Sam Jones vs. Nate McMillan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate McMillan 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.

Nate McMillan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69
Nate McMillan: 1986-87 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Jones 10 Nate McMillan 0

NBA Seasons Sam Jones 12 Nate McMillan 12

Playoffs Played Sam Jones 12 Nate McMillan 11

All-Star Games Sam Jones 5 Nate McMillan 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jones 3 Nate McMillan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jones 0 Nate McMillan 2

Steals Leader Sam Jones 0 * Nate McMillan 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 17.7 Nate McMillan 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.9 Nate McMillan 4.0

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.5 Nate McMillan 6.1

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Nate McMillan 1.9

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Nate McMillan 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 15,411 Nate McMillan 4,733

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 4,305 Nate McMillan 3,222

Total Assists Sam Jones 2,209 Nate McMillan 4,893

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Nate McMillan 1,544

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Nate McMillan 356

Total Games Sam Jones 871 Nate McMillan 796

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .456 Nate McMillan .443

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Nate McMillan .343

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .803 Nate McMillan .650

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 25.9 (1965) Nate McMillan 7.6 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 6.0 (1959) Nate McMillan 5.2 (1989)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.2 (1966) Nate McMillan 9.3 (1989)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Nate McMillan 3.0 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Nate McMillan 0.7 (1995)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 18.9 Nate McMillan 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.7 Nate McMillan 3.5

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.3 Nate McMillan 5.2

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Nate McMillan 1.3

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Nate McMillan 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 2,909 Nate McMillan 489

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 718 Nate McMillan 343

Total Assists Sam Jones 358 Nate McMillan 505

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Nate McMillan 131

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Nate McMillan 43

Total Games Sam Jones 154 Nate McMillan 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .447 Nate McMillan .381

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Nate McMillan .289

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .811 Nate McMillan .632

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 28.6 (1965) Nate McMillan 9.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 7.1 (1962) Nate McMillan 4.5 (1995)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.1 (1962) Nate McMillan 8.0 (1987)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Nate McMillan 2.5 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Nate McMillan 0.7 (1987)

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.