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 | 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 | 1204 | 715 | 34283 | 5151 | 11247 | 840 | 2311 | 3278 | 4047 | 2134 | 7058 | 1838 | 1041 | 870 | 1482 | 2925 | 14420 | .458 | .363 | .810 | 28.5 | 12.0 | 5.9 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 607 | 358 | 16810 | 2522 | 5435 | 428 | 1138 | 1674 | 2034 | 1067 | 3547 | 970 | 535 | 486 | 716 | 1388 | 7146 | .464 | .376 | .823 | 27.7 | 11.8 | 5.8 | 1.6 |
| Road | 597 | 357 | 17473 | 2629 | 5812 | 412 | 1173 | 1604 | 2013 | 1067 | 3511 | 868 | 506 | 384 | 766 | 1537 | 7274 | .452 | .351 | .797 | 29.3 | 12.2 | 5.9 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 726 | 454 | 20764 | 3049 | 6698 | 483 | 1358 | 1983 | 2435 | 1253 | 4287 | 1081 | 612 | 505 | 904 | 1782 | 8564 | .455 | .356 | .814 | 28.6 | 11.8 | 5.9 | 1.5 |
| Post | 478 | 261 | 13519 | 2102 | 4549 | 357 | 953 | 1295 | 1612 | 881 | 2771 | 757 | 429 | 365 | 578 | 1143 | 5856 | .462 | .375 | .803 | 28.3 | 12.3 | 5.8 | 1.6 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 780 | 441 | 21791 | 3400 | 7073 | 639 | 1561 | 2127 | 2622 | 1293 | 4589 | 1244 | 714 | 592 | 898 | 1794 | 9566 | .481 | .409 | .811 | 27.9 | 12.3 | 5.9 | 1.6 |
| Loss | 424 | 274 | 12492 | 1751 | 4174 | 201 | 750 | 1151 | 1425 | 841 | 2469 | 594 | 327 | 278 | 584 | 1131 | 4854 | .420 | .268 | .808 | 29.5 | 11.4 | 5.8 | 1.4 | |
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 131 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 39 | .429 | .000 | .818 | 26.2 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 1.8 |
| November | 200 | 120 | 5745 | 836 | 1792 | 128 | 347 | 549 | 690 | 325 | 1142 | 289 | 175 | 125 | 275 | 507 | 2349 | .467 | .369 | .796 | 28.7 | 11.7 | 5.7 | 1.4 | |
| December | 204 | 128 | 5996 | 903 | 1948 | 143 | 402 | 559 | 689 | 382 | 1277 | 311 | 180 | 151 | 238 | 514 | 2508 | .464 | .356 | .811 | 29.4 | 12.3 | 6.3 | 1.5 | |
| January | 217 | 163 | 6476 | 972 | 2178 | 147 | 425 | 640 | 769 | 393 | 1349 | 350 | 184 | 177 | 282 | 546 | 2731 | .446 | .346 | .832 | 29.8 | 12.6 | 6.2 | 1.6 | |
| February | 185 | 110 | 5394 | 818 | 1770 | 127 | 351 | 522 | 656 | 336 | 1098 | 302 | 182 | 131 | 232 | 441 | 2285 | .462 | .362 | .796 | 29.2 | 12.4 | 5.9 | 1.6 | |
| March | 241 | 121 | 6637 | 1001 | 2225 | 168 | 449 | 642 | 800 | 435 | 1363 | 351 | 201 | 171 | 291 | 577 | 2812 | .450 | .374 | .803 | 27.5 | 11.7 | 5.7 | 1.5 | |
| April | 150 | 69 | 3868 | 605 | 1292 | 126 | 330 | 356 | 430 | 246 | 784 | 223 | 114 | 111 | 158 | 322 | 1692 | .468 | .382 | .828 | 25.8 | 11.3 | 5.2 | 1.5 | |
| May | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .143 | .250 | .500 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 151 | 79 | 4134 | 627 | 1393 | 112 | 285 | 403 | 502 | 297 | 880 | 219 | 112 | 90 | 169 | 358 | 1769 | .450 | .393 | .803 | 27.4 | 11.7 | 5.8 | 1.5 |
| Monday | 96 | 58 | 2764 | 423 | 899 | 61 | 176 | 252 | 307 | 176 | 580 | 158 | 73 | 80 | 111 | 237 | 1159 | .471 | .347 | .821 | 28.8 | 12.1 | 6.0 | 1.6 | |
| Tuesday | 216 | 123 | 6107 | 892 | 1966 | 179 | 456 | 568 | 693 | 363 | 1192 | 317 | 189 | 139 | 274 | 520 | 2531 | .454 | .393 | .820 | 28.3 | 11.7 | 5.5 | 1.5 | |
| Wednesday | 180 | 120 | 5301 | 744 | 1761 | 119 | 342 | 466 | 571 | 340 | 1119 | 295 | 166 | 118 | 245 | 448 | 2073 | .422 | .348 | .816 | 29.5 | 11.5 | 6.2 | 1.6 | |
| Thursday | 136 | 74 | 3791 | 575 | 1223 | 103 | 280 | 352 | 445 | 203 | 750 | 215 | 122 | 106 | 164 | 333 | 1605 | .470 | .368 | .791 | 27.9 | 11.8 | 5.5 | 1.6 | |
| Friday | 237 | 143 | 6748 | 1021 | 2192 | 147 | 421 | 654 | 809 | 437 | 1415 | 357 | 192 | 191 | 282 | 572 | 2843 | .466 | .349 | .808 | 28.5 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | |
| Saturday | 188 | 118 | 5438 | 869 | 1813 | 119 | 351 | 583 | 720 | 318 | 1122 | 277 | 187 | 146 | 237 | 457 | 2440 | .479 | .339 | .810 | 28.9 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 715 | 715 | 23541 | 3682 | 7848 | 262 | 835 | 2426 | 2984 | 1690 | 5262 | 1284 | 710 | 640 | 1075 | 2004 | 10052 | .469 | .314 | .813 | 32.9 | 14.1 | 7.4 | 1.8 |
| Reserve | 489 | 0 | 10742 | 1469 | 3399 | 578 | 1476 | 852 | 1063 | 444 | 1796 | 554 | 331 | 230 | 407 | 921 | 4368 | .432 | .392 | .802 | 22.0 | 8.9 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 119 | 118 | 4992 | 792 | 1657 | 28 | 101 | 580 | 708 | 372 | 1116 | 304 | 149 | 144 | 224 | 375 | 2192 | .478 | .277 | .819 | 41.9 | 18.4 | 9.4 | 2.6 |
| 30-39 | 448 | 396 | 15477 | 2423 | 5167 | 246 | 706 | 1600 | 1974 | 1077 | 3425 | 779 | 461 | 412 | 715 | 1326 | 6692 | .469 | .348 | .811 | 34.5 | 14.9 | 7.6 | 1.7 | |
| 20-29 | 450 | 164 | 11184 | 1628 | 3657 | 455 | 1205 | 952 | 1183 | 565 | 2048 | 620 | 363 | 268 | 446 | 987 | 4663 | .445 | .378 | .805 | 24.9 | 10.4 | 4.6 | 1.4 | |
| 10-19 | 151 | 27 | 2393 | 283 | 706 | 99 | 264 | 134 | 168 | 109 | 414 | 126 | 62 | 41 | 86 | 221 | 799 | .401 | .375 | .798 | 15.8 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 0.8 | |
| 0-9 | 36 | 10 | 237 | 25 | 60 | 12 | 35 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 55 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 74 | .417 | .343 | .857 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 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 | 302 | 180 | 8708 | 1301 | 2878 | 193 | 533 | 851 | 1049 | 501 | 1779 | 455 | 247 | 202 | 377 | 779 | 3646 | .452 | .362 | .811 | 28.8 | 12.1 | 5.9 | 1.5 |
| 1 Day | 584 | 334 | 16423 | 2510 | 5452 | 436 | 1159 | 1548 | 1931 | 1056 | 3335 | 925 | 509 | 436 | 718 | 1392 | 7004 | .460 | .376 | .802 | 28.1 | 12.0 | 5.7 | 1.6 | |
| 2 Days | 195 | 116 | 5554 | 794 | 1795 | 124 | 403 | 523 | 634 | 347 | 1176 | 272 | 165 | 139 | 224 | 439 | 2235 | .442 | .308 | .825 | 28.5 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 1.4 | |
| 3+ Days | 107 | 76 | 3135 | 482 | 978 | 78 | 188 | 320 | 384 | 204 | 667 | 169 | 105 | 82 | 140 | 270 | 1362 | .493 | .415 | .833 | 29.3 | 12.7 | 6.2 | 1.6 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 471 | 236 | 12460 | 1828 | 4057 | 346 | 933 | 1060 | 1319 | 725 | 2492 | 657 | 370 | 299 | 520 | 1034 | 5062 | .451 | .371 | .804 | 26.5 | 10.7 | 5.3 | 1.4 |
| Western | 733 | 479 | 21823 | 3323 | 7190 | 494 | 1378 | 2218 | 2728 | 1409 | 4566 | 1181 | 671 | 571 | 962 | 1891 | 9358 | .462 | .358 | .813 | 29.8 | 12.8 | 6.2 | 1.6 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 225 | 116 | 6024 | 860 | 1913 | 166 | 440 | 497 | 622 | 349 | 1267 | 348 | 175 | 127 | 241 | 513 | 2383 | .450 | .377 | .799 | 26.8 | 10.6 | 5.6 | 1.5 |
| Central | 246 | 120 | 6436 | 968 | 2144 | 180 | 493 | 563 | 697 | 376 | 1225 | 309 | 195 | 172 | 279 | 521 | 2679 | .451 | .365 | .808 | 26.2 | 10.9 | 5.0 | 1.3 | |
| Midwest | 357 | 229 | 10686 | 1603 | 3524 | 251 | 718 | 1070 | 1313 | 692 | 2284 | 611 | 338 | 273 | 476 | 908 | 4527 | .455 | .350 | .815 | 29.9 | 12.7 | 6.4 | 1.7 | |
| Pacific | 376 | 250 | 11137 | 1720 | 3666 | 243 | 660 | 1148 | 1415 | 717 | 2282 | 570 | 333 | 298 | 486 | 983 | 4831 | .469 | .368 | .811 | 29.6 | 12.8 | 6.1 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 35 | 19 | 922 | 133 | 293 | 23 | 75 | 90 | 108 | 51 | 186 | 45 | 37 | 20 | 39 | 72 | 379 | .454 | .307 | .833 | 26.3 | 10.8 | 5.3 | 1.3 |
| Boston | 32 | 17 | 892 | 141 | 297 | 22 | 61 | 86 | 109 | 52 | 182 | 50 | 29 | 15 | 41 | 72 | 390 | .475 | .361 | .789 | 27.9 | 12.2 | 5.7 | 1.6 | |
| Chicago | 37 | 21 | 1037 | 169 | 385 | 25 | 70 | 81 | 97 | 84 | 217 | 42 | 22 | 25 | 40 | 68 | 444 | .439 | .357 | .835 | 28.0 | 12.0 | 5.9 | 1.1 | |
| Cleveland | 36 | 20 | 962 | 126 | 292 | 18 | 49 | 76 | 100 | 58 | 176 | 47 | 27 | 24 | 35 | 78 | 346 | .432 | .367 | .760 | 26.7 | 9.6 | 4.9 | 1.3 | |
| Dallas | 33 | 19 | 953 | 148 | 314 | 32 | 99 | 64 | 81 | 56 | 197 | 48 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 71 | 392 | .471 | .323 | .790 | 28.9 | 11.9 | 6.0 | 1.5 | |
| Denver | 59 | 41 | 1808 | 298 | 604 | 42 | 102 | 192 | 236 | 115 | 435 | 118 | 50 | 44 | 90 | 150 | 830 | .493 | .412 | .814 | 30.6 | 14.1 | 7.4 | 2.0 | |
| Detroit | 34 | 17 | 855 | 124 | 300 | 28 | 74 | 74 | 96 | 46 | 146 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 38 | 73 | 350 | .413 | .378 | .771 | 25.1 | 10.3 | 4.3 | 1.0 | |
| Golden State | 61 | 45 | 1759 | 306 | 628 | 36 | 113 | 200 | 248 | 151 | 400 | 109 | 55 | 55 | 89 | 153 | 848 | .487 | .319 | .806 | 28.8 | 13.9 | 6.6 | 1.8 | |
| Houston | 62 | 40 | 1926 | 290 | 679 | 39 | 131 | 205 | 250 | 129 | 422 | 113 | 68 | 45 | 85 | 152 | 824 | .427 | .298 | .820 | 31.1 | 13.3 | 6.8 | 1.8 | |
| Indiana | 25 | 16 | 786 | 131 | 282 | 15 | 47 | 91 | 113 | 49 | 158 | 36 | 19 | 22 | 47 | 72 | 368 | .465 | .319 | .805 | 31.4 | 14.7 | 6.3 | 1.4 | |
| LA Clippers | 59 | 37 | 1702 | 271 | 541 | 33 | 80 | 143 | 176 | 93 | 353 | 80 | 48 | 48 | 69 | 149 | 718 | .501 | .413 | .813 | 28.8 | 12.2 | 6.0 | 1.4 | |
| LA Lakers | 51 | 28 | 1500 | 236 | 484 | 42 | 100 | 105 | 127 | 87 | 287 | 83 | 37 | 32 | 54 | 163 | 619 | .488 | .420 | .827 | 29.4 | 12.1 | 5.6 | 1.6 | |
| Memphis | 16 | 2 | 284 | 44 | 95 | 19 | 39 | 27 | 33 | 12 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 134 | .463 | .487 | .818 | 17.8 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 1.6 | |
| Miami | 35 | 19 | 942 | 133 | 291 | 25 | 74 | 87 | 102 | 53 | 183 | 62 | 23 | 18 | 37 | 96 | 378 | .457 | .338 | .853 | 26.9 | 10.8 | 5.2 | 1.8 | |
| Milwaukee | 35 | 18 | 932 | 141 | 311 | 22 | 73 | 90 | 110 | 51 | 184 | 56 | 29 | 22 | 42 | 76 | 394 | .453 | .301 | .818 | 26.6 | 11.3 | 5.3 | 1.6 | |
| Minnesota | 36 | 18 | 976 | 147 | 307 | 25 | 68 | 99 | 124 | 57 | 191 | 61 | 25 | 22 | 37 | 78 | 418 | .479 | .368 | .798 | 27.1 | 11.6 | 5.3 | 1.7 | |
| New Jersey | 37 | 20 | 987 | 123 | 313 | 21 | 61 | 71 | 90 | 62 | 234 | 62 | 29 | 29 | 46 | 75 | 338 | .393 | .344 | .789 | 26.7 | 9.1 | 6.3 | 1.7 | |
| New Orleans | 32 | 12 | 785 | 128 | 269 | 21 | 65 | 66 | 82 | 42 | 165 | 38 | 19 | 27 | 29 | 63 | 343 | .476 | .323 | .805 | 24.5 | 10.7 | 5.2 | 1.2 | |
| New York | 34 | 19 | 968 | 144 | 302 | 32 | 72 | 72 | 94 | 47 | 191 | 55 | 21 | 19 | 30 | 77 | 392 | .477 | .444 | .766 | 28.5 | 11.5 | 5.6 | 1.6 | |
| Oklahoma City | 36 | 32 | 1143 | 154 | 344 | 9 | 36 | 128 | 152 | 80 | 243 | 59 | 39 | 28 | 47 | 92 | 445 | .448 | .250 | .842 | 31.8 | 12.4 | 6.8 | 1.6 | |
| Orlando | 29 | 11 | 683 | 93 | 219 | 20 | 50 | 52 | 68 | 42 | 145 | 42 | 15 | 16 | 28 | 64 | 258 | .425 | .400 | .765 | 23.6 | 8.9 | 5.0 | 1.4 | |
| Philadelphia | 32 | 17 | 838 | 136 | 277 | 25 | 62 | 76 | 86 | 51 | 165 | 46 | 31 | 22 | 32 | 74 | 373 | .491 | .403 | .884 | 26.2 | 11.7 | 5.2 | 1.4 | |
| Phoenix | 61 | 44 | 1886 | 282 | 628 | 39 | 112 | 206 | 251 | 125 | 367 | 78 | 56 | 44 | 92 | 149 | 809 | .449 | .348 | .821 | 30.9 | 13.3 | 6.0 | 1.3 | |
| Portland | 60 | 40 | 1794 | 270 | 592 | 42 | 114 | 217 | 273 | 99 | 367 | 91 | 53 | 42 | 85 | 171 | 799 | .456 | .368 | .795 | 29.9 | 13.3 | 6.1 | 1.5 | |
| Sacramento | 66 | 42 | 1965 | 308 | 674 | 45 | 112 | 196 | 246 | 131 | 403 | 104 | 72 | 69 | 82 | 161 | 857 | .457 | .402 | .797 | 29.8 | 13.0 | 6.1 | 1.6 | |
| San Antonio | 61 | 40 | 1855 | 276 | 598 | 47 | 132 | 178 | 216 | 117 | 370 | 104 | 66 | 57 | 105 | 166 | 777 | .462 | .356 | .824 | 30.4 | 12.7 | 6.1 | 1.7 | |
| Toronto | 16 | 1 | 285 | 41 | 67 | 28 | 43 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 43 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 125 | .612 | .651 | .882 | 17.8 | 7.8 | 2.7 | 0.8 | |
| Utah | 60 | 39 | 1888 | 228 | 577 | 44 | 136 | 212 | 259 | 124 | 386 | 89 | 64 | 45 | 71 | 177 | 712 | .395 | .324 | .819 | 31.5 | 11.9 | 6.4 | 1.5 | |
| Washington | 34 | 21 | 970 | 130 | 284 | 21 | 61 | 79 | 103 | 61 | 219 | 47 | 31 | 14 | 35 | 78 | 360 | .458 | .344 | .767 | 28.5 | 10.6 | 6.4 | 1.4 | |