Sam Bowie 
#51 PF | 7-1, 284lbs | Mavericks | Experience: 4 years
Born: 3/17/1961 (27) | College: Kentucky

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 74 42 59 19 36 39 81 93 79 12 32 87 32 75 71 89  
 Potential: A C B D C C A A A D D A          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995 
 Value: $2,472,394  $2,657,824  $2,843,254  $3,028,684  $3,214,114  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 4                

Season Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1987 NPBSL DAL 82 82 34.3 15.1 2.7 5.9 2.7 2.4 1.13 0.6 3.0 3.6 .523 .668 .219  
 1986 NPBSL DAL 71 71 32.3 20.7 3.1 6.0 2.4 2.1 1.17 0.4 2.9 3.8 .530 .734 .357  
 1985 NPBSL DAL 82 82 32.5 17.2 2.8 5.9 2.2 2.2 0.97 0.4 3.0 3.8 .515 .716 .226  
 1984 NPBSL DAL 82 82 31.1 13.9 2.5 5.5 2.1 2.1 0.98 0.4 2.4 3.8 .516 .729 .200  
 Career     317 317 32.6 16.6 2.7 5.8 2.4 2.2 1.06 0.4 2.8 3.7 .521 .712 .252  

Shooting Averages

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1987 NPBSL DAL 6.4 12.1 .523 2.3 3.5 .668 4.7 7.4 .641 1.5 4.4 .351 0.1 0.4 .219  
 1986 NPBSL DAL 8.7 16.4 .530 3.2 4.3 .734 6.3 10.2 .616 2.3 5.8 .392 0.1 0.4 .357  
 1985 NPBSL DAL 7.3 14.1 .515 2.6 3.6 .716 5.6 9.0 .621 1.6 4.7 .334 0.1 0.4 .226  
 1984 NPBSL DAL 5.6 11.0 .516 2.6 3.5 .729 4.0 6.4 .621 1.6 4.3 .377 0.0 0.2 .200  
 Career     6.9 13.3 .521 2.7 3.7 .712 5.1 8.2 .624 1.7 4.8 .364 0.1 0.4 .252  

Season Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1987 82 82 2815 521 996 189 283 7 32 1238 222 702 222 46 196 46 250 298 459 
 1986 71 71 2290 618 1165 226 308 10 28 1472 217 640 173 30 148 30 206 271 317 
 1985 82 82 2666 595 1155 214 299 7 31 1411 226 711 179 34 184 34 248 309 1 
 1984 82 82 2549 463 898 212 291 4 20 1142 205 658 171 32 175 32 197 310 47 
 Career 317 317 10320 2197 4214 841 1181 28 111 5263 870 2711 745 142 703 142 901 1188 824 

Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1987 NPBSL DAL .552 1.24 14.4 12.7 20.0 8.5 18.1 13.3 17.8 263.1 8.8 5.6 106.0 98.1  
 1986 NPBSL DAL .566 1.26 10.7 9.1 27.0 10.1 19.7 14.9 23.5 441.4 14.7 4.5 108.2 100.7  
 1985 NPBSL DAL .549 1.22 10.8 11.2 23.7 9.5 20.6 15.0 19.5 355.5 11.9 0.0 104.6 104.0  
 1984 NPBSL DAL .557 1.27 12.5 12.8 20.2 9.0 19.0 14.1 17.1 246.2 8.2 0.6 103.9 102.4  
 Career     .556 1.25 12.1 11.4 22.6 9.2 19.3 14.3 19.3 1306.2 43.5 2.6 105.6 101.3  

Playoff Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1987 NPBSL DAL 12 12 32.3 14.8 2.7 6.4 3.2 3.1 1.03 1.1 2.4 3.8 .594 .565 .000  
 1986 NPBSL DAL 7 7 32.6 18.9 2.4 4.4 3.3 2.7 1.21 0.4 2.0 3.6 .500 .833 .000  
 Career     19 19 32.4 16.3 2.6 5.7 3.2 2.9 1.09 0.8 2.3 3.7 .552 .702 .000  

Playoff Shooting

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1987 NPBSL DAL 6.8 11.5 .594 1.1 1.9 .565 5.0 6.9 .723 1.8 4.4 .415 0.0 0.2 .000  
 1986 NPBSL DAL 8.0 16.0 .500 2.9 3.4 .833 4.3 6.9 .625 3.7 8.1 .456 0.0 1.0 .000  
 Career     7.3 13.2 .552 1.7 2.5 .702 4.7 6.9 .687 2.5 5.8 .436 0.0 0.5 .000  

Playoff Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1987 12 12 388 82 138 13 23 0 2 177 32 109 38 13 37 13 29 45 -63 
 1986 7 7 228 56 112 20 24 0 7 132 17 48 23 3 19 3 14 25 -12 
 Career 19 19 616 138 250 33 47 0 9 309 49 157 61 16 56 16 43 70 -75 

Playoff Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1987 NPBSL DAL .595 1.28 17.0 16.6 19.3 8.4 20.7 14.5 15.8 25.3 0.8 -5.3 100.1 106.8  
 1986 NPBSL DAL .537 1.18 13.9 11.5 26.7 7.5 14.5 10.9 14.7 14.1 0.5 -1.7 100.8 103.2  
 Career     .568 1.24 15.7 14.4 22.1 8.0 18.4 13.1 15.4 39.3 1.3 -3.9 100.3 105.5  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1983 - 36 0 25.3 18.4 4.6 9.4 2.1 3.1 0.69 0.7 2.4 2.6 .575 .718 .000  
 Total   36 0 25.3 18.4 4.6 9.4 2.1 3.1 0.69 0.7 2.4 2.6 .575 .718 .000  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1983 36 0 911 287 499 89 124 0 0 663 165 505 77 26 111 26 88 95 0 
 Career 36 0 911 287 499 89 124 0 0 663 165 505 77 26 111 26 88 95 0 

Career Highs

 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 29 7 15 8 3 9 7 13 19 11 12 1 2  
 Playoff 29 5 15 6 4 7 6 14 23 5 6 0 3  
 Career 39 10 18 8 4 10 7 18 29 11 14 2 3  

Game Logs

 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/20 SAS L 41 10 15 7 9 0 1 27 3 13 3 4 1 2 4 -10
 10/23 HOU L 30 9 16 2 2 0 0 20 2 10 4 4 0 2 5 7
 10/24 MIL L 29 8 11 6 6 1 1 23 0 2 0 2 0 1 5 0
 10/26 ATL W 42 10 19 5 8 0 0 25 3 11 1 2 0 6 1 15
 10/27 DET W 43 10 17 1 2 0 1 21 6 11 5 2 1 5 4 6
 10/29 BOS L 37 10 17 0 0 0 0 20 4 8 3 0 0 5 5 -16
 11/3 HOU L 37 9 18 3 4 0 1 21 7 15 2 4 0 1 4 -30
 11/4 HOU W 43 5 8 3 6 0 0 13 3 12 6 3 0 2 2 4
 11/6 LAL W 40 10 16 1 2 0 0 21 1 10 6 4 2 4 4 7
 11/8 LAL W 41 5 18 1 2 0 0 11 1 10 5 5 0 4 4 11
 11/10 CLE W 17 6 7 1 2 1 1 14 3 5 1 0 1 2 4 32
 11/12 BOS L 36 6 10 0 0 1 2 13 1 4 1 1 0 1 3 -3
 11/13 SAS W 41 6 16 2 2 0 0 14 3 10 3 2 0 3 2 6
 11/15 PHI L 33 8 14 3 6 0 0 19 5 7 2 2 1 2 5 -4
 11/17 SDC W 42 8 15 3 4 0 1 19 2 10 3 5 1 1 3 16
 11/18 SAS L 38 7 14 0 2 0 0 14 4 8 3 4 2 1 6 -8
 11/21 SAS L 31 7 13 1 2 0 1 15 3 10 1 6 0 2 4 -23
 11/22 SEA L 39 7 12 1 2 0 0 15 3 11 2 3 0 8 5 -10
 11/24 IND L 34 5 11 4 8 0 0 14 2 8 3 5 0 5 6 -9
 11/26 GSW W 40 11 19 1 4 0 0 23 5 10 3 3 3 5 3 9
 11/27 HOU W 27 4 10 2 2 0 1 10 2 11 3 1 0 3 5 15
 11/29 CHI W 38 6 11 3 6 0 0 15 0 6 1 0 0 3 2 16
 12/1 POR L 29 5 10 0 0 0 1 10 1 5 1 3 0 0 5 -12
 12/2 UTA L 40 10 17 1 2 0 0 21 2 14 2 6 1 3 5 -6
 12/4 PHX W 32 10 15 0 0 0 0 20 2 11 4 6 0 4 2 23
 12/5 UTA W 23 4 8 4 4 0 1 12 1 6 2 4 0 0 5 4
 12/7 KCK W 36 10 18 6 8 0 1 26 6 11 1 1 1 4 3 19
 12/8 SDC W 41 8 15 4 4 0 2 20 4 12 2 3 1 3 1 9
 12/10 GSW W 32 4 14 8 10 0 0 16 4 8 2 3 0 1 5 -2
 12/12 UTA L 34 6 14 0 2 0 0 12 2 8 2 1 0 4 2 -16
 12/13 LAL W 47 11 18 1 2 0 1 23 6 14 3 1 1 7 5 15
 12/16 DEN W 35 7 9 1 2 0 0 15 1 7 5 0 1 0 3 11
 12/17 KCK L 41 9 17 1 2 0 1 19 4 9 5 0 0 3 4 -3
 12/20 DET L 42 3 14 1 2 0 2 7 6 8 6 2 0 3 2 -2
 12/22 NJN W 39 8 14 4 4 0 0 20 5 15 3 1 1 9 3 15
 12/24 SEA W 31 10 14 7 9 0 0 27 4 9 2 2 0 3 2 21
 12/26 NYK L 37 6 13 0 0 0 1 12 4 10 4 1 0 2 5 2
 12/27 DEN W 33 7 9 2 2 0 0 16 6 12 2 3 0 2 4 13
 12/29 SDC W 38 7 15 0 0 0 1 14 4 8 1 3 0 3 4 8
 12/31 PHX W 37 7 19 1 2 0 0 15 4 7 2 3 0 5 4 -1
 1/2 UTA W 35 6 14 10 12 0 0 22 1 7 5 0 0 5 4 23
 1/4 SDC W 37 9 19 1 2 0 0 19 4 12 1 1 1 4 2 19
 1/6 ATL W 43 9 15 0 0 0 0 18 3 10 3 3 2 7 1 4
 1/7 NJN W 41 7 11 5 7 1 1 20 1 10 4 1 1 4 2 7
 1/9 MIL L 39 4 8 0 0 0 0 8 2 8 4 5 1 7 6 -3
 1/11 LAL W 41 8 15 3 6 0 0 19 1 6 3 3 1 1 5 8
 1/12 SEA L 23 3 8 2 2 1 1 9 0 7 5 1 0 1 4 1
 1/16 SAS L 36 3 11 1 2 0 1 7 2 7 2 0 1 1 3 -20
 1/17 BOS W 37 6 11 2 2 0 0 14 4 5 3 0 0 7 4 14
 1/20 NYK L 40 6 13 2 2 0 1 14 2 10 1 2 1 2 4 -12
 1/21 HOU L 34 8 13 2 4 0 0 18 3 8 3 3 0 2 4 8
 1/24 GSW W 29 6 8 3 4 1 1 16 1 12 3 1 2 3 3 27
 1/25 SEA W 40 9 15 1 6 0 0 19 3 7 1 5 1 2 4 13
 1/29 POR W 36 9 14 0 0 0 0 18 3 5 7 4 1 6 1 21
 1/30 KCK W 30 4 8 8 12 0 0 16 3 10 2 3 0 1 1 19
 2/2 LAL W 45 13 18 3 6 0 0 29 2 12 2 3 0 5 5 0
 2/3 DEN L 37 0 5 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 0 6 -1
 2/9 KCK W 34 7 9 6 8 0 0 20 5 10 2 1 0 2 4 24
 2/10 GSW L 32 4 13 0 0 0 0 8 3 7 5 1 0 3 3 -17
 2/14 HOU W 24 4 8 1 2 0 0 9 4 8 1 2 0 0 4 23
 2/15 CLE W 35 3 8 4 4 0 1 10 1 4 8 2 0 2 4 18
 2/17 PHX W 27 5 6 2 2 0 0 12 1 4 2 3 0 1 3 -1
 2/18 HOU W 27 2 9 0 0 0 0 4 5 13 1 1 0 3 4 2
 2/23 KCK W 36 5 12 6 6 0 0 16 1 7 1 2 0 4 3 8
 2/24 DEN W 24 5 9 3 6 1 1 14 2 8 2 1 0 2 4 13
 2/29 ATL W 35 8 16 3 3 0 1 19 6 13 1 3 0 5 2 12
 3/1 PHX L 38 8 15 2 2 0 0 18 3 6 1 1 0 4 3 -20
 3/5 POR L 29 5 13 0 0 0 0 10 1 4 5 2 3 3 6 -1
 3/9 MIL W 35 6 9 4 6 0 0 16 3 11 5 4 0 6 2 7
 3/11 PHI L 30 1 7 2 2 0 2 4 3 8 2 3 0 4 5 -4
 3/12 KCK W 37 8 13 1 2 0 0 17 6 9 4 1 1 1 4 7
 3/15 UTA L 29 4 7 4 6 0 1 12 2 7 0 5 1 1 4 -6
 3/16 SAS L 31 5 8 0 2 0 0 10 0 7 1 3 1 6 6 3
 3/19 DET L 36 6 13 11 12 0 1 23 2 9 5 3 1 2 6 1
 3/20 IND W 21 3 8 2 4 0 0 8 0 3 2 1 1 3 4 13
 3/22 POR L 35 11 18 4 6 0 0 26 6 12 1 1 0 3 6 -5
 3/24 DEN W 31 8 12 3 5 0 0 19 2 10 3 2 1 2 3 8
 3/26 POR W 31 4 9 0 0 0 0 8 2 8 3 1 3 2 2 24
 3/28 GSW W 32 8 13 0 2 0 0 16 0 8 5 2 1 6 2 3
 3/30 UTA W 34 5 9 4 4 1 1 15 0 5 2 3 0 6 3 9
 4/3 CHI W 33 8 14 0 0 0 0 16 4 8 2 1 0 1 0 17
 4/9 SDC W 24 7 9 2 4 0 0 16 2 7 1 2 0 2 4 20
 4/10 SEA W 32 4 6 0 2 0 0 8 1 5 1 0 0 4 5 6
 4/15 WAS W 33 5 9 0 0 0 0 10 1 5 5 0 1 8 1 11
 4/16 DEN W 32 5 10 4 5 0 0 14 3 8 1 7 2 2 4 -6
 4/18 WAS W 30 5 10 4 6 0 1 14 1 9 1 7 0 0 5 14
 4/20 SAS W 33 3 9 1 2 0 0 7 1 10 1 3 1 1 4 13
 4/21 PHX W 28 7 14 1 2 0 0 15 4 9 4 1 0 0 3 8
 4/23 GSW W 31 7 12 2 4 0 0 16 0 4 3 2 2 1 4 1
 4/24 GSW L 23 5 7 0 0 0 1 10 0 6 2 4 0 1 5 -6
 4/26 GSW L 32 7 9 1 2 0 0 15 0 4 2 0 0 0 4 -29
 4/27 GSW W 42 10 14 0 0 0 0 20 0 6 2 3 1 4 3 2
 4/29 GSW W 21 5 6 1 2 0 0 11 4 8 2 4 1 2 3 11
 5/1 GSW L 44 11 20 5 6 0 0 27 4 15 6 6 1 2 4 -2
 5/3 GSW W 31 9 15 0 2 0 0 18 5 10 2 1 0 1 3 2
 5/5 POR L 43 8 15 0 2 0 0 16 4 14 3 3 2 7 3 -4
 5/6 POR W 41 5 12 2 2 0 0 12 5 13 6 5 4 3 3 -1
 5/8 POR L 28 5 8 0 0 0 1 10 5 11 2 4 1 2 4 -9
 5/9 POR L 12 3 3 0 1 0 0 6 2 3 2 1 0 1 4 -5
 5/11 POR L 40 7 17 2 2 0 0 16 3 15 6 4 1 5 5 -23

Awards and Achievements

 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 39
 Total All-Star Appearances: 1
 1984 NPSBL Rookie Game Participant
 1984 NPSBL All-Rookie First Team
 1985 NPBSL Rookie Game Participant
 1986 NPBSL All-Star

Transactions

 Date Action
 6/27/1984 Drafted by the Mavericks with pick #6 of round 1.

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