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 | 72 | 31 | 2068 | 340 | 906 | 115 | 372 | 134 | 180 | 27 | 159 | 153 | 87 | 19 | 121 | 168 | 929 | .375 | .309 | .744 | 28.7 | 12.9 | 2.2 | 2.1 | |
| 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 | 35 | 15 | 951 | 158 | 429 | 63 | 200 | 58 | 76 | 11 | 67 | 71 | 38 | 14 | 50 | 78 | 437 | .368 | .315 | .763 | 27.2 | 12.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Road | 37 | 16 | 1117 | 182 | 477 | 52 | 172 | 76 | 104 | 16 | 92 | 82 | 49 | 5 | 71 | 90 | 492 | .382 | .302 | .731 | 30.2 | 13.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | |
| 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 | 45 | 24 | 1362 | 214 | 566 | 67 | 223 | 74 | 106 | 15 | 114 | 91 | 58 | 13 | 81 | 104 | 569 | .378 | .300 | .698 | 30.3 | 12.6 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Post | 27 | 7 | 706 | 126 | 340 | 48 | 149 | 60 | 74 | 12 | 45 | 62 | 29 | 6 | 40 | 64 | 360 | .371 | .322 | .811 | 26.1 | 13.3 | 1.7 | 2.3 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 18 | 9 | 518 | 92 | 228 | 35 | 93 | 40 | 50 | 8 | 39 | 44 | 30 | 2 | 27 | 32 | 259 | .404 | .376 | .800 | 28.8 | 14.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| Loss | 54 | 22 | 1550 | 248 | 678 | 80 | 279 | 94 | 130 | 19 | 120 | 109 | 57 | 17 | 94 | 136 | 670 | .366 | .287 | .723 | 28.7 | 12.4 | 2.2 | 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 |
| Month | November | 15 | 4 | 480 | 68 | 196 | 19 | 86 | 22 | 39 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 26 | 39 | 177 | .347 | .221 | .564 | 32.0 | 11.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 |
| December | 12 | 2 | 300 | 47 | 111 | 10 | 37 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 29 | 25 | 119 | .423 | .270 | .652 | 25.0 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 | |
| January | 15 | 15 | 499 | 85 | 219 | 31 | 80 | 31 | 38 | 7 | 51 | 38 | 21 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 232 | .388 | .388 | .816 | 33.3 | 15.5 | 3.4 | 2.5 | |
| February | 8 | 8 | 232 | 47 | 120 | 25 | 62 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 136 | .392 | .403 | .739 | 29.0 | 17.0 | 1.8 | 2.6 | |
| March | 11 | 2 | 323 | 52 | 145 | 17 | 57 | 41 | 47 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 22 | 25 | 162 | .359 | .298 | .872 | 29.4 | 14.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | |
| April | 11 | 0 | 234 | 41 | 115 | 13 | 50 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 29 | 103 | .357 | .260 | .800 | 21.3 | 9.4 | 1.3 | 1.8 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 10 | 4 | 277 | 31 | 106 | 6 | 46 | 22 | 28 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 30 | 90 | .292 | .130 | .786 | 27.7 | 9.0 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| Monday | 7 | 3 | 182 | 31 | 80 | 8 | 29 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 87 | .388 | .276 | .810 | 26.0 | 12.4 | 1.6 | 3.0 | |
| Tuesday | 10 | 3 | 271 | 50 | 128 | 22 | 58 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 131 | .391 | .379 | .474 | 27.1 | 13.1 | 2.1 | 1.4 | |
| Wednesday | 13 | 7 | 381 | 67 | 171 | 29 | 76 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 183 | .392 | .382 | .870 | 29.3 | 14.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | |
| Thursday | 8 | 2 | 215 | 40 | 96 | 11 | 39 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 109 | .417 | .282 | .720 | 26.9 | 13.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| Friday | 15 | 9 | 471 | 78 | 194 | 28 | 74 | 37 | 50 | 5 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 221 | .402 | .378 | .740 | 31.4 | 14.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| Saturday | 9 | 3 | 271 | 43 | 131 | 11 | 50 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 108 | .328 | .220 | .786 | 30.1 | 12.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 31 | 31 | 1032 | 184 | 469 | 69 | 191 | 70 | 92 | 11 | 85 | 80 | 42 | 12 | 45 | 73 | 507 | .392 | .361 | .761 | 33.3 | 16.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Reserve | 41 | 0 | 1036 | 156 | 437 | 46 | 181 | 64 | 88 | 16 | 74 | 73 | 45 | 7 | 76 | 95 | 422 | .357 | .254 | .727 | 25.3 | 10.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 10 | 10 | 420 | 68 | 180 | 18 | 62 | 32 | 45 | 6 | 45 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 186 | .378 | .290 | .711 | 42.0 | 18.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 |
| 30-39 | 21 | 11 | 708 | 117 | 316 | 53 | 146 | 56 | 71 | 9 | 52 | 52 | 34 | 8 | 35 | 55 | 343 | .370 | .363 | .789 | 33.7 | 16.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| 20-29 | 33 | 7 | 826 | 139 | 363 | 38 | 143 | 44 | 57 | 12 | 53 | 59 | 35 | 5 | 56 | 79 | 360 | .383 | .266 | .772 | 25.0 | 10.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | |
| 10-19 | 8 | 3 | 114 | 16 | 47 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 40 | .340 | .286 | .286 | 14.3 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | |
| 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 | 15 | 8 | 498 | 82 | 227 | 29 | 87 | 24 | 28 | 8 | 43 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 23 | 41 | 217 | .361 | .333 | .857 | 33.2 | 14.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| 1 Day | 37 | 14 | 1022 | 161 | 430 | 55 | 186 | 76 | 104 | 16 | 83 | 73 | 41 | 13 | 66 | 87 | 453 | .374 | .296 | .731 | 27.6 | 12.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | |
| 2 Days | 12 | 7 | 331 | 54 | 150 | 14 | 57 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 138 | .360 | .246 | .640 | 27.6 | 11.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 2 | 186 | 40 | 92 | 17 | 40 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 112 | .435 | .425 | .789 | 26.6 | 16.0 | 1.7 | 2.9 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 24 | 13 | 743 | 122 | 329 | 39 | 126 | 49 | 64 | 16 | 71 | 66 | 31 | 9 | 47 | 55 | 332 | .371 | .310 | .766 | 31.0 | 13.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Western | 48 | 18 | 1325 | 218 | 577 | 76 | 246 | 85 | 116 | 11 | 88 | 87 | 56 | 10 | 74 | 113 | 597 | .378 | .309 | .733 | 27.6 | 12.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 11 | 6 | 335 | 56 | 140 | 21 | 54 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 150 | .400 | .389 | .630 | 30.5 | 13.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Central | 13 | 7 | 408 | 66 | 189 | 18 | 72 | 32 | 37 | 9 | 42 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 35 | 182 | .349 | .250 | .865 | 31.4 | 14.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | |
| Midwest | 20 | 9 | 562 | 92 | 243 | 37 | 108 | 38 | 48 | 3 | 38 | 43 | 34 | 6 | 22 | 43 | 259 | .379 | .343 | .792 | 28.1 | 13.0 | 1.9 | 2.2 | |
| Pacific | 28 | 9 | 763 | 126 | 334 | 39 | 138 | 47 | 68 | 8 | 50 | 44 | 22 | 4 | 52 | 70 | 338 | .377 | .283 | .691 | 27.3 | 12.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 76 | 16 | 43 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 41 | .372 | .353 | .750 | 38.0 | 20.5 | 5.5 | 4.0 |
| Boston | 1 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .263 | .000 | 1.000 | 48.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | |
| Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | .455 | .250 | 1.000 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 63 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | .217 | .000 | .600 | 31.5 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 47 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | .300 | .273 | .750 | 23.5 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| Dallas | 4 | 2 | 102 | 26 | 55 | 14 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 71 | .473 | .483 | .714 | 25.5 | 17.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | |
| Denver | 3 | 1 | 93 | 14 | 44 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 41 | .318 | .412 | 1.000 | 31.0 | 13.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 1 | 54 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | .423 | .333 | 1.000 | 27.0 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | |
| Golden State | 4 | 2 | 119 | 20 | 54 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 51 | .370 | .190 | .700 | 29.8 | 12.8 | 2.8 | 2.0 | |
| Houston | 2 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | .400 | .167 | .000 | 17.0 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 81 | 10 | 36 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 26 | .278 | .143 | .800 | 40.5 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 1 | 109 | 20 | 52 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 60 | .385 | .318 | .929 | 27.3 | 15.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 4 | 3 | 109 | 19 | 44 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 48 | .432 | .389 | .333 | 27.3 | 12.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | |
| Miami | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .500 | .000 | .000 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 1 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | .400 | .000 | 1.000 | 25.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 94 | 13 | 35 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 40 | .371 | .385 | .900 | 31.3 | 13.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 69 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 33 | .519 | .500 | .000 | 34.5 | 16.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | |
| New York | 2 | 2 | 63 | 10 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 29 | .385 | .455 | 1.000 | 31.5 | 14.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | |
| Orlando | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | .462 | .600 | .500 | 26.0 | 17.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 1 | 56 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 32 | .407 | .462 | 1.000 | 28.0 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |
| Phoenix | 4 | 0 | 106 | 17 | 47 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 39 | .362 | .176 | 1.000 | 26.5 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | |
| Portland | 4 | 1 | 100 | 11 | 39 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 35 | .282 | .235 | .600 | 25.0 | 8.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 2 | 108 | 20 | 48 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 55 | .417 | .368 | .800 | 27.0 | 13.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 0 | 112 | 19 | 50 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 50 | .380 | .292 | .625 | 28.0 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
| Toronto | 1 | 1 | 41 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 34 | .450 | .429 | 1.000 | 41.0 | 34.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | |
| Utah | 4 | 2 | 108 | 12 | 44 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 37 | .273 | .105 | .733 | 27.0 | 9.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | |
| Vancouver | 4 | 2 | 131 | 21 | 50 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 57 | .420 | .333 | .875 | 32.8 | 14.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | |
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 59 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | .333 | .250 | .833 | 29.5 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | |