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 | 79 | 0 | 1011 | 199 | 389 | 1 | 3 | 71 | 98 | 88 | 236 | 32 | 26 | 68 | 71 | 157 | 470 | .512 | .333 | .724 | 12.8 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 40 | 0 | 514 | 103 | 186 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 52 | 44 | 115 | 21 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 73 | 244 | .554 | .000 | .731 | 12.9 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 0.5 |
| Road | 39 | 0 | 497 | 96 | 203 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 46 | 44 | 121 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 36 | 84 | 226 | .473 | .500 | .717 | 12.7 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 41 | 0 | 547 | 111 | 227 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 53 | 52 | 132 | 23 | 16 | 35 | 36 | 85 | 261 | .489 | .500 | .717 | 13.3 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 0.6 |
| Post | 38 | 0 | 464 | 88 | 162 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 45 | 36 | 104 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 35 | 72 | 209 | .543 | .000 | .733 | 12.2 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 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 | 45 | 0 | 573 | 106 | 196 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 62 | 39 | 117 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 35 | 95 | 260 | .541 | .000 | .774 | 12.7 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| Loss | 34 | 0 | 438 | 93 | 193 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 36 | 49 | 119 | 15 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 62 | 210 | .482 | .500 | .639 | 12.9 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 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 |
| Month | November | 12 | 0 | 189 | 39 | 76 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 51 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 24 | 95 | .513 | .500 | .696 | 15.8 | 7.9 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| December | 14 | 0 | 184 | 32 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 39 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 74 | .427 | .769 | 13.1 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 0.6 | ||
| January | 12 | 0 | 135 | 33 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 77 | .524 | .786 | 11.3 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 0.7 | ||
| February | 13 | 0 | 180 | 38 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 33 | 88 | .567 | .667 | 13.8 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 0.5 | ||
| March | 16 | 0 | 194 | 33 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 45 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 78 | .516 | .706 | 12.1 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 0.1 | ||
| April | 12 | 0 | 129 | 24 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 58 | .545 | .000 | .769 | 10.8 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .667 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Monday | 11 | 0 | 152 | 27 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 66 | .519 | .706 | 13.8 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Tuesday | 13 | 0 | 146 | 25 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 52 | .424 | .333 | 11.2 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 0.1 | ||
| Wednesday | 14 | 0 | 198 | 32 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 42 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 84 | .485 | .000 | .870 | 14.1 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0.6 | |
| Thursday | 6 | 0 | 64 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 25 | .478 | .750 | 10.7 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 0.0 | ||
| Friday | 17 | 0 | 229 | 57 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 54 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 131 | .582 | .739 | 13.5 | 7.7 | 3.2 | 0.4 | ||
| Saturday | 17 | 0 | 217 | 45 | 88 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 21 | 56 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 23 | 108 | .511 | .500 | .680 | 12.8 | 6.4 | 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 |
| Role | Reserve | 79 | 0 | 1011 | 199 | 389 | 1 | 3 | 71 | 98 | 88 | 236 | 32 | 26 | 68 | 71 | 157 | 470 | .512 | .333 | .724 | 12.8 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 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 |
| Minutes | 20-29 | 17 | 0 | 374 | 85 | 148 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 48 | 41 | 94 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 55 | 206 | .574 | .000 | .750 | 22.0 | 12.1 | 5.5 | 0.6 |
| 10-19 | 33 | 0 | 468 | 92 | 184 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 39 | 35 | 110 | 18 | 13 | 30 | 35 | 75 | 213 | .500 | .500 | .718 | 14.2 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 0.5 | |
| 0-9 | 29 | 0 | 169 | 22 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 27 | 51 | .386 | .636 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | ||
| 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 | 22 | 0 | 282 | 44 | 101 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 32 | 22 | 61 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 37 | 112 | .436 | .500 | .719 | 12.8 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 0.3 |
| 1 Day | 33 | 0 | 445 | 99 | 178 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 42 | 42 | 111 | 19 | 15 | 26 | 33 | 71 | 229 | .556 | .000 | .738 | 13.5 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 0.6 | |
| 2 Days | 16 | 0 | 185 | 28 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 31 | 67 | .459 | .647 | 11.6 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 0.1 | ||
| 3+ Days | 7 | 0 | 85 | 22 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 50 | .537 | .857 | 12.1 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 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 | 21 | 0 | 295 | 58 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 72 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 42 | 137 | .500 | .778 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 0.6 | |
| Western | 58 | 0 | 716 | 141 | 273 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 71 | 59 | 164 | 19 | 15 | 54 | 48 | 115 | 333 | .516 | .333 | .704 | 12.3 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 10 | 0 | 168 | 31 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 76 | .517 | .824 | 16.8 | 7.6 | 3.6 | 0.7 | |
| Central | 11 | 0 | 127 | 27 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 61 | .482 | .700 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 0.5 | ||
| Midwest | 29 | 0 | 397 | 72 | 154 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 37 | 28 | 80 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 27 | 60 | 169 | .468 | .500 | .649 | 13.7 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 0.3 | |
| Pacific | 29 | 0 | 319 | 69 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 34 | 31 | 84 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 55 | 164 | .580 | .000 | .765 | 11.0 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 37 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 26 | .800 | .500 | 18.5 | 13.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .250 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | |||
| Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | .429 | 1.000 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Dallas | 6 | 0 | 91 | 20 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 46 | .556 | .750 | 15.2 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 0.0 | ||
| Denver | 6 | 0 | 52 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26 | .458 | .800 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 43 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | .588 | .500 | 21.5 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Golden State | 5 | 0 | 39 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 26 | .706 | 1.000 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | ||
| Houston | 5 | 0 | 79 | 12 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 25 | .414 | .333 | 15.8 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.4 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | .467 | .667 | 15.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | ||
| LA Clippers | 5 | 0 | 57 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 22 | .333 | .800 | 11.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 0.2 | ||
| LA Lakers | 5 | 0 | 56 | 17 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 40 | .586 | .600 | 11.2 | 8.0 | 3.4 | 0.6 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .667 | .000 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | .333 | .667 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| New York | 2 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | .308 | 1.000 | 19.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 1.000 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 5 | 0 | 55 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | .429 | .000 | .750 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 0.2 | |
| Portland | 4 | 0 | 55 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 33 | .789 | .750 | 13.8 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | ||
| Sacramento | 6 | 0 | 99 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 36 | .484 | .545 | 16.5 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | ||
| San Antonio | 6 | 0 | 76 | 14 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 36 | .412 | .500 | .700 | 12.7 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 0.3 | |
| Seattle | 5 | 0 | 57 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 28 | .632 | 1.000 | 11.4 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 0.6 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 18 | .700 | 1.000 | 15.5 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||