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 | 80 | 2687 | 461 | 957 | 19 | 54 | 244 | 295 | 196 | 612 | 144 | 108 | 77 | 130 | 255 | 1185 | .482 | .352 | .827 | 33.6 | 14.8 | 7.7 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 39 | 39 | 1278 | 232 | 464 | 9 | 22 | 128 | 154 | 103 | 292 | 78 | 52 | 48 | 53 | 118 | 601 | .500 | .409 | .831 | 32.8 | 15.4 | 7.5 | 2.0 |
| Road | 41 | 41 | 1409 | 229 | 493 | 10 | 32 | 116 | 141 | 93 | 320 | 66 | 56 | 29 | 77 | 137 | 584 | .465 | .313 | .823 | 34.4 | 14.2 | 7.8 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 45 | 45 | 1547 | 247 | 507 | 8 | 22 | 141 | 170 | 99 | 366 | 92 | 57 | 36 | 75 | 147 | 643 | .487 | .364 | .829 | 34.4 | 14.3 | 8.1 | 2.0 |
| Post | 35 | 35 | 1140 | 214 | 450 | 11 | 32 | 103 | 125 | 97 | 246 | 52 | 51 | 41 | 55 | 108 | 542 | .476 | .344 | .824 | 32.6 | 15.5 | 7.0 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 54 | 54 | 1757 | 306 | 610 | 10 | 24 | 169 | 205 | 126 | 403 | 100 | 75 | 52 | 79 | 153 | 791 | .502 | .417 | .824 | 32.5 | 14.6 | 7.5 | 1.9 |
| Loss | 26 | 26 | 930 | 155 | 347 | 9 | 30 | 75 | 90 | 70 | 209 | 44 | 33 | 25 | 51 | 102 | 394 | .447 | .300 | .833 | 35.8 | 15.2 | 8.0 | 1.7 | |
| 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 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | .667 | .833 | 27.0 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | |
| November | 14 | 14 | 465 | 73 | 139 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 43 | 26 | 101 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 47 | 177 | .525 | .000 | .721 | 33.2 | 12.6 | 7.2 | 2.4 | |
| December | 13 | 13 | 444 | 69 | 137 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 28 | 106 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 42 | 182 | .504 | .600 | .792 | 34.2 | 14.0 | 8.2 | 1.8 | |
| January | 14 | 14 | 529 | 85 | 197 | 2 | 10 | 61 | 66 | 37 | 134 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 44 | 233 | .431 | .200 | .924 | 37.8 | 16.6 | 9.6 | 2.4 | |
| February | 14 | 14 | 469 | 91 | 173 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 47 | 38 | 97 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 32 | 41 | 225 | .526 | .364 | .830 | 33.5 | 16.1 | 6.9 | 1.5 | |
| March | 15 | 15 | 493 | 94 | 206 | 5 | 16 | 50 | 62 | 51 | 113 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 51 | 243 | .456 | .313 | .806 | 32.9 | 16.2 | 7.5 | 1.1 | |
| April | 9 | 9 | 260 | 45 | 99 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 51 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 112 | .455 | .333 | .870 | 28.9 | 12.4 | 5.7 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 4 | 4 | 123 | 26 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 62 | .448 | .333 | .818 | 30.8 | 15.5 | 5.5 | 0.3 |
| Monday | 6 | 6 | 180 | 30 | 60 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 73 | .500 | .333 | .857 | 30.0 | 12.2 | 5.3 | 0.3 | |
| Tuesday | 11 | 11 | 390 | 62 | 135 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 102 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 151 | .459 | .400 | .862 | 35.5 | 13.7 | 9.3 | 1.9 | |
| Wednesday | 13 | 13 | 444 | 77 | 170 | 5 | 13 | 51 | 60 | 37 | 97 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 42 | 210 | .453 | .385 | .850 | 34.2 | 16.2 | 7.5 | 1.7 | |
| Thursday | 8 | 8 | 265 | 40 | 81 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 44 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 99 | .494 | .333 | .857 | 33.1 | 12.4 | 5.5 | 1.9 | |
| Friday | 18 | 18 | 617 | 107 | 220 | 5 | 15 | 69 | 85 | 57 | 176 | 43 | 19 | 27 | 34 | 73 | 288 | .486 | .333 | .812 | 34.3 | 16.0 | 9.8 | 2.4 | |
| Saturday | 20 | 20 | 668 | 119 | 233 | 4 | 12 | 60 | 75 | 40 | 139 | 40 | 32 | 18 | 28 | 57 | 302 | .511 | .333 | .800 | 33.4 | 15.1 | 7.0 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 80 | 80 | 2687 | 461 | 957 | 19 | 54 | 244 | 295 | 196 | 612 | 144 | 108 | 77 | 130 | 255 | 1185 | .482 | .352 | .827 | 33.6 | 14.8 | 7.7 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 10 | 10 | 426 | 78 | 158 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 52 | 30 | 98 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 206 | .494 | .231 | .904 | 42.6 | 20.6 | 9.8 | 2.1 |
| 30-39 | 47 | 47 | 1656 | 271 | 580 | 14 | 32 | 145 | 180 | 117 | 375 | 88 | 72 | 55 | 74 | 154 | 701 | .467 | .438 | .806 | 35.2 | 14.9 | 8.0 | 1.9 | |
| 20-29 | 21 | 21 | 569 | 105 | 207 | 2 | 9 | 52 | 63 | 47 | 130 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 28 | 61 | 264 | .507 | .222 | .825 | 27.1 | 12.6 | 6.2 | 1.6 | |
| 10-19 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | .583 | 18.0 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 25 | 25 | 837 | 144 | 291 | 5 | 14 | 73 | 85 | 54 | 183 | 51 | 32 | 20 | 40 | 78 | 366 | .495 | .357 | .859 | 33.5 | 14.6 | 7.3 | 2.0 |
| 1 Day | 33 | 33 | 1108 | 193 | 404 | 9 | 30 | 91 | 119 | 81 | 245 | 57 | 44 | 38 | 67 | 110 | 486 | .478 | .300 | .765 | 33.6 | 14.7 | 7.4 | 1.7 | |
| 2 Days | 12 | 12 | 424 | 72 | 154 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 41 | 42 | 124 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 183 | .468 | .500 | .854 | 35.3 | 15.3 | 10.3 | 2.1 | |
| 3+ Days | 9 | 9 | 291 | 48 | 102 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 44 | 16 | 50 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 137 | .471 | .500 | .909 | 32.3 | 15.2 | 5.6 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 21 | 21 | 741 | 139 | 305 | 7 | 21 | 69 | 86 | 63 | 169 | 38 | 26 | 22 | 40 | 73 | 354 | .456 | .333 | .802 | 35.3 | 16.9 | 8.0 | 1.8 |
| Western | 59 | 59 | 1946 | 322 | 652 | 12 | 33 | 175 | 209 | 133 | 443 | 106 | 82 | 55 | 90 | 182 | 831 | .494 | .364 | .837 | 33.0 | 14.1 | 7.5 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 10 | 10 | 354 | 59 | 136 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 35 | 27 | 89 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 150 | .434 | .400 | .800 | 35.4 | 15.0 | 8.9 | 1.7 |
| Central | 11 | 11 | 387 | 80 | 169 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 51 | 36 | 80 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 43 | 204 | .473 | .273 | .804 | 35.2 | 18.5 | 7.3 | 1.9 | |
| Midwest | 30 | 30 | 1033 | 170 | 354 | 7 | 21 | 103 | 124 | 71 | 245 | 57 | 48 | 32 | 56 | 94 | 450 | .480 | .333 | .831 | 34.4 | 15.0 | 8.2 | 1.9 | |
| Pacific | 29 | 29 | 913 | 152 | 298 | 5 | 12 | 72 | 85 | 62 | 198 | 49 | 34 | 23 | 34 | 88 | 381 | .510 | .417 | .847 | 31.5 | 13.1 | 6.8 | 1.7 | |
| 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 | 2 | 56 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 25 | .529 | .000 | .700 | 28.0 | 12.5 | 7.0 | 1.5 |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 79 | 21 | 42 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 51 | .500 | .500 | .857 | 39.5 | 25.5 | 8.5 | 0.5 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 74 | 19 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 48 | .396 | .500 | .900 | 37.0 | 24.0 | 13.5 | 0.5 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 61 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 28 | .545 | .800 | 30.5 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Denver | 6 | 6 | 203 | 34 | 69 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 26 | 17 | 60 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 90 | .493 | .250 | .808 | 33.8 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 2.2 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 72 | 14 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 35 | .400 | .400 | .625 | 36.0 | 17.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
| Golden State | 5 | 5 | 152 | 22 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 59 | .489 | .333 | .933 | 30.4 | 11.8 | 6.6 | 1.8 | |
| Houston | 6 | 6 | 210 | 40 | 90 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 40 | 17 | 52 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 117 | .444 | .200 | .900 | 35.0 | 19.5 | 8.7 | 2.7 | |
| Indiana | 1 | 1 | 43 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 | .579 | .833 | 43.0 | 27.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 4 | 4 | 109 | 24 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 50 | .615 | .500 | 27.3 | 12.5 | 5.0 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 5 | 5 | 171 | 28 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 67 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 34.2 | 13.4 | 8.2 | 2.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 81 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 41 | .536 | .000 | .917 | 40.5 | 20.5 | 10.5 | 5.0 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 62 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | .333 | .600 | 31.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 3.0 | ||
| New York | 2 | 2 | 70 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 29 | .367 | .500 | .750 | 35.0 | 14.5 | 11.5 | 1.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 66 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 27 | .375 | .000 | 1.000 | 33.0 | 13.5 | 8.0 | 1.5 | |
| Phoenix | 5 | 5 | 160 | 21 | 50 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 55 | .420 | .500 | .786 | 32.0 | 11.0 | 7.6 | 1.4 | |
| Portland | 5 | 5 | 159 | 30 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 80 | .536 | .000 | .833 | 31.8 | 16.0 | 5.6 | 1.8 | |
| Sacramento | 6 | 6 | 215 | 40 | 81 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 33 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 95 | .494 | .667 | .813 | 35.8 | 15.8 | 5.5 | 1.2 | |
| San Antonio | 6 | 6 | 206 | 29 | 61 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 50 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 78 | .475 | .500 | .818 | 34.3 | 13.0 | 8.3 | 2.2 | |
| Seattle | 5 | 5 | 162 | 27 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 70 | .519 | .333 | .833 | 32.4 | 14.0 | 7.6 | 2.0 | |
| Utah | 6 | 6 | 199 | 27 | 53 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 50 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 70 | .509 | .200 | .750 | 33.2 | 11.7 | 8.3 | 1.3 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 77 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 28 | .545 | .000 | .667 | 38.5 | 14.0 | 8.5 | 2.0 | |