Sam Perkins
- Seasons
- 1984-85 to 2000-01
- Position
- F-C
- Height
- 6′9″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Born
- Jun 14, 1961
- College
- UNC
- Draft
- 1984, round 1, pick 4
Career advanced
- PER
- 15.5
- True shooting
- .552
- Effective FG
- .494
- Usage rate
- 18.3
- Win shares
- 105.3
- WS per 48
- .138
- Box plus/minus
- 1.1
- VORP
- 29.1
- Best season, WS
- 8.5
- Best season, BPM
- 3.3
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 3
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | DAL | 23 | 82 | 2,317 | 15.0 | .535 | .478 | 17.1 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 5.8 | .120 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 113 | 107 |
| 1985-86 | DAL | 24 | 80 | 2,626 | 17.6 | .573 | .509 | 19.0 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 7.3 | .133 | 1.3 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 115 | 109 |
| 1986-87 | DAL | 25 | 80 | 2,687 | 15.9 | .545 | .492 | 18.5 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 7.5 | .134 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 114 | 107 |
| 1987-88 | DAL | 26 | 75 | 2,499 | 15.0 | .521 | .453 | 18.9 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 6.7 | .128 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 1.1 | 113 | 107 |
| 1988-89 | DAL | 27 | 78 | 2,860 | 15.3 | .530 | .468 | 18.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 6.4 | .108 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.5 | 1.1 | 110 | 107 |
| 1989-90 | DAL | 28 | 76 | 2,668 | 17.3 | .564 | .496 | 20.0 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 8.1 | .146 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 115 | 107 |
| 1990-91 | LAL | 29 | 73 | 2,504 | 14.8 | .567 | .507 | 16.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 8.0 | .153 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 117 | 104 |
| 1991-92 | LAL | 30 | 63 | 2,332 | 17.6 | .538 | .459 | 19.7 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 7.4 | .153 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 118 | 108 |
| 1992-93 | 2+ teams | 31 | 79 | 2,351 | 16.5 | .555 | .492 | 18.8 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 6.9 | .141 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 116 | 107 |
| 1993-94 | SEA | 32 | 81 | 2,170 | 14.9 | .556 | .501 | 19.8 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 7.0 | .155 | 1.6 | -0.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 115 | 104 |
| 1994-95 | SEA | 33 | 82 | 2,356 | 16.2 | .606 | .558 | 17.2 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 8.5 | .173 | 3.0 | -0.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 126 | 108 |
| 1995-96 | SEA | 34 | 82 | 2,169 | 15.4 | .537 | .489 | 20.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 6.9 | .153 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 113 | 103 |
| 1996-97 | SEA | 35 | 81 | 1,976 | 17.0 | .584 | .531 | 19.4 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 7.1 | .173 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 119 | 104 |
| 1997-98 | SEA | 36 | 81 | 1,675 | 13.6 | .550 | .508 | 16.3 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 4.5 | .130 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 112 | 104 |
| 1998-99 | IND | 37 | 48 | 789 | 12.1 | .526 | .488 | 15.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | .103 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 110 | 105 |
| 1999-00 | IND | 38 | 81 | 1,620 | 12.1 | .555 | .518 | 15.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 3.5 | .103 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 108 | 105 |
| 2000-01 | IND | 39 | 64 | 999 | 11.1 | .499 | .465 | 12.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .098 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 107 | 102 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.