Ralph Lee Sampson Jr.
Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 7-4 ▪ Weight: 228 lbs.
Born: July 7, 1960 in Harrisonburg, Virginia
High School: Harrisonburg in Harrisonburg, Virginia
College: University of Virginia
Draft: Houston Rockets, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 1983 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 29, 1983
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2012 (Full List)
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 292 | 199 | 7812 | 1455 | 3144 | 9 | 48 | 591 | 904 | 654 | 2243 | 651 | 239 | 387 | 743 | 945 | 3510 | .463 | .188 | .654 | 26.8 | 12.0 | 7.7 | 2.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 136 | 103 | 3815 | 732 | 1535 | 4 | 19 | 308 | 495 | 329 | 1190 | 356 | 122 | 186 | 349 | 437 | 1776 | .477 | .211 | .622 | 28.1 | 13.1 | 8.8 | 2.6 |
| Road | 156 | 96 | 3997 | 723 | 1609 | 5 | 29 | 283 | 409 | 325 | 1053 | 295 | 117 | 201 | 394 | 508 | 1734 | .449 | .172 | .692 | 25.6 | 11.1 | 6.8 | 1.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 202 | 151 | 5657 | 1007 | 2222 | 4 | 28 | 418 | 636 | 451 | 1607 | 466 | 170 | 279 | 533 | 680 | 2436 | .453 | .143 | .657 | 28.0 | 12.1 | 8.0 | 2.3 |
| Post | 90 | 48 | 2155 | 448 | 922 | 5 | 20 | 173 | 268 | 203 | 636 | 185 | 69 | 108 | 210 | 265 | 1074 | .486 | .250 | .646 | 23.9 | 11.9 | 7.1 | 2.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 134 | 101 | 3865 | 769 | 1564 | 2 | 12 | 333 | 514 | 349 | 1216 | 363 | 125 | 192 | 360 | 458 | 1873 | .492 | .167 | .648 | 28.8 | 14.0 | 9.1 | 2.7 |
| Loss | 158 | 98 | 3947 | 686 | 1580 | 7 | 36 | 258 | 390 | 305 | 1027 | 288 | 114 | 195 | 383 | 487 | 1637 | .434 | .194 | .662 | 25.0 | 10.4 | 6.5 | 1.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 4 | 4 | 155 | 41 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 16 | 54 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 105 | .488 | .742 | 38.8 | 26.3 | 13.5 | 1.8 | |
| November | 61 | 49 | 1635 | 277 | 646 | 3 | 8 | 110 | 164 | 122 | 440 | 126 | 49 | 100 | 151 | 209 | 667 | .429 | .375 | .671 | 26.8 | 10.9 | 7.2 | 2.1 | |
| December | 63 | 54 | 1914 | 333 | 720 | 1 | 10 | 134 | 209 | 173 | 547 | 158 | 59 | 97 | 179 | 227 | 801 | .463 | .100 | .641 | 30.4 | 12.7 | 8.7 | 2.5 | |
| January | 55 | 38 | 1559 | 296 | 632 | 0 | 9 | 123 | 189 | 108 | 463 | 142 | 54 | 64 | 144 | 175 | 715 | .468 | .000 | .651 | 28.3 | 13.0 | 8.4 | 2.6 | |
| February | 55 | 25 | 1300 | 250 | 550 | 2 | 7 | 113 | 165 | 125 | 383 | 95 | 35 | 72 | 133 | 167 | 615 | .455 | .286 | .685 | 23.6 | 11.2 | 7.0 | 1.7 | |
| March | 29 | 18 | 675 | 140 | 272 | 1 | 7 | 62 | 99 | 70 | 204 | 67 | 24 | 33 | 67 | 82 | 343 | .515 | .143 | .626 | 23.3 | 11.8 | 7.0 | 2.3 | |
| April | 25 | 11 | 574 | 118 | 240 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 47 | 40 | 152 | 56 | 17 | 16 | 55 | 68 | 264 | .492 | .286 | .553 | 23.0 | 10.6 | 6.1 | 2.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 21 | 12 | 461 | 74 | 161 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 54 | 35 | 121 | 45 | 11 | 17 | 43 | 68 | 186 | .460 | .250 | .685 | 22.0 | 8.9 | 5.8 | 2.1 |
| Monday | 21 | 12 | 519 | 97 | 227 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 62 | 50 | 151 | 45 | 10 | 26 | 48 | 66 | 238 | .427 | 1.000 | .694 | 24.7 | 11.3 | 7.2 | 2.1 | |
| Tuesday | 62 | 46 | 1747 | 317 | 700 | 1 | 6 | 137 | 194 | 152 | 526 | 149 | 66 | 86 | 163 | 192 | 772 | .453 | .167 | .706 | 28.2 | 12.5 | 8.5 | 2.4 | |
| Wednesday | 32 | 18 | 837 | 158 | 320 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 82 | 58 | 236 | 64 | 23 | 48 | 77 | 103 | 372 | .494 | .333 | .671 | 26.2 | 11.6 | 7.4 | 2.0 | |
| Thursday | 49 | 35 | 1440 | 277 | 579 | 2 | 11 | 105 | 175 | 122 | 431 | 100 | 45 | 79 | 158 | 169 | 661 | .478 | .182 | .600 | 29.4 | 13.5 | 8.8 | 2.0 | |
| Friday | 41 | 27 | 946 | 202 | 415 | 2 | 8 | 52 | 83 | 86 | 243 | 81 | 28 | 52 | 77 | 120 | 458 | .487 | .250 | .627 | 23.1 | 11.2 | 5.9 | 2.0 | |
| Saturday | 66 | 49 | 1862 | 330 | 742 | 1 | 15 | 162 | 254 | 151 | 535 | 167 | 56 | 79 | 177 | 227 | 823 | .445 | .067 | .638 | 28.2 | 12.5 | 8.1 | 2.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 199 | 199 | 6484 | 1257 | 2695 | 7 | 36 | 534 | 798 | 547 | 1888 | 554 | 200 | 329 | 618 | 740 | 3055 | .466 | .194 | .669 | 32.6 | 15.4 | 9.5 | 2.8 |
| Reserve | 93 | 0 | 1328 | 198 | 449 | 2 | 12 | 57 | 106 | 107 | 355 | 97 | 39 | 58 | 125 | 205 | 455 | .441 | .167 | .538 | 14.3 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 1.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 47 | 46 | 2039 | 417 | 867 | 1 | 13 | 183 | 279 | 193 | 603 | 171 | 66 | 110 | 183 | 170 | 1018 | .481 | .077 | .656 | 43.4 | 21.7 | 12.8 | 3.6 |
| 30-39 | 94 | 91 | 3252 | 666 | 1371 | 4 | 19 | 267 | 400 | 261 | 968 | 301 | 103 | 148 | 338 | 368 | 1603 | .486 | .211 | .668 | 34.6 | 17.1 | 10.3 | 3.2 | |
| 20-29 | 63 | 41 | 1545 | 237 | 564 | 3 | 11 | 100 | 153 | 114 | 426 | 115 | 49 | 83 | 135 | 237 | 577 | .420 | .273 | .654 | 24.5 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 1.8 | |
| 10-19 | 54 | 18 | 758 | 110 | 276 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 56 | 66 | 192 | 53 | 16 | 39 | 74 | 131 | 253 | .399 | .333 | .571 | 14.0 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 1.0 | |
| 0-9 | 34 | 3 | 218 | 25 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 54 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 59 | .379 | .000 | .563 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 61 | 43 | 1623 | 306 | 652 | 1 | 10 | 131 | 196 | 140 | 457 | 132 | 55 | 83 | 161 | 204 | 744 | .469 | .100 | .668 | 26.6 | 12.2 | 7.5 | 2.2 |
| 1 Day | 131 | 94 | 3551 | 685 | 1470 | 6 | 23 | 270 | 420 | 295 | 992 | 293 | 97 | 179 | 350 | 426 | 1646 | .466 | .261 | .643 | 27.1 | 12.6 | 7.6 | 2.2 | |
| 2 Days | 58 | 47 | 1730 | 308 | 694 | 1 | 8 | 133 | 203 | 153 | 527 | 152 | 60 | 73 | 160 | 199 | 750 | .444 | .125 | .655 | 29.8 | 12.9 | 9.1 | 2.6 | |
| 3+ Days | 35 | 11 | 746 | 128 | 274 | 0 | 6 | 51 | 72 | 54 | 233 | 56 | 19 | 44 | 65 | 98 | 307 | .467 | .000 | .708 | 21.3 | 8.8 | 6.7 | 1.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 89 | 56 | 2269 | 408 | 886 | 1 | 11 | 160 | 258 | 178 | 658 | 165 | 67 | 103 | 214 | 287 | 977 | .460 | .091 | .620 | 25.5 | 11.0 | 7.4 | 1.9 |
| Western | 203 | 143 | 5543 | 1047 | 2258 | 8 | 37 | 431 | 646 | 476 | 1585 | 486 | 172 | 284 | 529 | 658 | 2533 | .464 | .216 | .667 | 27.3 | 12.5 | 7.8 | 2.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 39 | 26 | 1008 | 183 | 412 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 105 | 66 | 269 | 81 | 33 | 49 | 84 | 127 | 433 | .444 | .200 | .629 | 25.8 | 11.1 | 6.9 | 2.1 |
| Central | 50 | 30 | 1261 | 225 | 474 | 0 | 6 | 94 | 153 | 112 | 389 | 84 | 34 | 54 | 130 | 160 | 544 | .475 | .000 | .614 | 25.2 | 10.9 | 7.8 | 1.7 | |
| Midwest | 97 | 72 | 2751 | 527 | 1162 | 4 | 23 | 220 | 320 | 256 | 843 | 239 | 92 | 141 | 280 | 340 | 1278 | .454 | .174 | .688 | 28.4 | 13.2 | 8.7 | 2.5 | |
| Pacific | 106 | 71 | 2792 | 520 | 1096 | 4 | 14 | 211 | 326 | 220 | 742 | 247 | 80 | 143 | 249 | 318 | 1255 | .474 | .286 | .647 | 26.3 | 11.8 | 7.0 | 2.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 9 | 7 | 232 | 45 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 28 | 68 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 35 | 108 | .469 | .692 | 25.8 | 12.0 | 7.6 | 1.6 | |
| Boston | 9 | 7 | 221 | 40 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 57 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 93 | .408 | .619 | 24.6 | 10.3 | 6.3 | 1.9 | ||
| Chicago | 10 | 7 | 282 | 48 | 100 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 36 | 20 | 86 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 29 | 119 | .480 | .000 | .639 | 28.2 | 11.9 | 8.6 | 1.9 | |
| Cleveland | 8 | 6 | 239 | 38 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 28 | 20 | 72 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 34 | 96 | .458 | .714 | 29.9 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 3.4 | ||
| Dallas | 19 | 13 | 511 | 106 | 241 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 48 | 42 | 144 | 48 | 18 | 23 | 38 | 62 | 238 | .440 | .000 | .542 | 26.9 | 12.5 | 7.6 | 2.5 | |
| Denver | 17 | 15 | 483 | 94 | 229 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 64 | 47 | 171 | 45 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 58 | 235 | .410 | .333 | .719 | 28.4 | 13.8 | 10.1 | 2.6 | |
| Detroit | 7 | 4 | 164 | 27 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 14 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 65 | .458 | .000 | .478 | 23.4 | 9.3 | 6.9 | 1.0 | |
| Golden State | 11 | 8 | 352 | 65 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 39 | 28 | 96 | 28 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 35 | 154 | .496 | .615 | 32.0 | 14.0 | 8.7 | 2.5 | ||
| Houston | 6 | 4 | 134 | 16 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 39 | .320 | .000 | .875 | 22.3 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 1.2 | |
| Indiana | 8 | 3 | 195 | 39 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 69 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 87 | .476 | .450 | 24.4 | 10.9 | 8.6 | 1.3 | ||
| LA Clippers | 17 | 9 | 378 | 76 | 149 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 52 | 17 | 90 | 36 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 46 | 185 | .510 | .000 | .635 | 22.2 | 10.9 | 5.3 | 2.1 | |
| LA Lakers | 18 | 12 | 496 | 95 | 198 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 54 | 32 | 133 | 58 | 15 | 23 | 50 | 48 | 232 | .480 | .200 | .759 | 27.6 | 12.9 | 7.4 | 3.2 | |
| Miami | 3 | 2 | 46 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 19 | .421 | .750 | 15.3 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 0.7 | ||
| Milwaukee | 6 | 3 | 134 | 27 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 67 | .529 | .000 | .650 | 22.3 | 11.2 | 7.2 | 1.2 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .500 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |||
| New Jersey | 8 | 6 | 235 | 42 | 101 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 14 | 62 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 29 | 101 | .416 | .000 | .654 | 29.4 | 12.6 | 7.8 | 1.9 | |
| New Orleans | 4 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | .333 | .000 | .500 | 9.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 | |
| New York | 8 | 6 | 195 | 41 | 87 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 48 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 96 | .471 | .000 | .636 | 24.4 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 2.8 | |
| Oklahoma City | 20 | 17 | 571 | 78 | 186 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 77 | 38 | 138 | 40 | 18 | 35 | 52 | 57 | 209 | .419 | .333 | .675 | 28.6 | 10.5 | 6.9 | 2.0 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1.000 | .000 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Philadelphia | 5 | 2 | 154 | 27 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 60 | .482 | .500 | .714 | 30.8 | 12.0 | 7.8 | 3.0 | |
| Phoenix | 16 | 12 | 460 | 101 | 215 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 49 | 49 | 126 | 41 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 61 | 232 | .470 | .000 | .612 | 28.8 | 14.5 | 7.9 | 2.6 | |
| Portland | 20 | 13 | 496 | 98 | 207 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 53 | 53 | 155 | 43 | 10 | 25 | 42 | 66 | 228 | .473 | .500 | .566 | 24.8 | 11.4 | 7.8 | 2.2 | |
| Sacramento | 16 | 10 | 482 | 111 | 206 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 65 | 39 | 133 | 41 | 15 | 26 | 45 | 50 | 271 | .539 | .000 | .754 | 30.1 | 16.9 | 8.3 | 2.6 | |
| San Antonio | 17 | 14 | 525 | 107 | 208 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 65 | 46 | 156 | 57 | 24 | 28 | 55 | 60 | 264 | .514 | .600 | .723 | 30.9 | 15.5 | 9.2 | 3.4 | |
| Utah | 19 | 14 | 568 | 86 | 207 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 66 | 65 | 178 | 37 | 21 | 32 | 57 | 74 | 215 | .415 | .000 | .652 | 29.9 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 1.9 | |
| Washington | 7 | 4 | 182 | 31 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 14 | 58 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 78 | .463 | .593 | 26.0 | 11.1 | 8.3 | 1.6 | ||