Sam Cassell vs. Khris Middleton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Khris Middleton and Sam Cassell, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings

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 Cassell played 15 years in the NBA, 2 more than Khris Middleton, who played 13. Sam Cassell had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, while Khris Middleton had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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 achievements, 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 Cassell	15	11	1993-94 to 2007-08
Khris Middleton	13	9	2012-13 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13


Rookie Season
	Sam Cassell	Khris Middleton
Season	1993-94	2012-13
Team	Houston Rockets	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Cassell	66	17.0	6.7	0.4	1.7	2.0	2.9	0.9	0.1	1.4	2.1	2.5	5.9	.418	0.4	1.3	.295	1.4	1.6	.841
difference:	+39	+0.6	+0.6	+0.3		+0.1	+1.9	+0.3		-1.0	-0.1	+0.2	+0.7	+.022	+0.1	+0.4	+.016	+0.4	+0.4	+.003
Khris Middleton	27	17.6	6.1	0.1	1.7	1.9	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.4	2.0	2.3	5.2	.440	0.5	1.7	.311	1.0	1.2	.844

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Cassell	22	21.7	9.4	0.9	1.8	2.7	4.2	1.0	0.2	2.1	2.8	2.9	7.3	.394	0.8	2.0	.378	2.9	3.4	.865
Khris Middleton	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Sam Cassell	Khris Middleton
Season	1994-95	2013-14
Team	Houston Rockets	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Cassell	82	23.0	9.5	0.5	2.1	2.6	4.9	1.1	0.2	2.0	2.5	3.1	7.2	.427	0.8	2.3	.330	2.6	3.1	.843
difference:		+7.0	+2.6	+0.2	+0.9	+1.2	+2.8	+0.1		-0.5	-0.5	+1.5	+3.2	+.013	+0.7	+1.2	+.084	+1.2	+1.4	+.018
Khris Middleton	82	30.0	12.1	0.7	3.0	3.8	2.1	1.0	0.2	1.5	3.0	4.6	10.4	.440	1.5	3.5	.414	1.4	1.7	.861

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Cassell	22	22.0	11.0	0.4	1.5	1.9	4.0	1.0	0.1	1.5	3.0	3.4	7.7	.438	1.1	2.7	.400	3.2	3.9	.835
Khris Middleton	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Sam Cassell	Khris Middleton
Season	1995-96	2014-15
Team	Houston Rockets	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Cassell	61	27.6	14.5	0.8	2.2	3.1	4.6	0.9	0.1	2.6	2.7	4.7	10.8	.439	1.2	3.4	.348	3.9	4.7	.825
difference:	+18	+2.5	+1.1	+0.2	+1.6	+1.3	+2.3	+0.6		-1.2	-0.4	+0.4	+0.2	+.028	+0.2		+.059	+2.2	+2.7	+.034
Khris Middleton	79	30.1	13.4	0.6	3.8	4.4	2.3	1.5	0.1	1.4	2.3	5.1	11.0	.467	1.4	3.4	.407	1.7	2.0	.859

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Cassell	8	25.8	10.4	0.1	2.0	2.1	4.3	0.8	0.1	2.3	2.5	3.3	10.1	.321	1.0	3.6	.276	2.9	3.6	.793
difference:	+2	+12.9	+5.4	+1.1	+0.5	+1.6	+2.3	+1.5	+0.4	-0.6	-0.2	+2.5	+5.2	+.059	+0.8	+2.1	+.048	+0.6	+1.1	+.140
Khris Middleton	6	38.7	15.8	1.2	2.5	3.7	2.0	2.3	0.5	1.7	2.3	5.8	15.3	.380	1.8	5.7	.324	2.3	2.5	.933


Season 4
	Sam Cassell	Khris Middleton
Season	1996-97	2015-16
Team	Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, New Jersey Nets	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Cassell	61	28.1	15.9	0.8	2.2	3.0	5.0	1.3	0.3	2.8	3.3	5.5	12.8	.430	1.3	3.8	.351	3.5	4.1	.845
difference:	+18	+8.0	+2.3	+0.2	+1.1	+0.8	+0.8	+0.4	+0.1	-0.5	-0.7	+0.9	+1.7	+.014	+0.5	+0.8	+.045		+0.2	+.043
Khris Middleton	79	36.1	18.2	0.6	3.3	3.8	4.2	1.7	0.2	2.3	2.6	6.4	14.5	.444	1.8	4.6	.396	3.5	3.9	.888

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Sam Cassell nor Khris Middleton played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	Sam Cassell	Khris Middleton
Season	1997-98	2016-17
Team	New Jersey Nets	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Cassell	75	34.7	19.6	1.0	2.1	3.0	8.0	1.6	0.3	3.6	3.5	6.8	15.4	.441	0.2	1.1	.188	5.8	6.8	.860
difference:	+46	+4.0	+4.9	+0.6	+1.8	+1.2	+4.6	+0.2	+0.1	-1.4	-0.8	+1.6	+3.9	+.009	+1.4	+2.5	+.245	+3.0	+3.6	+.020
Khris Middleton	29	30.7	14.7	0.4	3.9	4.2	3.4	1.4	0.2	2.2	2.7	5.2	11.5	.450	1.6	3.6	.433	2.8	3.2	.880

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Cassell	3	9.0	2.0	0.3	0.7	1.0	1.7	0.0	0.3	0.7	2.3	1.0	3.0	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+3	+29.5	+12.5	+0.3	+4.0	+3.7	+3.6	+2.0	+0.3	-1.1	-0.5	+4.2	+10.0	+.064	+1.2	+3.2		+3.0	+3.7
Khris Middleton	6	38.5	14.5	0.0	4.7	4.7	5.3	2.0	0.0	1.8	2.8	5.2	13.0	.397	1.2	3.2	.368	3.0	3.7	.818


Season 6
	Sam Cassell	Khris Middleton
Season	1998-99	2017-18
Team	New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Cassell	8	24.9	15.9	0.6	1.3	1.9	4.5	1.1	0.0	2.5	2.8	4.9	11.6	.419	0.3	1.3	.200	5.9	6.3	.940
difference:	+74	+11.5	+4.2	+0.1	+3.4	+3.3	+0.5	+0.4	+0.3	-0.2	-0.5	+2.3	+3.9	+.047	+1.5	+3.7	+.159	+2.0	+1.9	+.056
Khris Middleton	82	36.4	20.1	0.5	4.7	5.2	4.0	1.5	0.3	2.3	3.3	7.2	15.5	.466	1.8	5.0	.359	3.9	4.4	.884

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Cassell	3	34.3	15.3	0.0	2.0	2.0	8.7	1.0	0.0	2.3	4.7	5.3	10.7	.500	0.0	0.3	.000	4.7	5.3	.875
difference:	+4	+5.0	+9.4	+0.1	+3.0	+3.1	+5.6	+0.1	+0.7		-0.4	+4.3	+5.3	+.098	+3.6	+5.6	+.610	+2.7	+2.6	+.138
Khris Middleton	7	39.3	24.7	0.1	5.0	5.1	3.1	0.9	0.7	2.3	4.3	9.6	16.0	.598	3.6	5.9	.610	2.0	2.7	.737


Season 7
	Sam Cassell	Khris Middleton
Season	1999-00	2018-19
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Cassell	81	35.8	18.6	0.9	2.9	3.7	9.0	1.3	0.1	3.3	3.1	6.7	14.4	.466	0.3	1.1	.289	4.8	5.5	.876
difference:	+4	+4.7	+0.3	+0.3	+2.4	+2.3	+4.7	+0.3		-1.0	-0.9	+0.1	+0.5	+.025	+2.0	+5.1	+.089	+2.0	+2.1	+.039
Khris Middleton	77	31.1	18.3	0.6	5.3	6.0	4.3	1.0	0.1	2.3	2.2	6.6	14.9	.441	2.3	6.2	.378	2.8	3.4	.837

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Cassell	5	35.6	15.8	0.0	3.4	3.4	9.0	0.8	0.0	1.8	3.8	6.0	14.4	.417	0.2	1.0	.200	3.6	4.2	.857
difference:	+10	+1.3	+1.1	+0.6	+2.3	+2.9	+4.6	+0.2		-0.1	-0.9	+0.4	+1.0	+.001	+2.5	+5.1	+.235	+0.5	+0.7	+.028
Khris Middleton	15	34.3	16.9	0.6	5.7	6.3	4.4	0.6	0.0	1.9	2.9	5.6	13.4	.418	2.7	6.1	.435	3.1	3.5	.885


Season 8
	Sam Cassell	Khris Middleton
Season	2000-01	2019-20
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Cassell	76	35.6	18.2	0.6	3.2	3.8	7.6	1.2	0.1	2.9	2.8	7.1	14.9	.474	0.4	1.3	.306	3.6	4.3	.858
difference:	+14	+5.7	+2.7	+0.1	+2.3	+2.4	+3.3	+0.3		-0.7	-0.5	+0.5	+0.4	+.023	+2.0	+4.4	+.109	+0.2	+0.6	+.058
Khris Middleton	62	29.9	20.9	0.7	5.5	6.2	4.3	0.9	0.1	2.2	2.3	7.6	15.3	.497	2.4	5.7	.415	3.4	3.7	.916

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Cassell	18	37.9	17.4	0.7	3.9	4.6	6.7	1.1	0.2	2.9	4.2	6.1	15.4	.396	0.6	1.7	.333	4.7	5.4	.866
difference:	+8	+2.4	+2.9	+0.2	+2.5	+2.3	+0.7			-0.5	-0.1	+1.0	+2.6	+.002	+1.7	+4.8	+.021	+0.9	+0.8	+.040
Khris Middleton	10	35.5	20.3	0.5	6.4	6.9	6.0	1.1	0.2	3.4	4.1	7.1	18.0	.394	2.3	6.5	.354	3.8	4.6	.826


Season 9
	Sam Cassell	Khris Middleton
Season	2001-02	2020-21
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Cassell	74	35.2	19.7	0.7	3.5	4.2	6.7	1.2	0.2	2.4	2.8	7.5	16.2	.463	1.0	2.8	.348	3.8	4.4	.860
difference:	+6	+1.8	+0.7	+0.1	+1.7	+1.8	+1.3	+0.1	+0.1	-0.2	-0.4		+0.4	+.013	+1.2	+2.6	+.066	+0.7	+0.9	+.038
Khris Middleton	68	33.4	20.4	0.8	5.2	6.0	5.4	1.1	0.1	2.6	2.4	7.5	15.8	.476	2.2	5.4	.414	3.1	3.5	.898

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Cassell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Khris Middleton	23	40.1	23.6	1.1	6.5	7.6	5.1	1.5	0.2	3.2	2.5	8.6	19.7	.438	2.6	7.6	.343	3.7	4.2	.887


Season 10
	Sam Cassell	Khris Middleton
Season	2002-03	2021-22
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Cassell	78	34.6	19.7	0.7	3.7	4.4	5.8	1.1	0.2	2.3	2.8	7.0	14.9	.470	0.8	2.1	.362	4.9	5.7	.861
difference:	+12	+2.2	+0.4	+0.1	+1.1	+1.0	+0.4	+0.1	+0.1	-0.6	-0.4	+0.2	+0.6	+.027	+1.7	+4.5	+.011	+1.0	+1.3	+.029
Khris Middleton	66	32.4	20.1	0.6	4.8	5.4	5.4	1.2	0.3	2.9	2.4	6.8	15.5	.443	2.5	6.6	.373	3.9	4.4	.890

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Cassell	6	36.2	17.2	0.5	2.7	3.2	2.7	0.5	0.2	2.8	3.3	6.5	13.8	.470	1.8	3.5	.524	2.3	2.5	.933
difference:	+4	+0.2	+2.7		+1.8	+1.8	+4.3	+1.0	+0.2	-2.7	-0.3	+1.5	+1.8	+.053	+1.2	+3.5	+.095	+0.8	+1.0	+.067
Khris Middleton	2	36.0	14.5	0.5	4.5	5.0	7.0	1.5	0.0	5.5	3.0	5.0	12.0	.417	3.0	7.0	.429	1.5	1.5	1.000


Season 11
	Sam Cassell	Khris Middleton
Season	2003-04	2022-23
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Cassell	81	35.0	19.8	0.5	2.8	3.3	7.3	1.3	0.2	2.7	3.0	7.7	15.7	.488	0.9	2.3	.398	3.6	4.1	.873
difference:	+48	+10.7	+4.7	+0.3	+0.6	+0.9	+2.4	+0.6		-0.5	-0.9	+2.3	+3.4	+.052	+0.6	+2.6	+.083	+0.8	+1.0	+.029
Khris Middleton	33	24.3	15.1	0.8	3.4	4.2	4.9	0.7	0.2	2.2	2.1	5.4	12.3	.436	1.5	4.9	.315	2.8	3.1	.902

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Cassell	16	31.1	16.6	0.2	2.3	2.5	4.4	0.8	0.2	2.7	3.3	5.9	12.6	.465	1.6	3.8	.417	3.3	3.8	.852
difference:	+11	+3.5	+7.2	+1.2	+2.7	+3.9	+1.8	+0.2	+0.2	-0.7	-0.3	+2.1	+4.6		+1.0	+2.6	+.011	+1.9	+2.2	+.015
Khris Middleton	5	34.6	23.8	1.4	5.0	6.4	6.2	0.6	0.0	3.4	3.0	8.0	17.2	.465	2.6	6.4	.406	5.2	6.0	.867


Season 12
	Sam Cassell	Khris Middleton
Season	2004-05	2023-24
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Cassell	59	25.8	13.5	0.4	2.2	2.7	5.1	0.6	0.2	1.8	2.7	5.4	11.6	.464	0.5	1.7	.262	2.3	2.6	.865
difference:	+4	+1.2	+1.6	+0.3	+1.7	+2.0	+0.2	+0.3	+0.1	-0.5	-0.1	+0.4	+0.1	+.029	+1.2	+2.8	+.119	+0.5	+0.4	+.032
Khris Middleton	55	27.0	15.1	0.7	3.9	4.7	5.3	0.9	0.3	2.3	2.6	5.8	11.7	.493	1.7	4.5	.381	1.8	2.2	.833

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Cassell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Khris Middleton	6	38.3	24.7	2.0	7.2	9.2	4.7	0.5	0.2	2.3	4.2	9.2	19.0	.482	1.8	5.2	.355	4.5	5.0	.900


Season 13
	Sam Cassell	Khris Middleton
Season	2005-06	2024-25
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Milwaukee Bucks, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play
Others	-	NBA Cup Champion

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Cassell	78	34.0	17.2	0.5	3.2	3.7	6.3	0.9	0.1	2.2	2.9	6.3	14.3	.443	0.9	2.4	.368	3.7	4.3	.863
difference:	+41	+11.2	+5.3	+0.1	+0.2		+2.2		+0.1	-0.7	-0.9	+2.0	+5.2	+.032	+0.4	+1.2	+.007	+1.8	+2.0	+.006
Khris Middleton	37	22.8	11.9	0.4	3.4	3.7	4.1	0.9	0.2	1.5	2.0	4.3	9.1	.475	1.3	3.6	.361	1.9	2.3	.857

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Cassell	12	33.7	18.0	0.8	3.3	4.0	5.8	0.7	0.2	2.3	2.9	6.1	13.9	.437	1.3	3.6	.349	4.6	5.7	.809
Khris Middleton	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years

* Sam Cassell played 2 seasons more than Khris Middleton in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 14 to 15, from 2007 to 2008—Sam Cassell played in one postseason and won the NBA Championship.

Sam Cassell vs. Khris Middleton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Khris Middleton and Sam Cassell, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Season 13

13th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years