Jerome James vs. Sam Jones Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Jones and Jerome James 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

Jerome James

vs.

Sam Jones

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerome James: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerome James 0 Sam Jones 10

NBA Seasons Jerome James 9 Sam Jones 12

Playoffs Played Jerome James 3 Sam Jones 12

All-Star Games Jerome James 0 Sam Jones 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerome James 0 Sam Jones 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome James 4.3 Sam Jones 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 3.1 Sam Jones 4.9

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.3 Sam Jones 2.5

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.3 Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.1 Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome James 1,540 Sam Jones 15,411

Total Rebounds Jerome James 1,099 Sam Jones 4,305

Total Assists Jerome James 118 Sam Jones 2,209

Total Steals Jerome James 92 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks Jerome James 384 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games Jerome James 358 Sam Jones 871

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome James .485 Sam Jones .456

3-Point Percentage Jerome James .000 Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerome James .617 Sam Jones .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome James 5.4 (2003) Sam Jones 25.9 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 4.2 (2003) Sam Jones 6.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.5 (2003) Sam Jones 3.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.5 (2009) Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.6 (2003) Sam Jones - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome James 9.4 Sam Jones 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 5.2 Sam Jones 4.7

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.5 Sam Jones 2.3

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.4 Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.5 Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome James 160 Sam Jones 2,909

Total Rebounds Jerome James 89 Sam Jones 718

Total Assists Jerome James 9 Sam Jones 358

Total Steals Jerome James 6 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks Jerome James 25 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games Jerome James 17 Sam Jones 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome James .493 Sam Jones .447

3-Point Percentage Jerome James - Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerome James .722 Sam Jones .811

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome James 12.5 (2005) Sam Jones 28.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 6.8 (2005) Sam Jones 7.1 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.8 (2002) Sam Jones 3.1 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.5 (2005) Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.8 (2005) 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.