Sam Mitchell vs Tom Tolbert

Sam Mitchell Tom Tolbert

Sam Mitchell and Tom Tolbert compared on their NBA careers: Sam Mitchell played 13 seasons, 1989-90 to 2001-02, Tom Tolbert 7 seasons, 1988-89 to 1994-95. Sam Mitchell averaged 8.7 points a game to Tom Tolbert's 6.5.

Who has the better career numbers?

Sam Mitchell and Tom Tolbert career per game

994	GP	312
22.4	MIN	18.2
8.7	PTS	6.5
3.7	REB	4
1.1	AST	0.9
0.6	STL	0.4
0.3	BLK	0.3
44.7	FG%	46
22.3	3P%	29.6
78.4	FT%	71.6
51.4	TS%	52.2

Career totals

Sam Mitchell and Tom Tolbert career totals

8,636	PTS	2,030
3,711	REB	1,251
1,089	AST	285
548	STL	116
301	BLK	109
44.7	FG%	46
22.3	3P%	29.6
78.4	FT%	71.6
51.4	TS%	52.2

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Sam Mitchell and Tom Tolbert postseason

59	GP	9
14.5	MIN	12.9
4.5	PTS	3.6
2.2	REB	2
0.6	AST	0.9
0.2	STL	0.3
0.2	BLK	0.4
39.8	FG%	42.4
20.7	3P%	33.3
81.3	FT%	27.3
47.5	TS%	42.3

Titles and awards

Sam Mitchell: 0 championships; Coach of the Year
Tom Tolbert: 0 championships; none on file

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.

Sam Mitchell and Tom Tolbert season by season

1st	1989-90	12.7	5.8	1.1	1988-89	2.9	1.5	0.5
2nd	1990-91	14.6	6.3	1.6	1989-90	8.8	5.2	0.8
3rd	1991-92	10.1	5.8	1.1	1990-91	8.1	4.4	1.2
4th	1992-93	7.2	3.1	0.9	1991-92	2.6	1.6	0.6
5th	1993-94	4.8	2.5	0.9	1992-93	8.1	5.7	1.3
6th	1994-95	6.5	3	0.8	1993-94	3.8	2.2	0.6
7th	1995-96	10.8	4.3	0.9	1994-95	1.4	1.7	0.2
8th	1996-97	9.3	4	1	—	—	—	—
9th	1997-98	12.3	4.8	1.3	—	—	—	—
10th	1998-99	11.2	3.6	2	—	—	—	—
11th	1999-00	6.5	2.1	1.7	—	—	—	—
12th	2000-01	3.5	1.5	0.7	—	—	—	—
13th	2001-02	3.3	1.1	0.6	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST