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Elmore SmithvsRalph Sampson

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

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Elmore Smith

1972–1979 · 8 seasons

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C/PF · VAL group C

Ralph Sampson

1984–1992 · 9 seasons

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At a glance

Elmore Smith and Ralph Sampson: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Elmore Smith	Stat	Ralph Sampson
8	Seasons	9
23.8	Career VAL	23.0
6.9 (1976)	Peak-season VAL	7.4 (1984)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2012

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board).

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Elmore Smith and Ralph Sampson have
Elmore Smith	Stat	Ralph Sampson
Career
562	Games	456
Per game
13.4	Points / game	15.4
10.6	Rebounds / game	8.8
1.4	Assists / game	2.3
Shooting
48.2%	FG %	48.6%
57.9%	FT %

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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