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 | 34 | 6 | 725 | 81 | 188 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 36 | 37 | 127 | 97 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 85 | 191 | .431 | .250 | .667 | 21.3 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 18 | 2 | 369 | 38 | 97 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 63 | 55 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 39 | 94 | .392 | .273 | .682 | 20.5 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| Road | 16 | 4 | 356 | 43 | 91 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 64 | 42 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 46 | 97 | .473 | .222 | .643 | 22.3 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 2.6 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 3 | 1 | 72 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | .357 | .833 | 24.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | |
| Post | 31 | 5 | 653 | 76 | 174 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 30 | 33 | 112 | 85 | 19 | 9 | 34 | 76 | 176 | .437 | .250 | .633 | 21.1 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | |
| 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 | 11 | 1 | 195 | 23 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 54 | .523 | .000 | .571 | 17.7 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| Loss | 23 | 5 | 530 | 58 | 144 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 33 | 104 | 71 | 18 | 6 | 28 | 66 | 137 | .403 | .278 | .727 | 23.0 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 3.1 | |
| 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 |
| Month | February | 11 | 1 | 232 | 28 | 71 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 44 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 74 | .394 | .286 | .762 | 21.1 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| March | 16 | 2 | 325 | 34 | 66 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 41 | 76 | .515 | .250 | .667 | 20.3 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 2.3 | |
| April | 7 | 3 | 168 | 19 | 51 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 41 | .373 | .200 | .333 | 24.0 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 4 | 1 | 81 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 18 | .348 | .333 | 1.000 | 20.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.0 |
| Monday | 2 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | .500 | .000 | 24.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Tuesday | 9 | 2 | 183 | 23 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 57 | .548 | .000 | .688 | 20.3 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 2.1 | |
| Wednesday | 6 | 1 | 132 | 16 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 37 | .381 | .250 | .667 | 22.0 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 3.8 | |
| Thursday | 2 | 1 | 49 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | .667 | .500 | 1.000 | 24.5 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |
| Friday | 6 | 1 | 116 | 9 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 20 | .281 | .167 | .500 | 19.3 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | |
| Saturday | 5 | 0 | 116 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 33 | .467 | .500 | .500 | 23.2 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 6 | 6 | 157 | 15 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 31 | .375 | .500 | 26.2 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 2.0 | |
| Reserve | 28 | 0 | 568 | 66 | 148 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 36 | 29 | 98 | 85 | 19 | 8 | 25 | 64 | 160 | .446 | .222 | .667 | 20.3 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 7 | 2 | 228 | 36 | 72 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 40 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 81 | .500 | .333 | .500 | 32.6 | 11.6 | 5.7 | 3.0 |
| 20-29 | 12 | 3 | 281 | 22 | 56 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 53 | 43 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 54 | .393 | .250 | .750 | 23.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | |
| 10-19 | 11 | 0 | 187 | 21 | 55 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 52 | .382 | .200 | .800 | 17.0 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | |
| 0-9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .400 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | |||
| 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 | 9 | 2 | 190 | 21 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 44 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 46 | .412 | .333 | .750 | 21.1 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.2 |
| 1 Day | 16 | 3 | 322 | 30 | 84 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 51 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 36 | 72 | .357 | .267 | .667 | 20.1 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | |
| 2 Days | 5 | 1 | 110 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 36 | .517 | .000 | .750 | 22.0 | 7.2 | 4.6 | 3.0 | |
| 3+ Days | 3 | 0 | 83 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 34 | .682 | .500 | 27.7 | 11.3 | 2.3 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 9 | 1 | 185 | 24 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 51 | .511 | .000 | .750 | 20.6 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 2.2 |
| Western | 25 | 5 | 540 | 57 | 141 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 32 | 26 | 92 | 77 | 15 | 4 | 30 | 56 | 140 | .404 | .294 | .656 | 21.6 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 | |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.000 | 20.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Central | 8 | 1 | 165 | 23 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 49 | .500 | .000 | .750 | 20.6 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 2.3 | |
| Midwest | 12 | 2 | 241 | 24 | 63 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 27 | 58 | .381 | .273 | .778 | 20.1 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | |
| Pacific | 13 | 3 | 299 | 33 | 78 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 47 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 82 | .423 | .333 | .609 | 23.0 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 19.0 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .429 | .000 | 18.5 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Chicago | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .500 | 1.000 | 23.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 1 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | .600 | 27.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | .500 | 16.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Denver | 3 | 1 | 53 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 21 | .400 | .333 | .800 | 17.7 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| Detroit | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Golden State | 3 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | .222 | .500 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 2.3 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 1 | 63 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | .500 | 31.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 5.0 | |||
| Indiana | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .444 | .000 | 31.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 0 | 63 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 32 | .667 | .500 | 31.5 | 16.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | ||
| New Jersey | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.000 | 20.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |||
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 58 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | .333 | .500 | 29.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | .500 | .000 | .667 | 19.5 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 3.5 | |
| Sacramento | 3 | 1 | 66 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | .231 | .000 | .750 | 22.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | .300 | .167 | 22.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | ||
| Seattle | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 19.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | |
| Utah | 3 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .231 | .500 | 1.000 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | |