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 | 64 | 41 | 1001 | 86 | 226 | 38 | 109 | 32 | 38 | 32 | 168 | 41 | 33 | 18 | 19 | 61 | 242 | .381 | .349 | .842 | 15.6 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 33 | 20 | 490 | 44 | 112 | 21 | 55 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 100 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 124 | .393 | .382 | .882 | 14.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 |
| Road | 31 | 21 | 511 | 42 | 114 | 17 | 54 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 68 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 118 | .368 | .315 | .810 | 16.5 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 0.5 | |
| 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 | 36 | 22 | 570 | 46 | 134 | 18 | 66 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 90 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 38 | 135 | .343 | .273 | .893 | 15.8 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 0.6 |
| Post | 28 | 19 | 431 | 40 | 92 | 20 | 43 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 78 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 107 | .435 | .465 | .700 | 15.4 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 34 | 23 | 552 | 59 | 138 | 23 | 62 | 24 | 28 | 20 | 111 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 165 | .428 | .371 | .857 | 16.2 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 0.9 |
| Loss | 30 | 18 | 449 | 27 | 88 | 15 | 47 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 77 | .307 | .319 | .800 | 15.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 | |
| 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 | October | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .250 | .000 | 23.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| November | 9 | 9 | 169 | 12 | 45 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 34 | .267 | .130 | .875 | 18.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | |
| December | 14 | 0 | 150 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 29 | .333 | .263 | 1.000 | 10.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | |
| January | 12 | 12 | 228 | 24 | 58 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 70 | .414 | .435 | .857 | 19.0 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 0.9 | |
| February | 6 | 0 | 108 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 23 | .391 | .375 | 1.000 | 18.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 1.2 | |
| March | 16 | 13 | 252 | 24 | 55 | 13 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 66 | .436 | .481 | .625 | 15.8 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 0.4 | |
| April | 6 | 6 | 71 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 18 | .500 | .500 | 11.8 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 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 | 11 | 7 | 156 | 11 | 38 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 31 | .289 | .368 | 1.000 | 14.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.9 |
| Monday | 5 | 3 | 68 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | .412 | .000 | 1.000 | 13.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 1.0 | |
| Tuesday | 12 | 9 | 194 | 20 | 39 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 51 | .513 | .409 | .500 | 16.2 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 0.1 | |
| Wednesday | 10 | 6 | 184 | 16 | 39 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 46 | .410 | .455 | .571 | 18.4 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 0.5 | |
| Thursday | 6 | 5 | 105 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | .400 | .300 | 17.5 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 0.3 | ||
| Friday | 13 | 7 | 187 | 12 | 40 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 45 | .300 | .222 | .944 | 14.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 0.8 | |
| Saturday | 7 | 4 | 107 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 29 | .357 | .313 | 1.000 | 15.3 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 41 | 41 | 730 | 68 | 174 | 30 | 81 | 24 | 30 | 22 | 114 | 29 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 190 | .391 | .370 | .800 | 17.8 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 0.7 |
| Reserve | 23 | 0 | 271 | 18 | 52 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 52 | .346 | .286 | 1.000 | 11.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.5 | |
| 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 | 30-39 | 4 | 3 | 140 | 15 | 34 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 44 | .441 | .500 | .667 | 35.0 | 11.0 | 6.3 | 1.3 |
| 20-29 | 18 | 14 | 423 | 31 | 89 | 10 | 42 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 64 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 33 | 93 | .348 | .238 | .875 | 23.5 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 0.9 | |
| 10-19 | 20 | 15 | 301 | 32 | 76 | 13 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 49 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 83 | .421 | .448 | .857 | 15.1 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 | |
| 0-9 | 22 | 9 | 137 | 8 | 27 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 22 | .296 | .278 | 1.000 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | |
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 13 | 7 | 231 | 20 | 45 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 56 | .444 | .455 | .667 | 17.8 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 0.6 |
| 1 Day | 31 | 22 | 449 | 43 | 107 | 21 | 51 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 77 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 130 | .402 | .412 | .920 | 14.5 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | |
| 2 Days | 12 | 8 | 193 | 14 | 42 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 37 | .333 | .286 | .750 | 16.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 0.9 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 3 | 105 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | .286 | .071 | 15.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 43 | 25 | 636 | 53 | 136 | 25 | 70 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 113 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 144 | .390 | .357 | .765 | 14.8 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 0.7 |
| Western | 21 | 16 | 365 | 33 | 90 | 13 | 39 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 55 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 98 | .367 | .333 | .905 | 17.4 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 0.5 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 20 | 14 | 307 | 29 | 69 | 15 | 36 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 53 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 84 | .420 | .417 | .733 | 15.4 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 0.8 |
| Central | 23 | 11 | 329 | 24 | 67 | 10 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 60 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 60 | .358 | .294 | 1.000 | 14.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.6 | |
| Midwest | 9 | 6 | 154 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 32 | .333 | .294 | 1.000 | 17.1 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.0 | |
| Pacific | 12 | 10 | 211 | 24 | 63 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 66 | .381 | .364 | .833 | 17.6 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 4 | 3 | 70 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | .500 | .500 | 17.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.8 | |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .000 | 1.000 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | |
| Charlotte | 3 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | .333 | .333 | 14.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | ||
| Chicago | 3 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .500 | .750 | 12.3 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | ||
| Cleveland | 3 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .000 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Dallas | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .333 | 20.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 3 | 78 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | .320 | .083 | 1.000 | 19.5 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 1.3 | |
| Golden State | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .200 | .333 | 17.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 33 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | .462 | 1.000 | 16.5 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 1 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .333 | .333 | 31.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Miami | 2 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .429 | .500 | 1.000 | 21.5 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 3 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .667 | .667 | 1.000 | 19.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| New Jersey | 4 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .000 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | ||
| New York | 4 | 4 | 83 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 26 | .529 | .700 | .500 | 20.8 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 1.0 | |
| Orlando | 3 | 2 | 40 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .429 | .400 | .500 | 13.3 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .800 | 1.000 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 38 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .333 | .250 | .750 | 19.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 39 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .308 | .500 | 1.000 | 19.5 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .167 | .000 | 15.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .333 | .286 | .500 | 16.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
| Toronto | 3 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .500 | .500 | 13.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 1 | 51 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | .375 | .250 | 1.000 | 25.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | |
| Vancouver | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | |
| Washington | 3 | 3 | 71 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 27 | .529 | .333 | .750 | 23.7 | 9.0 | 4.7 | 0.3 | |