Arvydas Sabonis vs Ralph Sampson

Arvydas Sabonis

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Ralph Sampson

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Arvydas Sabonis and Ralph Sampson compared on their NBA careers: Arvydas Sabonis played 7 seasons, 1995-96 to 2002-03, Ralph Sampson 9 seasons, 1983-84 to 1991-92. Arvydas Sabonis averaged 12 points a game to Ralph Sampson's 15.4.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ralph Sampson leads in 3 of the 3 lines, Arvydas Sabonis in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Arvydas Sabonis and Ralph Sampson career per game
470GP—
24.2MIN—
12PTS15.4, better
7.3REB8.8, better
2.1AST—
0.8STL—
1.1BLK1.6, better
50FG%—
32.83P%—
78.6FT%—
57.4TS%—

Career totals

Arvydas Sabonis and Ralph Sampson career totals
5,629PTS7,039, better
3,436REB4,011, better
964AST—
370STL—
494BLK752, better
50FG%—
32.83P%—
78.6FT%—
57.4TS%—

Where each stands all time

Arvydas Sabonis and Ralph Sampson all-time places
Arvydas SabonisAll-time rankRalph Sampson
258th (494)Blocks153rd (752), better

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Arvydas Sabonis and Ralph Sampson titles and awards
—Championships—
—All-Rookie First Team1, better
—Rookie of the Year1, better
—All-NBA Second Team1, better
—All-Star MVP1, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Arvydas Sabonis and Ralph Sampson season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1995-9614.58.11.81983-8421.0, better11.1, better2.0, better
2nd1996-9713.47.92.11984-8522.1, better10.4, better2.7, better
3rd1997-9816.010.03.01985-8618.9, better11.1, better3.6, better
4th1998-9912.17.92.41986-8715.6, better8.7, better2.8, better
5th1999-0011.87.81.81987-8815.6, better9.6, better2.5, better
6th2000-0110.1, better5.4, better1.5, better1988-896.45.01.3
7th2002-036.1, better4.3, better1.8, better1989-904.23.21.1
8th————1990-913.04.40.7
9th————1991-922.23.00.4

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST