Sam Mitchell
Seasons 1989-90–2001-02 · 13 on record · Ht 6-6 · b. 1963
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Player info
| Position | SF |
|---|---|
| Number | #42 (also #5) |
| Team | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Height | 6-6 |
| Weight | 210 lb |
| Born | 1963-09-02 |
| College | Mercer |
| Drafted | 1985 · Round 3, Pick 54 · Houston Rockets |
| Seasons | 1989-90–2001-02 (13) |
Career averages
8.7 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 1.1 APG · 994 games · .447 FG% · .223 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | MIN | 26 | 80 | 30.2 | .446 | 0.000 | .768 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 12.7 | 13.7 | .512 |
| 1990-91 | MIN | 27 | 82 | 38.1 | .441 | 0.000 | .775 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 14.6 | 12.3 | .505 |
| 1991-92 | MIN | 28 | 82 | 26.2 | .423 | .182 | .786 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 10.1 | 12.0 | .490 |
| 1992-93 | IND | 29 | 81 | 17.3 | .445 | .174 | .811 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 11.9 | .517 |
| 1993-94 | IND | 30 | 75 | 14.5 | .458 | 0.000 | .745 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 10.9 | .511 |
| 1994-95 | IND | 31 | 81 | 17.0 | .487 | .100 | .724 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 13.4 | .540 |
| 1995-96 | MIN | 32 | 78 | 27.5 | .490 | .056 | .814 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 10.8 | 13.0 | .566 |
| 1996-97 | MIN | 33 | 82 | 24.9 | .446 | .160 | .759 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 9.3 | 11.8 | .523 |
| 1997-98 | MIN | 34 | 81 | 27.6 | .464 | .349 | .832 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 12.3 | 15.8 | .539 |
| 1998-99 | MIN | 35 | 50 | 26.9 | .408 | .237 | .764 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 11.2 | 14.1 | .472 |
| 1999-00 | MIN | 36 | 66 | 18.6 | .447 | .435 | .880 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 12.0 | .513 |
| 2000-01 | MIN | 37 | 82 | 12.0 | .408 | .209 | .727 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 8.2 | .455 |
| 2001-02 | MIN | 38 | 74 | 9.8 | .432 | .286 | .776 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 9.4 | .491 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | MIN | 80 | 30 | 2,414 | 372 | 834 | .446 | 0 | 9 | 268 | 349 | 462 | 89 | 66 | 54 | 96 | 1,012 |
| 1990-91 | MIN | 82 | 60 | 3,121 | 445 | 1,010 | .441 | 0 | 9 | 307 | 396 | 520 | 133 | 66 | 57 | 104 | 1,197 |
| 1991-92 | MIN | 82 | 63 | 2,151 | 307 | 725 | .423 | 2 | 11 | 209 | 266 | 473 | 94 | 53 | 39 | 97 | 825 |
| 1992-93 | IND | 81 | 1 | 1,402 | 215 | 483 | .445 | 4 | 23 | 150 | 185 | 248 | 76 | 23 | 10 | 51 | 584 |
| 1993-94 | IND | 75 | 18 | 1,084 | 140 | 306 | .458 | 0 | 5 | 82 | 110 | 190 | 65 | 33 | 9 | 50 | 362 |
| 1994-95 | IND | 81 | 12 | 1,377 | 201 | 413 | .487 | 1 | 10 | 126 | 174 | 243 | 61 | 43 | 20 | 54 | 529 |
| 1995-96 | MIN | 78 | 42 | 2,145 | 303 | 618 | .490 | 1 | 18 | 237 | 291 | 339 | 74 | 49 | 26 | 87 | 844 |
| 1996-97 | MIN | 82 | 5 | 2,044 | 269 | 603 | .446 | 4 | 25 | 224 | 295 | 326 | 79 | 51 | 20 | 93 | 766 |
| 1997-98 | MIN | 81 | 33 | 2,239 | 371 | 800 | .464 | 15 | 43 | 243 | 292 | 385 | 107 | 64 | 22 | 66 | 1,000 |
| 1998-99 | MIN | 50 | 20 | 1,344 | 213 | 522 | .408 | 9 | 38 | 126 | 165 | 182 | 98 | 35 | 16 | 34 | 561 |
| 1999-00 | MIN | 66 | 24 | 1,227 | 168 | 376 | .447 | 10 | 23 | 81 | 92 | 138 | 111 | 27 | 14 | 44 | 427 |
| 2000-01 | MIN | 82 | 4 | 983 | 118 | 289 | .408 | 9 | 43 | 40 | 55 | 123 | 57 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 285 |
| 2001-02 | MIN | 74 | 10 | 726 | 98 | 227 | .432 | 10 | 35 | 38 | 49 | 82 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 244 |
| Career | 994 | — | — | 3,220 | 7,206 | .447 | 65 | 292 | 2131 | 2719 | 3711 | 1089 | 548 | 301 | 838 | 8,636 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | MIN | 80 | 30.2 | 5.5 | 12.4 | .446 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 15.1 |
| 1990-91 | MIN | 82 | 38.1 | 5.1 | 11.7 | .441 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 13.8 |
| 1991-92 | MIN | 82 | 26.2 | 5.1 | 12.1 | .423 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 13.8 |
| 1992-93 | IND | 81 | 17.3 | 5.5 | 12.4 | .445 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 15.0 |
| 1993-94 | IND | 75 | 14.5 | 4.6 | 10.2 | .458 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 12.0 |
| 1994-95 | IND | 81 | 17.0 | 5.3 | 10.8 | .487 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 13.8 |
| 1995-96 | MIN | 78 | 27.5 | 5.1 | 10.4 | .490 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 14.2 |
| 1996-97 | MIN | 82 | 24.9 | 4.7 | 10.6 | .446 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 13.5 |
| 1997-98 | MIN | 81 | 27.6 | 6.0 | 12.9 | .464 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 16.1 |
| 1998-99 | MIN | 50 | 26.9 | 5.7 | 14.0 | .408 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 15.0 |
| 1999-00 | MIN | 66 | 18.6 | 4.9 | 11.0 | .447 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 12.5 |
| 2000-01 | MIN | 82 | 12.0 | 4.3 | 10.6 | .408 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 10.4 |
| 2001-02 | MIN | 74 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 11.3 | .432 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 12.1 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | MIN | 80 | 2,414 | 13.7 | .512 | 19.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 5.1 | .102 | -1.5 | -0.9 | -2.4 | -0.3 |
| 1990-91 | MIN | 82 | 3,121 | 12.3 | .505 | 17.8 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 5.1 | .078 | -1.8 | -1.3 | -3.2 | -0.9 |
| 1991-92 | MIN | 82 | 2,151 | 12.0 | .490 | 18.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.3 | .051 | -2.3 | -1.6 | -3.9 | -1.0 |
| 1992-93 | IND | 81 | 1,402 | 11.9 | .517 | 18.6 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 2.8 | .095 | -1.6 | -1.5 | -3.2 | -0.4 |
| 1993-94 | IND | 75 | 1,084 | 10.9 | .511 | 16.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | .099 | -2.2 | -0.2 | -2.4 | -0.1 |
| 1994-95 | IND | 81 | 1,377 | 13.4 | .540 | 18.1 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 | .130 | -1.5 | +0.4 | -1.1 | +0.3 |
| 1995-96 | MIN | 78 | 2,145 | 13.0 | .566 | 17.2 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 4.3 | .095 | -1.2 | -1.0 | -2.2 | -0.1 |
| 1996-97 | MIN | 82 | 2,044 | 11.8 | .523 | 18.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 3.3 | .077 | -2.7 | -1.0 | -3.7 | -0.9 |
| 1997-98 | MIN | 81 | 2,239 | 15.8 | .539 | 19.7 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 6.1 | .131 | +0.4 | -0.9 | -0.5 | +0.8 |
| 1998-99 | MIN | 50 | 1,344 | 14.1 | .472 | 20.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3.0 | .108 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.9 | +0.4 |
| 1999-00 | MIN | 66 | 1,227 | 12.0 | .513 | 16.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 | .092 | -1.4 | -0.3 | -1.7 | +0.1 |
| 2000-01 | MIN | 82 | 983 | 8.2 | .455 | 16.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | .030 | -3.7 | -0.9 | -4.6 | -0.6 |
| 2001-02 | MIN | 74 | 726 | 9.4 | .491 | 17.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | .058 | -2.9 | -0.9 | -3.8 | -0.3 |
| Career | 994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41.7 | — | — | — | — | -3.0 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | 4 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .625 | — | .676 |
| 1993-94 | 15 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .346 | 0.000 | .378 |
| 1994-95 | 17 | 13.1 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .359 | 0.000 | .445 |
| 1996-97 | 3 | 15.3 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .462 | — | .515 |
| 1997-98 | 5 | 35.4 | 14.4 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .448 | .214 | .542 |
| 1998-99 | 4 | 32.5 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .375 | .167 | .442 |
| 1999-00 | 4 | 16.8 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .500 | .400 | .595 |
| 2000-01 | 4 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .200 | 0.000 | .276 |
| 2001-02 | 3 | 11.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .333 | — | .405 |
| Career | 59 | 14.4 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .398 | .207 | .475 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 507 | 8.8 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 300–207 |
| Away | 512 | 8.1 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 179–333 |
| In wins | 479 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 479–0 |
| In losses | 540 | 8.7 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0–540 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 17–14 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 31 | 7.0 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 19–12 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 28 | 8.6 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 17–11 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 33 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 19–14 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 31 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 10–21 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 31 | 7.4 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 11–20 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 48 | 10.4 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 27–21 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 48 | 11.2 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 24–24 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 33 | 8.8 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 18–15 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 46 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 25–21 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 47 | 9.9 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 20–27 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 18 | 10.2 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 6–12 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 46 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 24–22 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 8.1 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 10–35 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 28 | 9.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 24–4 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 31 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 17–14 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 9.3 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 19–14 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 6 | 7.2 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 5–1 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 31 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 9–22 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 31 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 12–19 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 29 | 9.9 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 18–11 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 45 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 17–28 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 43 | 8.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 13–30 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 45 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 26–19 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 48 | 7.9 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 17–31 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 13 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 8–5 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 47 | 9.3 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 15–32 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 8 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 3–5 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2001-02
Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.
| Range | % of shots | FG% |
|---|---|---|
| At the rim (0-3 ft) | 11% | .480 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 11% | .440 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 7% | .500 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 56% | .452 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 15% | .286 |
Average shot distance 16.2 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks · 29% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1990-91 | $500,000 |
| 1991-92 | $630,000 |
| 1992-93 | $575,000 |
| 1993-94 | $715,000 |
| 1994-95 | $850,000 |
| 1995-96 | $1,000,000 |
| 1996-97 | $1,200,000 |
| 1997-98 | $1,400,000 |
| 2000-01 | $2,100,000 |
| 2001-02 | $591,000 |
| Career earnings | $9,561,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Sam Mitchell play for?
Sam Mitchell plays SF for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
What are Sam Mitchell's career stats?
Sam Mitchell has averaged 8.7 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 1.1 APG over 13 seasons (1989-90–2001-02).
How much does Sam Mitchell make?
Sam Mitchell's salary is $591,000 for the 2001-02 season, with career earnings of about $9.6M.
How tall is Sam Mitchell?
Sam Mitchell is 6-6 (210 lb).
When was Sam Mitchell drafted?
Sam Mitchell was drafted in 1985, round 3, pick 54, by the Houston Rockets.