Sam Cassell vs. Neil Johnston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Neil Johnston 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.

Neil Johnston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Neil Johnston: 1951-52 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Neil Johnston 1

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Neil Johnston 8

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Neil Johnston 4

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Neil Johnston 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sam Cassell 0 Neil Johnston 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Neil Johnston 5

Scoring Leader Sam Cassell 0 Neil Johnston 3

Rebounds Leader Sam Cassell 0 Neil Johnston 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Neil Johnston 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Neil Johnston 11.3

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Neil Johnston 2.5

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Neil Johnston 10,023

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Neil Johnston 5,856

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Neil Johnston 1,269

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Neil Johnston 516

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Neil Johnston .444

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Neil Johnston .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Neil Johnston 24.4 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Neil Johnston 15.1 (1955)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Neil Johnston 3.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Neil Johnston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Neil Johnston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Neil Johnston 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Neil Johnston 11.2

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Neil Johnston 3.3

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Neil Johnston 344

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Neil Johnston 257

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Neil Johnston 75

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Neil Johnston 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Neil Johnston .390

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Neil Johnston .734

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Neil Johnston 20.3 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Neil Johnston 17.5 (1957)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Neil Johnston 5.1 (1956)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Neil Johnston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) Neil Johnston - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.