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 | 78 | 77 | 2860 | 445 | 959 | 7 | 38 | 274 | 329 | 235 | 688 | 127 | 76 | 92 | 141 | 224 | 1171 | .464 | .184 | .833 | 36.7 | 15.0 | 8.8 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 39 | 38 | 1380 | 201 | 425 | 2 | 10 | 136 | 159 | 116 | 353 | 66 | 32 | 52 | 59 | 112 | 540 | .473 | .200 | .855 | 35.4 | 13.8 | 9.1 | 1.7 |
| Road | 39 | 39 | 1480 | 244 | 534 | 5 | 28 | 138 | 170 | 119 | 335 | 61 | 44 | 40 | 82 | 112 | 631 | .457 | .179 | .812 | 37.9 | 16.2 | 8.6 | 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 | 1626 | 257 | 544 | 4 | 17 | 175 | 206 | 131 | 362 | 55 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 137 | 693 | .472 | .235 | .850 | 36.1 | 15.4 | 8.0 | 1.2 |
| Post | 33 | 32 | 1234 | 188 | 415 | 3 | 21 | 99 | 123 | 104 | 326 | 72 | 25 | 33 | 73 | 87 | 478 | .453 | .143 | .805 | 37.4 | 14.5 | 9.9 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 35 | 34 | 1258 | 200 | 386 | 2 | 8 | 153 | 181 | 101 | 324 | 59 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 100 | 555 | .518 | .250 | .845 | 35.9 | 15.9 | 9.3 | 1.7 |
| Loss | 43 | 43 | 1602 | 245 | 573 | 5 | 30 | 121 | 148 | 134 | 364 | 68 | 40 | 47 | 88 | 124 | 616 | .428 | .167 | .818 | 37.3 | 14.3 | 8.5 | 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 |
| Month | November | 13 | 13 | 485 | 80 | 169 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 63 | 29 | 106 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 45 | 214 | .473 | .250 | .841 | 37.3 | 16.5 | 8.2 | 1.5 |
| December | 13 | 13 | 487 | 70 | 140 | 2 | 5 | 57 | 63 | 47 | 112 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 41 | 199 | .500 | .400 | .905 | 37.5 | 15.3 | 8.6 | 1.4 | |
| January | 15 | 15 | 504 | 79 | 181 | 1 | 8 | 48 | 60 | 44 | 103 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 37 | 207 | .436 | .125 | .800 | 33.6 | 13.8 | 6.9 | 0.9 | |
| February | 13 | 13 | 460 | 74 | 158 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 49 | 31 | 122 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 34 | 190 | .468 | .000 | .857 | 35.4 | 14.6 | 9.4 | 1.2 | |
| March | 16 | 16 | 611 | 95 | 214 | 3 | 13 | 45 | 56 | 51 | 161 | 31 | 13 | 16 | 38 | 47 | 238 | .444 | .231 | .804 | 38.2 | 14.9 | 10.1 | 1.9 | |
| April | 8 | 7 | 313 | 47 | 97 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 38 | 33 | 84 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 123 | .485 | .000 | .763 | 39.1 | 15.4 | 10.5 | 3.6 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 4 | 4 | 151 | 28 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 69 | .500 | .000 | .722 | 37.8 | 17.3 | 11.0 | 2.5 |
| Monday | 8 | 8 | 298 | 46 | 114 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 77 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 114 | .404 | .000 | .786 | 37.3 | 14.3 | 9.6 | 1.8 | |
| Tuesday | 13 | 13 | 461 | 63 | 132 | 2 | 8 | 46 | 53 | 28 | 87 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 174 | .477 | .250 | .868 | 35.5 | 13.4 | 6.7 | 1.5 | |
| Wednesday | 13 | 13 | 480 | 72 | 178 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 39 | 42 | 116 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 29 | 179 | .404 | .000 | .897 | 36.9 | 13.8 | 8.9 | 1.5 | |
| Thursday | 6 | 6 | 185 | 31 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 28 | 18 | 53 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 82 | .525 | .500 | .679 | 30.8 | 13.7 | 8.8 | 0.7 | |
| Friday | 19 | 18 | 711 | 115 | 228 | 2 | 15 | 86 | 100 | 64 | 171 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 61 | 318 | .504 | .133 | .860 | 37.4 | 16.7 | 9.0 | 1.8 | |
| Saturday | 15 | 15 | 574 | 90 | 192 | 2 | 6 | 53 | 63 | 39 | 140 | 26 | 13 | 23 | 27 | 39 | 235 | .469 | .333 | .841 | 38.3 | 15.7 | 9.3 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 77 | 77 | 2824 | 441 | 952 | 7 | 38 | 268 | 321 | 233 | 678 | 122 | 76 | 92 | 139 | 222 | 1157 | .463 | .184 | .835 | 36.7 | 15.0 | 8.8 | 1.6 |
| Reserve | 1 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | .571 | .750 | 36.0 | 14.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | ||
| 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+ | 25 | 25 | 1059 | 164 | 346 | 4 | 18 | 111 | 130 | 90 | 234 | 56 | 31 | 29 | 56 | 75 | 443 | .474 | .222 | .854 | 42.4 | 17.7 | 9.4 | 2.2 |
| 30-39 | 43 | 42 | 1553 | 242 | 527 | 3 | 18 | 142 | 172 | 126 | 408 | 61 | 32 | 54 | 76 | 132 | 629 | .459 | .167 | .826 | 36.1 | 14.6 | 9.5 | 1.4 | |
| 20-29 | 9 | 9 | 241 | 36 | 83 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 27 | 19 | 44 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 93 | .434 | .000 | .778 | 26.8 | 10.3 | 4.9 | 1.1 | |
| 0-9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1.000 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 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 | 792 | 109 | 250 | 2 | 8 | 68 | 78 | 53 | 182 | 31 | 18 | 25 | 41 | 60 | 288 | .436 | .250 | .872 | 37.7 | 13.7 | 8.7 | 1.5 |
| 1 Day | 35 | 35 | 1297 | 209 | 462 | 3 | 23 | 133 | 167 | 125 | 325 | 63 | 40 | 46 | 74 | 101 | 554 | .452 | .130 | .796 | 37.1 | 15.8 | 9.3 | 1.8 | |
| 2 Days | 12 | 12 | 415 | 75 | 143 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 45 | 30 | 95 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 192 | .524 | .333 | .911 | 34.6 | 16.0 | 7.9 | 1.4 | |
| 3+ Days | 9 | 8 | 322 | 46 | 91 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 37 | 24 | 78 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 123 | .505 | .250 | .811 | 35.8 | 13.7 | 8.7 | 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 | 23 | 23 | 857 | 132 | 276 | 3 | 12 | 87 | 106 | 74 | 211 | 31 | 18 | 27 | 51 | 74 | 354 | .478 | .250 | .821 | 37.3 | 15.4 | 9.2 | 1.3 |
| Western | 55 | 54 | 2003 | 313 | 683 | 4 | 26 | 187 | 223 | 161 | 477 | 96 | 58 | 65 | 90 | 150 | 817 | .458 | .154 | .839 | 36.4 | 14.9 | 8.7 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 11 | 11 | 413 | 67 | 135 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 54 | 48 | 125 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 39 | 178 | .496 | .400 | .778 | 37.5 | 16.2 | 11.4 | 1.2 |
| Central | 12 | 12 | 444 | 65 | 141 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 52 | 26 | 86 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 176 | .461 | .143 | .865 | 37.0 | 14.7 | 7.2 | 1.5 | |
| Midwest | 27 | 26 | 992 | 155 | 327 | 3 | 11 | 99 | 117 | 83 | 237 | 58 | 31 | 34 | 47 | 79 | 412 | .474 | .273 | .846 | 36.7 | 15.3 | 8.8 | 2.1 | |
| Pacific | 28 | 28 | 1011 | 158 | 356 | 1 | 15 | 88 | 106 | 78 | 240 | 38 | 27 | 31 | 43 | 71 | 405 | .444 | .067 | .830 | 36.1 | 14.5 | 8.6 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 78 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 35 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 39.0 | 17.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 77 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 35 | .571 | .000 | .846 | 38.5 | 17.5 | 12.0 | 2.0 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 70 | 12 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 34 | .414 | .769 | 35.0 | 17.0 | 13.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 70 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 29 | .545 | .714 | 35.0 | 14.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 77 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 27 | .400 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 38.5 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 1.0 | |
| Denver | 6 | 6 | 212 | 43 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 58 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 101 | .518 | .000 | .750 | 35.3 | 16.8 | 9.7 | 2.7 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 57 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 18 | .364 | .667 | 28.5 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Golden State | 4 | 4 | 138 | 17 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 51 | .362 | .000 | .895 | 34.5 | 12.8 | 6.8 | 1.0 | |
| Houston | 5 | 5 | 201 | 34 | 82 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 89 | .415 | .500 | .864 | 40.2 | 17.8 | 7.4 | 1.4 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 82 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 33 | .556 | .000 | .867 | 41.0 | 16.5 | 11.0 | 3.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 4 | 138 | 26 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 66 | .491 | .875 | 34.5 | 16.5 | 8.0 | 1.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 4 | 4 | 142 | 28 | 58 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 65 | .483 | .000 | .818 | 35.5 | 16.3 | 8.5 | 0.5 | |
| Miami | 5 | 5 | 166 | 22 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 64 | .489 | .000 | .952 | 33.2 | 12.8 | 8.2 | 1.6 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 80 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 34 | .429 | .000 | .833 | 40.0 | 17.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | |
| New Jersey | 1 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | .357 | 1.000 | 46.0 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | ||
| New York | 2 | 2 | 79 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 39 | .630 | .500 | .500 | 39.5 | 19.5 | 10.5 | 2.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 68 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 39 | .583 | 1.000 | .909 | 34.0 | 19.5 | 10.0 | 1.5 | |
| Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 153 | 26 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 63 | .491 | .000 | .917 | 38.3 | 15.8 | 8.3 | 1.3 | |
| Portland | 4 | 4 | 147 | 18 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 47 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 51 | .400 | .000 | .833 | 36.8 | 12.8 | 11.8 | 1.3 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 4 | 142 | 24 | 48 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 54 | .500 | .250 | .625 | 35.5 | 13.5 | 8.3 | 1.8 | |
| San Antonio | 5 | 5 | 171 | 26 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 16 | 43 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 70 | .510 | .000 | .783 | 34.2 | 14.0 | 8.6 | 1.6 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 4 | 151 | 19 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 55 | .365 | .000 | .773 | 37.8 | 13.8 | 8.5 | 2.3 | |
| Utah | 6 | 5 | 242 | 30 | 66 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 23 | 58 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 88 | .455 | .250 | .871 | 40.3 | 14.7 | 9.7 | 3.2 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 73 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | .350 | .667 | 36.5 | 9.0 | 13.5 | 0.0 | ||