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 | 76 | 70 | 2668 | 435 | 883 | 6 | 28 | 330 | 424 | 209 | 572 | 175 | 88 | 64 | 148 | 225 | 1206 | .493 | .214 | .778 | 35.1 | 15.9 | 7.5 | 2.3 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 38 | 36 | 1297 | 202 | 410 | 2 | 9 | 171 | 218 | 109 | 301 | 81 | 37 | 36 | 74 | 108 | 577 | .493 | .222 | .784 | 34.1 | 15.2 | 7.9 | 2.1 |
| Road | 38 | 34 | 1371 | 233 | 473 | 4 | 19 | 159 | 206 | 100 | 271 | 94 | 51 | 28 | 74 | 117 | 629 | .493 | .211 | .772 | 36.1 | 16.6 | 7.1 | 2.5 | |
| 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 | 46 | 40 | 1577 | 244 | 493 | 2 | 14 | 187 | 232 | 120 | 367 | 87 | 47 | 35 | 84 | 136 | 677 | .495 | .143 | .806 | 34.3 | 14.7 | 8.0 | 1.9 |
| Post | 30 | 30 | 1091 | 191 | 390 | 4 | 14 | 143 | 192 | 89 | 205 | 88 | 41 | 29 | 64 | 89 | 529 | .490 | .286 | .745 | 36.4 | 17.6 | 6.8 | 2.9 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 46 | 44 | 1632 | 277 | 533 | 5 | 15 | 217 | 277 | 129 | 359 | 122 | 52 | 49 | 90 | 119 | 776 | .520 | .333 | .783 | 35.5 | 16.9 | 7.8 | 2.7 |
| Loss | 30 | 26 | 1036 | 158 | 350 | 1 | 13 | 113 | 147 | 80 | 213 | 53 | 36 | 15 | 58 | 106 | 430 | .451 | .077 | .769 | 34.5 | 14.3 | 7.1 | 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 |
| Month | November | 13 | 7 | 403 | 59 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 57 | 25 | 88 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 29 | 34 | 164 | .492 | .000 | .807 | 31.0 | 12.6 | 6.8 | 1.5 |
| December | 15 | 15 | 545 | 80 | 158 | 2 | 6 | 67 | 83 | 44 | 136 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 23 | 44 | 229 | .506 | .333 | .807 | 36.3 | 15.3 | 9.1 | 2.0 | |
| January | 14 | 14 | 486 | 76 | 163 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 78 | 39 | 105 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 47 | 214 | .466 | .000 | .795 | 34.7 | 15.3 | 7.5 | 2.1 | |
| February | 12 | 12 | 445 | 82 | 163 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 50 | 38 | 92 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 38 | 202 | .503 | .125 | .740 | 37.1 | 16.8 | 7.7 | 2.8 | |
| March | 13 | 13 | 476 | 82 | 169 | 2 | 5 | 67 | 91 | 37 | 76 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 34 | 38 | 233 | .485 | .400 | .736 | 36.6 | 17.9 | 5.8 | 2.5 | |
| April | 9 | 9 | 313 | 56 | 110 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 65 | 26 | 75 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 164 | .509 | .333 | .785 | 34.8 | 18.2 | 8.3 | 3.4 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 5 | 4 | 163 | 35 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 87 | .486 | .680 | 32.6 | 17.4 | 8.8 | 1.6 | |
| Monday | 5 | 5 | 183 | 31 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 31 | 16 | 44 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 90 | .554 | .000 | .903 | 36.6 | 18.0 | 8.8 | 2.6 | |
| Tuesday | 14 | 12 | 479 | 67 | 151 | 1 | 8 | 53 | 64 | 25 | 98 | 36 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 42 | 188 | .444 | .125 | .828 | 34.2 | 13.4 | 7.0 | 2.6 | |
| Wednesday | 12 | 11 | 424 | 62 | 132 | 2 | 7 | 60 | 71 | 31 | 94 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 186 | .470 | .286 | .845 | 35.3 | 15.5 | 7.8 | 2.7 | |
| Thursday | 10 | 10 | 374 | 64 | 124 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 56 | 25 | 64 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 33 | 172 | .516 | .400 | .750 | 37.4 | 17.2 | 6.4 | 2.8 | |
| Friday | 17 | 15 | 587 | 96 | 192 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 88 | 52 | 124 | 30 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 46 | 257 | .500 | .000 | .739 | 34.5 | 15.1 | 7.3 | 1.8 | |
| Saturday | 13 | 13 | 458 | 80 | 156 | 1 | 4 | 65 | 89 | 36 | 104 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 226 | .513 | .250 | .730 | 35.2 | 17.4 | 8.0 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 70 | 70 | 2498 | 406 | 828 | 6 | 28 | 313 | 406 | 202 | 546 | 164 | 83 | 63 | 137 | 209 | 1131 | .490 | .214 | .771 | 35.7 | 16.2 | 7.8 | 2.3 |
| Reserve | 6 | 0 | 170 | 29 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 75 | .527 | .944 | 28.3 | 12.5 | 4.3 | 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+ | 22 | 22 | 915 | 153 | 326 | 3 | 13 | 124 | 153 | 72 | 189 | 72 | 36 | 17 | 47 | 67 | 433 | .469 | .231 | .810 | 41.6 | 19.7 | 8.6 | 3.3 |
| 30-39 | 40 | 38 | 1402 | 216 | 435 | 3 | 12 | 178 | 235 | 108 | 301 | 85 | 45 | 39 | 77 | 124 | 613 | .497 | .250 | .757 | 35.1 | 15.3 | 7.5 | 2.1 | |
| 20-29 | 13 | 9 | 337 | 64 | 120 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 36 | 28 | 77 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 156 | .533 | .000 | .778 | 25.9 | 12.0 | 5.9 | 1.4 | |
| 10-19 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.000 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 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 | 22 | 21 | 771 | 126 | 255 | 0 | 5 | 81 | 110 | 55 | 161 | 48 | 21 | 15 | 44 | 68 | 333 | .494 | .000 | .736 | 35.0 | 15.1 | 7.3 | 2.2 |
| 1 Day | 28 | 25 | 1007 | 173 | 347 | 4 | 11 | 127 | 164 | 91 | 222 | 74 | 32 | 27 | 59 | 92 | 477 | .499 | .364 | .774 | 36.0 | 17.0 | 7.9 | 2.6 | |
| 2 Days | 14 | 14 | 475 | 74 | 160 | 0 | 8 | 69 | 86 | 39 | 113 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 32 | 217 | .463 | .000 | .802 | 33.9 | 15.5 | 8.1 | 1.6 | |
| 3+ Days | 11 | 10 | 390 | 56 | 110 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 62 | 23 | 72 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 165 | .509 | .500 | .823 | 35.5 | 15.0 | 6.5 | 2.6 | |
| 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 | 25 | 25 | 920 | 161 | 317 | 3 | 10 | 107 | 142 | 69 | 184 | 62 | 38 | 22 | 37 | 72 | 432 | .508 | .300 | .754 | 36.8 | 17.3 | 7.4 | 2.5 |
| Western | 51 | 45 | 1748 | 274 | 566 | 3 | 18 | 223 | 282 | 140 | 388 | 113 | 50 | 42 | 111 | 153 | 774 | .484 | .167 | .791 | 34.3 | 15.2 | 7.6 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 12 | 12 | 425 | 66 | 139 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 66 | 33 | 91 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 187 | .475 | .400 | .803 | 35.4 | 15.6 | 7.6 | 3.1 |
| Central | 13 | 13 | 495 | 95 | 178 | 1 | 5 | 54 | 76 | 36 | 93 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 21 | 38 | 245 | .534 | .200 | .711 | 38.1 | 18.8 | 7.2 | 1.9 | |
| Midwest | 25 | 25 | 896 | 129 | 272 | 2 | 11 | 117 | 154 | 69 | 199 | 59 | 34 | 21 | 60 | 67 | 377 | .474 | .182 | .760 | 35.8 | 15.1 | 8.0 | 2.4 | |
| Pacific | 26 | 20 | 852 | 145 | 294 | 1 | 7 | 106 | 128 | 71 | 189 | 54 | 16 | 21 | 51 | 86 | 397 | .493 | .143 | .828 | 32.8 | 15.3 | 7.3 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 81 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 43 | .630 | 1.000 | .800 | 40.5 | 21.5 | 7.0 | 1.5 |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 78 | 14 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 44 | .452 | .500 | .789 | 39.0 | 22.0 | 7.5 | 3.0 | |
| Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 124 | 25 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 65 | .521 | .000 | .750 | 31.0 | 16.3 | 8.0 | 1.5 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 77 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 36 | .524 | .737 | 38.5 | 18.0 | 8.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 80 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 39 | .607 | .000 | .556 | 40.0 | 19.5 | 8.0 | 3.0 | |
| Denver | 4 | 4 | 145 | 19 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 52 | .487 | .737 | 36.3 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 3.3 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 71 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 36 | .448 | .667 | 35.5 | 18.0 | 8.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Golden State | 4 | 4 | 129 | 37 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 90 | .649 | 1.000 | .750 | 32.3 | 22.5 | 9.3 | 3.3 | |
| Houston | 5 | 5 | 179 | 24 | 59 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 44 | 14 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 84 | .407 | .167 | .795 | 35.8 | 16.8 | 7.4 | 1.8 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 79 | 19 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 48 | .500 | .000 | .714 | 39.5 | 24.0 | 7.0 | 1.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 3 | 134 | 20 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 48 | .541 | .000 | .800 | 33.5 | 12.0 | 9.3 | 2.3 | |
| LA Lakers | 4 | 2 | 109 | 21 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 52 | .488 | .000 | .833 | 27.3 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 0.8 | |
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 70 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 36 | .545 | .923 | 35.0 | 18.0 | 7.0 | 3.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 1 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .462 | .000 | 1.000 | 41.0 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 142 | 21 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 56 | .512 | .636 | 35.5 | 14.0 | 8.8 | 2.3 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 71 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 29 | .471 | .929 | 35.5 | 14.5 | 9.0 | 3.0 | ||
| New York | 2 | 2 | 72 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 21 | .421 | .500 | .571 | 36.0 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 5.0 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 66 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 29 | .545 | .714 | 33.0 | 14.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 77 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 30 | .448 | .000 | .667 | 38.5 | 15.0 | 9.0 | 2.5 | |
| Phoenix | 3 | 3 | 121 | 18 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 59 | .383 | .000 | .821 | 40.3 | 19.7 | 6.7 | 2.0 | |
| Portland | 3 | 2 | 103 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 45 | .485 | .813 | 34.3 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 2.7 | ||
| Sacramento | 4 | 3 | 127 | 24 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 64 | .585 | .000 | .842 | 31.8 | 16.0 | 6.5 | 1.3 | |
| San Antonio | 5 | 5 | 195 | 29 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 81 | .460 | 1.000 | .759 | 39.0 | 16.2 | 7.8 | 3.4 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 3 | 129 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 39 | .250 | .000 | .913 | 32.3 | 9.8 | 5.8 | 2.5 | |
| Utah | 3 | 3 | 111 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 39 | .500 | .000 | .850 | 37.0 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 1.7 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 57 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | .524 | .714 | 28.5 | 13.5 | 6.0 | 1.5 | ||