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 | 1620 | 184 | 441 | 89 | 218 | 80 | 97 | 64 | 289 | 68 | 31 | 33 | 63 | 136 | 537 | .417 | .408 | .825 | 20.0 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 40 | 0 | 789 | 90 | 215 | 49 | 120 | 37 | 44 | 31 | 138 | 42 | 17 | 20 | 34 | 65 | 266 | .419 | .408 | .841 | 19.7 | 6.7 | 3.5 | 1.1 |
| Road | 41 | 0 | 831 | 94 | 226 | 40 | 98 | 43 | 53 | 33 | 151 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 29 | 71 | 271 | .416 | .408 | .811 | 20.3 | 6.6 | 3.7 | 0.6 | |
| 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 | 48 | 0 | 962 | 121 | 281 | 59 | 142 | 47 | 57 | 41 | 167 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 38 | 81 | 348 | .431 | .415 | .825 | 20.0 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
| Post | 33 | 0 | 658 | 63 | 160 | 30 | 76 | 33 | 40 | 23 | 122 | 31 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 55 | 189 | .394 | .395 | .825 | 19.9 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 55 | 0 | 1091 | 126 | 296 | 69 | 163 | 52 | 65 | 38 | 201 | 52 | 21 | 25 | 40 | 88 | 373 | .426 | .423 | .800 | 19.8 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 0.9 |
| Loss | 26 | 0 | 529 | 58 | 145 | 20 | 55 | 28 | 32 | 26 | 88 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 48 | 164 | .400 | .364 | .875 | 20.3 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 0.6 | |
| 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 | 15 | 0 | 312 | 35 | 80 | 14 | 34 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 51 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 97 | .438 | .412 | .722 | 20.8 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 0.7 |
| December | 14 | 0 | 242 | 32 | 74 | 17 | 40 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 91 | .432 | .425 | .909 | 17.3 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 0.6 | |
| January | 14 | 0 | 314 | 46 | 104 | 24 | 57 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 62 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 130 | .442 | .421 | .778 | 22.4 | 9.3 | 4.4 | 0.7 | |
| February | 13 | 0 | 248 | 23 | 63 | 12 | 29 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 77 | .365 | .414 | .950 | 19.1 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 1.2 | |
| March | 16 | 0 | 351 | 30 | 79 | 13 | 39 | 19 | 24 | 14 | 70 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 92 | .380 | .333 | .792 | 21.9 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 0.8 | |
| April | 9 | 0 | 153 | 18 | 41 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 50 | .439 | .474 | .833 | 17.0 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 8 | 0 | 160 | 16 | 35 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 51 | .457 | .533 | .786 | 20.0 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
| Monday | 10 | 0 | 200 | 20 | 57 | 8 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 54 | .351 | .320 | 1.000 | 20.0 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 0.9 | |
| Tuesday | 14 | 0 | 303 | 44 | 95 | 19 | 43 | 22 | 28 | 16 | 57 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 129 | .463 | .442 | .786 | 21.6 | 9.2 | 4.1 | 0.9 | |
| Wednesday | 11 | 0 | 197 | 24 | 55 | 13 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 72 | .436 | .433 | .846 | 17.9 | 6.5 | 3.6 | 0.9 | |
| Thursday | 10 | 0 | 185 | 14 | 46 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 40 | .304 | .321 | .600 | 18.5 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | |
| Friday | 14 | 0 | 289 | 27 | 78 | 18 | 50 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 83 | .346 | .360 | .917 | 20.6 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 1.0 | |
| Saturday | 14 | 0 | 286 | 39 | 75 | 14 | 27 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 56 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 108 | .520 | .519 | .842 | 20.4 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Reserve | 81 | 0 | 1620 | 184 | 441 | 89 | 218 | 80 | 97 | 64 | 289 | 68 | 31 | 33 | 63 | 136 | 537 | .417 | .408 | .825 | 20.0 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 25 | .450 | .500 | .500 | 34.0 | 12.5 | 8.0 | 2.0 |
| 20-29 | 39 | 0 | 929 | 110 | 259 | 59 | 139 | 48 | 58 | 35 | 164 | 39 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 72 | 327 | .425 | .424 | .828 | 23.8 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 1.0 | |
| 10-19 | 38 | 0 | 607 | 61 | 156 | 24 | 68 | 28 | 31 | 25 | 105 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 54 | 174 | .391 | .353 | .903 | 16.0 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 0.7 | |
| 0-9 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | .667 | .667 | .500 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 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 | 21 | 0 | 416 | 48 | 115 | 19 | 53 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 75 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 136 | .417 | .358 | .778 | 19.8 | 6.5 | 3.6 | 0.8 |
| 1 Day | 40 | 0 | 812 | 86 | 214 | 49 | 114 | 32 | 38 | 34 | 138 | 35 | 21 | 16 | 27 | 62 | 253 | .402 | .430 | .842 | 20.3 | 6.3 | 3.5 | 0.9 | |
| 2 Days | 14 | 0 | 268 | 32 | 78 | 13 | 36 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 52 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 99 | .410 | .361 | .917 | 19.1 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 1.1 | |
| 3+ Days | 5 | 0 | 93 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 40 | .519 | .500 | .833 | 18.6 | 8.0 | 3.2 | 0.2 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 53 | 0 | 998 | 117 | 266 | 52 | 120 | 53 | 63 | 40 | 184 | 45 | 16 | 21 | 43 | 83 | 339 | .440 | .433 | .841 | 18.8 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
| Western | 28 | 0 | 622 | 67 | 175 | 37 | 98 | 27 | 34 | 24 | 105 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 53 | 198 | .383 | .378 | .794 | 22.2 | 7.1 | 3.8 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 26 | 0 | 520 | 63 | 139 | 30 | 61 | 28 | 33 | 22 | 96 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 42 | 184 | .453 | .492 | .848 | 20.0 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 0.9 |
| Central | 27 | 0 | 478 | 54 | 127 | 22 | 59 | 25 | 30 | 18 | 88 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 155 | .425 | .373 | .833 | 17.7 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 0.8 | |
| Midwest | 14 | 0 | 299 | 33 | 86 | 21 | 50 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 52 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 90 | .384 | .420 | .750 | 21.4 | 6.4 | 3.7 | 0.9 | |
| Pacific | 14 | 0 | 323 | 34 | 89 | 16 | 48 | 24 | 30 | 12 | 53 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 108 | .382 | .333 | .800 | 23.1 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 3 | 0 | 55 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | .250 | .000 | .750 | 18.3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Boston | 4 | 0 | 76 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 | .353 | .444 | 1.000 | 19.0 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 1.3 | |
| Charlotte | 4 | 0 | 72 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 19 | .375 | .286 | .833 | 18.0 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 0.3 | |
| Chicago | 4 | 0 | 82 | 9 | 28 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 24 | .321 | .154 | 1.000 | 20.5 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 1.5 | |
| Cleveland | 4 | 0 | 70 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 20 | .533 | .750 | .500 | 17.5 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 1.3 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .333 | .500 | 18.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 0 | 49 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 22 | .500 | .500 | 24.5 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 0 | 56 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 21 | .400 | .429 | .750 | 14.0 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .455 | .333 | 1.000 | 20.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 2.0 | |
| Houston | 2 | 0 | 52 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .267 | .333 | 26.0 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | .556 | .500 | .833 | 19.0 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | |
| LA Lakers | 2 | 0 | 51 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 18 | .462 | .400 | 1.000 | 25.5 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | |
| Miami | 4 | 0 | 86 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 24 | .308 | .357 | .750 | 21.5 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 1.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 4 | 0 | 70 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | .333 | .333 | 1.000 | 17.5 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 1.3 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .375 | .500 | 21.5 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 4 | 0 | 85 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 30 | .478 | .625 | .600 | 21.3 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | |
| New York | 4 | 0 | 83 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 36 | .600 | .600 | .900 | 20.8 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | |
| Orlando | 3 | 0 | 53 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 | .429 | .667 | .667 | 17.7 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 0.7 | |
| Philadelphia | 4 | 0 | 71 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 28 | .647 | .500 | 1.000 | 17.8 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 51 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | .375 | .400 | .667 | 25.5 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | |
| Portland | 2 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .333 | .333 | .750 | 20.0 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .071 | .000 | .833 | 26.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 | .294 | .300 | .750 | 25.5 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | |
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 50 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .471 | .375 | .714 | 25.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | |
| Toronto | 4 | 0 | 73 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 43 | .789 | .818 | 1.000 | 18.3 | 10.8 | 4.0 | 0.8 | |
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | .417 | .500 | 21.0 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Vancouver | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .556 | .333 | 13.0 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Washington | 3 | 0 | 66 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 28 | .409 | .500 | 1.000 | 22.0 | 9.3 | 3.7 | 1.0 | |