John Butler vs. Sam Jones Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Jones and John Butler 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

John Butler

vs.

Sam Jones

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Butler: 2022-23 to 2022-23
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Butler 0 Sam Jones 10

NBA Seasons John Butler 1 Sam Jones 12

Playoffs Played John Butler 0 Sam Jones 12

All-Star Games John Butler 0 Sam Jones 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Butler 0 Sam Jones 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Butler 2.4 Sam Jones 17.7

Rebounds Per Game John Butler 0.9 Sam Jones 4.9

Assists Per Game John Butler 0.6 Sam Jones 2.5

Steals Per Game John Butler 0.4 Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Butler 0.5 Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Butler 45 Sam Jones 15,411

Total Rebounds John Butler 17 Sam Jones 4,305

Total Assists John Butler 11 Sam Jones 2,209

Total Steals John Butler 7 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks John Butler 9 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games John Butler 19 Sam Jones 871

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Butler .321 Sam Jones .456

3-Point Percentage John Butler .229 Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Butler .750 Sam Jones .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Butler 2.4 (2023) Sam Jones 25.9 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Butler 0.9 (2023) Sam Jones 6.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game John Butler 0.6 (2023) Sam Jones 3.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game John Butler 0.4 (2023) Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Butler 0.5 (2023) Sam Jones - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Butler - Sam Jones 18.9

Rebounds Per Game John Butler - Sam Jones 4.7

Assists Per Game John Butler - Sam Jones 2.3

Steals Per Game John Butler - Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Butler - Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Butler - Sam Jones 2,909

Total Rebounds John Butler - Sam Jones 718

Total Assists John Butler - Sam Jones 358

Total Steals John Butler - Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks John Butler - Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games John Butler 0 Sam Jones 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Butler - Sam Jones .447

3-Point Percentage John Butler - Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Butler - Sam Jones .811

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Butler - Sam Jones 28.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Butler - Sam Jones 7.1 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Butler - Sam Jones 3.1 (1962)

Steals Per Game John Butler - Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Butler - 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.