Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Ralph Sampson and James Worthy

This is the detail of NBA games in which Ralph Sampson and James Worthy 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 33 times in NBA games. James Worthy has a 24-9 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

Ralph Sampson
vs.
James Worthy
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Ralph Sampson:
1983-84 to 1991-92
James Worthy:
1982-83 to 1993-94
33 Games played
28 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Ralph Sampson
9
5
4
James Worthy
24
23
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ralph Sampson 16.5 8.6 3.3 1.11.8
James Worthy 19.0 6.7 2.91.20.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ralph Sampson 33 17 9 45
James Worthy 31 14 6 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ralph Sampson 15

games		 18

games		 11

games		 11

games		17

games
James Worthy 17

games 		12

games		 19

games		 17

games		6

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 3

games		 3

games		 5

games		10

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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. Rockets 129   Ralph Sampson 21 10 6 1 2 2 5 34 7-15 .467 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Lakers 118   James Worthy 18 9 3 0 3 0 6 41 8-17 .471 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 10, 1984
2. Rockets 132   Ralph Sampson 20 11 0 2 4 3 6 34 9-15 .600 0-0 - 2-7 .286
OT Lakers 136   James Worthy 19 9 4 0 1 3 6 34 6-9 .667 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Jan. 26, 1984
3. Rockets 102   Ralph Sampson 16 13 2 1 1 5 5 38 8-24 .333 0-0 - 0-3 .000
Lakers 131   James Worthy 23 12 4 0 2 2 1 41 11-13 .846 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 17, 1984
4. Rockets 111   Ralph Sampson 17 10 5 2 3 2 5 37 7-18 .389 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 123   James Worthy 14 13 2 0 0 2 2 30 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Mar. 29, 1984
5. Rockets 109   Ralph Sampson 19 12 2 2 3 7 2 31 8-22 .364 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 115   James Worthy 23 8 3 2 0 2 3 32 8-13 .615 0-0 - 7-10 .700
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1984
6. Rockets 116   Ralph Sampson 21 10 1 2 3 3 6 38 9-19 .474 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Lakers 123   James Worthy 31 3 3 3 3 1 3 41 11-21 .524 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Jan. 30, 1985
7. Rockets 116   Ralph Sampson 22 10 6 0 2 4 5 48 11-21 .524 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 113   James Worthy 21 4 2 2 0 4 2 46 10-12 .833 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Feb. 05, 1985
8. Rockets 104   Ralph Sampson 33 15 4 0 3 6 5 45 13-22 .591 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Lakers 113   James Worthy 15 10 6 2 0 1 2 42 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Feb. 26, 1985
9. Rockets 94   Ralph Sampson 20 6 0 0 5 4 5 41 9-19 .474 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 100   James Worthy 19 8 3 1 1 2 1 42 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 22, 1985
10. Rockets 107   Ralph Sampson 20 10 5 4 0 5 5 25 8-23 .348 0-0 - 4-11 .364
Lakers 130   James Worthy 14 7 1 3 0 3 1 32 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1985
11. Rockets 112   Ralph Sampson 32 9 9 2 1 2 3 47 14-23 .609 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Lakers 120   James Worthy 18 4 2 0 2 2 3 34 6-11 .545 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Feb. 06, 1986
12. Rockets 95   Ralph Sampson 17 12 2 0 2 6 2 44 8-20 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 117   James Worthy 14 13 4 1 1 2 0 40 5-9 .556 0-0 - 4-9 .444
Mar. 16, 1986
13. Rockets 111   Ralph Sampson 27 16 7 4 2 5 4 45 9-22 .409 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
Lakers 116   James Worthy 17 7 3 0 1 4 3 42 7-12 .583 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Apr. 06, 1986
14. Rockets 109   Ralph Sampson 19 17 9 2 0 5 4 36 9-15 .600 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Lakers 103   James Worthy 17 4 3 3 0 0 3 41 8-18 .444 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 10, 1986
15. Rockets 113   Ralph Sampson 13 7 5 0 1 3 2 39 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Lakers 117   James Worthy 15 14 2 2 1 2 2 39 7-18 .389 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. Rockets 107   Ralph Sampson 19 6 2 1 3 5 4 39 8-15 .533 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Lakers 119   James Worthy 12 1 4 3 0 2 2 38 5-13 .385 0-0 - 2-3 .667
May. 13, 1986
17. Rockets 112   Ralph Sampson 24 16 9 1 5 5 4 47 10-16 .625 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Lakers 102   James Worthy 15 4 1 2 2 4 3 41 7-19 .368 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
May. 16, 1986
18. Rockets 117   Ralph Sampson 18 9 2 0 0 2 5 37 9-22 .409 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 109   James Worthy 29 3 3 1 0 5 1 42 13-18 .722 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
May. 18, 1986
19. Rockets 105   Ralph Sampson 12 8 4 2 2 3 5 27 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 95   James Worthy 26 10 6 0 0 5 4 48 10-18 .556 0-1 .000 6-9 .667
May. 21, 1986
20. Rockets 114   Ralph Sampson 29 5 3 2 1 3 4 45 10-15 .667 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Lakers 112   James Worthy 19 6 4 1 3 4 2 44 9-16 .563 0-0 - 1-3 .333
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 1986
21. Rockets 96   Ralph Sampson 13 6 0 0 0 2 4 29 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 103   James Worthy 15 4 0 1 0 3 3 44 6-19 .316 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Dec. 26, 1986
22. Rockets 111   Ralph Sampson 4 6 2 2 2 3 4 30 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 134   James Worthy 22 2 2 2 0 0 2 33 9-17 .529 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 31, 1987
23. Rockets 96   Ralph Sampson 4 6 3 0 0 3 1 11 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 111   James Worthy 17 6 6 3 2 4 3 39 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1987
24. Rockets 92   Ralph Sampson 16 6 1 1 3 3 3 37 6-19 .316 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Lakers 101   James Worthy 16 7 2 0 0 3 2 36 7-16 .438 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 17, 1987
25. Warriors 106   Ralph Sampson 24 8 5 1 3 4 3 36 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Lakers 113   James Worthy 20 4 1 0 0 1 4 30 8-15 .533 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 12, 1988
26. Warriors 113   Ralph Sampson 14 16 5 1 1 5 3 39 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 117   James Worthy 20 7 3 1 0 5 2 39 7-19 .368 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1988
27. Warriors 102   Ralph Sampson 14 6 2 0 3 2 3 26 4-9 .444 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Lakers 114   James Worthy 21 6 2 1 1 5 2 41 8-13 .615 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 08, 1989
28. Warriors 121   Ralph Sampson 10 2 2 0 0 1 2 11 3-5 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 118   James Worthy 30 4 3 1 0 2 4 39 12-20 .600 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Mar. 01, 1989
29. Warriors 121   Ralph Sampson 12 6 1 0 4 3 4 20 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 142   James Worthy 15 9 5 0 0 4 2 28 5-13 .385 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 12, 1989
30. Warriors 115   Ralph Sampson 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 05 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 126   James Worthy 15 7 3 1 0 3 2 41 7-18 .389 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Apr. 08, 1989
31. Warriors 122   Ralph Sampson 6 2 1 0 0 1 2 12 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 116   James Worthy 22 8 2 2 0 4 3 32 10-15 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 1990
32. Kings 91   Ralph Sampson 2 6 3 2 1 2 2 21 1-8 .125 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 111   James Worthy 14 7 4 2 1 0 2 33 6-9 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 15, 1990
33. Kings 92   Ralph Sampson 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 08 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 101   James Worthy 20 2 1 1 1 0 2 34 10-14 .714 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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