Sam Jones vs. Donald Royal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Donald Royal 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.

Donald Royal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69
Donald Royal: 1989-90 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Jones 10 Donald Royal 0

NBA Seasons Sam Jones 12 Donald Royal 8

Playoffs Played Sam Jones 12 Donald Royal 6

All-Star Games Sam Jones 5 Donald Royal 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jones 3 Donald Royal 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 17.7 Donald Royal 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.9 Donald Royal 2.8

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.5 Donald Royal 1.0

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Donald Royal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Donald Royal 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 15,411 Donald Royal 3,161

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 4,305 Donald Royal 1,431

Total Assists Sam Jones 2,209 Donald Royal 500

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Donald Royal 247

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Donald Royal 99

Total Games Sam Jones 871 Donald Royal 504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .456 Donald Royal .473

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Donald Royal .000

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .803 Donald Royal .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 25.9 (1965) Donald Royal 9.2 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 6.0 (1959) Donald Royal 4.0 (1995)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.2 (1966) Donald Royal 2.8 (1995)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Donald Royal 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Donald Royal 0.3 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 18.9 Donald Royal 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.7 Donald Royal 1.4

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.3 Donald Royal 0.4

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Donald Royal 0.2

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Donald Royal 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 2,909 Donald Royal 107

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 718 Donald Royal 52

Total Assists Sam Jones 358 Donald Royal 16

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Donald Royal 6

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Donald Royal 3

Total Games Sam Jones 154 Donald Royal 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .447 Donald Royal .421

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Donald Royal -

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .811 Donald Royal .705

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 28.6 (1965) Donald Royal 7.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 7.1 (1962) Donald Royal 4.0 (1992)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.1 (1962) Donald Royal 1.7 (1994)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)

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.