Bio
- Height
- 6' 10"
- Debut
- 1987
- Draft
- 1987Rd 1, Pk 14
- College
- Western Kentucky
Bio
- Height
- 6' 10"
- Debut
- 1987
- Draft
- 1987Rd 1, Pk 14
- College
- Western Kentucky
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 6.5
- REB
- 3.9
- AST
- 1.0
- STL
- 0.6
- BLK
- 0.4
- TS%
- 49.9
- MIN
- 17.8
- GP
- 264
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-88 |  GS | 8.1 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 48.3 | 20.5 | 78 |
| 1988-89 | GS | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 47.2 | 7.7 | 32 |
| 1989-90 |  MIA | 9.5 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 51.8 | 22.9 | 77 |
| 1991-92 | MIN | 4.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 58.1 | 14 | 10 |
| 1993-94 | MIN | 2.8 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 48.6 | 14.3 | 67 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 1,710
- REB
- 1,022
- AST
- 276
- STL
- 158
- BLK
- 95
- TO
- 326
- FGM
- 639
- 3PTM
- 0
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-88 | GS | 634 | 330 | 111 | 53 | 23 | 109 | 242 | 0 |
| 1988-89 | GS | 107 | 61 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 29 | 34 | 0 |
| 1989-90 | MIA | 735 | 385 | 85 | 51 | 27 | 134 | 278 | 0 |
| 1991-92 | MIN | 46 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | MIN | 188 | 220 | 57 | 35 | 35 | 49 | 67 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 13.1
- REB
- 7.9
- AST
- 2.0
- STL
- 1.2
- BLK
- 0.8
- TS%
- 49.9
- MIN
- 17.8
- GP
- 264
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-88 | GS | 14.2 | 7.4 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 48.3 | 20.5 | 78 |
| 1988-89 | GS | 15.4 | 8.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 47.2 | 7.7 | 32 |
| 1989-90 | MIA | 14.9 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 51.8 | 22.9 | 77 |
| 1991-92 | MIN | 11.8 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 58.1 | 14 | 10 |
| 1993-94 | MIN | 7.0 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 48.6 | 14.3 | 67 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
What were Tellis Frank's career stats?
Tellis Frank played 5 seasons for the Warriors, the Heat and the Timberwolves. He scored 1,710 points with 1,022 rebounds and 276 assists in 264 games — 6.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game. His best season was 1989-90: 735 points, 385 rebounds and 85 assists.
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