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 | 33 | 11 | 941 | 164 | 393 | 10 | 41 | 73 | 97 | 42 | 177 | 133 | 39 | 6 | 68 | 63 | 411 | .417 | .244 | .753 | 28.5 | 12.5 | 5.4 | 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 | 18 | 5 | 544 | 91 | 212 | 5 | 20 | 43 | 55 | 26 | 99 | 78 | 25 | 2 | 43 | 35 | 230 | .429 | .250 | .782 | 30.2 | 12.8 | 5.5 | 4.3 |
| Road | 15 | 6 | 397 | 73 | 181 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 16 | 78 | 55 | 14 | 4 | 25 | 28 | 181 | .403 | .238 | .714 | 26.5 | 12.1 | 5.2 | 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 |
| All-Star | Post | 33 | 11 | 941 | 164 | 393 | 10 | 41 | 73 | 97 | 42 | 177 | 133 | 39 | 6 | 68 | 63 | 411 | .417 | .244 | .753 | 28.5 | 12.5 | 5.4 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 9 | 4 | 291 | 45 | 106 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 68 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 115 | .425 | .100 | .727 | 32.3 | 12.8 | 7.6 | 5.4 |
| Loss | 24 | 7 | 650 | 119 | 287 | 9 | 31 | 49 | 64 | 29 | 109 | 84 | 29 | 5 | 44 | 47 | 296 | .415 | .290 | .766 | 27.1 | 12.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | |
| 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 | February | 8 | 0 | 132 | 17 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 46 | .333 | .000 | .571 | 16.5 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 3.1 |
| March | 15 | 1 | 421 | 75 | 164 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 31 | 17 | 70 | 54 | 16 | 2 | 27 | 27 | 183 | .457 | .563 | .774 | 28.1 | 12.2 | 4.7 | 3.6 | |
| April | 10 | 10 | 388 | 72 | 178 | 1 | 24 | 37 | 45 | 17 | 74 | 54 | 15 | 3 | 32 | 27 | 182 | .404 | .042 | .822 | 38.8 | 18.2 | 7.4 | 5.4 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 4 | 1 | 116 | 17 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 42 | .405 | .000 | .800 | 29.0 | 10.5 | 5.8 | 3.0 |
| Monday | 2 | 1 | 74 | 14 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 38 | .483 | .500 | .750 | 37.0 | 19.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | |
| Tuesday | 6 | 2 | 139 | 23 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 60 | .383 | .000 | .875 | 23.2 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 4.2 | |
| Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 97 | 15 | 45 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 34 | .333 | .000 | .667 | 32.3 | 11.3 | 6.3 | 4.3 | |
| Thursday | 5 | 2 | 150 | 35 | 67 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 91 | .522 | .286 | .760 | 30.0 | 18.2 | 5.0 | 2.6 | |
| Friday | 9 | 3 | 270 | 47 | 118 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 47 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 116 | .398 | .333 | .654 | 30.0 | 12.9 | 5.2 | 4.2 | |
| Saturday | 4 | 1 | 95 | 13 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 30 | .406 | .500 | 1.000 | 23.8 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 11 | 11 | 414 | 76 | 188 | 3 | 27 | 37 | 45 | 18 | 77 | 58 | 16 | 3 | 32 | 30 | 192 | .404 | .111 | .822 | 37.6 | 17.5 | 7.0 | 5.3 |
| Reserve | 22 | 0 | 527 | 88 | 205 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 52 | 24 | 100 | 75 | 23 | 3 | 36 | 33 | 219 | .429 | .500 | .692 | 24.0 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 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 | 253 | 43 | 108 | 1 | 12 | 31 | 36 | 9 | 41 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 118 | .398 | .083 | .861 | 42.2 | 19.7 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
| 30-39 | 12 | 4 | 388 | 77 | 163 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 34 | 16 | 75 | 51 | 14 | 1 | 30 | 21 | 187 | .472 | .318 | .765 | 32.3 | 15.6 | 6.3 | 4.3 | |
| 20-29 | 9 | 1 | 218 | 32 | 88 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 47 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 73 | .364 | .333 | .636 | 24.2 | 8.1 | 5.2 | 3.6 | |
| 10-19 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 27 | .360 | .000 | .563 | 16.3 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | |
| 0-9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .333 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 7 | 3 | 205 | 39 | 97 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 95 | .402 | .438 | .714 | 29.3 | 13.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
| 1 Day | 17 | 7 | 498 | 87 | 200 | 1 | 21 | 46 | 63 | 23 | 102 | 75 | 23 | 1 | 40 | 35 | 221 | .435 | .048 | .730 | 29.3 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 4.4 | |
| 2 Days | 7 | 1 | 195 | 32 | 72 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 81 | .444 | .667 | .882 | 27.9 | 11.6 | 4.6 | 3.0 | |
| 3+ Days | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | .278 | .000 | 1.000 | 29.0 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 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 | 24 | 9 | 690 | 128 | 291 | 9 | 33 | 54 | 71 | 32 | 132 | 100 | 28 | 2 | 48 | 43 | 319 | .440 | .273 | .761 | 28.8 | 13.3 | 5.5 | 4.2 |
| Western | 9 | 2 | 251 | 36 | 102 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 45 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 92 | .353 | .125 | .731 | 27.9 | 10.2 | 5.0 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 12 | 5 | 344 | 59 | 143 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 39 | 22 | 72 | 44 | 15 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 150 | .413 | .167 | .744 | 28.7 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 3.7 |
| Central | 12 | 4 | 346 | 69 | 148 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 32 | 10 | 60 | 56 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 169 | .466 | .400 | .781 | 28.8 | 14.1 | 5.0 | 4.7 | |
| Midwest | 6 | 1 | 159 | 19 | 61 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 55 | .311 | .200 | .696 | 26.5 | 9.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | |
| Pacific | 3 | 1 | 92 | 17 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 37 | .415 | .000 | 1.000 | 30.7 | 12.3 | 5.3 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 1 | 71 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | .381 | .000 | .714 | 35.5 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 6.5 |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 59 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | .308 | .000 | 1.000 | 29.5 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 55 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 29 | .591 | .000 | 1.000 | 27.5 | 14.5 | 5.0 | 1.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 39 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 29 | .500 | .667 | 1.000 | 19.5 | 14.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | |
| Cleveland | 3 | 1 | 88 | 17 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 42 | .447 | .500 | .750 | 29.3 | 14.0 | 5.7 | 4.0 | |
| Dallas | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | .357 | .600 | 26.0 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | ||
| Houston | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .500 | .500 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Indiana | 1 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | .471 | .000 | 31.0 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | .500 | 26.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | |||
| Miami | 3 | 2 | 97 | 15 | 40 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 41 | .375 | .000 | .733 | 32.3 | 13.7 | 6.7 | 3.7 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 1 | 62 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 32 | .423 | .000 | .769 | 31.0 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | |
| New Jersey | 3 | 2 | 102 | 23 | 42 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 61 | .548 | .600 | .706 | 34.0 | 20.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | |
| New York | 2 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | .357 | 1.000 | 15.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Orlando | 1 | 1 | 44 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | .263 | .250 | .750 | 44.0 | 17.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 1 | 55 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | .381 | .000 | .500 | 27.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.5 | |
| Phoenix | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .143 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Portland | 1 | 1 | 42 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | .458 | .000 | 1.000 | 42.0 | 24.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | .313 | .000 | .833 | 22.0 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | |
| Utah | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .250 | 31.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | |||