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 | 65 | 43 | 2048 | 365 | 769 | 20 | 82 | 204 | 296 | 48 | 170 | 446 | 80 | 2 | 162 | 152 | 954 | .475 | .244 | .689 | 31.5 | 14.7 | 2.6 | 6.9 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 32 | 20 | 964 | 153 | 333 | 9 | 37 | 75 | 116 | 21 | 73 | 203 | 32 | 0 | 71 | 65 | 390 | .459 | .243 | .647 | 30.1 | 12.2 | 2.3 | 6.3 |
| Road | 33 | 23 | 1084 | 212 | 436 | 11 | 45 | 129 | 180 | 27 | 97 | 243 | 48 | 2 | 91 | 87 | 564 | .486 | .244 | .717 | 32.8 | 17.1 | 2.9 | 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 | 29 | 7 | 671 | 101 | 208 | 7 | 24 | 41 | 63 | 10 | 49 | 137 | 26 | 1 | 49 | 45 | 250 | .486 | .292 | .651 | 23.1 | 8.6 | 1.7 | 4.7 |
| Post | 36 | 36 | 1377 | 264 | 561 | 13 | 58 | 163 | 233 | 38 | 121 | 309 | 54 | 1 | 113 | 107 | 704 | .471 | .224 | .700 | 38.3 | 19.6 | 3.4 | 8.6 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 27 | 20 | 855 | 152 | 306 | 8 | 29 | 92 | 124 | 20 | 79 | 211 | 38 | 0 | 66 | 54 | 404 | .497 | .276 | .742 | 31.7 | 15.0 | 2.9 | 7.8 |
| Loss | 38 | 23 | 1193 | 213 | 463 | 12 | 53 | 112 | 172 | 28 | 91 | 235 | 42 | 2 | 96 | 98 | 550 | .460 | .226 | .651 | 31.4 | 14.5 | 2.4 | 6.2 | |
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | .571 | .000 | .667 | 23.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 |
| December | 9 | 0 | 186 | 31 | 62 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 47 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 74 | .500 | .200 | .526 | 20.7 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 5.2 | |
| January | 14 | 1 | 326 | 55 | 111 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 36 | 5 | 21 | 57 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 28 | 140 | .495 | .417 | .694 | 23.3 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 4.1 | |
| February | 12 | 12 | 400 | 67 | 139 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 48 | 8 | 45 | 89 | 14 | 1 | 25 | 31 | 169 | .482 | .154 | .688 | 33.3 | 14.1 | 3.8 | 7.4 | |
| March | 17 | 17 | 663 | 120 | 268 | 9 | 30 | 83 | 118 | 23 | 56 | 139 | 27 | 0 | 57 | 51 | 332 | .448 | .300 | .703 | 39.0 | 19.5 | 3.3 | 8.2 | |
| April | 11 | 11 | 427 | 88 | 182 | 2 | 16 | 51 | 72 | 9 | 35 | 104 | 16 | 0 | 36 | 28 | 229 | .484 | .125 | .708 | 38.8 | 20.8 | 3.2 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 7 | 6 | 244 | 48 | 96 | 1 | 8 | 36 | 45 | 5 | 19 | 61 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 133 | .500 | .125 | .800 | 34.9 | 19.0 | 2.7 | 8.7 |
| Monday | 7 | 3 | 189 | 34 | 66 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 82 | .515 | .000 | .636 | 27.0 | 11.7 | 2.1 | 4.9 | |
| Tuesday | 8 | 6 | 271 | 54 | 118 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 62 | 9 | 28 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 154 | .458 | .300 | .694 | 33.9 | 19.3 | 3.5 | 6.1 | |
| Wednesday | 13 | 7 | 391 | 61 | 138 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 50 | 13 | 38 | 89 | 14 | 0 | 25 | 24 | 162 | .442 | .353 | .680 | 30.1 | 12.5 | 2.9 | 6.8 | |
| Thursday | 5 | 4 | 177 | 38 | 74 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 89 | .514 | .125 | .571 | 35.4 | 17.8 | 2.6 | 7.4 | |
| Friday | 16 | 11 | 520 | 89 | 185 | 5 | 24 | 49 | 72 | 8 | 32 | 116 | 16 | 1 | 42 | 37 | 232 | .481 | .208 | .681 | 32.5 | 14.5 | 2.0 | 7.3 | |
| Saturday | 9 | 6 | 256 | 41 | 92 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 25 | 60 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 102 | .446 | .333 | .667 | 28.4 | 11.3 | 2.8 | 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 | 43 | 43 | 1563 | 283 | 602 | 13 | 60 | 175 | 249 | 41 | 145 | 348 | 60 | 1 | 126 | 117 | 754 | .470 | .217 | .703 | 36.3 | 17.5 | 3.4 | 8.1 |
| Reserve | 22 | 0 | 485 | 82 | 167 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 47 | 7 | 25 | 98 | 20 | 1 | 36 | 35 | 200 | .491 | .318 | .617 | 22.0 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 4.5 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 20 | 20 | 844 | 178 | 359 | 9 | 41 | 86 | 123 | 27 | 75 | 184 | 31 | 0 | 72 | 62 | 451 | .496 | .220 | .699 | 42.2 | 22.6 | 3.8 | 9.2 |
| 30-39 | 18 | 15 | 610 | 106 | 233 | 5 | 20 | 80 | 113 | 14 | 50 | 130 | 24 | 1 | 48 | 51 | 297 | .455 | .250 | .708 | 33.9 | 16.5 | 2.8 | 7.2 | |
| 20-29 | 18 | 7 | 448 | 61 | 136 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 43 | 4 | 33 | 93 | 19 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 155 | .449 | .222 | .674 | 24.9 | 8.6 | 1.8 | 5.2 | |
| 10-19 | 9 | 1 | 146 | 20 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 51 | .488 | .667 | .529 | 16.2 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 4.3 | |
| 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 | 16 | 11 | 511 | 102 | 199 | 7 | 26 | 51 | 66 | 16 | 50 | 103 | 25 | 2 | 37 | 39 | 262 | .513 | .269 | .773 | 31.9 | 16.4 | 3.1 | 6.4 |
| 1 Day | 32 | 20 | 1009 | 176 | 377 | 7 | 34 | 102 | 154 | 22 | 73 | 245 | 39 | 0 | 81 | 75 | 461 | .467 | .206 | .662 | 31.5 | 14.4 | 2.3 | 7.7 | |
| 2 Days | 11 | 9 | 383 | 69 | 148 | 5 | 16 | 47 | 64 | 10 | 39 | 71 | 11 | 0 | 34 | 27 | 190 | .466 | .313 | .734 | 34.8 | 17.3 | 3.5 | 6.5 | |
| 3+ Days | 5 | 2 | 117 | 15 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 34 | .375 | .200 | .300 | 23.4 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 4.8 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 43 | 32 | 1433 | 239 | 524 | 15 | 57 | 143 | 204 | 27 | 109 | 321 | 52 | 2 | 118 | 104 | 636 | .456 | .263 | .701 | 33.3 | 14.8 | 2.5 | 7.5 |
| Western | 22 | 11 | 615 | 126 | 245 | 5 | 25 | 61 | 92 | 21 | 61 | 125 | 28 | 0 | 44 | 48 | 318 | .514 | .200 | .663 | 28.0 | 14.5 | 2.8 | 5.7 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 22 | 17 | 746 | 124 | 281 | 6 | 30 | 82 | 121 | 14 | 62 | 164 | 23 | 1 | 63 | 56 | 336 | .441 | .200 | .678 | 33.9 | 15.3 | 2.8 | 7.5 |
| Central | 21 | 15 | 687 | 115 | 243 | 9 | 27 | 61 | 83 | 13 | 47 | 157 | 29 | 1 | 55 | 48 | 300 | .473 | .333 | .735 | 32.7 | 14.3 | 2.2 | 7.5 | |
| Midwest | 10 | 3 | 224 | 47 | 85 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 18 | 49 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 112 | .553 | .250 | .615 | 22.4 | 11.2 | 1.8 | 4.9 | |
| Pacific | 12 | 8 | 391 | 79 | 160 | 3 | 17 | 45 | 66 | 15 | 43 | 76 | 15 | 0 | 31 | 33 | 206 | .494 | .176 | .682 | 32.6 | 17.2 | 3.6 | 6.3 | |
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 14 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 36 | .483 | .400 | .857 | 36.5 | 18.0 | 2.5 | 6.5 |
| Charlotte | 3 | 2 | 85 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 35 | .556 | .000 | 1.000 | 28.3 | 11.7 | 2.3 | 4.3 | |
| Chicago | 3 | 2 | 96 | 10 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 31 | .313 | .600 | .615 | 32.0 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 5.0 | |
| Cleveland | 3 | 2 | 108 | 22 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 50 | .550 | .000 | .667 | 36.0 | 16.7 | 2.7 | 6.7 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 1 | 62 | 21 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 46 | .677 | .000 | .667 | 31.0 | 23.0 | 0.5 | 7.0 | |
| Denver | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .364 | .000 | .500 | 16.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | |
| Detroit | 3 | 2 | 99 | 12 | 34 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 37 | .353 | .125 | .667 | 33.0 | 12.3 | 1.7 | 12.0 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 69 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 36 | .650 | .000 | .714 | 34.5 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | |
| Houston | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .429 | 1.000 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | ||
| Indiana | 4 | 3 | 104 | 14 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 39 | .483 | 1.000 | .692 | 26.0 | 9.8 | 1.3 | 6.3 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 1 | 73 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 31 | .394 | .000 | .556 | 36.5 | 15.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 2 | 1 | 58 | 17 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 41 | .680 | .500 | .857 | 29.0 | 20.5 | 3.0 | 5.5 | |
| Miami | 4 | 2 | 125 | 26 | 53 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 72 | .491 | .500 | .708 | 31.3 | 18.0 | 2.5 | 6.3 | |
| Milwaukee | 3 | 3 | 122 | 28 | 52 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 72 | .538 | .250 | .833 | 40.7 | 24.0 | 4.3 | 11.7 | |
| Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .400 | .000 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | |
| New Jersey | 4 | 4 | 139 | 21 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 2 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 58 | .404 | .000 | .593 | 34.8 | 14.5 | 4.0 | 7.0 | |
| New York | 4 | 4 | 141 | 19 | 47 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 53 | .404 | .250 | .737 | 35.3 | 13.3 | 2.3 | 6.5 | |
| Orlando | 4 | 3 | 147 | 29 | 57 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 73 | .509 | .222 | .684 | 36.8 | 18.3 | 3.5 | 7.8 | |
| Philadelphia | 3 | 2 | 92 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 34 | .364 | .000 | .625 | 30.7 | 11.3 | 2.0 | 8.3 | |
| Phoenix | 1 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | .533 | .000 | 1.000 | 31.0 | 22.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | |
| Portland | 2 | 1 | 67 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 22 | .409 | .000 | .500 | 33.5 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 1 | 51 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 26 | .476 | .500 | .625 | 25.5 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 5.5 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | .545 | .500 | 17.5 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 5.5 | ||
| Seattle | 1 | 1 | 42 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 28 | .375 | .333 | .643 | 42.0 | 28.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | |
| Utah | 2 | 1 | 55 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 27 | .550 | .500 | .800 | 27.5 | 13.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | |
| Washington | 3 | 2 | 102 | 17 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 46 | .436 | .000 | .750 | 34.0 | 15.3 | 2.3 | 9.7 | |