Travis Best vs. Sam Jones Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Jones and Travis Best 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

Travis Best

vs.

Sam Jones

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Travis Best: 1995-96 to 2004-05
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Travis Best 0 Sam Jones 10

NBA Seasons Travis Best 10 Sam Jones 12

Playoffs Played Travis Best 6 Sam Jones 12

All-Star Games Travis Best 0 Sam Jones 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 Sam Jones 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.6 Sam Jones 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 1.8 Sam Jones 4.9

Assists Per Game Travis Best 3.5 Sam Jones 2.5

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.9 Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 5,376 Sam Jones 15,411

Total Rebounds Travis Best 1,249 Sam Jones 4,305

Total Assists Travis Best 2,444 Sam Jones 2,209

Total Steals Travis Best 661 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks Travis Best 60 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games Travis Best 708 Sam Jones 871

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .431 Sam Jones .456

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .345 Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .835 Sam Jones .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 11.9 (2001) Sam Jones 25.9 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.9 (2001) Sam Jones 6.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 6.1 (2001) Sam Jones 3.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.4 (2001) Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 (2001) Sam Jones - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.0 Sam Jones 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.0 Sam Jones 4.7

Assists Per Game Travis Best 2.7 Sam Jones 2.3

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.7 Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 442 Sam Jones 2,909

Total Rebounds Travis Best 126 Sam Jones 718

Total Assists Travis Best 173 Sam Jones 358

Total Steals Travis Best 45 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks Travis Best 8 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games Travis Best 63 Sam Jones 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .413 Sam Jones .447

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .303 Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .875 Sam Jones .811

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 9.8 (2001) Sam Jones 28.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 4.8 (2001) Sam Jones 7.1 (1962)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 9.3 (2001) Sam Jones 3.1 (1962)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.2 (1996) Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.2 (1998) Sam Jones - n/a **

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.