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Sam Perkins

Samuel Bruce Perkins (Sam, Big Smooth)

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: June 14, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York
High School: Shaker in Latham, New York
College: University of North Carolina
Draft: Dallas Mavericks, 1st round (4th pick, 4th overall), 1984 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 27, 1984

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 23 DAL NBA PF 82 42 2317 347 736 .471 9 36 .250 200 244 .820 189 416 605 135 63 63 102 236 903
1985-86 24 DAL NBA PF 80 79 2626 458 910 .503 11 33 .333 307 377 .814 195 490 685 153 75 94 145 212 1234
1986-87 25 DAL NBA PF 80 80 2687 461 957 .482 19 54 .352 245 296 .828 197 419 616 146 109 77 132 269 1186
1987-88 26 DAL NBA PF 75 75 2499 394 876 .450 5 30 .167 273 332 .822 201 400 601 118 74 54 119 227 1066
1988-89 27 DAL NBA PF 78 77 2860 445 959 .464 7 38 .184 274 329 .833 235 453 688 127 76 92 141 224 1171
1989-90 28 DAL NBA SF 76 70 2668 435 883 .493 6 28 .214 330 424 .778 209 363 572 175 88 64 148 225 1206
1990-91 29 LAL NBA PF 73 66 2504 368 744 .495 18 64 .281 229 279 .821 167 371 538 108 64 78 103 247 983
1991-92 30 LAL NBA PF 63 63 2332 361 803 .450 15 69 .217 304 372 .817 192 364 556 141 64 62 83 192 1041
1992-93 31 TOT NBA PF 79 62 2351 381 799 .477 24 71 .338 250 305 .820 163 361 524 156 60 82 108 225 1036
1992-93 31 LAL NBA PF 49 49 1589 242 527 .459 5 29 .172 184 222 .829 111 268 379 128 40 51 76 139 673
1992-93 31 SEA NBA PF 30 13 762 139 272 .511 19 42 .452 66 83 .795 52 93 145 28 20 31 32 86 363
1993-94 32 SEA NBA PF 81 41 2170 341 779 .438 99 270 .367 218 272 .801 120 246 366 111 67 31 103 197 999
1994-95 33 SEA NBA C 82 37 2356 346 742 .466 136 343 .397 215 269 .799 96 302 398 135 72 45 77 186 1043
1995-96 34 SEA NBA PF 82 20 2169 325 797 .408 129 363 .355 191 241 .793 101 266 367 120 83 48 82 174 970
1996-97 35 SEA NBA C 81 4 1976 290 661 .439 122 309 .395 187 229 .817 74 226 300 103 69 49 77 134 889
1997-98 36 SEA NBA PF 81 0 1675 196 471 .416 87 222 .392 101 128 .789 53 202 255 113 62 29 62 158 580
1998-99 37 IND NBA PF 48 0 789 80 200 .400 35 90 .389 43 60 .717 36 102 138 25 15 14 22 74 238
1999-00 38 IND NBA PF 81 0 1620 184 441 .417 89 218 .408 80 97 .825 64 225 289 68 31 33 63 136 537
2000-01 39 IND NBA PF 64 41 999 86 226 .381 38 110 .345 32 38 .842 32 136 168 41 33 18 19 61 242
Career NBA 1286 757 36598 5498 11984 .459 849 2348 .362 3479 4292 .811 2324 5342 7666 1975 1105 933 1586 3177 15324

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 23 DAL NBA PF 82 42 28.3 4.2 9.0 .471 0.1 0.4 .250 2.4 3.0 .820 2.3 5.1 7.4 1.6 0.8 0.8 1.2 2.9 11.0
1985-86 24 DAL NBA PF 80 79 32.8 5.7 11.4 .503 0.1 0.4 .333 3.8 4.7 .814 2.4 6.1 8.6 1.9 0.9 1.2 1.8 2.7 15.4
1986-87 25 DAL NBA PF 80 80 33.6 5.8 12.0 .482 0.2 0.7 .352 3.1 3.7 .828 2.5 5.2 7.7 1.8 1.4 1.0 1.7 3.4 14.8
1987-88 26 DAL NBA PF 75 75 33.3 5.3 11.7 .450 0.1 0.4 .167 3.6 4.4 .822 2.7 5.3 8.0 1.6 1.0 0.7 1.6 3.0 14.2
1988-89 27 DAL NBA PF 78 77 36.7 5.7 12.3 .464 0.1 0.5 .184 3.5 4.2 .833 3.0 5.8 8.8 1.6 1.0 1.2 1.8 2.9 15.0
1989-90 28 DAL NBA SF 76 70 35.1 5.7 11.6 .493 0.1 0.4 .214 4.3 5.6 .778 2.8 4.8 7.5 2.3 1.2 0.8 1.9 3.0 15.9
1990-91 29 LAL NBA PF 73 66 34.3 5.0 10.2 .495 0.2 0.9 .281 3.1 3.8 .821 2.3 5.1 7.4 1.5 0.9 1.1 1.4 3.4 13.5
1991-92 30 LAL NBA PF 63 63 37.0 5.7 12.7 .450 0.2 1.1 .217 4.8 5.9 .817 3.0 5.8 8.8 2.2 1.0 1.0 1.3 3.0 16.5
1992-93 31 TOT NBA PF 79 62 29.8 4.8 10.1 .477 0.3 0.9 .338 3.2 3.9 .820 2.1 4.6 6.6 2.0 0.8 1.0 1.4 2.8 13.1
1992-93 31 LAL NBA PF 49 49 32.4 4.9 10.8 .459 0.1 0.6 .172 3.8 4.5 .829 2.3 5.5 7.7 2.6 0.8 1.0 1.6 2.8 13.7
1992-93 31 SEA NBA PF 30 13 25.4 4.6 9.1 .511 0.6 1.4 .452 2.2 2.8 .795 1.7 3.1 4.8 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.1 2.9 12.1
1993-94 32 SEA NBA PF 81 41 26.8 4.2 9.6 .438 1.2 3.3 .367 2.7 3.4 .801 1.5 3.0 4.5 1.4 0.8 0.4 1.3 2.4 12.3
1994-95 33 SEA NBA C 82 37 28.7 4.2 9.0 .466 1.7 4.2 .397 2.6 3.3 .799 1.2 3.7 4.9 1.6 0.9 0.5 0.9 2.3 12.7
1995-96 34 SEA NBA PF 82 20 26.5 4.0 9.7 .408 1.6 4.4 .355 2.3 2.9 .793 1.2 3.2 4.5 1.5 1.0 0.6 1.0 2.1 11.8
1996-97 35 SEA NBA C 81 4 24.4 3.6 8.2 .439 1.5 3.8 .395 2.3 2.8 .817 0.9 2.8 3.7 1.3 0.9 0.6 1.0 1.7 11.0
1997-98 36 SEA NBA PF 81 0 20.7 2.4 5.8 .416 1.1 2.7 .392 1.2 1.6 .789 0.7 2.5 3.1 1.4 0.8 0.4 0.8 2.0 7.2
1998-99 37 IND NBA PF 48 0 16.4 1.7 4.2 .400 0.7 1.9 .389 0.9 1.3 .717 0.8 2.1 2.9 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.5 5.0
1999-00 38 IND NBA PF 81 0 20.0 2.3 5.4 .417 1.1 2.7 .408 1.0 1.2 .825 0.8 2.8 3.6 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.7 6.6
2000-01 39 IND NBA PF 64 41 15.6 1.3 3.5 .381 0.6 1.7 .345 0.5 0.6 .842 0.5 2.1 2.6 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.0 3.8
Career NBA 1286 757 28.5 4.3 9.3 .459 0.7 1.8 .362 2.7 3.3 .811 1.8 4.2 6.0 1.5 0.9 0.7 1.2 2.5 11.9

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 23 DAL NBA PF 82 42 2317 5.4 11.4 .471 0.1 0.6 .250 3.1 3.8 .820 2.9 6.5 9.4 2.1 1.0 1.0 1.6 3.7 14.0
1985-86 24 DAL NBA PF 80 79 2626 6.3 12.5 .503 0.2 0.5 .333 4.2 5.2 .814 2.7 6.7 9.4 2.1 1.0 1.3 2.0 2.9 16.9
1986-87 25 DAL NBA PF 80 80 2687 6.2 12.8 .482 0.3 0.7 .352 3.3 4.0 .828 2.6 5.6 8.3 2.0 1.5 1.0 1.8 3.6 15.9
1987-88 26 DAL NBA PF 75 75 2499 5.7 12.6 .450 0.1 0.4 .167 3.9 4.8 .822 2.9 5.8 8.7 1.7 1.1 0.8 1.7 3.3 15.4
1988-89 27 DAL NBA PF 78 77 2860 5.6 12.1 .464 0.1 0.5 .184 3.4 4.1 .833 3.0 5.7 8.7 1.6 1.0 1.2 1.8 2.8 14.7
1989-90 28 DAL NBA SF 76 70 2668 5.9 11.9 .493 0.1 0.4 .214 4.5 5.7 .778 2.8 4.9 7.7 2.4 1.2 0.9 2.0 3.0 16.3
1990-91 29 LAL NBA PF 73 66 2504 5.3 10.7 .495 0.3 0.9 .281 3.3 4.0 .821 2.4 5.3 7.7 1.6 0.9 1.1 1.5 3.6 14.1
1991-92 30 LAL NBA PF 63 63 2332 5.6 12.4 .450 0.2 1.1 .217 4.7 5.7 .817 3.0 5.6 8.6 2.2 1.0 1.0 1.3 3.0 16.1
1992-93 31 TOT NBA PF 79 62 2351 5.8 12.2 .477 0.4 1.1 .338 3.8 4.7 .820 2.5 5.5 8.0 2.4 0.9 1.3 1.7 3.4 15.9
1992-93 31 LAL NBA PF 49 49 1589 5.5 11.9 .459 0.1 0.7 .172 4.2 5.0 .829 2.5 6.1 8.6 2.9 0.9 1.2 1.7 3.1 15.2
1992-93 31 SEA NBA PF 30 13 762 6.6 12.9 .511 0.9 2.0 .452 3.1 3.9 .795 2.5 4.4 6.9 1.3 0.9 1.5 1.5 4.1 17.1
1993-94 32 SEA NBA PF 81 41 2170 5.7 12.9 .438 1.6 4.5 .367 3.6 4.5 .801 2.0 4.1 6.1 1.8 1.1 0.5 1.7 3.3 16.6
1994-95 33 SEA NBA C 82 37 2356 5.3 11.3 .466 2.1 5.2 .397 3.3 4.1 .799 1.5 4.6 6.1 2.1 1.1 0.7 1.2 2.8 15.9
1995-96 34 SEA NBA PF 82 20 2169 5.4 13.2 .408 2.1 6.0 .355 3.2 4.0 .793 1.7 4.4 6.1 2.0 1.4 0.8 1.4 2.9 16.1
1996-97 35 SEA NBA C 81 4 1976 5.3 12.0 .439 2.2 5.6 .395 3.4 4.2 .817 1.3 4.1 5.5 1.9 1.3 0.9 1.4 2.4 16.2
1997-98 36 SEA NBA PF 81 0 1675 4.2 10.1 .416 1.9 4.8 .392 2.2 2.8 .789 1.1 4.3 5.5 2.4 1.3 0.6 1.3 3.4 12.5
1998-99 37 IND NBA PF 48 0 789 3.7 9.1 .400 1.6 4.1 .389 2.0 2.7 .717 1.6 4.7 6.3 1.1 0.7 0.6 1.0 3.4 10.9
1999-00 38 IND NBA PF 81 0 1620 4.1 9.8 .417 2.0 4.8 .408 1.8 2.2 .825 1.4 5.0 6.4 1.5 0.7 0.7 1.4 3.0 11.9
2000-01 39 IND NBA PF 64 41 999 3.1 8.1 .381 1.4 4.0 .345 1.2 1.4 .842 1.2 4.9 6.1 1.5 1.2 0.6 0.7 2.2 8.7
Career NBA 1286 757 36598 5.4 11.8 .459 0.8 2.3 .362 3.4 4.2 .811 2.3 5.3 7.5 1.9 1.1 0.9 1.6 3.1 15.1

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1984-85 23 DAL NBA PF 82 2317 15.0 .535 .478 9.1 20.9 14.9 7.8 1.3 1.6 10.8 17.1 113 107 3.2 2.6 5.8 .120
1985-86 24 DAL NBA PF 80 2626 17.6 .573 .509 8.3 20.1 14.3 7.8 1.3 1.9 11.9 19.0 115 109 5.0 2.3 7.3 .133
1986-87 25 DAL NBA PF 80 2687 15.9 .545 .492 8.1 16.5 12.4 7.4 1.9 1.6 10.8 18.5 114 107 4.2 3.3 7.5 .134
1987-88 26 DAL NBA PF 75 2499 15.0 .521 .453 8.9 17.1 13.1 6.7 1.5 1.2 10.4 18.9 113 107 3.7 3.0 6.7 .128
1988-89 27 DAL NBA PF 78 2860 15.3 .530 .468 9.2 17.3 13.3 6.7 1.3 1.9 11.3 18.8 110 107 3.3 3.1 6.4 .108
1989-90 28 DAL NBA SF 76 2668 17.3 .564 .496 9.0 15.2 12.2 10.0 1.7 1.5 12.2 20.0 115 107 4.8 3.3 8.1 .146
1990-91 29 LAL NBA PF 73 2504 14.8 .567 .507 8.1 16.5 12.5 6.2 1.3 1.8 10.6 16.9 117 104 4.4 3.6 8.0 .153
1991-92 30 LAL NBA PF 63 2332 17.6 .538 .459 9.2 18.0 13.6 9.3 1.4 1.6 7.9 19.7 118 108 5.0 2.4 7.4 .153
1992-93 31 TOT NBA PF 79 2351 16.5 .555 .492 7.9 17.8 12.8 9.7 1.3 2.2 10.4 18.8 116 107 4.3 2.6 6.9 .141
1992-93 31 LAL NBA PF 49 1589 16.2 .539 .464 7.9 19.4 13.6 11.8 1.3 2.0 10.8 18.9 114 108 2.5 1.6 4.2 .126
1992-93 31 SEA NBA PF 30 762 16.9 .588 .546 7.8 14.5 11.1 5.3 1.3 2.7 9.4 18.8 121 106 1.8 1.0 2.8 .173
1993-94 32 SEA NBA PF 81 2170 14.9 .556 .501 6.5 13.5 10.0 7.4 1.6 1.0 10.3 19.8 115 104 4.2 2.8 7.0 .155
1994-95 33 SEA NBA C 82 2356 16.2 .606 .558 4.9 14.9 10.0 8.3 1.5 1.5 8.2 17.2 126 108 5.9 2.6 8.5 .173
1995-96 34 SEA NBA PF 82 2169 15.4 .537 .489 5.8 13.8 10.0 8.9 2.0 1.8 8.3 20.3 113 103 3.4 3.5 6.9 .153
1996-97 35 SEA NBA C 81 1976 17.0 .584 .531 4.5 13.8 9.2 8.5 1.9 2.1 9.2 19.4 119 104 4.4 2.7 7.1 .173
1997-98 36 SEA NBA PF 81 1675 13.6 .550 .508 3.9 14.2 9.1 10.3 2.0 1.3 10.5 16.3 112 104 2.6 2.0 4.5 .129
1998-99 37 IND NBA PF 48 789 12.1 .526 .488 5.5 15.1 10.4 5.2 1.1 1.3 8.9 15.1 110 105 1.2 0.5 1.7 .103
1999-00 38 IND NBA PF 81 1620 12.1 .555 .518 4.6 15.0 10.0 6.4 1.0 1.3 11.5 15.3 108 105 1.9 1.6 3.5 .103
2000-01 39 IND NBA PF 64 999 11.1 .499 .465 3.7 15.0 9.5 6.6 1.8 1.3 7.3 12.2 107 102 0.9 1.2 2.0 .098
Career NBA 1286 36598 15.5 .552 .494 7.3 16.4 11.9 8.0 1.5 1.6 10.3 18.2 115 106 62.3 43.0 105.4 .138

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 23 DAL NBA PF 4 4 169 24 49 .490 1 4 .250 26 34 .765 16 35 51 11 2 1 3 13 75
1985-86 24 DAL NBA PF 10 10 347 57 133 .429 2 8 .250 33 43 .767 30 53 83 24 9 14 16 32 149
1986-87 25 DAL NBA PF 4 4 133 26 52 .500 0 4 .000 16 23 .696 12 22 34 5 4 1 9 16 68
1987-88 26 DAL NBA PF 17 17 572 88 195 .451 1 7 .143 53 66 .803 39 73 112 31 25 17 30 51 230
1989-90 28 DAL NBA SF 3 3 118 16 36 .444 0 1 .000 13 17 .765 10 12 22 8 3 2 7 17 45
1990-91 29 LAL NBA PF 19 19 752 121 221 .548 11 30 .367 83 109 .761 41 116 157 33 15 27 37 69 336
1992-93 31 SEA NBA PF 19 17 626 98 225 .436 30 79 .380 48 55 .873 33 100 133 37 19 25 21 55 274
1993-94 32 SEA NBA PF 5 0 141 14 42 .333 6 14 .429 15 17 .882 6 30 36 4 4 2 6 15 49
1994-95 33 SEA NBA C 4 2 141 21 48 .438 10 22 .455 2 2 1.000 6 25 31 13 3 5 9 12 54
1995-96 34 SEA NBA PF 21 1 654 90 196 .459 32 87 .368 46 61 .754 21 69 90 35 15 6 30 44 258
1996-97 35 SEA NBA C 12 6 340 31 92 .337 14 45 .311 25 29 .862 15 38 53 15 12 12 13 34 101
1997-98 36 SEA NBA PF 10 1 210 16 42 .381 10 24 .417 12 20 .600 6 26 32 14 3 5 11 22 54
1998-99 37 IND NBA PF 13 0 146 18 35 .514 11 24 .458 6 9 .667 2 23 25 6 0 3 7 13 53
1999-00 38 IND NBA PF 23 0 417 34 105 .324 23 66 .348 19 21 .905 17 56 73 10 4 6 8 45 110
2000-01 39 IND NBA PF 3 0 19 2 8 .250 1 4 .250 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 3 5
Career NBA 167 84 4785 656 1479 .444 152 419 .363 397 506 .785 255 681 936 246 118 126 207 441 1861

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 23 DAL NBA PF 4 4 42.3 6.0 12.3 .490 0.3 1.0 .250 6.5 8.5 .765 4.0 8.8 12.8 2.8 0.5 0.3 0.8 3.3 18.8
1985-86 24 DAL NBA PF 10 10 34.7 5.7 13.3 .429 0.2 0.8 .250 3.3 4.3 .767 3.0 5.3 8.3 2.4 0.9 1.4 1.6 3.2 14.9
1986-87 25 DAL NBA PF 4 4 33.3 6.5 13.0 .500 0.0 1.0 .000 4.0 5.8 .696 3.0 5.5 8.5 1.3 1.0 0.3 2.3 4.0 17.0
1987-88 26 DAL NBA PF 17 17 33.6 5.2 11.5 .451 0.1 0.4 .143 3.1 3.9 .803 2.3 4.3 6.6 1.8 1.5 1.0 1.8 3.0 13.5
1989-90 28 DAL NBA SF 3 3 39.3 5.3 12.0 .444 0.0 0.3 .000 4.3 5.7 .765 3.3 4.0 7.3 2.7 1.0 0.7 2.3 5.7 15.0
1990-91 29 LAL NBA PF 19 19 39.6 6.4 11.6 .548 0.6 1.6 .367 4.4 5.7 .761 2.2 6.1 8.3 1.7 0.8 1.4 1.9 3.6 17.7
1992-93 31 SEA NBA PF 19 17 32.9 5.2 11.8 .436 1.6 4.2 .380 2.5 2.9 .873 1.7 5.3 7.0 1.9 1.0 1.3 1.1 2.9 14.4
1993-94 32 SEA NBA PF 5 0 28.2 2.8 8.4 .333 1.2 2.8 .429 3.0 3.4 .882 1.2 6.0 7.2 0.8 0.8 0.4 1.2 3.0 9.8
1994-95 33 SEA NBA C 4 2 35.3 5.3 12.0 .438 2.5 5.5 .455 0.5 0.5 1.000 1.5 6.3 7.8 3.3 0.8 1.3 2.3 3.0 13.5
1995-96 34 SEA NBA PF 21 1 31.1 4.3 9.3 .459 1.5 4.1 .368 2.2 2.9 .754 1.0 3.3 4.3 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.4 2.1 12.3
1996-97 35 SEA NBA C 12 6 28.3 2.6 7.7 .337 1.2 3.8 .311 2.1 2.4 .862 1.3 3.2 4.4 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.1 2.8 8.4
1997-98 36 SEA NBA PF 10 1 21.0 1.6 4.2 .381 1.0 2.4 .417 1.2 2.0 .600 0.6 2.6 3.2 1.4 0.3 0.5 1.1 2.2 5.4
1998-99 37 IND NBA PF 13 0 11.2 1.4 2.7 .514 0.8 1.8 .458 0.5 0.7 .667 0.2 1.8 1.9 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.5 1.0 4.1
1999-00 38 IND NBA PF 23 0 18.1 1.5 4.6 .324 1.0 2.9 .348 0.8 0.9 .905 0.7 2.4 3.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 2.0 4.8
2000-01 39 IND NBA PF 3 0 6.3 0.7 2.7 .250 0.3 1.3 .250 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.7
Career NBA 167 84 28.7 3.9 8.9 .444 0.9 2.5 .363 2.4 3.0 .785 1.5 4.1 5.6 1.5 0.7 0.8 1.2 2.6 11.1

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 23 DAL NBA PF 4 4 169 5.1 10.4 .490 0.2 0.9 .250 5.5 7.2 .765 3.4 7.5 10.9 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.6 2.8 16.0
1985-86 24 DAL NBA PF 10 10 347 5.9 13.8 .429 0.2 0.8 .250 3.4 4.5 .767 3.1 5.5 8.6 2.5 0.9 1.5 1.7 3.3 15.5
1986-87 25 DAL NBA PF 4 4 133 7.0 14.1 .500 0.0 1.1 .000 4.3 6.2 .696 3.2 6.0 9.2 1.4 1.1 0.3 2.4 4.3 18.4
1987-88 26 DAL NBA PF 17 17 572 5.5 12.3 .451 0.1 0.4 .143 3.3 4.2 .803 2.5 4.6 7.0 2.0 1.6 1.1 1.9 3.2 14.5
1989-90 28 DAL NBA SF 3 3 118 4.9 11.0 .444 0.0 0.3 .000 4.0 5.2 .765 3.1 3.7 6.7 2.4 0.9 0.6 2.1 5.2 13.7
1990-91 29 LAL NBA PF 19 19 752 5.8 10.6 .548 0.5 1.4 .367 4.0 5.2 .761 2.0 5.6 7.5 1.6 0.7 1.3 1.8 3.3 16.1
1992-93 31 SEA NBA PF 19 17 626 5.6 12.9 .436 1.7 4.5 .380 2.8 3.2 .873 1.9 5.8 7.6 2.1 1.1 1.4 1.2 3.2 15.8
1993-94 32 SEA NBA PF 5 0 141 3.6 10.7 .333 1.5 3.6 .429 3.8 4.3 .882 1.5 7.7 9.2 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 3.8 12.5
1994-95 33 SEA NBA C 4 2 141 5.4 12.3 .438 2.6 5.6 .455 0.5 0.5 1.000 1.5 6.4 7.9 3.3 0.8 1.3 2.3 3.1 13.8
1995-96 34 SEA NBA PF 21 1 654 5.0 10.8 .459 1.8 4.8 .368 2.5 3.4 .754 1.2 3.8 5.0 1.9 0.8 0.3 1.7 2.4 14.2
1996-97 35 SEA NBA C 12 6 340 3.3 9.7 .337 1.5 4.8 .311 2.6 3.1 .862 1.6 4.0 5.6 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.4 3.6 10.7
1997-98 36 SEA NBA PF 10 1 210 2.7 7.2 .381 1.7 4.1 .417 2.1 3.4 .600 1.0 4.5 5.5 2.4 0.5 0.9 1.9 3.8 9.3
1998-99 37 IND NBA PF 13 0 146 4.4 8.6 .514 2.7 5.9 .458 1.5 2.2 .667 0.5 5.7 6.2 1.5 0.0 0.7 1.7 3.2 13.1
1999-00 38 IND NBA PF 23 0 417 2.9 9.1 .324 2.0 5.7 .348 1.6 1.8 .905 1.5 4.8 6.3 0.9 0.3 0.5 0.7 3.9 9.5
2000-01 39 IND NBA PF 3 0 19 3.8 15.2 .250 1.9 7.6 .250 0.0 0.0 1.9 5.7 7.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.7 9.5
Career NBA 167 84 4785 4.9 11.1 .444 1.1 3.2 .363 3.0 3.8 .785 1.9 5.1 7.0 1.9 0.9 0.9 1.6 3.3 14.0

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1984-85 23 DAL NBA PF 4 169 18.7 .586 .500 10.2 24.2 16.9 9.5 0.6 0.3 4.5 16.6 133 116 0.5 0.1 0.6 .171
1985-86 24 DAL NBA PF 10 347 14.9 .490 .436 9.8 17.8 13.7 9.6 1.3 2.3 9.5 20.4 109 114 0.3 0.2 0.5 .071
1986-87 25 DAL NBA PF 4 133 15.0 .547 .500 9.6 17.2 13.4 5.3 1.4 0.4 12.7 21.3 110 117 0.1 0.1 0.2 .064
1987-88 26 DAL NBA PF 17 572 14.5 .513 .454 7.6 14.2 10.9 7.3 2.2 1.8 11.8 18.8 110 113 0.5 0.4 0.9 .078
1989-90 28 DAL NBA SF 3 118 12.1 .517 .444 9.9 10.6 10.3 10.2 1.3 1.0 13.9 18.5 107 114 0.1 0.1 0.1 .054
1990-91 29 LAL NBA PF 19 752 17.0 .625 .572 6.8 18.5 12.8 7.0 1.0 2.3 12.1 18.4 121 110 1.4 0.9 2.3 .150
1992-93 31 SEA NBA PF 19 626 17.5 .550 .502 5.8 19.9 12.4 9.2 1.6 2.9 7.8 19.0 120 108 1.4 0.6 2.0 .157
1993-94 32 SEA NBA PF 5 141 12.8 .495 .405 4.7 24.5 14.4 5.1 1.5 1.1 10.8 18.3 103 99 0.1 0.3 0.3 .119
1994-95 33 SEA NBA C 4 141 14.4 .552 .542 5.2 22.1 13.6 15.5 1.2 3.5 15.5 18.6 108 106 0.1 0.2 0.3 .108
1995-96 34 SEA NBA PF 21 654 14.2 .579 .541 4.4 12.3 8.7 9.8 1.2 0.8 11.9 18.7 112 106 1.0 0.7 1.7 .122
1996-97 35 SEA NBA C 12 340 10.6 .482 .413 5.0 13.1 8.9 6.7 1.9 3.2 11.0 15.5 104 109 0.2 0.3 0.5 .066
1997-98 36 SEA NBA PF 10 210 9.4 .531 .500 3.5 14.6 9.2 10.0 0.8 2.0 17.8 14.0 103 116 0.1 0.0 0.1 .013
1998-99 37 IND NBA PF 13 146 14.5 .680 .671 1.7 18.3 10.4 7.4 0.0 1.5 15.2 14.9 118 105 0.3 0.1 0.4 .133
1999-00 38 IND NBA PF 23 417 8.6 .481 .433 4.9 15.5 10.3 3.7 0.5 1.0 6.5 13.9 105 108 0.3 0.2 0.5 .061
2000-01 39 IND NBA PF 3 19 1.5 .313 .313 5.7 17.8 11.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.6 75 109 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.092
Career NBA 167 4785 14.2 .547 .495 6.2 16.7 11.5 8.0 1.3 1.9 10.8 17.8 113 110 6.3 4.1 10.5 .105

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 17 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Sam Perkins 8.5 8.1 8.0 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.7 6.4 5.8 4.5 3.5 2.0 1.7
A.C. Green 86.7 9.4 9.3 8.8 8.6 7.9 7.7 7.6 6.7 6.1 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.4 3.3 3.2 1.4
Dale Davis 86.6 8.5 7.1 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.2 4.5 3.9 3.4 3.4 1.3 0.4
Buck Williams 86.5 11.4 9.2 8.9 8.7 8.5 7.9 7.9 7.7 7.6 7.3 6.8 6.1 6.1 5.2 4.8 3.9 2.1
P.J. Brown 85.4 10.2 8.2 8.1 8.0 7.5 7.5 6.9 6.9 5.3 5.1 4.6 4.4 4.2 2.3 0.5
Clifford Robinson 85.0 9.6 8.7 8.0 7.5 7.1 6.8 6.6 5.4 5.3 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.2 2.8 2.0 1.7 0.3
Rasheed Wallace 84.9 11.0 9.7 9.3 8.9 8.5 7.6 7.6 7.1 6.4 6.2 6.2 5.1 5.0 3.6 2.3 0.6
Antawn Jamison 82.5 9.2 9.0 8.5 8.2 8.1 6.8 6.7 6.4 5.8 5.4 4.3 3.1 2.6 2.3 1.4
Otis Thorpe 82.4 10.4 9.8 9.0 8.9 8.7 8.5 8.1 7.9 7.6 6.0 5.6 4.0 3.8 3.7 2.5 1.1 1.0
Alex English 81.5 10.3 9.8 9.5 8.9 8.3 8.2 8.1 7.6 7.0 6.8 5.3 5.1 4.0 1.2 0.6
Charles Oakley 80.9 10.5 8.9 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 4.5 3.7 3.5 3.3 2.2 2.1 -0.5
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Sam Perkins 8.5 8.1 8.0 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.7 6.4 5.8 4.5 3.5 2.0 1.7
A.C. Green 86.7 9.4 9.3 8.8 8.6 7.9 7.7 7.6 6.7 6.1 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.4 3.3 3.2 1.4
Dale Davis 86.6 8.5 7.1 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.2 4.5 3.9 3.4 3.4 1.3 0.4
Buck Williams 86.5 11.4 9.2 8.9 8.7 8.5 7.9 7.9 7.7 7.6 7.3 6.8 6.1 6.1 5.2 4.8 3.9 2.1
P.J. Brown 85.4 10.2 8.2 8.1 8.0 7.5 7.5 6.9 6.9 5.3 5.1 4.6 4.4 4.2 2.3 0.5
Clifford Robinson 85.0 9.6 8.7 8.0 7.5 7.1 6.8 6.6 5.4 5.3 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.2 2.8 2.0 1.7 0.3 0.3
Rasheed Wallace 84.9 11.0 9.7 9.3 8.9 8.5 7.6 7.6 7.1 6.4 6.2 6.2 5.1 5.0 3.6 2.3 0.6
Antawn Jamison 82.5 9.2 9.0 8.5 8.2 8.1 6.8 6.7 6.4 5.8 5.4 4.3 3.1 2.6 2.3 1.4
Otis Thorpe 82.4 10.4 9.8 9.0 8.9 8.7 8.5 8.1 7.9 7.6 6.0 5.6 4.0 3.8 3.7 2.5 1.1 1.0
Alex English 81.5 10.3 9.8 9.5 8.9 8.3 8.2 8.1 7.6 7.0 6.8 5.3 5.1 4.0 1.2 0.6
Charles Oakley 81.3 10.5 8.9 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 4.5 3.7 3.5 3.3 2.2 2.1 0.9 0.1 -0.5

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1980-81 19 UNC 37 1115 199 318 152 205 289 27 23 67 115 550 .626 .741 30.1 14.9 7.8 0.7
1981-82 20 UNC 32 1141 174 301 109 142 250 35 33 53 53 74 457 .578 .768 35.7 14.3 7.8 1.1
1982-83 21 UNC 35 1174 218 414 12 48 145 177 330 47 41 65 71 91 593 .527 .250 .819 33.5 16.9 9.4 1.3
1983-84 22 UNC 31 1029 195 331 155 181 298 51 28 60 61 70 545 .589 .856 33.2 17.6 9.6 1.6
Career 135 4459 786 1364 12 48 561 705 1167 160 125 245 185 350 2145 .576 .250 .796 33.0 15.9 8.6 1.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1980 McDonald's All American
1982-83 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)
1983-84 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1984-85 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
Games
1984-85 NBA 82 (1)
 1994-95 NBA 82 (1)
 1995-96 NBA 82 (2)
Career NBA 1286 (15)
Career 1286 (17)
Minutes Played
Career NBA 36598 (49)
Career 36598 (53)
3-Pt Field Goals
Career NBA 849 (98)
Career 849 (98)
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
Career NBA 2348 (95)
Career 2348 (95)
Free Throws
Career NBA 3479 (99)
Offensive Rebounds
Career NBA 2324 (53)
Career 2324 (61)
Defensive Rebounds
Career NBA 5342 (50)
Career 5342 (56)
Total Rebounds
Career NBA 7666 (68)
Career 7666 (80)
Blocks
Career NBA 933 (91)
Career 933 (93)
Personal Fouls
Career NBA 3177 (49)
Career 3177 (58)
Turnover Pct
1991-92 NBA 7.9 (4)
1994-95 NBA 8.2 (2)
1995-96 NBA 8.3 (5)
1996-97 NBA 9.2 (8)
Career NBA 10.3 (44)
Career 10.3 (47)
Offensive Rating
1994-95 NBA 125.6 (3)
Career NBA 114.7 (45)
Career 114.7 (45)
Offensive Win Shares
Career NBA 62.3 (74)
Career 62.3 (77)
Defensive Win Shares
Career NBA 43.0 (68)
Career 43.0 (73)
Win Shares
Career NBA 105.4 (62)
Career 105.4 (66)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.001 (576)
NBA Elo Player Rating
169th (overall) as of May 24, 2013, 5:06AM
    

Transactions

September 16, 1980: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers (as a 1984 1st round draft pick) to the Dallas Mavericks for Mike Bratz.

June 19, 1984: Drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1984 NBA Draft.

August 6, 1990: Signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.

February 22, 1993: Traded by the Los Angeles Lakers to the Seattle SuperSonics for Benoit Benjamin and Doug Christie.

January 21, 1999: Signed as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers.

September 17, 2001: Waived by the Indiana Pacers.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Dallas Mavericks NBA $585,000
1987-88 Dallas Mavericks NBA $755,000
1988-89 Dallas Mavericks NBA $755,000
1990-91 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $1,970,000
1991-92 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $2,507,000
1992-93 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $3,047,000
1993-94 Seattle SuperSonics NBA $3,587,000
1994-95 Seattle SuperSonics NBA $4,126,600
1995-96 Seattle SuperSonics NBA $3,967,000
1996-97 Seattle SuperSonics NBA $2,730,000
1997-98 Seattle SuperSonics NBA $3,370,000
1998-99 Indiana Pacers NBA $1,785,000
1999-00 Indiana Pacers NBA $1,925,000
2000-01 Indiana Pacers NBA $2,250,000
Career (may be incomplete) $33,359,600

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