Sam Cassell vs. Dick McGuire Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick McGuire 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.

Dick McGuire

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Dick McGuire: 1949-50 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Dick McGuire 0

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Dick McGuire 11

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Dick McGuire 9

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Dick McGuire 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Dick McGuire 1

Assists Leader Sam Cassell 0 Dick McGuire 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Dick McGuire 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Dick McGuire 4.2 *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Dick McGuire 5.7

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Dick McGuire 5,921

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Dick McGuire 2,784 *

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Dick McGuire 4,205

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Dick McGuire 738

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Dick McGuire .389

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Dick McGuire .644

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Dick McGuire 9.2 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Dick McGuire 5.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Dick McGuire 7.6 (1955)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Dick McGuire - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Dick McGuire 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Dick McGuire 4.9 *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Dick McGuire 5.6

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Dick McGuire 521

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Dick McGuire 284 *

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Dick McGuire 350

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Dick McGuire 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Dick McGuire .410

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Dick McGuire .593

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Dick McGuire 15.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Dick McGuire 5.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Dick McGuire 6.4 (1952)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) Dick McGuire - 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.