Ralph Sampson 
#53 C | 7-4, 281lbs | Supersonics | Experience: 6 years
Born: 7/7/1960 (29) | College: Virginia

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
 Potential: - - - - - - - - - - - -          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995  1996 
 Value: $2,925,000  $3,262,500  $3,600,000  $3,937,500  $4,275,000  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 6                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1989 NBA SEA 78 78 35.1 21.7 2.9 7.4 2.9 1.7 1.75 0.8 2.9 2.4 .534 .668 .333  
 1988 NBA SEA 82 82 36.6 29.0 3.7 8.0 3.0 2.2 1.34 1.3 3.4 2.6 .521 .631 .310  
 1987 NBA SEA 82 82 36.8 29.2 3.5 8.0 2.2 2.2 0.99 1.0 3.6 2.7 .500 .662 .306  
 1986 NBA DAL 82 82 33.6 24.0 2.8 7.3 2.4 1.9 1.29 0.8 2.0 2.9 .519 .656 .320  
 1985 NBA DAL 82 82 30.5 20.8 2.5 6.6 1.9 1.8 1.08 0.7 2.0 2.9 .548 .636 .216  
 1984 NBA DAL 82 82 30.0 22.2 2.3 6.4 1.7 1.9 0.93 0.7 1.7 2.9 .514 .643 .281  
 1983 NBA DAL 81 81 28.8 17.9 2.0 5.6 2.0 2.1 0.95 0.5 1.4 3.0 .570 .648 .419  
 Career     569 569 33.1 23.6 2.8 7.0 2.3 2.0 1.17 0.8 2.4 2.8 .525 .649 .309  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1989 NBA SEA 9.1 17.1 .534 3.0 4.5 .668 5.8 8.9 .650 2.9 6.8 .423 0.4 1.3 .333  
 1988 NBA SEA 12.7 24.4 .521 3.1 4.9 .631 6.9 11.2 .622 5.2 11.5 .455 0.5 1.8 .310  
 1987 NBA SEA 12.5 25.0 .500 3.7 5.6 .662 6.7 11.1 .604 5.2 12.1 .432 0.5 1.8 .306  
 1986 NBA DAL 10.3 19.8 .519 3.1 4.8 .656 6.6 10.3 .638 3.3 8.3 .400 0.4 1.2 .320  
 1985 NBA DAL 9.1 16.6 .548 2.4 3.7 .636 6.3 9.5 .662 2.6 6.1 .428 0.2 1.1 .216  
 1984 NBA DAL 9.1 17.7 .514 3.6 5.6 .643 5.5 8.7 .631 3.2 7.4 .426 0.4 1.6 .281  
 1983 NBA DAL 7.2 12.6 .570 3.2 4.9 .648 4.7 6.6 .709 2.1 5.0 .414 0.4 0.9 .419  
 Career     10.0 19.0 .525 3.1 4.9 .649 6.1 9.5 .641 3.5 8.2 .428 0.4 1.4 .309  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1989 78 78 2738 711 1331 233 349 35 105 1690 227 801 226 60 129 60 229 187 327 
 1988 82 82 3003 1042 2001 251 398 45 145 2380 304 961 242 105 180 105 278 214 703 
 1987 82 82 3018 1022 2046 305 461 44 144 2393 287 946 183 80 184 80 297 220 82 
 1986 82 82 2757 842 1622 256 390 31 97 1971 233 835 198 67 154 67 168 238 690 
 1985 82 82 2503 746 1362 194 305 19 88 1705 202 745 155 56 144 56 163 237 912 
 1984 82 82 2459 747 1452 294 457 36 128 1824 185 706 142 54 152 54 136 236 391 
 1983 81 81 2332 580 1018 259 400 31 74 1450 160 612 164 43 172 43 111 241 343 
 Career 569 569 18810 5690 10832 1792 2760 241 781 13413 1598 5606 1310 465 1115 465 1382 1573 3448 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1989 NBA SEA .569 1.27 12.3 7.0 25.1 9.6 22.4 16.3 26.6 652.4 21.7 4.2 109.9 103.7  
 1988 NBA SEA .547 1.19 9.3 6.9 32.7 11.2 23.6 17.5 30.9 909.5 30.3 8.6 109.5 97.7  
 1987 NBA SEA .532 1.17 7.0 7.0 33.7 10.1 22.5 16.4 29.4 846.4 28.2 1.0 103.4 102.1  
 1986 NBA DAL .550 1.22 9.2 7.2 27.8 9.0 20.9 15.2 25.7 621.1 20.7 8.4 107.3 95.2  
 1985 NBA DAL .570 1.25 8.6 8.0 26.0 9.1 21.3 15.6 25.2 543.8 18.1 11.1 115.0 97.4  
 1984 NBA DAL .552 1.26 7.3 7.8 28.8 7.9 20.2 14.3 24.7 517.6 17.3 4.8 105.3 97.9  
 1983 NBA DAL .607 1.42 10.7 11.2 22.9 8.3 20.4 14.7 22.5 414.5 13.8 4.2 110.6 103.4  
 Career     .557 1.24 9.1 7.7 28.4 9.4 21.6 15.8 26.6 4505.2 150.2 6.1 108.6 99.5  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1989 NBA SEA 19 19 38.8 19.1 3.4 8.6 4.5 2.7 1.63 1.2 2.6 2.7 .455 .565 .194  
 1988 NBA SEA 11 11 37.5 32.0 3.7 8.0 3.5 2.3 1.52 1.2 3.4 3.2 .542 .640 .333  
 1987 NBA SEA 8 8 39.1 35.8 3.6 6.3 2.1 1.3 1.70 1.4 3.5 2.4 .564 .500 .368  
 1986 NBA DAL 2 2 29.0 16.0 3.0 7.0 3.0 1.0 3.00 0.5 2.0 1.0 .469 .200 .500  
 1985 NBA DAL 3 3 23.0 15.7 1.3 2.7 1.3 2.3 0.57 0.3 1.3 3.3 .606 .875 .000  
 1984 NBA DAL 9 9 28.4 24.1 2.7 6.4 2.0 2.0 1.00 0.4 2.3 2.3 .525 .684 .200  
 1983 NBA DAL 15 15 28.7 19.9 2.2 5.3 2.3 1.9 1.21 0.7 1.5 3.0 .561 .604 .483  
 Career     67 67 34.0 23.8 3.0 6.9 3.0 2.1 1.42 0.9 2.5 2.7 .524 .587 .325  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1989 NBA SEA 8.0 17.6 .455 2.7 4.8 .565 4.7 8.5 .556 2.9 7.4 .397 0.3 1.6 .194  
 1988 NBA SEA 14.2 26.2 .542 2.9 4.5 .640 8.0 12.6 .633 5.5 11.4 .480 0.7 2.2 .333  
 1987 NBA SEA 15.5 27.5 .564 3.9 7.8 .500 9.3 14.1 .655 5.4 11.0 .489 0.9 2.4 .368  
 1986 NBA DAL 7.5 16.0 .469 0.5 2.5 .200 4.5 9.0 .500 2.5 6.0 .417 0.5 1.0 .500  
 1985 NBA DAL 6.7 11.0 .606 2.3 2.7 .875 5.0 6.7 .750 1.7 4.3 .385 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1984 NBA DAL 10.4 19.9 .525 2.9 4.2 .684 6.8 11.2 .604 3.3 7.0 .476 0.3 1.7 .200  
 1983 NBA DAL 8.5 15.2 .561 1.9 3.2 .604 5.7 8.3 .685 1.9 5.0 .387 0.9 1.9 .483  
 Career     10.3 19.6 .524 2.7 4.5 .587 6.3 10.1 .623 3.4 7.7 .441 0.6 1.8 .325  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1989 19 19 738 152 334 52 92 6 31 362 64 228 85 22 52 22 50 52 26 
 1988 11 11 413 156 288 32 50 8 24 352 41 129 38 13 25 13 37 35 -6 
 1987 8 8 313 124 220 31 62 7 19 286 29 79 17 11 10 11 28 19 27 
 1986 2 2 58 15 32 1 5 1 2 32 6 20 6 1 2 1 4 2 33 
 1985 3 3 69 20 33 7 8 0 0 47 4 12 4 1 7 1 4 10 2 
 1984 9 9 256 94 179 26 38 3 15 217 24 82 18 4 18 4 21 21 -16 
 1983 15 15 430 128 228 29 48 14 29 299 33 113 34 11 28 11 22 45 90 
 Career 67 67 2277 689 1314 178 303 39 120 1595 201 663 202 63 142 63 166 184 156 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1989 NBA SEA .484 1.08 16.6 10.2 25.1 10.2 24.0 17.4 14.8 46.6 1.6 1.4 107.4 105.3  
 1988 NBA SEA .568 1.22 10.2 6.7 33.2 11.0 22.7 17.0 24.4 85.2 2.8 -0.5 108.2 109.6  
 1987 NBA SEA .579 1.30 6.2 3.6 36.2 10.6 16.8 13.8 22.9 57.3 1.9 3.4 109.2 104.3  
 1986 NBA DAL .471 1.00 14.3 4.8 26.8 10.3 20.3 15.7 17.2 5.7 0.2 16.5 115.0 86.1  
 1985 NBA DAL .649 1.42 8.3 14.6 25.0 7.1 12.5 10.0 18.1 7.7 0.3 0.7 116.3 113.5  
 1984 NBA DAL .551 1.21 7.8 7.8 34.6 8.6 22.2 15.2 22.7 46.4 1.5 -1.8 98.1 100.3  
 1983 NBA DAL .602 1.31 10.9 9.0 25.2 8.5 21.3 14.8 21.9 72.6 2.4 6.0 114.1 103.7  
 Career     .551 1.21 11.3 7.9 21.1 9.8 21.6 15.8 20.1 321.5 10.7 2.3 108.5 104.8  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1982 - 32 0 32.4 22.3 3.7 8.6 1.7 1.9 0.88 0.6 2.4 2.3 .602 .696 .000  
 Total   32 0 32.4 22.3 3.7 8.6 1.7 1.9 0.88 0.6 2.4 2.3 .602 .696 .000  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1982 32 0 1037 289 480 135 194 0 0 713 117 392 53 20 60 20 76 74 0 
 Career 32 0 1037 289 480 135 194 0 0 713 117 392 53 20 60 20 76 74 0 

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 42 10 19 8 4 8 7 19 31 9 13 3 5  
 Playoff 54 9 22 10 3 10 5 24 36 8 14 4 6  
 Career 54 10 24 10 6 15 7 24 40 13 19 4 6  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/17 MIA W 33 7 10 2 4 0 0 16 1 11 5 0 0 4 4 17
 10/18 LAL W 16 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 4 2 0 2 4 17
 10/21 CHI W 35 10 17 0 0 0 1 20 5 12 3 1 1 4 0 22
 10/26 IND W 34 6 18 2 4 0 1 14 3 14 2 2 0 1 2 11
 10/27 SLS W 38 13 22 0 0 1 4 27 2 10 5 2 3 6 3 4
 10/29 SAC L 17 4 11 0 0 0 1 8 1 3 3 2 0 0 3 -5
 10/31 HOU L 39 16 26 3 6 2 2 37 5 14 3 1 1 2 2 -9
 11/4 DAL W 38 13 23 1 2 1 2 28 4 11 5 1 0 5 3 9
 11/5 NYK L 40 12 20 2 4 0 1 26 2 10 1 2 0 3 2 -5
 11/8 HOU W 36 9 22 2 4 0 4 20 10 18 6 1 3 4 2 17
 11/9 LAL L 40 15 27 5 6 0 4 35 6 14 1 2 1 3 2 -1
 11/11 POR L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
 11/12 NOJ W 41 4 7 0 0 0 2 8 1 6 4 1 1 2 4 11
 11/15 POR L 26 6 12 2 2 1 3 15 2 5 5 2 0 2 5 -1
 11/16 LVE W 44 14 24 1 2 3 5 32 4 14 2 0 0 4 2 14
 11/18 SAS L 28 6 12 1 2 0 2 13 1 8 2 2 0 2 3 7
 11/20 DEN L 40 11 19 2 2 0 0 24 4 12 1 1 2 8 3 -10
 11/22 GSW L 45 5 25 8 10 1 1 19 5 16 0 2 1 3 4 -13
 11/25 SAC L 37 7 19 1 1 0 0 15 1 13 1 1 1 2 1 -21
 11/26 GSW W 47 8 17 3 5 1 3 20 3 14 4 7 0 4 3 -1
 11/28 MIN W 36 8 20 3 4 1 1 20 3 12 2 2 0 2 2 -1
 11/29 NJN W 32 8 14 0 0 0 0 16 3 9 1 0 0 2 4 -4
 12/2 PHI W 40 10 22 4 6 1 1 25 7 13 3 1 0 4 3 14
 12/3 CHI W 38 8 17 7 10 0 3 23 5 11 2 2 3 5 3 17
 12/5 STL L 43 9 19 5 8 0 0 23 3 8 3 3 0 0 5 -6
 12/7 SLS W 38 14 21 9 12 1 1 38 1 13 4 0 0 1 1 12
 12/8 CLE L 42 9 16 2 4 1 1 21 2 9 4 3 3 7 2 -12
 12/11 PHX L 37 7 10 4 12 0 1 18 2 9 0 1 2 7 2 -11
 12/12 DET L 42 8 17 1 2 0 2 17 3 12 4 0 2 1 1 -19
 12/16 DEN W 40 6 14 9 12 0 2 21 1 11 4 2 0 5 2 6
 12/17 PHX W 36 11 15 0 0 1 2 23 0 10 4 0 1 6 1 19
 12/19 SAC W 34 11 18 2 4 1 1 25 2 14 6 2 2 1 0 17
 12/21 SLS W 38 13 23 2 2 0 3 28 3 8 3 1 0 4 1 20
 12/22 STL W 32 16 28 8 13 1 2 41 5 13 4 1 0 5 3 17
 12/24 ANA L 41 7 20 6 8 0 1 20 3 10 2 4 0 4 3 -7
 12/27 GSW W 35 11 15 3 4 0 0 25 6 13 1 2 0 2 1 18
 12/28 CHA W 33 7 13 4 4 1 3 19 4 13 1 0 2 0 3 29
 12/30 BAL W 29 5 12 3 4 1 1 14 4 8 1 0 0 2 0 29
 12/31 BOS L 18 4 11 3 4 0 0 11 1 3 3 2 0 0 6 -6
 1/3 DAL L 36 11 14 5 8 0 0 27 2 13 5 3 1 5 2 4
 1/4 CHI W 38 13 19 3 4 0 0 29 3 9 2 4 0 1 4 27
 1/7 NJN W 40 9 23 1 2 2 3 21 3 11 2 0 0 4 1 1
 1/8 SAS L 42 15 25 6 9 1 3 37 1 10 4 4 0 3 3 0
 1/10 STL W 41 6 13 2 4 0 0 14 2 13 2 1 3 2 2 14
 1/12 LVE W 35 12 20 4 5 0 3 28 2 7 3 3 1 1 1 27
 1/15 LVE W 34 8 14 5 8 0 2 21 5 15 2 2 1 4 2 18
 1/16 HOU L 40 11 23 0 0 2 2 24 2 9 4 1 1 8 2 -13
 1/20 POR W 11 4 8 0 2 0 1 8 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 14
 1/22 SAC W 31 8 13 0 0 0 0 16 2 5 1 1 0 4 2 21
 1/24 LAL W 33 1 10 2 8 1 2 5 3 12 3 2 0 2 4 7
 1/25 BAL L 40 6 15 0 0 0 0 12 3 11 3 2 0 1 5 -4
 1/27 PHI L 39 7 20 2 2 0 1 16 5 12 6 1 0 0 3 -12
 1/29 MIL W 39 8 13 4 4 0 2 20 2 11 4 0 0 1 2 10
 2/3 ORL L 36 2 17 2 2 0 1 6 2 17 5 3 1 6 3 -4
 2/7 NOJ L 32 6 15 4 6 0 1 16 1 2 3 0 1 0 4 -5
 2/8 POR L 32 12 22 5 9 0 0 29 5 9 0 0 1 5 1 -10
 2/13 LAL W 35 16 24 5 6 0 1 37 7 14 2 1 0 3 1 26
 2/14 STL L 26 6 10 3 4 0 1 15 1 5 2 4 0 1 4 -22
 2/17 ANA L 40 6 17 4 6 0 0 16 3 12 8 2 1 4 3 -4
 2/18 MIN L 12 4 6 0 0 0 0 8 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0
 3/1 PHX W 39 5 10 4 6 0 0 14 4 9 4 2 0 2 1 -4
 3/2 NYK W 40 9 14 2 2 1 2 21 3 12 5 2 0 3 3 6
 3/6 SAS W 40 11 19 2 4 2 3 26 2 9 4 2 3 0 1 6
 3/7 ATL W 40 9 17 2 4 0 1 20 1 9 4 1 2 5 3 22
 3/10 IND W 43 15 26 4 5 1 2 35 1 14 5 3 4 4 2 11
 3/11 SAC L 32 9 20 2 2 0 2 20 4 9 4 1 1 1 1 -23
 3/13 LAL L 35 11 17 2 2 0 2 24 0 4 0 2 0 4 2 -13
 3/15 BOS L 24 8 12 2 2 0 0 18 1 6 1 1 1 2 2 -12
 3/18 DEN W 30 8 12 4 6 2 2 22 5 10 4 1 0 2 2 20
 3/19 DAL W 22 9 15 2 4 0 1 20 3 7 3 2 0 2 5 11
 3/22 MIL W 38 9 17 4 6 0 1 22 2 13 5 2 1 2 2 16
 3/24 SLS W 29 9 16 0 4 1 1 19 1 13 2 2 0 2 1 26
 3/25 MIN W 37 7 14 6 6 0 1 20 3 12 6 4 3 2 3 24
 3/27 CLE W 44 13 20 1 2 1 3 28 1 13 0 4 0 5 3 -1
 3/29 CHA L 42 19 31 3 8 1 2 42 5 11 2 1 0 3 3 -5
 3/31 MIA W 39 15 24 3 3 0 1 33 3 16 3 1 2 6 5 18
 4/1 DAL W 36 11 18 3 3 0 0 25 3 7 4 1 0 4 1 12
 4/5 MIA L 28 9 14 4 4 1 1 23 3 5 4 1 1 4 6 -8
 4/6 PHX L 33 17 23 6 6 0 0 40 1 6 1 3 1 4 6 -13
 4/10 SAS W 38 12 18 5 8 0 1 29 5 13 2 3 2 5 1 8
 4/11 DEN W 39 10 15 2 4 1 1 23 2 9 4 2 1 4 0 9
 4/14 ORL W 39 7 20 5 6 0 1 19 7 19 4 2 1 4 1 13
 4/16 ATL L 19 3 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 4 3 2 0 0 3 -12
 4/19 MIN L 33 7 14 2 4 0 0 16 3 11 2 0 1 0 2 -13
 4/21 SAC W 44 11 23 1 2 1 1 24 4 18 10 2 3 0 2 5
 4/22 SAC L 37 5 16 1 4 0 1 11 0 6 3 1 1 1 3 -22
 4/24 SAC W 41 7 19 2 4 0 1 16 9 19 6 3 0 2 2 13
 4/25 SAC L 42 10 23 2 2 0 1 22 5 11 3 2 0 3 4 -11
 4/27 SAC L 44 9 19 0 0 0 1 18 3 13 5 4 2 2 4 8
 4/29 SAC W 40 6 20 5 10 0 1 17 7 15 4 2 2 3 0 -8
 5/1 SAC W 42 9 22 2 4 0 2 20 2 15 5 3 3 2 3 5
 5/3 DAL W 41 11 17 2 4 1 2 25 2 11 4 5 1 3 3 -2
 5/4 DAL L 27 6 11 3 5 0 1 15 1 8 3 0 1 1 5 -14
 5/6 DAL W 37 6 14 1 2 0 2 13 2 6 2 1 0 3 2 18
 5/7 DAL W 42 9 17 3 6 0 0 21 2 7 6 3 0 2 3 17
 5/9 DAL W 39 7 19 3 4 0 6 17 5 15 4 5 2 1 4 -1
 5/15 PHX L 30 8 16 3 3 2 3 21 3 14 1 1 2 1 1 -26
 5/16 PHX W 41 8 19 7 12 1 4 24 7 12 5 4 2 1 3 5
 5/18 PHX W 33 4 8 5 6 0 0 13 1 6 5 1 1 4 2 16
 5/19 PHX W 37 6 15 7 12 0 2 19 4 15 5 5 1 5 4 18
 5/21 PHX L 41 13 22 0 0 0 2 26 2 12 3 5 0 2 3 1
 5/23 PHX L 40 14 26 3 8 1 1 32 4 13 3 1 0 4 2 0
 5/25 PHX L 40 3 8 2 4 0 0 8 1 12 8 4 1 10 2 4

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 155
 Total Player of the Week: 10
 Total Player of the Month: 3
 Total All-Star Appearances: 5
 Total All-League Second Team: 1
 Total All-League Third Team: 3
 1983 NBA Rookie Game Participant
 1983 NBA All-Rookie First Team
 1984 NBA Rookie Game Participant
 1984 NBA All-Star
 1984 NBA All-League Second Team
 1985 NBA All-Star
 1985 NBA All-League Third Team
 1986 NBA All-Star
 1986 NBA All-League Third Team
 1987 NBA All-Star
 1987 NBA All-League Third Team
 1988 NBA All-Star

 Transactions
 Date Action
 6/29/1983 Drafted by the Mavericks with pick #1 of round 1.
 7/17/1987 Re-signed with the Mavericks for $22,837,500 over 7 years.
 7/20/1987 Traded to the Supersonics

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