Steve Alford
PG · Dallas Mavericks
Seasons 1987-88–1990-91 · 4 on record · Ht 6-2 · b. 1964
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Player info
| Position | PG |
|---|---|
| Number | #4 (also #2) |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks |
| Height | 6-2 |
| Weight | 183 lb |
| Born | 1964-11-23 |
| College | Indiana |
| Drafted | 1987 · Round 2, Pick 26 · Dallas Mavericks |
| Seasons | 1987-88–1990-91 (4) |
Career averages
4.4 PPG, 0.9 RPG, 1.0 APG · 169 games · .459 FG% · .324 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-88 | DAL | 23 | 28 | 7.0 | .382 | .125 | .941 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 11.6 | .472 |
| 1988-89 | 2TM | 24 | 66 | 13.7 | .457 | .364 | .820 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 11.9 | .522 |
| DAL | 24 | 9 | 4.2 | .273 | 0.000 | .500 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 7.2 | .295 | |
| GSW | 24 | 57 | 15.2 | .463 | .377 | .831 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 12.1 | .530 | |
| 1989-90 | DAL | 25 | 41 | 7.4 | .457 | .318 | .946 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 18.7 | .544 |
| 1990-91 | DAL | 26 | 34 | 6.9 | .504 | .304 | .839 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 20.5 | .578 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-88 | DAL | 28 | 0 | 197 | 21 | 55 | .382 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 59 |
| 1988-89 | 2TM | 66 | 3 | 906 | 148 | 324 | .457 | 20 | 55 | 50 | 61 | 72 | 92 | 45 | 3 | 45 | 366 |
| DAL | 9 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 11 | .273 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| GSW | 57 | 3 | 868 | 145 | 313 | .463 | 20 | 53 | 49 | 59 | 69 | 83 | 44 | 3 | 44 | 359 | |
| 1989-90 | DAL | 41 | 0 | 302 | 63 | 138 | .457 | 7 | 22 | 35 | 37 | 25 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 168 |
| 1990-91 | DAL | 34 | 0 | 236 | 59 | 117 | .504 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 151 |
| Career | 169 | — | — | 291 | 634 | .459 | 35 | 108 | 127 | 146 | 144 | 176 | 85 | 10 | 89 | 744 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-88 | DAL | 28 | 7.0 | 3.8 | 10.1 | .382 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 10.8 |
| 1988-89 | 2TM | 66 | 13.7 | 5.9 | 12.9 | .457 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 14.5 |
| DAL | 9 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 10.4 | .273 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 8.5 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 6.6 | |
| GSW | 57 | 15.2 | 6.0 | 13.0 | .463 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 14.9 | |
| 1989-90 | DAL | 41 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 16.5 | .457 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 20.0 |
| 1990-91 | DAL | 34 | 6.9 | 9.0 | 17.8 | .504 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 23.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-88 | DAL | 28 | 197 | 11.6 | .472 | 15.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .082 | -4.1 | +3.1 | -1.1 | +0.0 |
| 1988-89 | 2TM | 66 | 906 | 11.9 | .522 | 16.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | .072 | -2.1 | -0.5 | -2.5 | -0.1 |
| DAL | 9 | 38 | 7.2 | .295 | 14.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -.026 | -4.8 | +0.4 | -4.4 | +0.0 | |
| GSW | 57 | 868 | 12.1 | .530 | 16.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | .076 | -2.0 | -0.5 | -2.5 | -0.1 | |
| 1989-90 | DAL | 41 | 302 | 18.7 | .544 | 24.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | .144 | +1.2 | +0.4 | +1.6 | +0.3 |
| 1990-91 | DAL | 34 | 236 | 20.5 | .578 | 27.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .121 | +3.5 | -1.4 | +2.1 | +0.2 |
| Career | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | — | — | — | — | +0.4 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-88 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .375 | 0.000 | .375 |
| 1988-89 | 6 | 8.7 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .409 | .444 | .526 |
| 1989-90 | 3 | 14.0 | 7.7 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .444 | .333 | .569 |
| Career | 13 | 8.2 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .417 | .353 | .520 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 92 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 68–24 |
| Away | 78 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 22–56 |
| In wins | 90 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 90–0 |
| In losses | 80 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0–80 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 4 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2–2 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 4 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1–3 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 3 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3–0 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 6 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 6–0 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1–4 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 4 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2–2 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 3 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 3–0 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 10 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 5–5 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 5 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1–4 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 7 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 5–2 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 10 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 4–6 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 2 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1–1 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 12 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 9–3 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 6 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2–4 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 3 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 3–0 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2–1 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3–1 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 3 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2–1 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 4 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1–3 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 3 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0–3 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 9 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2–7 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 8 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2–6 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 12 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 8–4 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 12 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 8–4 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 13 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 7–6 |
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 | $250,000 |
| Career earnings | $250,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Steve Alford play for?
Steve Alford plays PG for the Dallas Mavericks.
What are Steve Alford's career stats?
Steve Alford has averaged 4.4 PPG, 0.9 RPG, 1.0 APG over 4 seasons (1987-88–1990-91).
How much does Steve Alford make?
Steve Alford's salary is $250,000 for the 1990-91 season, with career earnings of about $250K.
How tall is Steve Alford?
Steve Alford is 6-2 (183 lb).
When was Steve Alford drafted?
Steve Alford was drafted in 1987, round 2, pick 26, by the Dallas Mavericks.