Paul Matthew Pressey
Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-5 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: December 24, 1958 in Richmond, Virginia
High School: George Wythe in Richmond, Virginia
College: University of Tulsa
Draft: Milwaukee Bucks, 1st round (20th pick, 20th overall), 1982 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 30, 1982
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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 | 80 | 80 | 2704 | 411 | 843 | 8 | 44 | 316 | 392 | 127 | 399 | 623 | 168 | 71 | 237 | 247 | 1146 | .488 | .182 | .806 | 33.8 | 14.3 | 5.0 | 7.8 | |
| 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 | 40 | 1313 | 197 | 401 | 3 | 18 | 136 | 167 | 64 | 197 | 331 | 91 | 37 | 111 | 102 | 533 | .491 | .167 | .814 | 32.8 | 13.3 | 4.9 | 8.3 |
| Road | 40 | 40 | 1391 | 214 | 442 | 5 | 26 | 180 | 225 | 63 | 202 | 292 | 77 | 34 | 126 | 145 | 613 | .484 | .192 | .800 | 34.8 | 15.3 | 5.1 | 7.3 | |
| 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 | 51 | 51 | 1697 | 277 | 558 | 4 | 27 | 179 | 225 | 78 | 247 | 371 | 108 | 43 | 146 | 171 | 737 | .496 | .148 | .796 | 33.3 | 14.5 | 4.8 | 7.3 |
| Post | 29 | 29 | 1007 | 134 | 285 | 4 | 17 | 137 | 167 | 49 | 152 | 252 | 60 | 28 | 91 | 76 | 409 | .470 | .235 | .820 | 34.7 | 14.1 | 5.2 | 8.7 | |
| 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 | 56 | 56 | 1835 | 262 | 530 | 3 | 20 | 193 | 231 | 88 | 281 | 482 | 127 | 52 | 160 | 151 | 720 | .494 | .150 | .835 | 32.8 | 12.9 | 5.0 | 8.6 |
| Loss | 24 | 24 | 869 | 149 | 313 | 5 | 24 | 123 | 161 | 39 | 118 | 141 | 41 | 19 | 77 | 96 | 426 | .476 | .208 | .764 | 36.2 | 17.8 | 4.9 | 5.9 | |
| 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 |
| Month | October | 4 | 4 | 142 | 25 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 29 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 70 | .510 | .000 | .690 | 35.5 | 17.5 | 4.8 | 7.8 |
| November | 17 | 17 | 530 | 77 | 166 | 1 | 5 | 60 | 72 | 27 | 84 | 132 | 36 | 11 | 49 | 62 | 215 | .464 | .200 | .833 | 31.2 | 12.6 | 4.9 | 7.8 | |
| December | 13 | 13 | 396 | 67 | 137 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 51 | 16 | 55 | 79 | 29 | 15 | 30 | 40 | 177 | .489 | .143 | .824 | 30.5 | 13.6 | 4.2 | 6.1 | |
| January | 14 | 14 | 515 | 85 | 171 | 2 | 11 | 52 | 67 | 26 | 73 | 104 | 27 | 12 | 36 | 44 | 224 | .497 | .182 | .776 | 36.8 | 16.0 | 5.2 | 7.4 | |
| February | 12 | 12 | 442 | 68 | 128 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 59 | 16 | 71 | 107 | 28 | 11 | 49 | 32 | 187 | .531 | .200 | .847 | 36.8 | 15.6 | 5.9 | 8.9 | |
| March | 13 | 13 | 464 | 60 | 131 | 2 | 8 | 70 | 85 | 22 | 64 | 127 | 28 | 14 | 37 | 36 | 192 | .458 | .250 | .824 | 35.7 | 14.8 | 4.9 | 9.8 | |
| April | 7 | 7 | 215 | 29 | 61 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 33 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 81 | .475 | .167 | .759 | 30.7 | 11.6 | 4.7 | 6.1 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 7 | 7 | 226 | 33 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 43 | 11 | 41 | 54 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 23 | 103 | .485 | .000 | .860 | 32.3 | 14.7 | 5.9 | 7.7 |
| Monday | 7 | 7 | 225 | 34 | 69 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 39 | 13 | 37 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 98 | .493 | .143 | .744 | 32.1 | 14.0 | 5.3 | 6.1 | |
| Tuesday | 13 | 13 | 438 | 75 | 148 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 51 | 26 | 65 | 114 | 22 | 15 | 45 | 38 | 190 | .507 | .300 | .725 | 33.7 | 14.6 | 5.0 | 8.8 | |
| Wednesday | 11 | 11 | 394 | 57 | 126 | 1 | 6 | 61 | 73 | 16 | 48 | 93 | 31 | 8 | 25 | 39 | 176 | .452 | .167 | .836 | 35.8 | 16.0 | 4.4 | 8.5 | |
| Thursday | 13 | 13 | 453 | 79 | 156 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 60 | 27 | 80 | 106 | 31 | 7 | 40 | 35 | 210 | .506 | .000 | .867 | 34.8 | 16.2 | 6.2 | 8.2 | |
| Friday | 13 | 13 | 459 | 63 | 133 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 49 | 18 | 65 | 103 | 30 | 19 | 35 | 45 | 163 | .474 | .250 | .735 | 35.3 | 12.5 | 5.0 | 7.9 | |
| Saturday | 16 | 16 | 509 | 70 | 143 | 2 | 8 | 64 | 77 | 16 | 63 | 110 | 26 | 16 | 58 | 47 | 206 | .490 | .250 | .831 | 31.8 | 12.9 | 3.9 | 6.9 | |
| 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 | 80 | 80 | 2704 | 411 | 843 | 8 | 44 | 316 | 392 | 127 | 399 | 623 | 168 | 71 | 237 | 247 | 1146 | .488 | .182 | .806 | 33.8 | 14.3 | 5.0 | 7.8 |
| 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 | 40+ | 18 | 18 | 761 | 127 | 239 | 3 | 14 | 95 | 120 | 27 | 104 | 162 | 46 | 22 | 68 | 61 | 352 | .531 | .214 | .792 | 42.3 | 19.6 | 5.8 | 9.0 |
| 30-39 | 40 | 40 | 1391 | 213 | 439 | 4 | 21 | 165 | 204 | 74 | 216 | 323 | 81 | 35 | 117 | 125 | 595 | .485 | .190 | .809 | 34.8 | 14.9 | 5.4 | 8.1 | |
| 20-29 | 21 | 21 | 541 | 70 | 162 | 1 | 9 | 56 | 68 | 26 | 79 | 135 | 41 | 14 | 50 | 61 | 197 | .432 | .111 | .824 | 25.8 | 9.4 | 3.8 | 6.4 | |
| 10-19 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .333 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | |||
| 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 | 24 | 788 | 114 | 245 | 3 | 17 | 96 | 121 | 37 | 115 | 163 | 40 | 19 | 73 | 83 | 327 | .465 | .176 | .793 | 32.8 | 13.6 | 4.8 | 6.8 |
| 1 Day | 32 | 32 | 1055 | 160 | 323 | 2 | 11 | 125 | 146 | 50 | 166 | 248 | 72 | 29 | 104 | 94 | 447 | .495 | .182 | .856 | 33.0 | 14.0 | 5.2 | 7.8 | |
| 2 Days | 16 | 16 | 565 | 97 | 191 | 3 | 11 | 55 | 73 | 30 | 83 | 144 | 31 | 13 | 42 | 47 | 252 | .508 | .273 | .753 | 35.3 | 15.8 | 5.2 | 9.0 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 7 | 261 | 35 | 72 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 39 | 9 | 31 | 62 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 102 | .486 | .000 | .821 | 37.3 | 14.6 | 4.4 | 8.9 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 56 | 56 | 1899 | 281 | 575 | 8 | 37 | 220 | 281 | 89 | 271 | 402 | 119 | 51 | 167 | 161 | 790 | .489 | .216 | .783 | 33.9 | 14.1 | 4.8 | 7.2 |
| Western | 24 | 24 | 805 | 130 | 268 | 0 | 7 | 96 | 111 | 38 | 128 | 221 | 49 | 20 | 70 | 86 | 356 | .485 | .000 | .865 | 33.5 | 14.8 | 5.3 | 9.2 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 28 | 28 | 1008 | 141 | 305 | 3 | 18 | 125 | 154 | 54 | 150 | 225 | 61 | 28 | 92 | 84 | 410 | .462 | .167 | .812 | 36.0 | 14.6 | 5.4 | 8.0 |
| Central | 28 | 28 | 891 | 140 | 270 | 5 | 19 | 95 | 127 | 35 | 121 | 177 | 58 | 23 | 75 | 77 | 380 | .519 | .263 | .748 | 31.8 | 13.6 | 4.3 | 6.3 | |
| Midwest | 12 | 12 | 380 | 66 | 128 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 51 | 21 | 70 | 108 | 25 | 11 | 37 | 40 | 178 | .516 | .000 | .902 | 31.7 | 14.8 | 5.8 | 9.0 | |
| Pacific | 12 | 12 | 425 | 64 | 140 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 60 | 17 | 58 | 113 | 24 | 9 | 33 | 46 | 178 | .457 | .000 | .833 | 35.4 | 14.8 | 4.8 | 9.4 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 6 | 6 | 200 | 29 | 57 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 7 | 26 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 85 | .509 | .286 | .735 | 33.3 | 14.2 | 4.3 | 6.8 |
| Boston | 5 | 5 | 180 | 25 | 63 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 75 | .397 | .143 | .774 | 36.0 | 15.0 | 4.8 | 6.4 | |
| Chicago | 5 | 5 | 138 | 26 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 64 | .565 | .333 | .688 | 27.6 | 12.8 | 3.4 | 5.8 | |
| Cleveland | 6 | 6 | 192 | 32 | 62 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 82 | .516 | .250 | .850 | 32.0 | 13.7 | 4.7 | 6.5 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 62 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 28 | .545 | .000 | .800 | 31.0 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | |
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 85 | 19 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 44 | .543 | .000 | .667 | 42.5 | 22.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | |
| Detroit | 6 | 6 | 197 | 31 | 60 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 29 | 7 | 31 | 41 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 84 | .517 | .333 | .724 | 32.8 | 14.0 | 5.2 | 6.8 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 78 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 36 | .500 | 1.000 | 39.0 | 18.0 | 5.5 | 12.5 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 69 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 30 | .500 | 1.000 | 34.5 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | ||
| Indiana | 5 | 5 | 164 | 22 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 28 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 65 | .489 | .000 | .750 | 32.8 | 13.0 | 3.8 | 5.4 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 69 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | .412 | .667 | 34.5 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 11.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 68 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 36 | .533 | .000 | .667 | 34.0 | 18.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | |
| New Jersey | 6 | 6 | 224 | 32 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 52 | 9 | 32 | 46 | 17 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 109 | .464 | .500 | .846 | 37.3 | 18.2 | 5.3 | 7.7 | |
| New York | 6 | 6 | 200 | 16 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 28 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 54 | .364 | .000 | .917 | 33.3 | 9.0 | 4.7 | 7.8 | |
| Philadelphia | 5 | 5 | 182 | 32 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 53 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 84 | .552 | 1.000 | .826 | 36.4 | 16.8 | 7.4 | 10.6 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 76 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 33 | .391 | .000 | .833 | 38.0 | 16.5 | 4.5 | 9.0 | |
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 70 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 24 | .429 | .000 | .857 | 35.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 44 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .636 | 1.000 | 22.0 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 11.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 62 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 19 | .375 | .875 | 31.0 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 9.5 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 64 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 29 | .435 | .900 | 32.0 | 14.5 | 6.0 | 10.5 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 58 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 38 | .500 | 1.000 | 29.0 | 19.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | ||
| Washington | 6 | 6 | 222 | 36 | 71 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 29 | 47 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 88 | .507 | .000 | .667 | 37.0 | 14.7 | 4.8 | 7.8 | |