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 | 73 | 66 | 2504 | 368 | 744 | 18 | 64 | 229 | 279 | 167 | 538 | 108 | 64 | 78 | 103 | 247 | 983 | .495 | .281 | .821 | 34.3 | 13.5 | 7.4 | 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 | 38 | 32 | 1231 | 166 | 371 | 6 | 30 | 104 | 126 | 97 | 290 | 66 | 32 | 44 | 54 | 125 | 442 | .447 | .200 | .825 | 32.4 | 11.6 | 7.6 | 1.7 |
| Road | 35 | 34 | 1273 | 202 | 373 | 12 | 34 | 125 | 153 | 70 | 248 | 42 | 32 | 34 | 49 | 122 | 541 | .542 | .353 | .817 | 36.4 | 15.5 | 7.1 | 1.2 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 46 | 41 | 1569 | 234 | 467 | 13 | 33 | 137 | 171 | 106 | 344 | 71 | 38 | 51 | 64 | 151 | 618 | .501 | .394 | .801 | 34.1 | 13.4 | 7.5 | 1.5 |
| Post | 27 | 25 | 935 | 134 | 277 | 5 | 31 | 92 | 108 | 61 | 194 | 37 | 26 | 27 | 39 | 96 | 365 | .484 | .161 | .852 | 34.6 | 13.5 | 7.2 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 51 | 50 | 1762 | 268 | 517 | 11 | 28 | 159 | 196 | 119 | 400 | 82 | 42 | 59 | 63 | 162 | 706 | .518 | .393 | .811 | 34.5 | 13.8 | 7.8 | 1.6 |
| Loss | 22 | 16 | 742 | 100 | 227 | 7 | 36 | 70 | 83 | 48 | 138 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 40 | 85 | 277 | .441 | .194 | .843 | 33.7 | 12.6 | 6.3 | 1.2 | |
| 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 |
| Month | November | 12 | 7 | 374 | 64 | 116 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 54 | 33 | 90 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 174 | .552 | .556 | .759 | 31.2 | 14.5 | 7.5 | 1.5 |
| December | 14 | 14 | 529 | 79 | 158 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 44 | 34 | 102 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 47 | 198 | .500 | .300 | .841 | 37.8 | 14.1 | 7.3 | 1.1 | |
| January | 17 | 17 | 554 | 81 | 168 | 5 | 13 | 51 | 65 | 34 | 132 | 31 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 56 | 218 | .482 | .385 | .785 | 32.6 | 12.8 | 7.8 | 1.8 | |
| February | 6 | 5 | 212 | 27 | 58 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 74 | .466 | .000 | .870 | 35.3 | 12.3 | 7.2 | 1.2 | |
| March | 15 | 14 | 511 | 73 | 146 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 50 | 23 | 92 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 56 | 191 | .500 | .182 | .860 | 34.1 | 12.7 | 6.1 | 1.3 | |
| April | 9 | 9 | 324 | 44 | 98 | 3 | 15 | 37 | 43 | 31 | 79 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 128 | .449 | .200 | .860 | 36.0 | 14.2 | 8.8 | 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 | 17 | 15 | 582 | 82 | 180 | 3 | 10 | 63 | 72 | 43 | 137 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 51 | 230 | .456 | .300 | .875 | 34.2 | 13.5 | 8.1 | 1.7 |
| Monday | 4 | 4 | 142 | 24 | 45 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 62 | .533 | .200 | .765 | 35.5 | 15.5 | 8.5 | 1.5 | |
| Tuesday | 14 | 12 | 458 | 60 | 129 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 46 | 21 | 78 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 24 | 49 | 159 | .465 | .167 | .826 | 32.7 | 11.4 | 5.6 | 1.3 | |
| Wednesday | 8 | 8 | 300 | 40 | 83 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 71 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 103 | .482 | .231 | .769 | 37.5 | 12.9 | 8.9 | 1.9 | |
| Thursday | 9 | 9 | 324 | 53 | 97 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 45 | 21 | 75 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 144 | .546 | .500 | .756 | 36.0 | 16.0 | 8.3 | 1.6 | |
| Friday | 14 | 12 | 461 | 71 | 142 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 94 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 52 | 167 | .500 | .200 | .786 | 32.9 | 11.9 | 6.7 | 1.4 | |
| Saturday | 7 | 6 | 237 | 38 | 68 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 45 | 22 | 49 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 118 | .559 | .429 | .867 | 33.9 | 16.9 | 7.0 | 1.0 | |
| 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 | 66 | 66 | 2323 | 346 | 686 | 15 | 54 | 213 | 258 | 159 | 505 | 104 | 59 | 75 | 92 | 219 | 920 | .504 | .278 | .826 | 35.2 | 13.9 | 7.7 | 1.6 |
| Reserve | 7 | 0 | 181 | 22 | 58 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 63 | .379 | .300 | .762 | 25.9 | 9.0 | 4.7 | 0.6 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 16 | 15 | 668 | 97 | 193 | 5 | 16 | 68 | 83 | 41 | 137 | 26 | 13 | 33 | 24 | 48 | 267 | .503 | .313 | .819 | 41.8 | 16.7 | 8.6 | 1.6 |
| 30-39 | 41 | 40 | 1446 | 214 | 429 | 10 | 39 | 134 | 164 | 94 | 298 | 68 | 42 | 35 | 59 | 140 | 572 | .499 | .256 | .817 | 35.3 | 14.0 | 7.3 | 1.7 | |
| 20-29 | 12 | 9 | 317 | 50 | 96 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 88 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 122 | .521 | .333 | .792 | 26.4 | 10.2 | 7.3 | 1.0 | |
| 10-19 | 4 | 2 | 73 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 22 | .269 | 1.000 | 18.3 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 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 | 15 | 15 | 532 | 83 | 166 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 36 | 36 | 117 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 50 | 193 | .500 | .125 | .722 | 35.5 | 12.9 | 7.8 | 1.5 |
| 1 Day | 38 | 36 | 1295 | 182 | 385 | 9 | 36 | 131 | 155 | 90 | 276 | 64 | 33 | 37 | 48 | 125 | 504 | .473 | .250 | .845 | 34.1 | 13.3 | 7.3 | 1.7 | |
| 2 Days | 12 | 9 | 395 | 58 | 109 | 3 | 13 | 37 | 49 | 23 | 81 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 156 | .532 | .231 | .755 | 32.9 | 13.0 | 6.8 | 1.2 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 6 | 240 | 38 | 71 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 32 | 15 | 54 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 108 | .535 | .750 | .906 | 34.3 | 15.4 | 7.7 | 0.9 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 23 | 21 | 748 | 110 | 241 | 6 | 22 | 53 | 66 | 53 | 165 | 25 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 77 | 279 | .456 | .273 | .803 | 32.5 | 12.1 | 7.2 | 1.1 |
| Western | 50 | 45 | 1756 | 258 | 503 | 12 | 42 | 176 | 213 | 114 | 373 | 83 | 47 | 56 | 78 | 170 | 704 | .513 | .286 | .826 | 35.1 | 14.1 | 7.5 | 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 | 9 | 341 | 49 | 114 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 29 | 81 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 114 | .430 | .167 | .789 | 31.0 | 10.4 | 7.4 | 1.3 |
| Central | 12 | 12 | 407 | 61 | 127 | 5 | 16 | 38 | 47 | 24 | 84 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 38 | 165 | .480 | .313 | .809 | 33.9 | 13.8 | 7.0 | 0.9 | |
| Midwest | 23 | 21 | 796 | 122 | 235 | 5 | 22 | 69 | 86 | 57 | 183 | 40 | 23 | 24 | 35 | 74 | 318 | .519 | .227 | .802 | 34.6 | 13.8 | 8.0 | 1.7 | |
| Pacific | 27 | 24 | 960 | 136 | 268 | 7 | 20 | 107 | 127 | 57 | 190 | 43 | 24 | 32 | 43 | 96 | 386 | .507 | .350 | .843 | 35.6 | 14.3 | 7.0 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 1 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | .333 | .000 | .750 | 37.0 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 |
| Boston | 2 | 1 | 62 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 25 | .435 | .167 | .667 | 31.0 | 12.5 | 7.0 | 1.0 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 51 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 25 | .688 | 1.000 | .667 | 25.5 | 12.5 | 7.0 | 0.5 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 73 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 34 | .478 | .500 | 1.000 | 36.5 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 74 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | .368 | .000 | .800 | 37.0 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 0.5 | |
| Dallas | 3 | 3 | 116 | 18 | 44 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 38 | .409 | .000 | 1.000 | 38.7 | 12.7 | 8.7 | 2.7 | |
| Denver | 3 | 3 | 92 | 18 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 40 | .750 | .800 | 30.7 | 13.3 | 9.3 | 2.0 | ||
| Detroit | 1 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | .500 | 1.000 | .667 | 39.0 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | |
| Golden State | 5 | 5 | 181 | 34 | 60 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 35 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 100 | .567 | .286 | .811 | 36.2 | 20.0 | 7.0 | 2.8 | |
| Houston | 3 | 2 | 96 | 19 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 47 | .559 | .333 | .800 | 32.0 | 15.7 | 6.7 | 1.7 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 70 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 41 | .536 | .333 | .714 | 35.0 | 20.5 | 9.0 | 0.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 4 | 144 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 40 | .515 | .000 | .857 | 36.0 | 10.0 | 5.3 | 2.0 | |
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 67 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 30 | .577 | 33.5 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 2.5 | |||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 63 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 21 | .438 | .000 | .875 | 31.5 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 1.0 | |
| Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 113 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 39 | .485 | .000 | .636 | 37.7 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 61 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | .389 | .500 | 30.5 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | ||
| New York | 2 | 1 | 59 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 19 | .381 | 1.000 | 29.5 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Orlando | 3 | 3 | 94 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 47 | .563 | .733 | 31.3 | 15.7 | 9.7 | 1.3 | ||
| Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | .444 | 1.000 | 37.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 5 | 4 | 174 | 26 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 67 | .448 | .000 | .882 | 34.8 | 13.4 | 8.0 | 0.8 | |
| Portland | 5 | 4 | 182 | 26 | 48 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 41 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 81 | .542 | .333 | .844 | 36.4 | 16.2 | 8.2 | 1.6 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 3 | 142 | 16 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 46 | .485 | 1.000 | .813 | 35.5 | 11.5 | 7.0 | 1.8 | |
| San Antonio | 4 | 3 | 159 | 18 | 38 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 66 | .474 | .500 | .900 | 39.8 | 16.5 | 7.5 | 1.5 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 4 | 137 | 17 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 52 | .472 | .500 | .889 | 34.3 | 13.0 | 6.3 | 0.5 | |
| Utah | 4 | 4 | 126 | 15 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 41 | .500 | .333 | .769 | 31.5 | 10.3 | 8.0 | 1.3 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 55 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | .294 | 1.000 | 27.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | ||