Sam Bowie C

Full Name: Samuel Bowie

Current Team: N/A

Born: Mar 17, 1961 (62 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Lebanon, Pennsylvania

Nationality: United States

Height: 7-1 (216cm)     Weight: 235 (107kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1984 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 2, Portland Trail Blazers

Pre-Draft Team: Kentucky (Jr)

High School: Lebanon High School [Lebanon, Pennsylvania]

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NBA

11 Years Of Service

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1984-85 POR 76 62 29.2 9.97 3.93 7.33 .537 0.00 0.00 .000 2.11 2.96 .711 2.72 5.91 8.63 2.83 0.72 2.67 2.26 3.66
1985-86 POR 38 34 29.8 11.79 4.39 9.08 .484 0.00 0.00 .000 3.00 4.24 .708 2.45 6.16 8.61 2.61 0.55 2.53 2.32 3.74
1986-87 POR 5 5 32.6 16.00 6.00 13.20 .455 0.00 0.00 .000 4.00 6.00 .667 2.80 3.80 6.60 1.80 0.20 2.00 3.00 3.80
1988-89 POR 20 0 20.6 8.55 3.45 7.65 .451 0.25 0.35 .714 1.40 2.45 .571 1.80 3.50 5.30 1.80 0.35 1.65 1.65 2.15
1989-90 NJN 68 54 32.5 14.68 5.10 12.26 .416 0.15 0.46 .323 4.32 5.57 .776 3.03 7.12 10.15 1.34 0.56 1.78 1.84 3.10
1990-91 NJN 62 51 30.9 12.92 5.06 11.66 .434 0.06 0.35 .182 2.73 3.73 .732 2.84 4.90 7.74 2.37 0.69 1.45 2.27 2.82
1991-92 NJN 71 61 30.7 14.96 5.93 13.34 .445 0.11 0.35 .320 2.99 3.94 .757 2.86 5.28 8.14 2.62 0.58 1.69 2.11 2.99
1992-93 NJN 79 65 26.5 9.08 3.63 8.08 .450 0.03 0.08 .333 1.78 2.29 .779 2.00 5.04 7.04 1.61 0.41 1.62 1.52 2.86
1993-94 LAL 25 7 22.2 8.92 3.00 6.88 .436 0.04 0.16 .250 2.88 3.32 .867 1.08 4.16 5.24 1.88 0.16 1.12 1.72 2.60
1994-95 LAL 67 10 18.3 4.57 1.76 3.99 .442 0.03 0.16 .182 1.01 1.33 .764 1.07 3.22 4.30 1.76 0.31 1.19 1.36 2.72
CAREER   511 349 27.6 10.89 4.16 9.20 .452 0.06 0.21 .302 2.50 3.34 .748 2.33 5.19 7.52 2.10 0.51 1.78 1.91 3.04

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1984-85 POR 76 62 2,216 758 299 557 .537 0 0 .000 160 225 .711 207 449 656 215 55 203 172 278
1985-86 POR 38 34 1,132 448 167 345 .484 0 0 .000 114 161 .708 93 234 327 99 21 96 88 142
1986-87 POR 5 5 163 80 30 66 .455 0 0 .000 20 30 .667 14 19 33 9 1 10 15 19
1988-89 POR 20 0 412 171 69 153 .451 5 7 .714 28 49 .571 36 70 106 36 7 33 33 43
1989-90 NJN 68 54 2,207 998 347 834 .416 10 31 .323 294 379 .776 206 484 690 91 38 121 125 211
1990-91 NJN 62 51 1,916 801 314 723 .434 4 22 .182 169 231 .732 176 304 480 147 43 90 141 175
1991-92 NJN 71 61 2,179 1,062 421 947 .445 8 25 .320 212 280 .757 203 375 578 186 41 120 150 212
1992-93 NJN 79 65 2,092 717 287 638 .450 2 6 .333 141 181 .779 158 398 556 127 32 128 120 226
1993-94 LAL 25 7 556 223 75 172 .436 1 4 .250 72 83 .867 27 104 131 47 4 28 43 65
1994-95 LAL 67 10 1,225 306 118 267 .442 2 11 .182 68 89 .764 72 216 288 118 21 80 91 182
CAREER   511 349 14,098 5,564 2,127 4,702 .452 32 106 .302 1,278 1,708 .748 1,192 2,653 3,845 1,075 263 909 978 1,553

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1984-85 POR 76 62 18 0 0 2 0 0 .139 1.25 0.32 0.40 38 38 .500 2.20 3.50 5.70
1985-86 POR 38 34 14 0 0 0 0 0 .160 1.12 0.24 0.47 20 18 .526 0.82 1.81 2.63
1986-87 POR 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 0.60 0.07 0.45 1 4 .200 -0.04 0.10 0.06
1988-89 POR 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .122 1.09 0.21 0.32 6 14 .300 0.04 0.45 0.49
1989-90 NJN 68 54 35 0 0 1 0 0 .166 0.73 0.30 0.45 16 52 .235 1.82 2.70 4.52
1990-91 NJN 62 51 15 0 0 2 0 0 .188 1.04 0.30 0.32 18 44 .290 0.26 2.41 2.67
1991-92 NJN 71 61 23 0 0 0 0 0 .201 1.24 0.27 0.30 35 36 .493 1.99 2.38 4.37
1992-93 NJN 79 65 13 0 0 0 0 0 .131 1.06 0.27 0.28 42 37 .532 0.81 3.33 4.14
1993-94 LAL 25 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .124 1.09 0.09 0.48 9 16 .360 0.31 0.46 0.77
1994-95 LAL 67 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 .087 1.30 0.23 0.33 40 27 .597 -0.31 1.34 1.03
CAREER   511 349 122 0 0 5 0 0 .150 1.10 0.27 0.36 225 286 .440 7.90 18.48 26.38

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1984-85 POR 76 62 .578 .537 10.50 22.59 16.57 12.16 20.77 1.15 5.02 14.81 124.79 -1.28 1.36 109.6 103.4 15.71
1985-86 POR 38 34 .539 .484 9.18 23.35 16.22 11.66 17.47 0.85 4.85 17.52 119.21 -1.89 1.30 105.7 102.9 15.02
1986-87 POR 5 5 .505 .455 9.39 12.05 10.76 8.57 15.92 0.28 3.28 22.87 112.12 -5.35 1.21 98.2 112.2 12.02
1988-89 POR 20 0 .490 .467 9.20 18.93 13.92 12.00 15.90 0.80 4.72 19.67 173.67 -2.16 1.12 100.4 107.7 14.06
1989-90 NJN 68 54 .499 .422 9.25 24.66 16.47 6.35 11.10 0.83 3.26 20.55 151.44 -2.88 1.20 106.7 107.0 16.11
1990-91 NJN 62 51 .486 .437 9.23 17.13 13.04 11.69 14.60 1.09 2.73 20.42 134.77 -2.22 1.11 100.8 106.5 14.07
1991-92 NJN 71 61 .496 .449 9.56 18.80 14.03 12.36 12.29 0.92 3.25 22.62 152.17 -1.17 1.12 106.9 108.2 16.33
1992-93 NJN 79 65 .500 .451 8.21 20.77 14.48 8.80 14.33 0.76 3.81 16.88 156.22 -1.70 1.12 103.7 103.9 13.25
1993-94 LAL 25 7 .535 .439 5.18 20.69 12.79 12.51 17.10 0.36 3.10 19.40 155.35 -2.08 1.30 103.1 108.6 13.47
1994-95 LAL 67 10 .500 .446 6.51 19.34 12.96 13.08 22.91 0.86 4.48 13.93 138.78 -0.98 1.15 97.3 108.4 10.34
CAREER   511 349 .510 .456 8.99 20.75 14.76 10.81 15.21 0.90 3.85 18.62 150.25 -1.83 1.18 104.5 106.0 14.58

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NBA Transactions

Jun 19, 1984 - The Portland Trail Blazers selected Sam Bowie in Round 1 with Pick 2 in the 1984 NBA Draft.
Sep 26, 1984 - Sam Bowie signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.
Jun 24, 1989 - Sam Bowie was acquired by the New Jersey Nets from the Portland Trail Blazers in a trade.
Mar 29, 1990 - Sam Bowie signed a veteran extension with the New Jersey Nets.
Jun 21, 1993 - Sam Bowie was acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers from the New Jersey Nets in a trade.
Jul 1, 1995 - Sam Bowie, previously with the Los Angeles Lakers, became a free agent.
Sep 29, 1995 - Sam Bowie retired from professional basketball.
Jul 17, 1996 - The Los Angeles Lakers renounced their free-agent exception rights to Sam Bowie.

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NBA Awards & Honors

All-Rookie First Team - 1985

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1984-85 POR 9 9 28.8 7.33 2.89 6.56 .441 0.00 0.00 .000 1.56 2.78 .560 1.78 6.67 8.44 2.33 0.44 2.33 1.33 4.00
1988-89 POR 3 1 22.3 10.33 4.00 9.33 .429 0.33 0.67 .500 2.00 2.67 .750 3.33 3.33 6.67 1.00 0.00 2.33 1.00 2.67
1991-92 NJN 4 4 28.0 9.25 3.50 8.25 .424 0.25 0.50 .500 2.00 3.00 .667 2.00 2.75 4.75 2.25 0.75 0.75 1.25 4.75
1992-93 NJN 3 3 23.7 3.33 1.33 3.00 .444 0.00 0.00 .000 0.67 0.67 1.000 0.67 3.33 4.00 0.67 2.00 0.33 1.33 3.00
1994-95 LAL 10 0 13.5 2.10 0.80 3.00 .267 0.00 0.00 .000 0.50 0.50 1.000 1.30 2.00 3.30 0.30 0.10 0.90 0.60 2.50
CAREER   29 17 22.2 5.69 2.21 5.48 .403 0.07 0.14 .500 1.21 1.79 .673 1.69 3.83 5.52 1.31 0.48 1.41 1.03 3.34

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1984-85 POR 9 9 259 66 26 59 .441 0 0 .000 14 25 .560 16 60 76 21 4 21 12 36
1988-89 POR 3 1 67 31 12 28 .429 1 2 .500 6 8 .750 10 10 20 3 0 7 3 8
1991-92 NJN 4 4 112 37 14 33 .424 1 2 .500 8 12 .667 8 11 19 9 3 3 5 19
1992-93 NJN 3 3 71 10 4 9 .444 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 2 10 12 2 6 1 4 9
1994-95 LAL 10 0 135 21 8 30 .267 0 0 .000 5 5 1.000 13 20 33 3 1 9 6 25
CAREER   29 17 644 165 64 159 .403 2 4 .500 35 52 .673 49 111 160 38 14 41 30 97

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1984-85 POR 9 9 2 0 0 1 0 0 .110 1.75 0.33 0.42 4 5 .444 - 0.20 0.20
1988-89 POR 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .117 1.00 0.00 0.29 0 3 .000 0.08 0.01 0.09
1991-92 NJN 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .137 1.80 0.60 0.36 1 3 .250 0.01 0.07 0.08
1992-93 NJN 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 0.50 1.50 0.22 1 2 .333 -0.07 0.11 0.04
1994-95 LAL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .034 0.50 0.17 0.17 5 5 .500 -0.26 0.23 -0.03
CAREER   29 17 3 0 0 1 0 0 .088 1.27 0.47 0.33 11 18 .379 -0.24 0.62 0.38

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1984-85 POR 9 9 .471 .441 6.38 26.15 15.82 9.44 14.63 0.72 4.68 12.33 100.07 0.77 1.12 101.9 112.2 11.42
1988-89 POR 3 1 .492 .446 14.72 18.85 16.53 6.31 8.69 - 7.06 20.98 167.86 -1.54 1.11 111.2 118.8 18.11
1991-92 NJN 4 4 .483 .439 7.00 11.50 9.05 10.71 11.55 1.35 1.74 15.77 159.09 0.89 1.12 104.3 115.7 10.27
1992-93 NJN 3 3 .506 .444 3.50 16.10 10.06 4.06 28.82 4.47 0.91 9.07 144.44 -3.97 1.11 83.3 104.9 7.89
1994-95 LAL 10 0 .326 .267 10.90 17.71 14.21 3.68 15.71 0.40 4.90 13.37 126.67 -3.13 0.70 79.1 105.9 5.38
CAREER   29 17 .454 .409 8.14 20.18 13.89 8.22 14.16 1.10 4.15 14.04 157.56 -0.75 1.04 98.3 110.3 10.33

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NCAA

College: Kentucky (1984)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1979-80 Kentucky Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1980-81 Kentucky So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1981-82 Kentucky RS-Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1982-83 Kentucky RS-Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1983-84 Kentucky Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Consensus All-American Second Team - 1981
NABC All-American Second Team - 1981
AP All-American Second Team - 1984
AP All-American Third Team - 1981
USBWA All-American Second Team - 1981
UPI All-American Third Team - 1981


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What is the age of Sam Bowie?

Sam Bowie is 62 years old.

What is the height of Sam Bowie?

Sam Bowie is 7-1 (216cm) tall.

What is the weight of Sam Bowie?

Sam Bowie is 235 lbs (107kg).

What is the birthday of Sam Bowie?

Sam Bowie was born on Mar 17, 1961.

What position does Sam Bowie play?

Sam Bowie plays the C position.

What was the pre-draft team of Sam Bowie?

Sam Bowie was drafted out of Kentucky.

What high school did Sam Bowie attend?

Sam Bowie attended Lebanon High School in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

What nationality is Sam Bowie?

Sam Bowie has a United States nationality.

Where was Sam Bowie born?

Sam Bowie was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

How many NBA seasons has Sam Bowie played?

Sam Bowie played 10 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Sam Bowie?

Sam Bowie had career averages 10.9 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.8 blocks, 0.5 steals in 511 games.

What are the career totals of Sam Bowie?

Sam Bowie had career totals of 5,564 points, 3,845 rebounds, 1,075 assists, 909 blocks, 263 steals in 511 games.

How many teams has Sam Bowie been on?

Sam Bowie played for 3 NBA teams in his career - Los Angeles Lakers, New Jersey Nets, Portland Trail Blazers.

When was Sam Bowie drafted?

Sam Bowie was drafted in the 1st round (#2 overall) of the 1984 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers.

What is Sam Bowie's career high in points?

Sam Bowie averaged a career high 16.0 points per game in 1986-1987.

What is Sam Bowie's career high in rebounds?

Sam Bowie averaged a career high 10.1 rebounds per game in 1989-1990.

What is Sam Bowie's career high in assists?

Sam Bowie averaged a career high 2.8 assists per game in 1984-1985.

What is the career PER of Sam Bowie's?

Sam Bowie had a career PER of 14.6.