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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 6:37 pm EDTNBA legend. Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Biography, honors and career statistics below.
Manu Ginóbili
Career at a glance
Manu Ginóbili played 16 NBA regular seasons between 2002 and 2018, appearing in 1,057 games and averaging 13.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. He spent his whole career with San Antonio (2002–18, 1,057 games). His best scoring season was 2007–08 with San Antonio: 19.5 points per game over 74 games.
Championship seasons: 2002–03 (San Antonio), 2004–05 (San Antonio), 2006–07 (San Antonio), 2013–14 (San Antonio). In the playoffs he appeared in 15 postseason runs (218 games, 14.0 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 14,000 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).
whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.
About Manu Ginóbili
Emanuel David "Manu" Ginóbili Maccari (English: /ˈmænuːdʒɪˈnoʊbli/MAN-oo jin-OH-blee,Spanish:[ˈmanuʝiˈnoβili]; born 28 July 1977) is an Argentine former professional basketball player. During a 23-year professional career, Ginóbili played in Argentina, in Italy, and in the NBA; he also represented Argentina in international competition. A shooting guard, he is best known for playing for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA from 2002 to 2018. Ginóbili, Tim Duncan, and Tony Parker became known as the Spurs' "Big Three"; together, the trio won four NBA championships. In April 2022, Ginóbili was announced as a first-ballot inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Coming from a family of professional basketball players, Ginóbili spent the early part of his career in Argentina and Italy, winning several individual and team honors. Ginóbili's stint with Italian club Kinder Bologna was particularly successful, as he won two Italian League MVP awards, the EuroLeague Finals MVP, the 2001 EuroLeague championship and the Triple Crown. After joining the San Antonio Spurs, Ginóbili was named an All-Star in 2005 and 2011 and was selected to the All-NBA Third Team twice. In the 2007–08 season, he was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year. The Spurs made the playoffs in each of Ginóbili's 16 seasons. He is regarded as one of the greatest Latin American players, sixth men, and draft steals in NBA history. Ginóbili is also credited with popularizing the Euro step move in the NBA.
In international play, Ginóbili's achievements include leading Argentina to a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he was named FIBA Olympics Most Valuable Player. He also helped secure the historic feat of being a member of the only team in Olympic history (as of 2025) to ever eliminate the United States men's national basketball team since NBA players are allowed to participate (i.e. 1992). With Argentina's 2004 gold medal victory, Ginóbili became one of only two players (along with fellow Hall of Famer Bill Bradley) to have won a EuroLeague title, an NBA championship, and an Olympic gold medal.
- Born
- 28 July 1977 (age 49) Bahía Blanca, Argentina
- Listed height
- 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
- Listed weight
- 205 lb (93 kg)
- Position
- Shooting guard / small forward
- NBA draft
- 1999: 2nd round, 57th overall pick
- Playing career
- 1995–2018
Career highlights and awards
- 4× NBA champion (2003, 2005, 2007, 2014)
- 2× NBA All-Star (2005, 2011)
- 2× All-NBA Third Team (2008, 2011)
- NBA Sixth Man of the Year (2008)
- NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2003)
- No. 20 retired by San Antonio Spurs
- Argentina's No. 5 retired by the CABB
- EuroLeague 25th Anniversary Team (2025)
- EuroLeague champion (2001)
- EuroLeague Finals MVP (2001)
- All-EuroLeague First Team (2002)
- EuroLeague steals leader (2002)
- Italian League champion (2001)
- 2× Italian Cup winner (2001, 2002)
- 2× Italian League MVP (2001, 2002)
- Italian Cup MVP (2002)
- Italian League steals leader (2002)
- 3× Italian League All-Star (1999–2001)
- Italian League All-Star Game Dunk Contest Champion (2001)
- FIBA AmeriCup MVP (2001)
- Olympics MVP (2004)
- 2× Olimpia de Oro (2003, 2004)
- Diamond Konex Award (2010)
- 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
- EuroLeague 25th Anniversary Team (2025)
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03† | San Antonio | 69 | 5 | 20.7 | .438 | .345 | .737 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | .2 | 7.6 |
| 2003–04 | San Antonio | 77 | 38 | 29.4 | .418 | .359 | .802 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 1.8 | .2 | 12.8 |
| 2004–05† | San Antonio | 74 | 74 | 29.6 | .471 | .376 | .803 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 1.6 | .4 | 16.0 |
| 2005–06 | San Antonio | 65 | 56 | 27.9 | .462 | .382 | .778 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 1.6 | .4 | 15.1 |
| 2006–07† | San Antonio | 75 | 36 | 27.5 | .464 | .396 | .860 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 1.5 | .4 | 16.5 |
| 2007–08 | San Antonio | 74 | 23 | 31.0 | .460 | .401 | .860 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 1.5 | .4 | 19.5 |
| 2008–09 | San Antonio | 44 | 7 | 26.8 | .454 | .330 | .884 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 1.5 | .4 | 15.5 |
| 2009–10 | San Antonio | 75 | 21 | 28.7 | .441 | .377 | .870 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 1.4 | .3 | 16.5 |
| 2010–11 | San Antonio | 80 | 79 | 30.3 | .433 | .349 | .871 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 1.5 | .4 | 17.4 |
| 2011–12 | San Antonio | 34 | 7 | 23.3 | .526 | .413 | .871 | 3.4 | 4.4 | .7 | .4 | 12.9 |
| 2012–13 | San Antonio | 60 | 0 | 23.2 | .425 | .353 | .796 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 1.3 | .2 | 11.8 |
| 2013–14† | San Antonio | 68 | 3 | 22.8 | .469 | .349 | .851 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 1.0 | .3 | 12.3 |
| 2014–15 | San Antonio | 70 | 0 | 22.7 | .426 | .345 | .721 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 1.0 | .3 | 10.5 |
| 2015–16 | San Antonio | 58 | 0 | 19.6 | .453 | .391 | .813 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .2 | 9.6 |
| 2016–17 | San Antonio | 69 | 0 | 18.7 | .390 | .392 | .804 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.2 | .2 | 7.5 |
| 2017–18 | San Antonio | 65 | 0 | 20.0 | .434 | .333 | .840 | 2.2 | 2.5 | .7 | .2 | 8.9 |
| Career | 1,057 | 349 | 25.4 | .447 | .369 | .827 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 1.3 | .3 | 13.3 | |
| All-Star | 2 | 0 | 21.0 | .385 | .000 | .833 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | .5 | 7.5 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003† | San Antonio | 24 | 0 | 27.5 | .386 | .384 | .757 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 1.7 | .4 | 9.4 |
| 2004 | San Antonio | 10 | 0 | 28.0 | .447 | .286 | .818 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 1.7 | .1 | 13.0 |
| 2005† | San Antonio | 23 | 15 | 33.6 | .507 | .438 | .795 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 1.2 | .3 | 20.8 |
| 2006 | San Antonio | 13 | 11 | 32.8 | .484 | .333 | .839 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | .5 | 18.4 |
| 2007† | San Antonio | 20 | 0 | 30.1 | .401 | .384 | .836 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 1.7 | .2 | 16.7 |
| 2008 | San Antonio | 17 | 6 | 32.9 | .422 | .373 | .896 | 3.8 | 3.9 | .6 | .3 | 17.8 |
| 2010 | San Antonio | 10 | 10 | 35.2 | .414 | .333 | .866 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 2.6 | .2 | 19.4 |
| 2011 | San Antonio | 5 | 5 | 34.8 | .443 | .321 | .780 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.6 | .6 | 20.6 |
| 2012 | San Antonio | 14 | 2 | 27.9 | .448 | .338 | .857 | 3.5 | 4.0 | .7 | .3 | 14.4 |
| 2013 | San Antonio | 21 | 3 | 26.7 | .399 | .302 | .738 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 1.1 | .3 | 11.5 |
| 2014† | San Antonio | 23 | 0 | 25.5 | .439 | .390 | .862 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 1.6 | .1 | 14.3 |
| 2015 | San Antonio | 7 | 0 | 18.7 | .349 | .364 | .783 | 3.4 | 4.6 | .6 | .9 | 8.0 |
| 2016 | San Antonio | 10 | 0 | 19.2 | .426 | .429 | .783 | 2.7 | 2.5 | .8 | .3 | 6.7 |
| 2017 | San Antonio | 16 | 1 | 17.8 | .412 | .225 | .739 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .1 | 6.6 |
| 2018 | San Antonio | 5 | 0 | 21.4 | .405 | .333 | .818 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.4 | .2 | 9.0 |
| Career | 218 | 53 | 27.9 | .433 | .358 | .817 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 1.3 | .3 | 14.0 |
Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).
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- Height
- 6′ 6″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Position
- Shooting guard / small forward
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- Argentina
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- 1999
- Draft pick
- Round 2 · Pick 57
Height, Weight, Position, Country, Draft year, Draft pick: blank in the NBA.com profile, filled from the Wikipedia infobox credited in the About section above.
Why Manu Ginóbili’s sixth-man role mattered
Starting status does not tell you who carries an offense. Ginóbili’s reserve role gave the San Antonio Spurs more flexibility in their rotations, as executive R. C. Buford later explained. The important question is what a player does during his minutes, not simply whether he takes the opening tip.
A reserve who led his team in scoring
The 2007–08 season is the clearest example. Ginóbili came off the bench in 51 of his 74 appearances yet led San Antonio at 19.5 points per game. He also averaged 4.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists, won Sixth Man of the Year and made the All-NBA Third Team.
There is a useful distinction within that scoring lead: Ginóbili had the team’s highest per-game average, while Tim Duncan scored more total points, 1,508 to 1,442, after playing 78 games to Ginóbili’s 74. Per-game production and season totals answer different questions. Both can be correct without describing the same leaderboard.
Creating the shot, not always taking it
In Game 5 of the 2005 Finals, Rasheed Wallace helped on Ginóbili, leaving Robert Horry open for the decisive overtime three. The lesson for watching that possession is to follow the extra defender as well as the ball. Drawing help can create the opening that appears as a teammate’s basket in the scoring column.
Ginóbili finished his NBA career with 4,001 assists and 1,495 made threes. Those two totals help explain why describing him only as a bench scorer misses part of the picture: the passing threat belongs beside the shooting threat when reading his career.
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