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 | 79 | 76 | 2864 | 624 | 1280 | 2 | 15 | 241 | 376 | 258 | 879 | 283 | 99 | 125 | 285 | 308 | 1491 | .488 | .133 | .641 | 36.3 | 18.9 | 11.1 | 3.6 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 40 | 1475 | 334 | 672 | 1 | 8 | 124 | 202 | 137 | 507 | 163 | 53 | 64 | 149 | 151 | 793 | .497 | .125 | .614 | 36.0 | 19.3 | 12.4 | 4.0 |
| Road | 38 | 36 | 1389 | 290 | 608 | 1 | 7 | 117 | 174 | 121 | 372 | 120 | 46 | 61 | 136 | 157 | 698 | .477 | .143 | .672 | 36.6 | 18.4 | 9.8 | 3.2 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 49 | 49 | 1798 | 370 | 760 | 1 | 7 | 135 | 211 | 145 | 555 | 178 | 56 | 68 | 186 | 207 | 876 | .487 | .143 | .640 | 36.7 | 17.9 | 11.3 | 3.6 |
| Post | 30 | 27 | 1066 | 254 | 520 | 1 | 8 | 106 | 165 | 113 | 324 | 105 | 43 | 57 | 99 | 101 | 615 | .488 | .125 | .642 | 35.5 | 20.5 | 10.8 | 3.5 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 49 | 46 | 1790 | 399 | 788 | 1 | 7 | 149 | 245 | 169 | 593 | 196 | 63 | 79 | 174 | 179 | 948 | .506 | .143 | .608 | 36.5 | 19.3 | 12.1 | 4.0 |
| Loss | 30 | 30 | 1074 | 225 | 492 | 1 | 8 | 92 | 131 | 89 | 286 | 87 | 36 | 46 | 111 | 129 | 543 | .457 | .125 | .702 | 35.8 | 18.1 | 9.5 | 2.9 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | 15 | 15 | 493 | 100 | 220 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 57 | 39 | 164 | 51 | 11 | 26 | 57 | 72 | 235 | .455 | 1.000 | .596 | 32.9 | 15.7 | 10.9 | 3.4 | |
| December | 13 | 13 | 504 | 106 | 214 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 50 | 50 | 162 | 52 | 18 | 18 | 51 | 61 | 240 | .495 | .000 | .560 | 38.8 | 18.5 | 12.5 | 4.0 | |
| January | 14 | 14 | 531 | 103 | 196 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 63 | 31 | 141 | 57 | 25 | 17 | 52 | 47 | 249 | .526 | .000 | .683 | 37.9 | 17.8 | 10.1 | 4.1 | |
| February | 13 | 13 | 522 | 126 | 271 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 76 | 59 | 166 | 40 | 16 | 29 | 47 | 47 | 305 | .465 | .333 | .684 | 40.2 | 23.5 | 12.8 | 3.1 | |
| March | 13 | 13 | 462 | 109 | 210 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 86 | 48 | 141 | 53 | 20 | 20 | 47 | 47 | 272 | .519 | .000 | .628 | 35.5 | 20.9 | 10.8 | 4.1 | |
| April | 7 | 4 | 197 | 39 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 51 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 85 | .459 | .000 | .538 | 28.1 | 12.1 | 7.3 | 3.3 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 4 | 4 | 134 | 24 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 58 | .436 | .000 | .769 | 33.5 | 14.5 | 10.8 | 5.3 |
| Monday | 6 | 6 | 206 | 45 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 25 | 21 | 65 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 108 | .446 | .720 | 34.3 | 18.0 | 10.8 | 3.2 | ||
| Tuesday | 20 | 19 | 695 | 143 | 298 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 81 | 61 | 226 | 62 | 28 | 34 | 69 | 76 | 339 | .480 | .654 | 34.8 | 17.0 | 11.3 | 3.1 | ||
| Wednesday | 4 | 4 | 152 | 38 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 85 | .633 | .692 | 38.0 | 21.3 | 9.3 | 4.8 | ||
| Thursday | 18 | 17 | 684 | 152 | 314 | 1 | 6 | 62 | 100 | 63 | 220 | 58 | 24 | 40 | 81 | 67 | 367 | .484 | .167 | .620 | 38.0 | 20.4 | 12.2 | 3.2 | |
| Friday | 7 | 6 | 257 | 71 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 34 | 29 | 69 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 162 | .538 | .588 | 36.7 | 23.1 | 9.9 | 3.1 | ||
| Saturday | 20 | 20 | 736 | 151 | 320 | 1 | 6 | 69 | 110 | 64 | 219 | 82 | 24 | 23 | 74 | 84 | 372 | .472 | .167 | .627 | 36.8 | 18.6 | 11.0 | 4.1 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 76 | 76 | 2801 | 611 | 1250 | 2 | 15 | 241 | 373 | 253 | 868 | 280 | 96 | 123 | 279 | 304 | 1465 | .489 | .133 | .646 | 36.9 | 19.3 | 11.4 | 3.7 |
| Reserve | 3 | 0 | 63 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 26 | .433 | .000 | 21.0 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 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+ | 26 | 26 | 1150 | 251 | 512 | 0 | 8 | 109 | 168 | 119 | 369 | 111 | 43 | 55 | 106 | 88 | 611 | .490 | .000 | .649 | 44.2 | 23.5 | 14.2 | 4.3 |
| 30-39 | 39 | 38 | 1375 | 310 | 614 | 2 | 7 | 111 | 179 | 116 | 421 | 145 | 50 | 48 | 154 | 166 | 733 | .505 | .286 | .620 | 35.3 | 18.8 | 10.8 | 3.7 | |
| 20-29 | 13 | 12 | 330 | 63 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 29 | 23 | 89 | 26 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 54 | 147 | .423 | .724 | 25.4 | 11.3 | 6.8 | 2.0 | ||
| 0-9 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 15 | 14 | 602 | 144 | 286 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 74 | 60 | 173 | 59 | 24 | 21 | 59 | 64 | 338 | .503 | .000 | .676 | 40.1 | 22.5 | 11.5 | 3.9 |
| 1 Day | 44 | 43 | 1535 | 326 | 678 | 2 | 10 | 140 | 218 | 135 | 461 | 154 | 46 | 72 | 156 | 168 | 794 | .481 | .200 | .642 | 34.9 | 18.0 | 10.5 | 3.5 | |
| 2 Days | 16 | 16 | 603 | 125 | 257 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 70 | 49 | 196 | 60 | 24 | 25 | 56 | 62 | 293 | .486 | .000 | .614 | 37.7 | 18.3 | 12.3 | 3.8 | |
| 3+ Days | 3 | 2 | 87 | 18 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 42 | .439 | .000 | .600 | 29.0 | 14.0 | 11.7 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 19 | 19 | 679 | 147 | 291 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 93 | 49 | 195 | 72 | 26 | 30 | 71 | 79 | 356 | .505 | .000 | .667 | 35.7 | 18.7 | 10.3 | 3.8 |
| Western | 60 | 57 | 2185 | 477 | 989 | 2 | 11 | 179 | 283 | 209 | 684 | 211 | 73 | 95 | 214 | 229 | 1135 | .482 | .182 | .633 | 36.4 | 18.9 | 11.4 | 3.5 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 9 | 9 | 312 | 63 | 135 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 35 | 15 | 77 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 38 | 149 | .467 | .000 | .657 | 34.7 | 16.6 | 8.6 | 3.6 |
| Central | 10 | 10 | 367 | 84 | 156 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 58 | 34 | 118 | 40 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 41 | 207 | .538 | .000 | .672 | 36.7 | 20.7 | 11.8 | 4.0 | |
| Midwest | 30 | 29 | 1125 | 252 | 535 | 2 | 6 | 91 | 140 | 119 | 366 | 106 | 44 | 48 | 120 | 126 | 597 | .471 | .333 | .650 | 37.5 | 19.9 | 12.2 | 3.5 | |
| Pacific | 30 | 28 | 1060 | 225 | 454 | 0 | 5 | 88 | 143 | 90 | 318 | 105 | 29 | 47 | 94 | 103 | 538 | .496 | .000 | .615 | 35.3 | 17.9 | 10.6 | 3.5 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 80 | 24 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 54 | .632 | .750 | 40.0 | 27.0 | 12.5 | 2.5 | |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 64 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 40 | .548 | .667 | 32.0 | 20.0 | 8.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 71 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 35 | .538 | .636 | 35.5 | 17.5 | 11.0 | 4.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 76 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 30 | .444 | .750 | 38.0 | 15.0 | 13.5 | 6.0 | ||
| Dallas | 6 | 6 | 224 | 54 | 122 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 29 | 23 | 65 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 123 | .443 | .000 | .517 | 37.3 | 20.5 | 10.8 | 4.0 | |
| Denver | 6 | 6 | 214 | 49 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 37 | 22 | 80 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 123 | .462 | .676 | 35.7 | 20.5 | 13.3 | 3.5 | ||
| Detroit | 1 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | .429 | .000 | .600 | 40.0 | 18.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | |
| Golden State | 5 | 4 | 170 | 31 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 55 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 77 | .456 | .682 | 34.0 | 15.4 | 11.0 | 2.4 | ||
| Indiana | 1 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 26 | .667 | .667 | 34.0 | 26.0 | 11.0 | 7.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 5 | 5 | 185 | 46 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 32 | 11 | 53 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 112 | .517 | .000 | .625 | 37.0 | 22.4 | 10.6 | 3.6 | |
| LA Lakers | 5 | 5 | 211 | 46 | 93 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 61 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 108 | .495 | .000 | .762 | 42.2 | 21.6 | 12.2 | 6.4 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 66 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 44 | .485 | .000 | .667 | 33.0 | 22.0 | 10.5 | 3.0 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 71 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 30 | .375 | .600 | 35.5 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 2.5 | ||
| New York | 2 | 2 | 64 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 34 | .452 | .000 | .667 | 32.0 | 17.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 72 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 36 | .607 | .667 | 36.0 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 5 | 4 | 168 | 40 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 87 | .526 | .389 | 33.6 | 17.4 | 9.2 | 3.0 | ||
| Portland | 5 | 5 | 169 | 34 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 15 | 63 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 78 | .507 | .000 | .417 | 33.8 | 15.6 | 12.6 | 3.2 | |
| Sacramento | 6 | 6 | 241 | 58 | 114 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 32 | 20 | 72 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 22 | 141 | .509 | .000 | .781 | 40.2 | 23.5 | 12.0 | 3.0 | |
| San Antonio | 6 | 5 | 221 | 53 | 97 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 68 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 125 | .546 | 1.000 | .680 | 36.8 | 20.8 | 11.3 | 4.3 | |
| Seattle | 5 | 5 | 157 | 28 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 76 | .459 | .769 | 31.4 | 15.2 | 8.0 | 2.4 | ||
| Utah | 6 | 6 | 225 | 38 | 96 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 81 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 85 | .396 | .000 | .529 | 37.5 | 14.2 | 13.5 | 2.8 | |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | .231 | .750 | 41.0 | 9.0 | 14.0 | 5.0 | ||