Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Ralph Sampson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Ralph Sampson played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 30 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 21-9 winning record over Ralph Sampson, but Ralph Sampson won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
Ralph Sampson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Ralph Sampson:
1983-84 to 1991-92
30 Games played
25 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
21
20
1
Ralph Sampson
9
5
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23.5 6.5 2.5 0.91.6
Ralph Sampson 17.5 9.0 3.51.12.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 46 13 6 35
Ralph Sampson 33 17 9 45
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21

games		 4

games		 10

games		 9

games		10

games
Ralph Sampson 8

games 		23

games		 17

games		 13

games		14

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 3

games		 3

games		 8

games		6

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1984
1. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 7 5 0 0 4 5 32 12-20 .600 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Rockets 129   Ralph Sampson 21 10 6 1 2 2 5 34 7-15 .467 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jan. 10, 1984
2. Lakers 136   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 3 2 1 2 2 6 30 8-17 .471 0-0 - 5-6 .833
OT Rockets 132   Ralph Sampson 20 11 0 2 4 3 6 34 9-15 .600 0-0 - 2-7 .286
Jan. 26, 1984
3. Lakers 131   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 10 1 1 2 2 2 36 12-23 .522 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 102   Ralph Sampson 16 13 2 1 1 5 5 38 8-24 .333 0-0 - 0-3 .000
Mar. 17, 1984
4. Lakers 123   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 7 2 0 2 2 2 34 12-19 .632 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Rockets 111   Ralph Sampson 17 10 5 2 3 2 5 37 7-18 .389 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 29, 1984
5. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 5 3 1 0 3 3 35 6-16 .375 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Rockets 109   Ralph Sampson 19 12 2 2 3 7 2 31 8-22 .364 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1984
6. Lakers 123   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 7 5 2 1 2 4 38 14-22 .636 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Rockets 116   Ralph Sampson 21 10 1 2 3 3 6 38 9-19 .474 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jan. 30, 1985
7. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34 9 4 3 2 2 4 39 14-20 .700 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Rockets 116   Ralph Sampson 22 10 6 0 2 4 5 48 11-21 .524 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 05, 1985
8. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 40 8 3 1 0 2 1 41 16-29 .552 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Rockets 104   Ralph Sampson 33 15 4 0 3 6 5 45 13-22 .591 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Feb. 26, 1985
9. Lakers 100   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 8 4 1 3 4 5 33 8-16 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 94   Ralph Sampson 20 6 0 0 5 4 5 41 9-19 .474 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 22, 1985
10. Lakers 130   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 8 6 0 2 5 2 36 13-17 .765 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 107   Ralph Sampson 20 10 5 4 0 5 5 25 8-23 .348 0-0 - 4-11 .364
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1985
11. Lakers 120   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35 7 2 0 1 4 3 39 17-26 .654 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Rockets 112   Ralph Sampson 32 9 9 2 1 2 3 47 14-23 .609 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Feb. 06, 1986
12. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 46 11 4 0 0 6 3 37 21-30 .700 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 95   Ralph Sampson 17 12 2 0 2 6 2 44 8-20 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 16, 1986
13. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 43 7 3 2 1 4 4 40 16-24 .667 0-0 - 11-16 .688
Rockets 111   Ralph Sampson 27 16 7 4 2 5 4 45 9-22 .409 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
Apr. 06, 1986
14. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 7 1 1 3 3 2 38 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Rockets 109   Ralph Sampson 19 17 9 2 0 5 4 36 9-15 .600 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Apr. 10, 1986
15. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 6 6 2 2 2 5 36 10-19 .526 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 113   Ralph Sampson 13 7 5 0 1 3 2 39 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
1986 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 10, 1986
16. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31 6 3 1 3 2 3 35 13-23 .565 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 107   Ralph Sampson 19 6 2 1 3 5 4 39 8-15 .533 0-0 - 3-5 .600
May. 13, 1986
17. Lakers 102   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 4 2 2 1 4 2 38 9-26 .346 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Rockets 112   Ralph Sampson 24 16 9 1 5 5 4 47 10-16 .625 0-0 - 4-7 .571
May. 16, 1986
18. Lakers 109   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 33 4 6 0 5 3 5 42 14-26 .538 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Rockets 117   Ralph Sampson 18 9 2 0 0 2 5 37 9-22 .409 0-0 - 0-1 .000
May. 18, 1986
19. Lakers 95   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 7 3 0 2 3 5 36 10-21 .476 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 105   Ralph Sampson 12 8 4 2 2 3 5 27 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 21, 1986
20. Lakers 112   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 13 3 1 1 7 4 37 11-19 .579 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Rockets 114   Ralph Sampson 29 5 3 2 1 3 4 45 10-15 .667 0-0 - 9-11 .818
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1986
21. Lakers 134   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 5 2 1 3 4 3 32 7-13 .538 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 111   Ralph Sampson 4 6 2 2 2 3 4 30 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 31, 1987
22. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 5 0 1 1 4 4 23 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 96   Ralph Sampson 4 6 3 0 0 3 1 11 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1987
23. Lakers 101   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 2 0 1 2 2 5 28 3-9 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 92   Ralph Sampson 16 6 1 1 3 3 3 37 6-19 .316 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Dec. 17, 1987
24. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 5 0 0 2 2 4 25 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Warriors 106   Ralph Sampson 24 8 5 1 3 4 3 36 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Jan. 12, 1988
25. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 7 2 0 2 2 3 28 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Warriors 113   Ralph Sampson 14 16 5 1 1 5 3 39 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1988
26. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 5 0 0 0 2 2 21 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Warriors 102   Ralph Sampson 14 6 2 0 3 2 3 26 4-9 .444 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Feb. 08, 1989
27. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 2 0 1 1 2 3 27 2-7 .286 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Warriors 121   Ralph Sampson 10 2 2 0 0 1 2 11 3-5 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 01, 1989
28. Lakers 142   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 8 1 0 2 2 1 20 3-8 .375 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Warriors 121   Ralph Sampson 12 6 1 0 4 3 4 20 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 12, 1989
29. Lakers 126   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 11 2 2 1 1 3 30 7-11 .636 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Warriors 115   Ralph Sampson 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 05 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 08, 1989
30. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 2 0 1 0 3 1 17 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Warriors 122   Ralph Sampson 6 2 1 0 0 1 2 12 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
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