Sam Jones vs. Darnell Valentine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Darnell Valentine 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.

Darnell Valentine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69
Darnell Valentine: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Jones 10 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Seasons Sam Jones 12 Darnell Valentine 9

Playoffs Played Sam Jones 12 Darnell Valentine 4

All-Star Games Sam Jones 5 Darnell Valentine 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jones 3 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 17.7 Darnell Valentine 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.9 Darnell Valentine 2.1

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.5 Darnell Valentine 5.0

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 15,411 Darnell Valentine 5,400

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 4,305 Darnell Valentine 1,318

Total Assists Sam Jones 2,209 Darnell Valentine 3,080

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 910

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 58

Total Games Sam Jones 871 Darnell Valentine 620

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .456 Darnell Valentine .437

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Darnell Valentine .261

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .803 Darnell Valentine .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 25.9 (1965) Darnell Valentine 12.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 6.0 (1959) Darnell Valentine 2.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.2 (1966) Darnell Valentine 7.0 (1985)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 2.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 0.2 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 18.9 Darnell Valentine 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.7 Darnell Valentine 1.9

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.3 Darnell Valentine 6.8

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 2,909 Darnell Valentine 313

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 718 Darnell Valentine 50

Total Assists Sam Jones 358 Darnell Valentine 177

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 40

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 4

Total Games Sam Jones 154 Darnell Valentine 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .447 Darnell Valentine .460

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Darnell Valentine .500

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .811 Darnell Valentine .884

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 28.6 (1965) Darnell Valentine 18.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 7.1 (1962) Darnell Valentine 2.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.1 (1962) Darnell Valentine 8.7 (1983)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 1.8 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 0.4 (1983)

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.