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 | 59 | 12 | 818 | 110 | 209 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 71 | 88 | 221 | 27 | 15 | 47 | 45 | 135 | 276 | .526 | .000 | .789 | 13.9 | 4.7 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 28 | 5 | 434 | 61 | 110 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 35 | 39 | 116 | 17 | 11 | 30 | 21 | 69 | 147 | .555 | .000 | .714 | 15.5 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 0.6 |
| Road | 31 | 7 | 384 | 49 | 99 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 36 | 49 | 105 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 66 | 129 | .495 | .000 | .861 | 12.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 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 | 38 | 9 | 561 | 84 | 149 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 55 | 56 | 155 | 19 | 11 | 36 | 33 | 92 | 211 | .564 | .000 | .782 | 14.8 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
| Post | 21 | 3 | 257 | 26 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 32 | 66 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 65 | .433 | .813 | 12.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 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 | 21 | 3 | 248 | 34 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 27 | 29 | 79 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 47 | 87 | .596 | .704 | 11.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 0.1 | |
| Loss | 38 | 9 | 570 | 76 | 152 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 44 | 59 | 142 | 24 | 13 | 27 | 28 | 88 | 189 | .500 | .000 | .841 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 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 | November | 8 | 0 | 94 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 32 | .542 | .667 | 11.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 0.1 | |
| December | 12 | 0 | 159 | 27 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 71 | .614 | .739 | 13.3 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 0.8 | ||
| January | 15 | 9 | 237 | 35 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 86 | .547 | .000 | .842 | 15.8 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 0.4 | |
| February | 11 | 1 | 184 | 23 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 51 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 30 | 61 | .500 | .938 | 16.7 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 0.5 | ||
| March | 10 | 2 | 118 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 20 | .375 | .500 | 11.8 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | ||
| April | 3 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .429 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Monday | 3 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | .333 | 1.000 | 13.0 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Tuesday | 12 | 3 | 178 | 33 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 59 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 35 | 81 | .600 | .000 | .833 | 14.8 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 0.4 | |
| Wednesday | 10 | 2 | 129 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 39 | .533 | .583 | 12.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 0.4 | ||
| Thursday | 10 | 2 | 150 | 19 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 45 | .452 | .875 | 15.0 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 0.7 | ||
| Friday | 8 | 1 | 114 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 33 | .524 | .786 | 14.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 0.8 | ||
| Saturday | 14 | 3 | 202 | 26 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 55 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 27 | 64 | .578 | .000 | .800 | 14.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 12 | 12 | 255 | 38 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 30 | 64 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 93 | .535 | .000 | .895 | 21.3 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
| Reserve | 47 | 0 | 563 | 72 | 138 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 52 | 58 | 157 | 22 | 14 | 35 | 30 | 91 | 183 | .522 | .000 | .750 | 12.0 | 3.9 | 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 | 30-39 | 4 | 3 | 131 | 19 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 45 | .475 | .875 | 32.8 | 11.3 | 8.8 | 1.0 | |
| 20-29 | 11 | 4 | 253 | 37 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 73 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 38 | 95 | .544 | .913 | 23.0 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 0.6 | ||
| 10-19 | 25 | 5 | 341 | 46 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 29 | 37 | 86 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 61 | 114 | .561 | .000 | .759 | 13.6 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 0.6 | |
| 0-9 | 19 | 0 | 93 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 22 | .421 | .545 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 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 | 12 | 2 | 196 | 21 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 50 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 52 | .488 | .000 | .833 | 16.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
| 1 Day | 23 | 7 | 323 | 38 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 31 | 35 | 79 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 48 | 101 | .494 | .000 | .806 | 14.0 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 0.6 | |
| 2 Days | 14 | 3 | 205 | 39 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 36 | 95 | .629 | .810 | 14.6 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 0.5 | ||
| 3+ Days | 9 | 0 | 74 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | .526 | .400 | 8.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 38 | 11 | 557 | 72 | 134 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 42 | 59 | 141 | 20 | 6 | 38 | 36 | 94 | 177 | .537 | .000 | .786 | 14.7 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| Western | 21 | 1 | 261 | 38 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 80 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 99 | .507 | .000 | .793 | 12.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 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 | 22 | 8 | 332 | 41 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 27 | 38 | 88 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 56 | 105 | .500 | .000 | .852 | 15.1 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 0.6 |
| Central | 16 | 3 | 225 | 31 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 38 | 72 | .596 | .667 | 14.1 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 0.4 | ||
| Midwest | 11 | 1 | 144 | 22 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 63 | .478 | .000 | .760 | 13.1 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 0.3 | |
| Pacific | 10 | 0 | 117 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 36 | .552 | 1.000 | 11.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 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 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | .600 | 14.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Boston | 4 | 2 | 67 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | .308 | 1.000 | 16.8 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 0.3 | ||
| Charlotte | 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 | |||
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | .500 | 1.000 | 16.5 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | .714 | .750 | 20.5 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .500 | .000 | .750 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |
| Denver | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Detroit | 3 | 1 | 57 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 22 | .588 | .667 | 19.0 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 1.3 | ||
| Golden State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Houston | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .500 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | .385 | 1.000 | 22.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1.000 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .500 | .333 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | ||
| 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 | 5 | 2 | 53 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 23 | .556 | 1.000 | 10.6 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 0.2 | ||
| New York | 3 | 1 | 56 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 28 | .600 | .909 | 18.7 | 9.3 | 5.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 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 | 5 | 1 | 70 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | .467 | .000 | .500 | 14.0 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 1.0 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .667 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Portland | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .333 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Sacramento | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | .750 | .600 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .800 | 1.000 | 11.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | .400 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 0.5 | ||