Danny Ainge 
#22 PG | 6-5, 211lbs | Jazz | Experience: 6 years
Born: 3/17/1959 (28) | College: Brigham Young

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 57 97 80 88 85 71 28 31 23 67 82 13 82 68 45 94  
 Potential: C A A A A B D D D B A F          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994 
 Value: $1,504,020  $1,572,385  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 6                

Season Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1987 NPBSL UTA 38 38 34.0 16.1 1.3 3.1 6.9 2.6 2.63 1.8 0.2 2.8 .488 .790 .402  
 1986 NPBSL UTA 82 82 32.1 14.7 1.2 2.4 6.9 2.5 2.75 1.4 0.2 2.6 .459 .841 .339  
 1985 NPBSL UTA 58 58 32.4 17.1 1.3 2.7 7.7 2.4 3.15 1.5 0.1 2.5 .494 .858 .434  
 1984 NPBSL KCK 82 82 35.5 13.7 1.5 2.8 6.6 2.6 2.53 1.5 0.1 2.9 .487 .853 .423  
 1983 NPBSL PHI 82 82 35.8 13.5 1.3 2.9 5.5 2.3 2.42 1.5 0.2 2.9 .510 .859 .303  
 1982 NPBSL SEA 77 12 15.3 4.8 0.7 1.4 2.1 1.1 1.95 0.9 0.1 1.5 .460 .901 .326  
 1981 NPBSL SEA 31 31 33.9 12.3 1.4 2.9 4.0 2.7 1.49 1.1 0.1 3.0 .497 .809 .465  
 Career     450 385 30.8 12.8 1.2 2.5 5.7 2.3 2.52 1.4 0.1 2.5 .485 .848 .379  

Shooting Averages

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1987 NPBSL UTA 6.3 13.0 .488 2.5 3.1 .790 2.4 3.8 .634 2.9 6.8 .436 1.0 2.4 .402  
 1986 NPBSL UTA 5.5 11.9 .459 3.0 3.5 .841 2.0 3.4 .594 2.7 6.4 .429 0.7 2.2 .339  
 1985 NPBSL UTA 6.1 12.4 .494 3.9 4.6 .858 2.4 3.7 .656 2.8 6.6 .423 0.9 2.1 .434  
 1984 NPBSL KCK 5.1 10.4 .487 3.0 3.5 .853 2.3 3.5 .645 2.3 5.7 .403 0.5 1.3 .423  
 1983 NPBSL PHI 5.1 10.1 .510 2.8 3.3 .859 2.7 3.7 .718 2.1 5.1 .408 0.4 1.2 .303  
 1982 NPBSL SEA 1.7 3.7 .460 1.2 1.3 .901 0.8 1.2 .667 0.7 1.9 .372 0.2 0.6 .326  
 1981 NPBSL SEA 4.9 9.9 .497 1.8 2.2 .809 2.4 3.8 .627 1.9 4.7 .401 0.6 1.4 .465  
 Career     4.8 9.9 .485 2.6 3.1 .848 2.1 3.2 .651 2.2 5.2 .414 0.6 1.5 .379  

Season Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1987 38 38 1292 241 494 94 119 37 92 613 51 169 263 68 100 68 6 108 24 
 1986 82 82 2632 449 978 243 289 61 180 1202 97 295 563 117 205 117 13 210 133 
 1985 58 58 1881 354 717 229 267 53 122 990 76 234 448 86 142 86 5 143 57 
 1984 82 82 2911 416 855 244 286 44 104 1120 119 345 544 126 215 126 6 240 -203 
 1983 82 82 2934 421 826 231 269 30 99 1103 104 342 452 119 187 119 18 237 -128 
 1982 77 12 1176 132 287 91 101 15 46 370 55 164 164 68 84 68 8 115 20 
 1981 31 31 1052 153 308 55 68 20 43 381 44 134 124 35 83 35 4 94 -295 
 Career 450 385 13878 2166 4465 1187 1399 260 686 5779 546 1683 2558 619 1016 619 60 1147 -392 

Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1987 NPBSL UTA .560 1.24 28.9 11.0 22.7 4.2 10.4 7.1 18.6 146.5 4.9 0.6 101.3 100.5  
 1986 NPBSL UTA .544 1.23 30.1 10.9 22.7 3.8 8.1 5.9 17.6 260.7 8.7 1.6 104.0 101.2  
 1985 NPBSL UTA .594 1.38 31.5 10.0 23.8 4.3 9.4 6.8 22.0 308.1 10.3 1.0 106.8 105.1  
 1984 NPBSL KCK .571 1.31 31.3 12.4 18.6 4.7 9.1 6.9 15.5 193.8 6.5 -2.5 105.0 107.9  
 1983 NPBSL PHI .585 1.34 28.6 11.8 18.0 4.3 9.9 7.1 15.5 219.8 7.3 -1.6 105.8 107.4  
 1982 NPBSL SEA .559 1.29 28.3 14.5 16.5 5.3 10.3 7.8 14.4 68.6 2.3 0.3 101.1 101.6  
 1981 NPBSL SEA .562 1.24 22.8 15.2 18.0 4.7 10.1 7.3 13.0 39.3 1.3 -9.5 99.7 112.0  
 Career     .569 1.29 29.6 11.7 20.1 4.4 9.4 6.8 16.8 1236.8 41.2 -0.9 104.2 105.2  

Playoff Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL UTA 10 10 37.0 18.4 1.2 2.1 9.3 2.6 3.58 1.3 0.2 3.8 .519 .875 .391  
 1984 NPBSL KCK 14 8 37.1 9.4 1.4 3.5 7.0 2.1 3.38 1.9 0.1 2.9 .391 .857 .368  
 1982 NPBSL SEA 5 0 10.6 5.6 0.6 1.0 1.8 0.6 3.00 0.2 0.2 1.0 .500 1.000 .500  
 Career     29 18 32.5 11.8 1.2 2.6 6.9 2.0 3.45 1.4 0.2 2.9 .459 .880 .386  

Playoff Shooting

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL UTA 7.0 13.5 .519 3.5 4.0 .875 2.3 3.5 .657 3.8 7.7 .494 0.9 2.3 .391  
 1984 NPBSL KCK 3.6 9.1 .391 1.7 2.0 .857 2.0 3.4 .596 1.1 4.4 .242 0.5 1.4 .368  
 1982 NPBSL SEA 2.0 4.0 .500 1.4 1.4 1.000 0.8 1.0 .800 1.0 2.6 .385 0.2 0.4 .500  
 Career     4.5 9.8 .459 2.3 2.6 .880 1.9 3.0 .632 2.0 5.2 .382 0.6 1.5 .386  

Playoff Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1986 10 10 370 70 135 35 40 9 23 184 12 33 93 13 26 13 2 38 -43 
 1984 14 8 519 50 128 24 28 7 19 131 19 68 98 27 29 27 2 40 -11 
 1982 5 0 53 10 20 7 7 1 2 28 3 8 9 1 3 1 1 5 -5 
 Career 29 18 942 130 283 66 75 17 44 343 34 109 200 41 58 41 5 83 -59 

Playoff Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1986 NPBSL UTA .601 1.36 34.2 9.6 21.9 3.2 6.2 4.6 17.6 36.2 1.2 -4.3 101.7 107.5  
 1984 NPBSL KCK .471 1.02 36.7 10.9 15.2 3.7 10.1 6.8 9.6 -10.8 -0.4 -0.8 104.5 106.2  
 1982 NPBSL SEA .609 1.40 25.7 8.6 22.6 5.9 11.4 8.4 16.3 4.6 0.2 -1.0 98.4 106.8  
 Career     .544 1.21 34.8 10.1 18.3 3.6 8.6 6.0 13.1 30.1 1.0 -2.0 103.1 106.8  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1980 - 34 0 33.3 16.4 1.5 3.5 7.5 1.5 4.98 1.4 0.3 2.1 .531 .815 .400  
 Total   34 0 33.3 16.4 1.5 3.5 7.5 1.5 4.98 1.4 0.3 2.1 .531 .815 .400  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1980 34 0 1131 256 482 44 54 2 5 558 50 169 254 48 51 48 9 72 0 
 Career 34 0 1131 256 482 44 54 2 5 558 50 169 254 48 51 48 9 72 0 

Career Highs

 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 36 4 11 10 4 1 6 15 23 8 12 3 7  
 Playoff 33 4 10 14 5 2 8 15 27 8 8 3 6  
 Career 36 6 13 14 6 3 9 15 27 20 24 4 7  

Game Logs

 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/20 ATL L 41 7 19 0 0 2 5 16 2 4 8 4 4 1 4 0
 10/21 HOU W 28 5 9 3 4 0 2 13 1 3 8 1 1 0 4 1
 10/24 WAS W 48 8 21 6 6 0 4 22 0 0 7 0 2 0 3 11
 10/28 BOS L 30 6 9 2 3 1 2 15 0 6 4 3 0 0 5 -5
 10/30 POR L 33 4 10 5 5 0 2 13 1 4 8 5 2 0 1 -25
 10/31 GSW L 37 4 13 1 2 1 4 10 1 7 7 4 0 0 1 -26
 11/3 POR W 31 5 10 6 6 2 2 18 1 6 6 2 1 0 5 11
 11/4 ATL L 38 9 19 7 12 3 7 28 1 4 8 3 3 1 3 7
 11/7 KCK W 39 9 18 4 4 2 4 24 3 6 6 2 2 0 4 12
 11/9 DET L 36 6 13 5 6 2 2 19 1 2 7 5 3 0 4 -14
 11/10 SDC W 39 5 9 2 2 0 0 12 0 4 9 5 1 0 0 8
 11/12 LAL W 35 7 15 3 3 1 2 18 2 4 10 4 1 0 3 0
 11/13 CLE W 33 10 16 1 3 2 5 23 2 8 9 2 2 0 2 22
 11/17 NJN L 25 5 11 0 0 1 2 11 0 3 8 2 1 0 5 -20
 11/19 CHI W 37 4 10 2 4 1 1 11 2 6 5 0 4 0 4 11
 11/21 ATL L 45 15 23 4 4 2 4 36 2 4 6 5 3 0 2 -8
 11/22 PHI L 39 5 17 2 4 0 2 12 2 3 10 5 0 0 3 -13
 11/25 LAL W 42 8 20 0 0 0 5 16 2 5 7 1 1 0 2 1
 11/26 SEA W 33 5 10 0 0 2 3 12 0 2 8 1 1 0 2 27
 11/29 SDC W 32 5 13 3 4 1 2 14 3 7 6 2 1 1 4 0
 11/30 BOS L 37 2 7 2 2 1 2 7 0 4 9 2 2 0 1 -23
 12/2 DAL W 39 8 14 8 9 2 2 26 2 5 3 3 1 0 2 11
 12/3 NYK W 35 3 8 2 2 0 0 8 1 5 9 2 0 0 4 -7
 12/5 DAL L 37 11 15 0 0 0 0 22 1 3 3 4 2 0 2 0
 12/7 GSW W 37 14 19 0 0 0 0 28 3 9 5 5 1 0 3 1
 12/8 GSW L 29 4 9 0 0 1 4 9 0 6 6 3 0 0 3 -12
 12/12 DAL W 34 5 9 4 4 2 4 16 1 5 9 2 0 0 1 14
 12/13 SAS L 38 7 13 3 5 2 5 19 3 6 7 3 2 1 3 -17
 12/15 SAS W 20 4 6 0 0 0 0 8 1 2 4 0 0 0 4 15
 12/16 GSW L 31 6 12 1 2 0 3 13 1 3 8 1 1 0 2 -23
 12/20 DEN W 33 4 11 4 5 2 2 14 1 2 6 4 2 0 0 -7
 12/21 WAS W 31 5 11 5 5 0 1 15 1 5 4 4 2 1 4 1
 12/24 DEN L 29 7 10 0 0 3 3 17 2 4 5 2 4 0 5 -12
 12/25 CLE W 33 5 8 5 6 0 1 15 0 2 8 1 1 0 3 24
 12/28 CHI W 33 4 8 0 0 0 0 8 0 4 7 2 2 0 2 24
 12/29 GSW W 40 7 18 4 4 0 2 18 2 11 8 5 1 1 2 7
 12/31 SAS L 34 5 10 2 2 2 5 14 0 0 9 4 4 0 4 -3
 1/2 DAL L 30 5 10 3 4 1 1 14 0 4 5 0 2 0 2 -13
 1/5 PHI W 33 10 23 5 6 0 2 25 2 5 7 6 3 0 2 4
 1/6 SEA W 31 4 11 2 3 1 2 11 2 4 8 2 3 0 1 4
 1/8 BOS L 30 6 16 0 0 1 4 13 1 2 6 2 4 0 2 -8
 1/10 HOU L 31 8 16 1 2 0 3 17 1 4 8 2 4 0 6 -4
 1/12 LAL L 33 5 13 3 4 0 1 13 4 7 6 1 1 1 3 -2
 1/15 POR L 30 4 13 1 2 0 4 9 1 3 8 1 2 0 4 6

Awards and Achievements

 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 26

Transactions

 Date Action
 7/1/1981 Drafted by the Supersonics with pick #5 of round 1.
 7/25/1983 Traded to the 76ers
 1/1/1985 Traded to the Kings
 7/17/1985 Traded to the Jazz

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