Sam Cassell vs. Jim Cleamons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Cleamons 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.

Jim Cleamons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Jim Cleamons 1

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Jim Cleamons 9

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Jim Cleamons 4

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Jim Cleamons 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Jim Cleamons 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 0 Jim Cleamons 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Jim Cleamons 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Jim Cleamons 3.0

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Jim Cleamons 3.9

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Jim Cleamons 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Jim Cleamons 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Jim Cleamons 5,412

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Jim Cleamons 1,981

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Jim Cleamons 2,531

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Jim Cleamons 533 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Jim Cleamons 120 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Jim Cleamons 652

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Jim Cleamons .460

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Jim Cleamons .226 *

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Jim Cleamons .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Jim Cleamons 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Jim Cleamons 3.3

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Jim Cleamons 3.3

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Jim Cleamons 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Jim Cleamons 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Jim Cleamons 221

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Jim Cleamons 89

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Jim Cleamons 89

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Jim Cleamons 12 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Jim Cleamons 3 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Jim Cleamons 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Jim Cleamons .396

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Jim Cleamons - *

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Jim Cleamons .848

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.