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Ed Pinckney

Forward  at Boston Celtics
Age63
NationalityUSA
Height206 cm (6'9")
Weight109 kg
BornMar 27, 1963
CollegeVillanova
Career
7.2PPG
5.1RPG
1.0APG
947 games · 12 seasons

Career snapshot

12seasons
947games
6,787career pts
14.3PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Boston Celtics · 340 games · 1988-89–1993-94

Position rank · 1995-96

#67PPG rank
#36PER rank
#45WS rank
Among 108 Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 12.3 1988-89 · SAC
RPG 7.3 1986-87 · —
APG 1.5 1986-87 · —
PER 17.7 1988-89 · BOS
WS 7.5 1991-92 · BOS

Draft

1985
Round 1 · Pick 10
from Villanova

Career by team

Miami Heat
1996-97 – 1996-97 · 1 seasons
2.4 PPG 2.4 RPG 0.2 APG
27 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1995-96 – 1995-96 · 1 seasons
5.6 PPG 6.5 RPG 0.8 APG
27 games
Toronto Raptors
1995-96 – 1995-96 · 1 seasons
7.0 PPG 6.0 RPG 1.1 APG
47 games
Milwaukee Bucks
1994-95 – 1994-95 · 1 seasons
2.3 PPG 3.4 RPG 0.3 APG
62 games
Boston Celtics
1988-89 – 1993-94 · 6 seasons
6.1 PPG 5.3 RPG 0.8 APG
340 games
Sacramento Kings
1987-88 – 1988-89 · 2 seasons
8.6 PPG 4.1 RPG 1.1 APG
130 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1985-86 NBA 80 24 20.0 8.5 3.9 1.1 0.9 0.5 55.8 0.0 67.3 — —
1986-87 NBA 80 65 28.1 10.5 7.3 1.5 1.1 0.7 58.4 0.0 73.9 — —
1987-88 SAC 79 7 14.9 6.2 2.9 0.8 0.5 0.4 52.2 0.0 74.7 14.3 2.3
1988-89 NBA 80 33 25.2 11.5 5.6 1.5 1.0 0.8 51.3 0.0 80.0 — —
1988-89 BOS 29 9 23.4 10.1 5.1 1.5 1.0 0.8 54.0 0.0 79.8 17.7 2.5
1988-89 SAC 51 24 26.2 12.3 5.9 1.5 1.1 0.8 50.2 0.0 80.1 17.0 3.6
1989-90 BOS 77 50 14.1 4.7 2.9 0.9 0.4 0.5 54.2 0.0 77.3 13.7 2.9
1990-91 BOS 70 16 16.6 5.2 4.9 0.6 0.9 0.6 53.9 0.0 89.7 16.6 4.7
1991-92 BOS 81 36 23.7 7.6 7.0 0.8 0.9 0.7 53.7 0.0 81.2 16.5 7.5
1992-93 BOS 7 5 21.6 4.6 6.1 0.1 0.6 1.0 41.7 0.0 92.3 10.5 0.3
1993-94 BOS 76 35 20.1 5.2 6.3 0.8 0.8 0.6 52.2 0.0 73.6 14.5 4.0
1994-95 MIL 62 17 13.5 2.3 3.4 0.3 0.5 0.3 49.5 0.0 71.0 10.9 1.6
1995-96 NBA 74 47 23.1 6.5 6.2 1.0 0.9 0.4 51.0 0.0 76.0 — —
1995-96 PHI 27 23 25.1 5.6 6.5 0.8 1.2 0.4 52.9 0.0 76.4 13.9 1.6
1995-96 TOR 47 24 21.9 7.0 6.0 1.1 0.7 0.4 50.2 0.0 75.8 14.6 2.2
1996-97 MIA 27 0 10.1 2.4 2.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 53.5 0.0 80.0 11.4 0.7

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1996 Philadelphia 76ers Miami Heat season change
Jul 1996 Toronto Raptors Miami Heat season change
Oct 1995 Philadelphia 76ers Toronto Raptors mid season trade From 1995-96 to 1995-96
Jul 1995 Milwaukee Bucks Toronto Raptors season change
Jul 1995 Milwaukee Bucks Philadelphia 76ers season change
Jul 1994 Boston Celtics Milwaukee Bucks season change
Oct 1988 Boston Celtics Sacramento Kings mid season trade From 1988-89 to 1988-89
Jul 1988 Sacramento Kings Boston Celtics season change

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About Ed Pinckney

Edward Lewis Pinckney is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played twelve seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).