Terry Mills
PF · Indiana Pacers
Seasons 1990-91–2000-01 · 11 on record · Ht 6-10 · b. 1967
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Player info
| Nickname | T, The Sugar, Three Mills |
|---|---|
| Position | PF |
| Number | #6 (also #5) |
| Team | Indiana Pacers |
| Height | 6-10 |
| Weight | 230 lb |
| Born | 1967-12-21 |
| College | Michigan |
| Drafted | 1990 · Round 1, Pick 16 · Milwaukee Bucks |
| Seasons | 1990-91–2000-01 (11) |
Career averages
10.6 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 1.3 APG · 678 games · .457 FG% · .384 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-91 | 2TM | 23 | 55 | 14.9 | .465 | 0.000 | .712 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 5.7 | 13.6 | .497 |
| DEN | 23 | 17 | 16.4 | .467 | 0.000 | .727 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 14.5 | .494 | |
| NJN | 23 | 38 | 14.2 | .464 | 0.000 | .705 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 13.1 | .499 | |
| 1991-92 | NJN | 24 | 82 | 20.9 | .463 | .348 | .750 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 9.0 | 14.7 | .503 |
| 1992-93 | DET | 25 | 81 | 27.0 | .461 | .278 | .791 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 14.8 | 15.5 | .506 |
| 1993-94 | DET | 26 | 80 | 34.7 | .511 | .329 | .797 | 8.4 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 17.3 | 17.7 | .552 |
| 1994-95 | DET | 27 | 72 | 34.9 | .447 | .382 | .799 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 15.5 | 14.7 | .543 |
| 1995-96 | DET | 28 | 82 | 20.2 | .419 | .396 | .771 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 9.4 | 15.2 | .517 |
| 1996-97 | DET | 29 | 79 | 25.3 | .444 | .422 | .829 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 10.8 | 16.4 | .585 |
| 1997-98 | MIA | 30 | 50 | 15.6 | .393 | .309 | .758 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 7.7 | .481 |
| 1998-99 | MIA | 31 | 1 | 29.0 | .375 | .500 | .500 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 6.7 | .507 |
| 1999-00 | DET | 32 | 82 | 22.5 | .439 | .393 | .735 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 6.7 | 11.0 | .545 |
| 2000-01 | IND | 33 | 14 | 8.1 | .324 | .176 | — | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | .368 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-91 | 2TM | 55 | 2 | 819 | 134 | 288 | .465 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 66 | 229 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 43 | 315 |
| DEN | 17 | 0 | 279 | 56 | 120 | .467 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 88 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 128 | |
| NJN | 38 | 2 | 540 | 78 | 168 | .464 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 44 | 141 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 187 | |
| 1991-92 | NJN | 82 | 24 | 1,714 | 310 | 670 | .463 | 8 | 23 | 114 | 152 | 453 | 84 | 48 | 41 | 82 | 742 |
| 1992-93 | DET | 81 | 46 | 2,183 | 494 | 1,072 | .461 | 10 | 36 | 201 | 254 | 472 | 111 | 44 | 50 | 142 | 1,199 |
| 1993-94 | DET | 80 | 74 | 2,773 | 588 | 1,151 | .511 | 24 | 73 | 181 | 227 | 672 | 177 | 64 | 62 | 153 | 1,381 |
| 1994-95 | DET | 72 | 69 | 2,514 | 417 | 933 | .447 | 109 | 285 | 175 | 219 | 558 | 160 | 68 | 33 | 144 | 1,118 |
| 1995-96 | DET | 82 | 5 | 1,656 | 283 | 675 | .419 | 82 | 207 | 121 | 157 | 352 | 98 | 42 | 20 | 98 | 769 |
| 1996-97 | DET | 79 | 5 | 1,997 | 312 | 702 | .444 | 175 | 415 | 58 | 70 | 377 | 99 | 35 | 27 | 85 | 857 |
| 1997-98 | MIA | 50 | 0 | 782 | 81 | 206 | .393 | 25 | 81 | 25 | 33 | 152 | 39 | 19 | 9 | 45 | 212 |
| 1998-99 | MIA | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 1999-00 | DET | 82 | 78 | 1,842 | 214 | 488 | .439 | 95 | 242 | 25 | 34 | 390 | 85 | 38 | 24 | 46 | 548 |
| 2000-01 | IND | 14 | 0 | 113 | 11 | 34 | .324 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 25 |
| Career | 678 | — | — | 2,847 | 6,227 | .457 | 533 | 1387 | 948 | 1214 | 3680 | 891 | 397 | 296 | 851 | 7,175 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-91 | 2TM | 55 | 14.9 | 5.9 | 12.7 | .465 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 10.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 13.8 |
| DEN | 17 | 16.4 | 7.2 | 15.5 | .467 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 11.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 16.5 | |
| NJN | 38 | 14.2 | 5.2 | 11.2 | .464 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 9.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 12.5 | |
| 1991-92 | NJN | 82 | 20.9 | 6.5 | 14.1 | .463 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 9.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 15.6 |
| 1992-93 | DET | 81 | 27.0 | 8.1 | 17.7 | .461 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 19.8 |
| 1993-94 | DET | 80 | 34.7 | 7.6 | 14.9 | .511 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 17.9 |
| 1994-95 | DET | 72 | 34.9 | 6.0 | 13.4 | .447 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 16.0 |
| 1995-96 | DET | 82 | 20.2 | 6.2 | 14.7 | .419 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 16.7 |
| 1996-97 | DET | 79 | 25.3 | 5.6 | 12.7 | .444 | 3.2 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 15.4 |
| 1997-98 | MIA | 50 | 15.6 | 3.7 | 9.5 | .393 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 9.8 |
| 1998-99 | MIA | 1 | 29.0 | 3.7 | 9.9 | .375 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 11.2 |
| 1999-00 | DET | 82 | 22.5 | 4.2 | 9.5 | .439 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 7.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 10.7 |
| 2000-01 | IND | 14 | 8.1 | 3.5 | 10.8 | .324 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-91 | 2TM | 55 | 819 | 13.6 | .497 | 16.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | .078 | -2.1 | -0.5 | -2.7 | -0.1 |
| DEN | 17 | 279 | 14.5 | .494 | 18.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .053 | -1.7 | -0.7 | -2.4 | +0.0 | |
| NJN | 38 | 540 | 13.1 | .499 | 15.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .091 | -2.4 | -0.4 | -2.8 | -0.1 | |
| 1991-92 | NJN | 82 | 1,714 | 14.7 | .503 | 19.2 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 3.9 | .108 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -1.5 | +0.2 |
| 1992-93 | DET | 81 | 2,183 | 15.5 | .506 | 26.0 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.8 | .084 | -1.1 | -0.7 | -1.8 | +0.1 |
| 1993-94 | DET | 80 | 2,773 | 17.7 | .552 | 22.2 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 6.3 | .110 | +1.0 | -0.5 | +0.5 | +1.7 |
| 1994-95 | DET | 72 | 2,514 | 14.7 | .543 | 20.9 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 3.7 | .071 | +0.3 | -1.4 | -1.2 | +0.5 |
| 1995-96 | DET | 82 | 1,656 | 15.2 | .517 | 24.3 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | .106 | +0.3 | -0.3 | +0.0 | +0.8 |
| 1996-97 | DET | 79 | 1,997 | 16.4 | .585 | 20.3 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 6.2 | .148 | +3.0 | -0.3 | +2.7 | +2.4 |
| 1997-98 | MIA | 50 | 782 | 7.7 | .481 | 15.8 | -0.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | .057 | -4.1 | +0.3 | -3.8 | -0.4 |
| 1998-99 | MIA | 1 | 29 | 6.7 | .507 | 20.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -.015 | -1.9 | -4.9 | -6.8 | +0.0 |
| 1999-00 | DET | 82 | 1,842 | 11.0 | .545 | 13.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 3.8 | .099 | -0.4 | +0.1 | -0.3 | +0.8 |
| 2000-01 | IND | 14 | 113 | 1.1 | .368 | 18.2 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -.096 | -7.8 | -0.4 | -8.2 | -0.2 |
| Career | 678 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.4 | — | — | — | — | +5.8 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | 4 | 19.2 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .370 | 0.000 | .424 |
| 1995-96 | 3 | 16.0 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .250 | .125 | .353 |
| 1996-97 | 5 | 38.6 | 11.8 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 | .436 | .346 | .520 |
| 1997-98 | 5 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .200 | .250 | .340 |
| 1999-00 | 3 | 25.0 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | .600 | .667 | .787 |
| Career | 20 | 23.7 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .402 | .354 | .492 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 350 | 9.8 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 213–137 |
| Away | 366 | 10.2 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 122–244 |
| In wins | 335 | 9.7 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 335–0 |
| In losses | 381 | 10.3 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 0–381 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 11.0 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 19–17 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 35 | 10.3 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 20–15 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 25 | 11.6 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 17–8 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 38 | 9.9 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 13–25 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 33 | 11.1 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 6–27 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 38 | 11.4 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 19–19 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 15 | 11.0 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 9–6 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 20 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 11–9 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 9 | 8.8 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 3–6 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 16 | 12.8 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 8–8 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 18 | 8.9 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 6–12 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 33 | 10.9 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 15–18 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 18 | 8.4 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 13–5 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 18 | 10.8 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 3–15 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 9 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 9–0 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 35 | 11.1 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 12–23 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 35 | 9.4 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 19–16 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 19 | 9.2 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 11–8 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 35 | 10.6 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 10–25 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 34 | 8.2 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 15–19 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 36 | 10.1 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 23–13 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 16 | 11.6 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 5–11 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 20 | 11.0 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 8–12 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 20 | 10.6 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 12–8 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 16 | 9.5 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 7–9 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 17 | 8.1 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 12–5 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 18 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 1–17 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 9 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 5–4 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2000-01
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) | 9% | .333 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 6% | 1.000 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 15% | .200 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 21% | .571 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 50% | .176 |
Average shot distance 20.1 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks · 24% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1990-91 | $600,000 |
| 1991-92 | $850,000 |
| 1992-93 | $1,337,000 |
| 1993-94 | $1,614,000 |
| 1994-95 | $1,897,000 |
| 1995-96 | $2,177,000 |
| 1996-97 | $2,457,000 |
| 1997-98 | $1,000,000 |
| 1998-99 | $1,145,000 |
| Career earnings | $13,077,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Terry Mills play for?
Terry Mills plays PF for the Indiana Pacers.
What are Terry Mills's career stats?
Terry Mills has averaged 10.6 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 1.3 APG over 11 seasons (1990-91–2000-01).
How much does Terry Mills make?
Terry Mills's salary is $1,145,000 for the 1998-99 season, with career earnings of about $13.1M.
How tall is Terry Mills?
Terry Mills is 6-10 (230 lb).
When was Terry Mills drafted?
Terry Mills was drafted in 1990, round 1, pick 16, by the Milwaukee Bucks.