Samuel E. Mitchell Jr. (Sam)
Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: September 2, 1963 in Columbus, Georgia
High School: Columbus in Columbus, Georgia
College: Mercer University
Draft: Houston Rockets, 3rd round (7th pick, 54th overall), 1985 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 3, 1989
As Coach: 5 Yrs, 156-189, .452 W-L% (Full Record)
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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 | 994 | 322 | 22257 | 3220 | 7206 | 65 | 292 | 2131 | 2719 | 1251 | 3711 | 1089 | 548 | 301 | 838 | 2509 | 8636 | .447 | .223 | .784 | 22.4 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 1.1 | |
| 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 | 496 | 154 | 11160 | 1695 | 3748 | 32 | 161 | 1045 | 1325 | 646 | 1918 | 625 | 270 | 181 | 398 | 1186 | 4467 | .452 | .199 | .789 | 22.5 | 9.0 | 3.9 | 1.3 |
| Road | 498 | 168 | 11097 | 1525 | 3458 | 33 | 131 | 1086 | 1394 | 605 | 1793 | 464 | 278 | 120 | 440 | 1323 | 4169 | .441 | .252 | .779 | 22.3 | 8.4 | 3.6 | 0.9 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 599 | 212 | 13644 | 1912 | 4314 | 33 | 175 | 1354 | 1724 | 732 | 2232 | 706 | 355 | 189 | 530 | 1505 | 5211 | .443 | .189 | .785 | 22.8 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 1.2 |
| Post | 395 | 110 | 8613 | 1308 | 2892 | 32 | 117 | 777 | 995 | 519 | 1479 | 383 | 193 | 112 | 308 | 1004 | 3425 | .452 | .274 | .781 | 21.8 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 464 | 125 | 9697 | 1487 | 3151 | 39 | 142 | 940 | 1194 | 471 | 1575 | 552 | 247 | 132 | 335 | 994 | 3953 | .472 | .275 | .787 | 20.9 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 1.2 |
| Loss | 530 | 197 | 12560 | 1733 | 4055 | 26 | 150 | 1191 | 1525 | 780 | 2136 | 537 | 301 | 169 | 503 | 1515 | 4683 | .427 | .173 | .781 | 23.7 | 8.8 | 4.0 | 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 |
| Month | October | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .375 | 1.000 | 13.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
| November | 152 | 39 | 3298 | 460 | 1062 | 4 | 38 | 328 | 415 | 213 | 579 | 148 | 88 | 43 | 151 | 376 | 1252 | .433 | .105 | .790 | 21.7 | 8.2 | 3.8 | 1.0 | |
| December | 169 | 48 | 3565 | 468 | 1108 | 10 | 47 | 370 | 472 | 206 | 624 | 167 | 102 | 65 | 144 | 406 | 1316 | .422 | .213 | .784 | 21.1 | 7.8 | 3.7 | 1.0 | |
| January | 175 | 78 | 4165 | 587 | 1236 | 9 | 40 | 405 | 511 | 193 | 643 | 215 | 95 | 52 | 154 | 472 | 1588 | .475 | .225 | .793 | 23.8 | 9.1 | 3.7 | 1.2 | |
| February | 159 | 54 | 3629 | 563 | 1180 | 12 | 50 | 353 | 461 | 215 | 596 | 189 | 88 | 44 | 131 | 398 | 1491 | .477 | .240 | .766 | 22.8 | 9.4 | 3.7 | 1.2 | |
| March | 189 | 59 | 4151 | 629 | 1456 | 13 | 58 | 355 | 448 | 231 | 708 | 177 | 104 | 55 | 135 | 477 | 1626 | .432 | .224 | .792 | 22.0 | 8.6 | 3.7 | 0.9 | |
| April | 145 | 41 | 3361 | 502 | 1135 | 15 | 57 | 315 | 407 | 190 | 552 | 188 | 69 | 41 | 122 | 374 | 1334 | .442 | .263 | .774 | 23.2 | 9.2 | 3.8 | 1.3 | |
| May | 3 | 3 | 62 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 18 | .381 | 1.000 | 20.7 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 111 | 32 | 2595 | 397 | 901 | 9 | 45 | 265 | 346 | 138 | 387 | 122 | 55 | 40 | 80 | 288 | 1068 | .441 | .200 | .766 | 23.4 | 9.6 | 3.5 | 1.1 |
| Monday | 75 | 25 | 1575 | 235 | 510 | 8 | 19 | 155 | 191 | 94 | 274 | 97 | 42 | 19 | 68 | 164 | 633 | .461 | .421 | .812 | 21.0 | 8.4 | 3.7 | 1.3 | |
| Tuesday | 168 | 56 | 3800 | 539 | 1183 | 12 | 49 | 320 | 414 | 216 | 643 | 186 | 76 | 63 | 139 | 443 | 1410 | .456 | .245 | .773 | 22.6 | 8.4 | 3.8 | 1.1 | |
| Wednesday | 179 | 60 | 3987 | 548 | 1250 | 12 | 59 | 353 | 463 | 223 | 669 | 215 | 113 | 52 | 155 | 418 | 1461 | .438 | .203 | .762 | 22.3 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 1.2 | |
| Thursday | 103 | 34 | 2377 | 355 | 782 | 8 | 33 | 233 | 309 | 135 | 378 | 115 | 55 | 29 | 76 | 275 | 951 | .454 | .242 | .754 | 23.1 | 9.2 | 3.7 | 1.1 | |
| Friday | 197 | 62 | 4345 | 627 | 1405 | 9 | 49 | 446 | 548 | 254 | 767 | 218 | 112 | 54 | 187 | 516 | 1709 | .446 | .184 | .814 | 22.1 | 8.7 | 3.9 | 1.1 | |
| Saturday | 161 | 53 | 3578 | 519 | 1175 | 7 | 38 | 359 | 448 | 191 | 593 | 136 | 95 | 44 | 133 | 405 | 1404 | .442 | .184 | .801 | 22.2 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 0.8 | |
| 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 | 322 | 322 | 10418 | 1559 | 3401 | 24 | 91 | 949 | 1197 | 568 | 1774 | 542 | 257 | 146 | 350 | 1008 | 4091 | .458 | .264 | .793 | 32.4 | 12.7 | 5.5 | 1.7 |
| Reserve | 672 | 0 | 11839 | 1661 | 3805 | 41 | 201 | 1182 | 1522 | 683 | 1937 | 547 | 291 | 155 | 488 | 1501 | 4545 | .437 | .204 | .777 | 17.6 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 0.8 | |
| 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+ | 78 | 75 | 3479 | 543 | 1184 | 3 | 27 | 342 | 428 | 207 | 615 | 154 | 81 | 57 | 96 | 311 | 1431 | .459 | .111 | .799 | 44.6 | 18.3 | 7.9 | 2.0 |
| 30-39 | 179 | 118 | 6016 | 945 | 2012 | 16 | 55 | 641 | 811 | 337 | 1033 | 294 | 129 | 82 | 237 | 608 | 2547 | .470 | .291 | .790 | 33.6 | 14.2 | 5.8 | 1.6 | |
| 20-29 | 335 | 109 | 8103 | 1151 | 2569 | 22 | 113 | 796 | 1013 | 468 | 1370 | 413 | 217 | 109 | 307 | 902 | 3120 | .448 | .195 | .786 | 24.2 | 9.3 | 4.1 | 1.2 | |
| 10-19 | 260 | 18 | 3886 | 508 | 1203 | 20 | 75 | 306 | 405 | 206 | 598 | 194 | 95 | 47 | 153 | 537 | 1342 | .422 | .267 | .756 | 14.9 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 0.7 | |
| 0-9 | 142 | 2 | 773 | 73 | 238 | 4 | 22 | 46 | 62 | 33 | 95 | 34 | 26 | 6 | 45 | 151 | 196 | .307 | .182 | .742 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | |
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 239 | 84 | 5525 | 802 | 1786 | 16 | 66 | 525 | 679 | 321 | 902 | 246 | 143 | 51 | 197 | 612 | 2145 | .449 | .242 | .773 | 23.1 | 9.0 | 3.8 | 1.0 |
| 1 Day | 503 | 163 | 11335 | 1670 | 3720 | 32 | 154 | 1092 | 1385 | 607 | 1851 | 593 | 263 | 171 | 427 | 1278 | 4464 | .449 | .208 | .788 | 22.5 | 8.9 | 3.7 | 1.2 | |
| 2 Days | 166 | 49 | 3630 | 497 | 1158 | 11 | 55 | 351 | 444 | 223 | 675 | 177 | 94 | 57 | 134 | 420 | 1356 | .429 | .200 | .791 | 21.9 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 1.1 | |
| 3+ Days | 73 | 23 | 1529 | 224 | 473 | 5 | 16 | 144 | 187 | 78 | 233 | 62 | 41 | 19 | 71 | 176 | 597 | .474 | .313 | .770 | 20.9 | 8.2 | 3.2 | 0.8 | |
| 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 | 418 | 124 | 8669 | 1229 | 2683 | 24 | 117 | 860 | 1085 | 495 | 1439 | 414 | 204 | 101 | 351 | 1005 | 3342 | .458 | .205 | .793 | 20.7 | 8.0 | 3.4 | 1.0 |
| Western | 576 | 198 | 13588 | 1991 | 4523 | 41 | 175 | 1271 | 1634 | 756 | 2272 | 675 | 344 | 200 | 487 | 1504 | 5294 | .440 | .234 | .778 | 23.6 | 9.2 | 3.9 | 1.2 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 202 | 63 | 4246 | 589 | 1304 | 10 | 57 | 411 | 514 | 220 | 704 | 204 | 82 | 49 | 183 | 477 | 1599 | .452 | .175 | .800 | 21.0 | 7.9 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
| Central | 216 | 61 | 4423 | 640 | 1379 | 14 | 60 | 449 | 571 | 275 | 735 | 210 | 122 | 52 | 168 | 528 | 1743 | .464 | .233 | .786 | 20.5 | 8.1 | 3.4 | 1.0 | |
| Midwest | 274 | 101 | 6731 | 1037 | 2278 | 21 | 85 | 635 | 814 | 382 | 1156 | 325 | 161 | 111 | 216 | 714 | 2730 | .455 | .247 | .780 | 24.6 | 10.0 | 4.2 | 1.2 | |
| Pacific | 302 | 97 | 6857 | 954 | 2245 | 20 | 90 | 636 | 820 | 374 | 1116 | 350 | 183 | 89 | 271 | 790 | 2564 | .425 | .222 | .776 | 22.7 | 8.5 | 3.7 | 1.2 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 30 | 8 | 591 | 83 | 178 | 2 | 8 | 65 | 80 | 35 | 94 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 76 | 233 | .466 | .250 | .813 | 19.7 | 7.8 | 3.1 | 0.5 |
| Boston | 31 | 10 | 639 | 75 | 191 | 1 | 9 | 67 | 84 | 27 | 98 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 21 | 68 | 218 | .393 | .111 | .798 | 20.6 | 7.0 | 3.2 | 0.7 | |
| Chicago | 31 | 9 | 585 | 81 | 172 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 66 | 29 | 87 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 66 | 215 | .471 | .250 | .758 | 18.9 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 0.9 | |
| Cleveland | 31 | 10 | 623 | 81 | 186 | 1 | 9 | 67 | 80 | 36 | 95 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 25 | 71 | 230 | .435 | .111 | .838 | 20.1 | 7.4 | 3.1 | 0.9 | |
| Dallas | 47 | 20 | 1266 | 178 | 413 | 2 | 11 | 143 | 183 | 65 | 215 | 62 | 35 | 15 | 37 | 130 | 501 | .431 | .182 | .781 | 26.9 | 10.7 | 4.6 | 1.3 | |
| Denver | 48 | 17 | 1205 | 203 | 421 | 4 | 11 | 128 | 157 | 74 | 208 | 64 | 24 | 18 | 44 | 126 | 538 | .482 | .364 | .815 | 25.1 | 11.2 | 4.3 | 1.3 | |
| Detroit | 33 | 7 | 735 | 108 | 225 | 3 | 10 | 72 | 88 | 53 | 134 | 46 | 18 | 7 | 33 | 86 | 291 | .480 | .300 | .818 | 22.3 | 8.8 | 4.1 | 1.4 | |
| Golden State | 45 | 12 | 1113 | 164 | 380 | 1 | 18 | 109 | 134 | 68 | 185 | 50 | 32 | 17 | 49 | 124 | 438 | .432 | .056 | .813 | 24.7 | 9.7 | 4.1 | 1.1 | |
| Houston | 45 | 18 | 1063 | 182 | 380 | 7 | 20 | 93 | 123 | 58 | 210 | 52 | 22 | 14 | 42 | 115 | 464 | .479 | .350 | .756 | 23.6 | 10.3 | 4.7 | 1.2 | |
| Indiana | 18 | 6 | 433 | 64 | 127 | 2 | 8 | 53 | 64 | 28 | 65 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 183 | .504 | .250 | .828 | 24.1 | 10.2 | 3.6 | 1.2 | |
| LA Clippers | 45 | 12 | 985 | 129 | 302 | 3 | 14 | 86 | 109 | 42 | 147 | 47 | 26 | 13 | 35 | 122 | 347 | .427 | .214 | .789 | 21.9 | 7.7 | 3.3 | 1.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 45 | 18 | 1022 | 144 | 333 | 1 | 10 | 75 | 105 | 64 | 169 | 55 | 24 | 15 | 38 | 108 | 364 | .432 | .100 | .714 | 22.7 | 8.1 | 3.8 | 1.2 | |
| Memphis | 28 | 7 | 574 | 105 | 204 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 71 | 18 | 73 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 50 | 269 | .515 | .364 | .775 | 20.5 | 9.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | |
| Miami | 31 | 11 | 670 | 88 | 203 | 2 | 7 | 54 | 63 | 30 | 121 | 44 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 68 | 232 | .433 | .286 | .857 | 21.6 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 1.4 | |
| Milwaukee | 31 | 11 | 680 | 107 | 247 | 2 | 8 | 90 | 117 | 43 | 118 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 30 | 80 | 306 | .433 | .250 | .769 | 21.9 | 9.9 | 3.8 | 0.9 | |
| Minnesota | 6 | 1 | 107 | 17 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 43 | .447 | .818 | 17.8 | 7.2 | 4.3 | 1.3 | ||
| New Jersey | 27 | 8 | 583 | 84 | 181 | 1 | 3 | 73 | 89 | 35 | 99 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 75 | 242 | .464 | .333 | .820 | 21.6 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 0.6 | |
| New Orleans | 32 | 7 | 647 | 85 | 187 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 78 | 50 | 129 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 84 | 221 | .455 | .000 | .654 | 20.2 | 6.9 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
| New York | 31 | 9 | 577 | 76 | 176 | 1 | 11 | 49 | 67 | 25 | 92 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 24 | 73 | 202 | .432 | .091 | .731 | 18.6 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 0.9 | |
| Oklahoma City | 41 | 11 | 945 | 129 | 312 | 6 | 17 | 112 | 145 | 48 | 147 | 51 | 20 | 8 | 44 | 104 | 376 | .413 | .353 | .772 | 23.0 | 9.2 | 3.6 | 1.2 | |
| Orlando | 31 | 9 | 657 | 93 | 196 | 3 | 13 | 60 | 78 | 42 | 110 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 78 | 249 | .474 | .231 | .769 | 21.2 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 0.9 | |
| Philadelphia | 28 | 9 | 679 | 107 | 224 | 2 | 9 | 70 | 85 | 35 | 123 | 42 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 74 | 286 | .478 | .222 | .824 | 24.3 | 10.2 | 4.4 | 1.5 | |
| Phoenix | 44 | 17 | 963 | 146 | 329 | 4 | 12 | 71 | 89 | 53 | 165 | 52 | 29 | 17 | 30 | 114 | 367 | .444 | .333 | .798 | 21.9 | 8.3 | 3.8 | 1.2 | |
| Portland | 41 | 13 | 856 | 130 | 289 | 4 | 14 | 81 | 106 | 44 | 121 | 42 | 27 | 10 | 38 | 108 | 345 | .450 | .286 | .764 | 20.9 | 8.4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |
| Sacramento | 41 | 14 | 973 | 112 | 300 | 1 | 5 | 102 | 132 | 55 | 182 | 53 | 25 | 9 | 37 | 110 | 327 | .373 | .200 | .773 | 23.7 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 1.3 | |
| San Antonio | 45 | 20 | 1075 | 147 | 361 | 1 | 12 | 82 | 107 | 63 | 176 | 51 | 31 | 20 | 41 | 115 | 377 | .407 | .083 | .766 | 23.9 | 8.4 | 3.9 | 1.1 | |
| Toronto | 12 | 3 | 211 | 39 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 93 | .488 | 1.000 | .824 | 17.6 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 0.6 | |
| Utah | 47 | 15 | 1152 | 168 | 381 | 3 | 20 | 97 | 121 | 70 | 185 | 57 | 33 | 19 | 24 | 131 | 436 | .441 | .150 | .802 | 24.5 | 9.3 | 3.9 | 1.2 | |
| Washington | 29 | 10 | 648 | 95 | 190 | 0 | 5 | 53 | 70 | 36 | 103 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 69 | 243 | .500 | .000 | .757 | 22.3 | 8.4 | 3.6 | 1.1 | |