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 | 4 | 983 | 118 | 289 | 9 | 43 | 40 | 55 | 28 | 123 | 57 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 117 | 285 | .408 | .209 | .727 | 12.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 2 | 516 | 68 | 162 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 63 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 59 | 159 | .420 | .182 | .731 | 12.6 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| Road | 41 | 2 | 467 | 50 | 127 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 12 | 60 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 58 | 126 | .394 | .238 | .724 | 11.4 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 50 | 2 | 519 | 48 | 130 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 35 | 9 | 51 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 59 | 128 | .369 | .250 | .771 | 10.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Post | 32 | 2 | 464 | 70 | 159 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 72 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 58 | 157 | .440 | .174 | .650 | 14.5 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 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 | 47 | 2 | 567 | 72 | 168 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 28 | 21 | 76 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 62 | 171 | .429 | .240 | .750 | 12.1 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 |
| Loss | 35 | 2 | 416 | 46 | 121 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 7 | 47 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 55 | 114 | .380 | .167 | .704 | 11.9 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 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 |
| Month | October | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .500 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| November | 14 | 0 | 123 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 26 | .265 | .167 | .875 | 8.8 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | |
| December | 16 | 0 | 135 | 16 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 37 | .390 | .333 | .444 | 8.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | |
| January | 16 | 2 | 215 | 21 | 45 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 56 | .467 | .333 | .846 | 13.4 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | |
| February | 11 | 0 | 139 | 22 | 43 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 53 | .512 | .250 | .750 | 12.6 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | |
| March | 14 | 1 | 190 | 29 | 78 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 61 | .372 | .167 | .667 | 13.6 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 1.1 | |
| April | 10 | 1 | 172 | 20 | 46 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 48 | .435 | .000 | .667 | 17.2 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 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 | 10 | 0 | 136 | 24 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 53 | .571 | .429 | 1.000 | 13.6 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| Monday | 7 | 1 | 83 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 23 | .368 | .000 | .750 | 11.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.7 | |
| Tuesday | 12 | 1 | 160 | 15 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 42 | .417 | .250 | .909 | 13.3 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | |
| Wednesday | 17 | 2 | 219 | 26 | 63 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 60 | .413 | .143 | .583 | 12.9 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | |
| Thursday | 9 | 0 | 92 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 19 | .280 | .000 | 1.000 | 10.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | |
| Friday | 15 | 0 | 176 | 25 | 64 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 57 | .391 | .111 | .667 | 11.7 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | |
| Saturday | 12 | 0 | 117 | 14 | 40 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 31 | .350 | .286 | .250 | 9.8 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 4 | 4 | 95 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 28 | .448 | .000 | .500 | 23.8 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
| Reserve | 78 | 0 | 888 | 105 | 260 | 9 | 41 | 38 | 51 | 25 | 110 | 48 | 25 | 8 | 33 | 109 | 257 | .404 | .220 | .745 | 11.4 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | .556 | .000 | 33.0 | 20.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | |
| 20-29 | 8 | 3 | 169 | 18 | 50 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 47 | .360 | .222 | .643 | 21.1 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 1.6 | |
| 10-19 | 46 | 0 | 634 | 79 | 184 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 33 | 19 | 82 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 77 | 191 | .429 | .207 | .818 | 13.8 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | |
| 0-9 | 27 | 0 | 147 | 11 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 27 | .297 | .250 | .500 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | |
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 17 | 2 | 205 | 19 | 61 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 47 | .311 | .125 | .571 | 12.1 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 |
| 1 Day | 46 | 1 | 551 | 68 | 159 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 64 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 63 | 159 | .428 | .174 | .731 | 12.0 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | |
| 2 Days | 14 | 1 | 180 | 23 | 56 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 58 | .411 | .300 | .818 | 12.9 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.7 | |
| 3+ Days | 4 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | .636 | .500 | 1.000 | 9.5 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 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 | 288 | 24 | 71 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 41 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 36 | 63 | .338 | .300 | .667 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| Western | 52 | 3 | 695 | 94 | 218 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 37 | 22 | 82 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 20 | 81 | 222 | .431 | .182 | .757 | 13.4 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 14 | 1 | 134 | 12 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 32 | .375 | .250 | .583 | 9.6 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| Central | 16 | 0 | 154 | 12 | 39 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 31 | .308 | .333 | .833 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | |
| Midwest | 24 | 3 | 346 | 51 | 115 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 122 | .443 | .214 | .773 | 14.4 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | |
| Pacific | 28 | 0 | 349 | 43 | 103 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 41 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 46 | 100 | .417 | .158 | .733 | 12.5 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .429 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | .600 | .000 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .500 | 1.000 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .182 | .000 | 1.000 | 14.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | |
| Dallas | 4 | 2 | 83 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 32 | .441 | .000 | .400 | 20.8 | 8.0 | 3.8 | 1.0 | |
| Denver | 4 | 0 | 70 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 22 | .370 | .500 | .500 | 17.5 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | .600 | 1.000 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Golden State | 4 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 20 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 9.3 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | |
| Houston | 4 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | .286 | .000 | 1.000 | 14.8 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .500 | .000 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | ||
| LA Clippers | 4 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | .267 | .000 | 1.000 | 11.3 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | |
| LA Lakers | 4 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | .429 | .000 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ||
| Miami | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .375 | .000 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .500 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .200 | .000 | .750 | 12.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | |
| New York | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .500 | 1.000 | .000 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .500 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .000 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 4 | 0 | 60 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | .400 | .333 | 15.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Portland | 4 | 0 | 74 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 38 | .600 | .400 | .750 | 18.5 | 9.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 0 | 57 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | .294 | .000 | 14.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 4 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .333 | .000 | .800 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .167 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | ||
| Toronto | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .250 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Utah | 4 | 0 | 52 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 19 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 13.0 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | |
| Vancouver | 4 | 0 | 51 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 25 | .733 | .667 | 1.000 | 12.8 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | |
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .333 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | |||