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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
Draft: Portland Trail Blazers, 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall), 1984 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 27, 1984

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 6:42AM
All-Time Rank: #433. Dave Greenwood… #433. John Long… #435. SAM BOWIE… #435. Jim Chones… #437. Jim Washington… 

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 WS/48
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 5.7 .123
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 .100
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 .034
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 0.5 .063
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 4.7 .103
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 2.6 .066
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 .101
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 4.3 .098
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 0.8 .073
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 1.1 .044
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 8.7 18.2 26.9 .091

Playoffs

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

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1984-85 23 POR NBA 9 259 11.0 .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 .039
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 .052
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 .031
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 .054
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 -0.009
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 .031

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 10 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Sam Bowie 5.7 4.7 4.6 4.3 2.6 2.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.1
Matt Geiger 93.5 5.9 4.7 4.5 4.3 2.7 2.6 1.9 1.2 0.7 -0.1
Steve Johnson 88.3 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.1 2.4 1.7 1.3 0.2 0.0
Kelvin Cato 87.9 5.3 4.6 4.3 4.2 3.8 2.7 1.7 1.6 0.3 0.1
Kevin Duckworth 87.2 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.3 3.3 2.5 0.8 0.0 -0.1 -0.5
Jack Nichols 86.1 6.7 4.4 4.3 4.1 2.5 1.6 1.0 0.4
Will Perdue 85.0 4.7 4.7 4.4 3.4 2.5 2.5 2.3 0.5 0.2 -0.1
Lloyd Neal 84.0 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.3 2.9 1.8 -0.1
Benoit Benjamin 83.8 5.4 5.1 4.1 4.0 3.0 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.1 0.9
Herb Williams 83.1 6.2 4.7 4.6 3.5 2.8 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.7 1.4
Andrew Lang 82.6 5.7 4.9 3.7 3.0 2.9 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.4 0.7
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Sam Bowie 5.7 4.7 4.6 4.3 2.6 2.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.1
Matt Geiger 93.5 5.9 4.7 4.5 4.3 2.7 2.6 1.9 1.2 0.7 -0.1
Steve Johnson 88.3 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.1 2.4 1.7 1.3 0.2 0.0
Kelvin Cato 87.9 5.3 4.6 4.3 4.2 3.8 2.7 1.7 1.6 0.3 0.1
Kevin Duckworth 86.7 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.3 3.3 2.5 0.8 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.5
Jack Nichols 86.1 6.7 4.4 4.3 4.1 2.5 1.6 1.0 0.4
Lloyd Neal 84.0 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.3 2.9 1.8 -0.1
Will Perdue 83.7 4.7 4.7 4.4 3.4 2.5 2.5 2.3 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.5
Connie Simmons 82.5 6.1 5.7 5.3 3.3 2.6 2.5 2.4 1.1 0.1
John Gianelli 82.2 5.5 4.4 3.6 3.2 3.0 2.5 1.2 -0.4
Andrew Lang 81.5 5.7 4.9 3.7 3.0 2.9 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.4 0.7 0.4 -0.1

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 26 12 73 80 110 440 .531 .764 26.1 12.9 8.1 0.8
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 483 925 319 434 843 131 50 218 230 282 1285 .522 .735 28.8 13.4 8.8 1.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, 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 (93)
Career 909 (95)
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 0.001 (598)
NBA Elo Player Rating
435th (overall) as of Feb 11, 2012, 6:42AM

Transactions

June 5, 1981: Traded by the Indiana Pacers (as a 1984 1st round draft pick) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Tom Owens.

June 19, 1984: Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1984 NBA Draft.

June 24, 1989: Traded by the Portland Trail Blazers with a 1989 1st round draft pick (Mookie Blaylock) to the New Jersey Nets for Buck Williams.

June 21, 1993: Traded by the New Jersey Nets with a 1998 2nd round draft pick (Toby Bailey) to the Los Angeles Lakers for Benoit Benjamin.

September 29, 1995: Retired from the Los Angeles Lakers.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $400,000
1987-88 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $1,055,000
1988-89 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $1,080,000
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
Career (may be incomplete) $15,535,000

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