Sam Jones vs. Kostas Papanikolaou Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kostas Papanikolaou and Sam Jones that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Sam Jones

vs.

Kostas Papanikolaou

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Jones 10 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Seasons Sam Jones 12 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Playoffs Played Sam Jones 12 Kostas Papanikolaou 1

All-Star Games Sam Jones 5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jones 3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 17.7 Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.9 Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.5 Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 15,411 Kostas Papanikolaou 249

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 4,305 Kostas Papanikolaou 158

Total Assists Sam Jones 2,209 Kostas Papanikolaou 101

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 42

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 18

Total Games Sam Jones 871 Kostas Papanikolaou 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .456 Kostas Papanikolaou .354

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou .297

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .803 Kostas Papanikolaou .688

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 25.9 (1965) Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 6.0 (1959) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.2 (1966) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 18.9 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.7 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 2,909 Kostas Papanikolaou 3

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 718 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Total Assists Sam Jones 358 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Games Sam Jones 154 Kostas Papanikolaou 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .447 Kostas Papanikolaou .250

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou .000

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .811 Kostas Papanikolaou .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 28.6 (1965) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 7.1 (1962) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.1 (1962) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.