Sam Cassell vs. Darnell Valentine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Darnell Valentine 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.

Darnell Valentine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Darnell Valentine: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Darnell Valentine 9

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Darnell Valentine 4

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Darnell Valentine 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Darnell Valentine 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Darnell Valentine 2.1

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Darnell Valentine 5.0

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Darnell Valentine 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Darnell Valentine 5,400

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Darnell Valentine 1,318

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Darnell Valentine 3,080

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Darnell Valentine 910

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Darnell Valentine 58

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Darnell Valentine 620

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Darnell Valentine .437

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Darnell Valentine .261

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Darnell Valentine .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Darnell Valentine 12.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Darnell Valentine 2.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Darnell Valentine 7.0 (1985)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Darnell Valentine 2.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Darnell Valentine 0.2 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Darnell Valentine 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Darnell Valentine 1.9

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Darnell Valentine 6.8

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Darnell Valentine 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Darnell Valentine 313

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Darnell Valentine 50

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Darnell Valentine 177

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Darnell Valentine 40

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Darnell Valentine 4

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Darnell Valentine 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Darnell Valentine .460

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Darnell Valentine .500

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Darnell Valentine .884

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Darnell Valentine 18.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Darnell Valentine 2.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Darnell Valentine 8.7 (1983)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Darnell Valentine 1.8 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) Darnell Valentine 0.4 (1983)