Vernon Maxwell (Hawk, Mad Max)
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: September 12, 1965 in Gainesville, Florida
High School: Buchholz in Gainesville, Florida
College: University of Florida
Draft: Denver Nuggets, 2nd round (22nd pick, 47th overall), 1988 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 5, 1988
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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 | 73 | 2571 | 380 | 976 | 120 | 403 | 143 | 191 | 42 | 229 | 380 | 125 | 20 | 185 | 143 | 1023 | .389 | .298 | .749 | 34.3 | 13.6 | 3.1 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 38 | 37 | 1290 | 183 | 471 | 53 | 188 | 73 | 99 | 26 | 114 | 213 | 53 | 12 | 93 | 66 | 492 | .389 | .282 | .737 | 33.9 | 12.9 | 3.0 | 5.6 |
| Road | 37 | 36 | 1281 | 197 | 505 | 67 | 215 | 70 | 92 | 16 | 115 | 167 | 72 | 8 | 92 | 77 | 531 | .390 | .312 | .761 | 34.6 | 14.4 | 3.1 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 43 | 42 | 1454 | 213 | 543 | 70 | 234 | 80 | 106 | 22 | 127 | 225 | 76 | 10 | 108 | 80 | 576 | .392 | .299 | .755 | 33.8 | 13.4 | 3.0 | 5.2 |
| Post | 32 | 31 | 1117 | 167 | 433 | 50 | 169 | 63 | 85 | 20 | 102 | 155 | 49 | 10 | 77 | 63 | 447 | .386 | .296 | .741 | 34.9 | 14.0 | 3.2 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 55 | 54 | 1857 | 273 | 685 | 92 | 279 | 113 | 145 | 26 | 169 | 299 | 89 | 14 | 130 | 91 | 751 | .399 | .330 | .779 | 33.8 | 13.7 | 3.1 | 5.4 |
| Loss | 20 | 19 | 714 | 107 | 291 | 28 | 124 | 30 | 46 | 16 | 60 | 81 | 36 | 6 | 55 | 52 | 272 | .368 | .226 | .652 | 35.7 | 13.6 | 3.0 | 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 |
| Month | November | 14 | 14 | 464 | 72 | 177 | 25 | 74 | 35 | 43 | 5 | 47 | 68 | 22 | 2 | 33 | 23 | 204 | .407 | .338 | .814 | 33.1 | 14.6 | 3.4 | 4.9 |
| December | 14 | 14 | 487 | 75 | 189 | 28 | 86 | 31 | 40 | 4 | 38 | 73 | 29 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 209 | .397 | .326 | .775 | 34.8 | 14.9 | 2.7 | 5.2 | |
| January | 10 | 9 | 330 | 40 | 114 | 12 | 52 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 33 | 64 | 14 | 2 | 27 | 20 | 103 | .351 | .231 | .647 | 33.0 | 10.3 | 3.3 | 6.4 | |
| February | 12 | 12 | 414 | 60 | 158 | 17 | 67 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 27 | 53 | 17 | 3 | 26 | 30 | 155 | .380 | .254 | .818 | 34.5 | 12.9 | 2.3 | 4.4 | |
| March | 14 | 13 | 475 | 74 | 192 | 14 | 63 | 30 | 43 | 11 | 45 | 71 | 21 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 192 | .385 | .222 | .698 | 33.9 | 13.7 | 3.2 | 5.1 | |
| April | 11 | 11 | 401 | 59 | 146 | 24 | 61 | 18 | 26 | 7 | 39 | 51 | 22 | 2 | 27 | 23 | 160 | .404 | .393 | .692 | 36.5 | 14.5 | 3.5 | 4.6 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 9 | 9 | 278 | 34 | 99 | 15 | 42 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 33 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 96 | .343 | .357 | .765 | 30.9 | 10.7 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| Monday | 3 | 3 | 79 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 23 | .269 | .188 | 1.000 | 26.3 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 4.0 | |
| Tuesday | 21 | 20 | 766 | 114 | 303 | 35 | 121 | 34 | 44 | 14 | 63 | 120 | 37 | 7 | 56 | 34 | 297 | .376 | .289 | .773 | 36.5 | 14.1 | 3.0 | 5.7 | |
| Wednesday | 4 | 4 | 138 | 16 | 47 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 46 | .340 | .269 | .875 | 34.5 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 5.0 | |
| Thursday | 17 | 16 | 579 | 86 | 213 | 30 | 91 | 36 | 51 | 8 | 48 | 97 | 28 | 5 | 43 | 39 | 238 | .404 | .330 | .706 | 34.1 | 14.0 | 2.8 | 5.7 | |
| Friday | 4 | 4 | 127 | 26 | 50 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 62 | .520 | .400 | .400 | 31.8 | 15.5 | 2.3 | 3.3 | |
| Saturday | 17 | 17 | 604 | 97 | 238 | 24 | 92 | 43 | 55 | 10 | 56 | 75 | 28 | 4 | 45 | 29 | 261 | .408 | .261 | .782 | 35.5 | 15.4 | 3.3 | 4.4 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 73 | 73 | 2527 | 373 | 955 | 118 | 392 | 142 | 189 | 42 | 228 | 374 | 123 | 20 | 182 | 135 | 1006 | .391 | .301 | .751 | 34.6 | 13.8 | 3.1 | 5.1 |
| Reserve | 2 | 0 | 44 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 17 | .333 | .182 | .500 | 22.0 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 25 | 25 | 1079 | 192 | 435 | 59 | 173 | 80 | 108 | 21 | 98 | 141 | 58 | 8 | 76 | 51 | 523 | .441 | .341 | .741 | 43.2 | 20.9 | 3.9 | 5.6 |
| 30-39 | 29 | 29 | 978 | 125 | 356 | 45 | 162 | 48 | 63 | 15 | 85 | 153 | 43 | 10 | 70 | 55 | 343 | .351 | .278 | .762 | 33.7 | 11.8 | 2.9 | 5.3 | |
| 20-29 | 20 | 18 | 497 | 61 | 178 | 15 | 65 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 46 | 83 | 24 | 2 | 37 | 33 | 152 | .343 | .231 | .750 | 24.9 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 4.2 | |
| 10-19 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .286 | .333 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | ||
| 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 | 13 | 13 | 453 | 56 | 160 | 25 | 74 | 34 | 49 | 6 | 49 | 59 | 16 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 171 | .350 | .338 | .694 | 34.8 | 13.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| 1 Day | 43 | 42 | 1448 | 209 | 534 | 63 | 217 | 81 | 108 | 23 | 126 | 209 | 72 | 9 | 112 | 85 | 562 | .391 | .290 | .750 | 33.7 | 13.1 | 2.9 | 4.9 | |
| 2 Days | 11 | 11 | 423 | 79 | 186 | 25 | 73 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 31 | 68 | 24 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 197 | .425 | .342 | .933 | 38.5 | 17.9 | 2.8 | 6.2 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 6 | 218 | 30 | 84 | 6 | 36 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 77 | .357 | .167 | .733 | 31.1 | 11.0 | 2.7 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 25 | 24 | 799 | 125 | 317 | 44 | 132 | 41 | 56 | 13 | 71 | 128 | 43 | 10 | 55 | 43 | 335 | .394 | .333 | .732 | 32.0 | 13.4 | 2.8 | 5.1 |
| Western | 50 | 49 | 1772 | 255 | 659 | 76 | 271 | 102 | 135 | 29 | 158 | 252 | 82 | 10 | 130 | 100 | 688 | .387 | .280 | .756 | 35.4 | 13.8 | 3.2 | 5.0 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 11 | 10 | 346 | 49 | 137 | 18 | 56 | 27 | 35 | 6 | 33 | 59 | 20 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 143 | .358 | .321 | .771 | 31.5 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 5.4 |
| Central | 14 | 14 | 453 | 76 | 180 | 26 | 76 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 38 | 69 | 23 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 192 | .422 | .342 | .667 | 32.4 | 13.7 | 2.7 | 4.9 | |
| Midwest | 23 | 23 | 849 | 124 | 328 | 33 | 141 | 48 | 68 | 14 | 74 | 124 | 36 | 7 | 58 | 44 | 329 | .378 | .234 | .706 | 36.9 | 14.3 | 3.2 | 5.4 | |
| Pacific | 27 | 26 | 923 | 131 | 331 | 43 | 130 | 54 | 67 | 15 | 84 | 128 | 46 | 3 | 72 | 56 | 359 | .396 | .331 | .806 | 34.2 | 13.3 | 3.1 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 65 | 17 | 31 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 41 | .548 | .455 | .500 | 32.5 | 20.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
| Boston | 1 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | .278 | .429 | 38.0 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | ||
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 62 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | .300 | .200 | .750 | 31.0 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 6.5 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 64 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 18 | .292 | .286 | 32.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 7.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 72 | 11 | 29 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30 | .379 | .333 | 1.000 | 36.0 | 15.0 | 2.5 | 8.0 | |
| Dallas | 4 | 4 | 109 | 14 | 39 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 40 | .359 | .364 | .667 | 27.3 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 5.8 | |
| Denver | 4 | 4 | 148 | 18 | 57 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 48 | .316 | .211 | .500 | 37.0 | 12.0 | 3.8 | 5.8 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 68 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 27 | .440 | .286 | .500 | 34.0 | 13.5 | 3.0 | 5.0 | |
| Golden State | 4 | 4 | 161 | 30 | 63 | 13 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 91 | .476 | .520 | .900 | 40.3 | 22.8 | 6.0 | 6.0 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 56 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 27 | .550 | .556 | 28.0 | 13.5 | 3.0 | 5.5 | ||
| LA Clippers | 4 | 4 | 133 | 18 | 44 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 49 | .409 | .267 | .750 | 33.3 | 12.3 | 3.8 | 5.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 3 | 3 | 109 | 13 | 36 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 34 | .361 | .200 | .625 | 36.3 | 11.3 | 3.3 | 4.3 | |
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 76 | 15 | 31 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 39 | .484 | .571 | 1.000 | 38.0 | 19.5 | 3.0 | 5.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 66 | 13 | 31 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 32 | .419 | .308 | .667 | 33.0 | 16.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 149 | 21 | 50 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 59 | .420 | .238 | .800 | 37.3 | 14.8 | 3.5 | 5.3 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 61 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 24 | .350 | .200 | .750 | 30.5 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | |
| New York | 2 | 2 | 71 | 11 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 35 | .355 | .333 | 1.000 | 35.5 | 17.5 | 2.5 | 6.0 | |
| Orlando | 1 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .273 | .167 | .333 | 31.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | .333 | .143 | 1.000 | 28.0 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | |
| Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 145 | 23 | 63 | 7 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 65 | .365 | .304 | 1.000 | 36.3 | 16.3 | 3.8 | 2.5 | |
| Portland | 4 | 3 | 126 | 16 | 44 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 44 | .364 | .333 | .571 | 31.5 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 6.3 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 4 | 107 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 24 | .393 | .125 | .500 | 26.8 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 4.3 | |
| San Antonio | 5 | 5 | 210 | 42 | 96 | 10 | 39 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 109 | .438 | .256 | .789 | 42.0 | 21.8 | 3.2 | 5.2 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 4 | 142 | 20 | 53 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 52 | .377 | .350 | .833 | 35.5 | 13.0 | 1.8 | 4.8 | |
| Utah | 6 | 6 | 233 | 29 | 86 | 6 | 40 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 73 | .337 | .150 | .750 | 38.8 | 12.2 | 3.8 | 5.2 | |
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | .286 | .125 | .500 | 20.5 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | |