Sherman Douglas (The General)
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-0 ▪ Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: September 15, 1966 in Washington, District of Columbia
High School: Spingarn in Washington, District of Columbia
College: Syracuse University
Draft: Miami Heat, 2nd round (1st pick, 28th overall), 1989 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 3, 1989
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 81 | 66 | 2470 | 463 | 938 | 5 | 31 | 224 | 326 | 70 | 206 | 619 | 145 | 10 | 246 | 187 | 1155 | .494 | .161 | .687 | 30.5 | 14.3 | 2.5 | 7.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 40 | 34 | 1252 | 224 | 460 | 3 | 11 | 108 | 153 | 31 | 95 | 317 | 72 | 7 | 111 | 94 | 559 | .487 | .273 | .706 | 31.3 | 14.0 | 2.4 | 7.9 |
| Road | 41 | 32 | 1218 | 239 | 478 | 2 | 20 | 116 | 173 | 39 | 111 | 302 | 73 | 3 | 135 | 93 | 596 | .500 | .100 | .671 | 29.7 | 14.5 | 2.7 | 7.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 49 | 34 | 1425 | 243 | 511 | 1 | 13 | 122 | 174 | 46 | 120 | 316 | 87 | 5 | 126 | 103 | 609 | .476 | .077 | .701 | 29.1 | 12.4 | 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Post | 32 | 32 | 1045 | 220 | 427 | 4 | 18 | 102 | 152 | 24 | 86 | 303 | 58 | 5 | 120 | 84 | 546 | .515 | .222 | .671 | 32.7 | 17.1 | 2.7 | 9.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 18 | 14 | 599 | 111 | 223 | 0 | 4 | 81 | 114 | 12 | 49 | 141 | 36 | 1 | 50 | 40 | 303 | .498 | .000 | .711 | 33.3 | 16.8 | 2.7 | 7.8 |
| Loss | 63 | 52 | 1871 | 352 | 715 | 5 | 27 | 143 | 212 | 58 | 157 | 478 | 109 | 9 | 196 | 147 | 852 | .492 | .185 | .675 | 29.7 | 13.5 | 2.5 | 7.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | November | 16 | 1 | 399 | 67 | 141 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 49 | 17 | 45 | 93 | 16 | 0 | 37 | 27 | 166 | .475 | .000 | .653 | 24.9 | 10.4 | 2.8 | 5.8 |
| December | 14 | 14 | 432 | 70 | 144 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 66 | 13 | 37 | 89 | 27 | 1 | 40 | 30 | 191 | .486 | .000 | .773 | 30.9 | 13.6 | 2.6 | 6.4 | |
| January | 15 | 15 | 482 | 85 | 178 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 36 | 13 | 31 | 110 | 35 | 4 | 40 | 37 | 193 | .478 | .333 | .611 | 32.1 | 12.9 | 2.1 | 7.3 | |
| February | 13 | 13 | 409 | 75 | 155 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 67 | 6 | 23 | 108 | 29 | 1 | 33 | 31 | 201 | .484 | .250 | .746 | 31.5 | 15.5 | 1.8 | 8.3 | |
| March | 14 | 14 | 443 | 91 | 183 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 52 | 11 | 43 | 137 | 22 | 1 | 46 | 39 | 214 | .497 | .000 | .615 | 31.6 | 15.3 | 3.1 | 9.8 | |
| April | 9 | 9 | 305 | 75 | 137 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 56 | 10 | 27 | 82 | 16 | 3 | 50 | 23 | 190 | .547 | .375 | .661 | 33.9 | 21.1 | 3.0 | 9.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 8 | 7 | 268 | 61 | 114 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 46 | 6 | 18 | 59 | 19 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 156 | .535 | .250 | .717 | 33.5 | 19.5 | 2.3 | 7.4 |
| Monday | 6 | 6 | 207 | 37 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 27 | 5 | 19 | 61 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 93 | .481 | .000 | .704 | 34.5 | 15.5 | 3.2 | 10.2 | |
| Tuesday | 15 | 11 | 413 | 71 | 142 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 41 | 9 | 25 | 96 | 29 | 0 | 42 | 32 | 165 | .500 | .333 | .537 | 27.5 | 11.0 | 1.7 | 6.4 | |
| Wednesday | 15 | 11 | 466 | 88 | 186 | 1 | 8 | 44 | 71 | 17 | 46 | 111 | 22 | 1 | 54 | 28 | 221 | .473 | .125 | .620 | 31.1 | 14.7 | 3.1 | 7.4 | |
| Thursday | 6 | 6 | 172 | 35 | 72 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 29 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 93 | .486 | .250 | .759 | 28.7 | 15.5 | 2.2 | 7.2 | |
| Friday | 17 | 14 | 532 | 100 | 202 | 1 | 7 | 54 | 70 | 14 | 44 | 155 | 30 | 4 | 34 | 41 | 255 | .495 | .143 | .771 | 31.3 | 15.0 | 2.6 | 9.1 | |
| Saturday | 14 | 11 | 412 | 71 | 145 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 42 | 14 | 41 | 94 | 24 | 2 | 48 | 31 | 172 | .490 | .000 | .714 | 29.4 | 12.3 | 2.9 | 6.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 66 | 66 | 2105 | 403 | 811 | 5 | 25 | 196 | 283 | 54 | 165 | 531 | 130 | 10 | 213 | 162 | 1007 | .497 | .200 | .693 | 31.9 | 15.3 | 2.5 | 8.0 |
| Reserve | 15 | 0 | 365 | 60 | 127 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 43 | 16 | 41 | 88 | 15 | 0 | 33 | 25 | 148 | .472 | .000 | .651 | 24.3 | 9.9 | 2.7 | 5.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 7 | 7 | 294 | 73 | 132 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 50 | 12 | 27 | 75 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 184 | .553 | .167 | .740 | 42.0 | 26.3 | 3.9 | 10.7 |
| 30-39 | 40 | 37 | 1361 | 253 | 508 | 4 | 13 | 132 | 187 | 31 | 109 | 322 | 79 | 7 | 140 | 102 | 642 | .498 | .308 | .706 | 34.0 | 16.1 | 2.7 | 8.1 | |
| 20-29 | 30 | 21 | 754 | 128 | 272 | 0 | 11 | 47 | 81 | 26 | 67 | 211 | 44 | 2 | 80 | 62 | 303 | .471 | .000 | .580 | 25.1 | 10.1 | 2.2 | 7.0 | |
| 10-19 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 26 | .346 | .000 | 1.000 | 15.3 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 2.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 21 | 14 | 653 | 121 | 250 | 1 | 10 | 63 | 95 | 27 | 68 | 152 | 31 | 1 | 73 | 50 | 306 | .484 | .100 | .663 | 31.1 | 14.6 | 3.2 | 7.2 |
| 1 Day | 37 | 34 | 1146 | 210 | 440 | 1 | 9 | 104 | 142 | 22 | 87 | 291 | 78 | 6 | 106 | 86 | 525 | .477 | .111 | .732 | 31.0 | 14.2 | 2.4 | 7.9 | |
| 2 Days | 16 | 12 | 457 | 91 | 172 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 62 | 14 | 37 | 117 | 26 | 3 | 47 | 34 | 222 | .529 | .167 | .629 | 28.6 | 13.9 | 2.3 | 7.3 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 6 | 193 | 40 | 72 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 100 | .556 | .333 | .667 | 32.2 | 16.7 | 1.8 | 8.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 54 | 44 | 1678 | 319 | 646 | 4 | 24 | 163 | 234 | 52 | 148 | 406 | 107 | 8 | 172 | 136 | 805 | .494 | .167 | .697 | 31.1 | 14.9 | 2.7 | 7.5 |
| Western | 27 | 22 | 792 | 144 | 292 | 1 | 7 | 61 | 92 | 18 | 58 | 213 | 38 | 2 | 74 | 51 | 350 | .493 | .143 | .663 | 29.3 | 13.0 | 2.1 | 7.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 26 | 21 | 819 | 154 | 304 | 3 | 12 | 78 | 119 | 27 | 76 | 198 | 36 | 6 | 87 | 60 | 389 | .507 | .250 | .655 | 31.5 | 15.0 | 2.9 | 7.6 |
| Central | 28 | 23 | 859 | 165 | 342 | 1 | 12 | 85 | 115 | 25 | 72 | 208 | 71 | 2 | 85 | 76 | 416 | .482 | .083 | .739 | 30.7 | 14.9 | 2.6 | 7.4 | |
| Midwest | 13 | 8 | 371 | 63 | 129 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 34 | 101 | 13 | 0 | 34 | 22 | 155 | .488 | .000 | .707 | 28.5 | 11.9 | 2.6 | 7.8 | |
| Pacific | 14 | 14 | 421 | 81 | 163 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 51 | 6 | 24 | 112 | 25 | 2 | 40 | 29 | 195 | .497 | .250 | .627 | 30.1 | 13.9 | 1.7 | 8.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 4 | 3 | 114 | 18 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 52 | .391 | .000 | .842 | 28.5 | 13.0 | 2.3 | 9.8 |
| Boston | 5 | 5 | 177 | 42 | 68 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 95 | .618 | .250 | .667 | 35.4 | 19.0 | 2.6 | 9.2 | |
| Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .500 | .667 | 27.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Chicago | 4 | 4 | 129 | 23 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 62 | .548 | 1.000 | .682 | 32.3 | 15.5 | 1.8 | 7.5 | |
| Cleveland | 4 | 4 | 108 | 24 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 53 | .436 | .000 | .714 | 27.0 | 13.3 | 2.3 | 7.8 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 1 | 55 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 30 | .571 | .750 | 27.5 | 15.0 | 3.5 | 9.0 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 53 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 20 | .533 | .667 | 26.5 | 10.0 | 0.5 | 6.0 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 2 | 125 | 20 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 49 | .455 | .000 | .750 | 31.3 | 12.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 55 | 13 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 28 | .464 | .500 | .200 | 27.5 | 14.0 | 2.5 | 7.0 | |
| Houston | 2 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | .333 | .500 | 19.5 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 5.5 | ||
| Indiana | 4 | 3 | 124 | 27 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 63 | .491 | .000 | .750 | 31.0 | 15.8 | 2.8 | 6.3 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 80 | 18 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 48 | .529 | .000 | .632 | 40.0 | 24.0 | 2.5 | 8.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 56 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 25 | .600 | .333 | 28.0 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 4 | 4 | 135 | 26 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 69 | .510 | .000 | .739 | 33.8 | 17.3 | 1.3 | 7.5 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 75 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | .421 | .000 | .800 | 37.5 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | |
| New Jersey | 5 | 3 | 136 | 20 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 55 | .444 | .500 | .583 | 27.2 | 11.0 | 3.6 | 6.2 | |
| New York | 6 | 5 | 192 | 41 | 74 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 32 | 8 | 20 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 108 | .554 | .000 | .813 | 32.0 | 18.0 | 3.3 | 7.3 | |
| Orlando | 4 | 3 | 124 | 27 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 68 | .551 | .000 | .700 | 31.0 | 17.0 | 3.3 | 8.8 | |
| Philadelphia | 5 | 3 | 149 | 25 | 59 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 60 | .424 | .250 | .643 | 29.8 | 12.0 | 3.4 | 7.8 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 62 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 21 | .417 | .000 | 1.000 | 31.0 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 10.5 | |
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 56 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 29 | .550 | .700 | 28.0 | 14.5 | 1.0 | 7.5 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 52 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 15 | .375 | .600 | 26.0 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 9.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 55 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 27 | .600 | .000 | 1.000 | 27.5 | 13.5 | 4.0 | 8.5 | |
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 60 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 29 | .524 | .875 | 30.0 | 14.5 | 1.0 | 9.5 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 67 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 31 | .452 | .000 | .600 | 33.5 | 15.5 | 2.5 | 10.5 | |
| Washington | 5 | 5 | 165 | 26 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 34 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 71 | .448 | .559 | 33.0 | 14.2 | 1.6 | 7.6 | ||