Sam Lacey vs. Hassan Whiteside Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hassan Whiteside and Sam Lacey 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 Lacey

vs.

Hassan Whiteside

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Hassan Whiteside: 2010-11 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Lacey 0 Hassan Whiteside 0

NBA Seasons Sam Lacey 13 Hassan Whiteside 10

Playoffs Played Sam Lacey 4 Hassan Whiteside 4

All-Star Games Sam Lacey 1 Hassan Whiteside 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Lacey 0 Hassan Whiteside 1

Rebounds Leader Sam Lacey 0 Hassan Whiteside 1

Blocks Leader Sam Lacey 0 * Hassan Whiteside 2

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.3 Hassan Whiteside 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.7 Hassan Whiteside 10.8

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 3.7 Hassan Whiteside 0.6

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.3 * Hassan Whiteside 0.5

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Hassan Whiteside 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 10,303 Hassan Whiteside 6,450

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 9,687 Hassan Whiteside 5,523

Total Assists Sam Lacey 3,754 Hassan Whiteside 326

Total Steals Sam Lacey 999 * Hassan Whiteside 271

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 1,160 * Hassan Whiteside 1,143

Total Games Sam Lacey 1,002 Hassan Whiteside 511

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .441 Hassan Whiteside .586

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .188 * Hassan Whiteside .308

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .738 Hassan Whiteside .605

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974) Hassan Whiteside 17.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975) Hassan Whiteside 14.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980) Hassan Whiteside 1.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) * Hassan Whiteside 0.7 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) * Hassan Whiteside 3.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 9.4 Hassan Whiteside 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.9 Hassan Whiteside 7.9

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.0 Hassan Whiteside 0.2

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.9 * Hassan Whiteside 0.4

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Hassan Whiteside 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 274 Hassan Whiteside 191

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 287 Hassan Whiteside 205

Total Assists Sam Lacey 144 Hassan Whiteside 6

Total Steals Sam Lacey 56 * Hassan Whiteside 11

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 44 * Hassan Whiteside 52

Total Games Sam Lacey 29 Hassan Whiteside 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .401 Hassan Whiteside .592

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .250 * Hassan Whiteside 1.000

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .776 Hassan Whiteside .560

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981) Hassan Whiteside 12.0 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975) Hassan Whiteside 10.9 (2016)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981) Hassan Whiteside 0.4 (2020)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) * Hassan Whiteside 0.8 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) * Hassan Whiteside 2.8 (2016)

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.