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 advanced
- PER
- 15.9
- True shooting
- .518
- Effective FG
- .487
- Usage rate
- 23.8
- Win shares
- 20.0
- WS per 48
- .071
- Box plus/minus
- -0.6
- VORP
- 4.9
- Best season, WS
- 6.2
- Best season, BPM
- 0.9
- MVP vote shares
- 0.03
- Finals appearances
- 1
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | HOU | 23 | 82 | 2,693 | 20.1 | .551 | .523 | 27.1 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 6.0 | .108 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 104 | 104 |
| 1984-85 | HOU | 24 | 82 | 3,086 | 17.4 | .533 | .502 | 25.9 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 6.2 | .096 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 102 | 104 |
| 1985-86 | HOU | 25 | 79 | 2,864 | 16.9 | .516 | .488 | 23.6 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 5.0 | .084 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 101 | 104 |
| 1986-87 | HOU | 26 | 43 | 1,326 | 15.4 | .518 | .489 | 23.9 | -0.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | .078 | -1.6 | 1.2 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 99 | 102 |
| 1987-88 | 2+ teams | 27 | 48 | 1,663 | 13.4 | .487 | .440 | 22.8 | -1.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | .018 | -2.2 | 0.1 | -2.2 | -0.1 | 94 | 107 |
| 1988-89 | GSW | 28 | 61 | 1,086 | 11.4 | .483 | .453 | 17.3 | -0.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .048 | -3.2 | 0.6 | -2.6 | -0.2 | 97 | 106 |
| 1989-90 | SAC | 29 | 26 | 417 | 5.5 | .392 | .376 | 17.9 | -1.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -0.068 | -7.3 | 1.6 | -5.7 | -0.4 | 74 | 106 |
| 1990-91 | SAC | 30 | 25 | 348 | 7.2 | .365 | .371 | 16.1 | -0.8 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.038 | -6.1 | -0.4 | -6.5 | -0.4 | 78 | 105 |
| 1991-92 | WSB | 31 | 10 | 108 | 5.8 | .348 | .310 | 16.3 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.069 | -7.4 | 0.6 | -6.8 | -0.1 | 72 | 105 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.