Sam Cassell vs. Alex Groza Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Groza and Sam Cassell 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 Cassell

vs.

Alex Groza

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Alex Groza: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Alex Groza 0

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Alex Groza 2

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Alex Groza 2

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Alex Groza 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sam Cassell 0 Alex Groza 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Alex Groza 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Alex Groza 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Alex Groza 10.7 *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Alex Groza 2.4

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Alex Groza 2,925

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Alex Groza 709 *

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Alex Groza 318

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Alex Groza 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Alex Groza .474

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Alex Groza .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Alex Groza 23.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Alex Groza 10.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Alex Groza 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Alex Groza - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Alex Groza 26.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Alex Groza 14.0 *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Alex Groza 1.6

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Alex Groza 234

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Alex Groza 42 *

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Alex Groza 14

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Alex Groza 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Alex Groza .544

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Alex Groza .804

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Alex Groza 32.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Alex Groza 14.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Alex Groza 2.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) Alex Groza - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.