Sam Lacey
- Seasons
- 1970-71 to 1982-83
- Position
- C
- Height
- 6′10″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Born
- Mar 28, 1948
- College
- New Mexico State
- Draft
- 1970, round 1, pick 5
1All-Star selections
Career totals
| Seasons | Games | Points | PPG | RPG | APG | Win shares | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 13 | 1,002 | 10,303 | 10.3 | 9.7 | 3.7 | 50.8 |
| Playoffs | 4 | 29 | 274 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 5.0 | – |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | CIN | 81 | 13.5 | 11.3 | 1.4 | 33-49 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1971-72 | CIN | 81 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 2.1 | 30-52 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1972-73 | KCO | 79 | 13.5 | 11.8 | 2.4 | 36-46 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1973-74 | KCO | 79 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 3.8 | 33-49 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1974-75 | KCO | 81 | 11.5 | 14.2 | 5.3 | 44-38 | Lost conf. finals | 9.5 | All-Star |
| 1975-76 | KCK | 81 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 4.7 | 31-51 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1976-77 | KCK | 82 | 10.6 | 9.0 | 4.7 | 40-42 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1977-78 | KCK | 77 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 31-51 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1978-79 | KCK | 82 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 5.2 | 48-34 | Lost conf. finals | 9.4 | |
| 1979-80 | KCK | 81 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 47-35 | Lost conf. finals | 6.7 | |
| 1980-81 | KCK | 82 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 40-42 | Lost conf. finals | 10.0 | |
| 1981-82 | KCK | 2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 30-52 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1981-82 | NJN | 54 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 44-38 | Lost conf. finals | – | |
| 1982-83 | CLE | 60 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 23-59 | Missed playoffs | – |