Sam Cassell vs. Rich Rinaldi Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rich Rinaldi 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.

Rich Rinaldi

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Rich Rinaldi 3

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Rich Rinaldi 1

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Rich Rinaldi 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Rich Rinaldi 1.2

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Rich Rinaldi 0.9

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Rich Rinaldi 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Rich Rinaldi 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Rich Rinaldi 393

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Rich Rinaldi 93

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Rich Rinaldi 73

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Rich Rinaldi 3 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Rich Rinaldi 1 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Rich Rinaldi 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Rich Rinaldi .393

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Rich Rinaldi .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Rich Rinaldi 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Rich Rinaldi 0.0

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Rich Rinaldi 0.3

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Rich Rinaldi - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Rich Rinaldi 2

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Rich Rinaldi 0

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Rich Rinaldi 1

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Rich Rinaldi 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Rich Rinaldi .500

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Rich Rinaldi -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) Rich Rinaldi - *

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.