Sidney Moncrief 
#1 SF | 6-4, 204lbs | Cavaliers | Experience: 8 years
Born: 9/21/1957 (30) | College: Arkansas

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 89 81 82 41 55 47 72 40 33 90 78 26 75 64 85 96  
 Potential: A A A C C C B D D A B D          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994 
 Value: $1,400,981  $1,486,755  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 8                

Season Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1987 NPBSL CLE 36 36 34.2 21.2 2.8 3.3 3.7 2.7 1.36 1.4 0.2 2.9 .471 .848 .235  
 1986 NPBSL CLE 82 82 35.9 24.9 2.6 3.6 4.3 3.2 1.34 1.2 0.2 3.2 .480 .848 .210  
 1985 NPBSL CLE 82 82 35.1 23.9 2.3 3.9 4.8 3.5 1.36 1.6 0.2 2.8 .512 .815 .234  
 1984 NPBSL CLE 82 82 34.5 24.2 2.3 4.3 4.3 3.8 1.13 1.3 0.1 2.8 .517 .814 .263  
 1983 NPBSL CLE 82 82 36.0 26.6 2.4 3.7 5.2 3.5 1.52 1.3 0.2 3.3 .518 .826 .259  
 1982 NPBSL CLE 82 82 34.9 24.4 2.5 4.5 5.3 3.6 1.49 1.5 0.2 3.4 .516 .804 .255  
 1981 NPBSL CLE 82 82 34.5 20.9 2.2 3.5 5.3 3.3 1.60 1.8 0.2 3.4 .535 .814 .220  
 1980 NPBSL CLE 82 82 34.0 21.1 2.2 3.4 5.3 3.7 1.46 1.2 0.2 3.4 .509 .842 .224  
 1979 NPBSL MIL 77 0 20.2 8.5 2.0 2.4 1.7 1.5 1.14 0.9 0.2 1.4 .468 .795 .000  
 Career     687 610 33.3 21.9 2.3 3.7 4.5 3.2 1.39 1.4 0.2 3.0 .507 .823 .234  

Shooting Averages

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1987 NPBSL CLE 8.0 17.0 .471 4.9 5.8 .848 5.3 9.2 .572 2.5 6.9 .368 0.2 0.9 .235  
 1986 NPBSL CLE 8.9 18.5 .480 6.9 8.1 .848 5.7 9.5 .599 2.9 7.8 .375 0.3 1.2 .210  
 1985 NPBSL CLE 9.1 17.7 .512 5.7 6.9 .815 6.3 10.0 .625 2.7 7.1 .374 0.1 0.6 .234  
 1984 NPBSL CLE 8.9 17.2 .517 6.2 7.7 .814 5.8 9.6 .611 2.9 6.9 .413 0.2 0.7 .263  
 1983 NPBSL CLE 9.5 18.4 .518 7.4 9.0 .826 6.0 9.3 .647 3.3 8.4 .397 0.2 0.7 .259  
 1982 NPBSL CLE 8.8 17.0 .516 6.7 8.3 .804 5.4 8.6 .622 3.3 7.8 .420 0.2 0.6 .255  
 1981 NPBSL CLE 7.4 13.8 .535 6.0 7.4 .814 4.6 6.9 .668 2.6 6.2 .422 0.2 0.7 .220  
 1980 NPBSL CLE 7.4 14.5 .509 6.2 7.3 .842 4.5 7.0 .640 2.7 6.7 .408 0.2 0.8 .224  
 1979 NPBSL MIL 2.7 5.9 .468 3.0 3.8 .795 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     7.9 15.5 .507 6.0 7.3 .823 4.8 7.7 .625 2.6 6.4 .399 0.2 0.7 .234  

Season Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1987 36 36 1232 289 613 178 210 8 34 764 101 221 133 49 98 49 7 105 -237 
 1986 82 82 2946 728 1518 562 663 21 100 2039 214 511 356 101 265 101 18 259 -33 
 1985 82 82 2882 744 1454 464 569 11 47 1963 191 508 393 135 288 135 17 232 -127 
 1984 82 82 2830 728 1407 512 629 15 57 1983 188 542 351 105 312 105 12 231 -31 
 1983 82 82 2951 780 1506 609 737 14 54 2183 200 506 429 107 283 107 14 272 382 
 1982 82 82 2859 720 1395 550 684 13 51 2003 201 571 437 127 294 127 17 275 323 
 1981 82 82 2831 604 1130 494 607 13 59 1715 179 467 436 150 273 150 15 277 519 
 1980 82 82 2790 604 1186 507 602 15 67 1730 177 457 438 102 301 102 14 275 357 
 1979 77 0 1557 211 451 232 292 0 1 654 154 338 133 72 117 72 16 106 0 
 Career 687 610 22878 5408 10660 4108 4993 110 470 15034 1605 4121 3106 948 2231 948 130 2032 1153 

Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1987 NPBSL CLE .542 1.25 14.2 10.5 27.9 8.3 10.8 9.5 19.5 165.5 5.5 -6.6 97.9 106.2  
 1986 NPBSL CLE .564 1.34 14.6 10.9 29.1 7.8 11.0 9.4 21.1 464.5 15.5 -0.4 104.3 104.5  
 1985 NPBSL CLE .576 1.35 16.5 12.1 29.9 7.3 12.1 9.7 22.5 514.3 17.1 -1.5 103.5 105.2  
 1984 NPBSL CLE .589 1.41 15.0 13.3 29.8 7.4 13.5 10.5 22.4 502.4 16.7 -0.4 105.4 105.8  
 1983 NPBSL CLE .597 1.45 16.9 11.1 31.0 7.9 11.5 9.8 25.2 646.7 21.6 4.7 108.5 102.4  
 1982 NPBSL CLE .591 1.44 18.0 12.1 29.5 8.1 13.8 11.1 24.7 607.3 20.2 3.9 104.9 99.9  
 1981 NPBSL CLE .614 1.52 20.7 13.0 25.4 7.5 11.8 9.6 23.7 537.2 17.9 6.3 110.6 101.8  
 1980 NPBSL CLE .596 1.46 20.0 13.7 26.4 7.4 11.3 9.4 22.8 493.2 16.4 4.4 107.9 101.9  
 1979 NPBSL MIL .565 1.45 16.0 14.1 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 Career     .585 1.41 17.1 12.3 26.7 7.7 12.1 9.9 22.7 3931.2 131.0 1.7 105.9 103.3  

Playoff Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL CLE 4 4 39.0 22.3 3.5 4.5 4.3 4.3 1.00 0.8 0.3 2.5 .363 .811 .167  
 1983 NPBSL CLE 11 11 35.4 25.8 1.7 4.7 5.4 3.3 1.64 1.4 0.1 2.3 .523 .894 .400  
 1982 NPBSL CLE 4 4 36.0 23.3 2.0 5.3 2.8 3.5 0.79 1.5 0.3 3.8 .516 .871 .000  
 1981 NPBSL CLE 5 5 38.0 24.4 0.8 2.8 7.4 5.0 1.48 1.2 0.0 2.4 .520 .843 .333  
 1980 NPBSL CLE 12 12 32.8 19.1 1.5 3.3 4.5 3.3 1.35 1.5 0.1 3.2 .523 .817 .000  
 Career     36 36 35.4 22.7 1.8 4.0 4.9 3.7 1.35 1.3 0.1 2.8 .499 .850 .231  

Playoff Shooting

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL CLE 7.3 20.0 .363 7.5 9.3 .811 4.0 8.5 .471 3.0 10.0 .300 0.3 1.5 .167  
 1983 NPBSL CLE 9.3 17.7 .523 6.9 7.7 .894 5.6 9.1 .620 3.3 7.7 .424 0.4 0.9 .400  
 1982 NPBSL CLE 8.3 16.0 .516 6.8 7.8 .871 5.0 8.5 .588 3.3 6.8 .481 0.0 0.8 .000  
 1981 NPBSL CLE 7.8 15.0 .520 8.6 10.2 .843 4.4 7.6 .579 3.2 6.8 .471 0.2 0.6 .333  
 1980 NPBSL CLE 6.8 12.9 .523 5.6 6.8 .817 4.3 6.8 .630 2.5 5.8 .429 0.0 0.3 .000  
 Career     7.9 15.8 .499 6.8 7.9 .850 4.8 8.0 .596 3.0 7.1 .418 0.2 0.7 .231  

Playoff Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1986 4 4 156 29 80 30 37 1 6 89 14 32 17 3 17 3 1 10 -59 
 1983 11 11 389 102 195 76 85 4 10 284 19 71 59 15 36 15 1 25 -49 
 1982 4 4 144 33 64 27 31 0 3 93 8 29 11 6 14 6 1 15 -45 
 1981 5 5 190 39 75 43 51 1 3 122 4 18 37 6 25 6 0 12 -1 
 1980 12 12 394 81 155 67 82 0 4 229 18 58 54 18 40 18 1 38 36 
 Career 36 36 1273 284 569 243 286 6 26 817 63 208 178 48 132 48 4 100 -118 

Playoff Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1986 NPBSL CLE .458 1.11 13.1 13.1 31.9 8.4 14.5 11.0 11.0 1.2 0.0 -14.8 99.4 116.6  
 1983 NPBSL CLE .612 1.46 18.0 11.0 30.4 5.4 13.5 9.6 18.7 47.7 1.6 -4.5 99.5 104.4  
 1982 NPBSL CLE .590 1.45 10.7 13.6 26.8 5.9 15.8 10.8 16.1 12.0 0.4 -11.3 93.4 106.9  
 1981 NPBSL CLE .629 1.63 23.3 15.7 29.4 2.8 9.5 6.2 16.6 16.3 0.5 -0.2 112.5 111.7  
 1980 NPBSL CLE .597 1.48 18.9 14.0 24.9 5.2 10.8 8.1 17.7 39.3 1.3 3.0 106.6 101.8  
 Career     .587 1.44 17.7 13.1 28.3 5.5 12.5 9.0 16.8 116.5 3.9 -3.3 102.9 106.3  

Career Highs

 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 34 7 14 10 4 1 7 13 24 13 16 1 3  
 Playoff 49 5 14 10 4 1 8 17 30 18 21 1 4  
 Career 54 8 16 14 8 2 9 23 32 27 28 2 4  

Game Logs

 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/20 PHI L 15 7 12 1 1 0 0 15 1 2 3 1 1 0 4 -1
 10/21 WAS L 39 11 22 4 6 1 2 27 6 8 4 4 2 0 3 -3
 10/23 DEN W 30 5 13 5 6 0 2 15 3 5 3 2 2 0 3 10
 10/27 SDC L 33 6 21 10 10 0 2 22 4 8 2 0 1 0 2 1
 10/28 MIL L 38 4 16 6 7 0 0 14 2 6 5 2 1 0 1 2
 10/30 NJN W 36 6 13 8 10 0 0 20 1 4 7 7 2 1 1 8
 11/3 CHI W 26 4 11 4 4 1 1 13 3 5 2 2 2 0 3 9
 11/5 NJN L 35 13 18 7 8 1 1 34 2 4 5 4 2 0 6 -11
 11/6 PHX W 40 8 13 7 7 0 0 23 1 8 6 6 3 0 1 11
 11/9 LAL L 24 4 11 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 3 0 1 0 4 -30
 11/10 DAL L 29 11 20 4 4 0 2 26 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 -29
 11/13 UTA L 31 9 18 3 3 0 0 21 1 3 2 3 2 0 4 -26
 11/17 HOU L 34 11 24 6 9 0 3 28 6 9 5 2 2 0 4 -17
 11/18 DEN W 39 6 13 2 2 0 0 14 1 6 6 0 1 1 2 -2
 11/21 IND L 30 7 18 3 4 1 1 18 2 6 2 1 0 0 4 -22
 11/24 CHI W 39 8 19 5 6 0 0 21 3 3 7 5 0 0 4 5
 11/25 GSW L 36 8 16 5 5 1 2 22 4 6 5 5 1 1 3 -12
 11/28 NJN L 37 9 19 0 2 0 1 18 2 6 1 7 3 0 1 -34
 11/29 MIL L 39 10 23 6 8 0 1 26 5 7 2 5 1 0 2 -9
 12/1 ATL L 38 8 17 7 8 0 1 23 1 4 6 2 4 0 3 -15
 12/2 DET L 30 8 13 6 6 1 1 23 2 4 8 1 1 0 2 -35
 12/5 WAS W 37 8 14 5 6 0 1 21 3 6 4 2 3 0 2 12
 12/6 ATL L 27 0 6 6 6 0 0 6 1 4 1 4 1 0 3 -21
 12/8 KCK L 37 9 16 2 3 0 1 20 2 4 3 5 1 1 3 -10
 12/9 NYK W 39 10 18 10 11 0 1 30 5 10 4 3 0 0 2 17
 12/13 PHI W 43 7 12 12 15 0 0 26 3 7 7 3 3 1 1 7
 12/15 IND L 33 5 19 8 9 0 2 18 7 11 5 4 2 0 1 -23
 12/17 BOS L 30 10 22 5 6 0 0 25 3 7 2 2 0 1 2 -32
 12/19 CHI W 40 6 17 2 3 0 3 14 7 10 2 5 1 0 3 11
 12/21 PHX W 31 10 16 9 10 0 0 29 7 14 3 0 0 0 2 32
 12/23 DET W 37 9 16 13 16 1 1 32 1 5 10 0 2 0 2 3
 12/25 UTA L 37 8 19 3 4 0 1 19 2 3 5 4 1 0 4 -1
 12/26 LAL W 26 11 17 10 10 1 1 33 1 4 1 3 2 0 5 8
 12/28 MIL W 29 6 15 3 4 0 1 15 3 10 1 1 0 0 5 11
 12/31 NJN L 27 6 13 3 4 0 0 15 2 3 3 2 0 1 5 1
 1/1 IND W 40 9 22 5 8 0 3 23 2 5 3 2 1 0 4 7
 1/5 HOU W 42 12 24 4 4 0 1 28 1 6 5 2 0 0 1 6
 1/7 NYK L 39 7 19 2 2 0 2 16 3 6 1 5 1 0 3 -20
 1/9 SAS L 34 9 23 2 4 0 1 20 6 9 5 1 2 0 2 -22
 1/10 ATL L 22 5 10 4 4 0 0 14 0 4 1 3 0 0 5 -7
 1/13 BOS L 37 12 19 1 1 1 1 26 1 4 4 2 3 0 4 4
 1/15 WAS W 38 6 23 4 4 0 0 16 7 11 2 1 3 1 2 -3

Awards and Achievements

 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 140
 Total Player of the Week: 4
 Total Player of the Month: 1
 Total All-Star Appearances: 7
 Total All-League Second Team: 4
 Total All-League Third Team: 2
 1980 NPSBL Rookie Game Participant
 1980 NPSBL All-Star
 1981 NPSBL All-Star
 1981 NPSBL All-League Second Team
 1982 NPSBL All-Star
 1982 NPSBL All-League Second Team
 1983 NPSBL All-Star
 1983 NPSBL All-League Second Team
 1984 NPSBL All-Star
 1984 NPSBL All-League Second Team
 1985 NPBSL All-Star
 1985 NPBSL All-League Third Team
 1986 NPBSL All-Star
 1986 NPBSL All-League Third Team

Transactions

 Date Action
 10/8/1981 Drafted by Cleveland with pick #8 of round 1 of the creation draft.
 7/20/1984 Re-signed with the Cavaliers for $6,576,035 over 5 years.

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