Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Clyde Drexler and Ralph Sampson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Clyde Drexler and Ralph Sampson played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 33 times in NBA games. Clyde Drexler has a 18-15 winning record over Ralph Sampson, but Ralph Sampson won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Clyde Drexler
vs.
Ralph Sampson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Clyde Drexler:
1983-84 to 1997-98
Ralph Sampson:
1983-84 to 1991-92
33 Games played
29 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Clyde Drexler
18
17
1
Ralph Sampson
15
12
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Clyde Drexler 18.8 5.9 4.2 1.90.9
Ralph Sampson 16.0 8.6 2.20.51.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Clyde Drexler 38 13 13 73
Ralph Sampson 32 17 8 25
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Clyde Drexler 19

games		 13

games		 21

games		 21

games		9

games
Ralph Sampson 14

games 		19

games		 10

games		 5

games		18

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 2

games		 7

games		6

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1983
1. Trail Blazers 122   Clyde Drexler 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 15 1-5 .200 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Rockets 104   Ralph Sampson 24 12 0 0 4 2 6 27 9-20 .450 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Dec. 23, 1983
2. Trail Blazers 97   Clyde Drexler 5 3 1 0 0 1 3 20 2-8 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 84   Ralph Sampson 8 9 1 0 0 3 5 22 3-10 .300 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jan. 12, 1984
3. Trail Blazers 120   Clyde Drexler 10 2 3 1 0 0 2 16 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 117   Ralph Sampson 25 12 1 2 0 6 4 43 11-19 .579 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Mar. 31, 1984
4. Trail Blazers 106   Clyde Drexler 12 3 3 1 1 0 0 23 3-9 .333 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Rockets 102   Ralph Sampson 19 10 2 0 5 2 2 28 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Apr. 05, 1984
5. Trail Blazers 114   Clyde Drexler 10 2 2 0 2 3 4 25 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 129   Ralph Sampson 27 9 3 2 1 5 4 35 12-15 .800 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1984
6. Trail Blazers 120   Clyde Drexler 10 5 2 2 2 2 4 28 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 127   Ralph Sampson 22 10 5 0 0 6 6 34 9-18 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Dec. 29, 1984
7. Trail Blazers 92   Clyde Drexler 14 3 0 0 2 4 2 36 7-15 .467 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 108   Ralph Sampson 31 10 3 2 5 1 1 44 14-23 .609 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 15, 1985
8. Trail Blazers 121   Clyde Drexler 8 5 1 0 0 1 1 24 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Rockets 117   Ralph Sampson 32 11 1 1 1 3 6 36 15-25 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 22, 1985
9. Trail Blazers 103   Clyde Drexler 16 4 4 2 2 2 1 39 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 117   Ralph Sampson 12 9 0 0 3 3 2 23 6-12 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 02, 1985
10. Trail Blazers 127   Clyde Drexler 30 7 8 7 0 2 3 36 13-20 .650 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 113   Ralph Sampson 22 11 1 0 2 3 2 41 8-19 .421 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1985
11. Trail Blazers 113   Clyde Drexler 8 3 5 1 2 4 0 27 2-10 .200 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Rockets 127   Ralph Sampson 12 13 2 0 1 2 5 28 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 28, 1985
12. Trail Blazers 108   Clyde Drexler 17 4 2 2 3 5 3 25 7-16 .438 1-2 .500 2-3 .667
Rockets 118   Ralph Sampson 20 16 3 0 0 0 5 36 9-18 .500 0-0 - 2-8 .250
Mar. 01, 1986
13. Trail Blazers 117   Clyde Drexler 24 12 13 5 1 5 4 40 11-23 .478 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
Rockets 112   Ralph Sampson 12 11 3 2 1 7 4 37 5-14 .357 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Mar. 13, 1986
14. Trail Blazers 118   Clyde Drexler 26 7 5 2 0 5 3 42 10-18 .556 0-1 .000 6-9 .667
Rockets 126   Ralph Sampson 32 17 4 1 3 4 5 45 14-21 .667 0-1 .000 4-8 .500
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1986
15. Trail Blazers 115   Clyde Drexler 14 6 8 4 0 4 2 44 5-19 .263 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
OT Rockets 111   Ralph Sampson 8 4 5 0 1 2 2 13 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 19, 1986
16. Trail Blazers 115   Clyde Drexler 25 7 3 2 1 3 4 41 9-19 .474 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Rockets 112   Ralph Sampson 30 6 5 0 3 3 5 41 13-19 .684 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Apr. 06, 1987
17. Trail Blazers 108   Clyde Drexler 16 7 9 1 0 2 5 41 7-21 .333 0-1 .000 2-5 .400
Rockets 114   Ralph Sampson 8 4 1 0 0 1 1 13 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 24, 1987
18. Trail Blazers 115   Clyde Drexler 25 13 5 1 1 2 0 38 8-22 .364 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
Rockets 125   Ralph Sampson 23 6 8 1 2 4 5 39 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Apr. 26, 1987
19. Trail Blazers 111   Clyde Drexler 32 7 4 4 2 0 6 40 12-21 .571 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Rockets 98   Ralph Sampson 28 11 2 0 1 5 5 38 12-22 .545 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Apr. 28, 1987
20. Trail Blazers 108   Clyde Drexler 26 9 2 2 0 1 5 43 10-21 .476 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Rockets 117   Ralph Sampson 10 6 3 0 1 0 5 23 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 30, 1987
21. Trail Blazers 101   Clyde Drexler 13 1 4 0 0 3 5 32 6-15 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 113   Ralph Sampson 18 10 3 0 0 0 5 35 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1987
22. Trail Blazers 111   Clyde Drexler 28 3 3 1 2 5 4 44 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 10-10 1.000
Rockets 118   Ralph Sampson 25 11 4 2 3 7 4 42 10-23 .435 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Dec. 22, 1987
23. Trail Blazers 136   Clyde Drexler 9 7 5 0 0 1 0 16 3-6 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Warriors 91   Ralph Sampson 11 13 1 0 2 4 4 30 5-19 .263 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Jan. 27, 1988
24. Trail Blazers 110   Clyde Drexler 22 10 6 3 0 4 5 42 9-23 .391 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Warriors 115   Ralph Sampson 10 6 0 0 2 0 1 15 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1988
25. Trail Blazers 100   Clyde Drexler 20 7 5 5 0 8 4 42 8-22 .364 0-2 .000 4-7 .571
Warriors 107   Ralph Sampson 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 13 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 27, 1988
26. Trail Blazers 109   Clyde Drexler 29 2 2 3 1 3 5 30 10-16 .625 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Warriors 94   Ralph Sampson 16 8 5 1 1 1 4 31 7-16 .438 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 22, 1988
27. Trail Blazers 117   Clyde Drexler 38 5 4 4 0 2 3 41 12-25 .480 2-3 .667 12-14 .857
Warriors 109   Ralph Sampson 10 10 0 1 1 1 4 23 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 23, 1988
28. Trail Blazers 111   Clyde Drexler 35 12 4 2 1 5 5 38 15-23 .652 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Warriors 107   Ralph Sampson 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 09 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 14, 1989
29. Trail Blazers 139   Clyde Drexler 29 12 6 5 0 2 3 32 13-22 .591 0-2 .000 3-6 .500
Warriors 110   Ralph Sampson 5 10 1 2 1 2 4 26 2-7 .286 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1989
30. Trail Blazers 114   Clyde Drexler 16 7 11 1 3 5 3 38 8-17 .471 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 96   Ralph Sampson 12 4 2 1 0 1 3 29 5-7 .714 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 26, 1991
31. Trail Blazers 121   Clyde Drexler 16 6 4 0 1 2 3 28 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Kings 96   Ralph Sampson 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 07 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 06, 1991
32. Trail Blazers 93   Clyde Drexler 14 7 0 1 0 1 6 32 4-15 .267 0-2 .000 6-13 .462
Kings 97   Ralph Sampson 4 4 1 0 1 2 4 21 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-6 .000
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1991
33. Trail Blazers 91   Clyde Drexler 20 5 2 0 2 2 2 33 8-23 .348 0-3 .000 4-7 .571
Bullets 87   Ralph Sampson 7 5 0 0 1 1 2 14 2-4 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
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