Sam Cassell vs. Terrence Ross Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Terrence Ross and Sam Cassell, 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.

Sam Cassell played 15 years in the NBA, 4 more than Terrence Ross, who played 11. Sam Cassell had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, while Terrence Ross had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Sam Cassell 15 11 1993-94 to 2007-08
Terrence Ross 11 6 2012-13 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Sam Cassell Terrence Ross
Season 1993-942012-13
Team Houston RocketsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Sam Cassell 66 17.0 6.7 0.4 1.7 2.0 2.9 0.9 0.1 1.4 2.1 2.5 5.9 .418 0.4 1.3 .295 1.4 1.6 .841
Terrence Ross 73 17.0 6.4 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.7 1.7 2.5 6.3 .407 0.9 2.7 .332 0.4 0.6 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sam Cassell 22 21.7 9.4 0.9 1.8 2.7 4.2 1.0 0.2 2.1 2.8 2.9 7.3 .394 0.8 2.0 .378 2.9 3.4 .865
Terrence Ross ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Sam Cassell Terrence Ross
Season 1994-952013-14
Team Houston RocketsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionRaptors 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 %
Sam Cassell 82 23.0 9.5 0.5 2.1 2.6 4.9 1.1 0.2 2.0 2.5 3.1 7.2 .427 0.8 2.3 .330 2.6 3.1 .843
Terrence Ross 81 26.7 10.9 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.0 0.8 0.3 1.1 2.3 3.9 9.3 .423 2.0 5.0 .395 1.0 1.2 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sam Cassell 22 22.0 11.0 0.4 1.5 1.9 4.0 1.0 0.1 1.5 3.0 3.4 7.7 .438 1.1 2.7 .400 3.2 3.9 .835
Terrence Ross 7 22.6 5.0 0.1 1.9 2.0 0.3 0.9 0.4 1.1 2.7 2.0 6.7 .298 0.6 3.4 .167 0.4 0.7 .600

Season 3

Sam Cassell Terrence Ross
Season 1995-962014-15
Team Houston RocketsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisRaptors 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 %
Sam Cassell 61 27.6 14.5 0.8 2.2 3.1 4.6 0.9 0.1 2.6 2.7 4.7 10.8 .439 1.2 3.4 .348 3.9 4.7 .825
Terrence Ross 82 25.5 9.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.8 1.7 3.8 9.2 .410 1.8 4.8 .372 0.5 0.7 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sam Cassell 8 25.8 10.4 0.1 2.0 2.1 4.3 0.8 0.1 2.3 2.5 3.3 10.1 .321 1.0 3.6 .276 2.9 3.6 .793
Terrence Ross 4 26.8 7.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.5 2.5 2.8 7.3 .379 1.5 4.5 .333 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4

Sam Cassell Terrence Ross
Season 1996-972015-16
Team Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, New Jersey NetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors 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 %
Sam Cassell 61 28.1 15.9 0.8 2.2 3.0 5.0 1.3 0.3 2.8 3.3 5.5 12.8 .430 1.3 3.8 .351 3.5 4.1 .845
Terrence Ross 73 23.9 9.9 0.3 2.2 2.5 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.6 1.6 3.7 8.6 .431 1.8 4.6 .386 0.7 0.8 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sam Cassell ------- --- ----------
Terrence Ross 20 16.8 6.3 0.2 1.4 1.6 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.4 2.3 6.0 .387 1.1 3.2 .328 0.7 1.0 .650

Season 5

Sam Cassell Terrence Ross
Season 1997-982016-17
Team New Jersey NetsToronto Raptors, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Sam Cassell 75 34.7 19.6 1.0 2.1 3.0 8.0 1.6 0.3 3.6 3.5 6.8 15.4 .441 0.2 1.1 .188 5.8 6.8 .860
Terrence Ross 78 25.1 11.0 0.2 2.4 2.6 1.1 1.1 0.4 0.9 1.8 4.2 9.6 .437 1.8 5.0 .363 0.8 1.0 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sam Cassell 3 9.0 2.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.7 2.3 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Terrence Ross ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Sam Cassell Terrence Ross
Season 1998-992017-18
Team New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee BucksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Sam Cassell 8 24.9 15.9 0.6 1.3 1.9 4.5 1.1 0.0 2.5 2.8 4.9 11.6 .419 0.3 1.3 .200 5.9 6.3 .940
Terrence Ross 24 25.0 8.7 0.4 2.6 3.0 1.6 1.1 0.5 1.2 1.9 3.2 8.0 .398 1.3 3.9 .323 1.1 1.5 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sam Cassell 3 34.3 15.3 0.0 2.0 2.0 8.7 1.0 0.0 2.3 4.7 5.3 10.7 .500 0.0 0.3 .000 4.7 5.3 .875
Terrence Ross ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Sam Cassell Terrence Ross
Season 1999-002018-19
Team Milwaukee BucksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdMagic 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 %
Sam Cassell 81 35.8 18.6 0.9 2.9 3.7 9.0 1.3 0.1 3.3 3.1 6.7 14.4 .466 0.3 1.1 .289 4.8 5.5 .876
Terrence Ross 81 26.5 15.1 0.3 3.1 3.5 1.7 0.9 0.4 1.1 1.5 5.4 12.7 .428 2.7 7.0 .383 1.6 1.8 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sam Cassell 5 35.6 15.8 0.0 3.4 3.4 9.0 0.8 0.0 1.8 3.8 6.0 14.4 .417 0.2 1.0 .200 3.6 4.2 .857
Terrence Ross 5 29.2 13.2 0.2 3.4 3.6 1.4 1.2 0.4 2.0 2.0 4.0 10.8 .370 2.4 7.0 .343 2.8 3.4 .824

Season 8

Sam Cassell Terrence Ross
Season 2000-012019-20
Team Milwaukee BucksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsMagic 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 %
Sam Cassell 76 35.6 18.2 0.6 3.2 3.8 7.6 1.2 0.1 2.9 2.8 7.1 14.9 .474 0.4 1.3 .306 3.6 4.3 .858
Terrence Ross 69 27.4 14.7 0.2 3.0 3.2 1.2 1.1 0.3 1.0 1.6 4.9 12.3 .403 2.6 7.3 .351 2.3 2.7 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sam Cassell 18 37.9 17.4 0.7 3.9 4.6 6.7 1.1 0.2 2.9 4.2 6.1 15.4 .396 0.6 1.7 .333 4.7 5.4 .866
Terrence Ross 5 27.0 16.4 0.2 4.2 4.4 1.0 0.8 0.2 1.6 2.8 6.0 12.8 .469 2.0 6.0 .333 2.4 2.8 .857

Season 9

Sam Cassell Terrence Ross
Season 2001-022020-21
Team Milwaukee BucksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Sam Cassell 74 35.2 19.7 0.7 3.5 4.2 6.7 1.2 0.2 2.4 2.8 7.5 16.2 .463 1.0 2.8 .348 3.8 4.4 .860
Terrence Ross 46 29.3 15.6 0.3 3.1 3.4 2.3 1.0 0.5 1.6 1.9 5.5 13.4 .412 1.9 5.7 .337 2.6 3.0 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sam Cassell ------- --- ----------
Terrence Ross ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Sam Cassell Terrence Ross
Season 2002-032021-22
Team Milwaukee BucksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sam Cassell 78 34.6 19.7 0.7 3.7 4.4 5.8 1.1 0.2 2.3 2.8 7.0 14.9 .470 0.8 2.1 .362 4.9 5.7 .861
Terrence Ross 63 23.0 10.0 0.3 2.2 2.6 1.8 0.4 0.2 1.2 1.1 3.5 8.8 .397 1.2 4.2 .292 1.8 2.1 .862
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sam Cassell 6 36.2 17.2 0.5 2.7 3.2 2.7 0.5 0.2 2.8 3.3 6.5 13.8 .470 1.8 3.5 .524 2.3 2.5 .933
Terrence Ross ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Sam Cassell Terrence Ross
Season 2003-042022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesOrlando Magic, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf FinalsSuns Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sam Cassell 81 35.0 19.8 0.5 2.8 3.3 7.3 1.3 0.2 2.7 3.0 7.7 15.7 .488 0.9 2.3 .398 3.6 4.1 .873
Terrence Ross 63 21.1 8.3 0.3 2.1 2.4 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.7 1.5 3.2 7.4 .430 1.5 4.1 .368 0.4 0.5 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sam Cassell 16 31.1 16.6 0.2 2.3 2.5 4.4 0.8 0.2 2.7 3.3 5.9 12.6 .465 1.6 3.8 .417 3.3 3.8 .852
Terrence Ross 6 11.5 3.7 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 1.0 1.3 4.5 .296 1.0 3.7 .273 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12

Sam Cassell Terrence Ross
Season 2004-05-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sam Cassell 59 25.8 13.5 0.4 2.2 2.7 5.1 0.6 0.2 1.8 2.7 5.4 11.6 .464 0.5 1.7 .262 2.3 2.6 .865
Terrence Ross ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sam Cassell ------- --- ----------
Terrence Ross ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Sam Cassell Terrence Ross
Season 2005-06-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sam Cassell 78 34.0 17.2 0.5 3.2 3.7 6.3 0.9 0.1 2.2 2.9 6.3 14.3 .443 0.9 2.4 .368 3.7 4.3 .863
Terrence Ross ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sam Cassell 12 33.7 18.0 0.8 3.3 4.0 5.8 0.7 0.2 2.3 2.9 6.1 13.9 .437 1.3 3.6 .349 4.6 5.7 .809
Terrence Ross ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Sam Cassell Terrence Ross
Season 2006-07-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sam Cassell 58 24.3 12.3 0.5 2.4 2.9 4.7 0.5 0.1 1.7 2.2 4.5 10.8 .418 0.6 1.9 .294 2.8 3.1 .879
Terrence Ross ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sam Cassell ------- --- ----------
Terrence Ross ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Sam Cassell Terrence Ross
Season 2007-08-
Team Los Angeles Clippers, Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sam Cassell 55 23.2 11.2 0.3 2.2 2.5 3.9 0.7 0.1 1.8 1.8 4.2 9.7 .438 0.4 1.4 .303 2.3 2.6 .882
Terrence Ross ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sam Cassell 21 12.6 4.5 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.6 1.4 1.8 5.3 .333 0.3 1.3 .214 0.7 0.8 .824
Terrence Ross ------- --- ----------