Wesley Joel Matthews Sr. (Wes)
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-1 ▪ Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: August 24, 1959 in Sarasota, Florida
High School: Harding in Bridgeport, Connecticut
College: University of Wisconsin
Draft: Washington Bullets, 1st round (14th pick, 14th overall), 1980 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 10, 1980
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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 | 75 | 46 | 1853 | 319 | 600 | 4 | 25 | 173 | 211 | 30 | 131 | 476 | 87 | 32 | 229 | 168 | 815 | .532 | .160 | .820 | 24.7 | 10.9 | 1.7 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 37 | 25 | 1002 | 181 | 314 | 2 | 8 | 82 | 100 | 12 | 71 | 266 | 47 | 23 | 118 | 87 | 446 | .576 | .250 | .820 | 27.1 | 12.1 | 1.9 | 7.2 |
| Road | 38 | 21 | 851 | 138 | 286 | 2 | 17 | 91 | 111 | 18 | 60 | 210 | 40 | 9 | 111 | 81 | 369 | .483 | .118 | .820 | 22.4 | 9.7 | 1.6 | 5.5 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 45 | 28 | 1031 | 153 | 310 | 3 | 16 | 98 | 121 | 11 | 66 | 253 | 44 | 17 | 121 | 103 | 407 | .494 | .188 | .810 | 22.9 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 5.6 |
| Post | 30 | 18 | 822 | 166 | 290 | 1 | 9 | 75 | 90 | 19 | 65 | 223 | 43 | 15 | 108 | 65 | 408 | .572 | .111 | .833 | 27.4 | 13.6 | 2.2 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 30 | 18 | 736 | 128 | 222 | 1 | 7 | 64 | 80 | 12 | 64 | 192 | 35 | 17 | 79 | 70 | 321 | .577 | .143 | .800 | 24.5 | 10.7 | 2.1 | 6.4 |
| Loss | 45 | 28 | 1117 | 191 | 378 | 3 | 18 | 109 | 131 | 18 | 67 | 284 | 52 | 15 | 150 | 98 | 494 | .505 | .167 | .832 | 24.8 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 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 |
| Month | October | 3 | 3 | 80 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 21 | .400 | .000 | .625 | 26.7 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 7.7 |
| November | 10 | 3 | 145 | 17 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 50 | .436 | .000 | .800 | 14.5 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 3.4 | |
| December | 13 | 3 | 223 | 38 | 78 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 34 | 1 | 15 | 52 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 107 | .487 | .500 | .853 | 17.2 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 4.0 | |
| January | 16 | 16 | 481 | 70 | 142 | 0 | 7 | 41 | 47 | 4 | 30 | 124 | 18 | 7 | 52 | 50 | 181 | .493 | .000 | .872 | 30.1 | 11.3 | 1.9 | 7.8 | |
| February | 12 | 11 | 372 | 69 | 123 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 34 | 6 | 27 | 90 | 16 | 7 | 42 | 32 | 167 | .561 | .222 | .794 | 31.0 | 13.9 | 2.3 | 7.5 | |
| March | 16 | 7 | 393 | 84 | 147 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 47 | 9 | 26 | 108 | 20 | 7 | 51 | 26 | 206 | .571 | .000 | .809 | 24.6 | 12.9 | 1.6 | 6.8 | |
| April | 5 | 3 | 159 | 33 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 83 | .647 | .810 | 31.8 | 16.6 | 3.8 | 9.0 | ||
| 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 | 8 | 6 | 239 | 43 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 68 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 107 | .573 | .000 | .955 | 29.9 | 13.4 | 2.1 | 8.5 |
| Monday | 8 | 6 | 225 | 31 | 66 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 82 | .470 | .250 | .864 | 28.1 | 10.3 | 2.1 | 5.9 | |
| Tuesday | 14 | 8 | 312 | 59 | 103 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 44 | 5 | 13 | 78 | 11 | 5 | 47 | 27 | 151 | .573 | .000 | .750 | 22.3 | 10.8 | 0.9 | 5.6 | |
| Wednesday | 10 | 5 | 219 | 29 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 31 | 5 | 17 | 57 | 13 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 85 | .509 | .000 | .871 | 21.9 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 5.7 | |
| Thursday | 10 | 7 | 272 | 54 | 101 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 21 | 64 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 129 | .535 | .000 | .840 | 27.2 | 12.9 | 2.1 | 6.4 | |
| Friday | 12 | 6 | 255 | 45 | 82 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 29 | 5 | 28 | 73 | 12 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 114 | .549 | .250 | .793 | 21.3 | 9.5 | 2.3 | 6.1 | |
| Saturday | 13 | 8 | 331 | 58 | 116 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 38 | 4 | 18 | 89 | 17 | 3 | 41 | 27 | 147 | .500 | .250 | .763 | 25.5 | 11.3 | 1.4 | 6.8 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 46 | 46 | 1389 | 240 | 451 | 3 | 20 | 114 | 137 | 24 | 109 | 358 | 61 | 24 | 167 | 119 | 597 | .532 | .150 | .832 | 30.2 | 13.0 | 2.4 | 7.8 |
| Reserve | 29 | 0 | 464 | 79 | 149 | 1 | 5 | 59 | 74 | 6 | 22 | 118 | 26 | 8 | 62 | 49 | 218 | .530 | .200 | .797 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 4.1 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 4 | 4 | 167 | 34 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 51 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 83 | .618 | .000 | .750 | 41.8 | 20.8 | 3.3 | 12.8 |
| 30-39 | 20 | 19 | 687 | 132 | 236 | 2 | 10 | 41 | 50 | 10 | 55 | 171 | 32 | 16 | 73 | 55 | 307 | .559 | .200 | .820 | 34.4 | 15.4 | 2.8 | 8.6 | |
| 20-29 | 28 | 21 | 701 | 111 | 218 | 1 | 9 | 76 | 93 | 13 | 46 | 179 | 33 | 7 | 90 | 69 | 299 | .509 | .111 | .817 | 25.0 | 10.7 | 1.6 | 6.4 | |
| 10-19 | 18 | 2 | 259 | 40 | 86 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 40 | 3 | 16 | 65 | 13 | 6 | 39 | 30 | 115 | .465 | .200 | .850 | 14.4 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 3.6 | |
| 0-9 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 11 | .400 | .875 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 | ||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 18 | 9 | 396 | 68 | 139 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 53 | 6 | 31 | 100 | 18 | 6 | 44 | 35 | 180 | .489 | .000 | .830 | 22.0 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 5.6 |
| 1 Day | 34 | 22 | 871 | 135 | 252 | 3 | 12 | 75 | 92 | 11 | 55 | 217 | 35 | 13 | 100 | 80 | 348 | .536 | .250 | .815 | 25.6 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 6.4 | |
| 2 Days | 18 | 11 | 428 | 87 | 154 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 52 | 11 | 33 | 114 | 26 | 9 | 64 | 42 | 216 | .565 | .143 | .788 | 23.8 | 12.0 | 1.8 | 6.3 | |
| 3+ Days | 4 | 3 | 115 | 23 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 56 | .575 | .000 | 1.000 | 28.8 | 14.0 | 2.8 | 8.3 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 20 | 9 | 447 | 62 | 137 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 50 | 5 | 26 | 99 | 26 | 7 | 62 | 49 | 164 | .453 | .125 | .780 | 22.4 | 8.2 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| Western | 55 | 37 | 1406 | 257 | 463 | 3 | 17 | 134 | 161 | 25 | 105 | 377 | 61 | 25 | 167 | 119 | 651 | .555 | .176 | .832 | 25.6 | 11.8 | 1.9 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 9 | 4 | 189 | 22 | 47 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 62 | .468 | .000 | .857 | 21.0 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 3.9 |
| Central | 11 | 5 | 258 | 40 | 90 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 64 | 17 | 4 | 33 | 31 | 102 | .444 | .333 | .724 | 23.5 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 5.8 | |
| Midwest | 28 | 21 | 720 | 132 | 241 | 0 | 13 | 70 | 88 | 14 | 53 | 195 | 35 | 12 | 94 | 64 | 334 | .548 | .000 | .795 | 25.7 | 11.9 | 1.9 | 7.0 | |
| Pacific | 27 | 16 | 686 | 125 | 222 | 3 | 4 | 64 | 73 | 11 | 52 | 182 | 26 | 13 | 73 | 55 | 317 | .563 | .750 | .877 | 25.4 | 11.7 | 1.9 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 50 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | .385 | .600 | 25.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 51 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 23 | .533 | .000 | .875 | 25.5 | 11.5 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | .600 | .000 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 70 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 33 | .467 | 1.000 | 35.0 | 16.5 | 2.5 | 8.5 | ||
| Dallas | 5 | 4 | 127 | 22 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 55 | .537 | .000 | .786 | 25.4 | 11.0 | 1.6 | 8.8 | |
| Denver | 5 | 3 | 120 | 27 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 70 | .587 | .000 | .842 | 24.0 | 14.0 | 2.2 | 5.6 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | .375 | 21.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 5.5 | |||
| Golden State | 5 | 3 | 131 | 31 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 67 | .608 | .000 | .625 | 26.2 | 13.4 | 1.8 | 7.2 | |
| Houston | 6 | 5 | 180 | 36 | 62 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 54 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 85 | .581 | .000 | .765 | 30.0 | 14.2 | 1.5 | 9.0 | |
| Indiana | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .286 | .000 | 1.000 | 14.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 2 | 93 | 20 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 48 | .645 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 23.3 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 4 | 2 | 114 | 19 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 46 | .422 | .800 | 28.5 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 6.3 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 55 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 25 | .455 | .500 | 1.000 | 27.5 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 6.0 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | .143 | .000 | .750 | 17.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3.5 | |
| New York | 2 | 1 | 42 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 21 | .667 | 1.000 | 21.0 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 1 | 54 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | .417 | .000 | .750 | 27.0 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 7.0 | |
| Phoenix | 5 | 4 | 126 | 14 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 48 | .438 | 1.000 | .950 | 25.2 | 9.6 | 2.2 | 6.4 | |
| Portland | 4 | 3 | 104 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 36 | .591 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 26.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | |
| Sacramento | 6 | 4 | 152 | 33 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 82 | .559 | .000 | .800 | 25.3 | 13.7 | 2.5 | 6.8 | |
| Seattle | 5 | 2 | 118 | 28 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 72 | .683 | .842 | 23.6 | 14.4 | 1.2 | 4.2 | ||
| Utah | 6 | 5 | 141 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 42 | .424 | .000 | .778 | 23.5 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 4.7 | |
| Washington | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |||