Shareef Abdur-Rahim vs. Sam Cassell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Cassell and Shareef Abdur-Rahim 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

Shareef Abdur-Rahim

vs.

Sam Cassell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shareef Abdur-Rahim: 1996-97 to 2007-08
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Sam Cassell 3

NBA Seasons Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12 Sam Cassell 15

Playoffs Played Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Sam Cassell 11

All-Star Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Sam Cassell 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Sam Cassell 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.1 Sam Cassell 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.5 Sam Cassell 3.2

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2.5 Sam Cassell 6.0

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.0 Sam Cassell 1.1

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.8 Sam Cassell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15,028 Sam Cassell 15,635

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6,239 Sam Cassell 3,221

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2,109 Sam Cassell 5,939

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 820 Sam Cassell 1,058

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638 Sam Cassell 163

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 830 Sam Cassell 993

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .472 Sam Cassell .454

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .297 Sam Cassell .331

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .810 Sam Cassell .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23.0 (1999) Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 10.1 (2000) Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 3.4 (1999) Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.4 (1999) Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.1 (1999) Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 Sam Cassell 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 Sam Cassell 2.6

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 Sam Cassell 4.4

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 Sam Cassell 0.8

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 Sam Cassell 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 55 Sam Cassell 1,656

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 29 Sam Cassell 349

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7 Sam Cassell 592

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2 Sam Cassell 105

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Sam Cassell 19

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 Sam Cassell 136

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .535 Sam Cassell .414

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .000 Sam Cassell .363

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .600 Sam Cassell .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 (2006) Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 (2006) Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 (2006) Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 (2006) Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 (2006) Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998)