Ralph Sampson vs. Gabe Vincent Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gabe Vincent and Ralph Sampson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Ralph Sampson played 9 years in the NBA, 4 more than Gabe Vincent, who played 5. Ralph Sampson had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, while Gabe Vincent had his rookie season in 2019-20. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Ralph Sampson 9 4 1983-84 to 1991-92
Gabe Vincent 5 5 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ralph Sampson Gabe Vincent
Season 1983-842019-20
Team Houston RocketsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ralph Sampson 82 32.8 21.0 3.6 7.6 11.1 2.0 0.9 2.4 3.6 4.1 8.7 16.7 .523 0.0 0.0 .250 3.5 5.3 .661
Gabe Vincent 9 9.2 2.4 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.9 4.1 .216 0.7 3.0 .222 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ralph Sampson ------- --- ----------
Gabe Vincent 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Ralph Sampson Gabe Vincent
Season 1984-852020-21
Team Houston RocketsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ralph Sampson 82 37.6 22.1 2.8 7.6 10.4 2.7 1.0 2.0 4.0 3.7 9.2 18.3 .502 0.0 0.1 .000 3.7 5.5 .676
Gabe Vincent 50 13.1 4.8 0.2 0.9 1.1 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.7 1.6 1.8 4.7 .378 0.9 3.0 .309 0.4 0.5 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ralph Sampson 5 38.6 21.2 5.0 11.6 16.6 1.4 0.4 1.6 3.4 4.6 8.6 20.0 .430 0.2 0.2 1.000 3.8 7.4 .514
Gabe Vincent 3 4.7 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.0 .667 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Ralph Sampson Gabe Vincent
Season 1985-862021-22
Team Houston RocketsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost NBA FinalsHeat Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ralph Sampson 79 36.3 18.9 3.3 7.9 11.1 3.6 1.3 1.6 3.6 3.9 7.9 16.2 .488 0.0 0.2 .133 3.1 4.8 .641
Gabe Vincent 68 23.4 8.7 0.3 1.5 1.9 3.1 0.9 0.2 1.4 2.3 3.1 7.5 .417 1.8 4.8 .368 0.6 0.8 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ralph Sampson 20 37.1 20.0 3.3 7.5 10.8 4.0 1.5 1.8 3.6 4.0 7.8 15.1 .518 0.1 0.1 1.000 4.3 5.9 .729
Gabe Vincent 18 23.5 8.0 0.2 1.8 1.9 3.2 0.8 0.3 1.4 2.3 2.8 7.3 .382 1.4 4.5 .309 1.1 1.1 .950

Season 4

Ralph Sampson Gabe Vincent
Season 1986-872022-23
Team Houston RocketsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisHeat Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ralph Sampson 43 30.8 15.6 2.0 6.6 8.7 2.8 0.9 1.3 2.9 3.9 6.4 13.2 .489 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 4.4 .624
Gabe Vincent 68 25.9 9.4 0.4 1.7 2.1 2.5 0.9 0.1 1.4 2.3 3.4 8.3 .402 1.7 5.1 .334 1.0 1.1 .872
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ralph Sampson 10 33.0 18.6 2.7 6.1 8.8 2.1 0.2 1.2 3.1 4.7 7.5 14.6 .514 0.1 0.2 .500 3.5 4.3 .814
Gabe Vincent 22 30.5 12.7 0.4 1.0 1.4 3.5 0.9 0.2 1.4 3.0 4.5 11.2 .402 2.3 6.1 .378 1.4 1.5 .882

Season 5

Ralph Sampson Gabe Vincent
Season 1987-882023-24
Team Houston Rockets, Golden State WarriorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup In-Season Tournament Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ralph Sampson 48 34.6 15.6 2.9 6.7 9.6 2.5 0.9 1.8 3.6 3.4 6.2 14.2 .438 0.0 0.2 .182 3.1 4.1 .760
Gabe Vincent 11 19.8 3.1 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.9 0.8 0.0 0.5 1.7 1.4 4.5 .306 0.3 2.5 .107 0.1 0.2 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ralph Sampson ------- --- ----------
Gabe Vincent 5 13.8 1.4 0.2 1.4 1.6 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.6 1.6 0.6 2.4 .250 0.2 1.4 .143 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6

Ralph Sampson Gabe Vincent
Season 1988-89-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ralph Sampson 61 17.8 6.4 1.7 3.3 5.0 1.3 0.5 1.1 1.5 2.8 2.7 6.0 .449 0.0 0.1 .375 1.0 1.6 .653
Gabe Vincent ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ralph Sampson 3 14.3 6.7 2.0 2.7 4.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.3 2.7 3.0 7.3 .409 0.0 1.3 .000 0.7 1.3 .500
Gabe Vincent ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Ralph Sampson Gabe Vincent
Season 1989-90-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ralph Sampson 26 16.0 4.2 0.4 2.8 3.2 1.1 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.5 1.8 5.0 .372 0.0 0.2 .250 0.5 0.9 .522
Gabe Vincent ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ralph Sampson ------- --- ----------
Gabe Vincent ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Ralph Sampson Gabe Vincent
Season 1990-91-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ralph Sampson 25 13.9 3.0 1.6 2.8 4.4 0.7 0.4 0.7 1.1 2.2 1.4 3.7 .366 0.0 0.2 .200 0.2 0.8 .263
Gabe Vincent ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ralph Sampson ------- --- ----------
Gabe Vincent ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Ralph Sampson Gabe Vincent
Season 1991-92-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ralph Sampson 10 10.8 2.2 1.1 1.9 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.0 1.4 0.9 2.9 .310 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.6 .667
Gabe Vincent ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ralph Sampson ------- --- ----------
Gabe Vincent ------- --- ----------