Ralph Sampson C #50

Height: 7-4 (224cm)

Weight: 228 lbs (103kg)

Born: Jul 7, 1960 (65 years old)

Hometown: Harrisonburg, Virginia

Nationality: United States

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

NBA Draft: 1983 Round 1, Pick 1, Houston Rockets

Pre-Draft Team: Virginia (Sr)

High School: Harrisonburg High School (Harrisonburg, Virginia)

Hall of Fame Player, ROY, 4x All-Star

Ralph Sampson Player Profile

Date	Opponent	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK
12/20/1991	Mavericks	0	1	1	0	0
12/17/1991	Rockets	0	2	0	0	0
12/14/1991	Bulls	5	1	0	1	0
12/12/1991	Bucks	6	10	0	1	2
12/6/1991	Pistons	0	0	0	0	0

NBA Career
NCAA Career
High School Career

NBA Career

9 Years Of Service

Season	Age	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1983-84 ☆	23	HOU	82	32.8	21.0	11.1	2.0	0.9	2.4	3.6	.523	.250	.661
1984-85 ☆	24	HOU	82	37.6	22.1	10.4	2.7	1.0	2.0	4.0	.502	.000	.676
1985-86 ☆	25	HOU	79	36.3	18.9	11.1	3.6	1.3	1.6	3.6	.488	.133	.641
1986-87 ☆	26	HOU	43	30.8	15.6	8.6	2.8	0.9	1.3	2.9	.489	.000	.624
1987-88	27	GOS, HOU	48	34.6	15.6	9.6	2.5	0.9	1.8	3.6	.438	.182	.760
1988-89	28	GOS	61	17.8	6.4	5.0	1.3	0.5	1.1	1.5	.449	.375	.653
1989-90	29	SAC	26	16.0	4.2	3.2	1.1	0.5	0.8	1.3	.372	.250	.522
1990-91	30	SAC	25	13.9	3.0	4.4	0.7	0.4	0.7	1.1	.366	.200	.263
1991-92	31	WAS	10	10.8	2.2	3.0	0.4	0.3	0.8	1.0	.310	.000	.667
CAREER			456	29.8	15.4	8.8	2.3	0.9	1.6	3.0	.486	.172	.661

☆ All-Star Season

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1983-84 ☆	23	HOU	82	82	32.8	21.0	8.7	16.7	.523	0.0	0.0	.250	3.5	5.3	.661	3.6	7.6	11.1	2.0	0.9	2.4	3.6	4.1
1984-85 ☆	24	HOU	82	82	37.6	22.1	9.2	18.3	.502	0.0	0.1	.000	3.7	5.5	.676	2.8	7.6	10.4	2.7	1.0	2.0	4.0	3.7
1985-86 ☆	25	HOU	79	76	36.3	18.9	7.9	16.2	.488	0.0	0.2	.133	3.1	4.8	.641	3.3	7.9	11.1	3.6	1.3	1.6	3.6	3.9
1986-87 ☆	26	HOU	43	32	30.8	15.6	6.4	13.2	.489	0.0	0.1	.000	2.7	4.4	.624	2.0	6.6	8.6	2.8	0.9	1.3	2.9	3.9
1987-88 *	27	All Teams	48	44	34.6	15.6	6.2	14.2	.438	0.0	0.2	.182	3.1	4.1	.760	2.9	6.7	9.6	2.5	0.9	1.8	3.6	3.4
1987-88 *	27	GOS	29	25	33.0	15.4	6.2	14.2	.438	0.0	0.2	.000	3.0	3.8	.775	2.8	7.2	10.0	2.9	0.8	1.9	3.8	3.5
1987-88 *	27	HOU	19	19	37.1	15.9	6.3	14.3	.439	0.1	0.3	.333	3.3	4.5	.741	3.1	6.0	9.1	1.9	0.9	1.7	3.3	3.3
1988-89	28	GOS	61	36	17.8	6.4	2.7	6.0	.449	0.0	0.1	.375	1.0	1.6	.653	1.7	3.3	5.0	1.3	0.5	1.1	1.5	2.8
1989-90	29	SAC	26	7	16.0	4.2	1.8	5.0	.372	0.0	0.2	.250	0.5	0.9	.522	0.4	2.8	3.2	1.1	0.5	0.8	1.3	2.5
1990-91	30	SAC	25	4	13.9	3.0	1.4	3.7	.366	0.0	0.2	.200	0.2	0.8	.263	1.6	2.8	4.4	0.7	0.4	0.7	1.1	2.2
1991-92	31	WAS	10	0	10.8	2.2	0.9	2.9	.310	0.0	0.2	.000	0.4	0.6	.667	1.1	1.9	3.0	0.4	0.3	0.8	1.0	1.4
CAREER			456	363	29.8	15.4	6.4	13.2	.486	0.0	0.1	.172	2.6	3.9	.661	2.6	6.2	8.8	2.3	0.9	1.6	3.0	3.5

☆ All-Star Season

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1983-84 ☆	23	HOU	82	82	2,693	1,720	716	1,369	.523	1	4	.250	287	434	.661	293	620	913	163	70	197	294	339
1984-85 ☆	24	HOU	82	82	3,086	1,809	753	1,499	.502	0	6	.000	303	448	.676	227	626	853	224	81	168	326	306
1985-86 ☆	25	HOU	79	76	2,864	1,491	624	1,280	.488	2	15	.133	241	376	.641	258	621	879	283	99	129	285	308
1986-87 ☆	26	HOU	43	32	1,326	672	277	566	.489	0	3	.000	118	189	.624	88	282	370	120	40	58	126	169
1987-88 *	27	All Teams	48	44	1,663	749	299	682	.438	2	11	.182	149	196	.760	140	322	462	122	41	88	171	164
1987-88 *	27	GOS	29	25	958	446	180	411	.438	0	5	.000	86	111	.775	82	208	290	85	24	55	109	101
1987-88 *	27	HOU	19	19	705	303	119	271	.439	2	6	.333	63	85	.741	58	114	172	37	17	33	62	63
1988-89	28	GOS	61	36	1,086	393	164	365	.449	3	8	.375	62	95	.653	105	202	307	77	31	65	90	170
1989-90	29	SAC	26	7	417	109	48	129	.372	1	4	.250	12	23	.522	11	73	84	28	14	22	34	66
1990-91	30	SAC	25	4	348	74	34	93	.366	1	5	.200	5	19	.263	41	70	111	17	11	17	27	54
1991-92	31	WAS	10	0	108	22	9	29	.310	0	2	.000	4	6	.667	11	19	30	4	3	8	10	14
CAREER			456	363	13,591	7,039	2,924	6,012	.486	10	58	.172	1,181	1,786	.661	1,174	2,835	4,009	1,038	390	752	1,363	1,590

☆ All-Star Season

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	TOV%	STL%	BLK%	USG%	Total S %	PPR	PPS	ORtg	DRtg	PER
1983-84 ☆	23	HOU	82	82	.551	.523	11.8	24.7	18.3	8.9	15.9	1.2	4.0	27.1	143.4	-6.7	1.3	103.6	103.5	20.1
1984-85 ☆	24	HOU	82	82	.533	.502	8.2	22.6	15.4	10.4	16.1	1.2	3.1	25.9	117.9	-5.7	1.2	102.2	103.7	17.7
1985-86 ☆	25	HOU	79	76	.516	.488	9.6	23.7	16.6	13.4	16.5	1.6	2.5	23.7	126.2	-3.3	1.2	101.3	104.7	16.8
1986-87 ☆	26	HOU	43	32	.518	.489	7.4	22.3	15.1	13.3	16.3	1.4	2.5	23.7	111.4	-3.4	1.2	98.7	102.6	15.1
1987-88 *	27	All Teams	48	44	.487	.440	9.2	21.8	15.4	10.6	18.2	1.2	3.1	23.1	138.0	-5.3	1.1	94.2	104.6	13.6
1987-88 *	27	GOS	29	25	.485	.438	9.5	24.0	16.7	12.4	19.2	1.2	3.4	24.1	121.3	-5.3	1.1	93.2	105.4	14.1
1987-88 *	27	HOU	19	19	.491	.443	8.8	18.7	13.5	8.1	16.7	1.2	2.7	21.7	151.4	-5.3	1.1	95.7	103.1	12.8
1988-89	28	GOS	61	36	.483	.453	9.7	18.9	14.3	9.3	18.1	1.3	3.3	17.4	147.7	-3.4	1.1	96.7	105.8	11.7
1989-90	29	SAC	26	7	.392	.376	2.8	19.6	11.1	9.5	19.6	1.7	3.1	17.8	114.4	-3.7	0.8	73.5	104.5	5.5
1990-91	30	SAC	25	4	.365	.371	12.4	23.6	17.7	7.4	21.0	1.6	3.1	16.2	82.9	-4.7	0.8	77.2	107.7	7.3
1991-92	31	WAS	10	0	.348	.310	10.7	19.0	14.8	5.3	24.0	1.4	4.5	16.5	97.7	-6.8	0.8	70.2	103.6	5.8
CAREER			456	363	.518	.487	9.3	22.7	15.9	11.0	16.7	1.3	3.1	24.0	132.0	-4.8	1.2	99.1	104.3	16.0

☆ All-Star Season

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	Dbl Dbl	40 Pts	20 Reb	HOB	Ast/TO	Stl/TO	FT/FGA	W's	L's	Win %	OWS	DWS	WS
1983-84 ☆	23	HOU	82	82	44	1	2	.236	0.6	0.2	0.3	29	53	.354	1.9	4.1	6.0
1984-85 ☆	24	HOU	82	82	33	3	1	.261	0.7	0.2	0.3	48	34	.585	1.4	4.8	6.2
1985-86 ☆	25	HOU	79	76	53	0	3	.250	1.0	0.3	0.3	49	30	.620	0.9	4.0	4.9
1986-87 ☆	26	HOU	43	32	16	0	1	.215	1.0	0.3	0.3	21	22	.488	-0.2	2.3	2.1
1987-88 *	27	All Teams	48	44	18	0	0	.209	0.7	0.2	0.3	21	27	.438	-1.3	2.5	1.2
1987-88 *	27	GOS	29	25	11	0	0	.209	0.8	0.2	0.3	10	19	.345	-0.9	1.3	0.4
1987-88 *	27	HOU	19	19	7	0	0	.209	0.6	0.3	0.3	11	8	.579	-0.4	1.2	0.8
1988-89	28	GOS	61	36	4	0	0	.088	0.9	0.3	0.3	31	30	.508	-0.3	1.4	1.1
1989-90	29	SAC	26	7	0	0	0	.074	0.8	0.4	0.2	8	18	.308	-1.2	0.6	-0.5
1990-91	30	SAC	25	4	0	0	0	.056	0.6	0.4	0.2	3	22	.120	-0.8	0.4	-0.4
1991-92	31	WAS	10	0	0	0	0	.035	0.4	0.3	0.2	1	9	.100	-0.3	0.2	-0.2
CAREER			456	363	168	4	7	.198	0.8	0.3	0.3	211	245	.463	0.1	20.3	20.4

☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Playoff Stats

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Advanced
Misc

Season	Age	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1984-85	24	HOU	5	38.6	21.2	16.6	1.4	0.4	1.6	3.4	.430	1.000	.514
1985-86	25	HOU	20	37.1	19.9	10.8	4.0	1.5	1.8	3.5	.518	1.000	.729
1986-87	26	HOU	10	33.0	18.6	8.8	2.1	0.2	1.2	3.0	.514	.500	.814
1988-89	28	GOS	3	14.3	6.7	4.7	0.3	0.3	0.7	1.3	.409	.000	.500
CAREER			38	34.4	18.7	10.5	2.9	0.9	1.5	3.2	.497	.375	.703

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1984-85	24	HOU	5	5	38.6	21.2	8.6	20.0	.430	0.2	0.2	1.000	3.8	7.4	.514	5.0	11.6	16.6	1.4	0.4	1.6	3.4	4.6
1985-86	25	HOU	20	20	37.1	19.9	7.8	15.1	.518	0.1	0.1	1.000	4.3	5.9	.729	3.3	7.5	10.8	4.0	1.5	1.8	3.5	4.0
1986-87	26	HOU	10	10	33.0	18.6	7.5	14.6	.514	0.1	0.2	.500	3.5	4.3	.814	2.7	6.1	8.8	2.1	0.2	1.2	3.0	4.7
1988-89	28	GOS	3	1	14.3	6.7	3.0	7.3	.409	0.0	1.3	.000	0.7	1.3	.500	2.0	2.7	4.7	0.3	0.3	0.7	1.3	2.7
CAREER			38	36	34.4	18.7	7.4	15.0	.497	0.1	0.2	.375	3.7	5.3	.703	3.3	7.3	10.5	2.9	0.9	1.5	3.2	4.1

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1984-85	24	HOU	5	5	193	106	43	100	.430	1	1	1.000	19	37	.514	25	58	83	7	2	8	17	23
1985-86	25	HOU	20	20	741	399	156	301	.518	1	1	1.000	86	118	.729	66	149	215	80	30	35	71	79
1986-87	26	HOU	10	10	330	186	75	146	.514	1	2	.500	35	43	.814	27	61	88	21	2	12	30	47
1988-89	28	GOS	3	1	43	20	9	22	.409	0	4	.000	2	4	.500	6	8	14	1	1	2	4	8
CAREER			38	36	1,307	711	283	569	.497	3	8	.375	142	202	.703	124	276	400	109	35	57	122	157

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	TOV%	STL%	BLK%	USG%	Total S %	PPR	PPS	ORtg	DRtg	PER
1984-85	24	HOU	5	5	.456	.435	11.1	30.1	19.9	5.4	12.8	0.5	2.6	25.7	194.4	-6.3	1.1	95.7	97.2	15.8
1985-86	25	HOU	20	20	.565	.520	9.6	21.5	15.6	15.3	16.7	2.0	2.7	23.2	224.7	-2.5	1.3	109.3	103.4	20.1
1986-87	26	HOU	10	10	.564	.517	9.8	20.1	15.2	10.6	15.4	0.3	2.1	25.2	182.8	-5.1	1.3	107.6	108.8	17.0
1988-89	28	GOS	3	1	.421	.409	12.6	18.6	15.4	3.9	14.4	1.1	2.4	24.4	90.9	-7.4	0.9	86.4	117.8	10.8
CAREER			38	36	.540	.500	10.0	22.4	16.2	12.5	15.6	1.3	2.5	24.1	157.5	-3.8	1.2	105.8	104.9	18.3

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	Dbl Dbl	Tpl Dbl	20 Reb	HOB	Ast/TO	Stl/TO	FT/FGA	W's	L's	Win %	OWS	DWS	WS
1984-85	24	HOU	5	5	5	0	1	.234	0.4	0.1	0.4	2	3	.400	-0.2	0.5	0.3
1985-86	25	HOU	20	20	10	1	1	.264	1.1	0.4	0.4	13	7	.650	0.8	1.4	2.2
1986-87	26	HOU	10	10	4	0	0	.234	0.7	0.1	0.3	5	5	.500	0.2	0.5	0.7
1988-89	28	GOS	3	1	0	0	0	.085	0.2	0.2	0.2	0	3	.000	-0.1	-	-0.1
CAREER			38	36	19	1	2	.240	0.9	0.3	0.4	20	18	.526	0.7	2.5	3.1

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NBA Transactions

Date	Transaction
Jun 28, 1983	The Houston Rockets selected Ralph Sampson in Round 1 with Pick 1 in the 1983 NBA Draft.
Aug 27, 1983	Ralph Sampson signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets.
Aug 1, 1986	Ralph Sampson signed a veteran extension with the Houston Rockets.
Dec 13, 1987	Ralph Sampson was acquired by the Golden State Warriors from the Houston Rockets in a trade.
Sep 27, 1989	Ralph Sampson was acquired by the Sacramento Kings from the Golden State Warriors in a trade.
Oct 24, 1991	The Sacramento Kings placed the contract of Ralph Sampson on waivers.
Oct 30, 1991	Ralph Sampson, previously with the Sacramento Kings, became a free agent.
Nov 19, 1991	Ralph Sampson signed a contract with the Washington Bullets.
Jan 6, 1992	The Washington Bullets placed the contract of Ralph Sampson on waivers.
Jan 8, 1992	Ralph Sampson, previously with the Washington Bullets, became a free agent.

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NBA Awards & Honors

Award	Date
1x Rookie of the Year	1984
1x All-NBA Second Team	1985
1x All-Rookie First Team	1984
5x Rookie of the Month	Nov 1983, Dec 1983, Jan 1984, Feb 1984, Mar 1984
4x All-Star	1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
1x All-Star MVP	1985
3x Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection	1985, 1986, 1987
1x Western All-Star Coaches Selection	1984
1x Slam Dunk Contest Participant	1984

NBA All-Star Game Stats

Summary
Totals

Season	Age	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1984	23	West	1	16.0	9.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	.571	.000	.500
1985	24	West	1	29.0	24.0	10.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	.667	.000	.667
1986	25	West	1	21.0	16.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	.636	.000	1.000
CAREER			3	22.0	16.3	6.3	0.7	0.3	2.0	.636	.000	.700

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	BLK	TOV	PF
1984	23	West	1	0	16	9	4	7	.571	.000	1	2	.500	1	4	5	0	0	3	4
1985	24	West	1	1	29	24	10	15	.667	.000	4	6	.667	3	7	10	1	1	1	5
1986	25	West	1	1	21	16	7	11	.636	.000	2	2	1.000	1	3	4	1	0	2	4
CAREER			3	2	66	49	21	33	.636	.000	7	10	.700	5	14	19	2	1	6	13

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NCAA Career

College: Virginia (1983)

NCAA Awards & Honors

Award	Date
2x John R. Wooden Award	1982, 1983
3x Naismith College Player of the Year	1981, 1982, 1983
3x Adolph Rupp Trophy	1981, 1982, 1983
1x Helms Foundation Player of the Year	1982
3x Consensus All-American First Team	1981, 1982, 1983
2x NABC Player of the Year	1982, 1983
3x NABC All-American First Team	1981, 1982, 1983
3x AP Player of the Year	1981, 1982, 1983
3x AP All-American First Team	1981, 1982, 1983
3x Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA Player of the Year)	1981, 1982, 1983
2x USBWA All-American First Team	1981, 1982
1x USBWA All-American Second Team	1983
1x Sporting News Player of the Year	1982
3x UPI Player of the Year	1981, 1982, 1983
3x UPI All-American First Team	1981, 1982, 1983
3x ACC Player of the Year (Media)	1981, 1982, 1983
1x ACC Freshman of the Year (Media)	1980
1x National Invitation Tournament MVP	1980

High School Basketball Career

Prep/High School: Harrisonburg High School (Harrisonburg, Virginia)

High School All-Star Game Stats

Year	Age	Event	GP	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1979	18	McDonalds All-American	1	00:00	0	0	0	-	0	0	-	0	0	-	0	0	0	10	0	0

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PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG
15.4	8.8	2.3	0.9	1.6

FG%	3P%	FT%
48.6%	17.2%	66.1%