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 | 0 | 1675 | 196 | 471 | 87 | 222 | 101 | 128 | 53 | 255 | 113 | 62 | 29 | 62 | 158 | 580 | .416 | .392 | .789 | 20.7 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 0 | 802 | 89 | 213 | 49 | 117 | 51 | 65 | 20 | 119 | 55 | 35 | 17 | 28 | 68 | 278 | .418 | .419 | .785 | 19.6 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 1.3 |
| Road | 40 | 0 | 873 | 107 | 258 | 38 | 105 | 50 | 63 | 33 | 136 | 58 | 27 | 12 | 34 | 90 | 302 | .415 | .362 | .794 | 21.8 | 7.6 | 3.4 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 46 | 0 | 951 | 99 | 248 | 47 | 126 | 55 | 66 | 30 | 138 | 59 | 31 | 22 | 33 | 93 | 300 | .399 | .373 | .833 | 20.7 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1.3 |
| Post | 35 | 0 | 724 | 97 | 223 | 40 | 96 | 46 | 62 | 23 | 117 | 54 | 31 | 7 | 29 | 65 | 280 | .435 | .417 | .742 | 20.7 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 60 | 0 | 1224 | 145 | 342 | 71 | 173 | 73 | 91 | 36 | 193 | 89 | 52 | 26 | 35 | 114 | 434 | .424 | .410 | .802 | 20.4 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 1.5 |
| Loss | 21 | 0 | 451 | 51 | 129 | 16 | 49 | 28 | 37 | 17 | 62 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 27 | 44 | 146 | .395 | .327 | .757 | 21.5 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 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 |
| Month | October | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .500 | .000 | 20.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| November | 14 | 0 | 285 | 25 | 72 | 13 | 35 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 81 | .347 | .371 | .750 | 20.4 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 1.1 | |
| December | 14 | 0 | 296 | 32 | 78 | 19 | 45 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 45 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 100 | .410 | .422 | .895 | 21.1 | 7.1 | 3.2 | 1.2 | |
| January | 15 | 0 | 299 | 34 | 79 | 12 | 37 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 47 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 99 | .430 | .324 | .905 | 19.9 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 1.3 | |
| February | 11 | 0 | 259 | 33 | 83 | 18 | 44 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 92 | .398 | .409 | .571 | 23.5 | 8.4 | 3.8 | 1.4 | |
| March | 16 | 0 | 304 | 48 | 90 | 16 | 27 | 25 | 31 | 13 | 59 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 137 | .533 | .593 | .806 | 19.0 | 8.6 | 3.7 | 1.7 | |
| April | 10 | 0 | 212 | 21 | 63 | 9 | 32 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 65 | .333 | .281 | .737 | 21.2 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 15 | 0 | 333 | 38 | 92 | 15 | 39 | 31 | 38 | 12 | 56 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 122 | .413 | .385 | .816 | 22.2 | 8.1 | 3.7 | 1.3 |
| Monday | 6 | 0 | 126 | 18 | 43 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 56 | .419 | .357 | .882 | 21.0 | 9.3 | 5.2 | 1.7 | |
| Tuesday | 16 | 0 | 332 | 42 | 94 | 17 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 120 | .447 | .425 | .905 | 20.8 | 7.5 | 3.3 | 1.3 | |
| Wednesday | 9 | 0 | 180 | 21 | 53 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 54 | .396 | .333 | .750 | 20.0 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | |
| Thursday | 9 | 0 | 163 | 17 | 48 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 55 | .354 | .458 | .714 | 18.1 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | |
| Friday | 17 | 0 | 363 | 40 | 94 | 20 | 51 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 45 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 115 | .426 | .392 | .682 | 21.4 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 | |
| Saturday | 9 | 0 | 178 | 20 | 47 | 10 | 27 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 58 | .426 | .370 | .667 | 19.8 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 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 | Reserve | 81 | 0 | 1675 | 196 | 471 | 87 | 222 | 101 | 128 | 53 | 255 | 113 | 62 | 29 | 62 | 158 | 580 | .416 | .392 | .789 | 20.7 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 29 | .476 | .444 | 1.000 | 30.5 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 3.0 |
| 20-29 | 50 | 0 | 1168 | 135 | 322 | 61 | 161 | 68 | 89 | 34 | 173 | 74 | 45 | 19 | 42 | 105 | 399 | .419 | .379 | .764 | 23.4 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | |
| 10-19 | 27 | 0 | 432 | 49 | 125 | 22 | 51 | 26 | 31 | 15 | 65 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 45 | 146 | .392 | .431 | .839 | 16.0 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | |
| 0-9 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .667 | .000 | .667 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 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 | 16 | 0 | 319 | 32 | 87 | 14 | 40 | 17 | 26 | 5 | 45 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 95 | .368 | .350 | .654 | 19.9 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 1.4 |
| 1 Day | 45 | 0 | 937 | 116 | 262 | 46 | 115 | 64 | 77 | 41 | 159 | 62 | 40 | 17 | 38 | 95 | 342 | .443 | .400 | .831 | 20.8 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 1.4 | |
| 2 Days | 14 | 0 | 298 | 29 | 84 | 18 | 46 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 94 | .345 | .391 | .818 | 21.3 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 1.4 | |
| 3+ Days | 5 | 0 | 101 | 16 | 32 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 43 | .500 | .474 | .667 | 20.2 | 8.6 | 2.6 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 29 | 0 | 583 | 60 | 154 | 22 | 67 | 37 | 44 | 16 | 80 | 45 | 23 | 7 | 27 | 52 | 179 | .390 | .328 | .841 | 20.1 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 1.6 |
| Western | 52 | 0 | 1092 | 136 | 317 | 65 | 155 | 64 | 84 | 37 | 175 | 68 | 39 | 22 | 35 | 106 | 401 | .429 | .419 | .762 | 21.0 | 7.7 | 3.4 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 14 | 0 | 298 | 31 | 71 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 5 | 52 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 97 | .437 | .286 | .844 | 21.3 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 2.0 |
| Central | 15 | 0 | 285 | 29 | 83 | 14 | 39 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 82 | .349 | .359 | .833 | 19.0 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | |
| Midwest | 28 | 0 | 584 | 68 | 167 | 38 | 88 | 28 | 37 | 15 | 87 | 33 | 23 | 8 | 21 | 57 | 202 | .407 | .432 | .757 | 20.9 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 1.2 | |
| Pacific | 24 | 0 | 508 | 68 | 150 | 27 | 67 | 36 | 47 | 22 | 88 | 35 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 199 | .453 | .403 | .766 | 21.2 | 8.3 | 3.7 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .267 | .200 | 19.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | .417 | .429 | .500 | 24.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 | .545 | .500 | 1.000 | 21.0 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | .400 | .500 | 1.000 | 20.0 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | .300 | .167 | 17.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Dallas | 4 | 0 | 79 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 31 | .458 | .500 | .750 | 19.8 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 | |
| Denver | 4 | 0 | 90 | 8 | 26 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 28 | .308 | .438 | .833 | 22.5 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 1.5 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | .308 | .400 | .500 | 19.5 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |
| Golden State | 4 | 0 | 65 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .350 | .429 | .500 | 16.3 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | |
| Houston | 4 | 0 | 90 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 35 | .500 | .583 | .667 | 22.5 | 8.8 | 4.0 | 1.3 | |
| Indiana | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .250 | .333 | 24.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 4 | 0 | 90 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 48 | .536 | .500 | .923 | 22.5 | 12.0 | 3.8 | 1.8 | |
| LA Lakers | 4 | 0 | 111 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 36 | .522 | .429 | .750 | 27.8 | 9.0 | 5.3 | 1.3 | |
| Miami | 2 | 0 | 52 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 27 | .444 | .400 | 1.000 | 26.0 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 2.5 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | .455 | .400 | 18.5 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Minnesota | 4 | 0 | 84 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 37 | .556 | .500 | 1.000 | 21.0 | 9.3 | 3.5 | 1.5 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .556 | .429 | .500 | 24.5 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
| New York | 2 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1.000 | .857 | 17.5 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .222 | .000 | .500 | 17.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | .250 | .000 | .875 | 20.5 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | |
| Phoenix | 4 | 0 | 78 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 19 | .278 | .250 | .700 | 19.5 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |
| Portland | 4 | 0 | 92 | 14 | 32 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 38 | .438 | .267 | .667 | 23.0 | 9.5 | 3.8 | 2.3 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 0 | 72 | 15 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 40 | .517 | .545 | .800 | 18.0 | 10.0 | 3.8 | 1.0 | |
| San Antonio | 4 | 0 | 90 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 18 | .238 | .200 | .625 | 22.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | |
| Toronto | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | .200 | .333 | .750 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | |
| Utah | 4 | 0 | 85 | 8 | 25 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 | .320 | .375 | .667 | 21.3 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | |
| Vancouver | 4 | 0 | 66 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 27 | .450 | .556 | 1.000 | 16.5 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 2.0 | |
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | .571 | 1.000 | 19.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | ||