Jim Eakins vs. Sam Jones Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Jones and Jim Eakins 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

Jim Eakins

vs.

Sam Jones

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Eakins: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Eakins 0 Sam Jones 10

NBA Seasons Jim Eakins 2 Sam Jones 12

Playoffs Played Jim Eakins 1 Sam Jones 12

All-Star Games Jim Eakins 0 Sam Jones 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Eakins 0 Sam Jones 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Eakins 5.5 Sam Jones 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Eakins 3.8 Sam Jones 4.9

Assists Per Game Jim Eakins 1.3 Sam Jones 2.5

Steals Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Eakins 0.6 Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Eakins 628 Sam Jones 15,411

Total Rebounds Jim Eakins 436 Sam Jones 4,305

Total Assists Jim Eakins 148 Sam Jones 2,209

Total Steals Jim Eakins 36 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Eakins 66 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games Jim Eakins 115 Sam Jones 871

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Eakins .462 Sam Jones .456

3-Point Percentage Jim Eakins - n/a ** Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Eakins .844 Sam Jones .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Eakins 6.0 (1977) Sam Jones 25.9 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Eakins 4.4 (1977) Sam Jones 6.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Jim Eakins 1.5 (1977) Sam Jones 3.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game Jim Eakins 0.4 (1977) Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Eakins 0.6 (1977) Sam Jones - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Eakins 0.7 Sam Jones 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 Sam Jones 4.7

Assists Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 Sam Jones 2.3

Steals Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Eakins 0.0 Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Eakins 2 Sam Jones 2,909

Total Rebounds Jim Eakins 1 Sam Jones 718

Total Assists Jim Eakins 1 Sam Jones 358

Total Steals Jim Eakins 1 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Eakins 0 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games Jim Eakins 3 Sam Jones 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Eakins .200 Sam Jones .447

3-Point Percentage Jim Eakins - n/a ** Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Eakins - Sam Jones .811

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Eakins 0.7 (1978) Sam Jones 28.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 (1978) Sam Jones 7.1 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 (1978) Sam Jones 3.1 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 (1978) Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Eakins 0.0 (1978) 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.