Melvin Harrison Turpin (Mel)
Position: Center
Height: 6-11 Weight: 240 lbs.
Born: December 28, 1960 in Lexington, Kentucky
High School: Bryan Station in Lexington, Kentucky
College: University of Kentucky
Drafted by the Washington Bullets in the 1st round (6th pick, 6th overall) of the 1984 NBA draft.
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | 24 | CLE | NBA | 79 | 45 | 1949 | 363 | 711 | .511 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 139 | .784 | 155 | 297 | 452 | 36 | 38 | 87 | 118 | 211 | 835 | |
| 1985-86 | 25 | CLE | NBA | 80 | 69 | 2292 | 456 | 838 | .544 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 185 | 228 | .811 | 182 | 374 | 556 | 55 | 65 | 106 | 134 | 260 | 1097 |
| 1986-87 | 26 | CLE | NBA | 64 | 1 | 801 | 169 | 366 | .462 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 77 | .714 | 62 | 128 | 190 | 33 | 11 | 40 | 63 | 90 | 393 | |
| 1987-88 | 27 | UTA | NBA | 79 | 0 | 1011 | 199 | 389 | .512 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 71 | 98 | .724 | 88 | 148 | 236 | 32 | 26 | 68 | 71 | 157 | 470 |
| 1989-90 | 29 | WSB | NBA | 59 | 12 | 818 | 110 | 209 | .526 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 56 | 71 | .789 | 88 | 133 | 221 | 27 | 15 | 47 | 45 | 135 | 276 |
| Career | NBA | 361 | 127 | 6871 | 1297 | 2513 | .516 | 1 | 9 | .111 | 476 | 613 | .777 | 575 | 1080 | 1655 | 183 | 155 | 348 | 431 | 853 | 3071 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | 24 | CLE | NBA | 79 | 45 | 24.7 | 4.6 | 9.0 | .511 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .784 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 10.6 | |
| 1985-86 | 25 | CLE | NBA | 80 | 69 | 28.7 | 5.7 | 10.5 | .544 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .811 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 13.7 |
| 1986-87 | 26 | CLE | NBA | 64 | 1 | 12.5 | 2.6 | 5.7 | .462 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .714 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 6.1 | |
| 1987-88 | 27 | UTA | NBA | 79 | 0 | 12.8 | 2.5 | 4.9 | .512 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .724 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 5.9 |
| 1989-90 | 29 | WSB | NBA | 59 | 12 | 13.9 | 1.9 | 3.5 | .526 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .789 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 4.7 |
| Career | NBA | 361 | 127 | 19.0 | 3.6 | 7.0 | .516 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .111 | 1.3 | 1.7 | .777 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 8.5 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | 24 | CLE | NBA | 79 | 45 | 1949 | 6.7 | 13.1 | .511 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.6 | .784 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 15.4 | |
| 1985-86 | 25 | CLE | NBA | 80 | 69 | 2292 | 7.2 | 13.2 | .544 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.9 | 3.6 | .811 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 8.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 17.2 |
| 1986-87 | 26 | CLE | NBA | 64 | 1 | 801 | 7.6 | 16.4 | .462 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | .714 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 17.7 | |
| 1987-88 | 27 | UTA | NBA | 79 | 0 | 1011 | 7.1 | 13.9 | .512 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .333 | 2.5 | 3.5 | .724 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 8.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 16.7 |
| 1989-90 | 29 | WSB | NBA | 59 | 12 | 818 | 4.8 | 9.2 | .526 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.5 | 3.1 | .789 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 9.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 12.1 |
| Career | NBA | 361 | 127 | 6871 | 6.8 | 13.2 | .516 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .111 | 2.5 | 3.2 | .777 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 16.1 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | 24 | CLE | NBA | 79 | 1949 | 13.1 | .541 | .511 | 8.6 | 16.5 | 12.6 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 13.3 | 18.3 | 105 | 108 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 |
| 1985-86 | 25 | CLE | NBA | 80 | 2292 | 16.4 | .585 | .544 | 8.8 | 18.0 | 13.4 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 12.5 | 19.1 | 112 | 106 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 6.0 |
| 1986-87 | 26 | CLE | NBA | 64 | 801 | 13.0 | .491 | .462 | 8.4 | 17.2 | 12.8 | 6.5 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 13.6 | 23.1 | 97 | 106 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| 1987-88 | 27 | UTA | NBA | 79 | 1011 | 13.8 | .544 | .513 | 9.8 | 15.1 | 12.5 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 14.1 | 20.4 | 103 | 102 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| 1989-90 | 29 | WSB | NBA | 59 | 818 | 12.8 | .574 | .526 | 11.5 | 17.7 | 14.6 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 15.8 | 14.3 | 112 | 108 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Career | NBA | 361 | 6871 | 14.3 | .552 | .516 | 9.2 | 17.0 | 13.1 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 13.4 | 19.0 | 106 | 106 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 13.7 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1984-85 | 24 | CLE | NBA | 4 | 45 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 25 | .632 | .500 | 11.3 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1987-88 | 27 | UTA | NBA | 7 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | .333 | 1.000 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | |
| Career | NBA | 11 | 76 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 33 | .536 | .750 | 6.9 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | |||
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | 24 | CLE | NBA | 4 | 45 | 17.1 | .629 | .632 | 8.2 | 13.1 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 20.1 | 22.6 | 100 | 106 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 1987-88 | 27 | UTA | NBA | 7 | 31 | 10.1 | .405 | .333 | 12.0 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 1.6 | 7.6 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 90 | 105 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Career | NBA | 11 | 76 | 14.3 | .554 | .536 | 9.7 | 12.0 | 10.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 19.0 | 20.2 | 96 | 106 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | College | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1980-81 | 20 | KENTUCKY | 28 | 380 | 50 | 95 | 31 | 44 | 106 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 62 | 131 | .526 | .705 | 13.6 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1981-82 | 21 | KENTUCKY | 30 | 912 | 160 | 275 | 72 | 106 | 212 | 22 | 26 | 67 | 62 | 90 | 392 | .582 | .679 | 30.4 | 13.1 | 7.1 | 0.7 | ||||
| 1982-83 | 22 | KENTUCKY | 31 | 962 | 192 | 311 | 84 | 125 | 195 | 20 | 14 | 83 | 65 | 85 | 468 | .617 | .672 | 31.0 | 15.1 | 6.3 | 0.6 | ||||
| 1983-84 | 23 | KENTUCKY | 34 | 1071 | 224 | 378 | 70 | 94 | 217 | 33 | 24 | 53 | 58 | 85 | 518 | .593 | .745 | 31.5 | 15.2 | 6.4 | 1.0 | ||||
| Career | 123 | 3325 | 626 | 1059 | 257 | 369 | 730 | 76 | 72 | 226 | 206 | 322 | 1509 | .591 | .696 | 27.0 | 12.3 | 5.9 | 0.6 | ||||||
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Honors 1983-84 NCAA AP All-America (3rd) |
June 19, 1984: Traded by the Washington Bullets to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Tim McCormick and Cliff Robinson.
June 19, 1984: Drafted by the Washington Bullets in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1984 NBA Draft.
October 8, 1987: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers with Darryl Dawkins to the Utah Jazz for Kent Benson and Dell Curry.
September 9, 1988: Waived by the Utah Jazz.
August 8, 1989: Signed as a free agent with the Washington Bullets.
July 24, 1990: Waived by the Washington Bullets.
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NBA | $260,000 |
| 1985-86 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NBA | $450,000 |
| 1986-87 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NBA | *$725,000 |
| 1987-88 | Utah Jazz | NBA | $1,000,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $2,435,000 |
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