James Samuel Vincent (Sam)
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: May 18, 1963 in Lansing, Michigan
High School: Eastern in Lansing, Michigan
College: Michigan State University
Draft: Boston Celtics, 1st round (20th pick, 20th overall), 1985 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 26, 1985
As Coach: 1 Yr, 32-50, .390 W-L% (Full Record)
Relatives: Brother of Jay Vincent
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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 | 396 | 168 | 7531 | 1163 | 2591 | 16 | 88 | 764 | 885 | 158 | 819 | 1543 | 267 | 60 | 653 | 598 | 3106 | .449 | .182 | .863 | 19.0 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 3.9 | |
| 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 | 199 | 80 | 3723 | 563 | 1240 | 10 | 40 | 415 | 477 | 73 | 411 | 788 | 134 | 30 | 300 | 259 | 1551 | .454 | .250 | .870 | 18.7 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 4.0 |
| Road | 197 | 88 | 3808 | 600 | 1351 | 6 | 48 | 349 | 408 | 85 | 408 | 755 | 133 | 30 | 353 | 339 | 1555 | .444 | .125 | .855 | 19.3 | 7.9 | 2.1 | 3.8 | |
| 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 | 243 | 111 | 4774 | 726 | 1625 | 8 | 56 | 484 | 577 | 111 | 531 | 993 | 177 | 40 | 420 | 351 | 1944 | .447 | .143 | .839 | 19.6 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 4.1 |
| Post | 153 | 57 | 2757 | 437 | 966 | 8 | 32 | 280 | 308 | 47 | 288 | 550 | 90 | 20 | 233 | 247 | 1162 | .452 | .250 | .909 | 18.0 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 3.6 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 202 | 75 | 3466 | 532 | 1161 | 4 | 26 | 383 | 442 | 72 | 406 | 770 | 122 | 32 | 294 | 269 | 1451 | .458 | .154 | .867 | 17.2 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 3.8 |
| Loss | 194 | 93 | 4065 | 631 | 1430 | 12 | 62 | 381 | 443 | 86 | 413 | 773 | 145 | 28 | 359 | 329 | 1655 | .441 | .194 | .860 | 21.0 | 8.5 | 2.1 | 4.0 | |
| 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 |
| Month | October | 3 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .500 | 1.000 | 11.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | |
| November | 77 | 44 | 1703 | 245 | 584 | 3 | 26 | 166 | 203 | 38 | 186 | 357 | 64 | 11 | 144 | 131 | 659 | .420 | .115 | .818 | 22.1 | 8.6 | 2.4 | 4.6 | |
| December | 69 | 35 | 1406 | 227 | 475 | 2 | 12 | 121 | 147 | 51 | 173 | 299 | 45 | 16 | 131 | 91 | 577 | .478 | .167 | .823 | 20.4 | 8.4 | 2.5 | 4.3 | |
| January | 74 | 22 | 1269 | 200 | 446 | 3 | 15 | 153 | 172 | 16 | 134 | 265 | 54 | 9 | 100 | 103 | 556 | .448 | .200 | .890 | 17.1 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 3.6 | |
| February | 65 | 19 | 993 | 141 | 307 | 3 | 13 | 96 | 115 | 16 | 102 | 219 | 32 | 9 | 91 | 91 | 381 | .459 | .231 | .835 | 15.3 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 3.4 | |
| March | 64 | 32 | 1194 | 200 | 441 | 2 | 10 | 109 | 121 | 21 | 127 | 234 | 39 | 7 | 102 | 93 | 511 | .454 | .200 | .901 | 18.7 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | |
| April | 44 | 15 | 933 | 147 | 332 | 3 | 12 | 117 | 125 | 15 | 90 | 164 | 33 | 8 | 82 | 87 | 414 | .443 | .250 | .936 | 21.2 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 3.7 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 43 | 14 | 699 | 103 | 257 | 0 | 7 | 70 | 75 | 15 | 76 | 134 | 30 | 6 | 69 | 59 | 276 | .401 | .000 | .933 | 16.3 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 3.1 |
| Monday | 25 | 10 | 462 | 69 | 154 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 52 | 10 | 50 | 100 | 15 | 6 | 33 | 42 | 184 | .448 | .333 | .865 | 18.5 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 4.0 | |
| Tuesday | 68 | 37 | 1477 | 252 | 525 | 2 | 16 | 147 | 168 | 32 | 167 | 300 | 53 | 8 | 116 | 114 | 653 | .480 | .125 | .875 | 21.7 | 9.6 | 2.5 | 4.4 | |
| Wednesday | 73 | 26 | 1301 | 197 | 439 | 3 | 19 | 175 | 199 | 33 | 154 | 278 | 48 | 7 | 115 | 106 | 572 | .449 | .158 | .879 | 17.8 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 3.8 | |
| Thursday | 43 | 20 | 796 | 123 | 268 | 3 | 8 | 61 | 77 | 11 | 80 | 164 | 29 | 5 | 71 | 55 | 310 | .459 | .375 | .792 | 18.5 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 3.8 | |
| Friday | 78 | 32 | 1475 | 227 | 514 | 3 | 11 | 149 | 165 | 28 | 156 | 286 | 49 | 16 | 138 | 119 | 606 | .442 | .273 | .903 | 18.9 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 3.7 | |
| Saturday | 66 | 29 | 1321 | 192 | 434 | 4 | 24 | 117 | 149 | 29 | 136 | 281 | 43 | 12 | 111 | 103 | 505 | .442 | .167 | .785 | 20.0 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 4.3 | |
| 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 | 168 | 168 | 4931 | 762 | 1661 | 9 | 47 | 482 | 554 | 110 | 555 | 1024 | 164 | 46 | 406 | 345 | 2015 | .459 | .191 | .870 | 29.4 | 12.0 | 3.3 | 6.1 |
| Reserve | 228 | 0 | 2600 | 401 | 930 | 7 | 41 | 282 | 331 | 48 | 264 | 519 | 103 | 14 | 247 | 253 | 1091 | .431 | .171 | .852 | 11.4 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 2.3 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 16 | 16 | 673 | 114 | 240 | 1 | 8 | 100 | 114 | 21 | 91 | 150 | 29 | 8 | 58 | 46 | 329 | .475 | .125 | .877 | 42.1 | 20.6 | 5.7 | 9.4 |
| 30-39 | 77 | 70 | 2635 | 416 | 914 | 4 | 31 | 273 | 316 | 54 | 299 | 546 | 94 | 26 | 198 | 184 | 1109 | .455 | .129 | .864 | 34.2 | 14.4 | 3.9 | 7.1 | |
| 20-29 | 96 | 63 | 2350 | 346 | 775 | 5 | 28 | 178 | 210 | 50 | 248 | 492 | 78 | 18 | 201 | 175 | 875 | .446 | .179 | .848 | 24.5 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 5.1 | |
| 10-19 | 88 | 17 | 1246 | 191 | 421 | 4 | 16 | 152 | 168 | 23 | 122 | 240 | 55 | 4 | 125 | 122 | 538 | .454 | .250 | .905 | 14.2 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 2.7 | |
| 0-9 | 119 | 2 | 627 | 96 | 241 | 2 | 5 | 61 | 77 | 10 | 59 | 115 | 11 | 4 | 71 | 71 | 255 | .398 | .400 | .792 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | |
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 95 | 44 | 1833 | 282 | 640 | 9 | 31 | 190 | 225 | 44 | 193 | 360 | 66 | 12 | 174 | 157 | 763 | .441 | .290 | .844 | 19.3 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 3.8 |
| 1 Day | 154 | 69 | 3016 | 459 | 1007 | 5 | 37 | 332 | 383 | 62 | 310 | 620 | 105 | 33 | 257 | 250 | 1255 | .456 | .135 | .867 | 19.6 | 8.1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | |
| 2 Days | 72 | 40 | 1593 | 264 | 553 | 1 | 11 | 140 | 157 | 36 | 189 | 373 | 47 | 10 | 137 | 102 | 669 | .477 | .091 | .892 | 22.1 | 9.3 | 2.6 | 5.2 | |
| 3+ Days | 68 | 12 | 922 | 135 | 330 | 1 | 7 | 94 | 112 | 15 | 111 | 167 | 42 | 3 | 70 | 80 | 365 | .409 | .143 | .839 | 13.6 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 2.5 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 240 | 111 | 4758 | 713 | 1606 | 10 | 56 | 487 | 563 | 103 | 517 | 937 | 171 | 40 | 410 | 391 | 1923 | .444 | .179 | .865 | 19.8 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| Western | 156 | 57 | 2773 | 450 | 985 | 6 | 32 | 277 | 322 | 55 | 302 | 606 | 96 | 20 | 243 | 207 | 1183 | .457 | .188 | .860 | 17.8 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 3.9 | |
| 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 | 106 | 52 | 2215 | 316 | 723 | 4 | 28 | 238 | 283 | 49 | 247 | 461 | 78 | 19 | 174 | 167 | 874 | .437 | .143 | .841 | 20.9 | 8.2 | 2.3 | 4.3 |
| Central | 134 | 59 | 2543 | 397 | 883 | 6 | 28 | 249 | 280 | 54 | 270 | 476 | 93 | 21 | 236 | 224 | 1049 | .450 | .214 | .889 | 19.0 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 3.6 | |
| Midwest | 78 | 27 | 1381 | 236 | 498 | 1 | 13 | 118 | 140 | 33 | 151 | 286 | 45 | 13 | 108 | 106 | 591 | .474 | .077 | .843 | 17.7 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 3.7 | |
| Pacific | 78 | 30 | 1392 | 214 | 487 | 5 | 19 | 159 | 182 | 22 | 151 | 320 | 51 | 7 | 135 | 101 | 592 | .439 | .263 | .874 | 17.8 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 4.1 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 20 | 10 | 372 | 63 | 128 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 36 | 53 | 15 | 2 | 45 | 34 | 162 | .492 | .000 | 1.000 | 18.6 | 8.1 | 1.8 | 2.7 |
| Boston | 15 | 8 | 392 | 62 | 129 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 40 | 9 | 43 | 82 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 33 | 155 | .481 | .167 | .750 | 26.1 | 10.3 | 2.9 | 5.5 | |
| Chicago | 15 | 7 | 270 | 38 | 94 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 34 | 7 | 30 | 57 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 106 | .404 | .000 | .882 | 18.0 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 3.8 | |
| Cleveland | 22 | 8 | 431 | 65 | 159 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 59 | 7 | 34 | 96 | 21 | 2 | 40 | 40 | 184 | .409 | .333 | .881 | 19.6 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 4.4 | |
| Dallas | 12 | 5 | 279 | 53 | 92 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 30 | 10 | 38 | 75 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 134 | .576 | .000 | .933 | 23.3 | 11.2 | 3.2 | 6.3 | |
| Denver | 12 | 3 | 200 | 31 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 19 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 79 | .403 | .000 | .773 | 16.7 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 3.8 | |
| Detroit | 25 | 10 | 444 | 74 | 175 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 42 | 9 | 44 | 77 | 17 | 5 | 41 | 51 | 188 | .423 | .300 | .881 | 17.8 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 3.1 | |
| Golden State | 14 | 4 | 206 | 26 | 72 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 34 | 6 | 20 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 81 | .361 | .000 | .853 | 14.7 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 3.8 | |
| Houston | 12 | 5 | 196 | 29 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 68 | .372 | .769 | 16.3 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 2.9 | ||
| Indiana | 20 | 12 | 472 | 82 | 160 | 1 | 2 | 57 | 63 | 13 | 75 | 89 | 16 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 222 | .513 | .500 | .905 | 23.6 | 11.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 14 | 7 | 293 | 40 | 100 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 39 | 10 | 31 | 75 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 117 | .400 | .667 | .897 | 20.9 | 8.4 | 2.2 | 5.4 | |
| LA Lakers | 14 | 5 | 251 | 41 | 79 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 33 | 69 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 101 | .519 | .000 | .905 | 17.9 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 4.9 | |
| Miami | 9 | 5 | 246 | 34 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 40 | 7 | 31 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 102 | .436 | .000 | .850 | 27.3 | 11.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | |
| Milwaukee | 27 | 12 | 462 | 58 | 132 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 36 | 9 | 45 | 84 | 16 | 6 | 40 | 47 | 146 | .439 | .000 | .833 | 17.1 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 3.1 | |
| Minnesota | 6 | 2 | 118 | 21 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 52 | .467 | .000 | 1.000 | 19.7 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 | |
| New Jersey | 15 | 7 | 308 | 42 | 111 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 37 | 60 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 25 | 112 | .378 | .000 | .933 | 20.5 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | |
| New Orleans | 11 | 4 | 221 | 36 | 79 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 25 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 86 | .456 | .000 | .737 | 20.1 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 4.5 | |
| New York | 24 | 12 | 468 | 67 | 149 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 62 | 11 | 49 | 89 | 10 | 4 | 46 | 27 | 186 | .450 | .000 | .839 | 19.5 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 3.7 | |
| Oklahoma City | 5 | 3 | 102 | 19 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 58 | .514 | .000 | .952 | 20.4 | 11.6 | 2.4 | 2.8 | |
| Philadelphia | 22 | 11 | 425 | 56 | 138 | 1 | 6 | 48 | 54 | 6 | 44 | 118 | 15 | 5 | 31 | 37 | 161 | .406 | .167 | .889 | 19.3 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 5.4 | |
| Phoenix | 11 | 3 | 171 | 32 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 82 | .464 | .500 | .680 | 15.5 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 2.6 | |
| Portland | 13 | 4 | 206 | 30 | 70 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 83 | .429 | .333 | 1.000 | 15.8 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 3.4 | |
| Sacramento | 13 | 4 | 210 | 31 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 23 | 44 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 82 | .392 | .870 | 16.2 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 3.4 | ||
| San Antonio | 13 | 5 | 223 | 31 | 63 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 49 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 82 | .492 | .500 | .731 | 17.2 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 3.8 | |
| Utah | 13 | 5 | 245 | 53 | 100 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 29 | 5 | 20 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 24 | 133 | .530 | .000 | .931 | 18.8 | 10.2 | 1.5 | 3.2 | |
| Washington | 19 | 7 | 320 | 49 | 98 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 56 | 8 | 32 | 56 | 10 | 3 | 28 | 26 | 144 | .500 | .500 | .786 | 16.8 | 7.6 | 1.7 | 2.9 | |