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 | 82 | 37 | 2356 | 346 | 742 | 136 | 343 | 215 | 269 | 96 | 398 | 135 | 72 | 45 | 77 | 186 | 1043 | .466 | .397 | .799 | 28.7 | 12.7 | 4.9 | 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 | 41 | 21 | 1193 | 170 | 362 | 68 | 174 | 106 | 124 | 47 | 208 | 71 | 41 | 20 | 42 | 89 | 514 | .470 | .391 | .855 | 29.1 | 12.5 | 5.1 | 1.7 |
| Road | 41 | 16 | 1163 | 176 | 380 | 68 | 169 | 109 | 145 | 49 | 190 | 64 | 31 | 25 | 35 | 97 | 529 | .463 | .402 | .752 | 28.4 | 12.9 | 4.6 | 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 | 18 | 1272 | 183 | 394 | 77 | 190 | 109 | 136 | 47 | 211 | 71 | 35 | 21 | 40 | 105 | 552 | .464 | .405 | .801 | 28.3 | 12.3 | 4.7 | 1.6 |
| Post | 37 | 19 | 1084 | 163 | 348 | 59 | 153 | 106 | 133 | 49 | 187 | 64 | 37 | 24 | 37 | 81 | 491 | .468 | .386 | .797 | 29.3 | 13.3 | 5.1 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 57 | 24 | 1633 | 254 | 506 | 107 | 243 | 146 | 187 | 61 | 291 | 94 | 50 | 27 | 46 | 124 | 761 | .502 | .440 | .781 | 28.6 | 13.4 | 5.1 | 1.6 |
| Loss | 25 | 13 | 723 | 92 | 236 | 29 | 100 | 69 | 82 | 35 | 107 | 41 | 22 | 18 | 31 | 62 | 282 | .390 | .290 | .841 | 28.9 | 11.3 | 4.3 | 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 |
| Month | November | 14 | 6 | 384 | 56 | 128 | 24 | 58 | 40 | 48 | 17 | 69 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 176 | .438 | .414 | .833 | 27.4 | 12.6 | 4.9 | 1.3 |
| December | 13 | 2 | 354 | 45 | 101 | 18 | 51 | 22 | 31 | 8 | 54 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 130 | .446 | .353 | .710 | 27.2 | 10.0 | 4.2 | 1.5 | |
| January | 13 | 6 | 371 | 58 | 113 | 25 | 59 | 30 | 36 | 17 | 56 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 171 | .513 | .424 | .833 | 28.5 | 13.2 | 4.3 | 1.8 | |
| February | 13 | 12 | 418 | 58 | 130 | 21 | 55 | 35 | 48 | 22 | 84 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 172 | .446 | .382 | .729 | 32.2 | 13.2 | 6.5 | 1.8 | |
| March | 17 | 6 | 468 | 66 | 150 | 22 | 67 | 54 | 66 | 14 | 73 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 208 | .440 | .328 | .818 | 27.5 | 12.2 | 4.3 | 1.9 | |
| April | 12 | 5 | 361 | 63 | 120 | 26 | 53 | 34 | 40 | 18 | 62 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 186 | .525 | .491 | .850 | 30.1 | 15.5 | 5.2 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 8 | 4 | 210 | 35 | 64 | 15 | 31 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 92 | .547 | .484 | .538 | 26.3 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 1.1 |
| Monday | 8 | 5 | 246 | 47 | 87 | 17 | 36 | 29 | 36 | 8 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 140 | .540 | .472 | .806 | 30.8 | 17.5 | 4.6 | 2.1 | |
| Tuesday | 15 | 6 | 437 | 58 | 135 | 23 | 60 | 42 | 54 | 23 | 78 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 181 | .430 | .383 | .778 | 29.1 | 12.1 | 5.2 | 1.3 | |
| Wednesday | 11 | 7 | 285 | 43 | 102 | 17 | 49 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 46 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 120 | .422 | .347 | .708 | 25.9 | 10.9 | 4.2 | 1.5 | |
| Thursday | 15 | 4 | 437 | 54 | 137 | 23 | 69 | 42 | 47 | 12 | 74 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 173 | .394 | .333 | .894 | 29.1 | 11.5 | 4.9 | 1.5 | |
| Friday | 12 | 6 | 357 | 51 | 101 | 21 | 46 | 40 | 47 | 17 | 55 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 163 | .505 | .457 | .851 | 29.8 | 13.6 | 4.6 | 2.3 | |
| Saturday | 13 | 5 | 384 | 58 | 116 | 20 | 52 | 38 | 48 | 15 | 64 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 174 | .500 | .385 | .792 | 29.5 | 13.4 | 4.9 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 37 | 37 | 1156 | 170 | 361 | 60 | 157 | 100 | 125 | 59 | 201 | 68 | 33 | 15 | 42 | 89 | 500 | .471 | .382 | .800 | 31.2 | 13.5 | 5.4 | 1.8 |
| Reserve | 45 | 0 | 1200 | 176 | 381 | 76 | 186 | 115 | 144 | 37 | 197 | 67 | 39 | 30 | 35 | 97 | 543 | .462 | .409 | .799 | 26.7 | 12.1 | 4.4 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 1 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | .100 | .000 | .900 | 41.0 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 30-39 | 33 | 21 | 1096 | 165 | 343 | 65 | 155 | 103 | 124 | 52 | 206 | 52 | 31 | 17 | 33 | 75 | 498 | .481 | .419 | .831 | 33.2 | 15.1 | 6.2 | 1.6 | |
| 20-29 | 46 | 15 | 1183 | 175 | 373 | 70 | 178 | 100 | 131 | 40 | 184 | 80 | 38 | 25 | 41 | 103 | 520 | .469 | .393 | .763 | 25.7 | 11.3 | 4.0 | 1.7 | |
| 10-19 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | .313 | .143 | .750 | 18.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 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 | 18 | 6 | 490 | 75 | 167 | 28 | 77 | 57 | 73 | 24 | 84 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 43 | 235 | .449 | .364 | .781 | 27.2 | 13.1 | 4.7 | 1.7 |
| 1 Day | 45 | 20 | 1304 | 202 | 406 | 86 | 193 | 114 | 140 | 48 | 215 | 81 | 40 | 22 | 44 | 100 | 604 | .498 | .446 | .814 | 29.0 | 13.4 | 4.8 | 1.8 | |
| 2 Days | 13 | 6 | 375 | 45 | 109 | 9 | 42 | 30 | 37 | 9 | 64 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 129 | .413 | .214 | .811 | 28.8 | 9.9 | 4.9 | 1.2 | |
| 3+ Days | 5 | 4 | 151 | 20 | 48 | 10 | 25 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 64 | .417 | .400 | .737 | 30.2 | 12.8 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 28 | 10 | 777 | 114 | 241 | 43 | 114 | 65 | 84 | 30 | 129 | 47 | 23 | 14 | 22 | 56 | 336 | .473 | .377 | .774 | 27.8 | 12.0 | 4.6 | 1.7 |
| Western | 54 | 27 | 1579 | 232 | 501 | 93 | 229 | 150 | 185 | 66 | 269 | 88 | 49 | 31 | 55 | 130 | 707 | .463 | .406 | .811 | 29.2 | 13.1 | 5.0 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 14 | 6 | 400 | 54 | 124 | 18 | 51 | 41 | 51 | 14 | 69 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 167 | .435 | .353 | .804 | 28.6 | 11.9 | 4.9 | 1.7 |
| Central | 14 | 4 | 377 | 60 | 117 | 25 | 63 | 24 | 33 | 16 | 60 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 169 | .513 | .397 | .727 | 26.9 | 12.1 | 4.3 | 1.6 | |
| Midwest | 24 | 9 | 694 | 105 | 234 | 45 | 106 | 56 | 68 | 17 | 111 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 23 | 57 | 311 | .449 | .425 | .824 | 28.9 | 13.0 | 4.6 | 1.4 | |
| Pacific | 30 | 18 | 885 | 127 | 267 | 48 | 123 | 94 | 117 | 49 | 158 | 55 | 35 | 23 | 32 | 73 | 396 | .476 | .390 | .803 | 29.5 | 13.2 | 5.3 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 1 | 56 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 30 | .588 | .500 | .833 | 28.0 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 57 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 28 | .563 | .400 | .727 | 28.5 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 66 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | .250 | .000 | 1.000 | 33.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 2.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 1 | 62 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 32 | .522 | .429 | .500 | 31.0 | 16.0 | 8.5 | 2.0 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 1 | 47 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .636 | .714 | 23.5 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Dallas | 4 | 4 | 132 | 20 | 42 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 54 | .476 | .333 | .800 | 33.0 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 2.3 | |
| Denver | 4 | 1 | 116 | 15 | 33 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 48 | .455 | .500 | .857 | 29.0 | 12.0 | 5.3 | 1.5 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 44 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 24 | .529 | .444 | .500 | 22.0 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | |
| Golden State | 5 | 5 | 160 | 21 | 51 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 39 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 70 | .412 | .320 | .741 | 32.0 | 14.0 | 7.8 | 1.8 | |
| Houston | 4 | 0 | 111 | 20 | 44 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 60 | .455 | .450 | .786 | 27.8 | 15.0 | 6.3 | 1.5 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 48 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 27 | .471 | .556 | .750 | 24.0 | 13.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 5 | 3 | 142 | 17 | 31 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 42 | .548 | .273 | .556 | 28.4 | 8.4 | 4.6 | 1.4 | |
| LA Lakers | 5 | 2 | 133 | 19 | 48 | 7 | 22 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 60 | .396 | .318 | .789 | 26.6 | 12.0 | 3.8 | 3.2 | |
| Miami | 2 | 1 | 53 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 18 | .357 | .400 | .750 | 26.5 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 2.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 54 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 27 | .625 | .000 | .778 | 27.0 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 100 | 17 | 35 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 47 | .486 | .444 | .714 | 25.0 | 11.8 | 4.5 | 1.3 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 1 | 58 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | .118 | .000 | .800 | 29.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 1.5 | |
| New York | 2 | 1 | 57 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25 | .474 | .333 | .800 | 28.5 | 12.5 | 5.0 | 2.5 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 53 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .353 | .333 | .833 | 26.5 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 1 | 62 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 39 | .609 | .556 | .857 | 31.0 | 19.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | |
| Phoenix | 5 | 4 | 158 | 23 | 48 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 78 | .479 | .450 | .885 | 31.6 | 15.6 | 4.4 | 2.2 | |
| Portland | 5 | 3 | 162 | 27 | 47 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 74 | .574 | .500 | .800 | 32.4 | 14.8 | 6.0 | 1.0 | |
| Sacramento | 5 | 1 | 130 | 20 | 42 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 72 | .476 | .429 | .885 | 26.0 | 14.4 | 5.0 | 1.4 | |
| San Antonio | 4 | 1 | 121 | 21 | 40 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 60 | .525 | .474 | .900 | 30.3 | 15.0 | 4.8 | 1.0 | |
| Utah | 4 | 1 | 114 | 12 | 40 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 42 | .300 | .368 | .846 | 28.5 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | |
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 60 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 26 | .500 | .400 | 1.000 | 30.0 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | |