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 | 61 | 60 | 2057 | 294 | 616 | 16 | 55 | 242 | 328 | 98 | 296 | 436 | 110 | 47 | 186 | 213 | 846 | .477 | .291 | .738 | 33.7 | 13.9 | 4.9 | 7.1 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 33 | 33 | 1132 | 163 | 333 | 5 | 20 | 155 | 206 | 59 | 175 | 264 | 69 | 23 | 96 | 109 | 486 | .489 | .250 | .752 | 34.3 | 14.7 | 5.3 | 8.0 |
| Road | 28 | 27 | 925 | 131 | 283 | 11 | 35 | 87 | 122 | 39 | 121 | 172 | 41 | 24 | 90 | 104 | 360 | .463 | .314 | .713 | 33.0 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 33 | 33 | 1138 | 170 | 368 | 11 | 37 | 122 | 163 | 60 | 169 | 262 | 57 | 25 | 93 | 108 | 473 | .462 | .297 | .748 | 34.5 | 14.3 | 5.1 | 7.9 |
| Post | 28 | 27 | 919 | 124 | 248 | 5 | 18 | 120 | 165 | 38 | 127 | 174 | 53 | 22 | 93 | 105 | 373 | .500 | .278 | .727 | 32.8 | 13.3 | 4.5 | 6.2 | |
| 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 | 42 | 41 | 1399 | 199 | 407 | 4 | 22 | 186 | 247 | 77 | 223 | 324 | 77 | 35 | 132 | 139 | 588 | .489 | .182 | .753 | 33.3 | 14.0 | 5.3 | 7.7 |
| Loss | 19 | 19 | 658 | 95 | 209 | 12 | 33 | 56 | 81 | 21 | 73 | 112 | 33 | 12 | 54 | 74 | 258 | .455 | .364 | .691 | 34.6 | 13.6 | 3.8 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | .455 | .833 | 34.0 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | |
| November | 16 | 16 | 554 | 74 | 170 | 6 | 21 | 40 | 53 | 25 | 76 | 129 | 27 | 13 | 49 | 49 | 194 | .435 | .286 | .755 | 34.6 | 12.1 | 4.8 | 8.1 | |
| December | 13 | 13 | 465 | 84 | 167 | 5 | 16 | 60 | 83 | 32 | 77 | 109 | 23 | 9 | 30 | 48 | 233 | .503 | .313 | .723 | 35.8 | 17.9 | 5.9 | 8.4 | |
| January | 3 | 3 | 85 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 31 | .350 | .810 | 28.3 | 10.3 | 4.7 | 5.3 | ||
| February | 9 | 8 | 320 | 41 | 70 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 56 | 9 | 37 | 48 | 16 | 7 | 38 | 36 | 127 | .586 | .500 | .750 | 35.6 | 14.1 | 4.1 | 5.3 | |
| March | 10 | 10 | 327 | 49 | 104 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 57 | 12 | 37 | 68 | 22 | 5 | 30 | 37 | 137 | .471 | .200 | .667 | 32.7 | 13.7 | 3.7 | 6.8 | |
| April | 9 | 9 | 272 | 34 | 74 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 52 | 17 | 53 | 58 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 109 | .459 | .143 | .769 | 30.2 | 12.1 | 5.9 | 6.4 | |
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 103 | 16 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 41 | .457 | .500 | .778 | 34.3 | 13.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 |
| Monday | 4 | 4 | 135 | 25 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 35 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 78 | .595 | .333 | .771 | 33.8 | 19.5 | 5.3 | 5.8 | |
| Tuesday | 11 | 11 | 373 | 47 | 108 | 2 | 9 | 51 | 66 | 15 | 50 | 81 | 16 | 4 | 30 | 36 | 147 | .435 | .222 | .773 | 33.9 | 13.4 | 4.5 | 7.4 | |
| Wednesday | 12 | 11 | 393 | 59 | 124 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 49 | 26 | 67 | 91 | 26 | 8 | 34 | 50 | 154 | .476 | .308 | .653 | 32.8 | 12.8 | 5.6 | 7.6 | |
| Thursday | 4 | 4 | 132 | 15 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 31 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 54 | .395 | .000 | .774 | 33.0 | 13.5 | 5.8 | 7.0 | |
| Friday | 9 | 9 | 297 | 39 | 91 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 53 | 20 | 52 | 67 | 17 | 10 | 36 | 29 | 116 | .429 | .111 | .698 | 33.0 | 12.9 | 5.8 | 7.4 | |
| Saturday | 18 | 18 | 624 | 93 | 178 | 6 | 16 | 64 | 85 | 20 | 71 | 136 | 34 | 13 | 50 | 53 | 256 | .522 | .375 | .753 | 34.7 | 14.2 | 3.9 | 7.6 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 60 | 60 | 2026 | 291 | 612 | 16 | 55 | 238 | 320 | 97 | 294 | 428 | 109 | 46 | 182 | 211 | 836 | .475 | .291 | .744 | 33.8 | 13.9 | 4.9 | 7.1 |
| Reserve | 1 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .750 | .500 | 31.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | ||
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 12 | 12 | 501 | 66 | 147 | 6 | 18 | 51 | 69 | 20 | 58 | 106 | 23 | 9 | 47 | 45 | 189 | .449 | .333 | .739 | 41.8 | 15.8 | 4.8 | 8.8 |
| 30-39 | 36 | 35 | 1247 | 193 | 383 | 8 | 29 | 157 | 209 | 61 | 183 | 269 | 69 | 26 | 113 | 124 | 551 | .504 | .276 | .751 | 34.6 | 15.3 | 5.1 | 7.5 | |
| 20-29 | 10 | 10 | 257 | 28 | 67 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 40 | 14 | 47 | 54 | 17 | 9 | 23 | 36 | 82 | .418 | .167 | .625 | 25.7 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 5.4 | |
| 10-19 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 24 | .368 | .500 | .900 | 17.3 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | |
| 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 | 18 | 18 | 605 | 90 | 197 | 8 | 22 | 49 | 73 | 21 | 72 | 127 | 34 | 7 | 51 | 59 | 237 | .457 | .364 | .671 | 33.6 | 13.2 | 4.0 | 7.1 |
| 1 Day | 21 | 21 | 725 | 115 | 222 | 4 | 16 | 90 | 124 | 43 | 117 | 153 | 34 | 22 | 73 | 82 | 324 | .518 | .250 | .726 | 34.5 | 15.4 | 5.6 | 7.3 | |
| 2 Days | 15 | 15 | 490 | 53 | 124 | 0 | 8 | 74 | 91 | 19 | 75 | 101 | 23 | 14 | 42 | 49 | 180 | .427 | .000 | .813 | 32.7 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 6.7 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 5 | 203 | 31 | 62 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 15 | 30 | 47 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 90 | .500 | .444 | .706 | 33.8 | 15.0 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 46 | 45 | 1558 | 219 | 478 | 12 | 46 | 194 | 262 | 76 | 217 | 323 | 75 | 36 | 132 | 159 | 644 | .458 | .261 | .740 | 33.9 | 14.0 | 4.7 | 7.0 |
| Western | 15 | 15 | 499 | 75 | 138 | 4 | 9 | 48 | 66 | 22 | 79 | 113 | 35 | 11 | 54 | 54 | 202 | .543 | .444 | .727 | 33.3 | 13.5 | 5.3 | 7.5 | |
| 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 | 24 | 23 | 802 | 117 | 248 | 5 | 23 | 100 | 139 | 47 | 114 | 169 | 35 | 25 | 67 | 85 | 339 | .472 | .217 | .719 | 33.4 | 14.1 | 4.8 | 7.0 |
| Central | 22 | 22 | 756 | 102 | 230 | 7 | 23 | 94 | 123 | 29 | 103 | 154 | 40 | 11 | 65 | 74 | 305 | .443 | .304 | .764 | 34.4 | 13.9 | 4.7 | 7.0 | |
| Midwest | 6 | 6 | 202 | 29 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 26 | 7 | 24 | 50 | 18 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 79 | .558 | .333 | .769 | 33.7 | 13.2 | 4.0 | 8.3 | |
| Pacific | 9 | 9 | 297 | 46 | 86 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 40 | 15 | 55 | 63 | 17 | 7 | 31 | 33 | 123 | .535 | .500 | .700 | 33.0 | 13.7 | 6.1 | 7.0 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 3 | 3 | 97 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 32 | .276 | .000 | .889 | 32.3 | 10.7 | 6.0 | 6.7 |
| Boston | 5 | 5 | 156 | 31 | 60 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 75 | .517 | .333 | .579 | 31.2 | 15.0 | 3.6 | 7.4 | |
| Chicago | 4 | 4 | 142 | 26 | 49 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 70 | .531 | .500 | .714 | 35.5 | 17.5 | 4.5 | 5.8 | |
| Cleveland | 4 | 4 | 126 | 20 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 51 | .526 | .611 | 31.5 | 12.8 | 3.8 | 8.5 | ||
| Denver | 1 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | .417 | .000 | .750 | 30.0 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 11.0 | |
| Detroit | 6 | 6 | 203 | 27 | 61 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 7 | 32 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 80 | .443 | .222 | .727 | 33.8 | 13.3 | 5.3 | 7.0 | |
| Golden State | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .333 | .500 | 24.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | ||
| Houston | 1 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | .400 | 1.000 | 34.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | ||
| Indiana | 5 | 5 | 188 | 21 | 53 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 5 | 20 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 72 | .396 | .400 | .848 | 37.6 | 14.4 | 4.0 | 7.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 1 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | .400 | .750 | 30.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 72 | 17 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 41 | .515 | .600 | .667 | 36.0 | 20.5 | 7.0 | 8.5 | |
| New Jersey | 6 | 6 | 156 | 20 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 49 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 80 | .455 | .000 | .816 | 26.0 | 13.3 | 3.5 | 4.0 | |
| New York | 4 | 3 | 141 | 18 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 53 | .450 | .200 | .667 | 35.3 | 13.3 | 3.8 | 9.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 5 | 5 | 193 | 28 | 61 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 77 | .459 | .286 | .679 | 38.6 | 15.4 | 5.8 | 7.8 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 60 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 27 | .625 | .636 | 30.0 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | ||
| Portland | 1 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | .750 | .500 | 34.0 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 1 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | .833 | 1.000 | .500 | 35.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | |
| San Antonio | 1 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | .545 | .800 | 34.0 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 77 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 32 | .476 | .000 | .800 | 38.5 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | |
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 69 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 30 | .611 | .000 | .727 | 34.5 | 15.0 | 4.5 | 8.5 | |
| Washington | 4 | 4 | 156 | 20 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 54 | .465 | .000 | .737 | 39.0 | 13.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | |