Sam Jones stats
Last played for the Boston Celtics, 1968-69
Bio
- Debut
- 1957
- College
- North Carolina Central
- All-NBA Second Team
- 3x
Bio
- Debut
- 1957
- College
- North Carolina Central
- All-NBA Second Team
- 3x
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 17.7
- REB
- 0.0
- AST
- 2.5
- STL
- 0.0
- BLK
- 0.0
- TS%
- 50.3
- MIN
- 27.9
- GP
- 871
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 |  BOS | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.2 | 10.6 | 56 |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 10.7 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.2 | 20.6 | 71 |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 11.9 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 20.4 | 74 |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 15.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.3 | 26 | 78 |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 18.4 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.7 | 30.6 | 78 |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 19.7 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51.8 | 30.6 | 76 |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 19.4 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.1 | 31.3 | 76 |
| 1964-65 | BOS | 25.9 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.5 | 36.1 | 80 |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 23.5 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 52.1 | 32.2 | 67 |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 22.1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.8 | 32.3 | 72 |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 21.3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51.3 | 33 | 73 |
| 1968-69 | BOS | 16.3 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.1 | 26 | 70 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 18.9
- REB
- 0.0
- 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
- 0
- AST
- 2,209
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 0
- FGM
- 6,271
- 3PTM
- 0
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 | BOS | 260 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 761 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 305 | 0 |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 878 | 0 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 355 | 0 |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 1,171 | 0 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 480 | 0 |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 1,435 | 0 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 596 | 0 |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 1,499 | 0 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 621 | 0 |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 1,473 | 0 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 612 | 0 |
| 1964-65 | BOS | 2,070 | 0 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 821 | 0 |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 1,577 | 0 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 626 | 0 |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 1,594 | 0 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 638 | 0 |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 1,553 | 0 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 621 | 0 |
| 1968-69 | BOS | 1,140 | 0 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 496 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 22.8
- REB
- 0.0
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 | BOS | 15.6 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.2 | 10.6 | 56 |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 18.7 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.2 | 20.6 | 71 |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 21.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 20.4 | 74 |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 20.8 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.3 | 26 | 78 |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 21.6 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.7 | 30.6 | 78 |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 23.2 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51.8 | 30.6 | 76 |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 22.3 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.1 | 31.3 | 76 |
| 1964-65 | BOS | 25.8 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.5 | 36.1 | 80 |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 26.3 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 52.1 | 32.2 | 67 |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 24.6 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.8 | 32.3 | 72 |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 23.2 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51.3 | 33 | 73 |
| 1968-69 | BOS | 22.6 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.1 | 26 | 70 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
What were Sam Jones's career stats?
Sam Jones played 12 seasons for the Celtics. He scored 15,411 points with 0 rebounds and 2,209 assists in 871 games — 17.7 points, 0.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. His best season was 1964-65: 2,070 points, 0 rebounds and 223 assists.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 12 postseasons, 1957-58 to 1968-69
Championships ×10
- 1958-59 NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics
- 1959-60 NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics
- 1960-61 NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics
- 1961-62 NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics
- 1962-63 NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics
- 1963-64 NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics
- 1964-65 NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics
- 1965-66 NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics
- 1967-68 NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics
- 1968-69 NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics
Awards
All-time career rank
- 131st in points (15,411)
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.