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 | 20 | 2169 | 325 | 797 | 129 | 363 | 191 | 241 | 101 | 367 | 120 | 83 | 48 | 82 | 174 | 970 | .408 | .355 | .793 | 26.5 | 11.8 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 9 | 1000 | 159 | 378 | 62 | 166 | 100 | 127 | 39 | 151 | 60 | 35 | 26 | 41 | 80 | 480 | .421 | .373 | .787 | 24.4 | 11.7 | 3.7 | 1.5 |
| Road | 41 | 11 | 1169 | 166 | 419 | 67 | 197 | 91 | 114 | 62 | 216 | 60 | 48 | 22 | 41 | 94 | 490 | .396 | .340 | .798 | 28.5 | 12.0 | 5.3 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 46 | 19 | 1257 | 172 | 428 | 65 | 195 | 110 | 139 | 53 | 220 | 68 | 50 | 21 | 54 | 105 | 519 | .402 | .333 | .791 | 27.3 | 11.3 | 4.8 | 1.5 |
| Post | 36 | 1 | 912 | 153 | 369 | 64 | 168 | 81 | 102 | 48 | 147 | 52 | 33 | 27 | 28 | 69 | 451 | .415 | .381 | .794 | 25.3 | 12.5 | 4.1 | 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 | 64 | 16 | 1648 | 262 | 619 | 106 | 281 | 148 | 186 | 71 | 269 | 96 | 65 | 36 | 70 | 129 | 778 | .423 | .377 | .796 | 25.8 | 12.2 | 4.2 | 1.5 |
| Loss | 18 | 4 | 521 | 63 | 178 | 23 | 82 | 43 | 55 | 30 | 98 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 192 | .354 | .280 | .782 | 28.9 | 10.7 | 5.4 | 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 |
| Month | November | 15 | 0 | 384 | 52 | 119 | 14 | 46 | 36 | 43 | 15 | 64 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 20 | 33 | 154 | .437 | .304 | .837 | 25.6 | 10.3 | 4.3 | 1.3 |
| December | 13 | 8 | 347 | 54 | 125 | 26 | 61 | 29 | 40 | 15 | 72 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 163 | .432 | .426 | .725 | 26.7 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 1.5 | |
| January | 15 | 11 | 446 | 54 | 156 | 19 | 72 | 36 | 46 | 21 | 77 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 163 | .346 | .264 | .783 | 29.7 | 10.9 | 5.1 | 1.9 | |
| February | 12 | 0 | 298 | 49 | 115 | 23 | 62 | 27 | 36 | 8 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 148 | .426 | .371 | .750 | 24.8 | 12.3 | 2.8 | 1.5 | |
| March | 16 | 1 | 415 | 78 | 177 | 32 | 73 | 37 | 43 | 28 | 80 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 225 | .441 | .438 | .860 | 25.9 | 14.1 | 5.0 | 1.7 | |
| April | 11 | 0 | 279 | 38 | 105 | 15 | 49 | 26 | 33 | 14 | 41 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 117 | .362 | .306 | .788 | 25.4 | 10.6 | 3.7 | 0.8 | |
| 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 | 7 | 1 | 180 | 30 | 64 | 12 | 30 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 88 | .469 | .400 | .696 | 25.7 | 12.6 | 3.7 | 1.4 |
| Monday | 6 | 2 | 160 | 25 | 61 | 9 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 71 | .410 | .310 | .800 | 26.7 | 11.8 | 4.7 | 1.8 | |
| Tuesday | 17 | 5 | 478 | 62 | 160 | 28 | 79 | 39 | 46 | 28 | 90 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 22 | 32 | 191 | .388 | .354 | .848 | 28.1 | 11.2 | 5.3 | 1.7 | |
| Wednesday | 15 | 4 | 382 | 46 | 140 | 19 | 57 | 35 | 44 | 21 | 79 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 146 | .329 | .333 | .795 | 25.5 | 9.7 | 5.3 | 1.4 | |
| Thursday | 5 | 1 | 123 | 22 | 48 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 63 | .458 | .368 | .857 | 24.6 | 12.6 | 2.8 | 1.0 | |
| Friday | 18 | 5 | 494 | 86 | 195 | 29 | 81 | 44 | 56 | 17 | 82 | 31 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 41 | 245 | .441 | .358 | .786 | 27.4 | 13.6 | 4.6 | 1.7 | |
| Saturday | 14 | 2 | 352 | 54 | 129 | 25 | 68 | 33 | 43 | 14 | 48 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 166 | .419 | .368 | .767 | 25.1 | 11.9 | 3.4 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 20 | 20 | 626 | 86 | 216 | 36 | 106 | 42 | 56 | 27 | 116 | 39 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 49 | 250 | .398 | .340 | .750 | 31.3 | 12.5 | 5.8 | 2.0 |
| Reserve | 62 | 0 | 1543 | 239 | 581 | 93 | 257 | 149 | 185 | 74 | 251 | 81 | 62 | 37 | 62 | 125 | 720 | .411 | .362 | .805 | 24.9 | 11.6 | 4.0 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 2 | 2 | 90 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 36 | .444 | .385 | .875 | 45.0 | 18.0 | 10.0 | 1.5 |
| 30-39 | 22 | 10 | 717 | 114 | 274 | 44 | 126 | 61 | 84 | 41 | 131 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 35 | 57 | 333 | .416 | .349 | .726 | 32.6 | 15.1 | 6.0 | 1.6 | |
| 20-29 | 51 | 7 | 1259 | 181 | 456 | 74 | 209 | 115 | 139 | 51 | 201 | 76 | 51 | 30 | 41 | 101 | 551 | .397 | .354 | .827 | 24.7 | 10.8 | 3.9 | 1.5 | |
| 10-19 | 6 | 1 | 94 | 15 | 36 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 42 | .417 | .333 | .800 | 15.7 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |
| 0-9 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .750 | .667 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 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 | 24 | 4 | 610 | 91 | 230 | 38 | 99 | 50 | 65 | 28 | 108 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 31 | 54 | 270 | .396 | .384 | .769 | 25.4 | 11.3 | 4.5 | 1.1 |
| 1 Day | 33 | 8 | 833 | 138 | 317 | 47 | 134 | 66 | 86 | 31 | 121 | 51 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 68 | 389 | .435 | .351 | .767 | 25.2 | 11.8 | 3.7 | 1.5 | |
| 2 Days | 19 | 5 | 554 | 73 | 196 | 31 | 97 | 56 | 65 | 32 | 109 | 31 | 22 | 14 | 23 | 38 | 233 | .372 | .320 | .862 | 29.2 | 12.3 | 5.7 | 1.6 | |
| 3+ Days | 5 | 3 | 142 | 19 | 45 | 13 | 30 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 64 | .422 | .433 | .722 | 28.4 | 12.8 | 4.8 | 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 | 30 | 9 | 787 | 103 | 281 | 39 | 128 | 60 | 72 | 38 | 145 | 50 | 35 | 19 | 40 | 65 | 305 | .367 | .305 | .833 | 26.2 | 10.2 | 4.8 | 1.7 |
| Western | 52 | 11 | 1382 | 222 | 516 | 90 | 235 | 131 | 169 | 63 | 222 | 70 | 48 | 29 | 42 | 109 | 665 | .430 | .383 | .775 | 26.6 | 12.8 | 4.3 | 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 | 5 | 386 | 52 | 145 | 19 | 60 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 73 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 153 | .359 | .317 | .811 | 27.6 | 10.9 | 5.2 | 1.6 |
| Central | 16 | 4 | 401 | 51 | 136 | 20 | 68 | 30 | 35 | 25 | 72 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 152 | .375 | .294 | .857 | 25.1 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 1.7 | |
| Midwest | 28 | 7 | 752 | 118 | 271 | 44 | 131 | 79 | 100 | 30 | 126 | 44 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 51 | 359 | .435 | .336 | .790 | 26.9 | 12.8 | 4.5 | 1.6 | |
| Pacific | 24 | 4 | 630 | 104 | 245 | 46 | 104 | 52 | 69 | 33 | 96 | 26 | 28 | 14 | 21 | 58 | 306 | .424 | .442 | .754 | 26.3 | 12.8 | 4.0 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 1 | 43 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .438 | .300 | .750 | 21.5 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Boston | 2 | 1 | 51 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 24 | .529 | .500 | 1.000 | 25.5 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 43 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 22 | .444 | .222 | 1.000 | 21.5 | 11.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 19 | .353 | .429 | 1.000 | 23.0 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 1 | 65 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19 | .421 | .143 | 1.000 | 32.5 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 2.0 | |
| Dallas | 4 | 2 | 128 | 23 | 43 | 11 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 66 | .535 | .440 | .600 | 32.0 | 16.5 | 6.5 | 2.3 | |
| Denver | 4 | 2 | 119 | 16 | 31 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 49 | .516 | .400 | .722 | 29.8 | 12.3 | 5.0 | 1.0 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | .222 | .286 | .800 | 23.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
| Golden State | 4 | 2 | 114 | 24 | 60 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 65 | .400 | .375 | .800 | 28.5 | 16.3 | 5.5 | 1.8 | |
| Houston | 4 | 0 | 103 | 15 | 36 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 45 | .417 | .368 | .889 | 25.8 | 11.3 | 2.8 | 1.0 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 54 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | .400 | .143 | .667 | 27.0 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 0 | 105 | 20 | 40 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 62 | .500 | .500 | .933 | 26.3 | 15.5 | 4.8 | 0.8 | |
| LA Lakers | 4 | 0 | 110 | 18 | 36 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 51 | .500 | .500 | .818 | 27.5 | 12.8 | 3.8 | 1.0 | |
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 64 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 24 | .429 | .222 | .571 | 32.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 2.5 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 1 | 59 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 25 | .350 | .429 | .833 | 29.5 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 3.0 | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 1 | 92 | 19 | 39 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 58 | .487 | .308 | .941 | 23.0 | 14.5 | 4.3 | 1.0 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 47 | 10 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | .370 | .556 | 1.000 | 23.5 | 14.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | |
| New York | 2 | 1 | 72 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 24 | .333 | .182 | 1.000 | 36.0 | 12.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | .200 | .143 | 1.000 | 26.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 2.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 19 | .412 | .444 | .500 | 21.0 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | |
| Phoenix | 4 | 1 | 120 | 19 | 40 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 55 | .475 | .455 | .583 | 30.0 | 13.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |
| Portland | 4 | 1 | 97 | 13 | 33 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 42 | .394 | .438 | .692 | 24.3 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 1.3 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 0 | 84 | 10 | 36 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 31 | .278 | .429 | .625 | 21.0 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 0.8 | |
| San Antonio | 4 | 1 | 121 | 19 | 61 | 8 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 53 | .311 | .258 | .778 | 30.3 | 13.3 | 6.3 | 1.8 | |
| Toronto | 2 | 0 | 45 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | .385 | .286 | 1.000 | 22.5 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
| Utah | 4 | 0 | 109 | 14 | 38 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 51 | .368 | .273 | .944 | 27.3 | 12.8 | 3.8 | 1.5 | |
| Vancouver | 4 | 1 | 80 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 37 | .522 | .364 | .643 | 20.0 | 9.3 | 3.0 | 2.5 | |
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 57 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | .250 | .273 | .667 | 28.5 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 | |