Sam Cassell vs. Oscar Robertson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Oscar Robertson 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.

Oscar Robertson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Oscar Robertson: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Oscar Robertson 1

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Oscar Robertson 14

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Oscar Robertson 10

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Oscar Robertson 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sam Cassell 0 Oscar Robertson 1

All-NBA First Team Sam Cassell 0 Oscar Robertson 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Oscar Robertson 11

Assists Leader Sam Cassell 0 Oscar Robertson 6

Rookie of The Year Sam Cassell 0 Oscar Robertson 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Oscar Robertson 25.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Oscar Robertson 7.5

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Oscar Robertson 9.5

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Oscar Robertson 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Oscar Robertson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Oscar Robertson 26,710

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Oscar Robertson 7,804

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Oscar Robertson 9,887

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Oscar Robertson 77 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Oscar Robertson 4 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Oscar Robertson 1,040

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Oscar Robertson .485

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Oscar Robertson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Oscar Robertson .838

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Oscar Robertson 31.4 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Oscar Robertson 12.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Oscar Robertson 11.5 (1965)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Oscar Robertson 1.1 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Oscar Robertson 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Oscar Robertson 22.2

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Oscar Robertson 6.7

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Oscar Robertson 8.9

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Oscar Robertson 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Oscar Robertson 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Oscar Robertson 1,910

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Oscar Robertson 578

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Oscar Robertson 769

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Oscar Robertson 15 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Oscar Robertson 4 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Oscar Robertson 86

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Oscar Robertson .460

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Oscar Robertson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Oscar Robertson .855

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Oscar Robertson 31.8 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Oscar Robertson 13.0 (1963)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Oscar Robertson 12.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Oscar Robertson 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) Oscar Robertson 0.3 (1974) *

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