Sam Bowie vs. Dominique Wilkins Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dominique Wilkins and Sam Bowie, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Sam Bowie played 10 years in the NBA, 5 less than Dominique Wilkins, who played 15. Sam Bowie had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Dominique Wilkins had his rookie season in 1982-83. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Sam Bowie |
10 |
5 |
1984-85 to 1994-95 |
Dominique Wilkins |
15 |
10 |
1982-83 to 1998-99 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
76 |
29.2 |
10.0 |
2.7 |
5.9 |
8.6 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
7.3 |
.537 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.1 |
3.0 |
.711 |
Dominique Wilkins |
82 |
32.9 |
17.5 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
5.8 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
7.3 |
14.9 |
.493 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.182 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
.682 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
9 |
28.8 |
7.3 |
1.8 |
6.7 |
8.4 |
2.3 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
2.9 |
6.6 |
.441 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.6 |
2.8 |
.560 |
Dominique Wilkins |
3 |
36.3 |
15.7 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
5.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
5.7 |
14.0 |
.405 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
.857 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
38 |
29.8 |
11.8 |
2.4 |
6.2 |
8.6 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
9.1 |
.484 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
4.2 |
.708 |
Dominique Wilkins |
81 |
36.6 |
21.6 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
7.2 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
8.4 |
17.6 |
.479 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.7 |
6.1 |
.770 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dominique Wilkins |
5 |
39.4 |
19.2 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
8.2 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
7.0 |
16.8 |
.417 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
5.2 |
6.2 |
.839 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
5 |
32.6 |
16.0 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
6.6 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
13.2 |
.455 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.0 |
6.0 |
.667 |
Dominique Wilkins |
81 |
37.3 |
27.4 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
6.9 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
10.5 |
23.3 |
.451 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.309 |
6.0 |
7.4 |
.806 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dominique Wilkins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Sam Bowie didn't play in 1987-88.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
20 |
20.6 |
8.6 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
5.3 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
7.7 |
.451 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.714 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
.571 |
Dominique Wilkins |
78 |
39.1 |
30.3 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
7.9 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
11.4 |
24.3 |
.468 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.186 |
7.4 |
9.0 |
.818 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
3 |
22.3 |
10.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
6.7 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
9.3 |
.429 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
.750 |
Dominique Wilkins |
9 |
40.0 |
28.6 |
2.2 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
10.4 |
24.1 |
.433 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.200 |
7.6 |
8.8 |
.861 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
68 |
32.5 |
14.7 |
3.0 |
7.1 |
10.1 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
5.1 |
12.3 |
.416 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.323 |
4.3 |
5.6 |
.776 |
Dominique Wilkins |
79 |
37.6 |
29.0 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
6.3 |
3.3 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
10.5 |
22.6 |
.463 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.292 |
7.7 |
9.4 |
.818 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dominique Wilkins |
9 |
40.0 |
26.8 |
3.0 |
4.8 |
7.8 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
9.6 |
23.3 |
.410 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.300 |
7.3 |
8.2 |
.892 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
62 |
30.9 |
12.9 |
2.8 |
4.9 |
7.7 |
2.4 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
5.1 |
11.7 |
.434 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.182 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
.732 |
Dominique Wilkins |
78 |
37.8 |
30.7 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
6.4 |
2.9 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
11.7 |
25.1 |
.464 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
.295 |
6.9 |
8.4 |
.826 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dominique Wilkins |
12 |
39.4 |
31.2 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
6.4 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
11.4 |
25.0 |
.457 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
.222 |
8.0 |
10.4 |
.768 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
71 |
30.7 |
15.0 |
2.9 |
5.3 |
8.1 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
5.9 |
13.3 |
.445 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.320 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
.757 |
Dominique Wilkins |
80 |
37.5 |
26.2 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
6.9 |
2.6 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
10.2 |
22.0 |
.464 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.276 |
5.5 |
6.6 |
.844 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
4 |
28.0 |
9.3 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
4.8 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
4.8 |
3.5 |
8.3 |
.424 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.500 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
.667 |
Dominique Wilkins |
5 |
42.4 |
27.2 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
5.4 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
1.0 |
10.4 |
23.2 |
.448 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
.294 |
5.4 |
7.6 |
.711 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
79 |
26.5 |
9.1 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
7.0 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
8.1 |
.450 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.333 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.779 |
Dominique Wilkins |
80 |
36.1 |
26.7 |
2.7 |
3.8 |
6.5 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
10.1 |
20.9 |
.484 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.322 |
5.7 |
7.1 |
.807 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
3 |
23.7 |
3.3 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.000 |
Dominique Wilkins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
25 |
22.2 |
8.9 |
1.1 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
6.9 |
.436 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.250 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
.867 |
Dominique Wilkins |
81 |
38.0 |
25.9 |
3.2 |
5.8 |
9.0 |
3.3 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
9.5 |
20.2 |
.470 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
.341 |
5.9 |
7.1 |
.829 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dominique Wilkins |
5 |
39.0 |
20.8 |
1.2 |
5.2 |
6.4 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
7.0 |
18.8 |
.372 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
.133 |
6.4 |
7.0 |
.914 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
67 |
18.3 |
4.6 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
.442 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.182 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.764 |
Dominique Wilkins |
42 |
38.1 |
28.1 |
2.5 |
4.6 |
7.0 |
3.8 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
1.8 |
10.1 |
21.8 |
.464 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
.289 |
7.0 |
8.4 |
.835 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
10 |
13.5 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
.267 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
Dominique Wilkins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dominique Wilkins |
71 |
37.3 |
29.9 |
2.6 |
4.2 |
6.8 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
10.4 |
22.3 |
.468 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
.380 |
7.3 |
8.8 |
.828 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dominique Wilkins |
3 |
37.7 |
30.0 |
4.0 |
1.3 |
5.3 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
10.7 |
25.0 |
.427 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
.250 |
7.7 |
10.0 |
.767 |
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Season 12 |
|
Sam Bowie |
Dominique Wilkins |
Season |
- | 1993-94 |
Team |
- | Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-NBA Third Team |
- | All-Star Game |
Playoffs |
- | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dominique Wilkins |
74 |
35.6 |
26.0 |
2.5 |
4.0 |
6.5 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
9.4 |
21.5 |
.440 |
1.1 |
4.0 |
.288 |
6.0 |
7.1 |
.847 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dominique Wilkins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dominique Wilkins |
77 |
31.5 |
17.8 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
5.2 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
6.4 |
15.2 |
.424 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
.388 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
.782 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dominique Wilkins |
4 |
37.5 |
19.0 |
4.3 |
6.5 |
10.8 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
6.5 |
15.3 |
.426 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
.471 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
.889 |
Note: Dominique Wilkins didn't play in 1995-96.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dominique Wilkins |
63 |
30.9 |
18.2 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
6.4 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
6.3 |
15.1 |
.417 |
1.1 |
3.8 |
.293 |
4.5 |
5.6 |
.803 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dominique Wilkins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Dominique Wilkins didn't play in 1997-98.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dominique Wilkins |
27 |
9.3 |
5.0 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
4.9 |
.379 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.263 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.690 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dominique Wilkins |
1 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |