Sam Cassell vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James and Sam Cassell that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Sam Cassell

vs.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Gene James 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Gene James 95

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Gene James 2

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) Gene James - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.