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Joe Wolf

Joseph James Wolf (Joe)

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Height: 6-11 ▪ Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: December 17, 1964 in Kohler, Wisconsin
High School: Kohler in Kohler, Wisconsin
College: University of North Carolina
Draft: Los Angeles Clippers, 1st round (13th pick, 13th overall), 1987 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 6, 1987

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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
1987-88 23 LAC NBA 42 26 1137 136 334 .407 3 15 .200 45 54 .833 51 136 187 98 38 16 76 139 320
1988-89 24 LAC NBA 66 15 1450 170 402 .423 2 14 .143 44 64 .688 83 188 271 113 32 16 94 152 386
1989-90 25 LAC NBA 77 19 1325 155 392 .395 5 25 .200 55 71 .775 63 169 232 62 30 24 77 129 370
1990-91 26 DEN NBA 74 38 1593 234 519 .451 2 15 .133 69 83 .831 136 264 400 107 60 31 95 244 539
1991-92 27 DEN NBA 67 0 1160 100 277 .361 1 11 .091 53 66 .803 97 143 240 61 32 14 60 124 254
1992-93 28 TOT NBA 23 0 165 20 44 .455 0 1 .000 13 16 .813 14 34 48 5 7 1 7 24 53
1992-93 28 BOS NBA 2 0 9 0 1 .000 0 0 1 2 .500 1 2 3 0 0 1 2 2 1
1992-93 28 POR NBA 21 0 156 20 43 .465 0 1 .000 12 14 .857 13 32 45 5 7 0 5 22 52
1994-95 30 CHH NBA 63 6 583 38 81 .469 2 6 .333 12 16 .750 34 95 129 37 9 6 22 101 90
1995-96 31 TOT NBA 64 8 1065 135 263 .513 0 6 .000 21 29 .724 49 138 187 63 15 5 42 163 291
1995-96 31 CHH NBA 1 0 18 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 0
1995-96 31 ORL NBA 63 8 1047 135 262 .515 0 6 .000 21 29 .724 49 136 185 63 13 5 40 161 291
1996-97 32 MIL NBA 56 7 525 40 89 .449 1 7 .143 14 19 .737 32 80 112 20 14 11 14 105 95
1997-98 33 DEN NBA 57 8 621 40 121 .331 2 10 .200 5 10 .500 36 90 126 30 20 7 22 92 87
1998-99 34 CHH NBA 3 0 12 0 1 .000 0 0 0 2 .000 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 0
Career NBA 592 127 9636 1068 2523 .423 18 110 .164 331 430 .770 595 1338 1933 596 257 131 509 1279 2485

Per Game

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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
1987-88 23 LAC NBA 42 26 27.1 3.2 8.0 .407 0.1 0.4 .200 1.1 1.3 .833 1.2 3.2 4.5 2.3 0.9 0.4 1.8 3.3 7.6
1988-89 24 LAC NBA 66 15 22.0 2.6 6.1 .423 0.0 0.2 .143 0.7 1.0 .688 1.3 2.8 4.1 1.7 0.5 0.2 1.4 2.3 5.8
1989-90 25 LAC NBA 77 19 17.2 2.0 5.1 .395 0.1 0.3 .200 0.7 0.9 .775 0.8 2.2 3.0 0.8 0.4 0.3 1.0 1.7 4.8
1990-91 26 DEN NBA 74 38 21.5 3.2 7.0 .451 0.0 0.2 .133 0.9 1.1 .831 1.8 3.6 5.4 1.4 0.8 0.4 1.3 3.3 7.3
1991-92 27 DEN NBA 67 0 17.3 1.5 4.1 .361 0.0 0.2 .091 0.8 1.0 .803 1.4 2.1 3.6 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.9 1.9 3.8
1992-93 28 TOT NBA 23 0 7.2 0.9 1.9 .455 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 0.7 .813 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 2.3
1992-93 28 BOS NBA 2 0 4.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 .500 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.5
1992-93 28 POR NBA 21 0 7.4 1.0 2.0 .465 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 0.7 .857 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 1.0 2.5
1994-95 30 CHH NBA 63 6 9.3 0.6 1.3 .469 0.0 0.1 .333 0.2 0.3 .750 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.6 1.4
1995-96 31 TOT NBA 64 8 16.6 2.1 4.1 .513 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.5 .724 0.8 2.2 2.9 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.7 2.5 4.5
1995-96 31 CHH NBA 1 0 18.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0
1995-96 31 ORL NBA 63 8 16.6 2.1 4.2 .515 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.5 .724 0.8 2.2 2.9 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.6 2.6 4.6
1996-97 32 MIL NBA 56 7 9.4 0.7 1.6 .449 0.0 0.1 .143 0.3 0.3 .737 0.6 1.4 2.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.9 1.7
1997-98 33 DEN NBA 57 8 10.9 0.7 2.1 .331 0.0 0.2 .200 0.1 0.2 .500 0.6 1.6 2.2 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.6 1.5
1998-99 34 CHH NBA 3 0 4.0 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0
Career NBA 592 127 16.3 1.8 4.3 .423 0.0 0.2 .164 0.6 0.7 .770 1.0 2.3 3.3 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.9 2.2 4.2

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
1987-88 23 LAC NBA 42 26 1137 4.3 10.6 .407 0.1 0.5 .200 1.4 1.7 .833 1.6 4.3 5.9 3.1 1.2 0.5 2.4 4.4 10.1
1988-89 24 LAC NBA 66 15 1450 4.2 10.0 .423 0.0 0.3 .143 1.1 1.6 .688 2.1 4.7 6.7 2.8 0.8 0.4 2.3 3.8 9.6
1989-90 25 LAC NBA 77 19 1325 4.2 10.7 .395 0.1 0.7 .200 1.5 1.9 .775 1.7 4.6 6.3 1.7 0.8 0.7 2.1 3.5 10.1
1990-91 26 DEN NBA 74 38 1593 5.3 11.7 .451 0.0 0.3 .133 1.6 1.9 .831 3.1 6.0 9.0 2.4 1.4 0.7 2.1 5.5 12.2
1991-92 27 DEN NBA 67 0 1160 3.1 8.6 .361 0.0 0.3 .091 1.6 2.0 .803 3.0 4.4 7.4 1.9 1.0 0.4 1.9 3.8 7.9
1992-93 28 TOT NBA 23 0 165 4.4 9.6 .455 0.0 0.2 .000 2.8 3.5 .813 3.1 7.4 10.5 1.1 1.5 0.2 1.5 5.2 11.6
1992-93 28 BOS NBA 2 0 9 0.0 4.0 .000 0.0 0.0 4.0 8.0 .500 4.0 8.0 12.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 8.0 8.0 4.0
1992-93 28 POR NBA 21 0 156 4.6 9.9 .465 0.0 0.2 .000 2.8 3.2 .857 3.0 7.4 10.4 1.2 1.6 0.0 1.2 5.1 12.0
1994-95 30 CHH NBA 63 6 583 2.3 5.0 .469 0.1 0.4 .333 0.7 1.0 .750 2.1 5.9 8.0 2.3 0.6 0.4 1.4 6.2 5.6
1995-96 31 TOT NBA 64 8 1065 4.6 8.9 .513 0.0 0.2 .000 0.7 1.0 .724 1.7 4.7 6.3 2.1 0.5 0.2 1.4 5.5 9.8
1995-96 31 CHH NBA 1 0 18 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 0.0
1995-96 31 ORL NBA 63 8 1047 4.6 9.0 .515 0.0 0.2 .000 0.7 1.0 .724 1.7 4.7 6.4 2.2 0.4 0.2 1.4 5.5 10.0
1996-97 32 MIL NBA 56 7 525 2.7 6.1 .449 0.1 0.5 .143 1.0 1.3 .737 2.2 5.5 7.7 1.4 1.0 0.8 1.0 7.2 6.5
1997-98 33 DEN NBA 57 8 621 2.3 7.0 .331 0.1 0.6 .200 0.3 0.6 .500 2.1 5.2 7.3 1.7 1.2 0.4 1.3 5.3 5.0
1998-99 34 CHH NBA 3 0 12 0.0 3.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 .000 0.0 3.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 0.0
Career NBA 592 127 9636 4.0 9.4 .423 0.1 0.4 .164 1.2 1.6 .770 2.2 5.0 7.2 2.2 1.0 0.5 1.9 4.8 9.3

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
1987-88 23 LAC NBA 42 1137 7.6 .447 .412 4.6 13.2 8.7 12.6 1.6 0.8 17.5 15.5 89 108 -1.1 1.1 0.1 .002
1988-89 24 LAC NBA 66 1450 7.0 .449 .425 6.1 13.8 10.0 10.1 1.0 0.6 17.9 14.3 90 112 -1.1 0.7 -0.5 -0.016
1989-90 25 LAC NBA 77 1325 6.8 .437 .402 5.5 14.4 10.0 6.5 1.1 1.1 15.4 15.8 88 109 -1.4 1.2 -0.2 -0.006
1990-91 26 DEN NBA 74 1593 10.1 .485 .453 7.3 17.3 11.9 8.0 1.6 1.0 14.6 14.4 101 114 0.2 0.5 0.7 .021
1991-92 27 DEN NBA 67 1160 7.2 .415 .363 8.5 14.1 11.1 7.1 1.3 0.7 16.4 12.8 92 110 -0.7 0.9 0.3 .010
1992-93 28 TOT NBA 23 165 11.9 .519 .455 9.1 23.2 15.9 4.2 2.1 0.4 12.1 14.5 109 103 0.1 0.3 0.4 .118
1992-93 28 BOS NBA 2 9 -4.7 .266 .000 12.7 24.9 18.9 0.0 0.0 6.9 51.5 18.7 41 103 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.273
1992-93 28 POR NBA 21 156 12.9 .529 .465 8.8 23.1 15.8 4.5 2.2 0.0 9.2 14.3 115 103 0.2 0.3 0.5 .140
1994-95 30 CHH NBA 63 583 6.8 .511 .481 7.2 18.5 13.1 9.0 0.8 0.7 20.0 8.7 106 107 0.2 0.7 0.9 .077
1995-96 31 TOT NBA 64 1065 8.8 .528 .513 5.5 14.8 10.2 8.7 0.7 0.3 13.2 13.5 106 109 0.6 0.9 1.5 .067
1995-96 31 CHH NBA 1 18 -2.0 .000 .000 0.0 13.8 6.7 0.0 5.8 0.0 66.7 7.5 0 104 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.150
1995-96 31 ORL NBA 63 1047 9.0 .530 .515 5.6 14.8 10.3 8.9 0.6 0.4 12.7 13.6 107 110 0.7 0.8 1.5 .071
1996-97 32 MIL NBA 56 525 7.9 .488 .455 7.5 18.6 13.1 5.6 1.4 1.6 12.6 9.8 107 107 0.3 0.5 0.8 .073
1997-98 33 DEN NBA 57 621 5.1 .347 .339 6.6 17.6 12.0 7.9 1.7 0.8 14.9 10.8 81 111 -0.7 0.2 -0.5 -0.037
1998-99 34 CHH NBA 3 12 -14.5 .000 .000 0.0 9.4 4.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.4 0 108 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.179
Career NBA 592 9636 7.8 .458 .427 6.5 15.5 10.9 8.5 1.3 0.8 15.8 13.6 95 110 -3.5 6.9 3.5 .017

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
1992-93 28 POR NBA 2 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .500 10.0 1.0 2.0 0.0
1994-95 30 CHH NBA 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995-96 31 ORL NBA 11 85 8 23 1 3 3 4 1 6 2 1 0 4 19 20 .348 .333 .750 7.7 1.8 0.5 0.2
Career NBA 14 108 9 25 1 3 3 4 3 10 2 1 1 4 20 22 .360 .333 .750 7.7 1.6 0.7 0.1

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
1992-93 28 POR NBA 2 20 8.3 .500 .500 9.8 11.9 10.7 0.0 0.0 3.3 0.0 4.3 135 107 0.0 0.0 0.0 .102
1994-95 30 CHH NBA 1 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 119 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000
1995-96 31 ORL NBA 11 85 0.6 .404 .370 1.5 7.4 4.5 3.4 0.7 0.0 13.9 16.0 82 117 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.082
Career NBA 14 108 2.0 .411 .380 3.0 8.0 5.5 2.6 0.5 0.6 13.0 13.4 86 115 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.045

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 11 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Joe Wolf 1.5 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.5 -0.5
Reggie Slater 60.4 1.8 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Pete Verhoeven 57.8 2.1 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.0
Rafael Addison 57.7 1.5 1.5 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.2
Tony Brown 56.1 1.8 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0
Gary Gregor 56.1 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.5 -0.4
Julian Wright 55.9 1.7 0.8 0.8 0.6
Greg Foster 55.4 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0
John Wallace 53.9 1.6 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.3
Darvin Ham 53.7 1.7 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.3 0.1 -0.4
Major Jones 51.9 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Joe Wolf 1.5 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.5 -0.5
Reggie Slater 60.4 1.8 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Pete Verhoeven 57.8 2.1 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.0
Rafael Addison 57.7 1.5 1.5 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.2
Tony Brown 56.1 1.8 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0
Gary Gregor 56.1 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.5 -0.4
Julian Wright 55.9 1.7 0.8 0.8 0.6
John Wallace 53.9 1.6 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.3
Darvin Ham 53.7 1.7 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.3 0.1 -0.4
Greg Foster 52.0 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.3
Major Jones 51.9 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.1

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 19 UNC 30 412 38 79 25 33 85 14 5 3 20 32 101 .481 .758 13.7 3.4 2.8 0.5
1984-85 20 UNC 30 914 112 198 50 64 158 58 17 14 59 79 274 .566 .781 30.5 9.1 5.3 1.9
1985-86 21 UNC 34 854 149 280 42 59 224 72 17 11 71 83 340 .532 .712 25.1 10.0 6.6 2.1
1986-87 22 UNC 34 1005 212 371 23 40 69 87 240 99 45 11 57 85 516 .571 .575 .793 29.6 15.2 7.1 2.9
Career 128 3185 511 928 23 40 186 243 707 243 84 39 207 279 1231 .551 .575 .765 24.9 9.6 5.5 1.9

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1983 McDonald's All American
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (1052)

Transactions

January 16, 1987: Traded by the Houston Rockets (as a 1987 1st round draft pick) with a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Chucky Brown) to the Los Angeles Clippers for Cedric Maxwell.

June 22, 1987: Drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1987 NBA Draft.

October 5, 1990: Signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Denver Nuggets.

September 29, 1992: Released by the Denver Nuggets.

October 2, 1992: Signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics.

November 19, 1992: Waived by the Boston Celtics.

December 5, 1992: Signed as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers.

July 10, 1993: Released by the Portland Trail Blazers.

October, 1994: Signed as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers.

October 31, 1994: Waived by the Indiana Pacers.

November 3, 1994: Signed as a free agent with the Charlotte Hornets.

November 6, 1995: Waived by the Charlotte Hornets.

November 16, 1995: Signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic.

September 3, 1996: Signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks.

June 25, 1997: Traded by the Milwaukee Bucks with Danny Fortson and Johnny Newman to the Denver Nuggets for Ervin Johnson.

February 3, 1999: Signed as a free agent with the Charlotte Hornets.

March 10, 1999: Waived by the Charlotte Hornets.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1987-88 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $283,708
1988-89 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $373,333
1990-91 Denver Nuggets NBA $990,000
1991-92 Denver Nuggets NBA $763,000
1992-93 Boston Celtics NBA $29,000
1994-95 Charlotte Hornets NBA $150,000
1995-96 Orlando Magic NBA $225,000
1996-97 Milwaukee Bucks NBA $400,000
1997-98 Denver Nuggets NBA $480,000
1998-99 Charlotte Hornets NBA $1,000,000
Career (may be incomplete) $4,694,041

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