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 | 79 | 79 | 2316 | 306 | 610 | 38 | 114 | 114 | 171 | 57 | 193 | 427 | 78 | 10 | 153 | 191 | 764 | .502 | .333 | .667 | 29.3 | 9.7 | 2.4 | 5.4 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 39 | 39 | 1165 | 146 | 309 | 17 | 57 | 48 | 72 | 27 | 106 | 221 | 39 | 7 | 71 | 98 | 357 | .472 | .298 | .667 | 29.9 | 9.2 | 2.7 | 5.7 |
| Road | 40 | 40 | 1151 | 160 | 301 | 21 | 57 | 66 | 99 | 30 | 87 | 206 | 39 | 3 | 82 | 93 | 407 | .532 | .368 | .667 | 28.8 | 10.2 | 2.2 | 5.2 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 44 | 44 | 1316 | 180 | 354 | 22 | 68 | 52 | 95 | 36 | 120 | 229 | 45 | 7 | 80 | 110 | 434 | .508 | .324 | .547 | 29.9 | 9.9 | 2.7 | 5.2 |
| Post | 35 | 35 | 1000 | 126 | 256 | 16 | 46 | 62 | 76 | 21 | 73 | 198 | 33 | 3 | 73 | 81 | 330 | .492 | .348 | .816 | 28.6 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 33 | 33 | 987 | 141 | 264 | 13 | 46 | 49 | 76 | 29 | 97 | 201 | 34 | 2 | 60 | 80 | 344 | .534 | .283 | .645 | 29.9 | 10.4 | 2.9 | 6.1 |
| Loss | 46 | 46 | 1329 | 165 | 346 | 25 | 68 | 65 | 95 | 28 | 96 | 226 | 44 | 8 | 93 | 111 | 420 | .477 | .368 | .684 | 28.9 | 9.1 | 2.1 | 4.9 | |
| 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 |
| Month | November | 15 | 15 | 472 | 63 | 122 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 42 | 16 | 49 | 88 | 21 | 4 | 30 | 39 | 161 | .516 | .450 | .619 | 31.5 | 10.7 | 3.3 | 5.9 |
| December | 14 | 14 | 442 | 70 | 128 | 7 | 24 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 33 | 87 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 38 | 160 | .547 | .292 | .591 | 31.6 | 11.4 | 2.4 | 6.2 | |
| January | 15 | 15 | 402 | 47 | 104 | 6 | 24 | 13 | 31 | 11 | 38 | 54 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 33 | 113 | .452 | .250 | .419 | 26.8 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 3.6 | |
| February | 9 | 9 | 219 | 25 | 56 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 62 | .446 | .222 | .833 | 24.3 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 4.7 | |
| March | 15 | 15 | 427 | 51 | 109 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 31 | 9 | 27 | 90 | 9 | 1 | 35 | 34 | 136 | .468 | .389 | .871 | 28.5 | 9.1 | 1.8 | 6.0 | |
| April | 11 | 11 | 354 | 50 | 91 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 33 | 5 | 23 | 66 | 16 | 2 | 24 | 28 | 132 | .549 | .368 | .758 | 32.2 | 12.0 | 2.1 | 6.0 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 11 | 11 | 288 | 42 | 87 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 63 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 25 | 101 | .483 | .167 | .833 | 26.2 | 9.2 | 1.8 | 5.7 |
| Monday | 7 | 7 | 207 | 30 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 67 | .526 | .000 | .500 | 29.6 | 9.6 | 2.6 | 6.0 | |
| Tuesday | 14 | 14 | 467 | 52 | 111 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 35 | 9 | 46 | 88 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 41 | 140 | .468 | .423 | .714 | 33.4 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 6.3 | |
| Wednesday | 7 | 7 | 206 | 28 | 59 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 5 | 20 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 77 | .475 | .400 | .654 | 29.4 | 11.0 | 2.9 | 4.4 | |
| Thursday | 10 | 10 | 283 | 37 | 66 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 27 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 25 | 91 | .561 | .313 | .667 | 28.3 | 9.1 | 2.7 | 4.9 | |
| Friday | 16 | 16 | 438 | 61 | 120 | 11 | 28 | 25 | 39 | 9 | 23 | 75 | 12 | 2 | 34 | 40 | 158 | .508 | .393 | .641 | 27.4 | 9.9 | 1.4 | 4.7 | |
| Saturday | 14 | 14 | 427 | 56 | 110 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 39 | 79 | 15 | 3 | 29 | 33 | 130 | .509 | .263 | .619 | 30.5 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 5.6 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 79 | 79 | 2316 | 306 | 610 | 38 | 114 | 114 | 171 | 57 | 193 | 427 | 78 | 10 | 153 | 191 | 764 | .502 | .333 | .667 | 29.3 | 9.7 | 2.4 | 5.4 |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 6 | 6 | 249 | 31 | 55 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 22 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 86 | .564 | .500 | .760 | 41.5 | 14.3 | 3.7 | 7.0 |
| 30-39 | 31 | 31 | 1046 | 155 | 303 | 21 | 57 | 57 | 89 | 30 | 92 | 203 | 36 | 5 | 53 | 96 | 388 | .512 | .368 | .640 | 33.7 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 6.5 | |
| 20-29 | 39 | 39 | 966 | 115 | 236 | 12 | 46 | 35 | 50 | 24 | 75 | 171 | 32 | 4 | 76 | 73 | 277 | .487 | .261 | .700 | 24.8 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 4.4 | |
| 10-19 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | .313 | .000 | .429 | 18.3 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 3.7 | |
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 21 | 21 | 628 | 89 | 175 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 54 | 12 | 48 | 124 | 19 | 5 | 33 | 49 | 222 | .509 | .286 | .667 | 29.9 | 10.6 | 2.3 | 5.9 |
| 1 Day | 38 | 38 | 1136 | 157 | 293 | 23 | 56 | 52 | 78 | 21 | 89 | 197 | 40 | 2 | 79 | 92 | 389 | .536 | .411 | .667 | 29.9 | 10.2 | 2.3 | 5.2 | |
| 2 Days | 13 | 13 | 340 | 35 | 85 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 28 | 70 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 32 | 90 | .412 | .300 | .609 | 26.2 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 5.4 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 6 | 181 | 17 | 44 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 41 | .386 | .100 | .750 | 30.2 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 4.7 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 51 | 51 | 1533 | 191 | 391 | 21 | 74 | 68 | 109 | 34 | 122 | 284 | 51 | 5 | 105 | 123 | 471 | .488 | .284 | .624 | 30.1 | 9.2 | 2.4 | 5.6 |
| Western | 28 | 28 | 783 | 115 | 219 | 17 | 40 | 46 | 62 | 23 | 71 | 143 | 27 | 5 | 48 | 68 | 293 | .525 | .425 | .742 | 28.0 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 5.1 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 24 | 24 | 727 | 107 | 199 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 46 | 21 | 59 | 141 | 25 | 1 | 51 | 60 | 250 | .538 | .250 | .652 | 30.3 | 10.4 | 2.5 | 5.9 |
| Central | 27 | 27 | 806 | 84 | 192 | 15 | 50 | 38 | 63 | 13 | 63 | 143 | 26 | 4 | 54 | 63 | 221 | .438 | .300 | .603 | 29.9 | 8.2 | 2.3 | 5.3 | |
| Midwest | 14 | 14 | 409 | 71 | 121 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 46 | 13 | 41 | 72 | 17 | 2 | 22 | 34 | 188 | .587 | .476 | .783 | 29.2 | 13.4 | 2.9 | 5.1 | |
| Pacific | 14 | 14 | 374 | 44 | 98 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 30 | 71 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 34 | 105 | .449 | .368 | .625 | 26.7 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 5.1 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 4 | 4 | 114 | 12 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 31 | .414 | .571 | .600 | 28.5 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Boston | 4 | 4 | 123 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 31 | .438 | .000 | .429 | 30.8 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 8.0 | |
| Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 116 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 33 | .438 | .000 | .385 | 29.0 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 6.3 | |
| Chicago | 4 | 4 | 117 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 34 | .444 | .333 | .700 | 29.3 | 8.5 | 0.8 | 4.5 | |
| Cleveland | 3 | 3 | 90 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 33 | .524 | .429 | .727 | 30.0 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 5.7 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 58 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 | .538 | .500 | .500 | 29.0 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 5.5 | |
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 55 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 28 | .529 | .000 | 1.000 | 27.5 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | |
| Detroit | 4 | 4 | 135 | 22 | 38 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 55 | .579 | .385 | .667 | 33.8 | 13.8 | 3.0 | 4.8 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 58 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 21 | .529 | .375 | 29.0 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 59 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 35 | .667 | .000 | .600 | 29.5 | 17.5 | 1.5 | 5.5 | |
| Indiana | 4 | 4 | 117 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 15 | .208 | .000 | .556 | 29.3 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 6.3 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | .400 | 1.000 | 21.5 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 4.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 58 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 19 | .450 | .000 | .250 | 29.0 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | |
| Miami | 3 | 3 | 83 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 18 | .444 | .000 | 1.000 | 27.7 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 4.3 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 61 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 20 | .571 | .500 | .750 | 30.5 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 4.5 | |
| New Jersey | 3 | 3 | 96 | 18 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 43 | .692 | .333 | .714 | 32.0 | 14.3 | 2.3 | 6.7 | |
| New York | 3 | 3 | 90 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 28 | .522 | .000 | .800 | 30.0 | 9.3 | 1.3 | 5.3 | |
| Orlando | 4 | 4 | 126 | 17 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 41 | .607 | .250 | .545 | 31.5 | 10.3 | 3.0 | 4.3 | |
| Philadelphia | 3 | 3 | 87 | 20 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 49 | .571 | .750 | 29.0 | 16.3 | 3.3 | 7.3 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 60 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | .300 | .333 | 1.000 | 30.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 8.5 | |
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 42 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | .364 | .000 | .000 | 21.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 4.5 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 62 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 26 | .588 | 1.000 | .800 | 31.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 7.5 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 47 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | .667 | .500 | 1.000 | 23.5 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | |
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 51 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | .375 | .333 | .500 | 25.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | |
| Toronto | 4 | 4 | 117 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 20 | .381 | .000 | .667 | 29.3 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 6.5 | |
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 63 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 40 | .619 | .600 | .733 | 31.5 | 20.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | |
| Vancouver | 2 | 2 | 66 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 27 | .500 | .667 | .833 | 33.0 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 8.5 | |
| Washington | 4 | 4 | 122 | 18 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 40 | .486 | .375 | .500 | 30.5 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 5.3 | |