Sam Bowie stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Lakers, 1994-95

Center

Age 65 · 7' 1"

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Sam Bowie played 10 NBA seasons, 1984-85 to 1994-95.

Stats

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Per game

Career regular season

PTS
10.9
REB
7.5
AST
2.1
STL
0.5
BLK
1.8
TS%
51.0
MIN
27.6
GP
511

Ranked among NBA players who qualify (PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK: 20+ games; TS%: 20+ games, 5+ FGA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Per game 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.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1984-85POR10.08.62.80.72.757.829.276
1985-86POR11.88.62.60.62.553.929.838
1986-87POR16.06.61.80.22.050.532.65
1988-89POR8.65.31.80.41.749.020.620
1989-90BKN14.710.11.30.61.849.932.568
1990-91BKN12.97.72.40.71.548.630.962
1991-92BKN15.08.12.60.61.749.630.771
1992-93BKN9.17.01.60.41.650.026.579
1993-94LAL8.95.21.90.21.153.522.225
1994-95LAL4.64.31.80.31.250.018.367

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Career Postseason

PTS
5.7
REB
5.5
AST
1.3
STL
0.5
BLK
1.4
TS%
45.4
MIN
22.2
GP
29

Totals

Career regular season

PTS
5,564
REB
3,845
AST
1,075
STL
263
BLK
909
TO
978
FGM
2,127
3PTM
32
Totals 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.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better.FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws.3PTM: Three-point shots made.
1984-85POR758656215552031722990
1985-86POR448327992196881670
1986-87POR8033911015300
1988-89POR1711063673333695
1989-90BKN998690913812112534710
1990-91BKN80148014743901413144
1991-92BKN1,062578186411201504218
1992-93BKN717556127321281202872
1993-94LAL2231314742843751
1994-95LAL3062881182180911182

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM

Per 36 min

Career regular season

PTS
14.2
REB
9.8
AST
2.7
STL
0.7
BLK
2.3
TS%
51.0
MIN
27.6
GP
511

Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.

Per 36 min 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.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1984-85POR12.310.63.50.93.357.829.276
1985-86POR14.310.43.10.73.053.929.838
1986-87POR17.77.32.00.22.250.532.65
1988-89POR15.09.33.10.73.049.020.620
1989-90BKN16.311.21.40.72.049.932.568
1990-91BKN15.09.02.80.81.748.630.962
1991-92BKN17.69.53.00.72.049.630.771
1992-93BKN12.49.52.20.52.250.026.579
1993-94LAL14.48.43.10.31.853.522.225
1994-95LAL9.08.53.50.62.450.018.367

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
511
ESPN
13,445.0
YAHOO
14,328.5
ESPN/G
26.3
YAHOO/G
28.0

Fantasy points in ESPN’s and Yahoo’s default points leagues, worked out here from the season totals.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.ESPN: Fantasy points in ESPN’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.YAHOO: Fantasy points in Yahoo’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.ESPN/G: ESPN fantasy points per game played.YAHOO/G: Yahoo fantasy points per game played.
1984-85POR762,508.02,469.733.032.5
1985-86POR381,207.01,251.931.832.9
1986-87POR5129.0151.125.830.2
1988-89POR20412.0439.220.622.0
1989-90BKN682,041.02,314.530.034.0
1990-91BKN621,672.01,855.527.029.9
1991-92BKN712,191.02,367.630.933.3
1992-93BKN791,825.01,934.723.124.5
1993-94LAL25458.0503.718.320.1
1994-95LAL671,002.01,040.615.015.5

What the columns mean: GP · ESPN/G

Bio

Age
65 yearsMar 17, 1961
Height
7' 1"
Debut
1984
Birthplace
Lebanon, PA
Draft
1984Rd 1, Pk 2
College
Kentucky
All-Rookie First Team
1984-85

Latest performance

Sam Bowie

May 18 · vs SA · L 100-88

MIN
15
PTS
2
REB
2
AST
0
STL
0
BLK
0
FG%
50.0
3PTM
0

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentPTSREBASTMIN
Thu, May 18vsSAL 100-8822015
Tue, May 16atSAW 98-96 OT57116
Sun, May 14vsSAL 80-7124016
Fri, May 12vsSAW 92-8544010
Mon, May 08atSAL 97-90 OT00012
Sat, May 06atSAL 110-9445012

What were Sam Bowie's career stats?

Sam Bowie played 10 seasons for the Trail Blazers, the Nets and the Lakers. He scored 5,564 points with 3,845 rebounds and 1,075 assists in 511 games — 10.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. His best season was 1991-92: 1,062 points, 578 rebounds and 186 assists.

League leaderboards and awards

10 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1984-85 to 1994-95

Sam Bowie finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 114th in blocks (909)

Among the 2,672 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NBA players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on Sam Bowie

Playoff series

Sam Bowie played 29 games across 5 NBA postseasons in 7 series — 2 won, 5 lost.

Sam Bowie's line in each playoff series
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.
1994-95OKCWon 3-141.02.80.5
1994-95SALost 2-462.83.70.2
1992-93CLELost 1-233.34.00.7
1991-92CLELost 1-349.34.82.3
1988-89LALLost 0-3310.36.71.0
1984-85DALWon 3-146.512.03.0
1984-85LALLost 1-458.05.61.8

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST

Sam Bowie’s playoff series, round by round

Per game, from NBA game logs since the 1946-47 postseason — earlier series are not counted.