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 | 82 | 5 | 2044 | 269 | 603 | 4 | 25 | 224 | 295 | 112 | 326 | 79 | 51 | 20 | 93 | 232 | 766 | .446 | .160 | .759 | 24.9 | 9.3 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 1 | 1012 | 139 | 319 | 4 | 17 | 128 | 158 | 58 | 162 | 42 | 27 | 11 | 44 | 109 | 410 | .436 | .235 | .810 | 24.7 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| Road | 41 | 4 | 1032 | 130 | 284 | 0 | 8 | 96 | 137 | 54 | 164 | 37 | 24 | 9 | 49 | 123 | 356 | .458 | .000 | .701 | 25.2 | 8.7 | 4.0 | 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 | 48 | 5 | 1292 | 167 | 381 | 2 | 13 | 150 | 191 | 88 | 220 | 56 | 28 | 11 | 60 | 143 | 486 | .438 | .154 | .785 | 26.9 | 10.1 | 4.6 | 1.2 |
| Post | 34 | 0 | 752 | 102 | 222 | 2 | 12 | 74 | 104 | 24 | 106 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 33 | 89 | 280 | .459 | .167 | .712 | 22.1 | 8.2 | 3.1 | 0.7 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 40 | 0 | 973 | 148 | 302 | 2 | 13 | 113 | 150 | 42 | 141 | 34 | 24 | 9 | 46 | 106 | 411 | .490 | .154 | .753 | 24.3 | 10.3 | 3.5 | 0.9 |
| Loss | 42 | 5 | 1071 | 121 | 301 | 2 | 12 | 111 | 145 | 70 | 185 | 45 | 27 | 11 | 47 | 126 | 355 | .402 | .167 | .766 | 25.5 | 8.5 | 4.4 | 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 | 15 | 0 | 394 | 53 | 127 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 58 | 30 | 62 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 46 | 153 | .417 | .250 | .793 | 26.3 | 10.2 | 4.1 | 1.3 |
| December | 15 | 4 | 445 | 53 | 128 | 1 | 8 | 54 | 66 | 37 | 85 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 47 | 161 | .414 | .125 | .818 | 29.7 | 10.7 | 5.7 | 1.5 | |
| January | 15 | 1 | 392 | 55 | 112 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 59 | 18 | 66 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 42 | 153 | .491 | .000 | .729 | 26.1 | 10.2 | 4.4 | 0.7 | |
| February | 11 | 0 | 219 | 27 | 67 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 69 | .403 | .250 | .500 | 19.9 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 1.0 | |
| March | 16 | 0 | 365 | 49 | 105 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 54 | 13 | 51 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 140 | .467 | .000 | .778 | 22.8 | 8.8 | 3.2 | 0.5 | |
| April | 10 | 0 | 229 | 32 | 64 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 30 | 4 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 90 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 22.9 | 9.0 | 3.1 | 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 | 11 | 1 | 243 | 27 | 71 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 82 | .380 | .200 | .900 | 22.1 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 0.8 |
| Monday | 5 | 0 | 129 | 21 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 51 | .618 | .333 | .727 | 25.8 | 10.2 | 4.0 | 0.6 | |
| Tuesday | 15 | 1 | 359 | 48 | 101 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 36 | 27 | 68 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 53 | 126 | .475 | .500 | .806 | 23.9 | 8.4 | 4.5 | 0.9 | |
| Wednesday | 12 | 1 | 304 | 37 | 95 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 51 | 13 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 105 | .389 | .250 | .588 | 25.3 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 1.0 | |
| Thursday | 13 | 0 | 344 | 46 | 103 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 50 | 18 | 51 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 38 | 131 | .447 | .000 | .780 | 26.5 | 10.1 | 3.9 | 1.2 | |
| Friday | 14 | 1 | 353 | 50 | 100 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 64 | 19 | 53 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 47 | 149 | .500 | .000 | .766 | 25.2 | 10.6 | 3.8 | 0.9 | |
| Saturday | 12 | 1 | 312 | 40 | 99 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 53 | 18 | 58 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 29 | 122 | .404 | .000 | .792 | 26.0 | 10.2 | 4.8 | 1.3 | |
| 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 | 5 | 5 | 185 | 29 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 76 | .446 | .000 | .818 | 37.0 | 15.2 | 7.6 | 1.8 |
| Reserve | 77 | 0 | 1859 | 240 | 538 | 4 | 24 | 206 | 273 | 96 | 288 | 70 | 48 | 18 | 88 | 217 | 690 | .446 | .167 | .755 | 24.1 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 2 | 1 | 84 | 18 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 49 | .581 | .929 | 42.0 | 24.5 | 11.5 | 2.0 | |
| 30-39 | 15 | 4 | 498 | 71 | 164 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 76 | 27 | 79 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 48 | 203 | .433 | .000 | .803 | 33.2 | 13.5 | 5.3 | 1.5 | |
| 20-29 | 47 | 0 | 1161 | 141 | 315 | 3 | 17 | 124 | 168 | 61 | 178 | 43 | 30 | 12 | 52 | 132 | 409 | .448 | .176 | .738 | 24.7 | 8.7 | 3.8 | 0.9 | |
| 10-19 | 17 | 0 | 293 | 38 | 91 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 37 | 13 | 43 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 40 | 103 | .418 | .200 | .703 | 17.2 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 0.6 | |
| 0-9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 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 | 15 | 2 | 396 | 49 | 114 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 59 | 17 | 59 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 141 | .430 | .000 | .729 | 26.4 | 9.4 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| 1 Day | 51 | 3 | 1263 | 181 | 390 | 3 | 19 | 141 | 179 | 75 | 207 | 53 | 30 | 11 | 66 | 155 | 506 | .464 | .158 | .788 | 24.8 | 9.9 | 4.1 | 1.0 | |
| 2 Days | 11 | 0 | 264 | 27 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 43 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 78 | .415 | .000 | .828 | 24.0 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 0.8 | |
| 3+ Days | 4 | 0 | 94 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 32 | .357 | 1.000 | .500 | 23.5 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 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 | 30 | 1 | 716 | 73 | 186 | 1 | 8 | 88 | 116 | 31 | 105 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 31 | 79 | 235 | .392 | .125 | .759 | 23.9 | 7.8 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
| Western | 52 | 4 | 1328 | 196 | 417 | 3 | 17 | 136 | 179 | 81 | 221 | 54 | 37 | 15 | 62 | 153 | 531 | .470 | .176 | .760 | 25.5 | 10.2 | 4.3 | 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 | 14 | 0 | 338 | 39 | 91 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 47 | 9 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 34 | 109 | .429 | .000 | .660 | 24.1 | 7.8 | 3.1 | 0.7 |
| Central | 16 | 1 | 378 | 34 | 95 | 1 | 4 | 57 | 69 | 22 | 61 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 126 | .358 | .250 | .826 | 23.6 | 7.9 | 3.8 | 0.9 | |
| Midwest | 24 | 2 | 623 | 102 | 192 | 1 | 6 | 71 | 94 | 37 | 107 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 67 | 276 | .531 | .167 | .755 | 26.0 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 0.8 | |
| Pacific | 28 | 2 | 705 | 94 | 225 | 2 | 11 | 65 | 85 | 44 | 114 | 35 | 25 | 4 | 39 | 86 | 255 | .418 | .182 | .765 | 25.2 | 9.1 | 4.1 | 1.3 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | .000 | .857 | 25.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | .357 | .000 | .400 | 22.0 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | .333 | .833 | 16.5 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 1 | 56 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 | .286 | .700 | 28.0 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | .455 | .857 | 24.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Dallas | 4 | 0 | 105 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 44 | .483 | .000 | .842 | 26.3 | 11.0 | 5.3 | 0.8 | |
| Denver | 4 | 0 | 111 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 43 | .433 | .773 | 27.8 | 10.8 | 5.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | .500 | .000 | .700 | 21.5 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
| Golden State | 4 | 0 | 116 | 17 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 53 | .386 | .000 | .864 | 29.0 | 13.3 | 4.5 | 1.5 | |
| Houston | 4 | 1 | 102 | 23 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 54 | .590 | .800 | 25.5 | 13.5 | 7.0 | 0.8 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 52 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 23 | .417 | .333 | .923 | 26.0 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 0 | 88 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 30 | .440 | .000 | .889 | 22.0 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | |
| LA Lakers | 4 | 1 | 86 | 16 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 36 | .516 | .500 | .500 | 21.5 | 9.0 | 3.8 | 0.8 | |
| Miami | 2 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | .400 | .778 | 20.5 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 51 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 22 | .500 | .889 | 25.5 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 44 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | .462 | .667 | 22.0 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | ||
| New York | 2 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | .308 | .000 | 23.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | .417 | .000 | .667 | 24.5 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | .571 | .833 | 22.5 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 4 | 0 | 83 | 17 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 39 | .586 | 1.000 | 20.8 | 9.8 | 3.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Portland | 4 | 1 | 115 | 17 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 45 | .395 | 1.000 | .625 | 28.8 | 11.3 | 3.5 | 2.0 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 0 | 108 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 21 | .318 | .700 | 27.0 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 1.5 | ||
| San Antonio | 4 | 0 | 94 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 36 | .520 | .000 | .667 | 23.5 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 0 | 109 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 31 | .290 | .000 | .765 | 27.3 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 1.5 | |
| Toronto | 2 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | .267 | .857 | 22.5 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Utah | 4 | 1 | 116 | 19 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 50 | .543 | .333 | .846 | 29.0 | 12.5 | 4.3 | 1.0 | |
| Vancouver | 4 | 0 | 95 | 20 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 49 | .588 | .000 | .600 | 23.8 | 12.3 | 2.3 | 0.8 | |
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 69 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 29 | .500 | .700 | 34.5 | 14.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 | ||