Steve Alford vs. Sam Cassell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Cassell and Steve Alford 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

Steve Alford

vs.

Sam Cassell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Alford: 1987-88 to 1990-91
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Alford 0 Sam Cassell 3

NBA Seasons Steve Alford 4 Sam Cassell 15

Playoffs Played Steve Alford 3 Sam Cassell 11

All-Star Games Steve Alford 0 Sam Cassell 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Alford 0 Sam Cassell 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.4 Sam Cassell 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.9 Sam Cassell 3.2

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 Sam Cassell 6.0

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.5 Sam Cassell 1.1

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 Sam Cassell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 744 Sam Cassell 15,635

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 144 Sam Cassell 3,221

Total Assists Steve Alford 176 Sam Cassell 5,939

Total Steals Steve Alford 85 Sam Cassell 1,058

Total Blocks Steve Alford 10 Sam Cassell 163

Total Games Steve Alford 169 Sam Cassell 993

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .459 Sam Cassell .454

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .324 Sam Cassell .331

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .870 Sam Cassell .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 5.5 (1989) Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.1 (1989) Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.4 (1989) Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 (1989) Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 (1988) Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.2 Sam Cassell 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 Sam Cassell 2.6

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.2 Sam Cassell 4.4

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.2 Sam Cassell 0.8

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 Sam Cassell 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 54 Sam Cassell 1,656

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 9 Sam Cassell 349

Total Assists Steve Alford 15 Sam Cassell 592

Total Steals Steve Alford 3 Sam Cassell 105

Total Blocks Steve Alford 0 Sam Cassell 19

Total Games Steve Alford 13 Sam Cassell 136

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .417 Sam Cassell .414

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .353 Sam Cassell .363

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .889 Sam Cassell .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 7.7 (1990) Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 (1990) Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 2.7 (1990) Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.3 (1990) Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 (1990) Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998)