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Sam Bowie

Samuel Paul Bowie (Sam)

Position: Center-Forward
Height: 7-1 Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: March 17, 1961 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania
High School: Lebanon in Lebanon, Pennsylvania
College: University of Kentucky

Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall) of the 1984 NBA draft.

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Game Logs and Splits

Game Logs	1994-95	1993-94	1992-93	1991-92	1990-91	1989-90	1988-89	1986-87	Finder
Splits	1994-95	1993-94	1992-93	1991-92	1990-91	1989-90	1988-89	1986-87

Totals

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1984-85	23	POR	NBA	76	62	2216	299	557	.537	0	0		160	225	.711	207	449	656	215	55	203	172	278	758
1985-86	24	POR	NBA	38	34	1132	167	345	.484	0	0		114	161	.708	93	234	327	99	21	96	88	142	448
1986-87	25	POR	NBA	5	5	163	30	66	.455	0	0		20	30	.667	14	19	33	9	1	10	15	19	80
1988-89	27	POR	NBA	20	0	412	69	153	.451	5	7	.714	28	49	.571	36	70	106	36	7	33	33	43	171
1989-90	28	NJN	NBA	68	54	2207	347	834	.416	10	31	.323	294	379	.776	206	484	690	91	38	121	125	211	998
1990-91	29	NJN	NBA	62	51	1916	314	723	.434	4	22	.182	169	231	.732	176	304	480	147	43	90	141	175	801
1991-92	30	NJN	NBA	71	61	2179	421	947	.445	8	25	.320	212	280	.757	203	375	578	186	41	120	150	212	1062
1992-93	31	NJN	NBA	79	65	2092	287	638	.450	2	6	.333	141	181	.779	158	398	556	127	32	128	120	226	717
1993-94	32	LAL	NBA	25	7	556	75	172	.436	1	4	.250	72	83	.867	27	104	131	47	4	28	43	65	223
1994-95	33	LAL	NBA	67	10	1225	118	267	.442	2	11	.182	68	89	.764	72	216	288	118	21	80	91	182	306
Career			NBA	511	349	14098	2127	4702	.452	32	106	.302	1278	1708	.748	1192	2653	3845	1075	263	909	978	1553	5564

Per Game

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1984-85	23	POR	NBA	76	62	29.2	3.9	7.3	.537	0.0	0.0		2.1	3.0	.711	2.7	5.9	8.6	2.8	0.7	2.7	2.3	3.7	10.0
1985-86	24	POR	NBA	38	34	29.8	4.4	9.1	.484	0.0	0.0		3.0	4.2	.708	2.4	6.2	8.6	2.6	0.6	2.5	2.3	3.7	11.8
1986-87	25	POR	NBA	5	5	32.6	6.0	13.2	.455	0.0	0.0		4.0	6.0	.667	2.8	3.8	6.6	1.8	0.2	2.0	3.0	3.8	16.0
1988-89	27	POR	NBA	20	0	20.6	3.5	7.7	.451	0.3	0.4	.714	1.4	2.5	.571	1.8	3.5	5.3	1.8	0.4	1.7	1.7	2.2	8.6
1989-90	28	NJN	NBA	68	54	32.5	5.1	12.3	.416	0.1	0.5	.323	4.3	5.6	.776	3.0	7.1	10.1	1.3	0.6	1.8	1.8	3.1	14.7
1990-91	29	NJN	NBA	62	51	30.9	5.1	11.7	.434	0.1	0.4	.182	2.7	3.7	.732	2.8	4.9	7.7	2.4	0.7	1.5	2.3	2.8	12.9
1991-92	30	NJN	NBA	71	61	30.7	5.9	13.3	.445	0.1	0.4	.320	3.0	3.9	.757	2.9	5.3	8.1	2.6	0.6	1.7	2.1	3.0	15.0
1992-93	31	NJN	NBA	79	65	26.5	3.6	8.1	.450	0.0	0.1	.333	1.8	2.3	.779	2.0	5.0	7.0	1.6	0.4	1.6	1.5	2.9	9.1
1993-94	32	LAL	NBA	25	7	22.2	3.0	6.9	.436	0.0	0.2	.250	2.9	3.3	.867	1.1	4.2	5.2	1.9	0.2	1.1	1.7	2.6	8.9
1994-95	33	LAL	NBA	67	10	18.3	1.8	4.0	.442	0.0	0.2	.182	1.0	1.3	.764	1.1	3.2	4.3	1.8	0.3	1.2	1.4	2.7	4.6
Career			NBA	511	349	27.6	4.2	9.2	.452	0.1	0.2	.302	2.5	3.3	.748	2.3	5.2	7.5	2.1	0.5	1.8	1.9	3.0	10.9

Per 36 Minutes

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1984-85	23	POR	NBA	76	62	2216	4.9	9.0	.537	0.0	0.0		2.6	3.7	.711	3.4	7.3	10.7	3.5	0.9	3.3	2.8	4.5	12.3
1985-86	24	POR	NBA	38	34	1132	5.3	11.0	.484	0.0	0.0		3.6	5.1	.708	3.0	7.4	10.4	3.1	0.7	3.1	2.8	4.5	14.2
1986-87	25	POR	NBA	5	5	163	6.6	14.6	.455	0.0	0.0		4.4	6.6	.667	3.1	4.2	7.3	2.0	0.2	2.2	3.3	4.2	17.7
1988-89	27	POR	NBA	20	0	412	6.0	13.4	.451	0.4	0.6	.714	2.4	4.3	.571	3.1	6.1	9.3	3.1	0.6	2.9	2.9	3.8	14.9
1989-90	28	NJN	NBA	68	54	2207	5.7	13.6	.416	0.2	0.5	.323	4.8	6.2	.776	3.4	7.9	11.3	1.5	0.6	2.0	2.0	3.4	16.3
1990-91	29	NJN	NBA	62	51	1916	5.9	13.6	.434	0.1	0.4	.182	3.2	4.3	.732	3.3	5.7	9.0	2.8	0.8	1.7	2.6	3.3	15.1
1991-92	30	NJN	NBA	71	61	2179	7.0	15.6	.445	0.1	0.4	.320	3.5	4.6	.757	3.4	6.2	9.5	3.1	0.7	2.0	2.5	3.5	17.5
1992-93	31	NJN	NBA	79	65	2092	4.9	11.0	.450	0.0	0.1	.333	2.4	3.1	.779	2.7	6.8	9.6	2.2	0.6	2.2	2.1	3.9	12.3
1993-94	32	LAL	NBA	25	7	556	4.9	11.1	.436	0.1	0.3	.250	4.7	5.4	.867	1.7	6.7	8.5	3.0	0.3	1.8	2.8	4.2	14.4
1994-95	33	LAL	NBA	67	10	1225	3.5	7.8	.442	0.1	0.3	.182	2.0	2.6	.764	2.1	6.3	8.5	3.5	0.6	2.4	2.7	5.3	9.0
Career			NBA	511	349	14098	5.4	12.0	.452	0.1	0.3	.302	3.3	4.4	.748	3.0	6.8	9.8	2.7	0.7	2.3	2.5	4.0	14.2

Advanced

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS
1984-85	23	POR	NBA	76	2216	15.7	.578	.537	10.5	22.6	16.6	12.2	1.2	5.0	20.8	14.8	110	103	2.2	3.5	5.8
1985-86	24	POR	NBA	38	1132	15.2	.539	.484	9.3	23.5	16.4	11.5	0.9	4.8	17.5	17.6	106	105	0.9	1.5	2.4
1986-87	25	POR	NBA	5	163	11.8	.505	.455	9.8	12.8	11.3	7.5	0.3	3.4	15.9	22.7	99	110	0.0	0.1	0.1
1988-89	27	POR	NBA	20	412	13.7	.490	.467	9.2	19.1	14.0	11.4	0.8	4.7	15.9	19.4	100	106	0.0	0.5	0.6
1989-90	28	NJN	NBA	68	2207	16.2	.499	.422	9.3	24.9	16.6	6.4	0.8	3.3	11.1	20.5	107	106	1.9	2.8	4.8
1990-91	29	NJN	NBA	62	1916	14.1	.486	.437	9.3	17.3	13.1	11.4	1.1	2.8	14.6	20.3	101	107	0.4	2.2	2.7
1991-92	30	NJN	NBA	71	2179	16.4	.496	.449	9.5	18.9	14.0	12.5	0.9	3.3	12.3	22.5	107	108	2.2	2.4	4.6
1992-93	31	NJN	NBA	79	2092	13.2	.500	.451	8.2	20.9	14.5	8.8	0.8	3.8	14.3	16.8	104	103	0.9	3.3	4.2
1993-94	32	LAL	NBA	25	556	13.6	.535	.439	5.1	21.2	12.8	12.1	0.4	3.2	17.1	19.1	104	108	0.4	0.4	0.9
1994-95	33	LAL	NBA	67	1225	10.4	.500	.446	6.5	19.5	13.0	13.2	0.9	4.5	22.9	14.0	97	107	-0.3	1.4	1.2
Career			NBA	511	14098	14.6	.510	.456	9.0	20.9	14.8	10.7	0.9	3.8	15.2	18.5	105	106	8.8	18.4	27.2

Playoffs

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				Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
1984-85	23	POR	NBA	9	259	26	59	0	0	14	25	16	76	21	4	21	12	36	66	.441		.560	28.8	7.3	8.4	2.3
1988-89	27	POR	NBA	3	67	12	28	1	2	6	8	10	20	3	0	7	3	8	31	.429	.500	.750	22.3	10.3	6.7	1.0
1991-92	30	NJN	NBA	4	112	14	33	1	2	8	12	8	19	9	3	3	5	19	37	.424	.500	.667	28.0	9.3	4.8	2.3
1992-93	31	NJN	NBA	3	71	4	9	0	0	2	2	2	12	2	6	1	4	9	10	.444		1.000	23.7	3.3	4.0	0.7
1994-95	33	LAL	NBA	10	135	8	30	0	0	5	5	13	33	3	1	9	6	25	21	.267		1.000	13.5	2.1	3.3	0.3
Career			NBA	29	644	64	159	2	4	35	52	49	160	38	14	41	30	97	165	.403	.500	.673	22.2	5.7	5.5	1.3

Playoffs Advanced

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS
1984-85	23	POR	NBA	9	259	11.1	.471	.441	6.4	26.1	15.8	9.4	0.7	4.7	14.6	12.3	102	112	0.0	0.2	0.2
1988-89	27	POR	NBA	3	67	17.2	.492	.446	14.7	18.9	16.5	6.3	0.0	7.1	8.7	20.9	111	120	0.1	0.0	0.1
1991-92	30	NJN	NBA	4	112	9.9	.483	.439	7.0	11.5	9.0	10.7	1.3	1.7	11.6	15.8	104	116	0.0	0.1	0.1
1992-93	31	NJN	NBA	3	71	7.5	.506	.444	3.4	16.4	10.0	3.9	4.4	0.9	28.8	8.9	83	100	-0.1	0.1	0.1
1994-95	33	LAL	NBA	10	135	5.0	.326	.267	10.9	17.7	14.2	3.7	0.4	4.9	15.7	13.2	79	106	-0.2	0.2	0.0
Career			NBA	29	644	9.8	.454	.409	8.0	20.0	13.7	7.5	1.1	4.0	14.2	13.6	98	111	-0.2	0.6	0.4

College

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			Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Season	Age	College	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
1979-80	18	KENTUCKY	34	886	165	311			110	144		276	86	12	73	80	110	440	.531		.764	26.1	12.9	8.1	2.5
1980-81	19	KENTUCKY	28	895	185	356			118	164		254	39	16	80	51	80	488	.520		.720	32.0	17.4	9.1	1.4
1983-84	22	KENTUCKY	34	980	133	258			91	126		313	66	22	65	99	92	357	.516		.722	28.8	10.5	9.2	1.9
Career			96	2761	483	925			319	434		843	191	50	218	230	282	1285	.522		.735	28.8	13.4	8.8	2.0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Honors 1979 McDonald's All American 1980-81 NCAA AP All-America (3rd) 1983-84 NCAA AP All-America (2nd) 1984-85 NBA All-Rookie (1st)	Blocks 1984-85 NBA 203 (3) Career NBA 909 (88) Career 909 (90)	Blocks Per Game 1984-85 NBA 2.7 (3)	Defensive Rebound Pct 1989-90 NBA 24.9 (3)
Block Pct 1984-85 NBA 5.0 (5)	Defensive Rating 1984-85 NBA 103.4 (10)	Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.000 (608)

Salaries

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Season	Team	Lg	Salary
1984-85	Portland Trail Blazers	NBA	$600,000
1985-86	Portland Trail Blazers	NBA	$400,000
1986-87	Portland Trail Blazers	NBA	*$727,500
1987-88	Portland Trail Blazers	NBA	$1,055,000
1988-89	Portland Trail Blazers	NBA	$1,080,000
1989-90	New Jersey Nets	NBA	*$1,540,000
1990-91	New Jersey Nets	NBA	$2,000,000
1991-92	New Jersey Nets	NBA	$2,000,000
1992-93	New Jersey Nets	NBA	$2,600,000
1993-94	Los Angeles Lakers	NBA	$3,200,000
1994-95	Los Angeles Lakers	NBA	$3,200,000
1995-96	Los Angeles Lakers	NBA	*$4,800,000
Career	(may be incomplete)		$23,202,500

Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

Links

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