Ralph Sampson
- Seasons
- 1983-84 to 1991-92
- Position
- C-F
- Height
- 7′4″
- Weight
- 228 lb
- Born
- Jul 7, 1960
- College
- Virginia
- Draft
- 1983, round 1, pick 1
1All-League teams
4All-Star selections
Career totals
| Seasons | Games | Points | PPG | RPG | APG | Win shares | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 9 | 456 | 7,039 | 15.4 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 20.0 |
| Playoffs | 4 | 38 | 711 | 18.7 | 10.5 | 2.9 | – |
Rebounds weren't tracked before 1950-51, and steals and blocks before 1973-74, so early totals undercount.
Season by season
Highlighted rows are championship seasons.
| Season | Team | G | PPG | RPG | APG | Team record | Team result | Playoff PPG | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | HOU | 82 | 21.0 | 11.1 | 2.0 | 29-53 | Missed playoffs | – | All-Star, Rookie of the Year |
| 1984-85 | HOU | 82 | 22.1 | 10.4 | 2.7 | 48-34 | Lost conf. finals | 21.2 | All-League 2nd, All-Star |
| 1985-86 | HOU | 79 | 18.9 | 11.1 | 3.6 | 51-31 | Lost Finals | 20.0 | All-Star |
| 1986-87 | HOU | 43 | 15.6 | 8.7 | 2.8 | 42-40 | Lost conf. finals | 18.6 | All-Star |
| 1987-88 | HOU | 19 | 15.9 | 9.1 | 1.9 | 46-36 | Lost 2nd round | – | |
| 1987-88 | GSW | 29 | 15.4 | 10.0 | 2.9 | 20-62 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1988-89 | GSW | 61 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 43-39 | Lost conf. finals | 6.7 | |
| 1989-90 | SAC | 26 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 23-59 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1990-91 | SAC | 25 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 25-57 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1991-92 | WSB | 10 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 25-57 | Missed playoffs | – |