Sam Jones stats

Last played for the Boston Celtics, 1968-69

Age 93

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Sam Jones played 12 NBA seasons, 1957-58 to 1968-69.

Stats

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Per game

Career regular season

PTS
17.7
REB
3.4
AST
2.5
STL
0.0
BLK
0.0
TS%
50.3
MIN
27.9
GP
871
Per game by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1957-58BOS4.61.60.70.00.048.210.656
1958-59BOS10.74.41.40.00.048.220.671
1959-60BOS11.93.71.70.00.050.020.474
1960-61BOS15.02.72.80.00.049.326.078
1961-62BOS18.43.03.00.00.050.730.678
1962-63BOS19.72.73.20.00.051.830.676
1963-64BOS19.43.62.70.00.049.131.376
1964-65BOS25.93.82.80.00.050.536.180
1965-66BOS23.54.53.20.00.052.132.267
1966-67BOS22.13.73.00.00.050.832.372
1967-68BOS21.34.03.00.00.051.333.073
1968-69BOS16.33.42.60.00.048.126.070

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Career Postseason

PTS
18.9
REB
4.7
AST
2.3
STL
0.0
BLK
0.0
TS%
50.1
MIN
30.2
GP
154

Totals

Career regular season

PTS
15,411
REB
2,993
AST
2,209
STL
0
BLK
0
TO
0
FGM
6,271
3PTM
0
Totals by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better.FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws.3PTM: Three-point shots made.
1957-58BOS26090370001000
1958-59BOS7613091010003050
1959-60BOS8782751250003550
1960-61BOS1,1712082170004800
1961-62BOS1,4352322320005960
1962-63BOS1,4992082410006210
1963-64BOS1,4732762020006120
1964-65BOS2,0703012230008210
1965-66BOS1,5773002160006260
1966-67BOS1,5942672170006380
1967-68BOS1,5532892160006210
1968-69BOS1,1402381820004960

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM

Per 36 min

Career regular season

PTS
22.8
REB
4.4
AST
3.2
STL
0.0
BLK
0.0
TS%
50.3
MIN
27.9
GP
871

Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.

Per 36 min by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1957-58BOS15.65.42.40.00.048.210.656
1958-59BOS18.77.72.40.00.048.220.671
1959-60BOS21.06.53.00.00.050.020.474
1960-61BOS20.83.73.90.00.049.326.078
1961-62BOS21.63.53.50.00.050.730.678
1962-63BOS23.23.23.80.00.051.830.676
1963-64BOS22.34.13.10.00.049.131.376
1964-65BOS25.83.82.80.00.050.536.180
1965-66BOS26.35.03.60.00.052.132.267
1966-67BOS24.64.13.30.00.050.832.372
1967-68BOS23.24.43.30.00.051.333.073
1968-69BOS22.64.73.60.00.048.126.070

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
871
ESPN
20,916.0
YAHOO
22,316.1
ESPN/G
24.0
YAHOO/G
25.6

Fantasy points in ESPN’s and Yahoo’s default points leagues, worked out here from the season totals.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.ESPN: Fantasy points in ESPN’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.YAHOO: Fantasy points in Yahoo’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.ESPN/G: ESPN fantasy points per game played.YAHOO/G: Yahoo fantasy points per game played.
1957-58BOS56367.0423.56.67.6
1958-59BOS711,134.01,283.316.018.1
1959-60BOS741,279.01,395.517.318.9
1960-61BOS781,647.01,746.121.122.4
1961-62BOS781,985.02,061.425.426.4
1962-63BOS762,059.02,110.127.127.8
1963-64BOS761,949.02,107.225.627.7
1964-65BOS802,547.02,765.731.834.6
1965-66BOS672,144.02,261.032.033.7
1966-67BOS722,112.02,239.929.331.1
1967-68BOS732,103.02,223.828.830.5
1968-69BOS701,590.01,698.622.724.3

What the columns mean: GP · ESPN/G

Bio

Age
93 yearsJun 24, 1933
Debut
1957
Birthplace
Wilmington, NC
College
North Carolina Central
All-NBA Second Team
3x

Latest performance

Sam Jones

May 05 · @ LAL · W 108-106

MIN
32
PTS
24
REB
7
AST
2
FG%
62.5

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentPTSREBASTMIN
Mon, May 05atLALW 108-106247232
Sat, May 03vsLALW 99-9092014
Thu, May 01atLALL 117-104254434
Tue, Apr 29vsLALW 89-88164127
Sun, Apr 27vsLALW 111-105153335
Fri, Apr 25atLALL 118-112214037

What were Sam Jones's career stats?

Sam Jones played 12 seasons for the Celtics. He scored 15,411 points with 2,993 rebounds and 2,209 assists in 871 games — 17.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. His best season was 1964-65: 2,070 points, 301 rebounds and 223 assists.

League leaderboards and awards

12 seasons, 12 postseasons, 1957-58 to 1968-69

Championships ×10

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 150th in points (15,411)

Among the 2,819 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

More on Sam Jones

Playoff series

Sam Jones played 154 games across 12 NBA postseasons in 27 series — 25 won, 2 lost.

Sam Jones's line in each playoff series
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1968-69PHIWon 4-1517.03.41.6
1968-69NYWon 4-2614.52.72.2
1968-69LALWon 4-3718.73.62.3
1967-68DETWon 4-2620.04.32.3
1967-68PHIWon 4-3723.62.72.7
1967-68LALWon 4-2617.53.22.8
1966-67NYWon 3-1433.54.83.3
1966-67PHILost 1-4521.25.43.0
1965-66SACWon 3-2526.63.02.0
1965-66PHIWon 4-1525.85.24.0
1965-66LALWon 4-3722.96.43.3
1964-65PHIWon 4-3729.14.42.4
1964-65LALWon 4-1527.84.82.6
1963-64SACWon 4-1525.25.01.8
1963-64GSWon 4-1521.24.42.8
1962-63SACWon 4-3723.05.31.8
1962-63LALWon 4-2624.77.33.2
1961-62GSWon 4-3719.08.13.3
1961-62LALWon 4-3722.16.03.0
1960-61PHIWon 4-1513.84.82.0
1960-61HAWWon 4-1512.46.02.4
1959-60GSWon 4-266.33.21.3
1959-60HAWWon 4-379.93.11.4
1958-59PHIWon 4-3710.66.33.0
1958-59LALWon 4-049.84.82.0
1957-58GSWon 3-030.71.00.0
1957-58HAWLost 2-355.84.0—

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST

Sam Jones’s playoff series, round by round

Per game, from NBA game logs since the 1946-47 postseason — earlier series are not counted.