Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Jordan and Ralph Sampson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Jordan 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 10 times in NBA games. Michael Jordan has a 6-4 winning record over Ralph Sampson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Michael Jordan
vs.
Ralph Sampson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Michael Jordan:
1984-85 to 2002-03
Ralph Sampson:
1983-84 to 1991-92
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Michael Jordan
6
6
0
Ralph Sampson
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 31.0 5.7 5.7 3.21.2
Ralph Sampson 12.6 8.6 1.80.71.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 44 13 9 65
Ralph Sampson 26 14 5 24
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 10

games		 2

games		 10

games		 10

games		2

games
Ralph Sampson 0

games 		7

games		 0

games		 0

games		4

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 0

games		4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1984
1. Bulls 96   Michael Jordan 18 3 8 3 0 1 2 45 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Rockets 104   Ralph Sampson 16 11 3 2 3 8 3 41 7-17 .412 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 19, 1985
2. Bulls 100   Michael Jordan 31 4 7 2 1 7 3 42 11-22 .500 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Rockets 106   Ralph Sampson 26 11 5 1 4 6 3 42 10-21 .476 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 1987
3. Bulls 96   Michael Jordan 43 3 3 2 1 2 2 43 17-43 .395 1-4 .250 8-9 .889
Rockets 107   Ralph Sampson 25 14 0 1 1 5 1 33 12-18 .667 0-0 - 1-4 .250
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1987
4. Bulls 98   Michael Jordan 34 7 6 4 2 7 4 41 12-22 .545 0-1 .000 10-10 1.000
Rockets 86   Ralph Sampson 19 8 2 0 2 3 3 43 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
Dec. 12, 1987
5. Bulls 112   Michael Jordan 44 3 9 5 5 3 3 40 16-28 .571 0-0 - 12-12 1.000
Rockets 103   Ralph Sampson 20 12 3 0 1 2 3 40 7-15 .467 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 1988
6. Bulls 99   Michael Jordan 26 10 7 4 0 3 3 43 11-24 .458 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Warriors 109   Ralph Sampson 6 10 0 0 0 2 0 23 2-8 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1989
7. Bulls 96   Michael Jordan 27 13 7 2 0 4 2 40 11-25 .440 1-1 1.000 4-8 .500
Kings 94   Ralph Sampson 2 10 1 1 1 0 3 26 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 04, 1991
8. Bulls 108   Michael Jordan 24 2 5 2 0 3 4 33 7-14 .500 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Kings 97   Ralph Sampson 3 4 3 1 1 0 3 16 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 22, 1991
9. Bulls 129   Michael Jordan 34 3 4 6 0 0 2 28 11-17 .647 1-1 1.000 11-11 1.000
Kings 82   Ralph Sampson 4 5 1 0 0 2 3 21 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1991
10. Bulls 113   Michael Jordan 29 9 1 2 3 1 3 33 12-19 .632 0-1 .000 5-8 .625
Bullets 100   Ralph Sampson 5 1 0 1 0 1 4 09 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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