John Sam Williams (Hot Plate, Rock)
Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: October 26, 1966 in Los Angeles, California
High School: Crenshaw in Los Angeles, California
College: Louisiana State University
Draft: Washington Bullets, 1st round (12th pick, 12th overall), 1986 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 31, 1986
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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 | 82 | 1 | 2413 | 438 | 940 | 19 | 71 | 225 | 290 | 158 | 573 | 356 | 142 | 70 | 157 | 213 | 1120 | .466 | .268 | .776 | 29.4 | 13.7 | 7.0 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 0 | 1231 | 213 | 460 | 9 | 31 | 120 | 155 | 75 | 282 | 201 | 75 | 43 | 84 | 104 | 555 | .463 | .290 | .774 | 30.0 | 13.5 | 6.9 | 4.9 |
| Road | 41 | 1 | 1182 | 225 | 480 | 10 | 40 | 105 | 135 | 83 | 291 | 155 | 67 | 27 | 73 | 109 | 565 | .469 | .250 | .778 | 28.8 | 13.8 | 7.1 | 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 | 45 | 1 | 1323 | 226 | 481 | 6 | 24 | 117 | 150 | 78 | 310 | 182 | 85 | 47 | 85 | 129 | 575 | .470 | .250 | .780 | 29.4 | 12.8 | 6.9 | 4.0 |
| Post | 37 | 0 | 1090 | 212 | 459 | 13 | 47 | 108 | 140 | 80 | 263 | 174 | 57 | 23 | 72 | 84 | 545 | .462 | .277 | .771 | 29.5 | 14.7 | 7.1 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 40 | 0 | 1174 | 218 | 453 | 12 | 32 | 127 | 167 | 70 | 279 | 172 | 74 | 36 | 77 | 97 | 575 | .481 | .375 | .760 | 29.4 | 14.4 | 7.0 | 4.3 |
| Loss | 42 | 1 | 1239 | 220 | 487 | 7 | 39 | 98 | 123 | 88 | 294 | 184 | 68 | 34 | 80 | 116 | 545 | .452 | .179 | .797 | 29.5 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 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 | 11 | 1 | 311 | 58 | 115 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 37 | 17 | 76 | 47 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 146 | .504 | .000 | .811 | 28.3 | 13.3 | 6.9 | 4.3 |
| December | 15 | 0 | 462 | 89 | 174 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 49 | 23 | 96 | 56 | 31 | 11 | 28 | 38 | 224 | .511 | .417 | .837 | 30.8 | 14.9 | 6.4 | 3.7 | |
| January | 14 | 0 | 398 | 61 | 140 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 51 | 21 | 98 | 59 | 24 | 18 | 31 | 46 | 161 | .436 | .200 | .745 | 28.4 | 11.5 | 7.0 | 4.2 | |
| February | 13 | 0 | 364 | 64 | 136 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 33 | 34 | 92 | 57 | 19 | 14 | 25 | 26 | 154 | .471 | .000 | .788 | 28.0 | 11.8 | 7.1 | 4.4 | |
| March | 17 | 0 | 531 | 96 | 223 | 5 | 25 | 51 | 69 | 34 | 128 | 79 | 32 | 15 | 37 | 40 | 248 | .430 | .200 | .739 | 31.2 | 14.6 | 7.5 | 4.6 | |
| April | 12 | 0 | 347 | 70 | 152 | 8 | 20 | 39 | 51 | 29 | 83 | 58 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 30 | 187 | .461 | .400 | .765 | 28.9 | 15.6 | 6.9 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 10 | 0 | 304 | 52 | 117 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 43 | 20 | 75 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 141 | .444 | .167 | .814 | 30.4 | 14.1 | 7.5 | 4.1 |
| Monday | 7 | 0 | 198 | 35 | 79 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 51 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 79 | .443 | .167 | .889 | 28.3 | 11.3 | 7.3 | 4.1 | |
| Tuesday | 13 | 0 | 370 | 78 | 139 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 42 | 25 | 86 | 53 | 21 | 12 | 24 | 38 | 188 | .561 | .000 | .762 | 28.5 | 14.5 | 6.6 | 4.1 | |
| Wednesday | 12 | 1 | 352 | 57 | 130 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 26 | 77 | 54 | 18 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 145 | .438 | .308 | .675 | 29.3 | 12.1 | 6.4 | 4.5 | |
| Thursday | 9 | 0 | 266 | 50 | 102 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 52 | 14 | 62 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 24 | 20 | 148 | .490 | .667 | .846 | 29.6 | 16.4 | 6.9 | 4.4 | |
| Friday | 17 | 0 | 512 | 96 | 211 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 46 | 24 | 112 | 81 | 34 | 11 | 32 | 47 | 232 | .455 | .333 | .739 | 30.1 | 13.6 | 6.6 | 4.8 | |
| Saturday | 14 | 0 | 411 | 70 | 162 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 58 | 36 | 110 | 58 | 26 | 15 | 24 | 36 | 187 | .432 | .222 | .776 | 29.4 | 13.4 | 7.9 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | .500 | .800 | 27.0 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | |
| Reserve | 81 | 0 | 2386 | 433 | 930 | 19 | 71 | 217 | 280 | 157 | 568 | 351 | 140 | 69 | 155 | 209 | 1102 | .466 | .268 | .775 | 29.5 | 13.6 | 7.0 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 3 | 0 | 123 | 25 | 49 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 67 | .510 | .400 | .714 | 41.0 | 22.3 | 9.7 | 7.3 |
| 30-39 | 37 | 0 | 1216 | 212 | 466 | 12 | 39 | 118 | 150 | 83 | 297 | 165 | 71 | 32 | 67 | 102 | 554 | .455 | .308 | .787 | 32.9 | 15.0 | 8.0 | 4.5 | |
| 20-29 | 40 | 1 | 1036 | 198 | 414 | 5 | 27 | 91 | 115 | 62 | 238 | 164 | 61 | 32 | 75 | 101 | 492 | .478 | .185 | .791 | 25.9 | 12.3 | 6.0 | 4.1 | |
| 10-19 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | .273 | .250 | 19.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 28 | 1 | 809 | 147 | 315 | 7 | 17 | 74 | 92 | 59 | 194 | 115 | 56 | 25 | 48 | 76 | 375 | .467 | .412 | .804 | 28.9 | 13.4 | 6.9 | 4.1 |
| 1 Day | 31 | 0 | 916 | 155 | 352 | 7 | 30 | 89 | 122 | 60 | 214 | 144 | 48 | 19 | 67 | 73 | 406 | .440 | .233 | .730 | 29.5 | 13.1 | 6.9 | 4.6 | |
| 2 Days | 14 | 0 | 421 | 86 | 169 | 1 | 12 | 39 | 46 | 22 | 91 | 67 | 27 | 18 | 27 | 38 | 212 | .509 | .083 | .848 | 30.1 | 15.1 | 6.5 | 4.8 | |
| 3+ Days | 8 | 0 | 231 | 44 | 92 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 15 | 63 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 115 | .478 | .364 | .767 | 28.9 | 14.4 | 7.9 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 56 | 1 | 1653 | 290 | 634 | 14 | 47 | 148 | 196 | 117 | 396 | 244 | 92 | 50 | 97 | 154 | 742 | .457 | .298 | .755 | 29.5 | 13.3 | 7.1 | 4.4 |
| Western | 26 | 0 | 760 | 148 | 306 | 5 | 24 | 77 | 94 | 41 | 177 | 112 | 50 | 20 | 60 | 59 | 378 | .484 | .208 | .819 | 29.2 | 14.5 | 6.8 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 30 | 0 | 849 | 151 | 320 | 4 | 20 | 67 | 94 | 57 | 199 | 125 | 50 | 25 | 50 | 73 | 373 | .472 | .200 | .713 | 28.3 | 12.4 | 6.6 | 4.2 |
| Central | 26 | 1 | 804 | 139 | 314 | 10 | 27 | 81 | 102 | 60 | 197 | 119 | 42 | 25 | 47 | 81 | 369 | .443 | .370 | .794 | 30.9 | 14.2 | 7.6 | 4.6 | |
| Midwest | 12 | 0 | 335 | 73 | 148 | 3 | 14 | 41 | 47 | 22 | 85 | 49 | 21 | 13 | 33 | 32 | 190 | .493 | .214 | .872 | 27.9 | 15.8 | 7.1 | 4.1 | |
| Pacific | 14 | 0 | 425 | 75 | 158 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 47 | 19 | 92 | 63 | 29 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 188 | .475 | .200 | .766 | 30.4 | 13.4 | 6.6 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 4 | 0 | 129 | 20 | 50 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 53 | .400 | .333 | .923 | 32.3 | 13.3 | 7.5 | 4.3 |
| Boston | 6 | 0 | 169 | 26 | 59 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 61 | .441 | .000 | .692 | 28.2 | 10.2 | 6.3 | 3.0 | |
| Charlotte | 6 | 0 | 158 | 28 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 71 | .467 | .682 | 26.3 | 11.8 | 6.3 | 3.5 | ||
| Chicago | 4 | 0 | 123 | 25 | 54 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 36 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 66 | .463 | .556 | .733 | 30.8 | 16.5 | 9.0 | 5.3 | |
| Cleveland | 4 | 0 | 125 | 22 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 53 | .524 | .200 | 1.000 | 31.3 | 13.3 | 7.8 | 5.3 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 53 | 17 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 39 | .586 | .250 | 1.000 | 26.5 | 19.5 | 8.5 | 4.0 | |
| Denver | 2 | 0 | 55 | 15 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 38 | .500 | .000 | .889 | 27.5 | 19.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | |
| Detroit | 5 | 0 | 141 | 29 | 60 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 68 | .483 | .200 | 1.000 | 28.2 | 13.6 | 6.4 | 4.0 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 58 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 24 | .323 | .571 | 29.0 | 12.0 | 7.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 21 | .471 | .833 | 23.5 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | ||
| Indiana | 4 | 0 | 129 | 17 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 53 | .333 | .000 | .731 | 32.3 | 13.3 | 8.0 | 2.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 0 | 52 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 23 | .625 | .750 | 26.0 | 11.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 0 | 73 | 18 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 48 | .667 | .333 | .786 | 36.5 | 24.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | |
| Miami | 2 | 0 | 52 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 26 | .400 | .000 | .833 | 26.0 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 3.5 | |
| Milwaukee | 5 | 1 | 157 | 26 | 57 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 31 | 13 | 36 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 76 | .456 | .500 | .710 | 31.4 | 15.2 | 7.2 | 6.0 | |
| New Jersey | 6 | 0 | 176 | 34 | 70 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 80 | .486 | .500 | .529 | 29.3 | 13.3 | 6.8 | 4.7 | |
| New York | 6 | 0 | 178 | 27 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 74 | .450 | .000 | .870 | 29.7 | 12.3 | 6.0 | 4.8 | |
| Philadelphia | 6 | 0 | 168 | 36 | 71 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 46 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 87 | .507 | .143 | .737 | 28.0 | 14.5 | 7.7 | 4.8 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 57 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 22 | .600 | 1.000 | 28.5 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 4.5 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 0 | 64 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 21 | .348 | .000 | .833 | 32.0 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 3.5 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 54 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 | .476 | .333 | .500 | 27.0 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 4.0 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 57 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 35 | .500 | .000 | .846 | 28.5 | 17.5 | 7.0 | 3.5 | |
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 67 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 27 | .400 | .000 | .875 | 33.5 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | |
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 71 | 13 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 31 | .464 | .400 | 1.000 | 35.5 | 15.5 | 6.5 | 4.0 | |