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 | 80 | 69 | 2292 | 456 | 838 | 0 | 4 | 185 | 228 | 182 | 556 | 55 | 65 | 106 | 134 | 260 | 1097 | .544 | .000 | .811 | 28.7 | 13.7 | 7.0 | 0.7 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 37 | 1250 | 260 | 479 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 128 | 93 | 282 | 31 | 37 | 50 | 59 | 133 | 624 | .543 | .000 | .813 | 30.5 | 15.2 | 6.9 | 0.8 |
| Road | 39 | 32 | 1042 | 196 | 359 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 100 | 89 | 274 | 24 | 28 | 56 | 75 | 127 | 473 | .546 | .000 | .810 | 26.7 | 12.1 | 7.0 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 47 | 44 | 1324 | 272 | 480 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 121 | 108 | 347 | 32 | 42 | 60 | 67 | 154 | 641 | .567 | .000 | .802 | 28.2 | 13.6 | 7.4 | 0.7 |
| Post | 33 | 25 | 968 | 184 | 358 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 107 | 74 | 209 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 67 | 106 | 456 | .514 | .000 | .822 | 29.3 | 13.8 | 6.3 | 0.7 | |
| 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 | 29 | 27 | 815 | 174 | 298 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 108 | 70 | 232 | 19 | 23 | 39 | 53 | 103 | 435 | .584 | .000 | .806 | 28.1 | 15.0 | 8.0 | 0.7 |
| Loss | 51 | 42 | 1477 | 282 | 540 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 120 | 112 | 324 | 36 | 42 | 67 | 81 | 157 | 662 | .522 | .000 | .817 | 29.0 | 13.0 | 6.4 | 0.7 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | 13 | 13 | 335 | 76 | 113 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 87 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 40 | 179 | .673 | .000 | .900 | 25.8 | 13.8 | 6.7 | 0.3 | |
| December | 15 | 15 | 415 | 91 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 36 | 36 | 117 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 50 | 208 | .562 | .722 | 27.7 | 13.9 | 7.8 | 1.2 | ||
| January | 13 | 13 | 406 | 81 | 147 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 39 | 29 | 99 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 40 | 192 | .551 | .000 | .769 | 31.2 | 14.8 | 7.6 | 0.5 | |
| February | 12 | 12 | 345 | 70 | 132 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 34 | 26 | 76 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 37 | 167 | .530 | .000 | .794 | 28.8 | 13.9 | 6.3 | 0.9 | |
| March | 15 | 7 | 456 | 92 | 169 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 52 | 41 | 105 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 37 | 54 | 226 | .544 | .000 | .808 | 30.4 | 15.1 | 7.0 | 0.6 | |
| April | 8 | 8 | 233 | 34 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 26 | 16 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 92 | .405 | .923 | 29.1 | 11.5 | 5.6 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 6 | 6 | 159 | 28 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 70 | .549 | .875 | 26.5 | 11.7 | 7.2 | 0.7 | |
| Monday | 8 | 8 | 243 | 42 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 61 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 24 | 108 | .500 | .828 | 30.4 | 13.5 | 7.6 | 0.9 | ||
| Tuesday | 18 | 15 | 532 | 102 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 53 | 33 | 88 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 57 | 248 | .534 | .830 | 29.6 | 13.8 | 4.9 | 0.5 | ||
| Wednesday | 8 | 6 | 204 | 41 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 51 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 94 | .612 | .800 | 25.5 | 11.8 | 6.4 | 0.8 | ||
| Thursday | 12 | 12 | 385 | 70 | 129 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 40 | 35 | 105 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 35 | 175 | .543 | .000 | .875 | 32.1 | 14.6 | 8.8 | 1.0 | |
| Friday | 12 | 9 | 323 | 77 | 148 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 31 | 40 | 92 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 180 | .520 | .000 | .839 | 26.9 | 15.0 | 7.7 | 1.0 | |
| Saturday | 16 | 13 | 446 | 96 | 168 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 44 | 33 | 116 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 59 | 222 | .571 | .000 | .682 | 27.9 | 13.9 | 7.3 | 0.3 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 69 | 69 | 2015 | 408 | 739 | 0 | 4 | 151 | 188 | 150 | 482 | 49 | 49 | 96 | 112 | 224 | 967 | .552 | .000 | .803 | 29.2 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 0.7 |
| Reserve | 11 | 0 | 277 | 48 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 40 | 32 | 74 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 130 | .485 | .850 | 25.2 | 11.8 | 6.7 | 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 | 34 | 31 | 1126 | 244 | 427 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 120 | 97 | 297 | 34 | 33 | 53 | 66 | 111 | 584 | .571 | .000 | .800 | 33.1 | 17.2 | 8.7 | 1.0 | |
| 20-29 | 32 | 26 | 804 | 139 | 277 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 67 | 51 | 175 | 17 | 25 | 41 | 46 | 103 | 333 | .502 | .000 | .821 | 25.1 | 10.4 | 5.5 | 0.5 | |
| 10-19 | 9 | 7 | 149 | 25 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 59 | .532 | .750 | 16.6 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 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 | 21 | 16 | 553 | 107 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 45 | 45 | 135 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 67 | 249 | .572 | .778 | 26.3 | 11.9 | 6.4 | 0.8 | |
| 1 Day | 36 | 34 | 1038 | 215 | 406 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 97 | 83 | 264 | 26 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 116 | 505 | .530 | .000 | .773 | 28.8 | 14.0 | 7.3 | 0.7 | |
| 2 Days | 15 | 13 | 465 | 95 | 171 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 59 | 36 | 96 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 47 | 242 | .556 | .000 | .881 | 31.0 | 16.1 | 6.4 | 0.5 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 6 | 213 | 37 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 57 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 26 | 95 | .536 | .840 | 30.4 | 13.6 | 8.1 | 0.7 | ||
| 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 | 58 | 51 | 1719 | 345 | 632 | 0 | 3 | 144 | 179 | 140 | 426 | 44 | 46 | 81 | 105 | 191 | 834 | .546 | .000 | .804 | 29.6 | 14.4 | 7.3 | 0.8 |
| Western | 22 | 18 | 573 | 111 | 206 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 49 | 42 | 130 | 11 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 69 | 263 | .539 | .000 | .837 | 26.0 | 12.0 | 5.9 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 29 | 23 | 836 | 169 | 321 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 91 | 67 | 218 | 27 | 24 | 36 | 50 | 97 | 411 | .526 | .000 | .802 | 28.8 | 14.2 | 7.5 | 0.9 |
| Central | 29 | 28 | 883 | 176 | 311 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 88 | 73 | 208 | 17 | 22 | 45 | 55 | 94 | 423 | .566 | .000 | .807 | 30.4 | 14.6 | 7.2 | 0.6 | |
| Midwest | 10 | 10 | 270 | 57 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 65 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 30 | 131 | .582 | .000 | .739 | 27.0 | 13.1 | 6.5 | 0.4 | |
| Pacific | 12 | 8 | 303 | 54 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 65 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 132 | .500 | .923 | 25.3 | 11.0 | 5.4 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 6 | 6 | 204 | 47 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 109 | .573 | .000 | .789 | 34.0 | 18.2 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| Boston | 6 | 5 | 149 | 27 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 59 | .450 | .714 | 24.8 | 9.8 | 5.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Chicago | 6 | 5 | 172 | 28 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 64 | .571 | .667 | 28.7 | 10.7 | 6.7 | 0.3 | ||
| Dallas | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .000 | .500 | 16.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 60 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 38 | .536 | .889 | 30.0 | 19.0 | 9.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Detroit | 6 | 6 | 181 | 32 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 80 | .525 | .842 | 30.2 | 13.3 | 7.8 | 0.7 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 1 | 53 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | .526 | .800 | 26.5 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 64 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 29 | .684 | .500 | 32.0 | 14.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Indiana | 5 | 5 | 144 | 33 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 78 | .579 | .000 | .667 | 28.8 | 15.6 | 7.2 | 0.6 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 1 | 58 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 22 | .400 | 1.000 | 29.0 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 0.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 42 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 23 | .588 | 1.000 | 21.0 | 11.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 6 | 6 | 182 | 36 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 92 | .581 | 1.000 | 30.3 | 15.3 | 7.5 | 0.8 | ||
| New Jersey | 6 | 5 | 184 | 37 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 50 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 88 | .627 | .000 | .824 | 30.7 | 14.7 | 8.3 | 0.8 | |
| New York | 5 | 4 | 155 | 36 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 100 | .610 | .824 | 31.0 | 20.0 | 8.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 6 | 5 | 184 | 39 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 48 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 87 | .488 | .750 | 30.7 | 14.5 | 8.0 | 1.2 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 | .500 | 1.000 | 19.5 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 56 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 20 | .692 | 1.000 | 28.0 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 48 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 23 | .625 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 0.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .200 | 27.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | |||
| Seattle | 2 | 1 | 55 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 27 | .407 | .833 | 27.5 | 13.5 | 8.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 55 | 18 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 38 | .643 | .000 | .667 | 27.5 | 19.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | |
| Washington | 6 | 4 | 164 | 30 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 41 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 77 | .476 | .810 | 27.3 | 12.8 | 6.8 | 0.8 | ||