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 | 63 | 45 | 1657 | 258 | 564 | 1 | 14 | 188 | 214 | 37 | 194 | 354 | 65 | 20 | 132 | 108 | 705 | .457 | .071 | .879 | 26.3 | 11.2 | 3.1 | 5.6 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 35 | 25 | 955 | 143 | 307 | 1 | 8 | 128 | 144 | 21 | 123 | 238 | 42 | 12 | 72 | 56 | 415 | .466 | .125 | .889 | 27.3 | 11.9 | 3.5 | 6.8 |
| Road | 28 | 20 | 702 | 115 | 257 | 0 | 6 | 60 | 70 | 16 | 71 | 116 | 23 | 8 | 60 | 52 | 290 | .447 | .000 | .857 | 25.1 | 10.4 | 2.5 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 47 | 42 | 1402 | 218 | 479 | 1 | 13 | 163 | 184 | 35 | 168 | 300 | 56 | 20 | 107 | 87 | 600 | .455 | .077 | .886 | 29.8 | 12.8 | 3.6 | 6.4 |
| Post | 16 | 3 | 255 | 40 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 30 | 2 | 26 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 105 | .471 | .000 | .833 | 15.9 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 3.4 | |
| 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 | 17 | 14 | 549 | 87 | 189 | 0 | 6 | 72 | 84 | 15 | 83 | 145 | 24 | 7 | 41 | 40 | 246 | .460 | .000 | .857 | 32.3 | 14.5 | 4.9 | 8.5 |
| Loss | 46 | 31 | 1108 | 171 | 375 | 1 | 8 | 116 | 130 | 22 | 111 | 209 | 41 | 13 | 91 | 68 | 459 | .456 | .125 | .892 | 24.1 | 10.0 | 2.4 | 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 | 14 | 14 | 410 | 70 | 159 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 64 | 8 | 44 | 86 | 17 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 195 | .440 | .000 | .859 | 29.3 | 13.9 | 3.1 | 6.1 |
| December | 15 | 15 | 472 | 68 | 146 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 48 | 16 | 66 | 90 | 13 | 10 | 39 | 27 | 179 | .466 | .000 | .896 | 31.5 | 11.9 | 4.4 | 6.0 | |
| January | 14 | 9 | 377 | 61 | 129 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 40 | 7 | 44 | 88 | 20 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 160 | .473 | .250 | .925 | 26.9 | 11.4 | 3.1 | 6.3 | |
| February | 6 | 5 | 176 | 20 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 40 | 4 | 19 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 73 | .408 | .000 | .825 | 29.3 | 12.2 | 3.2 | 7.7 | |
| March | 7 | 2 | 126 | 24 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 63 | .533 | .000 | .882 | 18.0 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 3.3 | |
| April | 7 | 0 | 96 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 35 | .417 | 1.000 | 13.7 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 3.0 | ||
| 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 | 5 | 2 | 94 | 18 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 42 | .450 | .000 | 1.000 | 18.8 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 4.2 |
| Monday | 5 | 4 | 112 | 16 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 50 | .390 | 1.000 | .895 | 22.4 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 3.2 | |
| Tuesday | 12 | 9 | 317 | 53 | 115 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 42 | 11 | 48 | 66 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 142 | .461 | .000 | .857 | 26.4 | 11.8 | 4.0 | 5.5 | |
| Wednesday | 10 | 7 | 289 | 40 | 80 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 54 | 7 | 29 | 72 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 129 | .500 | .000 | .907 | 28.9 | 12.9 | 2.9 | 7.2 | |
| Thursday | 9 | 6 | 204 | 34 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 20 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 85 | .479 | .000 | .810 | 22.7 | 9.4 | 2.2 | 4.4 | |
| Friday | 9 | 7 | 287 | 48 | 103 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 6 | 39 | 60 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 124 | .466 | .000 | .933 | 31.9 | 13.8 | 4.3 | 6.7 | |
| Saturday | 13 | 10 | 354 | 49 | 114 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 42 | 8 | 36 | 79 | 16 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 133 | .430 | .000 | .833 | 27.2 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 6.1 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 45 | 45 | 1384 | 217 | 472 | 1 | 13 | 168 | 190 | 34 | 167 | 293 | 49 | 19 | 108 | 83 | 603 | .460 | .077 | .884 | 30.8 | 13.4 | 3.7 | 6.5 |
| Reserve | 18 | 0 | 273 | 41 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 27 | 61 | 16 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 102 | .446 | .000 | .833 | 15.2 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 3.4 | |
| 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 | 40+ | 6 | 6 | 252 | 33 | 74 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 55 | 10 | 38 | 74 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 114 | .446 | .000 | .873 | 42.0 | 19.0 | 6.3 | 12.3 |
| 30-39 | 22 | 21 | 770 | 126 | 265 | 1 | 7 | 70 | 81 | 20 | 101 | 164 | 29 | 11 | 54 | 44 | 323 | .475 | .143 | .864 | 35.0 | 14.7 | 4.6 | 7.5 | |
| 20-29 | 17 | 12 | 421 | 63 | 149 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 58 | 5 | 35 | 64 | 11 | 3 | 34 | 31 | 179 | .423 | .000 | .914 | 24.8 | 10.5 | 2.1 | 3.8 | |
| 10-19 | 12 | 6 | 172 | 31 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 77 | .477 | .938 | 14.3 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 3.5 | ||
| 0-9 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | .455 | .500 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | ||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 11 | 9 | 258 | 45 | 100 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 30 | 55 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 102 | .450 | .000 | .923 | 23.5 | 9.3 | 2.7 | 5.0 |
| 1 Day | 30 | 22 | 818 | 130 | 269 | 0 | 8 | 110 | 124 | 16 | 95 | 173 | 34 | 13 | 66 | 61 | 370 | .483 | .000 | .887 | 27.3 | 12.3 | 3.2 | 5.8 | |
| 2 Days | 13 | 11 | 392 | 66 | 138 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 55 | 12 | 49 | 83 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 15 | 181 | .478 | .500 | .873 | 30.2 | 13.9 | 3.8 | 6.4 | |
| 3+ Days | 8 | 2 | 160 | 15 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 46 | .341 | .800 | 20.0 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 41 | 32 | 1176 | 167 | 382 | 0 | 10 | 141 | 159 | 31 | 145 | 250 | 46 | 14 | 94 | 85 | 475 | .437 | .000 | .887 | 28.7 | 11.6 | 3.5 | 6.1 |
| Western | 22 | 13 | 481 | 91 | 182 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 55 | 6 | 49 | 104 | 19 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 230 | .500 | .250 | .855 | 21.9 | 10.5 | 2.2 | 4.7 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 18 | 12 | 524 | 71 | 177 | 0 | 7 | 62 | 71 | 12 | 63 | 112 | 28 | 7 | 41 | 33 | 204 | .401 | .000 | .873 | 29.1 | 11.3 | 3.5 | 6.2 |
| Central | 23 | 20 | 652 | 96 | 205 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 88 | 19 | 82 | 138 | 18 | 7 | 53 | 52 | 271 | .468 | .000 | .898 | 28.3 | 11.8 | 3.6 | 6.0 | |
| Midwest | 13 | 7 | 247 | 48 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 26 | 52 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 109 | .533 | .000 | .867 | 19.0 | 8.4 | 2.0 | 4.0 | |
| Pacific | 9 | 6 | 234 | 43 | 92 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 40 | 3 | 23 | 52 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 121 | .467 | .333 | .850 | 26.0 | 13.4 | 2.6 | 5.8 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 4 | 4 | 106 | 19 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 57 | .514 | .000 | 1.000 | 26.5 | 14.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | .500 | 1.000 | 21.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 5.5 | ||
| Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .286 | .000 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Chicago | 4 | 4 | 119 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 39 | .357 | .905 | 29.8 | 9.8 | 3.5 | 7.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 72 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 33 | .455 | .000 | .867 | 36.0 | 16.5 | 2.0 | 9.0 | |
| Dallas | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.000 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 1 | 38 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | .462 | 1.000 | 19.0 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 3 | 109 | 14 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 38 | .359 | .000 | .833 | 27.3 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 7.0 | |
| Golden State | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |||
| Houston | 2 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .400 | 1.000 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Indiana | 4 | 4 | 154 | 30 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 30 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 74 | .566 | 1.000 | 38.5 | 18.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | ||
| LA Clippers | 1 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 26 | .500 | .000 | .933 | 41.0 | 26.0 | 4.0 | 13.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 2 | 1 | 52 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 33 | .650 | .000 | 1.000 | 26.0 | 16.5 | 3.0 | 7.5 | |
| Miami | 3 | 2 | 87 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 29 | .348 | .929 | 29.0 | 9.7 | 4.7 | 5.7 | ||
| Milwaukee | 5 | 3 | 92 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 30 | .500 | .571 | 18.4 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | ||
| Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 59 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 28 | .650 | 1.000 | 29.5 | 14.0 | 3.5 | 6.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 4 | 3 | 125 | 22 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 49 | .407 | .000 | 1.000 | 31.3 | 12.3 | 4.0 | 5.8 | |
| New York | 3 | 3 | 104 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 42 | .412 | .000 | .824 | 34.7 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 3 | 3 | 110 | 13 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 41 | .361 | .000 | .750 | 36.7 | 13.7 | 4.3 | 9.7 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 50 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | .389 | 1.000 | .500 | 25.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
| Portland | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .400 | 1.000 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 1 | 58 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 36 | .483 | .800 | 29.0 | 18.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | .600 | 1.000 | 21.0 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 45 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 34 | .682 | .000 | 1.000 | 22.5 | 17.0 | 1.5 | 4.5 | |
| Washington | 3 | 1 | 56 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 31 | .450 | .000 | 1.000 | 18.7 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 4.7 | |