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 | 72 | 27 | 1501 | 210 | 461 | 8 | 21 | 145 | 167 | 35 | 152 | 381 | 55 | 16 | 136 | 145 | 573 | .456 | .381 | .868 | 20.8 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 5.3 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 35 | 12 | 709 | 104 | 208 | 5 | 9 | 74 | 89 | 16 | 61 | 186 | 26 | 6 | 61 | 60 | 287 | .500 | .556 | .831 | 20.3 | 8.2 | 1.7 | 5.3 |
| Road | 37 | 15 | 792 | 106 | 253 | 3 | 12 | 71 | 78 | 19 | 91 | 195 | 29 | 10 | 75 | 85 | 286 | .419 | .250 | .910 | 21.4 | 7.7 | 2.5 | 5.3 | |
| 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 | 35 | 0 | 434 | 55 | 115 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 46 | 10 | 30 | 109 | 15 | 4 | 45 | 47 | 145 | .478 | .400 | .717 | 12.4 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| Post | 37 | 27 | 1067 | 155 | 346 | 6 | 16 | 112 | 121 | 25 | 122 | 272 | 40 | 12 | 91 | 98 | 428 | .448 | .375 | .926 | 28.8 | 11.6 | 3.3 | 7.4 | |
| 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 | 41 | 19 | 889 | 123 | 281 | 3 | 6 | 90 | 106 | 23 | 97 | 240 | 33 | 13 | 85 | 74 | 339 | .438 | .500 | .849 | 21.7 | 8.3 | 2.4 | 5.9 |
| Loss | 31 | 8 | 612 | 87 | 180 | 5 | 15 | 55 | 61 | 12 | 55 | 141 | 22 | 3 | 51 | 71 | 234 | .483 | .333 | .902 | 19.7 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 4.5 | |
| 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 | 9 | 0 | 107 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 33 | .538 | 1.000 | .500 | 11.9 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| December | 10 | 0 | 137 | 20 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 52 | .444 | .333 | .647 | 13.7 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 3.6 | |
| January | 14 | 0 | 160 | 19 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 56 | .514 | .000 | .857 | 11.4 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 3.1 | |
| February | 13 | 1 | 210 | 28 | 62 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 28 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 29 | 74 | .452 | .333 | .938 | 16.2 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 4.3 | |
| March | 14 | 14 | 452 | 70 | 148 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 42 | 11 | 51 | 114 | 17 | 5 | 41 | 34 | 181 | .473 | .500 | .952 | 32.3 | 12.9 | 3.6 | 8.1 | |
| April | 12 | 12 | 435 | 59 | 143 | 2 | 5 | 57 | 63 | 6 | 46 | 107 | 13 | 6 | 38 | 40 | 177 | .413 | .400 | .905 | 36.3 | 14.8 | 3.8 | 8.9 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 9 | 4 | 188 | 21 | 68 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 62 | .309 | .000 | .952 | 20.9 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 4.7 |
| Monday | 7 | 2 | 162 | 24 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 62 | .545 | .000 | .875 | 23.1 | 8.9 | 2.4 | 6.6 | |
| Tuesday | 9 | 4 | 218 | 38 | 69 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 2 | 23 | 58 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 106 | .551 | .667 | .903 | 24.2 | 11.8 | 2.6 | 6.4 | |
| Wednesday | 10 | 4 | 210 | 29 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 29 | 54 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 22 | 79 | .468 | .000 | .875 | 21.0 | 7.9 | 2.9 | 5.4 | |
| Thursday | 10 | 4 | 175 | 24 | 54 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 66 | .444 | .500 | .800 | 17.5 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 4.9 | |
| Friday | 12 | 6 | 277 | 35 | 85 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 25 | 6 | 23 | 60 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 94 | .412 | 1.000 | .920 | 23.1 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 5.0 | |
| Saturday | 15 | 3 | 271 | 39 | 79 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 30 | 9 | 28 | 72 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 104 | .494 | .500 | .767 | 18.1 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 4.8 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 27 | 27 | 913 | 134 | 298 | 3 | 7 | 97 | 105 | 17 | 101 | 234 | 31 | 11 | 81 | 77 | 368 | .450 | .429 | .924 | 33.8 | 13.6 | 3.7 | 8.7 |
| Reserve | 45 | 0 | 588 | 76 | 163 | 5 | 14 | 48 | 62 | 18 | 51 | 147 | 24 | 5 | 55 | 68 | 205 | .466 | .357 | .774 | 13.1 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 3.3 | |
| 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+ | 3 | 3 | 125 | 18 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 43 | .383 | .000 | 1.000 | 41.7 | 14.3 | 6.7 | 13.3 |
| 30-39 | 18 | 17 | 639 | 92 | 204 | 2 | 6 | 83 | 91 | 14 | 67 | 150 | 20 | 6 | 48 | 56 | 269 | .451 | .333 | .912 | 35.5 | 14.9 | 3.7 | 8.3 | |
| 20-29 | 15 | 7 | 382 | 61 | 113 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 32 | 111 | 18 | 5 | 37 | 34 | 145 | .540 | .333 | .880 | 25.5 | 9.7 | 2.1 | 7.4 | |
| 10-19 | 18 | 0 | 250 | 28 | 65 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 34 | 6 | 23 | 61 | 12 | 2 | 25 | 33 | 88 | .431 | .429 | .853 | 13.9 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 3.4 | |
| 0-9 | 18 | 0 | 105 | 11 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 28 | .344 | .500 | .400 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | |
| 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 | 17 | 6 | 324 | 44 | 97 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 8 | 35 | 76 | 13 | 5 | 36 | 34 | 119 | .454 | .500 | .871 | 19.1 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 4.5 |
| 1 Day | 36 | 15 | 776 | 104 | 248 | 3 | 10 | 74 | 87 | 25 | 83 | 199 | 25 | 10 | 61 | 78 | 285 | .419 | .300 | .851 | 21.6 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 5.5 | |
| 2 Days | 12 | 5 | 269 | 48 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 28 | 1 | 22 | 78 | 12 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 122 | .585 | .000 | .929 | 22.4 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 6.5 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 1 | 106 | 12 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 43 | .400 | .500 | .857 | 17.7 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 34 | 21 | 888 | 120 | 282 | 5 | 15 | 85 | 98 | 23 | 98 | 226 | 34 | 8 | 77 | 90 | 330 | .426 | .333 | .867 | 26.1 | 9.7 | 2.9 | 6.6 |
| Western | 38 | 6 | 613 | 90 | 179 | 3 | 6 | 60 | 69 | 12 | 54 | 155 | 21 | 8 | 59 | 55 | 243 | .503 | .500 | .870 | 16.1 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 18 | 13 | 515 | 64 | 149 | 2 | 6 | 60 | 70 | 15 | 60 | 139 | 21 | 3 | 42 | 51 | 190 | .430 | .333 | .857 | 28.6 | 10.6 | 3.3 | 7.7 |
| Central | 16 | 8 | 373 | 56 | 133 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 8 | 38 | 87 | 13 | 5 | 35 | 39 | 140 | .421 | .333 | .893 | 23.3 | 8.8 | 2.4 | 5.4 | |
| Midwest | 18 | 1 | 290 | 37 | 81 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 33 | 8 | 23 | 81 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 102 | .457 | .000 | .848 | 16.1 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 4.5 | |
| Pacific | 20 | 5 | 323 | 53 | 98 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 4 | 31 | 74 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 26 | 141 | .541 | .750 | .889 | 16.2 | 7.1 | 1.6 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| Boston | 5 | 4 | 167 | 21 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 57 | .404 | .000 | .789 | 33.4 | 11.4 | 2.8 | 7.4 | |
| Cleveland | 3 | 3 | 101 | 17 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 42 | .486 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 33.7 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 8.7 | |
| Dallas | 3 | 0 | 68 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 32 | .650 | .000 | 1.000 | 22.7 | 10.7 | 2.3 | 7.3 | |
| Denver | 2 | 0 | 46 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 20 | .474 | .000 | .500 | 23.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | |
| Detroit | 3 | 1 | 58 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 24 | .440 | .500 | 19.3 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 5.7 | ||
| Golden State | 3 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | .667 | .714 | 11.3 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 3.0 | ||
| Houston | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | .000 | .750 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | ||
| Indiana | 3 | 2 | 78 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 40 | .636 | .800 | 26.0 | 13.3 | 4.0 | 5.7 | ||
| LA Clippers | 5 | 2 | 88 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 42 | .625 | 1.000 | .909 | 17.6 | 8.4 | 1.8 | 4.2 | |
| LA Lakers | 4 | 1 | 60 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 19 | .571 | 1.000 | 15.0 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 4.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 5 | 2 | 116 | 14 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 34 | .298 | .000 | 1.000 | 23.2 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 5.2 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 1 | 49 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | .313 | .833 | 24.5 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 6.5 | ||
| New York | 4 | 3 | 108 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 35 | .333 | 1.000 | 27.0 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 7.3 | ||
| Philadelphia | 4 | 3 | 112 | 19 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 46 | .543 | .000 | 1.000 | 28.0 | 11.5 | 3.8 | 10.8 | |
| Phoenix | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .667 | .500 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Portland | 6 | 1 | 97 | 16 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 43 | .444 | .500 | 1.000 | 16.2 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 3.3 | |
| Sacramento | 3 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .375 | 1.000 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | ||
| San Antonio | 4 | 1 | 76 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 21 | .353 | .818 | 19.0 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 5.5 | ||
| Seattle | 1 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | .500 | 1.000 | 32.0 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | ||
| Utah | 3 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | .462 | 1.000 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 3.3 | ||
| Washington | 3 | 2 | 79 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 37 | .500 | 1.000 | .722 | 26.3 | 12.3 | 3.7 | 5.7 | |