Sam Perkins vs. Oscar Robertson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Oscar Robertson and Sam Perkins 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 Perkins

vs.

Oscar Robertson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Perkins: 1984-85 to 2000-01
Oscar Robertson: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Perkins 0 Oscar Robertson 1

NBA Seasons Sam Perkins 17 Oscar Robertson 14

Playoffs Played Sam Perkins 15 Oscar Robertson 10

All-Star Games Sam Perkins 0 Oscar Robertson 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sam Perkins 0 Oscar Robertson 1

All-NBA First Team Sam Perkins 0 Oscar Robertson 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Perkins 0 Oscar Robertson 11

Assists Leader Sam Perkins 0 Oscar Robertson 6

Rookie of The Year Sam Perkins 0 Oscar Robertson 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 11.9 Oscar Robertson 25.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 6.0 Oscar Robertson 7.5

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 1.5 Oscar Robertson 9.5

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 0.9 Oscar Robertson 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 0.7 Oscar Robertson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Perkins 15,324 Oscar Robertson 26,710

Total Rebounds Sam Perkins 7,666 Oscar Robertson 7,804

Total Assists Sam Perkins 1,975 Oscar Robertson 9,887

Total Steals Sam Perkins 1,105 Oscar Robertson 77 *

Total Blocks Sam Perkins 933 Oscar Robertson 4 *

Total Games Sam Perkins 1,286 Oscar Robertson 1,040

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Perkins .459 Oscar Robertson .485

3-Point Percentage Sam Perkins .362 Oscar Robertson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Perkins .811 Oscar Robertson .838

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 16.5 (1992) Oscar Robertson 31.4 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 8.8 (1992) Oscar Robertson 12.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 2.3 (1990) Oscar Robertson 11.5 (1965)

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 1.4 (1987) Oscar Robertson 1.1 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 1.2 (1989) Oscar Robertson 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 11.1 Oscar Robertson 22.2

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 5.6 Oscar Robertson 6.7

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 1.5 Oscar Robertson 8.9

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 0.7 Oscar Robertson 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 0.8 Oscar Robertson 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Perkins 1,861 Oscar Robertson 1,910

Total Rebounds Sam Perkins 936 Oscar Robertson 578

Total Assists Sam Perkins 246 Oscar Robertson 769

Total Steals Sam Perkins 118 Oscar Robertson 15 *

Total Blocks Sam Perkins 126 Oscar Robertson 4 *

Total Games Sam Perkins 167 Oscar Robertson 86

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Perkins .444 Oscar Robertson .460

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

Free Throw Percentage Sam Perkins .785 Oscar Robertson .855

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 18.8 (1985) Oscar Robertson 31.8 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 12.8 (1985) Oscar Robertson 13.0 (1963)

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 3.3 (1995) Oscar Robertson 12.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 1.5 (1988) Oscar Robertson 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 1.4 (1991) 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.