Sam Jones vs. DeJuan Wheat Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeJuan Wheat 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.

DeJuan Wheat

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69
DeJuan Wheat: 1997-98 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Jones 10 DeJuan Wheat 0

NBA Seasons Sam Jones 12 DeJuan Wheat 2

Playoffs Played Sam Jones 12 DeJuan Wheat 1

All-Star Games Sam Jones 5 DeJuan Wheat 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jones 3 DeJuan Wheat 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 17.7 DeJuan Wheat 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.9 DeJuan Wheat 0.7

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.5 DeJuan Wheat 1.6

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat 0.4

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 15,411 DeJuan Wheat 265

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 4,305 DeJuan Wheat 56

Total Assists Sam Jones 2,209 DeJuan Wheat 127

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat 32

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat 3

Total Games Sam Jones 871 DeJuan Wheat 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .456 DeJuan Wheat .383

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat .390

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .803 DeJuan Wheat .700

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 25.9 (1965) DeJuan Wheat 4.5 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 6.0 (1959) DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1999)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.2 (1966) DeJuan Wheat 2.2 (1999)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat 0.6 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 18.9 DeJuan Wheat 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.7 DeJuan Wheat 1.0

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.3 DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat 1.0

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 2,909 DeJuan Wheat 2

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 718 DeJuan Wheat 1

Total Assists Sam Jones 358 DeJuan Wheat 0

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat 1

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat 0

Total Games Sam Jones 154 DeJuan Wheat 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .447 DeJuan Wheat .500

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat -

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .811 DeJuan Wheat -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 28.6 (1965) DeJuan Wheat 2.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 7.1 (1962) DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.1 (1962) DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1998)

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.