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 | 64 | 1 | 801 | 169 | 366 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 77 | 62 | 190 | 32 | 11 | 40 | 63 | 89 | 393 | .462 | .714 | 12.5 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 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 | 33 | 0 | 360 | 76 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 45 | 31 | 89 | 16 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 40 | 183 | .437 | .689 | 10.9 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 0.5 | |
| Road | 31 | 1 | 441 | 93 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 32 | 31 | 101 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 49 | 210 | .484 | .750 | 14.2 | 6.8 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 38 | 1 | 536 | 117 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 54 | 44 | 128 | 26 | 4 | 26 | 44 | 60 | 273 | .470 | .722 | 14.1 | 7.2 | 3.4 | 0.7 | |
| Post | 26 | 0 | 265 | 52 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 18 | 62 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 29 | 120 | .444 | .696 | 10.2 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 25 | 0 | 284 | 55 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 34 | 27 | 81 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 33 | 136 | .407 | .765 | 11.4 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 0.5 | |
| Loss | 39 | 1 | 517 | 114 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 43 | 35 | 109 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 38 | 56 | 257 | .494 | .674 | 13.3 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 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 |
| Month | November | 11 | 0 | 189 | 47 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 108 | .505 | .737 | 17.2 | 9.8 | 4.3 | 0.5 | |
| December | 15 | 1 | 202 | 42 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 99 | .416 | .833 | 13.5 | 6.6 | 3.2 | 0.7 | ||
| January | 10 | 0 | 126 | 22 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 53 | .468 | .563 | 12.6 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 0.9 | ||
| February | 9 | 0 | 99 | 17 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 41 | .436 | .778 | 11.0 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 0.0 | ||
| March | 13 | 0 | 139 | 33 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 76 | .500 | .667 | 10.7 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | ||
| April | 6 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16 | .400 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 4 | 0 | 54 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 32 | .536 | .333 | 13.5 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | |
| Monday | 3 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .364 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | |||
| Tuesday | 15 | 0 | 195 | 39 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 35 | 12 | 47 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 105 | .453 | .771 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 0.6 | ||
| Wednesday | 9 | 0 | 95 | 23 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 54 | .590 | .667 | 10.6 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 0.2 | ||
| Thursday | 10 | 0 | 102 | 17 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 40 | .405 | 1.000 | 10.2 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 0.2 | ||
| Friday | 6 | 0 | 67 | 16 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 34 | .356 | .400 | 11.2 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 0.8 | ||
| Saturday | 17 | 1 | 268 | 55 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 69 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 32 | 120 | .478 | .769 | 15.8 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 1 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | .714 | 28.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Reserve | 63 | 0 | 773 | 164 | 359 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 77 | 60 | 186 | 31 | 10 | 38 | 61 | 83 | 383 | .457 | .714 | 12.3 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 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 | 20-29 | 12 | 1 | 287 | 71 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 37 | 26 | 77 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 172 | .490 | .811 | 23.9 | 14.3 | 6.4 | 0.8 | |
| 10-19 | 28 | 0 | 374 | 77 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 34 | 24 | 83 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 44 | 174 | .484 | .588 | 13.4 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 0.5 | ||
| 0-9 | 24 | 0 | 140 | 21 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 47 | .339 | .833 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 13 | 1 | 167 | 31 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 67 | .470 | .714 | 12.8 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | |
| 1 Day | 24 | 0 | 278 | 59 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 70 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 29 | 28 | 129 | .421 | .733 | 11.6 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 0.5 | ||
| 2 Days | 18 | 0 | 222 | 45 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 33 | 14 | 54 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 28 | 115 | .450 | .758 | 12.3 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 0.6 | ||
| 3+ Days | 8 | 0 | 110 | 27 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 64 | .540 | .556 | 13.8 | 8.0 | 3.8 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 42 | 1 | 506 | 98 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 40 | 33 | 113 | 18 | 8 | 28 | 44 | 60 | 224 | .458 | .700 | 12.0 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 0.4 | |
| Western | 22 | 0 | 295 | 71 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 37 | 29 | 77 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 169 | .467 | .730 | 13.4 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 20 | 1 | 238 | 42 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 50 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 32 | 101 | .452 | .810 | 11.9 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 0.3 | |
| Central | 22 | 0 | 268 | 56 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 63 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 28 | 123 | .463 | .579 | 12.2 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 0.6 | ||
| Midwest | 11 | 0 | 148 | 32 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 76 | .421 | .706 | 13.5 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 0.8 | ||
| Pacific | 11 | 0 | 147 | 39 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 93 | .513 | .750 | 13.4 | 8.5 | 3.7 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 3 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | .300 | 11.7 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Boston | 4 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | .538 | 9.3 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | |||
| Chicago | 4 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 25 | .500 | .500 | 10.0 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .462 | .250 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .300 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | |||
| Detroit | 5 | 0 | 67 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 30 | .481 | .667 | 13.4 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | .467 | .333 | 11.5 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Houston | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .600 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Indiana | 5 | 0 | 53 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 28 | .433 | .667 | 10.6 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 0.2 | ||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | .462 | .500 | 16.0 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 36 | .500 | .889 | 21.0 | 18.0 | 7.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 5 | 0 | 73 | 15 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 34 | .500 | .500 | 14.6 | 6.8 | 3.8 | 0.4 | ||
| New Jersey | 6 | 1 | 83 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 34 | .452 | .750 | 13.8 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 0.3 | ||
| New York | 4 | 0 | 50 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | .316 | .875 | 12.5 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 0.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 4 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .375 | .750 | 10.3 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | .667 | 1.000 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Portland | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | .625 | .750 | 20.0 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | .556 | .500 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 43 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 22 | .308 | .857 | 21.5 | 11.0 | 7.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .500 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .538 | 1.000 | 13.5 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 19 | .643 | 1.000 | 13.5 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | ||