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 | 81 | 41 | 2170 | 341 | 779 | 99 | 270 | 218 | 272 | 120 | 366 | 111 | 67 | 31 | 103 | 197 | 999 | .438 | .367 | .801 | 26.8 | 12.3 | 4.5 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 20 | 1095 | 184 | 398 | 56 | 139 | 106 | 130 | 55 | 175 | 64 | 29 | 17 | 48 | 94 | 530 | .462 | .403 | .815 | 26.7 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 1.6 |
| Road | 40 | 21 | 1075 | 157 | 381 | 43 | 131 | 112 | 142 | 65 | 191 | 47 | 38 | 14 | 55 | 103 | 469 | .412 | .328 | .789 | 26.9 | 11.7 | 4.8 | 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 | 44 | 39 | 1251 | 182 | 417 | 46 | 131 | 123 | 151 | 68 | 197 | 54 | 40 | 20 | 59 | 101 | 533 | .436 | .351 | .815 | 28.4 | 12.1 | 4.5 | 1.2 |
| Post | 37 | 2 | 919 | 159 | 362 | 53 | 139 | 95 | 121 | 52 | 169 | 57 | 27 | 11 | 44 | 96 | 466 | .439 | .381 | .785 | 24.8 | 12.6 | 4.6 | 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 | 62 | 33 | 1650 | 277 | 596 | 83 | 201 | 154 | 190 | 96 | 295 | 90 | 55 | 23 | 80 | 147 | 791 | .465 | .413 | .811 | 26.6 | 12.8 | 4.8 | 1.5 |
| Loss | 19 | 8 | 520 | 64 | 183 | 16 | 69 | 64 | 82 | 24 | 71 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 23 | 50 | 208 | .350 | .232 | .780 | 27.4 | 10.9 | 3.7 | 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 |
| Month | November | 12 | 12 | 343 | 54 | 109 | 16 | 35 | 30 | 40 | 22 | 58 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 154 | .495 | .457 | .750 | 28.6 | 12.8 | 4.8 | 1.1 |
| December | 12 | 9 | 354 | 46 | 123 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 37 | 23 | 57 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 129 | .374 | .257 | .757 | 29.5 | 10.8 | 4.8 | 1.8 | |
| January | 15 | 13 | 415 | 63 | 143 | 16 | 47 | 49 | 57 | 19 | 66 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 191 | .441 | .340 | .860 | 27.7 | 12.7 | 4.4 | 0.8 | |
| February | 13 | 7 | 356 | 57 | 129 | 16 | 41 | 40 | 50 | 21 | 51 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 37 | 170 | .442 | .390 | .800 | 27.4 | 13.1 | 3.9 | 1.4 | |
| March | 17 | 0 | 416 | 71 | 164 | 28 | 70 | 40 | 52 | 16 | 65 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 39 | 210 | .433 | .400 | .769 | 24.5 | 12.4 | 3.8 | 1.8 | |
| April | 12 | 0 | 286 | 50 | 111 | 14 | 42 | 31 | 36 | 19 | 69 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 145 | .450 | .333 | .861 | 23.8 | 12.1 | 5.8 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 7 | 0 | 168 | 34 | 77 | 12 | 24 | 19 | 24 | 17 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 99 | .442 | .500 | .792 | 24.0 | 14.1 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
| Monday | 4 | 2 | 111 | 14 | 38 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 42 | .368 | .267 | .833 | 27.8 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 0.8 | |
| Tuesday | 21 | 10 | 573 | 104 | 215 | 40 | 85 | 51 | 63 | 34 | 104 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 30 | 54 | 299 | .484 | .471 | .810 | 27.3 | 14.2 | 5.0 | 1.7 | |
| Wednesday | 9 | 7 | 247 | 29 | 72 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 38 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 86 | .403 | .235 | .857 | 27.4 | 9.6 | 4.2 | 1.6 | |
| Thursday | 11 | 5 | 304 | 40 | 99 | 11 | 38 | 28 | 36 | 14 | 55 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 119 | .404 | .289 | .778 | 27.6 | 10.8 | 5.0 | 1.7 | |
| Friday | 13 | 6 | 338 | 56 | 131 | 15 | 40 | 30 | 42 | 21 | 58 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 157 | .427 | .375 | .714 | 26.0 | 12.1 | 4.5 | 0.8 | |
| Saturday | 16 | 11 | 429 | 64 | 147 | 13 | 51 | 56 | 67 | 20 | 63 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 197 | .435 | .255 | .836 | 26.8 | 12.3 | 3.9 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 41 | 41 | 1176 | 172 | 390 | 42 | 119 | 120 | 148 | 62 | 180 | 52 | 36 | 17 | 58 | 102 | 506 | .441 | .353 | .811 | 28.7 | 12.3 | 4.4 | 1.3 |
| Reserve | 40 | 0 | 994 | 169 | 389 | 57 | 151 | 98 | 124 | 58 | 186 | 59 | 31 | 14 | 45 | 95 | 493 | .434 | .377 | .790 | 24.9 | 12.3 | 4.7 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 26 | 20 | 849 | 140 | 291 | 35 | 91 | 78 | 95 | 47 | 139 | 38 | 21 | 16 | 41 | 71 | 393 | .481 | .385 | .821 | 32.7 | 15.1 | 5.3 | 1.5 |
| 20-29 | 49 | 20 | 1221 | 188 | 449 | 59 | 164 | 136 | 172 | 66 | 201 | 62 | 41 | 15 | 57 | 119 | 571 | .419 | .360 | .791 | 24.9 | 11.7 | 4.1 | 1.3 | |
| 10-19 | 5 | 1 | 91 | 13 | 36 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 33 | .361 | .385 | .667 | 18.2 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 2.0 | |
| 0-9 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 21 | 12 | 539 | 85 | 193 | 23 | 63 | 57 | 71 | 20 | 82 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 22 | 53 | 250 | .440 | .365 | .803 | 25.7 | 11.9 | 3.9 | 1.2 |
| 1 Day | 40 | 15 | 1093 | 183 | 410 | 55 | 146 | 111 | 137 | 68 | 195 | 55 | 30 | 18 | 53 | 102 | 532 | .446 | .377 | .810 | 27.3 | 13.3 | 4.9 | 1.4 | |
| 2 Days | 13 | 8 | 355 | 51 | 120 | 15 | 42 | 39 | 50 | 23 | 63 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 156 | .425 | .357 | .780 | 27.3 | 12.0 | 4.8 | 1.2 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 5 | 158 | 15 | 47 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 45 | .319 | .250 | .786 | 26.3 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 28 | 17 | 794 | 134 | 295 | 39 | 95 | 78 | 101 | 37 | 111 | 40 | 25 | 10 | 39 | 76 | 385 | .454 | .411 | .772 | 28.4 | 13.8 | 4.0 | 1.4 |
| Western | 53 | 24 | 1376 | 207 | 484 | 60 | 175 | 140 | 171 | 83 | 255 | 71 | 42 | 21 | 64 | 121 | 614 | .428 | .343 | .819 | 26.0 | 11.6 | 4.8 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 14 | 10 | 404 | 70 | 150 | 18 | 47 | 27 | 38 | 17 | 52 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 42 | 185 | .467 | .383 | .711 | 28.9 | 13.2 | 3.7 | 1.4 |
| Central | 14 | 7 | 390 | 64 | 145 | 21 | 48 | 51 | 63 | 20 | 59 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 34 | 200 | .441 | .438 | .810 | 27.9 | 14.3 | 4.2 | 1.5 | |
| Midwest | 23 | 10 | 655 | 95 | 225 | 30 | 94 | 79 | 95 | 35 | 119 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 56 | 299 | .422 | .319 | .832 | 28.5 | 13.0 | 5.2 | 1.2 | |
| Pacific | 30 | 14 | 721 | 112 | 259 | 30 | 81 | 61 | 76 | 48 | 136 | 44 | 22 | 13 | 36 | 65 | 315 | .432 | .370 | .803 | 24.0 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 1 | 63 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 33 | .409 | .333 | 1.000 | 31.5 | 16.5 | 7.5 | 2.5 |
| Boston | 2 | 1 | 58 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 29 | .632 | .400 | .600 | 29.0 | 14.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 50 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 37 | .458 | .600 | .818 | 25.0 | 18.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 1 | 57 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 19 | .412 | .500 | .500 | 28.5 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 56 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | .364 | .000 | .429 | 28.0 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | |
| Dallas | 3 | 2 | 78 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 42 | .577 | .200 | .846 | 26.0 | 14.0 | 5.3 | 0.3 | |
| Denver | 4 | 2 | 114 | 18 | 40 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 60 | .450 | .450 | .833 | 28.5 | 15.0 | 5.3 | 0.3 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 1 | 52 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 25 | .400 | .364 | .833 | 26.0 | 12.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | |
| Golden State | 5 | 3 | 119 | 25 | 52 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 68 | .481 | .333 | .824 | 23.8 | 13.6 | 3.8 | 1.8 | |
| Houston | 4 | 1 | 119 | 10 | 39 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 30 | .256 | .053 | .692 | 29.8 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 2.3 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 1 | 65 | 15 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 47 | .500 | .400 | .833 | 32.5 | 23.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 5 | 1 | 108 | 14 | 35 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 40 | .400 | .267 | .800 | 21.6 | 8.0 | 6.2 | 1.8 | |
| LA Lakers | 5 | 3 | 121 | 21 | 38 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 58 | .553 | .545 | .909 | 24.2 | 11.6 | 4.6 | 1.2 | |
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 56 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 23 | .400 | .125 | .750 | 28.0 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 1 | 47 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | .476 | .667 | 1.000 | 23.5 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 110 | 15 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 47 | .484 | .250 | .789 | 27.5 | 11.8 | 5.5 | 1.3 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 66 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 30 | .550 | .600 | .833 | 33.0 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | |
| New York | 2 | 1 | 62 | 14 | 31 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 34 | .452 | .400 | 1.000 | 31.0 | 17.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 46 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 24 | .429 | .556 | .250 | 23.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 61 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 31 | .458 | .286 | .778 | 30.5 | 15.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | |
| Phoenix | 5 | 2 | 134 | 17 | 47 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 48 | .362 | .353 | .889 | 26.8 | 9.6 | 4.2 | 1.4 | |
| Portland | 5 | 2 | 108 | 16 | 45 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 46 | .356 | .300 | .733 | 21.6 | 9.2 | 5.2 | 1.0 | |
| Sacramento | 5 | 3 | 131 | 19 | 42 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 55 | .452 | .438 | .714 | 26.2 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 1.6 | |
| San Antonio | 4 | 1 | 116 | 20 | 46 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 61 | .435 | .450 | .857 | 29.0 | 15.3 | 5.3 | 1.5 | |
| Utah | 4 | 2 | 118 | 17 | 43 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 59 | .395 | .364 | .944 | 29.5 | 14.8 | 4.8 | 1.3 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 55 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | .333 | .333 | .750 | 27.5 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 | |