86.2 5.2 4.0 2.9 2.3 1.8 0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Mitchell Wiggins 5.4 3.5 3.3 2.0 1.2 -0.1
Malik Sealy 85.8 5.5 3.2 3.2 2.1 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.2
Al Skinner 84.8 4.9 3.3 2.1 1.8 1.2 0.0
Dean Meminger 84.8 5.0 4.4 3.9 2.2 1.0 0.2
Scott Burrell 84.3 5.6 3.7 3.2 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.1
Randy Wittman 84.2 5.9 4.2 3.5 1.6 1.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
Luther Head 83.8 5.7 3.5 3.5 0.9 0.6 0.6
Kenny Sailors 83.6 5.2 4.9 3.7 1.7 1.6
Ron Brewer 83.1 5.6 4.3 3.3 1.6 1.4 0.8 0.3 0.1
Eric Gordon 82.9 5.3 4.6 3.2 1.1 0.7
Ramon Sessions 82.0 5.6 4.4 3.7 2.9 1.1 0.7

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
1979-80 20 CLEMSON 32 537 76 162 25 45 96 28 3 30 65 177 .469 .556 16.8 5.5 3.0
1981-82 22 FLORIDAST 22 808 223 388 77 102 213 37 4 61 523 .575 .755 36.7 23.8 9.7
1982-83 23 FLORIDAST 24 873 216 410 112 147 196 50 3 60 82 544 .527 .762 36.4 22.7 8.2
Career 78 2218 515 960 214 294 505 115 10 90 208 1244 .536 .728 28.4 15.9 6.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
1983-84 NBA 82 (1)
 1984-85 NBA 82 (1)
Turnover Pct
1989-90 NBA 8.3 (8)

Transactions

February 15, 1983: Traded by the Philadelphia 76ers (as a 1983 1st round draft pick) with Russ Schoene and a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Stuart Gray) to the Indiana Pacers for Clemon Johnson and a 1984 3rd round draft pick (James Banks).

June 28, 1983: Drafted by the Indiana Pacers in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1983 NBA Draft.

June 28, 1983: Traded by the Indiana Pacers to the Chicago Bulls for Sidney Lowe and a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Victor Fleming).

August 10, 1984: Traded by the Chicago Bulls with a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Tyrone Corbin) and a 1985 3rd round draft pick (Michael Payne) to the Houston Rockets for Caldwell Jones.

July 19, 1991: Signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Houston Rockets NBA $155,000
1991-92 Philadelphia 76ers NBA $335,000
1992-93 Philadelphia 76ers NBA $335,000
Career (may be incomplete) $825,000

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