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 | 80 | 30 | 2414 | 372 | 834 | 0 | 9 | 268 | 349 | 180 | 462 | 89 | 66 | 54 | 96 | 301 | 1012 | .446 | .000 | .768 | 30.2 | 12.7 | 5.8 | 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 | 40 | 14 | 1191 | 186 | 422 | 0 | 5 | 125 | 163 | 94 | 227 | 46 | 35 | 35 | 47 | 142 | 497 | .441 | .000 | .767 | 29.8 | 12.4 | 5.7 | 1.2 |
| Road | 40 | 16 | 1223 | 186 | 412 | 0 | 4 | 143 | 186 | 86 | 235 | 43 | 31 | 19 | 49 | 159 | 515 | .451 | .000 | .769 | 30.6 | 12.9 | 5.9 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 44 | 27 | 1478 | 235 | 521 | 0 | 8 | 162 | 222 | 98 | 276 | 58 | 44 | 33 | 58 | 169 | 632 | .451 | .000 | .730 | 33.6 | 14.4 | 6.3 | 1.3 |
| Post | 36 | 3 | 936 | 137 | 313 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 127 | 82 | 186 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 38 | 132 | 380 | .438 | .000 | .835 | 26.0 | 10.6 | 5.2 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 22 | 6 | 586 | 96 | 180 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 78 | 41 | 117 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 64 | 253 | .533 | .000 | .782 | 26.6 | 11.5 | 5.3 | 1.1 |
| Loss | 58 | 24 | 1828 | 276 | 654 | 0 | 8 | 207 | 271 | 139 | 345 | 64 | 53 | 37 | 73 | 237 | 759 | .422 | .000 | .764 | 31.5 | 13.1 | 5.9 | 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 |
| Month | November | 13 | 11 | 471 | 82 | 185 | 0 | 7 | 56 | 71 | 35 | 93 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 46 | 220 | .443 | .000 | .789 | 36.2 | 16.9 | 7.2 | 1.4 |
| December | 14 | 14 | 546 | 92 | 191 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 82 | 35 | 107 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 53 | 246 | .482 | .000 | .756 | 39.0 | 17.6 | 7.6 | 1.9 | |
| January | 13 | 2 | 368 | 48 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 56 | 24 | 59 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 52 | 132 | .436 | .643 | 28.3 | 10.2 | 4.5 | 0.9 | ||
| February | 13 | 0 | 334 | 62 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 51 | 26 | 66 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 47 | 164 | .534 | .784 | 25.7 | 12.6 | 5.1 | 0.5 | ||
| March | 17 | 0 | 386 | 45 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 52 | 32 | 68 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 133 | .344 | .827 | 22.7 | 7.8 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| April | 10 | 3 | 309 | 43 | 101 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 37 | 28 | 69 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 117 | .426 | .000 | .838 | 30.9 | 11.7 | 6.9 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 10 | 2 | 282 | 40 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 62 | 20 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 130 | .426 | .806 | 28.2 | 13.0 | 4.2 | 1.1 | |
| Monday | 3 | 0 | 73 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 26 | .344 | .800 | 24.3 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Tuesday | 17 | 9 | 598 | 86 | 190 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 88 | 42 | 119 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 66 | 247 | .453 | .000 | .852 | 35.2 | 14.5 | 7.0 | 0.9 | |
| Wednesday | 12 | 6 | 391 | 57 | 125 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 61 | 32 | 80 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 39 | 159 | .456 | .000 | .738 | 32.6 | 13.3 | 6.7 | 1.8 | |
| Thursday | 9 | 2 | 248 | 39 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 37 | 20 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 99 | .415 | .568 | 27.6 | 11.0 | 4.8 | 1.2 | ||
| Friday | 17 | 6 | 448 | 69 | 161 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 41 | 44 | 99 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 69 | 169 | .429 | .000 | .756 | 26.4 | 9.9 | 5.8 | 0.9 | |
| Saturday | 12 | 5 | 374 | 70 | 138 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 55 | 14 | 66 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 182 | .507 | .000 | .764 | 31.2 | 15.2 | 5.5 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 30 | 30 | 1154 | 188 | 415 | 0 | 8 | 122 | 156 | 79 | 224 | 44 | 32 | 20 | 43 | 118 | 498 | .453 | .000 | .782 | 38.5 | 16.6 | 7.5 | 1.5 |
| Reserve | 50 | 0 | 1260 | 184 | 419 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 193 | 101 | 238 | 45 | 34 | 34 | 53 | 183 | 514 | .439 | .000 | .756 | 25.2 | 10.3 | 4.8 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 17 | 16 | 769 | 127 | 278 | 0 | 6 | 89 | 111 | 60 | 156 | 29 | 19 | 16 | 24 | 71 | 343 | .457 | .000 | .802 | 45.2 | 20.2 | 9.2 | 1.7 |
| 30-39 | 25 | 10 | 840 | 141 | 283 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 131 | 59 | 166 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 96 | 384 | .498 | .000 | .779 | 33.6 | 15.4 | 6.6 | 1.0 | |
| 20-29 | 26 | 3 | 625 | 88 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 72 | 42 | 110 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 101 | 228 | .419 | .722 | 24.0 | 8.8 | 4.2 | 1.0 | ||
| 10-19 | 10 | 0 | 165 | 13 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 31 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 48 | .232 | .000 | .710 | 16.5 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 0.9 | |
| 0-9 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | .429 | .750 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ||
| 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 | 20 | 8 | 647 | 109 | 229 | 0 | 5 | 71 | 98 | 47 | 139 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 26 | 76 | 289 | .476 | .000 | .724 | 32.4 | 14.5 | 7.0 | 1.4 |
| 1 Day | 39 | 10 | 1113 | 179 | 399 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 172 | 75 | 189 | 37 | 29 | 33 | 42 | 147 | 497 | .449 | .000 | .808 | 28.5 | 12.7 | 4.8 | 0.9 | |
| 2 Days | 14 | 9 | 493 | 55 | 143 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 53 | 42 | 101 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 56 | 148 | .385 | .000 | .717 | 35.2 | 10.6 | 7.2 | 1.1 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 2 | 152 | 27 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 71 | .458 | .773 | 25.3 | 11.8 | 5.3 | 1.5 | ||
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 25 | 13 | 799 | 144 | 271 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 101 | 52 | 158 | 33 | 22 | 14 | 25 | 95 | 369 | .531 | .000 | .802 | 32.0 | 14.8 | 6.3 | 1.3 |
| Western | 55 | 17 | 1615 | 228 | 563 | 0 | 6 | 187 | 248 | 128 | 304 | 56 | 44 | 40 | 71 | 206 | 643 | .405 | .000 | .754 | 29.4 | 11.7 | 5.5 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 12 | 6 | 370 | 68 | 122 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 44 | 23 | 76 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 176 | .557 | .000 | .909 | 30.8 | 14.7 | 6.3 | 1.3 |
| Central | 13 | 7 | 429 | 76 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 57 | 29 | 82 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 193 | .510 | .719 | 33.0 | 14.8 | 6.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Midwest | 28 | 9 | 882 | 120 | 299 | 0 | 4 | 99 | 135 | 68 | 178 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 41 | 106 | 339 | .401 | .000 | .733 | 31.5 | 12.1 | 6.4 | 1.1 | |
| Pacific | 27 | 8 | 733 | 108 | 264 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 113 | 60 | 126 | 25 | 15 | 19 | 30 | 100 | 304 | .409 | .000 | .779 | 27.1 | 11.3 | 4.7 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 1 | 51 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 29 | .545 | .714 | 25.5 | 14.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | |
| Boston | 2 | 1 | 54 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 24 | .429 | .000 | 1.000 | 27.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| Charlotte | 4 | 1 | 139 | 18 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 50 | .419 | .609 | 34.8 | 12.5 | 8.8 | 0.3 | ||
| Chicago | 1 | 1 | 48 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 | .545 | .700 | 48.0 | 19.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 1 | 48 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 20 | .533 | .571 | 24.0 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Dallas | 5 | 2 | 163 | 21 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 58 | .368 | .727 | 32.6 | 11.6 | 5.6 | 1.2 | ||
| Denver | 5 | 1 | 151 | 24 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 33 | 13 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 75 | .444 | .818 | 30.2 | 15.0 | 5.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 64 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 25 | .500 | 1.000 | 32.0 | 12.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Golden State | 4 | 1 | 146 | 20 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 63 | .426 | .000 | .852 | 36.5 | 15.8 | 5.5 | 0.5 | |
| Houston | 4 | 1 | 107 | 19 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 50 | .475 | .706 | 26.8 | 12.5 | 7.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 1 | 83 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 36 | .484 | .750 | 41.5 | 18.0 | 9.0 | 1.5 | ||
| LA Clippers | 4 | 1 | 106 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 38 | .429 | .889 | 26.5 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 4 | 2 | 104 | 16 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 43 | .381 | .000 | .647 | 26.0 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 1.0 | |
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 73 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 31 | .542 | 1.000 | 36.5 | 15.5 | 7.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 78 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 43 | .500 | .786 | 39.0 | 21.5 | 7.5 | 1.5 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 1 | 70 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 32 | .688 | .833 | 35.0 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 0.5 | ||
| New York | 2 | 1 | 63 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 37 | .556 | .000 | .778 | 31.5 | 18.5 | 7.0 | 2.5 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 1 | 57 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 21 | .500 | .250 | 28.5 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | .300 | 1.000 | 19.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 4 | 1 | 118 | 24 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 60 | .444 | .632 | 29.5 | 15.0 | 6.8 | 1.5 | ||
| Portland | 3 | 0 | 58 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 26 | .294 | .842 | 19.3 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Sacramento | 4 | 1 | 88 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 21 | .333 | 1.000 | 22.0 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 0.8 | ||
| San Antonio | 5 | 2 | 162 | 22 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 59 | .415 | .000 | .833 | 32.4 | 11.8 | 6.6 | 0.8 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 2 | 113 | 19 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 53 | .452 | .789 | 28.3 | 13.3 | 5.5 | 0.8 | ||
| Utah | 5 | 2 | 160 | 16 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 47 | .308 | .000 | .682 | 32.0 | 9.4 | 5.0 | 1.8 | |
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 72 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 44 | .708 | 1.000 | 36.0 | 22.0 | 6.5 | 1.0 | ||