Melvin Ely
Seasons 2002-03–2013-14 · 9 on record · Ht 6-10 · b. 1978
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Player info
| Position | C |
|---|---|
| Number | #2 (also #33, #34, #4) |
| Team | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Height | 6-10 |
| Weight | 260 lb |
| Born | 1978-05-02 |
| College | Fresno State |
| Drafted | 2002 · Round 1, Pick 12 · Los Angeles Clippers |
| Seasons | 2002-03–2013-14 (9) |
Career averages
5.3 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 0.7 APG · 375 games · .460 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | LAC | 24 | 52 | 15.4 | .495 | — | .703 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 10.8 | .540 |
| 2003-04 | LAC | 25 | 42 | 12.1 | .431 | 0.000 | .595 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 11.1 | .458 |
| 2004-05 | CHA | 26 | 79 | 20.9 | .432 | — | .575 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 7.3 | 10.5 | .465 |
| 2005-06 | CHA | 27 | 57 | 23.6 | .508 | 0.000 | .667 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 9.8 | 14.3 | .550 |
| 2006-07 | 2TM | 28 | 30 | 10.3 | .363 | — | .660 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 5.2 | .442 |
| CHA | 28 | 24 | 10.2 | .383 | — | .686 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 4.8 | .464 | |
| SAS | 28 | 6 | 10.8 | .300 | — | .583 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 6.7 | .376 | |
| 2007-08 | NOH | 29 | 52 | 11.9 | .472 | — | .552 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 9.0 | .491 |
| 2008-09 | NOH | 30 | 31 | 12.0 | .389 | — | .639 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 6.0 | .438 |
| 2010-11 | DEN | 32 | 30 | 12.2 | .549 | — | .619 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 8.3 | .573 |
| 2013-14 | NOP | 35 | 2 | 13.5 | .500 | — | — | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.9 | .500 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | LAC | 52 | 7 | 802 | 92 | 186 | .495 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 74 | 174 | 15 | 10 | 32 | 50 | 236 |
| 2003-04 | LAC | 42 | 2 | 510 | 66 | 153 | .431 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 42 | 101 | 22 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 157 |
| 2004-05 | CHA | 79 | 17 | 1,649 | 227 | 526 | .432 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 212 | 326 | 76 | 32 | 69 | 115 | 576 |
| 2005-06 | CHA | 57 | 22 | 1,348 | 216 | 425 | .508 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 192 | 277 | 76 | 29 | 44 | 100 | 560 |
| 2006-07 | 2TM | 30 | 0 | 309 | 29 | 80 | .363 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 47 | 53 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 89 |
| CHA | 24 | 0 | 244 | 23 | 60 | .383 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 35 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 70 | |
| SAS | 6 | 0 | 65 | 6 | 20 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | |
| 2007-08 | NOH | 52 | 1 | 621 | 85 | 180 | .472 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 58 | 145 | 22 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 202 |
| 2008-09 | NOH | 31 | 4 | 373 | 37 | 95 | .389 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 36 | 64 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 97 |
| 2010-11 | DEN | 30 | 2 | 366 | 28 | 51 | .549 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 74 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 69 |
| 2013-14 | NOP | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 375 | — | — | 783 | 1,702 | .460 | 0 | 3 | 426 | 682 | 1215 | 261 | 99 | 209 | 392 | 1,992 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | LAC | 52 | 15.4 | 4.1 | 8.3 | .495 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 7.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 10.6 |
| 2003-04 | LAC | 42 | 12.1 | 4.7 | 10.8 | .431 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 7.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 11.1 |
| 2004-05 | CHA | 79 | 20.9 | 5.0 | 11.5 | .432 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 12.6 |
| 2005-06 | CHA | 57 | 23.6 | 5.8 | 11.4 | .508 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 15.0 |
| 2006-07 | 2TM | 30 | 10.3 | 3.4 | 9.3 | .363 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 10.4 |
| CHA | 24 | 10.2 | 3.4 | 8.9 | .383 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 10.3 | |
| SAS | 6 | 10.8 | 3.3 | 11.1 | .300 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 10.5 | |
| 2007-08 | NOH | 52 | 11.9 | 4.9 | 10.4 | .472 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 11.7 |
| 2008-09 | NOH | 31 | 12.0 | 3.6 | 9.2 | .389 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 9.4 |
| 2010-11 | DEN | 30 | 12.2 | 2.8 | 5.0 | .549 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 6.8 |
| 2013-14 | NOP | 2 | 13.5 | 4.0 | 8.0 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 8.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | LAC | 52 | 802 | 10.8 | .540 | 15.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | .048 | -3.1 | -1.1 | -4.2 | -0.4 |
| 2003-04 | LAC | 42 | 510 | 11.1 | .458 | 16.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .039 | -1.9 | -1.5 | -3.3 | -0.2 |
| 2004-05 | CHA | 79 | 1,649 | 10.5 | .465 | 19.7 | -1.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | .004 | -3.4 | -1.0 | -4.4 | -1.0 |
| 2005-06 | CHA | 57 | 1,348 | 14.3 | .550 | 20.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .072 | -1.7 | -0.2 | -1.8 | +0.1 |
| 2006-07 | 2TM | 30 | 309 | 5.2 | .442 | 19.1 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -.039 | -6.6 | +0.0 | -6.6 | -0.4 |
| CHA | 24 | 244 | 4.8 | .464 | 18.3 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -.047 | -6.0 | -0.3 | -6.3 | -0.3 | |
| SAS | 6 | 65 | 6.7 | .376 | 22.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -.009 | -8.8 | +1.1 | -7.8 | -0.1 | |
| 2007-08 | NOH | 52 | 621 | 9.0 | .491 | 18.5 | -0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .022 | -5.1 | -0.2 | -5.2 | -0.5 |
| 2008-09 | NOH | 31 | 373 | 6.0 | .438 | 17.3 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -.008 | -5.9 | -1.4 | -7.3 | -0.5 |
| 2010-11 | DEN | 30 | 366 | 8.3 | .573 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .083 | -2.9 | -0.3 | -3.2 | -0.1 |
| 2013-14 | NOP | 2 | 27 | 3.9 | .500 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .011 | -7.5 | -2.8 | -10.3 | -0.1 |
| Career | 375 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.8 | — | — | — | — | -3.1 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | 10 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .267 | — | .387 |
| Career | 10 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .267 | — | .387 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 269 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 140–129 |
| Away | 266 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 88–178 |
| In wins | 228 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 228–0 |
| In losses | 307 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0–307 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 18 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 12–6 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 18 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 5–13 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 17 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 7–10 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 10 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 4–6 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 18 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 7–11 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 17 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 7–10 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 25 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 9–16 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 19 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 10–9 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 14 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 5–9 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 21 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 9–12 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 23 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 9–14 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 17 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 6–11 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 13 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 9–4 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 22 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 7–15 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 22 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 10–12 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 15 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 5–10 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 15 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 7–8 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 23 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 12–11 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 18 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 9–9 |
| OKC Oklahoma City Thunder | 9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6–3 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 15 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 9–6 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 14 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 6–8 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 19 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 10–9 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 8–13 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 15 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 5–10 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 23 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 7–16 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 14 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 8–6 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 22 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 7–15 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 19 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 5–14 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2013-14
Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.
| Range | % of shots | FG% |
|---|---|---|
| At the rim (0-3 ft) | 17% | 1.000 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 83% | .400 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 0% | — |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 0% | — |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 0% | — |
Average shot distance 6.1 ft · 17% of attempts were dunks
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2005-06 | $2,401,027 |
| 2006-07 | $3,303,813 |
| 2007-08 | $895,341 |
| 2008-09 | $998,398 |
| 2010-11 | $854,389 |
| 2011-12 | $854,389 |
| 2012-13 | $854,389 |
| 2013-14 | $29,788 |
| 2014-15 | $1,316,809 |
| Career earnings | $11,508,343 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Melvin Ely play for?
Melvin Ely plays C for the New Orleans Pelicans.
What are Melvin Ely's career stats?
Melvin Ely has averaged 5.3 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 0.7 APG over 9 seasons (2002-03–2013-14).
How much does Melvin Ely make?
Melvin Ely's salary is $1,316,809 for the 2014-15 season, with career earnings of about $11.5M.
How tall is Melvin Ely?
Melvin Ely is 6-10 (260 lb).
When was Melvin Ely drafted?
Melvin Ely was drafted in 2002, round 1, pick 12, by the Los Angeles Clippers.