Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Sam Jones Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Jones and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Sam Jones

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Sam Jones 10

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Sam Jones 12

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Sam Jones 12

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Sam Jones 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Sam Jones 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Sam Jones 3

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Sam Jones 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Sam Jones 17.7

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Sam Jones 4.9

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Sam Jones 2.5

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Sam Jones 15,411

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Sam Jones 4,305

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Sam Jones 2,209

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Sam Jones 871

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Sam Jones .456

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Sam Jones .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Sam Jones 25.9 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Sam Jones 6.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Sam Jones 3.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Sam Jones - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Sam Jones 18.9

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Sam Jones 4.7

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Sam Jones 2.3

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Sam Jones 2,909

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Sam Jones 718

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Sam Jones 358

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Sam Jones 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Sam Jones .447

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Sam Jones .811

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Sam Jones 28.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Sam Jones 7.1 (1962)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Sam Jones 3.1 (1962)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) 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.