Sam Jones vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Sam Jones 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

Sam Jones

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Jones 10 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Sam Jones 12 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Sam Jones 12 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Sam Jones 5 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jones 3 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 17.7 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.9 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.5 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 15,411 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 4,305 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Sam Jones 2,209 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Sam Jones 871 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .456 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .803 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 25.9 (1965) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 6.0 (1959) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.2 (1966) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 18.9 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.7 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.3 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 2,909 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 718 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Sam Jones 358 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Sam Jones 154 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .447 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .811 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 28.6 (1965) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 7.1 (1962) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.1 (1962) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

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.