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 | 75 | 75 | 2484 | 345 | 702 | 8 | 39 | 285 | 357 | 130 | 375 | 523 | 112 | 34 | 198 | 233 | 983 | .491 | .205 | .798 | 33.1 | 13.1 | 5.0 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 39 | 39 | 1330 | 181 | 365 | 2 | 14 | 161 | 198 | 75 | 215 | 299 | 63 | 13 | 92 | 113 | 525 | .496 | .143 | .813 | 34.1 | 13.5 | 5.5 | 7.7 |
| Road | 36 | 36 | 1154 | 164 | 337 | 6 | 25 | 124 | 159 | 55 | 160 | 224 | 49 | 21 | 106 | 120 | 458 | .487 | .240 | .780 | 32.1 | 12.7 | 4.4 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 42 | 42 | 1521 | 211 | 458 | 5 | 29 | 196 | 235 | 77 | 236 | 293 | 67 | 17 | 109 | 135 | 623 | .461 | .172 | .834 | 36.2 | 14.8 | 5.6 | 7.0 |
| Post | 33 | 33 | 963 | 134 | 244 | 3 | 10 | 89 | 122 | 53 | 139 | 230 | 45 | 17 | 89 | 98 | 360 | .549 | .300 | .730 | 29.2 | 10.9 | 4.2 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 40 | 40 | 1337 | 194 | 360 | 2 | 14 | 160 | 198 | 60 | 211 | 293 | 69 | 15 | 100 | 116 | 550 | .539 | .143 | .808 | 33.4 | 13.8 | 5.3 | 7.3 |
| Loss | 35 | 35 | 1147 | 151 | 342 | 6 | 25 | 125 | 159 | 70 | 164 | 230 | 43 | 19 | 98 | 117 | 433 | .442 | .240 | .786 | 32.8 | 12.4 | 4.7 | 6.6 | |
| 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 | 13 | 13 | 490 | 74 | 157 | 3 | 15 | 64 | 82 | 26 | 88 | 94 | 17 | 6 | 36 | 47 | 215 | .471 | .200 | .780 | 37.7 | 16.5 | 6.8 | 7.2 |
| December | 12 | 12 | 470 | 54 | 123 | 2 | 12 | 60 | 70 | 17 | 66 | 85 | 20 | 6 | 29 | 37 | 170 | .439 | .167 | .857 | 39.2 | 14.2 | 5.5 | 7.1 | |
| January | 15 | 15 | 485 | 73 | 156 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 73 | 28 | 70 | 101 | 25 | 5 | 41 | 44 | 209 | .468 | .000 | .863 | 32.3 | 13.9 | 4.7 | 6.7 | |
| February | 11 | 11 | 358 | 42 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 49 | 20 | 57 | 76 | 19 | 4 | 33 | 34 | 117 | .512 | .673 | 32.5 | 10.6 | 5.2 | 6.9 | ||
| March | 16 | 16 | 484 | 65 | 121 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 56 | 27 | 70 | 121 | 21 | 12 | 44 | 49 | 174 | .537 | .200 | .768 | 30.3 | 10.9 | 4.4 | 7.6 | |
| April | 8 | 8 | 197 | 37 | 63 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 24 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 98 | .587 | .400 | .815 | 24.6 | 12.3 | 3.0 | 5.8 | |
| 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 | 8 | 8 | 282 | 44 | 84 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 38 | 15 | 37 | 59 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 120 | .524 | .000 | .842 | 35.3 | 15.0 | 4.6 | 7.4 |
| Monday | 4 | 4 | 124 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 48 | .571 | .333 | .682 | 31.0 | 12.0 | 5.8 | 6.3 | |
| Tuesday | 19 | 19 | 616 | 86 | 166 | 2 | 5 | 65 | 74 | 25 | 90 | 135 | 37 | 10 | 49 | 65 | 239 | .518 | .400 | .878 | 32.4 | 12.6 | 4.7 | 7.1 | |
| Wednesday | 11 | 11 | 373 | 54 | 116 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 46 | 19 | 54 | 82 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 144 | .466 | .000 | .783 | 33.9 | 13.1 | 4.9 | 7.5 | |
| Thursday | 10 | 10 | 330 | 44 | 101 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 60 | 22 | 56 | 81 | 13 | 3 | 35 | 38 | 133 | .436 | .200 | .733 | 33.0 | 13.3 | 5.6 | 8.1 | |
| Friday | 12 | 12 | 375 | 47 | 100 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 66 | 18 | 55 | 80 | 16 | 3 | 31 | 32 | 149 | .470 | .167 | .818 | 31.3 | 12.4 | 4.6 | 6.7 | |
| Saturday | 11 | 11 | 384 | 54 | 107 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 51 | 23 | 60 | 61 | 12 | 4 | 30 | 28 | 150 | .505 | .300 | .765 | 34.9 | 13.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 75 | 75 | 2484 | 345 | 702 | 8 | 39 | 285 | 357 | 130 | 375 | 523 | 112 | 34 | 198 | 233 | 983 | .491 | .205 | .798 | 33.1 | 13.1 | 5.0 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 15 | 15 | 653 | 89 | 203 | 2 | 14 | 81 | 104 | 36 | 104 | 122 | 25 | 8 | 45 | 50 | 261 | .438 | .143 | .779 | 43.5 | 17.4 | 6.9 | 8.1 |
| 30-39 | 37 | 37 | 1273 | 173 | 332 | 4 | 15 | 147 | 181 | 70 | 187 | 272 | 61 | 15 | 104 | 120 | 497 | .521 | .267 | .812 | 34.4 | 13.4 | 5.1 | 7.4 | |
| 20-29 | 20 | 20 | 526 | 79 | 154 | 2 | 10 | 54 | 69 | 23 | 80 | 119 | 24 | 11 | 44 | 54 | 214 | .513 | .200 | .783 | 26.3 | 10.7 | 4.0 | 6.0 | |
| 10-19 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | .308 | 1.000 | 15.5 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 5.0 | ||
| 0-9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 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 | 19 | 19 | 627 | 91 | 176 | 3 | 11 | 81 | 109 | 26 | 83 | 146 | 25 | 6 | 50 | 66 | 266 | .517 | .273 | .743 | 33.0 | 14.0 | 4.4 | 7.7 |
| 1 Day | 34 | 34 | 1097 | 159 | 330 | 2 | 13 | 113 | 138 | 70 | 179 | 231 | 52 | 13 | 87 | 115 | 433 | .482 | .154 | .819 | 32.3 | 12.7 | 5.3 | 6.8 | |
| 2 Days | 12 | 12 | 427 | 60 | 121 | 1 | 7 | 53 | 67 | 23 | 70 | 82 | 18 | 11 | 31 | 22 | 174 | .496 | .143 | .791 | 35.6 | 14.5 | 5.8 | 6.8 | |
| 3+ Days | 9 | 9 | 307 | 32 | 70 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 40 | 60 | 16 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 97 | .457 | .167 | .865 | 34.1 | 10.8 | 4.4 | 6.7 | |
| 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 | 51 | 51 | 1714 | 230 | 476 | 8 | 32 | 199 | 248 | 83 | 248 | 357 | 76 | 25 | 135 | 159 | 667 | .483 | .250 | .802 | 33.6 | 13.1 | 4.9 | 7.0 |
| Western | 24 | 24 | 770 | 115 | 226 | 0 | 7 | 86 | 109 | 47 | 127 | 166 | 36 | 9 | 63 | 74 | 316 | .509 | .000 | .789 | 32.1 | 13.2 | 5.3 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 25 | 25 | 849 | 128 | 233 | 4 | 17 | 85 | 115 | 38 | 115 | 193 | 38 | 15 | 66 | 82 | 345 | .549 | .235 | .739 | 34.0 | 13.8 | 4.6 | 7.7 |
| Central | 26 | 26 | 865 | 102 | 243 | 4 | 15 | 114 | 133 | 45 | 133 | 164 | 38 | 10 | 69 | 77 | 322 | .420 | .267 | .857 | 33.3 | 12.4 | 5.1 | 6.3 | |
| Midwest | 12 | 12 | 380 | 61 | 131 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 58 | 36 | 84 | 80 | 17 | 4 | 34 | 42 | 168 | .466 | .000 | .793 | 31.7 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | |
| Pacific | 12 | 12 | 390 | 54 | 95 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 51 | 11 | 43 | 86 | 19 | 5 | 29 | 32 | 148 | .568 | .000 | .784 | 32.5 | 12.3 | 3.6 | 7.2 | |
| 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 | 6 | 6 | 200 | 22 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 10 | 30 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 73 | .431 | .333 | .903 | 33.3 | 12.2 | 5.0 | 8.5 |
| Boston | 4 | 4 | 131 | 23 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 18 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 61 | .575 | .333 | .875 | 32.8 | 15.3 | 4.5 | 7.8 | |
| Chicago | 4 | 4 | 119 | 19 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 56 | .475 | .333 | .810 | 29.8 | 14.0 | 5.3 | 5.5 | |
| Cleveland | 6 | 6 | 180 | 21 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 62 | .420 | .000 | .833 | 30.0 | 10.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 70 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 36 | .519 | .000 | 1.000 | 35.0 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 4.5 | |
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 61 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 33 | .476 | .867 | 30.5 | 16.5 | 9.5 | 8.0 | ||
| Detroit | 5 | 5 | 182 | 25 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 83 | .403 | .333 | .914 | 36.4 | 16.6 | 5.6 | 6.4 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 58 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 20 | .667 | .667 | 29.0 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 62 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | .444 | .000 | .333 | 31.0 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 9.0 | |
| Indiana | 5 | 5 | 184 | 15 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 30 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 48 | .375 | .333 | .773 | 36.8 | 9.6 | 6.0 | 6.4 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 62 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 35 | .591 | .900 | 31.0 | 17.5 | 2.5 | 7.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 79 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 25 | .524 | .000 | .600 | 39.5 | 12.5 | 3.5 | 5.5 | |
| New Jersey | 5 | 5 | 166 | 27 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 67 | .614 | .667 | .688 | 33.2 | 13.4 | 3.6 | 5.0 | |
| New York | 6 | 6 | 225 | 25 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 39 | 12 | 36 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 80 | .455 | .000 | .769 | 37.5 | 13.3 | 6.0 | 9.2 | |
| Philadelphia | 5 | 5 | 167 | 26 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 66 | .542 | .000 | .667 | 33.4 | 13.2 | 3.8 | 8.6 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 65 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 18 | .615 | .667 | 32.5 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 8.5 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 70 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30 | .462 | .857 | 35.0 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 6.5 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 76 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 40 | .519 | .000 | .750 | 38.0 | 20.0 | 9.5 | 7.5 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 54 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 34 | .481 | .889 | 27.0 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 56 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 20 | .571 | .000 | .667 | 28.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 9.5 | |
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 7 | .182 | .000 | .750 | 28.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 6.0 | |
| Washington | 5 | 5 | 160 | 27 | 46 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 24 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 71 | .587 | .167 | .696 | 32.0 | 14.2 | 4.8 | 7.8 | |