Melvin Harrison Turpin (Mel)
Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-11 ▪ Weight: 240 lbs.
Born: December 28, 1960 in Lexington, Kentucky
Died: July 8, 2010
High School: Bryan Station in Lexington, Kentucky
College: University of Kentucky
Draft: Washington Bullets, 1st round (6th pick, 6th overall), 1984 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 26, 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 | 282 | 82 | 4922 | 934 | 1802 | 1 | 9 | 367 | 474 | 420 | 1203 | 146 | 117 | 261 | 313 | 641 | 2236 | .518 | .111 | .774 | 17.5 | 7.9 | 4.3 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 142 | 42 | 2558 | 500 | 949 | 0 | 5 | 198 | 260 | 207 | 602 | 85 | 68 | 142 | 141 | 315 | 1198 | .527 | .000 | .762 | 18.0 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 0.6 |
| Road | 140 | 40 | 2364 | 434 | 853 | 1 | 4 | 169 | 214 | 213 | 601 | 61 | 49 | 119 | 172 | 326 | 1038 | .509 | .250 | .790 | 16.9 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 0.4 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 164 | 54 | 2968 | 584 | 1105 | 1 | 6 | 217 | 283 | 260 | 762 | 100 | 73 | 157 | 180 | 391 | 1386 | .529 | .167 | .767 | 18.1 | 8.5 | 4.6 | 0.6 |
| Post | 118 | 28 | 1954 | 350 | 697 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 191 | 160 | 441 | 46 | 44 | 104 | 133 | 250 | 850 | .502 | .000 | .785 | 16.6 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 0.4 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 120 | 30 | 1920 | 369 | 686 | 0 | 4 | 180 | 231 | 165 | 509 | 52 | 46 | 117 | 130 | 278 | 918 | .538 | .000 | .779 | 16.0 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| Loss | 162 | 52 | 3002 | 565 | 1116 | 1 | 5 | 187 | 243 | 255 | 694 | 94 | 71 | 144 | 183 | 363 | 1318 | .506 | .200 | .770 | 18.5 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 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 |
| Month | October | 4 | 1 | 102 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 33 | .387 | .818 | 25.5 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 0.3 | |
| November | 44 | 13 | 807 | 175 | 306 | 1 | 3 | 63 | 81 | 71 | 218 | 16 | 19 | 48 | 39 | 95 | 414 | .572 | .333 | .778 | 18.3 | 9.4 | 5.0 | 0.4 | |
| December | 56 | 16 | 960 | 192 | 382 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 90 | 87 | 257 | 46 | 25 | 52 | 67 | 131 | 452 | .503 | .756 | 17.1 | 8.1 | 4.6 | 0.8 | ||
| January | 50 | 22 | 904 | 171 | 321 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 88 | 76 | 217 | 30 | 17 | 40 | 54 | 118 | 408 | .533 | .000 | .750 | 18.1 | 8.2 | 4.3 | 0.6 | |
| February | 45 | 13 | 808 | 148 | 284 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 77 | 75 | 190 | 23 | 22 | 55 | 48 | 115 | 357 | .521 | .000 | .792 | 18.0 | 7.9 | 4.2 | 0.5 | |
| March | 54 | 9 | 907 | 167 | 323 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 88 | 76 | 211 | 23 | 23 | 42 | 64 | 116 | 400 | .517 | .000 | .750 | 16.8 | 7.4 | 3.9 | 0.4 | |
| April | 29 | 8 | 434 | 69 | 155 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 39 | 27 | 83 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 172 | .445 | .000 | .872 | 15.0 | 5.9 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 13 | 6 | 224 | 45 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 57 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 106 | .542 | .727 | 17.2 | 8.2 | 4.4 | 0.5 | |
| Monday | 25 | 9 | 454 | 78 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 50 | 30 | 115 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 38 | 60 | 196 | .481 | .800 | 18.2 | 7.8 | 4.6 | 0.6 | ||
| Tuesday | 58 | 18 | 1051 | 199 | 391 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 112 | 87 | 228 | 24 | 28 | 67 | 64 | 136 | 486 | .509 | .000 | .786 | 18.1 | 8.4 | 3.9 | 0.4 | |
| Wednesday | 41 | 8 | 626 | 112 | 202 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 62 | 53 | 142 | 21 | 17 | 26 | 35 | 89 | 271 | .554 | .000 | .758 | 15.3 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 0.5 | |
| Thursday | 38 | 14 | 701 | 117 | 236 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 58 | 59 | 167 | 21 | 18 | 28 | 43 | 78 | 285 | .496 | .000 | .879 | 18.4 | 7.5 | 4.4 | 0.6 | |
| Friday | 43 | 10 | 733 | 161 | 312 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 73 | 89 | 198 | 30 | 18 | 45 | 44 | 108 | 378 | .516 | .000 | .767 | 17.0 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 0.7 | |
| Saturday | 64 | 17 | 1133 | 222 | 416 | 1 | 5 | 69 | 97 | 84 | 296 | 30 | 26 | 62 | 72 | 141 | 514 | .534 | .200 | .711 | 17.7 | 8.0 | 4.6 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 82 | 82 | 2298 | 451 | 817 | 0 | 5 | 168 | 207 | 182 | 550 | 55 | 51 | 110 | 129 | 274 | 1070 | .552 | .000 | .812 | 28.0 | 13.0 | 6.7 | 0.7 |
| Reserve | 200 | 0 | 2624 | 483 | 985 | 1 | 4 | 199 | 267 | 238 | 653 | 91 | 66 | 151 | 184 | 367 | 1166 | .490 | .250 | .745 | 13.1 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 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 | 40+ | 5 | 5 | 213 | 48 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 29 | 18 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 121 | .552 | .862 | 42.6 | 24.2 | 7.8 | 0.4 | |
| 30-39 | 38 | 34 | 1257 | 263 | 467 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 128 | 115 | 332 | 38 | 37 | 60 | 71 | 127 | 629 | .563 | .000 | .805 | 33.1 | 16.6 | 8.7 | 1.0 | |
| 20-29 | 72 | 31 | 1718 | 332 | 638 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 175 | 142 | 419 | 45 | 44 | 99 | 101 | 226 | 806 | .520 | .000 | .811 | 23.9 | 11.2 | 5.8 | 0.6 | |
| 10-19 | 95 | 12 | 1332 | 240 | 472 | 1 | 4 | 79 | 114 | 112 | 324 | 49 | 28 | 71 | 99 | 212 | 560 | .508 | .250 | .693 | 14.0 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 0.5 | |
| 0-9 | 72 | 0 | 402 | 51 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 28 | 33 | 89 | 12 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 62 | 120 | .370 | .643 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 68 | 19 | 1198 | 203 | 397 | 1 | 3 | 73 | 96 | 95 | 279 | 35 | 24 | 55 | 80 | 159 | 480 | .511 | .333 | .760 | 17.6 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
| 1 Day | 116 | 41 | 2084 | 411 | 801 | 0 | 5 | 142 | 185 | 185 | 524 | 71 | 54 | 102 | 134 | 263 | 964 | .513 | .000 | .768 | 18.0 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 0.6 | |
| 2 Days | 63 | 16 | 1077 | 207 | 394 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 130 | 90 | 252 | 28 | 26 | 65 | 64 | 142 | 519 | .525 | .000 | .808 | 17.1 | 8.2 | 4.0 | 0.4 | |
| 3+ Days | 31 | 6 | 482 | 96 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 55 | 45 | 131 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 33 | 68 | 231 | .536 | .709 | 15.5 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 0.4 | ||
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 159 | 63 | 3077 | 573 | 1096 | 0 | 4 | 226 | 288 | 261 | 752 | 95 | 71 | 161 | 208 | 387 | 1372 | .523 | .000 | .785 | 19.4 | 8.6 | 4.7 | 0.6 |
| Western | 123 | 19 | 1845 | 361 | 706 | 1 | 5 | 141 | 186 | 159 | 451 | 51 | 46 | 100 | 105 | 254 | 864 | .511 | .200 | .758 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 3.7 | 0.4 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 81 | 32 | 1574 | 283 | 556 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 156 | 136 | 392 | 52 | 39 | 83 | 98 | 210 | 693 | .509 | .000 | .814 | 19.4 | 8.6 | 4.8 | 0.6 |
| Central | 78 | 31 | 1503 | 290 | 540 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 132 | 125 | 360 | 43 | 32 | 78 | 110 | 177 | 679 | .537 | .000 | .750 | 19.3 | 8.7 | 4.6 | 0.6 | |
| Midwest | 61 | 11 | 959 | 183 | 374 | 1 | 4 | 72 | 102 | 74 | 230 | 24 | 24 | 54 | 56 | 125 | 439 | .489 | .250 | .706 | 15.7 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 0.4 | |
| Pacific | 62 | 8 | 886 | 178 | 332 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 84 | 85 | 221 | 27 | 22 | 46 | 49 | 129 | 425 | .536 | .000 | .821 | 14.3 | 6.9 | 3.6 | 0.4 | |
| 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 | 13 | 6 | 284 | 56 | 103 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 62 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 127 | .544 | .000 | .789 | 21.8 | 9.8 | 4.8 | 0.7 |
| Boston | 16 | 7 | 290 | 50 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 62 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 32 | 108 | .495 | .667 | 18.1 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 0.7 | ||
| Chicago | 14 | 5 | 264 | 47 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 60 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 36 | 104 | .516 | .667 | 18.9 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 0.6 | ||
| Cleveland | 3 | 1 | 54 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 23 | .571 | .875 | 18.0 | 7.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Dallas | 11 | 1 | 155 | 28 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 67 | .509 | .000 | .611 | 14.1 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 0.3 | |
| Denver | 11 | 2 | 138 | 29 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 70 | .460 | .750 | 12.5 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 0.3 | ||
| Detroit | 16 | 7 | 348 | 65 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 30 | 29 | 85 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 43 | 153 | .533 | .767 | 21.8 | 9.6 | 5.3 | 0.6 | ||
| Golden State | 10 | 1 | 119 | 29 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 65 | .558 | .700 | 11.9 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Houston | 9 | 2 | 157 | 28 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 60 | .528 | .444 | 17.4 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 0.6 | ||
| Indiana | 14 | 5 | 244 | 55 | 106 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 64 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 126 | .519 | .000 | .667 | 17.4 | 9.0 | 4.6 | 0.6 | |
| LA Clippers | 11 | 1 | 191 | 26 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 50 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 69 | .388 | .850 | 17.4 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 0.4 | ||
| LA Lakers | 10 | 2 | 151 | 44 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 105 | .571 | .773 | 15.1 | 10.5 | 4.1 | 0.5 | ||
| Miami | 5 | 2 | 86 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 29 | .524 | .875 | 17.2 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 0.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 15 | 6 | 276 | 55 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 32 | 28 | 69 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 28 | 135 | .556 | .781 | 18.4 | 9.0 | 4.6 | 0.5 | ||
| Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 54 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 31 | .524 | .900 | 27.0 | 15.5 | 12.5 | 0.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 19 | 8 | 354 | 65 | 120 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 31 | 26 | 92 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 51 | 155 | .542 | .000 | .806 | 18.6 | 8.2 | 4.8 | 0.4 | |
| New Orleans | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| New York | 14 | 5 | 299 | 55 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 55 | 27 | 77 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 39 | 157 | .519 | .855 | 21.4 | 11.2 | 5.5 | 0.9 | ||
| Oklahoma City | 11 | 1 | 148 | 30 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 71 | .526 | .917 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 0.8 | ||
| Orlando | 3 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | .800 | .750 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 17 | 6 | 323 | 56 | 121 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 24 | 35 | 83 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 45 | 130 | .463 | .000 | .750 | 19.0 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 0.9 | |
| Phoenix | 11 | 1 | 125 | 18 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 45 | .514 | .000 | .900 | 11.4 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 0.3 | |
| Portland | 8 | 2 | 145 | 30 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 68 | .698 | .800 | 18.1 | 8.5 | 3.8 | 0.4 | ||
| Sacramento | 11 | 2 | 174 | 31 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 72 | .544 | .625 | 15.8 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 0.3 | ||
| San Antonio | 11 | 1 | 155 | 26 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 69 | .377 | .500 | .727 | 14.1 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 0.7 | |
| Utah | 6 | 2 | 130 | 31 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 72 | .554 | .000 | .909 | 21.7 | 12.0 | 4.8 | 0.3 | |
| Washington | 10 | 4 | 222 | 46 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 54 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 114 | .529 | .846 | 22.2 | 11.4 | 5.4 | 0.5 | ||