M.L. Carr vs. Sam Jones Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Jones and M.L. Carr 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

M.L. Carr

vs.

Sam Jones

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
M.L. Carr: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships M.L. Carr 2 Sam Jones 10

NBA Seasons M.L. Carr 9 Sam Jones 12

Playoffs Played M.L. Carr 7 Sam Jones 12

All-Star Games M.L. Carr 0 Sam Jones 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 0 Sam Jones 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 1 Sam Jones 0

Steals Leader M.L. Carr 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 M.L. Carr 9.7 Sam Jones 17.7

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 4.3 Sam Jones 4.9

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.8 Sam Jones 2.5

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 1.3 Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.4 Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 5,853 Sam Jones 15,411

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 2,595 Sam Jones 4,305

Total Assists M.L. Carr 1,112 Sam Jones 2,209

Total Steals M.L. Carr 812 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 226 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games M.L. Carr 604 Sam Jones 871

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .470 Sam Jones .456

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .256 * Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .746 Sam Jones .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 18.7 (1979) Sam Jones 25.9 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 7.7 (1977) Sam Jones 6.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 3.3 (1979) Sam Jones 3.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 2.5 (1979) Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.7 (1977) Sam Jones - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 5.3 Sam Jones 18.9

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 1.9 Sam Jones 4.7

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 Sam Jones 2.3

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.6 Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.1 Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 354 Sam Jones 2,909

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 129 Sam Jones 718

Total Assists M.L. Carr 64 Sam Jones 358

Total Steals M.L. Carr 38 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 10 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games M.L. Carr 67 Sam Jones 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .382 Sam Jones .447

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .227 * Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .714 Sam Jones .811

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.3 (1977) Sam Jones 28.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 5.7 (1977) Sam Jones 7.1 (1962)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 2.3 (1982) Sam Jones 3.1 (1962)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.9 (1982) Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 (1977) Sam Jones - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.