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 | 81 | 4 | 1976 | 290 | 661 | 122 | 309 | 187 | 229 | 74 | 300 | 103 | 69 | 49 | 77 | 133 | 889 | .439 | .395 | .817 | 24.4 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 1 | 936 | 140 | 322 | 62 | 156 | 111 | 133 | 35 | 134 | 51 | 36 | 30 | 39 | 58 | 453 | .435 | .397 | .835 | 22.8 | 11.0 | 3.3 | 1.2 |
| Road | 40 | 3 | 1040 | 150 | 339 | 60 | 153 | 76 | 96 | 39 | 166 | 52 | 33 | 19 | 38 | 75 | 436 | .442 | .392 | .792 | 26.0 | 10.9 | 4.2 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 47 | 1 | 1177 | 174 | 396 | 84 | 206 | 101 | 130 | 38 | 166 | 63 | 46 | 24 | 50 | 75 | 533 | .439 | .408 | .777 | 25.0 | 11.3 | 3.5 | 1.3 |
| Post | 34 | 3 | 799 | 116 | 265 | 38 | 103 | 86 | 99 | 36 | 134 | 40 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 58 | 356 | .438 | .369 | .869 | 23.5 | 10.5 | 3.9 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 57 | 2 | 1312 | 207 | 437 | 95 | 211 | 137 | 166 | 52 | 204 | 71 | 49 | 38 | 48 | 86 | 646 | .474 | .450 | .825 | 23.0 | 11.3 | 3.6 | 1.2 |
| Loss | 24 | 2 | 664 | 83 | 224 | 27 | 98 | 50 | 63 | 22 | 96 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 29 | 47 | 243 | .371 | .276 | .794 | 27.7 | 10.1 | 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 |
| Month | November | 17 | 0 | 429 | 60 | 125 | 30 | 67 | 34 | 46 | 12 | 58 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 184 | .480 | .448 | .739 | 25.2 | 10.8 | 3.4 | 1.4 |
| December | 15 | 0 | 386 | 59 | 137 | 27 | 72 | 29 | 38 | 17 | 62 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 174 | .431 | .375 | .763 | 25.7 | 11.6 | 4.1 | 1.5 | |
| January | 13 | 1 | 308 | 48 | 114 | 26 | 59 | 29 | 35 | 9 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 151 | .421 | .441 | .829 | 23.7 | 11.6 | 3.2 | 1.2 | |
| February | 11 | 1 | 287 | 43 | 83 | 15 | 35 | 28 | 33 | 6 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 129 | .518 | .429 | .848 | 26.1 | 11.7 | 3.6 | 1.2 | |
| March | 15 | 1 | 324 | 41 | 120 | 14 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 20 | 58 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 148 | .342 | .318 | .867 | 21.6 | 9.9 | 3.9 | 1.2 | |
| April | 10 | 1 | 242 | 39 | 82 | 10 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 103 | .476 | .313 | .882 | 24.2 | 10.3 | 4.0 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 14 | 2 | 385 | 53 | 123 | 24 | 57 | 43 | 53 | 12 | 52 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 173 | .431 | .421 | .811 | 27.5 | 12.4 | 3.7 | 1.3 |
| Monday | 5 | 0 | 131 | 19 | 34 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 57 | .559 | .500 | .769 | 26.2 | 11.4 | 4.8 | 2.2 | |
| Tuesday | 15 | 1 | 344 | 53 | 111 | 22 | 52 | 32 | 37 | 10 | 48 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 160 | .477 | .423 | .865 | 22.9 | 10.7 | 3.2 | 1.4 | |
| Wednesday | 11 | 1 | 309 | 49 | 118 | 25 | 64 | 34 | 40 | 8 | 46 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 157 | .415 | .391 | .850 | 28.1 | 14.3 | 4.2 | 1.5 | |
| Thursday | 12 | 0 | 256 | 45 | 88 | 16 | 40 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 40 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 128 | .511 | .400 | .815 | 21.3 | 10.7 | 3.3 | 1.1 | |
| Friday | 14 | 0 | 314 | 39 | 97 | 15 | 38 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 55 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 124 | .402 | .395 | .816 | 22.4 | 8.9 | 3.9 | 0.8 | |
| Saturday | 10 | 0 | 237 | 32 | 90 | 11 | 40 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 90 | .356 | .275 | .714 | 23.7 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 4 | 4 | 109 | 13 | 39 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 | .333 | .214 | .714 | 27.3 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 2.8 |
| Reserve | 77 | 0 | 1867 | 277 | 622 | 119 | 295 | 182 | 222 | 70 | 274 | 92 | 67 | 46 | 70 | 123 | 855 | .445 | .403 | .820 | 24.2 | 11.1 | 3.6 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 13 | 1 | 428 | 60 | 134 | 28 | 72 | 36 | 44 | 9 | 59 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 184 | .448 | .389 | .818 | 32.9 | 14.2 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| 20-29 | 57 | 3 | 1386 | 205 | 459 | 85 | 207 | 134 | 167 | 54 | 207 | 80 | 56 | 36 | 58 | 89 | 629 | .447 | .411 | .802 | 24.3 | 11.0 | 3.6 | 1.4 | |
| 10-19 | 10 | 0 | 155 | 24 | 65 | 9 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 72 | .369 | .310 | .938 | 15.5 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 1.0 | |
| 0-9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .333 | .000 | 1.000 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 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 | 0 | 467 | 65 | 152 | 26 | 62 | 62 | 73 | 23 | 75 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 218 | .428 | .419 | .849 | 25.9 | 12.1 | 4.2 | 1.2 |
| 1 Day | 44 | 3 | 1073 | 152 | 343 | 63 | 162 | 85 | 109 | 36 | 159 | 55 | 32 | 26 | 44 | 65 | 452 | .443 | .389 | .780 | 24.4 | 10.3 | 3.6 | 1.3 | |
| 2 Days | 11 | 1 | 241 | 33 | 93 | 10 | 46 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 97 | .355 | .217 | .840 | 21.9 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 1.6 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 0 | 162 | 37 | 62 | 22 | 34 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 114 | .597 | .647 | .900 | 23.1 | 16.3 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 30 | 0 | 743 | 115 | 244 | 54 | 118 | 72 | 83 | 20 | 106 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 34 | 45 | 356 | .471 | .458 | .867 | 24.8 | 11.9 | 3.5 | 1.1 |
| Western | 51 | 4 | 1233 | 175 | 417 | 68 | 191 | 115 | 146 | 54 | 194 | 70 | 36 | 33 | 43 | 88 | 533 | .420 | .356 | .788 | 24.2 | 10.5 | 3.8 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 14 | 0 | 339 | 53 | 104 | 25 | 52 | 33 | 38 | 9 | 49 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 164 | .510 | .481 | .868 | 24.2 | 11.7 | 3.5 | 1.1 |
| Central | 16 | 0 | 404 | 62 | 140 | 29 | 66 | 39 | 45 | 11 | 57 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 192 | .443 | .439 | .867 | 25.3 | 12.0 | 3.6 | 1.1 | |
| Midwest | 28 | 0 | 671 | 92 | 225 | 34 | 102 | 51 | 62 | 32 | 99 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 48 | 269 | .409 | .333 | .823 | 24.0 | 9.6 | 3.5 | 1.1 | |
| Pacific | 23 | 4 | 562 | 83 | 192 | 34 | 89 | 64 | 84 | 22 | 95 | 38 | 17 | 15 | 26 | 40 | 264 | .432 | .382 | .762 | 24.4 | 11.5 | 4.1 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 54 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22 | .412 | .250 | 1.000 | 27.0 | 11.0 | 6.5 | 0.5 |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 52 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 23 | .667 | .600 | .889 | 26.0 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 54 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | .429 | .250 | .000 | 27.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 52 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 | .267 | .167 | .909 | 26.0 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 48 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 27 | .571 | .800 | .875 | 24.0 | 13.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |
| Dallas | 4 | 0 | 101 | 14 | 38 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 36 | .368 | .176 | .833 | 25.3 | 9.0 | 4.8 | 0.8 | |
| Denver | 4 | 0 | 82 | 15 | 32 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 43 | .469 | .333 | .889 | 20.5 | 10.8 | 3.5 | 1.5 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 51 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 29 | .350 | .556 | .909 | 25.5 | 14.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |
| Golden State | 4 | 1 | 60 | 12 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 36 | .414 | .250 | .818 | 15.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 1.8 | |
| Houston | 4 | 0 | 101 | 11 | 31 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 34 | .355 | .286 | .889 | 25.3 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 1.3 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | .294 | .300 | .500 | 20.5 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 0 | 83 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 47 | .552 | .583 | .667 | 20.8 | 11.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 | |
| LA Lakers | 4 | 2 | 121 | 16 | 35 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 40 | .457 | .385 | .500 | 30.3 | 10.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | |
| Miami | 2 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 25 | .438 | .455 | .857 | 24.0 | 12.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 54 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 30 | .500 | .333 | .750 | 27.0 | 15.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 0 | 72 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .353 | .300 | .800 | 18.0 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 1.3 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 51 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | .286 | .273 | .750 | 25.5 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | |
| New York | 2 | 0 | 47 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | .714 | .714 | 23.5 | 12.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 22 | .385 | .400 | .909 | 22.0 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 43 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | .733 | .571 | .667 | 21.5 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
| Phoenix | 4 | 1 | 101 | 12 | 31 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 44 | .387 | .231 | .773 | 25.3 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 1.3 | |
| Portland | 3 | 0 | 94 | 11 | 32 | 8 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 44 | .344 | .381 | .875 | 31.3 | 14.7 | 4.3 | 1.3 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 0 | 103 | 16 | 36 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 53 | .444 | .444 | .765 | 25.8 | 13.3 | 4.8 | 1.8 | |
| San Antonio | 4 | 0 | 96 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 33 | .462 | .417 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 0.8 | |
| Toronto | 2 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 31 | .833 | .818 | 1.000 | 25.0 | 15.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
| Utah | 4 | 0 | 129 | 19 | 43 | 6 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 53 | .442 | .300 | .643 | 32.3 | 13.3 | 3.3 | 1.0 | |
| Vancouver | 4 | 0 | 90 | 15 | 38 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 47 | .395 | .571 | .900 | 22.5 | 11.8 | 2.8 | 1.5 | |
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 54 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 23 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 27.0 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |