Michael Adams
PG · CHH
Seasons 1985-86–1995-96 · 11 on record · Ht 5-10 · b. 1963
All-Star
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Player info
| Position | PG |
|---|---|
| Number | #14 (also #10, #23) |
| Height | 5-10 |
| Weight | 162 lb |
| Born | 1963-01-19 |
| College | Boston College |
| Drafted | 1985 · Round 3, Pick 66 · Sacramento Kings |
| Seasons | 1985-86–1995-96 (11) |
Career averages
14.7 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 6.4 APG · 653 games · .415 FG% · .332 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | SAC | 23 | 18 | 7.7 | .364 | 0.000 | .667 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 8.0 | .406 |
| 1986-87 | WSB | 24 | 63 | 20.7 | .407 | .275 | .847 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 14.3 | .506 |
| 1987-88 | DEN | 25 | 82 | 33.9 | .449 | .367 | .834 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 13.9 | 15.6 | .560 |
| 1988-89 | DEN | 26 | 77 | 36.2 | .433 | .356 | .819 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 18.5 | 17.5 | .567 |
| 1989-90 | DEN | 27 | 79 | 34.1 | .402 | .366 | .850 | 2.8 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.4 | .542 |
| 1990-91 | DEN | 28 | 66 | 35.5 | .394 | .296 | .879 | 3.9 | 10.5 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 26.5 | 22.3 | .530 |
| 1991-92 | WSB | 29 | 78 | 35.8 | .393 | .324 | .869 | 4.0 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 18.1 | 17.1 | .506 |
| 1992-93 | WSB | 30 | 70 | 35.7 | .439 | .321 | .856 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 14.8 | 15.6 | .543 |
| 1993-94 | WSB | 31 | 70 | 33.4 | .408 | .288 | .830 | 2.6 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 12.1 | 14.2 | .520 |
| 1994-95 | CHH | 32 | 29 | 15.3 | .453 | .358 | .833 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 17.7 | .583 |
| 1995-96 | CHH | 33 | 21 | 15.7 | .446 | .341 | .743 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 16.1 | .579 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | SAC | 18 | 0 | 139 | 16 | 44 | .364 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 40 |
| 1986-87 | WSB | 63 | 0 | 1,303 | 160 | 393 | .407 | 28 | 102 | 105 | 124 | 123 | 244 | 85 | 6 | 81 | 453 |
| 1987-88 | DEN | 82 | 75 | 2,778 | 416 | 927 | .449 | 139 | 379 | 166 | 199 | 223 | 503 | 168 | 16 | 144 | 1,137 |
| 1988-89 | DEN | 77 | 77 | 2,787 | 468 | 1,082 | .433 | 166 | 466 | 322 | 393 | 283 | 490 | 166 | 11 | 180 | 1,424 |
| 1989-90 | DEN | 79 | 74 | 2,690 | 398 | 989 | .402 | 158 | 432 | 267 | 314 | 225 | 495 | 121 | 3 | 141 | 1,221 |
| 1990-91 | DEN | 66 | 66 | 2,346 | 560 | 1,421 | .394 | 167 | 564 | 465 | 529 | 256 | 693 | 147 | 6 | 240 | 1,752 |
| 1991-92 | WSB | 78 | 78 | 2,795 | 485 | 1,233 | .393 | 125 | 386 | 313 | 360 | 310 | 594 | 145 | 9 | 212 | 1,408 |
| 1992-93 | WSB | 70 | 70 | 2,499 | 365 | 831 | .439 | 68 | 212 | 237 | 277 | 240 | 526 | 100 | 4 | 175 | 1,035 |
| 1993-94 | WSB | 70 | 67 | 2,337 | 285 | 698 | .408 | 55 | 191 | 224 | 270 | 183 | 480 | 96 | 6 | 167 | 849 |
| 1994-95 | CHH | 29 | 0 | 443 | 67 | 148 | .453 | 29 | 81 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 95 | 23 | 1 | 26 | 188 |
| 1995-96 | CHH | 21 | 3 | 329 | 37 | 83 | .446 | 14 | 41 | 26 | 35 | 22 | 67 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 114 |
| Career | 653 | — | — | 3,257 | 7,849 | .415 | 949 | 2857 | 2158 | 2543 | 1900 | 4209 | 1081 | 67 | 1402 | 9,621 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | SAC | 18 | 7.7 | 4.1 | 11.4 | .364 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 10.4 |
| 1986-87 | WSB | 63 | 20.7 | 4.4 | 10.9 | .407 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 12.5 |
| 1987-88 | DEN | 82 | 33.9 | 5.4 | 12.0 | .449 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 14.7 |
| 1988-89 | DEN | 77 | 36.2 | 6.0 | 14.0 | .433 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 18.4 |
| 1989-90 | DEN | 79 | 34.1 | 5.3 | 13.2 | .402 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 16.3 |
| 1990-91 | DEN | 66 | 35.5 | 8.6 | 21.8 | .394 | 2.6 | 8.7 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 3.9 | 10.6 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 26.9 |
| 1991-92 | WSB | 78 | 35.8 | 6.2 | 15.9 | .393 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 18.1 |
| 1992-93 | WSB | 70 | 35.7 | 5.3 | 12.0 | .439 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 14.9 |
| 1993-94 | WSB | 70 | 33.4 | 4.4 | 10.8 | .408 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 13.1 |
| 1994-95 | CHH | 29 | 15.3 | 5.4 | 12.0 | .453 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 15.3 |
| 1995-96 | CHH | 21 | 15.7 | 4.0 | 9.1 | .446 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 12.5 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | SAC | 18 | 139 | 8.0 | .406 | 17.5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -.028 | -3.6 | -0.2 | -3.8 | -0.1 |
| 1986-87 | WSB | 63 | 1,303 | 14.3 | .506 | 16.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | .099 | +0.0 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +1.0 |
| 1987-88 | DEN | 82 | 2,778 | 15.6 | .560 | 16.2 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 7.5 | .130 | +1.5 | +0.9 | +2.5 | +3.1 |
| 1988-89 | DEN | 77 | 2,787 | 17.5 | .567 | 19.7 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 8.3 | .143 | +2.7 | +0.2 | +2.9 | +3.4 |
| 1989-90 | DEN | 79 | 2,690 | 15.4 | .542 | 18.5 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 6.9 | .124 | +1.8 | -0.1 | +1.8 | +2.6 |
| 1990-91 | DEN | 66 | 2,346 | 22.3 | .530 | 28.5 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 6.3 | .128 | +6.0 | -0.7 | +5.3 | +4.3 |
| 1991-92 | WSB | 78 | 2,795 | 17.1 | .506 | 24.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 5.3 | .090 | +2.1 | -0.3 | +1.8 | +2.6 |
| 1992-93 | WSB | 70 | 2,499 | 15.6 | .543 | 19.2 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 4.6 | .088 | +0.9 | -0.9 | +0.0 | +1.3 |
| 1993-94 | WSB | 70 | 2,337 | 14.2 | .520 | 18.1 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 3.1 | .063 | +0.5 | -1.5 | -1.0 | +0.6 |
| 1994-95 | CHH | 29 | 443 | 17.7 | .583 | 19.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | .169 | +2.5 | +0.8 | +3.3 | +0.6 |
| 1995-96 | CHH | 21 | 329 | 16.1 | .579 | 17.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | .117 | +1.6 | +1.2 | +2.8 | +0.4 |
| Career | 653 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47.0 | — | — | — | — | +19.8 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | 3 | 27.3 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | .320 | .222 | .361 |
| 1987-88 | 11 | 36.9 | 13.4 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | .362 | .315 | .496 |
| 1988-89 | 2 | 37.5 | 23.5 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | .417 | .455 | .595 |
| 1989-90 | 3 | 35.0 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | .382 | .300 | .520 |
| 1994-95 | 1 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .400 | 0.000 | .400 |
| Career | 20 | 34.0 | 12.8 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0.1 | .370 | .327 | .499 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 328 | 15.7 | 3.0 | 6.4 | 186–142 |
| Away | 325 | 13.7 | 2.8 | 6.5 | 98–227 |
| In wins | 284 | 16.2 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 284–0 |
| In losses | 369 | 13.6 | 2.8 | 6.3 | 0–369 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 27 | 15.3 | 3.0 | 6.4 | 11–16 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 22 | 16.3 | 2.7 | 7.6 | 10–12 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 26 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 13–13 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 21 | 11.7 | 3.6 | 8.6 | 10–11 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 30 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 6.1 | 6–24 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 25 | 11.6 | 2.9 | 7.8 | 9–16 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 28 | 16.1 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 16–12 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 8 | 11.2 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 2–6 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 28 | 13.0 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 10–18 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 27 | 14.6 | 2.9 | 7.2 | 14–13 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 29 | 16.8 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 14–15 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 26 | 13.2 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 8–18 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 26 | 16.1 | 2.3 | 7.3 | 13–13 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 26 | 15.8 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 8–18 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 22 | 14.4 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 11–11 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 27 | 15.4 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 13–14 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 14 | 20.7 | 4.1 | 8.3 | 12–2 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 26 | 14.6 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 9–17 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 20 | 19.3 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 8–12 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 27 | 15.6 | 3.1 | 6.8 | 12–15 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 24 | 14.2 | 2.4 | 6.5 | 7–17 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 22 | 16.3 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 8–14 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 25 | 14.6 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 16–9 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 28 | 16.6 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 16–12 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 2 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1–1 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 29 | 14.7 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 9–20 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1990-91 | $825,000 |
| 1991-92 | $1,309,000 |
| 1992-93 | $1,309,000 |
| 1993-94 | $1,309,000 |
| 1994-95 | $1,240,000 |
| Career earnings | $5,992,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What are Michael Adams's career stats?
Michael Adams has averaged 14.7 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 6.4 APG over 11 seasons (1985-86–1995-96).
How much does Michael Adams make?
Michael Adams's salary is $1,240,000 for the 1994-95 season, with career earnings of about $6.0M.
How tall is Michael Adams?
Michael Adams is 5-10 (162 lb).
When was Michael Adams drafted?
Michael Adams was drafted in 1985, round 3, pick 66, by the Sacramento Kings.