Ralph Sampson vs Elmore Smith — NBA career head-to-head | StatVault

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Ralph SampsonvsElmore Smith

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

C/PF · VAL group C

Ralph Sampson

1984–1992 · 9 seasons

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C

Elmore Smith

1972–1979 · 8 seasons

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At a glance

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

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 Ralph Sampson and Elmore Smith have
Ralph Sampson	Stat	Elmore Smith
Career
456	Games	562
Per game
15.4	Points / game	13.4
8.8	Rebounds / game	10.6
2.3	Assists / game	1.4
Shooting
48.6%	FG %	48.2%
66.1%	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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