Mel Turpin
Melvin Harrison Turpin
Born: December 28, 1960
Lexington, KY USA
Deceased: July 8, 2010
Position: C
High School: Bryan Station / Fork Union Mil. Acad.
College: Kentucky
Drafted: 1984, Round 1 Pick 6, #6 Overall
Height: 6'11"
Weight: 240
Career: 1984-85-1989-90
Mel Turpin averaged 8.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game in his 361-game career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz and Washington Bullets. He began playing during the 1984-85 season and last took the court during the 1989-90 campaign.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 79 | 45 | 1949 | 711 | 363 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 109 | 155 | 297 | 452 | 36 | 38 | 87 | 118 | 211 | 835 |
| 1985-86 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 80 | 69 | 2292 | 838 | 456 | 4 | 0 | 228 | 185 | 182 | 374 | 556 | 55 | 65 | 106 | 134 | 260 | 1097 |
| 1986-87 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 64 | 1 | 801 | 366 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 55 | 62 | 128 | 190 | 33 | 11 | 40 | 63 | 90 | 393 |
| 1987-88 | Utah Jazz | 79 | 0 | 1011 | 389 | 199 | 3 | 1 | 98 | 71 | 88 | 148 | 236 | 32 | 26 | 68 | 71 | 157 | 470 |
| 1989-90 | Washington Bullets | 59 | 12 | 818 | 209 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 56 | 88 | 133 | 221 | 27 | 15 | 47 | 45 | 135 | 276 |
| Totals | 361 | 127 | 6871 | 2513 | 1297 | 9 | 1 | 613 | 476 | 575 | 1080 | 1655 | 183 | 155 | 348 | 431 | 853 | 3071 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 79 | 45 | 24.7 | 51.1 | 78.4 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 10.6 | |
| 1985-86 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 80 | 69 | 28.7 | 54.4 | 0.0 | 81.1 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 13.7 |
| 1986-87 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 64 | 1 | 12.5 | 46.2 | 71.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 6.1 | |
| 1987-88 | Utah Jazz | 79 | 0 | 12.8 | 51.2 | 33.3 | 72.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 5.9 |
| 1989-90 | Washington Bullets | 59 | 12 | 13.9 | 52.6 | 0.0 | 78.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 4.7 |
| Averages | 361 | 127 | 19.0 | 51.6 | 11.1 | 77.7 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 8.5 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4 | 45 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 25 | ||
| 1987-88 | Utah Jazz | 7 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Totals | 11 | 76 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 33 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4 | 11.3 | 63.2 | 50.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 6.3 | |
| 1987-88 | Utah Jazz | 7 | 4.4 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | |
| Averages | 361 | 6.9 | 53.6 | 75.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
