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
Other SR Links: Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
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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 | 79 | 2626 | 458 | 909 | 11 | 33 | 307 | 377 | 195 | 686 | 153 | 75 | 94 | 145 | 211 | 1234 | .504 | .333 | .814 | 32.8 | 15.4 | 8.6 | 1.9 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 41 | 1363 | 245 | 477 | 5 | 14 | 169 | 203 | 92 | 355 | 79 | 54 | 49 | 73 | 105 | 664 | .514 | .357 | .833 | 33.2 | 16.2 | 8.7 | 1.9 |
| Road | 39 | 38 | 1263 | 213 | 432 | 6 | 19 | 138 | 174 | 103 | 331 | 74 | 21 | 45 | 72 | 106 | 570 | .493 | .316 | .793 | 32.4 | 14.6 | 8.5 | 1.9 | |
| 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 | 47 | 47 | 1547 | 279 | 562 | 6 | 20 | 194 | 234 | 121 | 423 | 93 | 50 | 45 | 99 | 123 | 758 | .496 | .300 | .829 | 32.9 | 16.1 | 9.0 | 2.0 |
| Post | 33 | 32 | 1079 | 179 | 347 | 5 | 13 | 113 | 143 | 74 | 263 | 60 | 25 | 49 | 46 | 88 | 476 | .516 | .385 | .790 | 32.7 | 14.4 | 8.0 | 1.8 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 44 | 43 | 1456 | 270 | 507 | 8 | 15 | 201 | 242 | 103 | 393 | 81 | 48 | 57 | 83 | 120 | 749 | .533 | .533 | .831 | 33.1 | 17.0 | 8.9 | 1.8 |
| Loss | 36 | 36 | 1170 | 188 | 402 | 3 | 18 | 106 | 135 | 92 | 293 | 72 | 27 | 37 | 62 | 91 | 485 | .468 | .167 | .785 | 32.5 | 13.5 | 8.1 | 2.0 | |
| 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 |
| Month | October | 2 | 2 | 61 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 18 | .368 | .800 | 30.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 2.0 | |
| November | 14 | 14 | 454 | 84 | 164 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 66 | 34 | 125 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 225 | .512 | .286 | .833 | 32.4 | 16.1 | 8.9 | 2.2 | |
| December | 13 | 13 | 414 | 78 | 151 | 1 | 5 | 62 | 74 | 36 | 128 | 28 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 33 | 219 | .517 | .200 | .838 | 31.8 | 16.8 | 9.8 | 2.2 | |
| January | 15 | 15 | 501 | 94 | 186 | 2 | 7 | 54 | 64 | 33 | 121 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 31 | 40 | 244 | .505 | .286 | .844 | 33.4 | 16.3 | 8.1 | 1.6 | |
| February | 14 | 14 | 464 | 73 | 154 | 2 | 6 | 57 | 73 | 33 | 97 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 32 | 205 | .474 | .333 | .781 | 33.1 | 14.6 | 6.9 | 1.9 | |
| March | 15 | 15 | 533 | 80 | 163 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 65 | 40 | 138 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 28 | 46 | 211 | .491 | .250 | .769 | 35.5 | 14.1 | 9.2 | 1.7 | |
| April | 7 | 6 | 199 | 42 | 72 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 56 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 112 | .583 | .750 | .833 | 28.4 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 2.1 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 8 | 7 | 242 | 42 | 107 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 40 | 30 | 76 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 120 | .393 | .500 | .875 | 30.3 | 15.0 | 9.5 | 1.3 |
| Monday | 8 | 8 | 296 | 48 | 93 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 32 | 16 | 67 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 24 | 123 | .516 | .000 | .844 | 37.0 | 15.4 | 8.4 | 2.1 | |
| Tuesday | 13 | 13 | 424 | 70 | 135 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 62 | 33 | 94 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 191 | .519 | .500 | .774 | 32.6 | 14.7 | 7.2 | 2.0 | |
| Wednesday | 11 | 11 | 367 | 53 | 122 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 41 | 21 | 84 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 34 | 138 | .434 | .000 | .780 | 33.4 | 12.5 | 7.6 | 1.8 | |
| Thursday | 11 | 11 | 366 | 60 | 117 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 60 | 33 | 121 | 28 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 34 | 167 | .513 | .500 | .767 | 33.3 | 15.2 | 11.0 | 2.5 | |
| Friday | 13 | 13 | 411 | 75 | 136 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 59 | 24 | 97 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 29 | 203 | .551 | .750 | .847 | 31.6 | 15.6 | 7.5 | 1.4 | |
| Saturday | 16 | 16 | 520 | 110 | 199 | 3 | 13 | 69 | 83 | 38 | 147 | 34 | 21 | 18 | 36 | 46 | 292 | .553 | .231 | .831 | 32.5 | 18.3 | 9.2 | 2.1 | |
| 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 | 79 | 79 | 2606 | 452 | 897 | 10 | 32 | 302 | 372 | 195 | 678 | 151 | 75 | 94 | 144 | 210 | 1216 | .504 | .313 | .812 | 33.0 | 15.4 | 8.6 | 1.9 |
| Reserve | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 8 | 8 | 339 | 63 | 111 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 60 | 22 | 92 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 173 | .568 | .000 | .783 | 42.4 | 21.6 | 11.5 | 3.4 |
| 30-39 | 48 | 48 | 1653 | 270 | 556 | 5 | 18 | 190 | 231 | 122 | 421 | 83 | 49 | 63 | 94 | 129 | 735 | .486 | .278 | .823 | 34.4 | 15.3 | 8.8 | 1.7 | |
| 20-29 | 23 | 22 | 619 | 123 | 239 | 5 | 12 | 70 | 86 | 51 | 169 | 43 | 14 | 18 | 33 | 58 | 321 | .515 | .417 | .814 | 26.9 | 14.0 | 7.3 | 1.9 | |
| 10-19 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .667 | 1.000 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 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 | 21 | 21 | 715 | 133 | 255 | 2 | 9 | 100 | 116 | 45 | 180 | 39 | 16 | 24 | 37 | 69 | 368 | .522 | .222 | .862 | 34.0 | 17.5 | 8.6 | 1.9 |
| 1 Day | 37 | 37 | 1229 | 204 | 414 | 5 | 14 | 129 | 167 | 90 | 313 | 74 | 44 | 49 | 65 | 89 | 542 | .493 | .357 | .772 | 33.2 | 14.6 | 8.5 | 2.0 | |
| 2 Days | 15 | 14 | 461 | 82 | 165 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 52 | 40 | 127 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 35 | 209 | .497 | .333 | .827 | 30.7 | 13.9 | 8.5 | 1.8 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 6 | 185 | 34 | 61 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 39 | 14 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 102 | .557 | .500 | .821 | 30.8 | 17.0 | 8.5 | 2.2 | |
| 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 | 22 | 22 | 735 | 130 | 264 | 2 | 11 | 73 | 88 | 49 | 199 | 35 | 18 | 29 | 33 | 54 | 335 | .492 | .182 | .830 | 33.4 | 15.2 | 9.0 | 1.6 |
| Western | 58 | 57 | 1891 | 328 | 645 | 9 | 22 | 234 | 289 | 146 | 487 | 118 | 57 | 65 | 112 | 157 | 899 | .509 | .409 | .810 | 32.6 | 15.5 | 8.4 | 2.0 | |
| 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 | 10 | 10 | 351 | 62 | 122 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 111 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 27 | 150 | .508 | .000 | .839 | 35.1 | 15.0 | 11.1 | 1.8 |
| Central | 12 | 12 | 384 | 68 | 142 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 57 | 22 | 88 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 27 | 185 | .479 | .333 | .825 | 32.0 | 15.4 | 7.3 | 1.4 | |
| Midwest | 30 | 30 | 984 | 170 | 342 | 3 | 11 | 119 | 149 | 85 | 266 | 76 | 26 | 32 | 71 | 91 | 462 | .497 | .273 | .799 | 32.8 | 15.4 | 8.9 | 2.5 | |
| Pacific | 28 | 27 | 907 | 158 | 303 | 6 | 11 | 115 | 140 | 61 | 221 | 42 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 66 | 437 | .521 | .545 | .821 | 32.4 | 15.6 | 7.9 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 79 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 44 | .545 | .909 | 39.5 | 22.0 | 12.5 | 2.5 | |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 68 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 41 | .516 | .000 | .818 | 34.0 | 20.5 | 9.0 | 2.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 74 | 17 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 37 | .486 | .750 | 37.0 | 18.5 | 7.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 55 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 25 | .429 | 1.000 | 27.5 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Denver | 6 | 6 | 196 | 32 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 34 | 12 | 52 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 93 | .464 | .000 | .853 | 32.7 | 15.5 | 8.7 | 3.0 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 60 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 28 | .556 | 1.000 | .700 | 30.0 | 14.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | |
| Golden State | 5 | 5 | 170 | 33 | 54 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 37 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 91 | .611 | .500 | .852 | 34.0 | 18.2 | 7.4 | 1.4 | |
| Houston | 6 | 6 | 204 | 41 | 81 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 35 | 18 | 59 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 109 | .506 | .000 | .771 | 34.0 | 18.2 | 9.8 | 2.5 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 65 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 29 | .455 | .500 | .889 | 32.5 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 2.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 4 | 133 | 24 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 66 | .490 | .000 | .857 | 33.3 | 16.5 | 7.8 | 1.5 | |
| LA Lakers | 5 | 4 | 142 | 24 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 63 | .480 | 1.000 | .813 | 28.4 | 12.6 | 6.4 | 2.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 51 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 22 | .417 | .000 | .400 | 25.5 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 0.5 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 74 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 33 | .591 | 1.000 | 37.0 | 16.5 | 13.5 | 2.5 | ||
| New York | 2 | 2 | 75 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | .385 | .000 | .833 | 37.5 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 2.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 74 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 28 | .522 | .000 | 1.000 | 37.0 | 14.0 | 11.5 | 0.5 | |
| Phoenix | 5 | 5 | 184 | 30 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 38 | 16 | 46 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 91 | .588 | .816 | 36.8 | 18.2 | 9.2 | 1.2 | ||
| Portland | 4 | 4 | 137 | 26 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 71 | .531 | 1.000 | .720 | 34.3 | 17.8 | 8.8 | 1.3 | |
| Sacramento | 6 | 6 | 207 | 37 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 50 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 93 | .514 | .500 | .818 | 34.5 | 15.5 | 8.3 | 2.5 | |
| San Antonio | 6 | 6 | 183 | 37 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 51 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 98 | .661 | 1.000 | .815 | 30.5 | 16.3 | 8.5 | 3.2 | |
| Seattle | 5 | 5 | 141 | 21 | 50 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 55 | .420 | .333 | .923 | 28.2 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 1.6 | |
| Utah | 6 | 6 | 194 | 23 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 31 | 19 | 54 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 69 | .359 | .000 | .742 | 32.3 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 1.5 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 60 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 23 | .550 | .333 | 30.0 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 1.5 | ||