Sam Jones vs. Howard Porter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Porter 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.

Howard Porter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Jones 10 Howard Porter 0

NBA Seasons Sam Jones 12 Howard Porter 7

Playoffs Played Sam Jones 12 Howard Porter 6

All-Star Games Sam Jones 5 Howard Porter 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jones 3 Howard Porter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 17.7 Howard Porter 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.9 Howard Porter 4.1

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.5 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Howard Porter 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 15,411 Howard Porter 4,215

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 4,305 Howard Porter 1,872

Total Assists Sam Jones 2,209 Howard Porter 211

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Howard Porter 156 *

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Howard Porter 212 *

Total Games Sam Jones 871 Howard Porter 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .456 Howard Porter .469

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .803 Howard Porter .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 25.9 (1965) Howard Porter 13.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 6.0 (1959) Howard Porter 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.2 (1966) Howard Porter 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 18.9 Howard Porter 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.7 Howard Porter 4.2

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.3 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Howard Porter 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 2,909 Howard Porter 335

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 718 Howard Porter 152

Total Assists Sam Jones 358 Howard Porter 18

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Howard Porter 18 *

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Howard Porter 15 *

Total Games Sam Jones 154 Howard Porter 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .447 Howard Porter .459

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .811 Howard Porter .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 28.6 (1965) Howard Porter 20.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 7.1 (1962) Howard Porter 6.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.1 (1962) Howard Porter 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Howard Porter 1.3 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.