Melvin Turpin Career Splits

Melvin Harrison Turpin

(Mel, Dinner Bell, Big Dipper, El Mel, El Mucho Grande, Mealman, Turp, The Great Pumpkin)

Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right

6-11, 240lb (211cm, 108kg)

Born: December 28, 1960 in Lexington, Kentucky us

Died: July 8, 2010

College: Kentucky

High School: Bryan Station in Lexington, Kentucky

Draft: Washington Bullets, 1st round (6th pick, 6th overall), 1984 NBA Draft

NBA Debut: October 26, 1984

Career Length: 5 years

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SUMMARY

Career

361

PTS

8.5

TRB

4.6

AST

0.5

FG%

51.6

FG3%

11.1

FT%

77.7

eFG%

51.6

PER

14.3

13.7

Career Splits

Game & Season level advanced stats calculations differ slightly · For reg. season games 1946-47 to 2024-25

Career Splits Table
		Totals																	Shooting			Advanced				Per Game
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
	Total	361	127	6871	1297	2513	1	9	476	613	575	1655	182	155	348	429	852	3071	.516	.111	.777	.552	19.0	105	107	19.0	8.5	4.6	0.5
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Place	Home	183	68	3624	712	1353	0	5	253	333	293	854	109	90	194	199	424	1677	.526	.000	.760	.559	19.2	109	105	19.8	9.2	4.7	0.6
	Road	178	59	3247	585	1160	1	4	223	280	282	801	73	65	154	230	428	1394	.504	.250	.796	.543	18.8	101	109	18.2	7.8	4.5	0.4
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
All-Star	Pre	213	94	4384	840	1619	1	6	295	380	370	1074	125	96	222	262	548	1976	.519	.167	.776	.553	19.0	106	106	20.6	9.3	5.0	0.6
	Post	148	33	2487	457	894	0	3	181	233	205	581	57	59	126	167	304	1095	.511	.000	.777	.549	19.2	103	108	16.8	7.4	3.9	0.4
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Result	Win	154	45	2668	515	962	0	4	225	288	224	703	65	64	156	178	370	1255	.535	.000	.781	.576	19.3	109	99	17.3	8.1	4.6	0.4
	Loss	207	82	4203	782	1551	1	5	251	325	351	952	117	91	192	251	482	1816	.504	.200	.772	.536	18.9	103	112	20.3	8.8	4.6	0.6
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Month	October	7	4	194	26	66	0	0	11	13	18	53	3	5	7	15	23	63	.394		.846	.439	18.0	85	107	27.7	9.0	7.6	0.4
	November	56	25	1207	250	445	1	3	80	102	101	305	30	25	68	68	136	581	.562	.333	.784	.593	18.6	112	103	21.6	10.4	5.4	0.5
	December	69	29	1354	258	520	0	0	98	127	116	337	49	29	66	86	165	614	.496		.772	.533	19.8	104	106	19.6	8.9	4.9	0.7
	January	66	33	1321	241	468	0	3	93	121	106	307	36	29	59	73	172	575	.515	.000	.769	.552	18.5	107	109	20.0	8.7	4.7	0.5
	February	59	19	1132	220	419	0	1	74	95	107	281	28	27	77	66	154	514	.525	.000	.779	.558	19.1	108	107	19.2	8.7	4.8	0.5
	March	68	9	1138	211	402	0	1	79	106	89	260	27	30	48	77	138	501	.525	.000	.745	.558	18.9	103	106	16.7	7.4	3.8	0.4
	April	36	8	525	91	193	0	1	41	49	38	112	9	10	23	44	64	223	.472	.000	.837	.520	20.2	95	112	14.6	6.2	3.1	0.3
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Day	Sunday	16	8	304	66	118	0	0	20	30	31	83	7	7	13	28	36	152	.559		.667	.579	20.7	103	107	19.0	9.5	5.2	0.4
	Monday	32	13	627	117	226	0	0	44	54	45	160	17	8	30	44	76	278	.518		.815	.557	19.5	102	107	19.6	8.7	5.0	0.5
	Tuesday	74	28	1444	272	526	0	1	112	146	121	316	30	32	85	88	174	656	.517	.000	.767	.556	19.3	105	107	19.5	8.9	4.3	0.4
	Wednesday	52	12	835	147	274	0	1	65	84	63	183	25	21	34	48	110	359	.536	.000	.774	.577	17.4	108	109	16.1	6.9	3.5	0.5
	Thursday	49	21	1012	169	350	0	1	70	78	89	249	27	30	46	64	106	408	.483	.000	.897	.531	18.0	103	104	20.7	8.3	5.1	0.6
	Friday	53	15	1003	218	423	0	1	63	82	113	254	38	23	55	55	136	499	.515	.000	.768	.543	20.6	110	110	18.9	9.4	4.8	0.7
	Saturday	85	30	1646	308	596	1	5	102	139	113	410	38	34	85	102	214	719	.517	.200	.734	.547	18.9	103	105	19.4	8.5	4.8	0.4
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Role	Starter	127	127	3647	680	1293	0	5	241	296	292	856	83	75	175	200	407	1601	.526	.000	.814	.562	18.2	109	108	28.7	12.6	6.7	0.7
	Reserve	234	0	3224	617	1220	1	4	235	317	283	799	99	80	173	229	445	1470	.506	.250	.741	.541	20.0	101	105	13.8	6.3	3.4	0.4
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Minutes	40+	5	5	213	48	87	0	0	25	29	18	39	2	0	8	9	14	121	.552		.862	.606	21.6	122	113	42.6	24.2	7.8	0.4
	30-39	68	61	2265	454	825	0	2	166	208	198	568	63	59	107	125	211	1074	.550	.000	.798	.586	18.8	113	107	33.3	15.8	8.4	0.9
	20-29	101	48	2425	462	911	0	3	172	214	202	580	53	52	133	147	316	1096	.507	.000	.804	.545	19.3	105	107	24.0	10.9	5.7	0.5
	10-19	107	13	1516	278	538	1	4	88	124	122	371	50	33	77	112	244	645	.517	.250	.710	.544	18.8	99	107	14.2	6.0	3.5	0.5
	0-9	80	0	452	55	152	0	0	25	38	35	97	14	11	23	36	67	135	.362		.658	.400	18.4	76	104	5.7	1.7	1.2	0.2
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Rest	0 Days	87	28	1626	284	569	1	3	105	135	131	379	42	30	77	102	217	674	.499	.333	.778	.536	18.3	102	108	18.7	7.7	4.4	0.5
	1 Day	150	61	2972	580	1130	0	5	177	233	256	725	91	74	143	189	350	1337	.513	.000	.760	.542	19.5	104	107	19.8	8.9	4.8	0.6
	2 Days	82	26	1512	290	535	0	1	134	167	122	352	31	35	79	92	190	714	.542	.000	.802	.587	18.9	110	106	18.4	8.7	4.3	0.4
	3+ Days	42	12	761	143	279	0	0	60	78	66	199	18	16	49	46	95	346	.513		.769	.552	19.0	106	104	18.1	8.2	4.7	0.4
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Conference	Eastern	214	95	4414	813	1567	0	4	299	377	360	1059	119	99	221	288	520	1925	.519	.000	.793	.555	18.8	105	107	20.6	9.0	4.9	0.6
	Western	147	32	2457	484	946	1	5	177	236	215	596	63	56	127	141	332	1146	.512	.200	.750	.546	19.5	106	106	16.7	7.8	4.1	0.4
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Division	Atlantic	109	45	2216	399	783	0	2	164	201	189	540	65	53	105	133	270	962	.510	.000	.816	.552	18.6	106	107	20.3	8.8	5.0	0.6
	Central	105	50	2198	414	784	0	2	135	176	171	519	54	46	116	155	250	963	.528	.000	.767	.559	18.9	103	107	20.9	9.2	4.9	0.5
	Midwest	73	18	1270	242	485	1	4	89	125	99	301	29	26	68	75	165	574	.499	.250	.712	.531	19.4	102	106	17.4	7.9	4.1	0.4
	Pacific	74	14	1187	242	461	0	1	88	111	116	295	34	30	59	66	167	572	.525	.000	.793	.561	19.7	110	106	16.0	7.7	4.0	0.5
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Opponent	Atlanta	19	10	453	88	163	0	1	23	33	29	97	11	4	16	31	45	199	.540	.000	.697	.561	18.8	103	109	23.8	10.5	5.1	0.6
	Boston	21	9	423	77	151	0	0	14	21	27	86	12	9	19	23	42	168	.510		.667	.524	18.0	98	113	20.1	8.0	4.1	0.6
	Charlotte	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000			.000	13.6	0	107	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Chicago	19	9	404	68	142	0	0	20	26	35	99	13	13	25	24	46	156	.479		.769	.508	18.3	102	107	21.3	8.2	5.2	0.7
	Cleveland	3	1	54	8	14	0	0	7	8	3	10	0	0	3	5	8	23	.571		.875	.656	17.6	105	113	18.0	7.7	3.3	0.0
	Dallas	13	2	188	32	65	0	1	13	20	10	36	4	5	7	13	23	77	.492	.000	.650	.522	19.1	92	109	14.5	5.9	2.8	0.3
	Denver	13	3	182	37	79	0	0	17	23	11	42	4	4	16	13	26	91	.468		.739	.511	21.7	98	106	14.0	7.0	3.2	0.3
	Detroit	20	10	450	80	154	0	0	26	33	38	113	11	9	29	30	54	186	.519		.788	.552	17.8	102	107	22.5	9.3	5.7	0.6
	Golden State	12	2	172	45	77	0	0	12	15	16	35	5	3	9	4	18	102	.584		.800	.610	21.0	128	112	14.3	8.5	2.9	0.4
	Houston	11	3	218	43	72	0	0	8	16	16	42	6	5	5	13	27	94	.597		.500	.595	17.1	106	109	19.8	8.5	3.8	0.5
	Indiana	20	8	391	90	160	0	1	26	35	29	96	12	14	19	31	40	206	.563	.000	.743	.587	21.7	105	99	19.6	10.3	4.8	0.6
	LA Clippers	13	1	226	32	83	0	0	23	28	17	54	4	9	8	14	30	87	.386		.821	.456	19.6	94	99	17.4	6.7	4.2	0.3
	LA Lakers	12	3	214	56	102	0	0	22	32	26	59	5	5	13	13	20	134	.549		.688	.577	24.4	113	114	17.8	11.2	4.9	0.4
	Miami	5	2	86	11	21	0	0	7	8	11	24	0	0	6	9	14	29	.524		.875	.591	15.6	99	100	17.2	5.8	4.8	0.0
	Milwaukee	21	11	413	76	146	0	0	30	37	33	94	7	5	23	31	51	182	.521		.811	.561	18.8	102	111	19.7	8.7	4.5	0.3
	Minnesota	2	1	54	11	21	0	0	9	10	15	25	0	0	2	3	8	31	.524		.900	.610	21.5	133	112	27.0	15.5	12.5	0.0
	New Jersey	24	10	450	83	155	0	1	31	39	33	117	9	9	24	31	64	197	.535	.000	.795	.572	18.4	104	103	18.8	8.2	4.9	0.4
	New York	20	9	448	71	145	0	0	61	69	37	108	16	13	18	27	55	203	.490		.884	.579	18.5	114	104	22.4	10.2	5.4	0.8
	Oklahoma City	13	2	194	39	79	0	0	11	13	25	61	9	5	12	7	36	89	.494		.846	.525	19.3	112	100	14.9	6.8	4.7	0.7
	Orlando	3	1	33	4	5	0	0	3	4	4	10	0	1	1	3	6	11	.800		.750	.814	10.9	117	105	11.0	3.7	3.3	0.0
	Philadelphia	23	8	479	90	183	0	1	25	32	50	128	22	11	24	23	58	205	.492	.000	.781	.520	18.9	108	111	20.8	8.9	5.6	1.0
	Phoenix	13	3	184	28	56	0	1	12	13	15	46	5	4	4	16	29	68	.500	.000	.923	.551	17.0	95	102	14.2	5.2	3.5	0.4
	Portland	10	3	190	41	63	0	0	8	10	17	40	6	3	13	12	32	90	.651		.800	.668	16.7	118	112	19.0	9.0	4.0	0.6
	KCK, SAC	13	3	224	43	82	0	0	13	20	19	52	3	3	12	10	40	99	.524		.650	.545	18.5	110	105	17.2	7.6	4.0	0.2
	San Antonio	13	3	223	39	93	1	2	18	24	16	61	9	5	17	15	25	97	.419	.500	.750	.468	21.2	94	104	17.2	7.5	4.7	0.7
	Utah	8	3	185	38	73	0	1	11	12	12	43	3	5	9	8	16	87	.521	.000	.917	.556	18.1	108	103	23.1	10.9	5.4	0.4
	Washington	16	7	330	67	128	0	0	26	32	31	77	6	11	14	20	37	160	.523		.813	.563	20.3	108	108	20.6	10.0	4.8	0.4

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