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 | 49 | 17 | 975 | 152 | 353 | 3 | 19 | 99 | 120 | 17 | 107 | 197 | 30 | 5 | 91 | 74 | 406 | .431 | .158 | .825 | 19.9 | 8.3 | 2.2 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 24 | 5 | 396 | 58 | 137 | 1 | 9 | 43 | 50 | 8 | 48 | 78 | 12 | 1 | 38 | 30 | 160 | .423 | .111 | .860 | 16.5 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
| Road | 25 | 12 | 579 | 94 | 216 | 2 | 10 | 56 | 70 | 9 | 59 | 119 | 18 | 4 | 53 | 44 | 246 | .435 | .200 | .800 | 23.2 | 9.8 | 2.4 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 34 | 16 | 808 | 127 | 300 | 3 | 17 | 81 | 99 | 16 | 86 | 155 | 27 | 5 | 76 | 60 | 338 | .423 | .176 | .818 | 23.8 | 9.9 | 2.5 | 4.6 |
| Post | 15 | 1 | 167 | 25 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 68 | .472 | .000 | .857 | 11.1 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 2.8 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 18 | 4 | 301 | 58 | 105 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 38 | 4 | 30 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 152 | .552 | .200 | .921 | 16.7 | 8.4 | 1.7 | 3.4 |
| Loss | 31 | 13 | 674 | 94 | 248 | 2 | 14 | 64 | 82 | 13 | 77 | 135 | 22 | 4 | 67 | 56 | 254 | .379 | .143 | .780 | 21.7 | 8.2 | 2.5 | 4.4 | |
| 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 | 15 | 12 | 488 | 75 | 180 | 1 | 11 | 53 | 64 | 12 | 52 | 90 | 19 | 2 | 39 | 37 | 204 | .417 | .091 | .828 | 32.5 | 13.6 | 3.5 | 6.0 |
| December | 3 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | .500 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | |||
| January | 13 | 4 | 243 | 39 | 93 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 33 | 4 | 29 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 106 | .419 | .333 | .788 | 18.7 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | |
| February | 10 | 0 | 132 | 23 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 57 | .535 | .000 | .917 | 13.2 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 3.4 | |
| March | 8 | 1 | 73 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 27 | .360 | .000 | .818 | 9.1 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| 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 | 6 | 2 | 104 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 36 | .344 | .875 | 17.3 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 3.2 | |
| Monday | 4 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .300 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.5 | ||
| Tuesday | 9 | 4 | 224 | 35 | 80 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 21 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 93 | .438 | .000 | .821 | 24.9 | 10.3 | 2.3 | 5.1 | |
| Wednesday | 7 | 2 | 143 | 25 | 60 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 20 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 65 | .417 | .200 | .824 | 20.4 | 9.3 | 2.9 | 3.7 | |
| Thursday | 6 | 3 | 137 | 23 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 56 | .418 | .500 | .692 | 22.8 | 9.3 | 2.7 | 4.5 | |
| Friday | 7 | 2 | 118 | 21 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 50 | .500 | .000 | .889 | 16.9 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 4.6 | |
| Saturday | 10 | 3 | 213 | 34 | 74 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 2 | 25 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 98 | .459 | .167 | .829 | 21.3 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 17 | 17 | 525 | 77 | 181 | 2 | 9 | 59 | 71 | 11 | 54 | 94 | 15 | 5 | 46 | 40 | 215 | .425 | .222 | .831 | 30.9 | 12.6 | 3.2 | 5.5 |
| Reserve | 32 | 0 | 450 | 75 | 172 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 49 | 6 | 53 | 103 | 15 | 0 | 45 | 34 | 191 | .436 | .100 | .816 | 14.1 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 3.2 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 2 | 2 | 86 | 17 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 47 | .515 | .333 | .857 | 43.0 | 23.5 | 3.5 | 6.0 |
| 30-39 | 13 | 10 | 438 | 67 | 157 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 54 | 7 | 48 | 90 | 19 | 4 | 30 | 35 | 178 | .427 | .167 | .796 | 33.7 | 13.7 | 3.7 | 6.9 | |
| 20-29 | 9 | 3 | 214 | 34 | 81 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 5 | 22 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 88 | .420 | .167 | .792 | 23.8 | 9.8 | 2.4 | 4.9 | |
| 10-19 | 9 | 1 | 123 | 21 | 51 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 60 | .412 | .000 | .857 | 13.7 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| 0-9 | 16 | 1 | 114 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 33 | .419 | 1.000 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | ||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 10 | 5 | 243 | 41 | 95 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 38 | 6 | 24 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 26 | 114 | .432 | .286 | .789 | 24.3 | 11.4 | 2.4 | 5.6 |
| 1 Day | 20 | 8 | 377 | 59 | 129 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 57 | 7 | 39 | 67 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 23 | 168 | .457 | .125 | .860 | 18.9 | 8.4 | 2.0 | 3.4 | |
| 2 Days | 11 | 4 | 246 | 33 | 82 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 29 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 82 | .402 | .000 | .800 | 22.4 | 7.5 | 2.6 | 5.1 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 0 | 76 | 11 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 24 | .367 | .667 | 10.9 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 1.6 | ||
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 17 | 4 | 360 | 57 | 134 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 5 | 40 | 75 | 12 | 2 | 41 | 29 | 149 | .425 | .250 | .805 | 21.2 | 8.8 | 2.4 | 4.4 |
| Western | 32 | 13 | 615 | 95 | 219 | 1 | 11 | 66 | 79 | 12 | 67 | 122 | 18 | 3 | 50 | 45 | 257 | .434 | .091 | .835 | 19.2 | 8.0 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 6 | 2 | 103 | 18 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 45 | .439 | .333 | .800 | 17.2 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| Central | 11 | 2 | 257 | 39 | 93 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 31 | 4 | 32 | 54 | 12 | 1 | 32 | 22 | 104 | .419 | .200 | .806 | 23.4 | 9.5 | 2.9 | 4.9 | |
| Midwest | 20 | 9 | 397 | 68 | 150 | 1 | 6 | 44 | 54 | 10 | 46 | 70 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 33 | 181 | .453 | .167 | .815 | 19.9 | 9.1 | 2.3 | 3.5 | |
| Pacific | 12 | 4 | 218 | 27 | 69 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 2 | 21 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 76 | .391 | .000 | .880 | 18.2 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 33 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 | .471 | 1.000 | 33.0 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | |
| Boston | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | .471 | .333 | .750 | 25.0 | 20.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 17 | .533 | .000 | .500 | 23.0 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 | |
| Chicago | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | .167 | 1.000 | 25.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 | .400 | .000 | .714 | 35.0 | 17.0 | 7.0 | 11.0 | |
| Dallas | 3 | 3 | 101 | 21 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 54 | .677 | .000 | .923 | 33.7 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 8.3 | |
| Denver | 5 | 1 | 64 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 31 | .379 | .750 | 12.8 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | .273 | .500 | 14.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Golden State | 3 | 2 | 67 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 23 | .381 | .000 | 1.000 | 22.3 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 5.0 | |
| Houston | 3 | 1 | 56 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 20 | .364 | .800 | 18.7 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 1 | 73 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 33 | .423 | .500 | .833 | 36.5 | 16.5 | 5.0 | 6.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 1 | 45 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | .250 | .778 | 22.5 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 3 | 1 | 55 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | .357 | .000 | .667 | 18.3 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 4.0 | |
| Miami | 2 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | .231 | .833 | 23.5 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .667 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |||
| Minnesota | 4 | 1 | 59 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 24 | .320 | .000 | 1.000 | 14.8 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 | |
| New York | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | .750 | 21.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | |||
| Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | .700 | 1.000 | 10.5 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | .375 | 1.000 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 5.5 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 1 | 43 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21 | .467 | .500 | .667 | 21.5 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 5.0 | |
| Utah | 3 | 2 | 74 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 31 | .464 | .000 | .714 | 24.7 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 3.0 | |
| Washington | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | |||