Sam Jones vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Jones 10 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Sam Jones 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Sam Jones 12 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Sam Jones 5 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sam Jones 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Sam Jones 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jones 3 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Sam Jones 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jones 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Sam Jones 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Sam Jones 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 17.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 15,411 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 4,305 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Sam Jones 2,209 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Sam Jones 871 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .456 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .803 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 25.9 (1965) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 6.0 (1959) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.2 (1966) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 18.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 2,909 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 718 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Sam Jones 358 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Sam Jones 154 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .447 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .811 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 28.6 (1965) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 7.1 (1962) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.1 (1962) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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.