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 | 79 | 62 | 2351 | 381 | 799 | 24 | 71 | 250 | 305 | 163 | 524 | 156 | 60 | 82 | 108 | 225 | 1036 | .477 | .338 | .820 | 29.8 | 13.1 | 6.6 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 40 | 31 | 1131 | 187 | 377 | 13 | 34 | 117 | 143 | 70 | 249 | 75 | 34 | 42 | 54 | 101 | 504 | .496 | .382 | .818 | 28.3 | 12.6 | 6.2 | 1.9 |
| Road | 39 | 31 | 1220 | 194 | 422 | 11 | 37 | 133 | 162 | 93 | 275 | 81 | 26 | 40 | 54 | 124 | 532 | .460 | .297 | .821 | 31.3 | 13.6 | 7.1 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 49 | 49 | 1589 | 242 | 527 | 5 | 29 | 184 | 222 | 111 | 379 | 128 | 40 | 51 | 76 | 139 | 673 | .459 | .172 | .829 | 32.4 | 13.7 | 7.7 | 2.6 |
| Post | 30 | 13 | 762 | 139 | 272 | 19 | 42 | 66 | 83 | 52 | 145 | 28 | 20 | 31 | 32 | 86 | 363 | .511 | .452 | .795 | 25.4 | 12.1 | 4.8 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 46 | 34 | 1375 | 224 | 455 | 17 | 35 | 158 | 192 | 90 | 319 | 104 | 46 | 51 | 64 | 128 | 623 | .492 | .486 | .823 | 29.9 | 13.5 | 6.9 | 2.3 |
| Loss | 33 | 28 | 976 | 157 | 344 | 7 | 36 | 92 | 113 | 73 | 205 | 52 | 14 | 31 | 44 | 97 | 413 | .456 | .194 | .814 | 29.6 | 12.5 | 6.2 | 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 | 11 | 11 | 360 | 54 | 120 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 24 | 90 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 140 | .450 | .250 | .886 | 32.7 | 12.7 | 8.2 | 1.9 |
| December | 15 | 15 | 509 | 93 | 178 | 4 | 14 | 59 | 72 | 32 | 108 | 40 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 44 | 249 | .522 | .286 | .819 | 33.9 | 16.6 | 7.2 | 2.7 | |
| January | 16 | 16 | 505 | 67 | 161 | 0 | 8 | 62 | 76 | 36 | 124 | 44 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 47 | 196 | .416 | .000 | .816 | 31.6 | 12.3 | 7.8 | 2.8 | |
| February | 9 | 7 | 247 | 33 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 48 | 19 | 63 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 104 | .440 | .000 | .792 | 27.4 | 11.6 | 7.0 | 2.9 | |
| March | 17 | 7 | 446 | 77 | 158 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 39 | 35 | 88 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 54 | 192 | .487 | .375 | .821 | 26.2 | 11.3 | 5.2 | 0.7 | |
| April | 11 | 6 | 284 | 57 | 107 | 13 | 26 | 28 | 35 | 17 | 51 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 155 | .533 | .500 | .800 | 25.8 | 14.1 | 4.6 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 15 | 13 | 452 | 61 | 135 | 4 | 15 | 49 | 67 | 32 | 101 | 44 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 43 | 175 | .452 | .267 | .731 | 30.1 | 11.7 | 6.7 | 2.9 |
| Monday | 5 | 4 | 150 | 20 | 45 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 57 | .444 | .400 | .750 | 30.0 | 11.4 | 7.6 | 2.6 | |
| Tuesday | 13 | 9 | 385 | 58 | 132 | 2 | 14 | 43 | 50 | 30 | 83 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 38 | 161 | .439 | .143 | .860 | 29.6 | 12.4 | 6.4 | 1.2 | |
| Wednesday | 9 | 9 | 294 | 52 | 99 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 33 | 22 | 68 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 134 | .525 | .333 | .848 | 32.7 | 14.9 | 7.6 | 2.7 | |
| Thursday | 11 | 7 | 309 | 57 | 112 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 44 | 23 | 71 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 156 | .509 | .500 | .841 | 28.1 | 14.2 | 6.5 | 1.8 | |
| Friday | 17 | 15 | 511 | 95 | 197 | 5 | 12 | 53 | 61 | 35 | 118 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 43 | 248 | .482 | .417 | .869 | 30.1 | 14.6 | 6.9 | 1.6 | |
| Saturday | 9 | 5 | 250 | 38 | 79 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 45 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 105 | .481 | .444 | .833 | 27.8 | 11.7 | 5.0 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 62 | 62 | 1975 | 312 | 669 | 14 | 53 | 218 | 262 | 138 | 449 | 141 | 52 | 64 | 91 | 180 | 856 | .466 | .264 | .832 | 31.9 | 13.8 | 7.2 | 2.3 |
| Reserve | 17 | 0 | 376 | 69 | 130 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 43 | 25 | 75 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 45 | 180 | .531 | .556 | .744 | 22.1 | 10.6 | 4.4 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 5 | 5 | 215 | 30 | 63 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 34 | 16 | 66 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 89 | .476 | .333 | .824 | 43.0 | 17.8 | 13.2 | 4.4 |
| 30-39 | 39 | 38 | 1322 | 217 | 450 | 9 | 35 | 137 | 169 | 88 | 279 | 87 | 32 | 39 | 55 | 123 | 580 | .482 | .257 | .811 | 33.9 | 14.9 | 7.2 | 2.2 | |
| 20-29 | 27 | 17 | 684 | 108 | 234 | 8 | 22 | 73 | 84 | 54 | 155 | 37 | 18 | 29 | 31 | 73 | 297 | .462 | .364 | .869 | 25.3 | 11.0 | 5.7 | 1.4 | |
| 10-19 | 8 | 2 | 130 | 26 | 52 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 70 | .500 | .545 | .667 | 16.3 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 1.3 | |
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 16 | 12 | 452 | 80 | 170 | 5 | 16 | 44 | 51 | 39 | 111 | 32 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 46 | 209 | .471 | .313 | .863 | 28.3 | 13.1 | 6.9 | 2.0 |
| 1 Day | 43 | 35 | 1255 | 196 | 431 | 10 | 35 | 152 | 187 | 84 | 264 | 94 | 39 | 43 | 56 | 122 | 554 | .455 | .286 | .813 | 29.2 | 12.9 | 6.1 | 2.2 | |
| 2 Days | 13 | 9 | 416 | 65 | 125 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 50 | 23 | 92 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 178 | .520 | .500 | .800 | 32.0 | 13.7 | 7.1 | 1.2 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 5 | 186 | 36 | 61 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 47 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 85 | .590 | .250 | .800 | 31.0 | 14.2 | 7.8 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 28 | 18 | 804 | 138 | 283 | 9 | 23 | 68 | 85 | 51 | 174 | 57 | 14 | 27 | 40 | 69 | 353 | .488 | .391 | .800 | 28.7 | 12.6 | 6.2 | 2.0 |
| Western | 51 | 44 | 1547 | 243 | 516 | 15 | 48 | 182 | 220 | 112 | 350 | 99 | 46 | 55 | 68 | 156 | 683 | .471 | .313 | .827 | 30.3 | 13.4 | 6.9 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 13 | 9 | 374 | 63 | 126 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 31 | 16 | 70 | 35 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 154 | .500 | .308 | .774 | 28.8 | 11.8 | 5.4 | 2.7 |
| Central | 15 | 9 | 430 | 75 | 157 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 35 | 104 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 36 | 199 | .478 | .500 | .815 | 28.7 | 13.3 | 6.9 | 1.5 | |
| Midwest | 22 | 21 | 714 | 105 | 235 | 6 | 23 | 96 | 114 | 57 | 166 | 52 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 64 | 312 | .447 | .261 | .842 | 32.5 | 14.2 | 7.5 | 2.4 | |
| Pacific | 29 | 23 | 833 | 138 | 281 | 9 | 25 | 86 | 106 | 55 | 184 | 47 | 21 | 27 | 42 | 92 | 371 | .491 | .360 | .811 | 28.7 | 12.8 | 6.3 | 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 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 | .563 | .500 | .500 | 26.0 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 1.0 |
| Boston | 1 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .364 | 36.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |||
| Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 49 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 33 | .560 | .833 | 24.5 | 16.5 | 5.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Chicago | 3 | 2 | 106 | 19 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 43 | .442 | .500 | 1.000 | 35.3 | 14.3 | 9.0 | 2.0 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 1 | 61 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25 | .316 | .000 | .929 | 30.5 | 12.5 | 7.0 | 1.0 | |
| Dallas | 5 | 4 | 157 | 20 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 59 | .455 | .400 | .810 | 31.4 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 1.8 | |
| Denver | 3 | 3 | 113 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 52 | .469 | .846 | 37.7 | 17.3 | 10.0 | 4.7 | ||
| Golden State | 4 | 2 | 109 | 17 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 46 | .425 | .000 | .632 | 27.3 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 1.8 | |
| Houston | 4 | 4 | 138 | 20 | 41 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 52 | .488 | .222 | .769 | 34.5 | 13.0 | 7.5 | 3.5 | |
| Indiana | 3 | 2 | 77 | 13 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 34 | .433 | .500 | 1.000 | 25.7 | 11.3 | 5.3 | 0.3 | |
| LA Clippers | 5 | 4 | 154 | 22 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 57 | .478 | 1.000 | .846 | 30.8 | 11.4 | 8.6 | 0.8 | |
| LA Lakers | 2 | 1 | 45 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 29 | .579 | .600 | .800 | 22.5 | 14.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | |
| Miami | 4 | 2 | 107 | 16 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 40 | .444 | .250 | .700 | 26.8 | 10.0 | 4.8 | 2.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 3 | 2 | 85 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 43 | .583 | 1.000 | .667 | 28.3 | 14.3 | 7.3 | 2.3 | |
| Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 79 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 38 | .423 | .500 | 1.000 | 26.3 | 12.7 | 4.7 | 2.7 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 65 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 23 | .429 | .000 | .714 | 32.5 | 11.5 | 7.5 | 1.5 | |
| Orlando | 3 | 2 | 67 | 13 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 33 | .433 | .500 | 1.000 | 22.3 | 11.0 | 4.3 | 2.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .800 | 1.000 | 19.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 118 | 20 | 45 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 51 | .444 | .400 | .900 | 29.5 | 12.8 | 5.5 | 1.5 | |
| Portland | 5 | 5 | 148 | 23 | 46 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 66 | .500 | .200 | .864 | 29.6 | 13.2 | 7.0 | 2.4 | |
| Sacramento | 6 | 4 | 164 | 30 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 34 | 10 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 89 | .526 | .333 | .824 | 27.3 | 14.8 | 5.2 | 1.5 | |
| San Antonio | 4 | 4 | 119 | 22 | 46 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 58 | .478 | .167 | .765 | 29.8 | 14.5 | 5.5 | 0.8 | |
| Seattle | 3 | 3 | 95 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 33 | .536 | .000 | 1.000 | 31.7 | 11.0 | 7.3 | 1.0 | |
| Utah | 3 | 3 | 108 | 17 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 53 | .370 | .000 | .864 | 36.0 | 17.7 | 9.0 | 1.3 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 80 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 41 | .739 | .000 | .778 | 40.0 | 20.5 | 8.5 | 7.0 | |