Sam Cassell vs. Larry Nance Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Nance Jr. 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.

Larry Nance Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Larry Nance Jr.: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Larry Nance Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Larry Nance Jr. 9

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Larry Nance Jr. 3

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Larry Nance Jr. 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Larry Nance Jr. 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Larry Nance Jr. 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Larry Nance Jr. 6.2

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Larry Nance Jr. 1.9

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Larry Nance Jr. 1.2

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Larry Nance Jr. 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Larry Nance Jr. 4,001

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Larry Nance Jr. 3,238

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Larry Nance Jr. 979

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Larry Nance Jr. 601

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Larry Nance Jr. 255

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Larry Nance Jr. 522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Larry Nance Jr. .540

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Larry Nance Jr. .342

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Larry Nance Jr. .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Larry Nance Jr. 10.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Larry Nance Jr. 8.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Larry Nance Jr. 3.2 (2019)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Larry Nance Jr. 1.7 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Larry Nance Jr. 0.6 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Larry Nance Jr. 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Larry Nance Jr. 4.9

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Larry Nance Jr. 1.1

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Larry Nance Jr. 0.7

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Larry Nance Jr. 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Larry Nance Jr. 159

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Larry Nance Jr. 133

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Larry Nance Jr. 29

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Larry Nance Jr. 19

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Larry Nance Jr. 16

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Larry Nance Jr. 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Larry Nance Jr. .638

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Larry Nance Jr. .200

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Larry Nance Jr. .535

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Larry Nance Jr. 9.2 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Larry Nance Jr. 8.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Larry Nance Jr. 1.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Larry Nance Jr. 0.8 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) Larry Nance Jr. 0.7 (2018)